Form 10K
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, DC 20549

 

 

FORM 10-K

 

 

 

x ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007

 

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to            

Commission File Number 0-5556

 

 

CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Florida    59-0483700

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

1530 Cornerstone Boulevard,

Suite 100

Daytona Beach, Florida

   32117
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s Telephone Number, including area code

(386) 274-2202

 

 

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT

 

Title of each class

  

Name of each exchange on which registered

COMMON STOCK, $1 PAR VALUE    AMERICAN STOCK EXCHANGE

SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:

NONE

(Title of Class)

 

 

 

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    YES  ¨    NO  x

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.    YES  ¨    NO  x

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  x    NO  ¨

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (S229,405 of this chapter) 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 Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer  ¨   Smaller Reporting Company  ¨           Accelerated filer  x   Non-accelerated filer  ¨

(Do not check if smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).     YES  ¨    NO  x

The aggregate market value of the shares of common stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant at June 29, 2007, was approximately $385,983,132.

The number of shares of the registrant’s Common Stock outstanding on February 29, 2008 was 5,725,806.

Portions of the Proxy Statement of the registrant, which the Company expects will be dated March 21, 2008, are incorporated by reference in Part III of this report.

 

 

 


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“Safe Harbor”

Certain statements contained in this Form 10-K (other than statements of historical fact) are forward-looking statements. The words “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “anticipate,” “will,” “could,” “may,” “should,” “plan,” “potential,” “predict,” “forecast,” “project,” and similar expressions and variations thereof identify certain of such forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the dates on which they were made. Forward-looking statements are made based upon management’s expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their potential effect upon the Company. There can be no assurance that future developments will be in accordance with management’s expectations or that the effect of future developments on the Company will be those anticipated by management.

The Company wishes to caution readers that the assumptions which form the basis for forward-looking statements with respect to or that may impact earnings for the year ended December 31, 2008, and thereafter, include many factors that are beyond the Company’s ability to control or estimate precisely. These risks and uncertainties include the risk factors set forth in Item 1A below.

While the Company periodically reassesses material trends and uncertainties affecting its results of operations and financial condition, the Company does not intend to review or revise any particular forward-looking statement referenced herein in light of future events.


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

   PART I   

Item 1.

  

BUSINESS

   1

Item 1A.

  

RISK FACTORS

   6

Item 1B.

  

UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

   10

Item 2.

  

PROPERTIES

   10

Item 3.

  

LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

   11

Item 4.

  

SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

   11
   PART II   

Item 5.

  

MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

   12

Item 6.

  

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

   14

Item 7.

  

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

   15

Item 7A.

  

QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

   23

Item 8.

  

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

   23

Item 9.

  

CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

   23

Item 9A.

  

CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

   24

Item 9B.

  

OTHER INFORMATION

   24
   PART III   

Item 10.

  

DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE.

   25

Item 11.

  

EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

   25

Item 12.

  

SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

   25

Item 13.

  

CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

   26

Item 14.

  

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

   26
   PART IV   

Item 15.

  

EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

   27

Signatures

   28


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PART I

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. (the “Company,” “we,” “our,” or “us”) is primarily engaged in real estate, income properties, and golf operations (collectively, which is referred to as “The Real Estate Business”) through its wholly owned subsidiaries, Indigo Group Inc., Indigo Development Inc., Indigo International Inc., Indigo Group Ltd., Indigo Commercial Realty Inc., W. Hay Inc., W. Hay LLC, and Palms Del Mar Inc. Real estate operations include land sales and development, agricultural operations, and leasing properties for oil and mineral exploration. Income properties primarily consist of owning properties leased on a triple-net and double-net basis. Golf operations consist of the operation of two golf courses, a clubhouse facility, and food and beverage activities. These operations are predominantly located in Volusia County, Florida, with various income properties located in Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.

The following is information regarding the Company’s business segments. The “General, Corporate, and Other” category includes general and administrative expenses, income earned on investment securities, and other miscellaneous income and expense items.

 

     2007     2006     2005  
     (IN THOUSANDS)  

Revenues of each segment are as follows:

      

Real Estate

   $ 25,948     $ 28,942     $ 32,074  

Income Properties

     8,725       8,184       6,618  

Golf

     5,160       5,210       4,818  

General, Corporate, and Other

     3,243       1,253       1,210  
                        
   $ 43,076     $ 43,589     $ 44,720  
                        

Operating income (loss) before income tax for each segment is as follows:

      

Real Estate

   $ 19,013     $ 21,811     $ 25,581  

Income Properties

     6,956       6,723       5,446  

Golf

     (1,749 )     (1,478 )     (1,292 )

General, Corporate, and Other

     (2,927 )     (5,566 )     (6,787 )
                        
   $ 21,293     $ 21,490     $ 22,948  
                        

Identifiable assets of each segment are as follows:

      

Real Estate

   $ 33,026     $ 23,088     $ 15,473  

Income Properties

     105,121       106,955       93,908  

Golf

     8,334       8,651       9,308  

General, Corporate, and Other

     25,352       15,080       24,569  
                        
   $ 171,833     $ 153,774     $ 143,258  
                        

Identifiable assets by segment are those assets that are used in each segment. General corporate assets and those used in the Company’s other operations consist primarily of cash, investment securities, notes receivable, and property, plant, and equipment.

BUSINESS PLAN

In 1999, we adopted a business plan that we believed could increase shareholder value year-after-year and also produce stable earnings during depressed real estate markets. We committed to minimize corporate debt and overhead. The real estate market has always been cyclical. In down markets, significant debt can severely weaken a real estate company by forcing it to sell off valuable assets at a discount. Although our revenues and profits have grown significantly, we have only 17 corporate employees—the same number we had in 2000.

 

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Except for our agricultural operations, we subcontract all other work depending on work load. To cover operating expenses and produce stable income during challenging economic conditions, we accumulated a debt-free $110 million portfolio of net-lease properties. These strategic initiatives have allowed us to continue to sell at the highest prices per square-foot in our market. We have a policy of not discounting prices to make a sale even during challenging times. We can afford to hold our lands until the market improves. In short, we believe that our business plan allows us to increase shareholder value in both good and bad times.

Our business plan accelerates the conversion of our agricultural lands, which are all located in Daytona Beach, into a geographically diverse portfolio of low risk income properties utilizing income tax deferral under Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code. Our long-held lands are carried on our books at a very low tax basis, and as a result, land sales generate very large taxable gains. The 1031 exchange process allows us to postpone, hopefully indefinitely, the related income taxes and reinvest 100% of the gross sale proceeds. To equal the equivalent after-tax returns from the 1031 process, alternative investments would need to yield a safe return greater than 40%. Our 1031 investment strategy offers a number of options that can further increase shareholder value. For example, because our portfolio is comprised of net-lease credit-tenants, we have the option of borrowing against a property on a non-recourse basis and reinvesting the borrowed funds into any number of alternate investments, including self-development, without triggering the repayment of the deferred taxes. We expect that leveraging our portfolio in future years will allow us to further increase our return on investment and shareholder value. We test alternative strategies under our business plan, which are reviewed annually by the Board of Directors. This analysis consistently indicates that our 1031 tax strategy yields the highest potential shareholder value year after year.

Real estate sales and development are a highly localized activity. Our success is based on execution of our business plan by a small, but talented, team of employees with the local knowledge and contacts to market our products and obtain the necessary entitlements. Our strategy coupled with our long-term vision are the steps in building shareholder value. While we often refer to “selling land,” in reality, we are exchanging our essentially non-income producing asset—our agricultural land—into a new higher-value asset that produces predictable income. Coupled with our self-development of certain select income product types, we are growing our assets, cash flow, profits, and shareholder value.

In 2007, we expanded into self-development of select office and flex office/warehouse properties. In 2008, we will expand into the pre-permitting and development of larger warehouse properties in our Gateway Commerce Center. During 2007, we analyzed our Daytona Beach land holdings to determine which core properties we wished to retain for the long term. These identified sites all have the potential to develop over time into high-value net-lease income properties that we believe would meet our adopted criteria to hold for the long term in our portfolio. We anticipate that these select properties will be comprised of build to suit-lease back, self-developed or land leases.

REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS

COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT. In 1993, the Company received Development of Regional Impact (“DRI”) approval on a 4,500-acre tract of land located both east and west of Interstate 95 in Daytona Beach, Florida. The tract of land includes approximately 3,000 acres west of Interstate 95 in a mixed-used development known as LPGA International. The LPGA International development includes the headquarters of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, along with two championship golf courses, clubhouse facilities, and residential communities. In addition to these uses, the DRI also provides for resort facilities, and other commercial uses. All of the remaining property within the LPGA International development was sold to MSKP Volusia Partners LLC, a Morgan Stanley-Kitson Partnership (“MSKP”) in 2007. MSKP assumed responsibilities as master developer of the project in 2004. The property is expected to be developed into several distinct communities, with lots to be sold to major builders.

 

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The Company continues to own approximately 750 acres of land within the DRI, primarily located east of Interstate 95. At the end of 2002, the Company closed the sale of the first corporate headquarters site at the Company’s new Cornerstone Office Park located within the 250-acre Gateway Business Center at the southeast quadrant of the Interstate 95 interchange at LPGA Boulevard. Development of the office park was substantially completed in 2003, with the opening in January 2004 of the first office building owned and constructed by a third party, which includes the Company’s corporate office. A second site was sold within the development during 2005, with a companion 47,000 square-foot office building owned and constructed by a third party, which opened in early 2006.

Development of a 12 acre, 4 lot commercial complex located at the corner of LPGA and Williamson Boulevards commenced in 2007. Site work, building plans and permitting have been completed. This parcel will include a 23,000 square-foot “Class A” office building. A lease is currently in negotiation, with a credit rated tenant for a significant portion of the building space.

Development of the Gateway Commerce Park, a 250-acre industrial, warehouse, and distribution park located south of Gateway Business Center on the east side of Interstate 95 in Daytona Beach, commenced in 2004 with the first phase substantially completed prior to year-end 2004. The first sale within the development closed in February 2004, with construction of a 60,000 square-foot manufacturing and distribution facility by a third party completed in late 2004. Through December 2007, seven sales totaling approximately 70 acres have closed within the Gateway Commerce Park with buildings approximating 285,000 square feet constructed and an additional 60,000 square feet currently under construction. The buildings under construction include a two building 30,000 square-foot flex office space complex being self developed by the Company to be held in its portfolio of income properties. Total buildout, including expansions of existing buildings, on the sold and developed parcels will approximate 650,000 square feet.

Indigo Commercial Realty Inc., a commercial real estate brokerage company formed in 1981, is the Company’s agent in the management of developed and undeveloped acreage. Approximately 24 acres of fully developed sites located in the Daytona Beach area and owned by Indigo Group Inc. were available for sale at December 31, 2007. All development and improvement have been completed at these sites.

RESIDENTIAL. During 2005, Indigo Group Ltd. sold its remaining residential lot inventory in Tomoka Heights, a 180-acre development adjacent to Lake Henry in Highlands County, Florida. The remaining residential lots in Riverwood Plantation, a 180-acre community in Port Orange, Florida, were sold during 2004.

AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS. The Company’s agricultural lands encompass approximately 10,700 acres on the west side of Daytona Beach, Florida. Management believes the geographic location of this tract is excellent. In addition to access by major highways (Interstate 95, State Road 40, and International Speedway Boulevard), the internal road system for forestry and other agricultural purposes is good. In the summer of 1998 wildfires ravaged central Florida, destroying approximately 8,500 acres of the Company’s timber land. This event and the sale of an approximate 11,000-acre parcel to St. Johns River Water Management District in 1997 have reduced the Company’s potential for future income from sales of forest products. Expenses associated with forestry operations consist primarily of real estate taxes, with additional expenses including the costs of installing and maintaining roads and drainage systems, reforestation, and wildfire suppression.

After the wildfires experienced in 1998, the Company began replanting approximately 1,000 acres annually in timber. It is anticipated that the newly planted timber will reach maturity in 14 to 20 years. Based on current growth projections, a significant portion of the replanted lands east of Interstate 95 and along LPGA Boulevard and certain lands west of Interstate 95 appear to be in the path of the area’s growth, which could result in some portions of the property being sold prior to the maturity of the timber crop. This predicament prompted the Company to develop a business plan in the early 2000’s for conversion of unplanted and immature timber lands into other agricultural uses that would produce saleable crops on a shorter maturity schedule.

 

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In late 2004, the Company formed a wholly owned subsidiary, W. Hay LLC, to manage the conversion of these timber lands into hay production. Annually, management assesses which areas should be converted from timber into hay operations. These decisions are based on the current economics of both the timber and hay businesses, and the then current evaluation of the estimated maturity date of planted timber parcels. As mature timber is harvested, the decision to replant or convert is evaluated on the same criteria. It is currently anticipated that over time a significant portion of the Company’s lands will be converted into hay production.

During 2005, the Company hired staff to manage and operate equipment for the ongoing hay operations. Approximately 80 acres of land were planted during 2005, with the first harvest in the first quarter of 2006. During 2006 and 2007, the Company continued to expand its hay operations with the addition of new employees and equipment. At the end of 2007, approximately 650 acres were planted with an additional 580 acres in various stages of clearing and planting. Harvesting activities were limited both in 2006 and 2007 due to a significant shortage of rainfall in those years.

SUBSURFACE INTERESTS. The Company owns full or fractional subsurface oil, gas, and mineral interests in approximately 516,000 “surface” acres of land owned by others in various parts of Florida, equivalent to approximately 283,000 acres in terms of full interest. The Company leases its interests to mineral exploration firms when such firms deem exploration to be financially feasible.

Leases on 800 acres have reached maturity, but in accordance with their terms, are held by the leasing oil companies without annual rental payments because these acres contain oil wells, from which the Company receives royalties.

The Company’s current policy is to not release any ownership rights with respect to its reserved mineral rights. The Company will release surface entry rights or other rights upon request of a surface owner who requires such a release for a negotiated release price based on a percentage of the surface value. In connection with any release, the Company charges a minimum administrative fee.

At December 31, 2007, there were two producing oil wells on the Company’s interests. Volume in 2007 was 103,899 barrels and volume in 2006 was 105,533 barrels from two producing wells. Production in barrels for prior recent years was: 2005 – 95,062, 2004 – 109,114, 2003 – 100,098, and 2002 – 115,453.

 

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INCOME PROPERTIES

The Company’s business strategy involves becoming a company, over time, with a more predictable earnings pattern from geographically dispersed real estate holdings. To this end, the Company has acquired twenty-five income properties since 2000. Following is a summary of these properties:

 

LOCATION

  

TENANT

   AREA
(SQUARE FEET)
   YEAR
PURCHASED

Tallahassee, Florida

   CVS    10,880    2000

Daytona Beach, Florida

   Barnes & Noble    28,000    2001

Lakeland, Florida

   Barnes & Noble    18,150    2001

Sanford, Florida

   CVS    11,900    2001

Palm Bay, Florida

   Walgreens    13,905    2001

Clermont, Florida

   CVS    13,824    2002

Melbourne, Florida

   CVS    10,908    2003

Sebring, Florida

   CVS    12,174    2003

Kissimmee, Florida

   Walgreens    13,905    2003

Orlando, Florida

   Walgreens    15,120    2003

Sanford, Florida

   CVS    13,813    2003

Apopka, Florida

   Walgreens    14,560    2004

Clermont, Florida

   Walgreens    13,650    2004

Sebastian, Florida

   CVS    13,813    2004

Alpharetta, Georgia

   Walgreens    15,120    2004

Powder Springs, Georgia

   Walgreens    15,120    2004

Lexington , North Carolina

   Lowe’s    114,734    2005

Alpharetta, Georgia

   RBC Centura Bank    4,128    2005

Asheville, North Carolina

   Northern Tool & Equipment    25,454    2005

Altamonte Springs, Florida

   RBC Centura Bank    4,135    2005

Vero Beach, Florida

   CVS    13,813    2005

Orlando, Florida

   RBC Centura Bank    4,128    2005

Clermont, Florida

   CVS    13,813    2005

McDonough, Georgia

   Dick’s Sporting Goods    45,000    2006

McDonough, Georgia

   Best Buy    30,000    2006
          

25 Properties

   490,047   
          

With the exception of the Dick’s Sporting Goods and Best Buy properties acquired in 2006, all properties are leased on a long-term, double or triple-net lease basis.

During the third quarter of 2004, CVS Corp. (“CVS”) completed the acquisition of a portion of the Eckerd pharmacy chain, including all of the Florida stores. As part of the integration of the Eckerd chain into its system, some of the acquired stores were closed.

Four stores owned by the Company were closed by CVS. The tenant is obligated on the leases and continues to make lease payments. Two of the four closed stores have been subleased.

Other rental property is limited to ground leases for billboards, a communication tower site, and hunting leases covering 6,800 acres. A 12-acre auto dealership site, formerly under lease, was sold in 2006 at a profit approximating $437,000 before income taxes.

GOLF OPERATIONS

On September 1, 1997, responsibility for the operations of the LPGA International golf courses was transferred from the City of Daytona Beach to a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. The agreement with the City of Daytona Beach provided for a second golf course and a clubhouse to be constructed by the Company in return for a long-term lease from the City on both golf courses.

 

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The second golf course was constructed by the Company and opened for play in October 1998. The first phase of the clubhouse, which consisted primarily of the cart barn, was completed in 1999. Construction of the final phase of the clubhouse, consisting of a 17,000 square-foot facility including a pro shop, locker rooms, formal dining and banquet rooms, and a swimming pool, was completed in December 2000 and opened for business in January 2001.

GENERAL, CORPORATE, AND OTHER OPERATIONS

Land development beyond that discussed at “Business—Real Estate Operations” will necessarily depend upon the long-range economic and population growth of Florida and may be significantly affected by fluctuations in economic conditions, prices of Florida real estate, and the amount of resources available to the Company for development.

EMPLOYEES

The Company has twenty-six employees, nine of which work for W. Hay, LLC, and considers its employee relations to be satisfactory.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

The Company’s website is www.ctlc.com. The Company makes available on this website, free of charge, its annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as soon as reasonably practicable after the Company electronically files or furnishes such materials to the SEC. The Company will also provide paper copies of these filings free of charge upon a specific request in writing for such filing to the Company’s Secretary, P.O. Box 10809, Daytona Beach, Florida 32120-0809. All reports the Company files with or furnishes to the SEC also are available free of charge via the SEC’s electronic data gathering and retrieval (“EDGAR”) system available through the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The public may read and copy and materials filed by us with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room, 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

The real estate business is subject to a number of significant risks. The risks described below may not be the only risks which potentially could impact our business. These additional risks include those which are unknown at this time or that are currently considered immaterial. If any of the circumstances described below actually occur to a significant degree, our business, financial condition, and/or results of operations could suffer, and the trading price of the Company’s common stock could decline.

FUTURE CHANGES IN THE REAL ESTATE MARKET COULD AFFECT THE VALUE OF OUR PROPERTIES AND BUSINESS

We have extensive real estate holdings in the City of Daytona Beach in Volusia County, Florida. The value of the real property and the revenue from related sale and/or development activities may be adversely affected by a number of factors, including:

 

   

national, regional, and local economic climate;

 

   

local real estate market conditions (such as an oversupply of land or a reduction in demand for real estate in an area);

 

   

competition from other available property;

 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS (Continued)

 

   

availability of roads and utilities;

 

   

unexpected construction costs or delays;

 

   

government regulations and changes in real estate, zoning, land use, environmental or tax laws;

 

   

interest rate levels and the availability of financing; and

 

   

potential liabilities under environmental and other laws.

OUR FUTURE SUCCESS WILL DEPEND UPON OUR ABILITY TO SUCCESSFULLY EXECUTE ACQUISITION OR DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES

There is no assurance that we will be able to continue to implement our strategy of investing in income properties successfully. Additionally, there is no assurance that the income property portfolio will expand at all, or if it will expand at any specified rate or to any specified size. In addition, investment in additional real estate assets is subject to a number of risks. As we expect to invest in markets other than the ones in which currently owned properties are located, we will be subject to risks associated with investment in new markets that may be relatively unfamiliar to us.

Development activities are subject to the risks normally associated with these activities. These risks include those relating to the availability and timely receipt of zoning and other regulatory approvals, the cost and timely completion of construction (including risks from factors beyond our control, such as weather, labor conditions, or material shortages), and the ability to obtain both construction and permanent financing on favorable terms. These risks could result in substantial unanticipated delays or expenses and, under certain circumstances, could prevent completion of development activities once undertaken or provide a tenant the opportunity to terminate a lease. Any of these situations may delay or eliminate proceeds or cash flows expected from these projects, which could have an adverse affect on our financial condition and results of operations.

OUR OPERATIONS COULD BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY THE LOSS OF KEY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL

Our future success depends, to a significant degree, on the efforts of each member of senior management. Replacement of any member of senior management could adversely affect our operations and our ability to execute business strategies. Our Company does not have key man life insurance policies on members of senior management.

CHANGES IN LOCAL, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL ECONOMIC CONDITIONS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR BUSINESS

The real estate development industry is cyclical in nature and is particularly vulnerable to shifts in local, regional, and national economic conditions outside of our control, such as:

 

   

short and long-term interest rates;

 

   

housing demand;

 

   

population growth;

 

   

employment levels and job growth;

 

   

property taxes; and

 

   

property and casualty insurance.

 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS (Continued)

 

The real estate business is subject to a number of economic factors including the impact of rising and falling interest rates, which can affect the ability of purchasers to obtain financing, and population growth, which impacts supply and demand for new homes, as well as goods and services; and hence, land to meet those needs.

Any decline in the regional or national economies could adversely impact real estate sales and revenues. Accordingly, our financial condition could be adversely affected by any weakening in the regional or national economy.

In addition, weather conditions and natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, droughts, fires, and other environmental conditions can adversely affect the Company’s business.

THE REAL ESTATE BUSINESS IS SUBJECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL AND LAND USE REGULATIONS

We are subject to a wide variety of federal, state, and local laws and regulations relating to land use and development and to environmental compliance and permitting obligations, including those related to the use, storage, discharge, emission, and disposal of hazardous materials. Any failure to comply with these laws could result in capital or operating expenditures or the imposition of severe penalties or restrictions on operations that could adversely effect present and future operations.

Municipalities may restrict or place moratoriums on the availability of utilities, such as water and sewer taps. Additionally, development moratoriums may be imposed due to traffic over capacity on roads. In some areas, municipalities may enact growth control initiatives, which will restrict the number of building permits available in a given year. If municipalities in which the Company owns land and operates take actions like these, it could have an adverse effect by causing delays, increasing costs, or limiting the ability to operate in those municipalities.

WE SELL PROPERTY IN A HIGHLY COMPETITIVE MARKET, WHICH COULD HURT FUTURE BUSINESS

Our competitors are primarily other landowners in the Volusia County area. These competitive conditions can make it difficult to sell land at desirable prices and can adversely affect operations, financial condition, or results of operations.

OUR QUARTERLY RESULTS ARE SUBJECT TO VARIABILITY

We derive a substantial portion of our income from land sales. The timing of commercial land sales activity is not predictable and is generally subject to the purchaser’s ability to obtain approvals from the city, county and regulatory agencies for their intended use of the land on a timely basis. As these approvals are subject to third party responses, it is not uncommon for delays to occur, which affect the timing of sales closings. These timing issues have caused, and may continue to cause, our operating results to vary significantly from quarter to quarter and year to year.

LOSS OF REVENUES FROM MAJOR TENANTS WOULD REDUCE CASH FLOW

Our two largest income property tenants—CVS and Walgreens—accounted for in excess of 10% of base rent individually and in the aggregate approximately 57% of base rent for the year ended December 31, 2007. The default, financial distress, or bankruptcy of one or both of these tenants could cause substantial vacancies. Vacancies reduce revenues until the affected properties can be re-leased and could decrease the ultimate sale value of each such vacant property. Upon the expiration of the leases that are currently in place, we may not be able to re-lease a vacant property at a comparable lease rate or without incurring additional expenditures in connection with such re-leasing.

 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS (Continued)

 

THERE ARE A NUMBER OF RISKS INHERENT IN OWNING INCOME PROPERTIES

Factors beyond our control can affect the performance and value of the income properties’ portfolio. Changes in national, regional, and local economic and market conditions may affect the performance of the income properties and their value. Local real estate market conditions may include excess supply and intense competition for tenants, including competition based on:

 

   

rental rates;

 

   

attractiveness and location of the property; and

 

   

quality of maintenance, insurance, and management services.

In addition, other factors may adversely affect the performance and value of the income properties, including changes in laws and governmental regulations, changes in interest rates, and the availability of financing.

In addition, because real estate investments are relatively illiquid, the ability to adjust the portfolio of income properties promptly in response to economic or other conditions is limited. Certain significant expenditures generally do not change in response to economic or other conditions, including debt service (if any), real estate taxes, and operating and maintenance costs.

FUTURE GROWTH AND REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT REQUIRES ADDITIONAL CAPITAL THE AVAILABILITY OF WHICH IS NOT ASSURED

We expect to continue making investments in real estate development. Based on the status of several specific real estate projects, we will continue to invest significant amounts in real estate over the next several years. We could finance future expenditures from any of the following sources:

 

   

cash flow from operations;

 

   

bank borrowings;

 

   

non-recourse, sale leaseback, or other financing;

 

   

public offerings of debt or equity;

 

   

private placement of debt or equity; or

 

   

some combination of the above.

Financing for future expenditures may not be available on favorable terms or at all.

COMPETITION AND MARKET CONDITIONS RELATING TO GOLF OPERATIONS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT OPERATING RESULTS

Golf operations face competition from similar nearby golf operations. Any new competitive golf operations that are developed close to our existing golf operations also may adversely impact results of operations. Golf operations are also subject to adverse market conditions such as population trends and changing demographics, any of which could adversely affect results of operations. In addition, the golf operations may suffer if the economy weakens, if the popularity of golf decreases, or if unusual weather conditions or other factors cause a reduction in rounds played. Our golf operations are seasonal, primarily due to the impact of the winter tourist season and summer Florida heat and rain.

 

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ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS (Continued)

 

OUR COMMON STOCK IS THINLY TRADED, AND THEREFORE, THE STOCK PRICE MAY FLUCTUATE MORE THAN THE STOCK MARKET AS A WHOLE

As a result of the thin trading market for our stock, its market price may fluctuate significantly more than the stock market as a whole or the stock prices of similar companies. Without a larger float, common stock will be less liquid than the stock of companies with broader public ownership, and as a result, the trading prices for our common stock may be more volatile. Among other things, trading of a relatively small volume of common stock may have a greater impact on the trading price than would be the case if public float were larger.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

The Company has no unresolved written comments from the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding its periodic or current reports.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Land holdings of the Company and its affiliates, which are primarily located in Florida, include: approximately 11,200 acres (including commercial/retail sites) in the Daytona Beach area of Volusia County; approximately 3 acres in Highlands County; retail buildings located on 67 acres throughout Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina; and full or fractional subsurface oil, gas, and mineral interests in approximately 516,000 “surface acres” in 20 Florida counties. Approximately 3,000 acres of the lands located in Volusia County were encumbered under a mortgage, until they were released when the financing agreement was amended in March 2007. The conversion and subsequent utilization of these assets provides the base of the Company’s operations.

The Volusia County holdings include approximately 10,300 acres within the city limits of Daytona Beach and 33 acres in the City of Ormond Beach. During 2003, the Company acquired 946 acres of land, which will be used for wetlands mitigation. During 2005, the Company purchased $5.1 million of wetland mitigation credits, equivalent to 200 credits. At December 31, 2007, there were 87 mitigation credits remaining with a book value of $2.4 million. Of the 10,300 acres inside the city limits of Daytona Beach, approximately 1,120 acres have received development approval by governmental agencies. The 1,120 acres plus approximately 730 acres owned by the City of Daytona Beach, 446 acres owned by Indigo Community Development District, and 2,200 acres sold to others for development are the site of a long-term, mixed-use development which includes “LPGA International.” LPGA International includes the national headquarters of the Ladies Professional Golf Association, along with two “Signature” golf courses and a residential community, a clubhouse, a maintenance facility, and main entrance roads to serve the LPGA International community.

On October 22, 2004, the Company closed on the sale of most of the remaining land (over 1,000 acres) within the LPGA International community, with all the remaining land sold in 2007. The sale to MSKP, which had previously purchased 261 acres within the development, was for a price of approximately $18,000,000. The sale included acreage around the Legends golf course, several commercial parcels fronting International Speedway Boulevard and LPGA Boulevard, and a hotel/resort parcel adjacent to the LPGA International Clubhouse. MSKP has become the community’s master developer, and a subsidiary of the Company continues to operate the golf facilities.

The lands not currently being developed, including those on which development approvals have been received, are involved in active agricultural operations. These lands straddle Interstate 95 for 6-1/2 miles between International Speedway Boulevard (U. S. Highway 92) and State Road 40, with approximately 9,400 acres west and 1,800 acres east of the interstate.

A 12-acre parcel located in Port Orange, Florida, was sold in 2007.

Subsidiaries of the Company are holders of the developed Volusia County properties and are involved in the development of additional lands zoned for commercial or industrial purposes.

 

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ITEM 2. PROPERTIES (Continued)

 

The Company’s oil, gas, and mineral interests, which are equivalent to full rights on 283,000 acres, were acquired by retaining subsurface rights when acreage was sold many years ago.

During 2005, the Company sold its remaining lot inventory located at the 180-acre Tomoka Heights development in Highlands County, Florida. Indigo Group Ltd. developed this community, located adjacent to Lake Henry, which consisted of single-family and duplex units.

The Company also owns and operates properties for leasing. These properties are discussed under “Business-Income Properties” above.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

There are no material pending legal proceedings to which the Company or its subsidiaries are a party.

 

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

No matters were submitted to a vote of security holders during the fourth quarter of the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

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PART II

 

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

COMMON STOCK PRICES AND DIVIDENDS

The Company’s common stock trades on the American Stock Exchange (“AMEX”) under the symbol CTO. The Company has paid dividends on a continuous basis since 1976, the year in which its initial dividends were paid. The following table summarizes aggregate annual dividends paid per share over the two years ended December 31, 2007:

 

2007

   $ .38

2006

   $ .34

Indicated below are high and low sales prices for each full quarter within the last two fiscal years. All quotations represent actual transactions.

 

     2007    2006
     High    Low    High    Low
     $    $    $    $

First Quarter

   80.50    70.30    72.59    60.99

Second Quarter

   77.75    69.10    63.04    52.00

Third Quarter

   76.23    61.30    67.37    52.60

Fourth Quarter

   70.75    60.99    73.99    63.00

The approximate number of shareholders of record as of February 29, 2008 (without regard to shares held in nominee or street name): 758.

There have been no sales of unregistered securities within the past three years.

 

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ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS, AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES (Continued)

STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH

COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN*

Among Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., the AMEX Composite Index and a Peer Group

The following performance graph shows a comparison of cumulative total shareholder return from a $100 investment in stock of the Company over the five-year period ending December 31, 2007, with the cumulative shareholder return of the American Stock Exchange Composite Index and the Real Estate Industry Index (MG Industry Group), which consists of five companies; American Community Properties Trust, Avatar Holdings, California Coastal Communities Inc., Maxxam Inc., and Oakridge Holdings Inc. Note that historic stock price performance is not necessarily indicative of future price performance.

LOGO

$100 invested on 12/31/02 in stock or index-including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending December 31.

 

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

The following selected financial data should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes along with “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” included in this report.

 

    Five-Year Financial Highlights  
    2007     2006     2005     2004     2003  
    (Unaudited)  
    (In thousands except per share amounts)  
    $     $     $     $     $  

Summary of Operations:

         

Revenues:

         

Real Estate

  39,833     42,336     43,510     41,878     33,029  

Profit on Sales of Other Real Estate Interest

  2,580     679     272     210     632  

Interest and Other Income

  663     574     938     1,003     1,114  
                             

TOTAL

  43,076     43,589     44,720     43,091     34,775  
                             

Operating Costs and Expenses

  (15,613 )   (15,280 )   (13,775 )   (14,286 )   (8,856 )

General and Administrative Expenses

  (6,170 )   (6,819 )   (7,997 )   (5,073 )   (4,588 )

Income Taxes

  (7,760 )   (7,486 )   (8,126 )   (9,134 )   (8,197 )
                             

Income Before Discontinued Operations, and Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principles

  13,533     14,004     14,822     14,598     13,134  

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of tax

  —       240     (4 )   54     60  

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principles, Net of Tax

  —       (216 )   —       —       —    
                             

Net Income

  13,533     14,028     14,818     14,652     13,194  
                             

Basic Earnings Per Share:

         

Income Before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principles

  2.37     2.47     2.62     2.59     2.34  

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

  —       0.04     —       0.01     0.01  

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principles, Net of Tax

  —       (0.04 )   —       —       —    
                             

Net Income

  2.37     2.47     2.62     2.60     2.35  
                             

Diluted Earnings Per Share:

         

Income Before Discontinued Operations, and Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principles

  2.36     2.46     2.58     2.57     2.32  

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

  —       0.04     —       0.01     0.01  

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principles, Net of Tax

  —       (0.04 )   —       —       —    
                             

Net Income

  2.36     2.46     2.58     2.58     2.33  
                             

Dividends Paid Per Share

  0.38     0.34     0.30     0.26     0.22  
                             

Summary of Financial Position:

         

Total Assets

  171,833     153,774     143,258     119,221     97,906  

Shareholders’ Equity

  116,671     102,997     94,268     79,611     65,658  

Long-Term Debt

  6,807     7,062     7,298     8,717     10,129  

 

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OPERATIONS OVERVIEW

The Company is primarily engaged in real estate land sales and development, reinvestment of land sales proceeds into income properties, and golf course operations. The Company owns approximately 11,200 acres in Florida, of which approximately 10,200 are located within and form a substantial portion of the western boundary of The City of Daytona Beach. The Company lands are well located in the growing central Florida Interstate 4 corridor, providing an excellent opportunity for reasonably stable land sales in the near-term future and following years.

With its substantial land holdings in Daytona Beach, the Company has parcels available for the entire spectrum of real estate uses. Along with land sales, the Company selectively develops parcels primarily for commercial uses. Sales and development activity on and around Company owned lands have been strong in the last six years. Although pricing levels and changes by the Company and its immediate competitors can affect sales, the Company generally enjoys a competitive edge due to low costs associated with long-time land ownership and a significant ownership position in the immediate market.

During 2007, the Company sold approximately 486 acres of land consisting of 263 upland acres and 223 wetland acres. These land sales primarily occurred within the Company’s western Daytona Beach area core land holdings and continue the trend over the last several years of strong sales and development activities. These activities included the sale of 120 acres of land to Florida Hospital in 2005 for the construction of a new facility, which is under construction and anticipated to open in 2009, the expansion of the Daytona Beach Auto Mall, the opening of a second office building in the Cornerstone Office Park, the continued development within the 250-acre Gateway Commerce Park and Interstate Commerce Park adjacent to Interstate 95, and the sale of approximately 100 acres of land on which a private high school is under development and anticipated to open in 2008. During the first quarter of 2007, construction began on the future site of the City of Daytona Beach police headquarters. This parcel was sold by the Company to the City of Daytona Beach in 2006 at a discounted sales price, for which the Company received a charitable contribution deduction. The site is located adjacent to Gateway Commerce Park. In early 2008, development also commenced on a 288-unit apartment complex on lands sold by the Company during 2007.

These commercial and residential development activities tend to create additional buyer interest and sales opportunities. Although residential development and construction has slowed significantly from its peak in mid-to-late 2005, the Company continues to experience a relatively stable Daytona Beach commercial real estate market. A reasonably strong backlog of contracts is in place for closing in 2008.

In 2000, the Company initiated a strategy of investing in income properties utilizing the proceeds of agricultural land sales qualifying for income tax deferral through like-kind exchange treatment for tax purposes. By the end of 2007, the Company had invested approximately $110 million in twenty-five income properties through this process, with an additional $10.4 million held by a qualified intermediary for future investment in additional properties. The Company plans to utilize the majority of these funds held by the intermediary for an anticipated second quarter 2008 purchase of a triple-net lease property in Charlotte, North Carolina, for approximately $9.7 million. A contract to purchase this property was entered into during February, 2008.

With an investment base of approximately $110 million in income properties, lease revenue of approximately $8.5 million is being generated annually. This income, along with income from additional net-lease income property investments, will decrease earnings volatility in future years and add to overall financial performance. This has enabled the Company to enter into the business of building, leasing, and holding in its portfolio select income properties that are strategically located on Company lands.

 

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Golf operations consist of the operation of two golf courses, a clubhouse facility, and food and beverage activities within the LPGA International mixed-use residential community on the west side of Interstate 95, south and east of LPGA Boulevard. The Champions course was designed by Rees Jones and the Legends course was designed by Arthur Hills.

Prior to 2007, golf operations revenues had grown despite an overall decline in golf course revenues in Florida. The Florida golf industry has been hurt by over building of golf courses and hurricane activity in past years. During 2007, changes in management within the operation caused a negative impact on both revenues and income from the operation. With a new management team in place, the Company looks to resume improvements annually in its golf operations. Improvement in golf course operations is a function of increased tourist demand, a reduction in new golf course construction which has been experienced in the last several years, and most importantly, increased residential growth in LPGA International and adjoining land to the west and northwest. LPGA International and nearby projects currently under development are planned to contain about 6,000 additional dwelling units. The Company’s efforts to improve revenues and profitability have focused on providing quality products and services while maintaining consistent and stringent cost control for both golf course and food service activities.

SUMMARY OF 2007 OPERATING RESULTS

For the year ended December 31, 2007, profits of $13,532,838 were earned, equivalent to $2.37 per share. These profits represented a 4% decrease from calendar year 2006 profits totaling $14,028,322, equivalent to $2.47 per share. The downturn was primarily attributed to lower profits from commercial land sales and increased losses from golf operations. Earnings from income properties partially offset these declines with a 3% increase in earnings resulting from two properties acquired mid-year 2006 being in place for the entire year. General and administrative expenses declined in 2007 compared to 2006 due to lower stock option expense accruals. Included in 2006’s results was income, net of tax, from discontinued operations of $240,476, equivalent to $.04 per share, representing the operation and sale of an auto dealership facility site in Daytona Beach, that was being held as an income property. Also included in net income for 2006 was a charge of $216,093, net of tax, equivalent to $.04 per share, for the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles due to the adoption of SFAS No. 123 (revised 2004) “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”) accounting for stock options.

The Company also uses Earnings before Depreciation, Amortization and Deferred Taxes (EBDDT) as a performance measure. The Company’s strategy of investing in income properties through the deferred tax like-kind exchange process produces significant amounts of depreciation and deferred taxes.

The following is the calculation of EBDDT for the 2006 and 2007 fiscal years:

 

     Year Ended
     December 31,
2007
   December 31,
2006

Net Income

   $ 13,532,838    $ 14,028,322

Add Back:

     

Depreciation and Amortization

     2,466,981      2,265,848

Deferred Taxes

     3,390,812      5,332,513
             

Earnings before Depreciation, Amortization, and Deferred Taxes

   $ 19,390,631    $ 21,626,683
             

EBDDT is calculated by adding depreciation, amortization, and change in deferred income tax to net income, as they represent non-cash charges. EBDDT is not a measure of operating results or cash flows from operating activities as defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Further, EBDDT is not necessarily indicative of cash availability to fund cash needs and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. The Company believes, however, that EBDDT provides relevant information about operations and is useful, along with net income, for an understanding of the Company’s operating results.

 

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EBDDT totaled $19,390,631 for the year ended December 31, 2007. This EBDDT represented a decrease of 10% from the EBDDT of $21,626,683 for the 2006 fiscal year. The downturn is not only the result of lower net income, but also a reduction in the add-back for deferred taxes. The add-back for deferred taxes declined as some gains from real estate transactions were not deferred for tax purposes, as they did not meet the criteria established by the tax code, or the Company was unable to identify properties which met its reinvestment criteria.

RESULT OF OPERATIONS

2007 Compared to 2006

REAL ESTATE OPERATIONS

REAL ESTATE SALES

The sale of 486 acres of land, consisting of 263 upland acres and 223 wetland acres, during calendar year 2007, including the charitable contribution of 25 acres of land valued at $1,500,000, produced revenues and profits of $25,947,800 and $19,013,088, respectively. Also included in sales was the sale of $1,900,000 of impact fee credits. These revenues and profits represented downturns of 10% and 13%, respectively, when compared to 2006 twelve month results. The average sales price of commercial acreage was $229,675 per upland acre during the year with the price for residential acres sold averaging $47,087 per upland acre. Costs and expenses rose substantially during the period due to the higher cost basis associated with both the charitable contribution and impact fees. The sale of 213 acres of property during 2006 produced profits totaling $21,811,380 on revenues of $28,941,749. Profits from real estate sales during 2006 also included the recognition of profits, totaling $4,780,000, which had previously been deferred in 2005 due to post-closing obligations. Average sales prices per upland acre were $139,389 and $100,000 for commercial and residential acreages, respectively.

INCOME PROPERTIES

The addition of two properties in mid-year 2006 accounted for the revenue and profits gains from income properties of 7% and 3%, respectively, in 2007 compared to the prior year results. Profits from income properties amounted to $6,956,345 for the full year of 2007 on revenues totaling $8,725,096. During 2006’s twelve-month period, profits of $6,723,017 were realized on revenues totaling $8,183,729. Income properties costs and expenses rose 21% during 2007, to $1,768,751, due to the increased depreciation and operating costs associated with the properties acquired.

GOLF OPERATIONS

Golf operations posted a loss of $1,749,191 during the 2007 year. This loss represented an increase of 18% when compared to losses of $1,477,892 recorded for the prior year. Revenues realized were down 1%, to $5,160,070 for the period from $5,210,725 in 2006. The revenue decrease was attributed to both golf and food and beverage activities with each declining 1%. The number of golf rounds played during 2007 was in line with the prior year, while the average rate per round played fell 3%. Golf operations costs and expenses rose 3% for the twelve-month period to $6,909,261. The higher expenses were principally associated with increased golf course maintenance expense and food and beverage payroll costs. Golf costs and expenses totaled $6,688,617 for the year ended December 31, 2006.

GENERAL, CORPORATE, AND OTHER

During 2007, profit on sales of other real estate interests totaled $2,579,827 on the release of surface and subsurface entry rights on 4,049 acres. The release of surface and subsurface entry rights on 610 acres during 2006 produced profits of $679,315.

Interest and other income rose 16%, to $663,231 in the twelve months of 2007, when compared to interest and other income of $573,735 recorded during 2006. Higher interest on investment securities and mortgage notes

 

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receivable, on higher outstanding balances, was offset by lower interest earned on funds held by an intermediary for reinvestment through the like-kind exchange process.

General and administrative expenses totaling $6,170,242 for 2007 represented a 10% decrease from the costs amounting to $6,819,371 in the prior year. Lower stock option expenses, due to the lower stock price of the Company, accounted for this decline. Offsetting the decrease in stock option expense were higher legal fees, primarily associated with Securities and Exchange Commission compliance, and pension and other post-retirement benefit costs.

The effective income tax rate approximated 36% in 2007 and 35% in calendar year 2006. Both rates were somewhat lower than the Company’s typical effective income tax rate approximating 38%. The lower tax rates are associated with the utilization and/or the release of valuation allowances associated with charitable contributions. Charitable contributions of land to qualified organizations were made in 2006 and 2007. As the Company has reasonable assurance that it will generate taxable income to utilize a portion of these income tax deductions over the five-year carryforward period, the contributions result in positive adjustments to the income tax provision for both periods. A valuation allowance has been established for the portion of the deductions the Company projects it will not be able to utilize.

SUMMARY OF 2006 OPERATING RESULTS

For the year ended December 31, 2006, profits of $14,028,322, equivalent to $2.47 per share, were earned. These profits represented a 5% decrease from calendar year 2005 profits totaling $14,817,750, equivalent to $2.62 per share. The downturn was primarily attributed to lower commercial land sales revenue, with 2005 results including the sale of 120 acres, at a price approximating $18 million to Florida Hospital for the future site of its hospital. Results from income properties partially offset the lower land sales volume with a 23% increase in earnings as two properties were acquired in 2006 and seven properties were acquired throughout 2005. General and administrative expenses declined in 2006 compared to 2005 due to lower stock option expense accruals. Included in 2006’s results were income, net of tax, from discontinued operations of $240,476, equivalent to $.04 per share, which represented the operation and sale of an auto dealership facility site in Daytona Beach, Florida, which was being held as an income property.

Also included in net income for 2006 was a charge of $216,093, net of tax, equivalent to $.04 per share, for the cumulative effect of a change in accounting principles due to the adoption of SFAS No.123 (revised 2004) “Share Based Payment” (“SFAS 123R”) accounting for stock options.

The Company also uses Earnings before Depreciation, Amortization, and Deferred Taxes (EBDDT) as a performance measure. The Company’s strategy of investing in income properties through the deferred tax like-kind exchange process produces significant amounts of depreciation and deferred taxes.

The following is the calculation of EBDDT for the 2005 and 2006 fiscal years:

 

     Year Ended  
     December 31,
2006
   December 31,
2005
 

Net Income

   $ 14,028,322    $ 14,817,750  

Add Back:

     

Depreciation and Amortization

     2,265,848      1,755,127  

Deferred Taxes

     5,332,513      (1,775,401 )
               

Earnings before Depreciation, Amortization and Deferred Taxes

   $ 21,626,683    $ 14,797,476  
               

EBDDT is calculated by adding depreciation, amortization, and changes in deferred income tax to net income, as they represent non-cash charges. EBDDT is not a measure of operating results or cash flows from

 

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operating activities as defined by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Further, EBDDT is not necessarily indicative of cash availability to fund cash needs and should not be considered as an alternative to cash flow as a measure of liquidity. The Company believes, however, that EBDDT provides relevant information about operations and is useful, along with net income, for an understanding of the Company’s operating results.

EBDDT totaled $21,626,683 in 2006, a significant increase over EBDDT of $14,797,476 recorded in 2005. The gain in EBDDT was due to a substantial increase in the add back for deferred taxes with all qualifying profits from 2006 sales deferred for tax purposes. During 2005, suitable reinvestment properties for $12.1 million of tax deferred profits were not available due to market conditions, and a settlement with the Internal Revenue Service was reached which reduced deferred taxes by approximately $5.0 million.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS 2006 COMPARED to 2005

REAL ESTATE SALES

During 2006, the sale of 213 acres of land generated revenues of $28,941,749 and profits totaling $21,811,380. These profits represent a 15% downturn from the profits of $25,581,408 posted in 2005’s twelve months. The average sales price per upland acre during 2006, was $139,389 for commercial property and $100,000 for residential property. Profits for 2005 were realized on the sale of 317 acres of land which produced revenues totaling $32,073,472. Commercial sales price per upland acre averaged $195,216 in 2005, with residential prices averaging $39,429 per upland acre sold.

INCOME PROPERTIES

Revenues from income properties of $8,183,729 were recorded in 2006 and represented a 24% increase over 2005’s revenues of $6,618,299. The revenue gain resulted in a 23% rise in profits from income properties for the twelve months of 2006 compared to 2005’s same period. Profits from income properties were $6,723,017 and $5,446,014 for 2006 and 2005, respectively. These favorable results were achieved with the addition of two new properties during 2006 and seven new properties throughout the year in 2005. Income properties costs and expenses rose 25% during 2006 compared to the prior year due to additional depreciation associated with the properties acquired.

GOLF OPERATIONS

Golf operations revenues of $5,210,725 were posted in 2006 and represented an 8% increase over 2005 revenues totaling $4,817,913. Both golf and food and beverage activities contributed to the gain. Golf revenues rose 8% on a 6% increase in the number of rounds played and a 5% rise in the average rate paid per round. Food and beverage revenues increased 9% when compared to the prior year. Despite this increase in revenues, losses from golf operations increased 14%. The increased loss was primarily due to a $341,000 non-cash adjustment made in accordance with Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements.” The adjustment relates to recording the expense for the lease of the golf course properties on a straight-line basis and related depreciation of property under the lease. With this adjustment, along with increased expenses primarily resulting from the increase in volume, golf operations expenses increased 9% in 2006 to $6,688,617. Golf operations costs and expenses totaled $6,110,612 in 2005. Losses from golf operations were $1,477,892 and $1,292,699 for the twelve months of 2006 and 2005, respectively. Without the adjustment discussed above, golf operations net loss would have improved $156,000 compared to the prior year.

GENERAL, CORPORATE, AND OTHER

The release of subsurface rights on 610 acres in 2006 and 1,484 acres during 2005 produced profits on sales of other real estate interests totaling $679,315 and $272,293, respectively.

 

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Interest and other income decreased 39% to $573,735 for 2006. This decline, from $937,979 during 2005, was attributed to lower earnings on interest from mortgage notes receivable, as there were no notes outstanding during the year, and lower earnings on funds held for reinvestment through the like-kind exchange process.

General and administrative expenses totaled $6,819,371 for 2006 compared to $7,997,058 in 2005’s same period. This 15% reduction was primarily the result of lower stock option expense in 2006 as the price of the Company’s stock rose significantly in 2005.

During 2006, the Company made charitable contributions of land to qualified organizations. As the Company has reasonable assurance that it will generate taxable income over the five-year carryforward period to utilize a portion of these income tax deductions, the contributions resulted in an approximate $690,000 positive adjustment to the income tax provision. This positive adjustment resulted in an effective tax rate approximating 35% for the year.

During 2005, the Company generated significant taxable income, and there was reasonable assurance the Company would produce taxable income for the remainder of the year. Due to this taxable income, the deferred tax asset valuation allowance associated with charitable contribution carryforwards was reversed, resulting in a $695,000 positive adjustment to the income tax provision for 2005 and an effective tax rate approximating 35%.

In May 2006, the Company sold a former automobile dealership site located in Daytona Beach, Florida, which was being held as an income property. The financial results of operations and sale of this property have been reported separately as discontinued operations in the financial statements. Income, net of income taxes, of $240,476 and a loss of $3,439 were posted in 2006 and 2005, respectively.

On January 1, 2006, the Company implemented SFAS No. 123R. The implementation resulted in the recording of a $216,093, net of income tax, cumulative effect of change in accounting principle during the first quarter.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Cash, restricted cash, and investment securities totaled $21,444,470 at December 31, 2007, and represented an increase of $7,740,039 over the balance held at December 31, 2006. Of this amount, $10,387,550 was being held by an intermediary for investment in income properties through the like-kind exchange process. The Company intends to utilize approximately $9.7 million of these funds for the purchase of a 45,000 square-foot income property in Charlotte, North Carolina. The property is currently under contract for closing in the second quarter of 2008. In addition to these funds, at December 31, 2007, the Company held $8.5 million in investment securities for investment in properties which was generated through Internal Revenue Code Section 1033 involuntary conversion under threat of condemnation tax deferral provisions. This process allows the Company to hold the proceeds up to three years after the close of the tax year to reinvest the proceeds tax-deferred.

The primary increase in funds was generated from operating activities. Offsetting the increase from operations was $5,614,256 utilized for the acquisition of property, plant, and equipment, $5,639,724 for land development and road construction and $2,170,970 for the payment of dividends equivalent to $.38 per share. Included in the acquisition of property, plant and equipment was the continued land clearing and planting of Company lands for the hay operation in addition to the repurchase of approximately 6 acres of land on LPGA Boulevard in Daytona Beach, Florida. The land repurchase consisted of two transactions, with both being repurchased at their original sales price pursuant to the terms of the contracts as they could not meet the build provision in the contract. Both repurchases were made from banking institutions and occurred as the result of overall strategy changes at the institutions related to real estate ownership.

 

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Capital expenditures for 2008 are projected to approximate $22 million, including $9.7 million for the income property currently under contract. The remaining funds are intended to be used on road construction, conversion of timber lands to hay, and the development and construction of two income properties on Company-owned land. The first property, currently under construction, is two buildings totaling 30,000 square-feet of flex office space, part of a 60,000 square-foot complex located in Gateway Commerce Park. The second property will be 23,000 square-foot office building located on LPGA Boulevard. This building will be approximately 40% pre-leased to a credit tenant with the remainder held as speculative space at this time. These two self-developed projects will be 50% financed.

Capital to fund the planned expenditures in 2008 is expected to be provided from cash and investment securities (as they mature), operating activities, and financing sources that are currently in place. The Company also has the ability to borrow on a non-recourse basis against its existing income properties, which are all free of debt as of the date of this filing. As additional funds become available through qualified sales, the Company expects to invest in additional real estate opportunities.

The Company’s Board of Directors and management continually review the allocation of any excess capital with the goal of providing the highest return for all shareholders over the long term. The reviews include consideration of various alternatives, including increasing or decreasing regular dividends, declaring special dividends, commencing a stock repurchase program, and retaining funds for reinvestment. The Board of Directors has reaffirmed its support for both the continuation of the 1031 tax deferred exchange strategy for investment of agricultural land sales proceeds and, self-development of income properties on Company owned lands.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS AND COMMITMENTS

The Company has various contractual obligations, which are recorded as liabilities in our consolidated financial statements. Other items, such as certain development obligations are not recognized as liabilities in our consolidated financial statements, but are required to be disclosed.

The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations and commercial commitments on an undiscounted basis at December 31, 2007, and the future periods in which such obligations are expected to be settled in cash. In addition, the table reflects the timing of principal and interest payments on outstanding borrowings.

PAYMENT DUE BY PERIOD

 

Contractual Obligations

   Total    Less
Than 1
Year
   1-3
Years
   3-5
Years
   More
Than 5
Years
     $    $    $    $    $

Long-Term Debt Obligations

   8,843,930    741,039    1,525,460    6,577,431    —  

Operating Leases Obligations

   17,698,065    527,619    574,196    621,250    15,975,000

Development Obligations

   2,780,201    2,780,201    —      —      —  
                        

Total

   29,322,196    4,048,859    2,099,656    7,198,681    15,975,000
                        

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The profit on sales of real estate is accounted for in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 66, “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate.” The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of real estate at the time the sale is consummated unless the property is sold on a deferred payment plan and the initial payment does not meet criteria established under SFAS No. 66, or the Company retains continuing involvement with the property.

 

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ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS (Continued)

 

All transactions closed in 2007 met the criteria established by SFAS No. 66 and thus no income was deferred from the transactions at December 31, 2007.

During 2006, the Company closed two transactions for which the Company had post-closing obligations to provide off-site utilities and/or road improvements. Full cash payment was received at closing, and warranty deeds were transferred and recorded. The sales contracts do not provide any offsets, rescission, or buy-back if the improvements are not made. On one of the transactions, all of the obligated improvements were completed prior to December 31, 2006, and thus no revenues or profits were deferred as of that date. Post-closing obligations still existed at December 31, 2006, on the second contract, and in accordance with SFAS No. 66, revenues and profits of $291,498 and $250,701, respectively, were deferred, at that time. During 2006, revenues and profits of $5,304,246 and $5,032,240, respectively, were recognized as obligations were completed on four transactions which were closed in 2005, and deferred in accordance with SFAS No. 66. At December 31, 2006, continuing obligations still existed on two transactions, which closed in 2005 with revenues and profits of $375,753 and $312,766 deferred, respectively. Total profits deferred at December 31, 2006, amounted to $563,467. During 2007, all post-closing obligations were completed, and the $563,467 of profits deferred at December 31, 2006, was recognized during the 2007.

During 2005, the Company closed four transactions for which the Company had post-closing obligations to provide off-site road and/or utilities improvements. In all cases, full cash payment was received at closing, and a warranty deed was transferred and recorded. None of the sales contracts provided any offsets, rescission, or buy-back if the improvements are not made. As the Company retained these post-closing obligations, a portion of the revenues and profits on the sales were deferred in accordance with SFAS No. 66. The transactions were accounted for on a percentage-of-completion method with revenues and profits recognized as costs are incurred. For the year ended December 31, 2005, revenues and profits of $5,679,999 and $5,345,006 were deferred, respectively.

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” the Company has reviewed the recoverability of long-lived assets, including real estate and development and property, plant, and equipment for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may or may not be recoverable. Real estate and development is evaluated for impairment by estimating sales prices less costs to sell. Impairment on income properties and other property, plant, and equipment is measured using an undiscounted cash flow approach. There has been no material impairment of long-lived assets reflected in the consolidated financial statements.

At the time the Company’s debt was refinanced in 2002, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement. This swap arrangement changes the variable-rate cash flow exposure on the debt obligations to fixed cash flows so that the Company can manage fluctuations in cash flows resulting from interest rate risk. This swap arrangement essentially creates the equivalent of fixed-rate debt. The above referenced transaction is accounted for under SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities,” and SFAS No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities, an Amendment of SFAS No. 133.” The accounting requires the derivative to be recognized on the balance sheet at its fair value and the changes in fair value to be accounted for as other comprehensive income or loss. The Company measures the ineffectiveness of the interest rate swap derivative by comparing the present value of the cumulative change in the expected future cash flows on the variable leg of the swap with the present value of the cumulative change in the expected future interest cash flows on the floating rate liability. This measure resulted in no ineffectiveness for the three years ended December 31, 2007. A liability in the amount of $545,286 and $348,108 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, has been established on the Company’s balance sheet. The change in fair value, net of applicable taxes, in the cumulative amount of $334,942 and $213,825 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, has been recorded as accumulated other comprehensive loss, a component of shareholders’ equity.

The Company maintains a stock option plan pursuant to which 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be issued. The current Plan was approved at the April 25, 2001 Shareholders’ meeting. Under the

 

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Plan, the option exercise price equals the stock market price on the date of grant. The options vest over five years and all expire after ten years. The Plan provides for the grant of (1) incentive stock options, which satisfy the requirements of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 422, and (2) non-qualified options, which are not entitled to favorable tax treatment under IRC Section 422. No optionee may exercise incentive stock options in any calendar year for shares of common stock having a total market value of more than $100,000 on the date of grant (subject to certain carryover provisions).

In connection with the grant of non-qualified options, a stock appreciation right for each share covered by the option may also be granted. The stock appreciation right will entitle the optionee to receive a supplemental payment, which may be paid in whole or in part in cash or in shares of common stock equal to a portion of the spread between the exercise price and the fair market value of the underlying shares at the time of exercise. All options granted to date have been non-qualified options.

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted SFAS No. 123R by using the modified prospective method of adoption. SFAS No. 123R requires the classification of share-based payment arrangements as liability or equity instruments.

Both the Company’s stock options and stock appreciation rights are liability classified awards under SFAS No. 123R and are required to be remeasured to fair value at each balance sheet date until the award is settled. For liability classified awards, SFAS No. 123R requires an entity to remeasure the liability from its intrinsic value to its fair value on the adoption date, as the cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of any related tax effect. The Company remeasured the value of its stock options and stock appreciation rights as of January 1, 2006, which resulted in a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax, totaling $216,093. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company also reclassified to liabilities the January 1, 2006, fair value of its stock options, which had been classified within shareholders’ equity in the amount of $3,074,749.

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

The principal market risk (i.e., the risk of loss arising from adverse changes in market rates and prices) to which the Company is exposed is interest rates. The objective of the Company’s asset management activities is to provide an adequate level of liquidity to fund operations and capital expansion, while minimizing market risk. The Company utilizes overnight sweep accounts and short-term investments to minimize the interest rate risk. The Company does not actively invest or trade in equity securities. The Company does not believe that its interest rate risk related to cash equivalents and short-term investments is material due to the nature of the investments.

The Company manages its debt, considering investment opportunities and risk, tax consequences, and overall financial strategies. The Company is primarily exposed to interest rate risk on its $8,000,000 ($6,807,388 outstanding at December 31, 2007) long-term mortgage. The borrowing bears a variable rate of interest based on market rates. Management’s objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower the overall borrowing costs. To achieve this objective, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement during the second quarter of 2002.

 

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

The Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements appear beginning on page F-1 of this report. See Item 15 of this report.

 

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURES

There have been no disagreements with our accountants on accounting and financial disclosures.

 

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ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

DISCLOSURE CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

As of the end of the period covered by this report, an evaluation, as required by rules 13(a)-15 and 15(d)-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) was carried out under the supervision and with the participation of the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), of the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-5(e) or 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act). Based on that evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that the design and operation of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms, and to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in such reports is accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its CEO and CFO, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

MANAGEMENT’S REPORT ON INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

The management of the Company is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act.

The Company’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007. In conducting this assessment, it used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control-Integrated Framework. Based on management’s assessment and those criteria, management believes that the Company has maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007. The report of the independent registered accounting firm that audited the financial statements included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K is incorporated herein at Item 15.

CHANGES IN INTERNAL CONTROL OVER FINANCIAL REPORTING

There were no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rules 13a-15(f) or 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the fourth fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

LIMITATIONS ON THE EFFECTIVENESS OF INTERNAL CONTROLS

The Company’s internal control over financial reporting is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

 

ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

 

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PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required to be set forth herein, except for the information included under Executive Officers of the Company, is included in the Company’s definitive proxy statement for its 2008 annual shareholders’ meeting to be filed with the SEC on or about March 21, 2008 (the “Proxy Statement”), which sections are incorporated herein by reference.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF THE REGISTRANT

The executive officers of the Company, their ages at January 31, 2008, their business experience during the past five years, and the year first elected as an executive officer of the Company are as follows:

William H. McMunn, 61, president of the Company since January 2000, and chief executive officer since April 2001. Executive officer since 2000.

Bruce W. Teeters, 62, senior vice president-finance and treasurer, since January 1988. Executive Officer since 1988.

Robert F. Apgar, 60, senior vice president-general counsel since January 2003; assistant corporate secretary since February 2002; and vice president-general counsel from December 1990 to January 2003. Executive officer since 2003.

All of the above are elected annually as provided in the By-laws.

 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required to be set forth herein is included in Proxy Statement, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN INFORMATION

The Company maintains the 2001 Stock Option Plan (“the Plan”) pursuant to which 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be issued. The Plan in place was approved at the April 25, 2001 shareholders’ meeting. Under the Plan, the option exercise price equals the stock market price on the date of grant. The options vest over five years and all expire after ten years. The Plan provides for the grant of (1) incentive stock options, which satisfy the requirements of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 422, and (2) non-qualified options, which are not entitled to favorable tax treatment under IRC Section 422. No optionee may exercise incentive stock options in any calendar year for shares of common stock having a total market value of more than $100,000 on the date of grant (subject to certain carryover provisions). In connection with the grant of non-qualified options, a stock appreciation right for each share covered by the option may also be granted. The stock appreciation right will entitle the optionee to receive a supplemental payment, which may be paid in whole or in part in cash or in shares of common stock equal to a portion of the spread between the exercise price and the fair market value of the underlying share at the time of exercise. All options granted to date have been non-qualified options.

 

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ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS (Continued)

 

     Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
   Weighted Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding
Options,
Warrants and
Rights
   Number of
Securities
Remaining
Available for
Future Issuance

Plan Category

        

Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders:

   179,800    $ 59.04    118,000

Equity Compensation Plans not Approved by Security Holders:

   —        —      —  
                

TOTAL

   179,800    $ 59.04    118,000
                

The information required to be set forth herein is included in the Proxy Statement, which sections are incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

The information required to be set forth herein is included in the Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING FEES AND SERVICES

The information required to be set forth herein is included in the Proxy Statement, which section is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following financial statements are filed as part of this report:

 

     Page No.

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   F-2

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006

   F-4

Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years ended December 31, 2007

   F-5

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for the three years ended December 31, 2007

   F-6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 2007

   F-7

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

   F-9

2. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

Included in Part IV on Form 10-K:

Schedule III—Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation

Other Schedules are omitted because of the absence of conditions under which they are required, materiality or because the required information is given in the financial statements or notes thereof.

3. EXHIBITS

See Index to Exhibits on page 30 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

 

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO. (Registrant)

03/13/08   By:  

/s/    WILLIAM H. MCMUNN        

   

William H. McMunn

President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 

3/13/08    Chairman of the Board and Director   By:  

/s/    BOB D. ALLEN        

 

3/13/08    President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) and Director    

/S/    WILLIAM H. MCMUNN        

 

3/13/08    Senior Vice President-Finance, Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)    

/S/    BRUCE W. TEETERS        

 

3/13/08    Director    

/S/    JOHN C. ADAMS, JR.        

 

3/13/08    Director    

/S/    WILLIAM J. VOGES        

 

3/13/08    Director    

/S/    GERALD L. DEGOOD        

 

 

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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

EXHIBITS

TO

FORM 10-K

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

COMMISSION FILE NO. 0-5556

CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in the charter)

 

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

         Page
No.
  (2.1)   Agreement of Merger and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated April 28, 1993, between Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. and CTLC, Inc. filed with the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1993 and incorporated by this reference.    *
  (2.2)   Certificate of Merger dated April 28, 1993 filed with the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1993 and incorporated by this reference.    *
  (3.1)   Articles of Incorporation of CTLC, Inc. dated February 26, 1993 and Amended Articles of Incorporation dated March 30, 1993 filed with the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1993 and incorporated by this reference.    *
  (3.2)   By-laws of Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., as amended and restated on October 24, 2007 as Exhibit 3.2 to the registrants’ current report on Form 8-K filed October 26, 2007, and incorporated by this reference.    *
  10   Material Contracts:   
(10.1)   The Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. Unfunded Deferred Compensation Plan filed with the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1981.    *
(10.2)   The Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. Unfunded Deferred Compensation Plan executed on October 25, 1982 filed with the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1982.    *
(10.3)   The Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. 2001 Stock Option Plan effective April 25, 2001, filed with the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-8 filed on June 20, 2001 and incorporated by this reference.    *
(10.4)   Lease Agreement dated August 28, 1997 between the City of Daytona Beach and Indigo International Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., filed with the registrants annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated by this reference.    *
(10.5)   Development Agreement dated August 18, 1997 between the City of Daytona Beach and Indigo International Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., filed with the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1997 and incorporated by this reference.    *
(10.6)   Master Loan and Security Agreement between Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. and SunTrust Bank dated July 1, 2002, filed with the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and incorporated by this reference.    *
(10.7)   Amendment dated March 29, 2007 to Master Loan and Security Agreement dated May 31, 2002, between Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., and SunTrust Bank, filed with the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on April 3, 2007 and incorporated by this reference.    *
(10.8)   Master Loan and Security Agreement between Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. and SunTrust Bank dated May 31, 2002, filed on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and incorporated by this reference.    *
(10.9)   Amendment dated March 29, 2007 to Master Loan and Security Agreement dated July 1, 2002 between Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., and SunTrust Bank, filed with the registrant’s current report on Form 8-K on April 3, 2007 and incorporated by this reference.    *

 

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         Page
No.
(10.10)   International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. Master Agreement dated April 8, 2002, between Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. and SunTrust Bank, filed with the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and incorporated by this reference.    *
(10.11)   Confirmation of Interest Rate Transaction dated April 9, 2002, between Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. and SunTrust Bank, filed with the registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 and incorporated by this reference.    *
(10.12)   Form of Stock Option and SAR Agreement under the Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. 2001 Stock Option Plan filed with the registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007 and incorporated by this reference    *
  (21)   Subsidiaries of the Registrant.    *
(23.2)   Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.    *
(31.1)  

Certification furnished pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley

Act of 2002.

   *
(31.2)   Certification furnished pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.    *
(32.1)   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.    *
(32.2)   Certification pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.    *

 

* - Incorporated by Reference

 

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CONSOLIDATED-TOMOKA LAND CO.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

   F-2

Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2007 and 2006

   F-4

Consolidated Statements of Income for the three years ended December 31, 2007

   F-5

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity and Comprehensive Income for the three years ended December 31, 2007

   F-6

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three years ended December 31, 2007

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Consolidated—Tomoka Land Co. and subsidiaries (the Company) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007. In connection with our audits of the consolidated financial statements, we also have audited financial statement schedule III. These consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements and financial statement schedule based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (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 consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedule, when considered in relation to the basic consolidated financial statements taken as a whole, presents fairly, in all material respects, the information set forth therein.

As discussed in notes 1 and 10 to the consolidated financial statements, effective January 1, 2006, the Company adopted the provisions of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123R, “Share-Based Payment”. Also, as discussed in note 8 to the consolidated financial statements, effective December 31, 2006, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Postretirement Plans”. In addition, as discussed in note 1 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of quantifying errors in 2006.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO), and our report dated March 13, 2008, expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Orlando, Florida

March 13, 2008

Certified Public Accountants

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co.:

We have audited Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co. and subsidiaries (the Company) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO). The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting appearing under Item 9A. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, shareholders’ equity and comprehensive income, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2007, and our report dated March 13, 2008 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Orlando, Florida

March 13, 2008

Certified Public Accountants

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 

     December 31,  
     2007     2006  

Assets

    

Cash

   $ 863,826     $ 738,264  

Restricted Cash (Note 1)

     10,387,550       1,185,962  

Investment Securities (Note 3)

     10,193,094       11,780,205  

Notes Receivable (Note 5)

     5,164,421       700,000  

Land and Development Costs (Note 6)

     15,654,456       15,058,340  

Intangible Assets (Note 1)

     4,717,699       5,103,649  

Other Assets

     7,899,810       5,569,605  
                
     54,880,856       40,136,025  
                

Property, Plant, and Equipment

    

Land, Agriculture and Subsurface Interests

     7,793,594       3,012,623  

Golf Buildings, Improvements, and Equipment

     11,713,046       11,442,492  

Income Properties: Land, Buildings, and Improvements

     104,819,695       104,819,695  

Other Furnishings and Equipment

     2,910,009       2,584,467  
                

Total Property, Plant, and Equipment

     127,236,344       121,859,277  

Less Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization

     (10,284,670 )     (8,221,138 )
                

Net Property, Plant, and Equipment

     116,951,674       113,638,139  
                

Total Assets

   $ 171,832,530     $ 153,774,164  
                

Liabilities

    

Accounts Payable

   $ 452,090     $ 167,378  

Accrued Liabilities

     8,684,175       7,749,121  

Accrued Stock Based Compensation (Note 10)

     3,277,821       5,743,773  

Income Taxes Payable (Note 4)

     3,058,049       —    

Deferred Profit (Note 1)

     —         563,467  

Deferred Income Taxes (Note 4)

     32,882,399       29,491,587  

Notes Payable (Note 7)

     6,807,388       7,061,531  
                

Total Liabilities

     55,161,922       50,776,857  
                

Shareholders’ Equity

    

Preferred Stock—50,000 Shares Authorized, $100 Par Value; None Issued

     —         —    

Common Stock—25,000,000 Shares Authorized; $1 Par Value; 5,725,806 and 5,693,007 Shares Issued and Outstanding at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively

     5,725,806       5,693,007  

Additional Paid-In Capital

     5,130,574       2,630,748  

Retained Earnings

     107,012,038       95,650,170  

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss

     (1,197,810 )     (976,618 )
                

Total Shareholders’ Equity

     116,670,608       102,997,307  
                

Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

   $ 171,832,530     $ 153,774,164  
                

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

 

    Calendar Year  
    December 31,
2007
    December 31,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 

Income:

     

Real Estate Operations:

     

Real Estate Sales (Note 1)

     

Sales and Other Income

  $ 25,947,800     $ 28,941,749     $ 32,073,472  

Costs and Other Expenses

    (6,934,712 )     (7,130,369 )     (6,492,064 )
                       
    19,013,088       21,811,380       25,581,408  
                       

Income Properties

     

Leasing Revenues and Other Income

    8,725,096       8,183,729       6,618,299  

Costs and Other Expenses

    (1,768,751 )     (1,460,712 )     (1,172,285 )
                       
    6,956,345       6,723,017       5,446,014  
                       

Golf Operations

     

Sales and Other Income

    5,160,070       5,210,725       4,817,913  

Costs and Other Expenses

    (6,909,261 )     (6,688,617 )     (6,110,612 )
                       
    (1,749,191 )     (1,477,892 )     (1,292,699 )
                       

Total Real Estate Operations

    24,220,242       27,056,505       29,734,723  
                       

Profit on Sales of Other Real Estate Interests

    2,579,827       679,315       272,293  

Interest and Other Income

    663,231       573,735       937,979  
                       

Operating Income

    27,463,300       28,309,555       30,944,995  

General and Administrative Expenses

    (6,170,242 )     (6,819,371 )     (7,997,058 )
                       

Income from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

    21,293,058       21,490,184       22,947,937  

Income Taxes (Note 4)

    (7,760,220 )     (7,486,245 )     (8,126,748 )
                       

Income Before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principles

    13,532,838       14,003,939       14,821,189  

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

    —         240,476       (3,439 )

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle, Net of Tax

    —         (216,093 )     —    
                       

Net Income

  $ 13,532,838     $ 14,028,322     $ 14,817,750  
                       

Per Share Information (Note 11):

     

Basic Income Per Share

     

Income Before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle

  $ 2.37     $ 2.47     $ 2.62  

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

    —         0.04       —    

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle, Net of Tax

    —         (0.04 )     —    
                       

Net Income

  $ 2.37     $ 2.47     $ 2.62  
                       

Diluted Income Per Share

     

Income Before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle

  $ 2.36     $ 2.46     $ 2.58  

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

    —         0.04       —    

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle, Net of Tax

    —         (0.04 )     —    
                       

Net Income

  $ 2.36     $ 2.46     $ 2.58  
                       

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

 

    Common Stock   Additional
Paid in
Capital
    Retained
Earnings
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
    Total
Shareholders’
Equity
    Comprehensive
Income
 

Balance, December 31, 2004

  $ 5,641,722   $ 2,176,184     $ 72,316,660     $ (523,817 )   $ 79,610,749    

Net Income

    —       —         14,817,750       —         14,817,750     $ 14,817,750  

Other Comprehensive Income:

           

Cash Flow Hedging

           

Derivative, Net of Tax

    —       —         —         219,797       219,797       219,797  
                 

Comprehensive Income

            $ 15,037,547  
                 

Stock Options

    26,074     1,992,681       —         —         2,018,755    

Cash Dividends ($.30 per share)

    —       —         (1,699,164 )     —         (1,699,164 )  
                                       

Balance December 31, 2005

  $ 5,667,796   $ 4,168,865     $ 85,435,246     $ (304,020 )   $ 94,967,887    

SAB 108 Adjustment to Retained Earnings

        (1,879,958 )       (1,879,958 )  

Net Income

    —       —         14,028,322       —         14,028,322     $ 14,028,322  

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):

           

Cash Flow Hedging

           

Derivative: Net of Tax

          90,195       90,195       90,195  

Pension (Net of Tax):

    —       —         —          

Transition Obligation

          23,315       23,315       23,315  

Prior Service Cost

    —       —         —         (86,611 )     (86,611 )     (86,611 )

Actuarial Net Loss

    —       —         —         (699,497 )     (699,497 )     (699,497 )
                 

Comprehensive Income

            $ 13,355,724  
                 

Stock Options:

           

Exercise of Liability Classified Stock Options

    25,211     1,536,631       —         —         1,561,842    

Adoption of SFAS No. 123R Reclassification of Liability Based Plan

    —       (3,074,748 )     —         —         (3,074,748 )  

Cash Dividends ($.34 per share)

    —       —         (1,933,440 )     —         (1,933,440 )  
                                       

Balance December 31, 2006

  $ 5,693,007   $ 2,630,748     $ 95,650,170     $ (976,618 )   $ 102,997,307    

Net Income

    —       —         13,532,838       —         13,532,838     $ 13,532,838  

Other Comprehensive Income (Loss):

           

Cash Flow Hedging

           

Derivative, Net of Tax

    —       —         —         (121,117 )     (121,117 )     (121,117 )

Pension (Net of Tax):

           

Transition Obligation

    —       —         —         (4,599 )     (4,599 )     (4,599 )

Prior Service Cost

    —       —         —         13,033       13,033       13,033  

Actuarial Net Loss

    —       —         —         (108,509 )     (108,509 )     (108,509 )
                 

Comprehensive Income

            $ 13,311,646  
                 

Exercise of Liability Classified Stock Options

    32,799     2,499,826       —         —         2,532,625    

Cash Dividends ($.38 per share)

    —       —         (2,170,970 )     —         (2,170,970 )  
                                       

Balance, December 31, 2007

  $ 5,725,806   $ 5,130,574     $ 107,012,038     $ (1,197,810 )   $ 116,670,608    
                                       

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

 

     Calendar Year  
     December 31,
2007
    December 31,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 

Cash Flow from Operating Activities:

      

Net Income

   $ 13,532,838     $ 14,028,322     $ 14,817,750  

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Income to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:

      

Depreciation and Amortization

     2,466,981       2,265,848       1,755,127  

Loss (Gain) on Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment

     219,690       (436,971 )     66,095  

Deferred Income Taxes

     3,390,812       6,513,130       3,222,793  

Stock Based Compensation

     1,341,661       2,948,074       3,578,497  

(Increase) Decrease in Assets:

      

Notes Receivable

     (4,464,421 )     (700,000 )     4,425,252  

Land and Development Costs

     (596,116 )     (5,915,789 )     679,437  

Other Assets

     (2,330,205 )     (364,190 )     (3,170,885 )

(Decrease) Increase in Liabilities:

      

Accounts Payable

     284,712       (81,320 )     (156,911 )

Accrued Liabilities and Accrued Stock Based Compensation

     713,861       302,721       1,378,322  

Deferred Profit

     (563,467 )     (4,781,539 )     5,345,006  

Income Taxes Payable

     3,058,049       (5,157,171 )     (499,063 )
                        

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

     17,054,395       8,621,115       31,441,420  
                        

Cash Flow from Investing Activities:

      

Acquisition of Property, Plant, and Equipment

     (5,614,256 )     (16,069,004 )     (33,999,763 )

Intangible Assets

     —         (858,808 )     (2,118,936 )

Decrease (Increase) in Restricted Cash for Acquisitions Through the Like-Kind Exchange Process

     (9,201,588 )     6,654,205       19,877,715  

Proceeds from Calls or Maturities of Investment Securities

     26,087,013       19,430,625       28,031,510  

Acquisition of Investment Securities

     (24,499,902 )     (16,869,733 )     (38,729,822 )

Proceeds from Disposition of Property, Plant, and Equipment

     —         1,630,205       —    
                        

Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

     (13,228,733 )     (6,082,510 )     (26,939,296 )
                        

Cash Flow from Financing Activities:

      

Proceeds from Notes Payable

     4,965,000       6,392,000       267,000  

Payments on Notes Payable

     (5,219,143 )     (6,628,062 )     (1,686,383 )

Cash Proceeds from Exercise of Stock Options

     16,762       22,725       107,022  

Cash Used to Settle Stock Appreciation Rights

     (1,291,749 )     (780,706 )     (637,367 )

Dividends Paid

     (2,170,970 )     (1,933,441 )     (1,699,164 )
                        

Net Cash Used In Financing Activities

     (3,700,100 )     (2,927,484 )     (3,648,892 )
                        

Net Increase (Decrease) in Cash

     125,562       (388,879 )     853,232  

Cash, Beginning of Year

     738,264       1,127,143       273,911  
                        

Cash, End of Year

   $ 863,826     $ 738,264     $ 1,127,143  
                        

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Continued)

Supplemental Disclosure of Operating Activities:

In connection with the sale of real estate and income properties, and the release of subsurface entry rights, the Company received, as consideration, notes receivable of $4,464,421, $700,000, and $469,500 for the years 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.

Total interest paid was $514,021, $543,242, and $643,176 for the years 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively. Interest paid included interest of $119,418 and $133,948 capitalized to land and development in 2007 and 2006, respectively. No interest was capitalized in 2005.

Income taxes of $1,134,784, $5,510,478, and $5,228,891, were paid in 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.

Income taxes in the amount of $4,998,194 were reclassified from deferred income taxes payable to current income taxes payable in 2005 in conjunction with the closing agreement with the Internal Revenue Service on the 2002 tax audit.

A charitable contribution of 26 acres of land, with a fair market value of $1,500,000, was made during 2007. During 2006, the Company made a charitable contribution of 11 acres of land, which had a fair market value of $950,000. Also during 2006, the Company made charitable contributions totaling $4,050,691 by selling property to two qualified organizations at bargain sales prices. These contributions were recorded as real estate sales at fair market value with an offset to real estate costs and expenses, resulting in no gain or loss on the charitable contribution.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005

NOTE 1    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

PRINCIPLES OF CONSOLIDATION

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Consolidated-Tomoka Land Co., a Florida corporation, and its wholly owned subsidiaries: Indigo Group Inc., Indigo Group Ltd., Indigo International Inc., Indigo Development Inc., Indigo Commercial Realty Inc., W. Hay Inc., W. Hay LLC, and Palms Del Mar Inc. (collectively, the Company). All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

NATURE OF OPERATIONS

The Company is primarily engaged, through its wholly owned subsidiaries, in the real estate industry. Real estate operations, which are primarily commercial in nature, also include golf operations, income properties, leasing properties for oil and mineral exploration, and agricultural operations. These operations are predominantly located in Volusia County, Florida, with various income properties owned within Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina.

USE OF ESTIMATES IN THE PREPARATION OF FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

RESTRICTED CASH

The Company’s qualified intermediary held $10,387,550 and $1,185,962 in escrow, for the benefit of the Company at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, to complete the purchase of income properties through the deferred tax like-kind exchange process.

In the event that such transactions are not completed, the funds held at December 31, 2007, will become unrestricted and deferred income taxes in the amount of $3,186,469, on the like-kind transactions will become currently payable.

LAND AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS

The carrying value of land and development includes the initial acquisition costs of land, improvements thereto, and other costs incidental to the acquisition or development of land. These costs are allocated to properties on a relative sales value basis and are charged to costs of sales as specific properties are sold. Due to the nature of the business, land and development costs have been classified as an operating activity on the consolidated statements of cash flows.

Interest of $119,418 and $133,948 was capitalized to land and development during 2007 and 2006, respectively with no interest capitalized in 2005.

INTANGIBLE ASSETS

Intangible assets consist of the in-place lease value associated with single-tenant income properties owned by the Company. This in-place lease value was determined by estimating the cost of replacing the lease should it

 

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NOTE 1    SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)

 

not be in-place. Factors, such as foregone rent and leasing commissions among others, are taken into account to determine the in-place lease value. This value is amortized over the remaining term of the lease at the time the properties are purchased. At December 31, 2007, the in-place lease value totaled $4,717,699, at December 31, 2006, the in-place lease value totaled $5,103,649, which is net of amortization of $1,174,356 for 2007, and net of amortization of $788,410 for 2006. The in-place lease value totaled $4,591,944 at December 31, 2005, which was net of amortization of $788,410.

The estimated amortization expense for each of the calendar years 2008-2012 is $385,946. The weighted average amortization period of the in place lease value is 16 years.

PROPERTY, PLANT, AND EQUIPMENT

Property, plant, and equipment are stated at cost, less accumulated depreciation and amortization. Such properties are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives. Renewals and betterments are capitalized to property accounts. The cost of maintenance and repairs is expensed as incurred. The cost of property retired or otherwise disposed of, and the related accumulated depreciation or amortization, are removed from the accounts, and any resulting gain or loss is taken into income. Subsurface interests are included in property, plant, and equipment with no net cost basis at December 31, 2007. The amount of depreciation and amortization of property, plant, and equipment, exclusive of amortization related to intangible assets, recognized for the years 2007, 2006, and 2005, was $2,081,030, $1,918,741, and $1,501,371, respectively.

The range of estimated useful lives for property, plant, and equipment is as follows:

 

Golf Buildings and Improvements

   10-43 Years

Golf Equipment

   5-10 Years

Income Properties Buildings and Improvements

   40 Years

Other Furnishings and Equipment

   5-25 Years

Agriculture Equipment

   5-10 Years

LONG-LIVED ASSETS

The Company has reviewed the recoverability of long-lived assets, including real estate held for development and sale, and property, plant, and equipment, for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. There has been no material impairment of long-lived assets reflected in the consolidated financial statements for the three years ended December 31, 2007.

SALE OF REAL ESTATE

The profit on sales of real estate is accounted for in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 66, “Accounting for Sales of Real Estate.” The Company recognizes revenue from the sale of real estate at the time the sale is consummated, unless the property is sold on a deferred payment plan and the initial payment does not meet criteria established under SFAS No. 66, or the Company retains some form of continuing involvement in the property.

The Company closed two transactions in 2006 and four transactions in 2005, which the Company had post-closing obligations to provide off-site roads and/or utilities. In all cases, full cash payment was received at closing, and a warranty deed was transferred and recorded. None of the sales contracts provide any offsets, rescission, or buy-back if the improvements were not made. As the Company retained some continuing involvement with the properties, according to SFAS No. 66, a portion of the revenues and profits on the sales were deferred. The transactions were accounted for on the percentage-of-completion method with revenues and profits recognized as costs were incurred. No revenues or profits were deferred for the year ended December 31,

 

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2007. For the year ended December 31, 2006, revenues and profits of $330,407 and $289,196 were deferred, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2005, revenues and profits of $5,679,999 and $5,345,006 were deferred, respectively. At December, 31, 2006, deferred profits from real estate sales remaining on the balance sheet totaled $563,467. There was no deferred profit remaining on the balance sheet at December 31, 2007.

INCOME PROPERTIES

The rental of the Company’s income properties generally are classified as operating leases. The Company recognizes lease income on these properties on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

OPERATING LEASE EXPENSE

The Company leases property and equipment under leases which are classified as operating leases. The Company recognizes lease expense on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.

GOLF OPERATIONS

The Company operates two golf courses and a clubhouse facility, including food and beverage operations. Revenues from this operation, including greens fees, cart rentals, merchandise, and food and beverage sales, are recognized at the time of sale. Initiation fees and membership dues are recognized over the life of the membership.

OTHER REAL ESTATE INTERESTS

The Company owns full or fractional subsurface oil, gas and mineral interest in approximately 516,000 “surface” acres of land owned by others in various parts of Florida, equivalent to approximately 283,000 acres in terms of full interest. The Company leases its interest to mineral exploration firms for exploration. Leases on 800 acres have reached maturity; but, in accordance with their terms, are held by oil companies without annual rental payments because of producing oil wells, from which the Company receives royalties. Revenues are recognized at the time the Company receives the royalty payment.

From time to time the Company will release surface or subsurface entry rights upon request of the surface owner. The Company recognizes revenue from the release at the time the transaction is consummated, unless the property is released under a deferred payment plan and the initial payment does not meet the criteria establish under SFAS No. 66.

UNFUNDED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS

The Company maintains two unfunded deferred compensation plans. One plan is established for the Board of Directors of the Company, with the second plan established for the officers and key employees of the Company. Under the plans, any member of the Board of Directors, officer or key employee may elect to defer all or a portion of their compensation. The amount of deferred compensation shall increase annually by an amount which is equal to interest on the deferred compensation at the rate of return earned by the Company on its investment securities. Compensation credited to a participant shall be deferred until such participant ceases to be a member of the Board of Directors, officer, or key employee, at which time the amounts accumulated shall be distributed in the manner elected. The plans are non-qualified plans as defined by the Internal Revenue Service. The amount of deferred compensation reflected in accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheets at December 31, 2007 and 2006, was $1,899,070 and $1,772,649, respectively. Deferred compensation expense for the three years ended December 31, 2007, was $127,697, $114,899, and $93,213, respectively.

PENSION

The Company has a funded, non-contributory defined benefit pension plan covering all eligible employees. The Company’s method of funding and accounting for pension costs is to fund and accrue all normal costs plus an amount necessary to amortize past service cost over a period of 30 years. (See Note 8 “Pension Plan”).

 

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STOCK OPTIONS

The Company maintains a stock option plan (“the Plan”) pursuant to which 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be issued. The Plan in place was approved at the April 25, 2001 shareholders’ meeting. Under the Plan, the option exercise price equals the stock market price on the date of grant. The options vest over five years and all expire after ten years. In connection with the grant of non-qualified options, a stock appreciation right for each share covered by the option may also be granted. The stock appreciation right will entitle the optionee to receive a supplemental payment, which may be paid in whole or in part in cash or in shares of common stock equal to a portion of the spread between the exercise price and the fair market value of the underlying share at the time of exercise.

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS No. 123R) by using the modified prospective method of adoption. SFAS No. 123R requires the classification of share-based payment arrangements as liability or equity instruments. Both the Company’s stock options and stock appreciation rights are liability-classified awards and are required to be remeasured to fair value at each balance sheet date until the award is settled. (See Note 10 “Stock Option Plan”)

INCOME TAXES

The Company uses the asset and liability method to account for income taxes. Deferred income taxes result primarily from the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes (See Note 4 “Income Taxes”).

EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Basic and diluted earnings per common share are presented in accordance with SFAS No. 128, “Earnings Per Share.” Basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share are based on the assumption of the conversion of stock options using the treasury stock method at average cost for the year (see Note 11 “Earnings Per Share”).

CONCENTRATION OF CREDIT RISK

Financial instruments, which potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk, consist principally of cash, investment securities, and accounts receivables.

A majority of the Company’s income property tenants consist of CVS Corp. and Walgreen Co., neither of whose revenues amount to 10% of consolidated revenues, and which the Company considers good credit tenants. The Company continues to diversify its income property tenant mix with Barnes & Noble, Lowe’s Home Improvement Center, Northern Tool & Equipment Co., RBC Centura Bank, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Best Buy, as tenants.

FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The carrying amounts of the Company’s financial assets and liabilities, including cash, accounts receivable, and accounts payable at December 31, 2007 and 2006, approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these instruments. The carrying amount of the Company’s notes receivable and notes payable approximates fair value at December 31, 2007 and 2006, since the notes are at floating rates or fixed rates, which approximate current market rates for notes with similar risks and maturities. The interest rate swap derivative is carried at its fair value at December 31, 2007 and 2006.

DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS AND CERTAIN HEDGING ACTIVITY

The Company accounts for derivatives and hedging activity under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative

 

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Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities,” and SFAS No. 138, “Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and Certain Hedging Activities, an Amendment of SFAS No. 133.”

All derivatives are recognized on the balance sheet at their fair value. On the date the derivative contract is entered into, the Company designates the derivative as a hedge of the variability of cash flows to be paid related to a recognized liability (“cash flow hedge”). The Company formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and hedged items, as well as its risk-management objective and strategy for undertaking various hedge transactions. This process includes linking all derivatives that are designated as cash-flow hedges to specific liabilities on the balance sheet. The Company also formally assesses, both at the hedge’s inception and on an ongoing basis, whether the derivatives that are used in hedging transactions are highly effective in offsetting changes in cash flows of hedged items. When it is determined that a derivative is not highly effective as a hedge or that it has ceased to be a highly effective hedge, the Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively.

Changes in the fair value of a derivative that is highly effective and that is designated and qualifies as a cash-flow hedge are recorded in other comprehensive loss, until earnings are affected by the variability in cash flows of the designated hedged item.

The Company discontinues hedge accounting prospectively when it is determined that the derivative is no longer effective in offsetting changes in the cash flows of the hedged item, the derivative expires or is sold, terminated, or exercised, the derivative is re-designated as a non-hedging instrument or management determines that designation of the derivative as a hedging instrument is no longer appropriate. When hedge accounting is discontinued, the Company continues to carry the derivative at its fair value on the balance sheet, and recognizes any changes in its fair value in earnings.

ADOPTION OF STAFF ACCOUNTING BULLETIN NO. 108

In September 2006, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) released Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108, “Considering the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements When Quantifying Misstatements in Current Year Financial Statements (“SAB 108”). SAB 108 requires the use of both the rollover and iron curtain methods to quantify misstatements. In prior years the Company quantified misstatements using only the rollover method. SAB 108 permits Companies to adjust financial statements for cumulative effect of misstatements related to prior years, previously deemed to be immaterial, in the carrying amount of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of the current fiscal year, with an offsetting adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings in the year of adoption. This adjustment does not require reports previously filed with the SEC to be amended.

The Company adopted SAB 108 in 2006, and in accordance with SAB 108 reduced beginning retained earnings for 2006 by $1,879,957, net of income tax of $1,180,617. SAB 108 also requires the adjustment of any prior quarterly financial statements in future SEC filings within the fiscal year of adoption for the effects of such misstatements on the quarters when the information is next presented.

The SAB 108 adjustment relates to golf operations’ lease expense and related depreciation of property under the lease. The misstatement originated in 1997 at the inception of the lease, which had not been accounted for on a straight-line basis.

RECENTLY ISSUED ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities—including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115 (Statement 159).” Statement 159 gives the Company the irrevocable option to carry most financial assets and liabilities at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. If the fair value option is elected, changes in fair value would be recorded in earnings at each subsequent reporting date. SFAS 159 is

 

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effective for the Company’s 2008 fiscal year. The Company is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of this statement could have on its financial condition, results of operations and cash flows.

In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement” (Statement 157). Statement 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for the measurement of fair value, and enhances disclosures about fair value measurements. The statement does not require any new fair value measures. The Statement is effective for fair value measures already required or permitted by other standards for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. The Company is required to adopt Statement 157 beginning January 1, 2008. Statement 157 is required to be applied prospectively, except for certain financial instruments. Any transition adjustment will be recognized as an adjustment to opening retained earnings in the year of adoption. In November 2007, the FASB proposed a one-year deferral of Statement 157’s fair-value measurement requirements for nonfinancial assets and liabilities that are not required or permitted to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. The Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting Statement 157 on its results of operations and financial position.

In December 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 141R, “Business Combinations” (Statement 141R) and FASB Statement No. 160, “Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements-an amendment to ARB No. 51” (Statement 160). Statements 141R and 160 require most identifiable assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests, and goodwill acquired in a business combination to be recorded at “full fair value” and require noncontrolling interests (previously referred to as minority interests) to be reported as a component of equity, which changes the accounting for transactions with noncontrolling interest holders. Both Statements are effective for periods beginning on or after December 15, 2008, and earlier adoption is prohibited. Statement 160 will be applied to business combinations occurring after the effective date. Statement 160 will be applied prospectively to all noncontrolling interests, including any that arose before the effective date. The Company does not believe adopting Statement 141R and Statement 160 will have an impact on its results of operations and financial position.

NOTE 2    DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

In accordance with SFAS No. 144, “Accounting for Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” the Company has classified the revenues and income/(loss) of a former automobile dealer site, located in Daytona Beach, Florida, and sold on May 25, 2006, as discontinued operations. Financial statements for 2005 have been reclassified to reflect the discontinued operation.

Summary financial information for the operation is as follows:

 

     For Year Ended  
     December 31,
2006
    December 31,
2005
 
     $     $  

Revenues

   —       44,346  
            

Loss

   (45,475 )   (5,598 )

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)

   17,542     2,159  

Gain from Sale (Net Income Tax of $168,562)

   268,409     —    
            

Income (Loss) from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

   240,476     (3,439 )
            

 

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NOTE 3    INVESTMENT SECURITIES

The Company accounts for investment securities under SFAS No. 115, “Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities.” This standard requires classification of the investment portfolio into three categories: held to maturity, trading, and available for sale.

The Company classifies as held to maturity those securities which the Company has the intent and ability to hold through their stated maturity date. Investment securities, which are classified as held to maturity, are carried at cost, adjusted for amortization of premiums and accretion of discounts. Gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, losses of $74,519, $143,107, and $28,442, respectively, were recognized on the disposition of investment securities.

Investment securities as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, are as follows:

 

     2007    2006

Investments Held to Maturity

     

Debt Securities Issued by States and Political Subdivisions of States

   $ 10,063,850    $ 11,650,961

Preferred Stocks

     129,244      129,244
             

Total Investments Held to Maturity

   $ 10,193,094    $ 11,780,205
             

The contractual maturities of investment securities held to maturity are as follows:

 

Maturity Date

   Amount

Within 1 year

   $ 6,542,292

1-5 Years

     2,225,126

6-10 Years

     629,339

After 10 Years

     796,337
      
   $ 10,193,094
      

The amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses, and fair value of held-to-maturity securities by major security type and class of security at December 31, 2007 and 2006, were as follows:

 

At December 31, 2007

   Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
    Fair Value

Debt Securities Issued by States and Political Subdivisions of States

   $ 10,063,850    $ 4,931    $ (150,550 )   $ 9,918,231

Preferred Stocks

     129,244      —        (14,283 )     114,961
                            
   $ 10,193,094    $ 4,931    $ (164,833 )   $ 10,033,192
                            

 

At December 31, 2006

   Amortized
Cost
   Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Gains
   Gross
Unrealized
Holding
Losses
    Fair Value

Debt Securities Issued by States and Political Subdivisions of States

   $ 11,650,961    $ 3,984    $ (154,681 )   $ 11,500,264

Preferred Stocks

     129,244      —        (28,306 )     100,938
                            
   $ 11,780,205    $ 3,984    $ (182,987 )   $ 11,601,202
                            

 

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The following tables show the Company’s investments’ gross unrealized losses and fair value, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous unrealized loss position at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The unrealized losses on investments in debt securities issued by states and political subdivisions of states were caused by interest rate increases. The contractual terms of these investments do not permit the issuer to settle the securities at a price less than the amortized cost of the investment. Because the Company has the ability and intent to hold these investments until a market price recovery or maturity, these investments are not considered other-than-temporarily impaired.

 

     Less than 12 Months    12 Months or More    Total

Held at December 31, 2006

   Fair Value    Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value    Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value    Unrealized
Losses

Securities Issued by States and Political Subdivisions of States

   $ 3,989,220    $ 42,160    $ 1,744,356    $ 108,390    $ 5,733,576    $ 150,550

Preferred Stocks

     —        —        114,961      14,283      114,961      14,283
                                         
   $ 3,989,220    $ 42,160    $ 1,859,317    $ 122,673    $ 5,848,537    $ 164,833
                                         

 

     Less than 12 Months    12 Months or More    Total

Held at December 31, 2005

   Fair Value    Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value    Unrealized
Losses
   Fair Value    Unrealized
Losses

Securities Issued by States and Political Subdivisions of States

   $ 866,099    $ 7,465    $ 3,510,822    $ 147,216    $ 4,376,921    $ 154,681

Preferred Stocks

     —        —        100,937      28,306      100,937      28,306
                                         
   $ 866,099    $ 7,465    $ 3,611,759    $ 175,522    $ 4,477,858    $ 182,987
                                         

NOTE 4    INCOME TAXES

The Company accounts for income taxes under SFAS No. 109, “Accounting For Income Taxes.”

The provisions for income taxes are summarized as follows:

 

     2007    2006    2005  
     Current    Deferred    Current    Deferred    Current    Deferred  

Federal

   $ 3,540,065    $ 3,057,676    $ 472,201    $ 5,946,661    $ 8,500,314    $ (1,690,480 )

State

     690,433      472,046      78,522      988,861      1,253,808      63,106  
                                           

Total

   $ 4,230,498    $ 3,529,722    $ 550,723    $ 6,935,522    $ 9,754,122    $ (1,627,374 )
                                           

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to the differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities of a change in tax rates is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

 

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The sources of these differences and the related deferred income tax assets (liabilities) are summarized as follows:

 

     DEFERRED TAX  
      2007     2006  

Deferred Tax Assets

    

Depreciation

   $ 896,413     $ 442,022  

Deferred Compensation

     732,566       683,799  

Basis Difference in Joint Venture

     —         194,432  

Charitable Contributions Carryforward

     2,085,695       1,948,374  

Interest Rate Swap

     210,344       134,283  

Deferred Lease Expense

     1,261,380       1,312,242  

Pension and Other Post Retirement Benefits

     706,365       655,837  

Stock Options

     1,264,419       2,215,660  
                

Gross Deferred Tax Assets

     7,157,182       7,586,649  

Less-Valuation Allowance

     (2,043,584 )     (1,650,120 )
                

Net Deferred Tax Assets

     5,113,598       5,936,529  
                

Deferred Tax Liabilities

    

Sales of Real Estate

     (37,419,584 )     (35,079,283 )

Basis’ Difference in Joint Venture

     (342,899 )     —    

Other—Net

     (233,514 )     (348,833 )
                

Total Deferred Tax Liabilities

     (37,995,997 )     (35,428,116 )
                

Net Deferred Tax Liability

   $ (32,882,399 )   $ (29,491,587 )
                

In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the realization of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Management considers past history, the scheduled reversal of taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, management believes it is more likely than not that a portion of the Company’s deferred tax assets will not be realized. A valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion of all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the valuation allowance was $2,043,584 and $1,650,120, respectively.

The valuation allowance is primarily related to charitable contribution carryforwards, in addition to basis difference in joint ventures. The valuation allowance increased $393,464 and $1,234,667 in 2007 and 2006, respectively. The change in valuation allowance for both periods was due to the charitable contributions made during the periods offset by management’s projection of the utilization of the charitable contribution over the five-year carryforward period. Taxed related to the deduction for charitable contribution carryforwards which expire in 2011 and 2012 approximate $1,560,000 and $580,000 respectively.

 

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NOTE 4    INCOME TAXES (Continued)

 

Following is a reconciliation of the income tax computed at the federal statutory rate of 35% for 2007, 2006, and 2005:

 

     CALENDAR YEAR  
     2007     2006     2005  

Income Tax Expense Computed at Federal Statutory Rate

   $ 7,452,570     $ 7,521,564     $ 8,031,778  

Increase (Decrease) Resulting from:

      

State Income Tax, Net of Federal Income Tax Benefit

     783,881       695,219       855,795  

Tax Exempt Interest Income

     (166,136 )     (154,668 )     (142,655 )

Charitable Contribution of Land

     (578,625 )     (1,929,017 )     —    

Adjustment to Valuation Allowance

     393,464       1,234,667       (791,045 )

Other Reconciling Items

     (124,934 )     118,480       172,875  
                        

Provision for Income Taxes

   $ 7,760,220     $ 7,486,245     $ 8,126,748  
                        

During prior years, the Company generated net operating losses for income tax purposes. For Federal income tax, these losses can be carried back to prior years, when the Company generated taxable income. For State income tax purposes, the net operating losses can only be carried forward against future taxable income. The net operating losses were fully utilized during 2005.

The Company’s 2002 Federal Income Tax Return was examined by the Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”). The IRS disallowed the deferral of gains taken under Internal Revenue Code (“IRC”) Section 1031 on three transactions, which took place on lands within the Company’s Development of Regional Impact (“DRI”). The Company appealed the IRS’s position and settled with the IRS by entering into a closing agreement. The settlement, which affects tax year 2002 and all subsequent years, relates only to transactions within the Company’s DRI. For tax years after 2002, the settlement provides that as to all DRI lands, 70% of gains and related income taxes on sales qualifying for IRC Section 1031 will receive tax deferred treatment. In accordance with the settlement, approximately $5,000,000 of previously deferred income taxes were reclassified to income taxes payable in 2005.

The Company adopted the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 48, “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”), on January 1, 2007. The Company recognized no change in the liability for unrecognized tax benefits as a result of the implementation of FIN 48. As of the date of adoption, the Company had no unrecognized tax benefits.

The Company files a consolidated income tax return in the United States Federal jurisdiction and the State of Florida. In addition, subsidiaries file separate tax returns in the States of Georgia and North Carolina. The Internal Revenue Service has audited the federal tax returns through the year 2004, with all proposed adjustments settled. The Company’s 2005 federal income tax return is currently under audit by the Internal Revenue Service. The Company recognizes all potential accrued interest and penalties to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.

Income taxes of $1,134,784 were paid in year ended December 31, 2007.

NOTE 5    NOTES RECEIVABLE

Notes receivable relate to the financing of real estate sales, bear interest at a market rate and are recorded at face value. The Company has not and does not intend to sell these receivables. Amounts collected on notes receivable are included in net cash provided by operating activities in the consolidated statements of cash flows. All note payments are current, with no notes considered impaired and no allowance for doubtful accounts recorded at December 31, 2007 and 2006.

 

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NOTE 5    NOTES RECEIVABLE (Continued)

 

Notes Receivable consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,
     2007    2006

Mortgage notes with fixed interest rates between 6.5—7.25% Collateralized by real estate, payments due in 2008 and 2009

   $ 2,545,376    $ 700,000

Mortgage note with variable interest rate at 200 basis points above the 30-day London Interbank Offer Rate “LIBOR,” principal and interest payments due annually through 2012

     2,158,317      —  

Note collateralized by a letter of credit at 0% Interest, due January 2008

     460,728      —  
             
   $ 5,164,421    $ 700,000
             

NOTE 6    LAND AND DEVELOPMENT COSTS

Land and development costs at December 31, 2007 and 2006, are summarized as follows:

 

     December 31,
     2007    2006

Undeveloped Land

   $ 1,004,607    $ 1,004,607

Land and Development Costs

     14,649,849      14,053,733
             
   $ 15,654,456    $ 15,058,340
             

The Company has contracted for various development projects. At December 31, 2007 these contracts had a balance of $2,780,201 to be paid as the development work is completed by the outside contractors.

NOTE 7    NOTES PAYABLE

Notes Payable consisted of the following:

 

     December 31,
     2007    2006

NOTES PAYABLE

     

Payable monthly based on 20-year amortization, interest floating based on the 30-day LIBOR Market Index rate plus 1.25%. Principal balance due July 2012, collateralized by 3,000 acres of land until March 29, 2007, (See discussion of interest rate swap below)

   $ 6,807,388    $ 7,601,531

LINE OF CREDIT

     

A line of credit totaling $20,000,000 at December 31, 2007, expiring July 2009, with interest at the 30-day LIBOR Market Index rate plus 1.4%

     —        —  

A line of credit totaling $10,000,000 at December 31, 2006, expiring July 2007, with interest at the lower of the 30-day LIBOR Market Index rate Plus 1.5% or 1% below the prime commercial lending rate

     —        —  
             
   $ 6,807,388    $ 7,061,531
             

 

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NOTE 7    NOTES PAYABLE (Continued)

 

The required annual principal payments on notes payable are as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,

   Amount

2008

   $ 249,628

2009

     292,310

2010

     314,534

2011

     338,447

2012 and Thereafter (cumulative)

     5,612,469
      
   $ 6,807,388
      

Interest expense was $394,603, $398,740, and $843,176, net of capitalized interest, for 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.

On April 8, 2002, the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement to mitigate the interest rate risk on the variable rate debt of the Company. The Company expects the cash flows related to the swap to be highly effective in offsetting the changes in the cash flows of the variable rate debt.

On July 1, 2002, the Company entered into an $8,000,000 long-term financing arrangement. The new variable rate debt is for a ten-year term, which has been fixed at a rate of 7.35% through the use of an interest rate swap and secured by approximately 3,000 acres of the Company’s most westerly lands, until March 29, 2007 at which time, the agreement was amended and the property was released as collateral.

The change in the fair value of the interest rate swap, from its inception, has resulted in the recording of an accrued liability in the amount of $545,286 and $348,108 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The cumulative change in fair value, net of applicable taxes, in the amount of $334,942 and $213,825 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, has been recorded as accumulated other comprehensive loss, a component of shareholders’ equity. This activity represents a non-cash transaction. The notional amount of the interest rate swap was equivalent to the outstanding balance of the financing, $6,807,388, at December 31, 2007, and $7,061,531 at December 31, 2006.

In addition, the Company has placed its unsecured $20,000,000 revolving line of credit with the same financing source. There was no outstanding balance on the line of credit at December 31, 2007. The Company is in compliance with all debt covenants as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. The Company had letters of credit outstanding totaling $280,091 and $3,270,939 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These letters of credit guarantee development work will be completed and reserve capacity under the line of credit. The balance available to borrow on the line of credit was $19,719,909 and $6,729,061 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.

NOTE 8    PENSION PLAN

The Company maintains a defined benefit plan for all employees who have attained the age of 21 and completed one year of service. The pension benefits are based primarily on years of service and the average compensation for the highest five years during the final ten years of employment. The benefit formula generally provides for a life annuity benefit.

During 2006, the Company adopted FASB No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Post-retirement Plans – an amendment of FASB Statements 87,88,106, and 132R” (“SFAS No. 158”). This statement requires an employer to recognize the overfunded or underfunded status of a defined benefit post-retirement plan as an asset or a liability in its statement of financial position and to recognize changes in that funded status in the year in which the changes occur through comprehensive income. During 2006, the adoption of SFAS No. 158 resulted in an increase in the pension liability totaling $1,241,829.

The Company uses a January 1, measurement date.

 

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NOTE 8    PENSION PLAN (Continued)

 

Following are the components of the Net Period Benefit Cost:

Components:

 

     December 31,  
     2007     2006     2005  

Service Cost

   $ 290,862     $ 242,721     $ 227,953  

Interest Cost

     402,731       344,042       309,663  

Expected Return on Plan Assets

     (48,181 )     (137,023 )     (654,431 )

Net Amortization

     (407,011 )     (323,631 )     223,938  
                        

Net Periodic Benefit Cost

   $ 238,401     $ 126,109     $ 107,123  
                        

The change in projected benefit obligation is as follows:

 

     December 31,        
     2007     2006        

Benefit Obligation at Beginning of Year

   $ 7,131,087     $ 6,479,164    

Service Cost

     290,862       277,164    

Interest Cost

     402,731       383,658    

Actuarial Loss

     (244,088 )     366,468    

Benefits and Plan Expenses Paid

     (395,432 )     (375,367 )  
                  

Benefit Obligation at End of Year

   $ 7,185,160     $ 7,131,087    
                  

The change in plan assets is as follows:

 

     December 31,        
     2007     2006        

Fair Value of Plan Assets at Beginning of Year

   $ 5,542,398     $ 5,227,631    

Actual Return on Plan Assets

     48,181       645,504    

Employer Contribution

     387,017       44,630    

Plan Expenses Paid

     (68,322 )     (87,881 )  

Benefits Paid

     (327,110 )     (287,486 )  
                  

Fair Value of Plan Assets at End of Year

   $ 5,582,164     $ 5,542,398    
                  

The funded status of the pension obligation consists of the following:

 

     December 31,        
     2007     2006        

Estimated Pension Benefit Obligation

      

Accumulated Benefit Obligation

   $ (6,508,271 )   $ (6,254,813 )  

Additional Benefits Based on Estimated Future Salary Levels

     (676,889 )     (876,274 )  
                  

Projected Benefit Obligation

     (7,185,160 )     (7,131,087 )  

Fair Value of Plan Assets

     5,582,164       5,542,398    
                  

Accrued Pension Liability

   $ (1,602,996 )   $ (1,588,689 )  
                  

The accumulated benefits obligation at December 31, 2007 and 2006, was $6,508,271 and $6,254,813, respectively.

 

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NOTE 8    PENSION PLAN (Continued)

 

The actuarial assumptions made to determine the projected benefit obligation and the fair value of plan assets are as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2007     2006  

Weighted Average Discount Rate

   6.00 %   5.75 %

Weighted Average Asset Rate of Return

   9.00 %   9.00 %

Compensation Scale

   5.00 %   5.00 %

The Company uses the “Moody’s Yield on Seasoned Corporate Bonds – All Industries, AAA” index to determine the discount rate. The weighted average asset rate of return is primarily based on historical returns of the portfolio as a whole.

OTHER PENSION PLAN DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

Amortization Periods:

The transition liability (asset) re-established on January 1, 2001, is being amortized in level amounts over 11.07 years.

The excess of the unrecognized (gain) or loss (if any) over the larger of 10% of the projected benefit obligation or 10% of the market related value of assets is amortized in level amounts over 12.92 years.

The prior service cost re-established on January 1, 2001, is being amortized in level amounts over 11.07 years.

The prior service cost established on January 1, 2002, is being amortized in level amounts over 11.67 years.

Funding Policy:

Periodic employer contributions are made in conformance with minimum funding requirements and maximum deductible limitations.

Benefit Payments and Other Disbursements:

During the measurement period, disbursements from plan assets were as follows:

 

Benefit Payments

   $ 327,110

Administrative Expenses

     68,322
      

Total

   $ 395,432
      

Unrecognized (Gain) or Loss:

The unrecognized (gain) or loss determined subsequent to last year’s measurement date is determined as follows:

 

Liability loss determined from the January 1, 2007 census and included in this year’s net periodic cost:

   $ 47,576  

Asset (gain) or loss occurring over the measurement period

     457,003  

(Gain) or loss due to assumption change effective December 31, 2007

     (291,664 )
        

Total unrecognized (gain) or loss:

   $ 212,915  
        

 

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NOTE 8    PENSION PLAN (Continued)

 

Plan Assets

The plan’s weighted average asset allocations at December 31, 2006 and December 31, 2005 by asset category are as follows:

 

     December 31,  
     2007     2006  

Equity Securities

   51 %   46 %

Fixed Income Securities

   45 %   43 %

Cash and Money Market Funds

   4 %   11 %
            

Total

   100 %   100 %
            

The Company’s investment policy for pension funds is to achieve four major objectives as follows:

 

  1) Growth in the invested assets to maintain future purchasing power,

 

  2) Provide a stable, increasing stream of investment income to support needs,

 

  3) Ensure the preservation of asset values equal to or greater the nominal book value of assets over the intermediate term or a complete economic cycle, whichever is longer,

 

  4) Maintain liquidity.

The allocation of investments are targeted at 60% in common equities and 40% in fixed income securities, exclusive of cash and cash equivalents with a typical ten percent range of fluctuation. No single security, except short-term obligations of the U.S. government, shall constitute more than 4% of consolidated assets, at cost.

Cash Flows:

Contributions

The Company will be required to meet the new funding rules contained in the Pension Protection Act of 2006. These new rules must be adopted beginning with the 2008 year. It is expected that the contribution required by the new rules will be substantially higher than that required by the prior rules. It is estimated the contribution will be in the $600,000 to $700,000 range.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments

The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service as appropriate, are expected to be paid.

 

Year Ending December 31,

   Amount

2008

   $ 284,400

2009

     290,600

2010

     380,700

2011

     418,600

2012

     583,200

2013-2017

     3,576,600

The following assumptions have been made regarding estimated benefit payments:

All currently retired participants survive through 2017.

All currently active participants survive and retire on their normal retirement dates.

Earnings are assumed to increase at the rate of 5% per year for active participants to their normal retirement dates.

 

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NOTE 9    POST-RETIREMENT BENEFIT PLANS OTHER THAN PENSIONS

The Company has a current policy regarding post-retirement benefit programs for certain health care and life insurance benefits for eligible retired employees. All full-time employees become eligible to receive life benefits if they retire after reaching age 55 with 20 or more years of service, and supplemental medicare benefits if they reach age 65 and 20 years of service. The post-retirement health care plan is contributory with retiree contributions adjusted annually; the life insurance plan is non-contributory up to $5,000 of coverage.

The accounting for the health care plan reflects caps on the amount of annual benefits to be paid to retirees as stipulated by the plan. The Company pays for the plan as costs are incurred.

The Company recognizes post-retirement expenses in accordance with adopted SFAS No. 106, “Employers’ Accounting for Post-Retirement Benefits Other Than Pensions,” which requires that expected costs of post-retirement benefits be charged to expense during the years the employees render service. The Company elected to amortize the unfunded obligation measured at adoption of SFAS No. 106 over a period of 20 years. The accrued post-retirement benefit cost reflected in the consolidated balance sheet in accrued liabilities at December 31, 2007 and 2006, was $285,912 and $110,219, respectively.

NOTE 10    STOCK OPTION PLAN

The Company maintains a stock option plan (“the Plan”) pursuant to which 500,000 shares of the Company’s common stock may be issued. The Plan in place was approved at the April 25, 2001 shareholders’ meeting. Under the Plan, the option exercise price equals the stock market price on the date of grant. The options vest over five years and all expire after ten years. The Plan provides for the grant of (1) incentive stock options, which satisfy the requirements of Internal Revenue Code (IRC) Section 422, and (2) non-qualified options, which are not entitled to favorable tax treatment under IRC Section 422. No optionee may exercise incentive stock options in any calendar year for shares of common stock having a total market value of more than $100,000 on the date of grant (subject to certain carryover provisions). In connection with the grant of non-qualified options, a stock appreciation right for each share covered by the option may also be granted. The stock appreciation right will entitle the optionee to receive a supplemental payment, which may be paid in whole or in part in cash or in shares of common stock equal to a portion of the spread between the exercise price and the fair market value of the underlying share at the time of exercise. All options granted to date have been non-qualified options.

On January 1, 2006, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Statement No. 123 (revised 2004) “Share-Based Payment” (SFAS No. 123R) by using the modified prospective method of adoption. SFAS No. 123R requires the classification of share-based payment arrangements as liability or equity instruments. Both the Company’s stock options and stock appreciation rights are liability classified awards and are required to be remeasured to fair value at each balance sheet date until the award is settled. Following the guidelines established in SFAS No. 123R, the Company recognizes compensation equal to remeasured fair value prorated over the vesting period of the award.

Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company valued its stock options by applying the intrinsic value-based method, and its stock options were classified in shareholders’ equity. For liability classified awards, SFAS No. 123R requires an entity to remeasure the liability from its intrinsic value to its fair value on the adoption date, and reflect any difference as the cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of any related tax effect. The Company remeasured the value of its stock options and stock appreciation rights as of January 1, 2006, which resulted in a cumulative effect of change in accounting principle, net of tax, totaling $216,093. Upon adoption of SFAS No. 123R, the Company also reclassified to liabilities the January 1, 2006, fair value of its stock options, which had been classified within shareholders’ equity in the amount of $3,074,748.

 

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NOTE 10    STOCK OPTION PLAN (Continued)

 

Amounts recognized in the financial statements for stock options and stock appreciation rights are as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2007     2006  

Total Cost of Share-Based Plans, Charged Against Income,

    

Before Tax Effect

   $ 1,341,661     $ 2,948,074  
                

Income Tax Expense (Benefit)

    

Recognized in Income

   $ (517,546 )   $ (1,137,220 )
                

Total cost of share-based plans for the year ended December 31, 2006, reflects $216,093 (cost of $351,800 net of $135,707 income tax benefit) from the adoption of SFAS No. 123R and reflected as a Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle on the Consolidated Statement of Income.

The fair value of each share option and stock appreciation right is estimated on the measurement date using the Black-Scholes option pricing model based on assumptions noted in the following table. Expected volatility is based on the historical volatility and other factors of the Company. The Company has elected to use the simplified method of estimating the expected term of the options and stock appreciation rights. Due to the small number of employees included in the Plan, the Company uses the specific identification method to estimate forfeitures and includes all participants in one group. The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual term of the share option is based on the U.S. Treasury rates in effect at the time of measurement.

The Company issues new, previously unissued, shares as options are exercised.

 

Assumptions at December 31,

   2007     2006     2005  

Expected Volatility

   27.54 %   28.88 %   28.11 %

Expected Dividends

   .64 %   .44 %   .65 %

Expected Term

   4 years     4 years     7 years  

Risk-Free Rate

   3.32 %   4.75 %   3.73 %

A summary of share option activity under the Plan as of December, 31 2007, and changes during the year ended is presented below:

STOCK OPTIONS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

 

     Shares     Wtd.Avg.
Ex. Price
   Wtd. Avg.
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

Outstanding December 31, 2006

   172,200     $ 41.96      

Granted

   62,000       77.25      

Exercised

   (54,400 )     30.78      

Expired

   —         —        
                  

Outstanding December 31, 2007

   179,800       59.04    7.90    $ 1,795,728
                        

Exercisable at December 31, 2007

   8,400     $ 65.53    8.09    $ 11,886
                        

 

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NOTE 10    STOCK OPTION PLAN (Continued)

 

STOCK APPRECIATION RIGHTS FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

 

     Shares     Wtd.Avg.
Fair
Value
   Wtd. Avg.
Remaining
Contractual
Term
(Years)
   Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value

Outstanding December 31, 2006

   172,200     $ 13.60      

Granted

   62,000       15.73      

Exercised

   (54,400 )     18.24      

Expired

   —         —        
                  

Outstanding December 31, 2007

   179,800       11.25    7.90    $ 966,930
                        

Exercisable at December 31, 2007

   8,400     $ 8.99    8.09    $ 6,400
                        

In connection with the exercise of 54,400 option shares, 32,799 shares of stock were issued and 21,601 shares of stock were surrendered to relieve the stock option liability by $2,515,864. Cash proceeds of $16,762 were received on the exercise of stock options.

The weighted-average fair value at December 31, 2007, of options granted during 2007 and 2006 was $14.66 and $27.87, respectively. Stock appreciation rights granted during 2007 and 2006 had weighted-average fair values of $15.73 and $11.56, respectively. The total intrinsic value of options exercised for the year ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 was $2,515,863 and $1,539,117, respectively. Stock appreciation rights exercised during the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, had intrinsic values of $1,291,749 and $780,706, respectively.

As of December 31, 2007, there was $1,783,842, valued at fair value, of total unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock options and stock appreciation rights granted under the Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of 1.38 years.

The liability for stock options and stock appreciation rights valued at fair value, reflected on the consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2007 and 2006, was $3,277,821 and $5,743,773, respectively.

Had compensation cost from prior years been determined under the fair value method for all shares under SFAS No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (as amended by Statement 148), the Company’s net earnings and earnings per share would have been as follows:

 

     Year Ended
December 31,
2005
 

Net Income as Reported

   $ 14,817,750  

Deduct:

  

Stock-Based Compensation Under Fair Value Based Method (Net of Tax)

     (384,910 )

Add Back:

  

Stock-Based Compensation Under Intrinsic Value Method (Net of Tax)

     1,174,283  
        

Pro Forma Net Income (Loss)

   $ 15,607,123  
        

Basic Income Per Share:

  

As Reported

   $ 2.62  

Pro Forma

   $ 2.76  

Diluted Income Per Share:

  

As Reported

   $ 2.58  

Pro Forma

   $ 2.72  

 

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NOTE 11    EARNINGS PER SHARE

Basic earnings per common share were computed by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding during the year. Diluted earnings per common share were determined based on the assumption of the conversion of stock options using the treasury stock method at average market prices for the periods.

 

     Calendar Year  
     2007    2006     2005  

Income Available to Common Shareholders:

       

Income before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle

   $ 13,532,838    $ 14,003,939     $ 14,821,189  

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

     —        240,476       (3,439 )

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle, Net of Tax

     —        (216,093 )     —    
                       

Net Income

   $ 13,532,838    $ 14,028,322     $ 14,817,750  
                       

Weighted Average Shares Outstanding

     5,716,564      5,684,042       5,662,387  

Common Shares Applicable to Stock

       

Options Using the Treasury Stock Method

     15,360      7,452       82,907  
                       

Total Shares Applicable to Diluted Earnings Per Share

     5,731,924      5,691,494       5,745,294  
                       

Per Share Information:

       

Basic Income Per Share

       

Income Before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle

   $ 2.37    $ 2.47     $ 2.62  

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

     —        .04       —    

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle, Net of Tax

     —        (.04 )     —    
                       

Net Income

   $ 2.37    $ 2.47     $ 2.62  
                       

Diluted Income Per Share

       

Income Before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle

   $ 2.36    $ 2.46     $ 2.58  

Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax

     —        .04       —    

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle, Net of Tax

     —        (.04 )     —    
                       

Net Income

   $ 2.36    $ 2.46     $ 2.58  
                       

 

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NOTE 12    COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

The Company leases, as lessee, certain equipment, land, and improvements under operating leases.

Minimum future rental payments under non-cancelable operating leases having remaining terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2007, are summarized as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,

   Amounts

2008

   $ 527,619

2009

     307,946

2010

     266,250

2011

     266,250

2012

     355,000

2013 and thereafter (cumulative)

     15,975,000
      

Total

   $ 17,698,065
      

Rental expense under all operating leases amounted to $1,051,487, $917,471, and $608,923, for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.

Additionally, the Company, as lessor, leases certain land, buildings, and improvements under operating leases.

Minimum future rental receipts under non-cancelable operating leases having remaining terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2005, are summarized as follows:

 

Year Ending December 31,

   Amounts

2008

   $ 8,493,799

2009

     8,496,019

2010

     8,222,436

2011

     7,691,935

2012

     7,691,934

2013 and thereafter (cumulative)

     176,554,939
      

Total

   $ 217,151,062
      

NOTE 13    BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA

The Company primarily operates in three business segments: real estate, income properties, and golf. Real estate operations include land sales and development, agricultural operations, and leasing properties for oil and mineral exploration.

The Company evaluates performance based on profit or loss from operations before income taxes. The Company’s reportable segments are strategic business units that offer different products. They are managed separately because each segment requires different management techniques, knowledge, and skills.

 

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NOTE 13    BUSINESS SEGMENT DATA (Continued)

Information about the Company’s operations in different segments for each of the three years ended December 31, is as follows (amounts in thousands):

 

     Calendar Year  
     2007     2006     2005  

Revenues:

      

Real Estate

   $ 25,948     $ 28,942     $ 32,074  

Income Properties

     8,725       8,184       6,618  

Golf

     5,160       5,210       4,818  

General, Corporate, and Other

     3,243       1,253       1,210  
                        
   $ 43,076     $ 43,589     $ 44,720  
                        

Income (Loss):

      

Real Estate

   $ 19,013     $ 21,811     $ 25,581  

Income Properties

     6,956       6,723       5,446  

Golf

     (1,749 )     (1,478 )     (1,292 )

General, Corporate, and Other

     (2,927 )     (5,566 )     (6,787 )
                        
   $ 21,293     $ 21,490     $ 22,948  
                        

Identifiable Assets:

      

Real Estate

   $ 33,026     $ 23,088     $ 15,473  

Income Properties

     105,121       106,955       93,908  

Golf

     8,334       8,651       9,308  

General, Corporate, and Other

     25,352       15,080       24,569  
                        
   $ 171,833     $ 153,774     $ 143,258  
                        

Depreciation and Amortization:

      

Real Estate

   $ 359     $ 295     $ 124  

Income Properties

     1,523       1,413       1,127  

Golf

     486       473       421  

General, Corporate, and Other

     99       85       83  
                        
   $ 2,467     $ 2,266     $ 1,755  
                        

Capital Expenditures:

      

Real Estate

   $ 2,947     $ 1,463     $ 955  

Income Properties

     2       14,462       32,953  

Golf

     271       60       37  

General, Corporate, and Other

     2,394       84       55  
                        
   $ 5,614     $ 16,069     $ 34,000  
                        

Income represents income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes. Identifiable assets by industry are those assets that are used in the Company’s operations in each industry. General corporate assets and assets used in the Company’s other operations consist primarily of cash, investment securities, notes receivable, and property, plant, and equipment.

NOTE 14    RELATED PARTIES

William H. Davison, a director of the Company, retired as Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of SunTrust Bank, East Central Florida in September 2007. The Company and SunTrust Bank are parties to a Master Loan and Security Agreement dated July 1, 2002, and amended March 29, 2007 for a term loan in the maximum amount of $8,000,000; the largest aggregate amount of indebtedness outstanding on this loan at any time since January 1, 2006 was $7,061,531 and interest paid on this loan during 2007 was $511,892. The

 

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NOTE 14    RELATED PARTIES (Continued)

 

outstanding balance on this loan at December 31, 2007 was $6,807,388. This loan was secured by approximately 3,000 acres of the Company’s lands, until the agreement was amended at which time the property was released as collateral. The Company and SunTrust Bank are also parties to a Master Loan and Security Agreement dated May 31, 2002, for an unsecured line of credit in the maximum of $20,000,000; the largest aggregate amount of indebtedness outstanding on this line of credit at any time since January 1, 2007 was $1,690,000 and interest paid on this loan during 2007 was $2,129. There was no outstanding balance on this line of credit at December 31, 2007. The Company had letters of credit outstanding at December 31, 2007 in the amount of $280,091, which reserved capacity under the line of credit. The Company and SunTrust are also parties to an International Swap Dealers Association, Inc. Master Agreement dated April 8, 2002 with respect to an interest rate swap with regard to the $8,000,000 term loan described above. The Company believes that these loans were made in the ordinary course of business, were made on substantially the same terms, including interest rates and collateral, as those prevailing at the time for comparable loans with persons not related to the lender, and did not involve more than the normal risk of collectability or present other unfavorable features.

William J. Voges, a director of the Company, serves as an officer and director of the Managing Member of Silver Holly Development, LLC, and serves or may serve as Trustee or Successor Trustee to its members. On December 28, 2004, Silver Holly Development, LLC, purchased 4.57 acres at a purchase price of $1,073,858 from the Company. This contract contains a provision to purchase impact fee credits, if needed, from the Company. Impact fee credits of $67,240 were purchased from the Company on January 6, 2006. This was a cash sale made at market value and at prevailing market terms and conditions.

 

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QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

THREE MONTHS ENDED

 

    March 31,     June 30,     September 30,     December 31,  
    2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006     2007     2006  
    $     $     $     $     $     $     $     $  

Income

               

Real Estate Operations:

               

Real Estate Sales

               

Sales and Other Income

    4,676,566       4,611,857       1,189,294       4,912,645       2,994,820       5,095,658       17,087,120       14,321,589  

Costs and Other Expenses

    (3,767,016 )     (717,633 )     (439,160 )     (785,477 )     (627,262 )     (1,494,549 )     (2,101,274 )     (4,132,710 )
                                                               
    909,550       3,894,224       750,134       4,127,168       2,367,558       3,601,109       14,985,846       10,188,879  
                                                               

Income Properties

               

Leasing Revenues and Other Income

    2,160,785       1,879,693       2,169,889       1,934,456       2,207,308       2,183,626       2,187,114       2,185,954  

Costs and Other Expenses

    (425,216 )     (322,086 )     (427,866 )     (339,786 )     (520,110 )     (407,697 )     (395,559 )     (391,143 )
                                                               
    1,735,569       1,557,607       1,742,023       1,594,670       1,687,198       1,775,929       1,791,555       1,794,811  
                                                               

Golf Operations

               

Sales and Other Income

    1,566,207       1,509,664       1,410,975       1,373,085       930,164       1,027,067       1,252,724       1,300,909  

Costs and Other Expenses

    (1,857,213 )     (1,655,352 )     (1,801,926 )     (1,722,465 )     (1,577,723 )     (1,568,987 )     (1,672,399 )     (1,741,813 )
                                                               
    (291,006 )     (145,688 )     (390,951 )     (349,380 )     (647,559 )     (541,920 )     (419,675 )     (440,904 )
                                                               

Total Real Estate Operations

    2,354,113       5,306,143       2,101,206       5,372,458       3,407,197       4,835,118       16,357,726       11,542,786  

Profit on Sales of Other

               

Real Estate Interests

    34,744       144,052       550,000       311,818       816,235       212,550       1,178,848       10,895  

Interest and Other Income

    150,709       243,452       150,084       202,233       149,627       38,831       212,811       89,219  
                                                               
    2,539,566       5,693,647       2,801,290       5,886,509       4,373,059       5,086,499       17,749,385       11,642,900  

General and Administrative Expenses

    (3,484,705 )     (1,908,530 )     (996,286 )     (721,965 )     (1,044,337 )     (1,911,250 )     (644,914 )     (2,277,626 )
                                                               

Income (loss) from Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes

    (945,139 )     3,785,117       1,805,004       5,164,544       3,328,722       3,175,249       17,104,471       9,365,274  

Income Taxes

    361,327       (1,432,614 )     (689,064 )     (1,673,464 )     (1,226,158 )     (791,231 )     (6,206,325 )     (3,588,936 )
                                                               

Income (loss) before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle

    (583,812 )     2,352,503       1,115,940       3,491,080       2,102,564       2,384,018       10,898,146       5,776,338  

Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations

               

Net of Income Tax

    —         (7,978 )     —         248,454       —         —         —         —    

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle Net of Tax

    —         (216,093 )     —         —         —         —         —         —    
                                                               

Net Income (loss)

    (583,812 )     2,128,432       1,115,940       3,739,534       2,102,564       2,384,018       10,898,146       5,776,338  
                                                               

Per Share Information:

               

Basic Income Per Share

               

Income (loss) before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle

  $ (0.10 )   $ 0.41     $ 0.20     $ 0.62     $ 0.36     $ 0.43     $ 1.91     $ 1.01  

Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations

               

Net of Income Tax

    —         —         —       $ 0.04       —         —         —         —    

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle Net of Tax

    —       $ (0.04 )     —         —         —         —         —         —    
                                                               

Net Income (loss)

  $ (0.10 )   $ 0.37     $ 0.20     $ 0.66     $ 0.36     $ 0.43     $ 1.91     $ 1.01  
                                                               

Diluted Income Per Share

               

Income (loss) before Discontinued Operations and Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle

  $ (0.10 )   $ 0.41     $ 0.20     $ 0.62     $ 0.36     $ 0.42     $ 1.90     $ 1.01  

Income (loss) from Discontinued Operations Net of Income Tax

    —         —         —       $ 0.04       —         —         —         —    

Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle Net of Tax

    —       $ (0.04 )   $ 0.20       —         —         —         —         —    
                                                               

Net Income (loss)

  $ (0.10 )   $ 0.37     $ 0.20     $ 0.66     $ 0.36     $ 0.42     $ 1.90     $ 1.01  
                                                               

 

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SCHEDULE III

REAL ESTATE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION

FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007

 

     INITIAL COST TO COMPANY    COSTS CAPITALIZED
SUBSEQUENT TO ACQUISITION

DESCRIPTION

   ENCUMBRANCES    LAND    BUILDINGS &
IMPROVEMENTS
   IMPROVEMENTS    CARRYING
COSTS
     $    $    $    $    $

Income Properties:

              

CVS, Tallahassee, FL

   -0-    590,800    1,595,000    -0-    -0-

CVS, Sanford, FL

   -0-    1,565,176    1,890,671    -0-    -0-

Barnes & Noble, Daytona Beach, FL

   -0-    1,798,600    3,803,000    -0-    -0-

Barnes & Noble, Lakeland, FL

   -0-    1,242,300    1,884,200    -0-    -0-

CVS, Clermont, FL

   -0-    1,493,985    1,452,823    -0-    -0-

CVS, Sebring, FL

   -0-    1,312,472    1,722,559    -0-    -0-

CVS, Melbourne, FL

   -0-    1,567,788    919,186    -0-    -0-

CVS, Sanford, FL

   -0-    2,345,694    1,275,625    -0-    -0-

CVS, Sebastian, FL

   -0-    2,205,708    1,288,995    -0-    -0-

Walgreens, Palm Bay, FL

   -0-    1,102,640    3,157,360    -0-    -0-

Walgreens, Kissimmee, FL

   -0-    1,327,847    1,770,986    -0-    -0-

Walgreens, Orlando, FL

   -0-    2,280,841    1,148,507    -0-    -0-

Walgreens, Clermont, FL

   -0-    3,021,665    1,269,449    -0-    -0-

Walgreens, Apopka, FL

   -0-    2,390,532    1,354,080    -0-    -0-

Walgreens, Powder Springs, GA

   -0-    2,668,255    1,406,160    -0-    -0-

Walgreens, Alpharetta, GA

   -0-    3,265,623    1,406,160    -0-    -0-

Lowe’s, Lexington, NC

   -0-    5,048,640    4,548,880    -0-    -0-

RBC, Centura Bank, Alpharetta, GA

   -0-    3,402,926    426,100    -0-    -0-

Northern Tool & Equipment, Asheville, NC

   -0-    2,535,926    1,345,200    -0-    -0-

RBC Centura Bank, Altamont Springs, FL

   -0-    3,435,502    410,961    -0-    -0-

CVS, Vero Beach, FL

   -0-    3,113,661    1,312,235    -0-    -0-

RBC Centura Bank, Orlando, FL

   -0-    2,875,052    418,992    -0-    -0-

CVS, Clermont, FL

   -0-    2,414,044    1,575,184    -0-    -0-

Best Buy, McDonough, GA

   -0-    2,622,682    3,150,000    -0-    -0-

Dick’s Sporting Goods, McDonough, GA

   -0-    3,934,022    4,725,000    -0-    -0-

Agricultural Lands & Subsurface Interests

   -0-    2,830,971    -0-    4,729,744    232,880
                        
   -0-    62,393,352    45,257,313    4,729,744    232,880
                        

 

     GROSS AMOUNT AT WHICH
CARRIED AT CLOSE OF PERIOD
                   
     LAND AND
IMPROVEMENTS
   BUILDINGS    TOTAL    ACCUMULATED
DEPRECIATION
   COMPLETION of
CONSTRUCTION
   DATE
ACQUIRED
   LIFE
     $    $    $    $               

Income Properties:

                    

CVS, Tallahassee, FL

   590,800    1,595,000    2,185,800    282,448    N/A    12/13/00    40Yrs

CVS, Sanford, FL

   1,565,176    1,890,671    3,455,847    291,478    N/A    11/15/01    40Yrs

Barnes & Noble, Daytona Beach, FL

   1,798,600    3,803,000    5,601,600    665,525    N/A    01/11/01    40Yrs

Barnes & Noble, Lakeland, FL

   1,242,300    1,884,200    3,126,500    329,735    N/A    01/11/01    40Yrs

CVS, Clermont, FL

   1,493,985    1,452,823    2,946,808    186,376    N/A    11/22/02    40Yrs

CVS, Sebring, FL

   1,312,472    1,722,559    3,035,031    211,731    N/A    02/04/03    40Yrs

CVS, Melbourne, FL

   1,567,788    919,186    2,486,974    111,068    N/A    03/05/03    40Yrs

CVS, Sanford, FL

   2,345,694    1,275,625    3,621,319    129,736    N/A    09/17/03    40Yrs

CVS, Sebastian, FL

   2,205,708    1,288,995    3,494,703    118,470    N/A    04/23/04    40Yrs

Walgreens, Palm Bay, FL

   1,102,640    3,157,360    4,260,000    519,649    N/A    06/12/04    40Yrs

Walgreens, Kissimmee, FL

   1,327,847    1,770,986    3,098,833    217,684    N/A    02/12/03    40Yrs

Walgreens, Orlando, FL

   2,280,841    1,148,507    3,429,348    141,171    N/A    02/13/03    40Yrs

Walgreens, Clermont, FL

   3,021,665    1,269,449    4,291,114    113,721    N/A    05/27/04    40Yrs

Walgreens, Apopka, FL

   2,390,532    1,354,080    3,744,612    126,945    N/A    03/29/04    40Yrs

Walgreens, Powder Springs, GA

   2,668,255    1,406,160    4,074,415    131,827    N/A    03/31/04    40Yrs

Walgreens, Alpharetta, GA

   3,265,623    1,406,160    4,671,783    131,828    N/A    03/31/04    40Yrs

Lowe’s, Lexington, NC

   5,048,640    4,548,880    9,597,520    331,689    N/A    01/20/05    40Yrs

RBC, Centura Bank, Alpharetta, GA

   3,402,926    426,100    3,829,026    27,519    N/A    05/25/05    40Yrs

Northern Tool & Equipment, Asheville, NC

   2,535,926    1,345,200    3,881,126    86,878    N/A    05/25/05    40Yrs

RBC Centura Bank, Altamonte Springs, FL

   3,435,502    410,961    3,846,463    27,397    N/A    05/12/05    40Yrs

CVS, Vero Beach, FL

   3,113,661    1,312,235    4,425,896    84,749    N/A    06/02/05    40Yrs

RBC Centura Bank, Orlando, FL

   2,875,052    418,992    3,294,044    25,314    N/A    08/15/05    40Yrs

CVS, Clermont, FL

   2,414,044    1,575,184    3,989,228    82,041    N/A    12/15/05    40Yrs

Best Buy, McDonough, GA

   2,622,682    3,150,000    5,772,682    124,688    N/A    06/15/06    41Yrs

Dick’s Sporting Goods,McDonough,GA

   3,934,022    4,725,000    8,659,022    187,031    N/A    06/15/06    42Yrs

Agricultural Lands & Subsurface Interests

   7,793,595    -0-    7,793,595    442,519    Various    N/A    5-0Yrs.
                            

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   67,355,976    45,257,313    112,613,289    5,129,217         
                            


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FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 (Continued)

 

     2007     2006     2005  

Cost:

      

Balance at Beginning of Year

   $ 107,832,318     $ 93,937,327     $ 60,794,791  

Additions and Improvements

     4,978,448       15,317,558       33,204,995  

Cost of Real Estate Sold

     (197,477 )     (1,422,567 )     (62,459 )
                        

Balance at End of Year (1)

   $ 112,613,289     $ 107,832,318     $ 93,937,327  
                        

Accumulated Depreciation:

      

Balance at Beginning of Year

   $ 3,997,265     $ 3,019,927     $ 2,151,473  

Depreciation and Amortization

     1,131,952       1,083,042       868,454  

Depreciation on Real Estate Sold

     0       (105,704 )     —    
                        

Balance at End of Year

   $ 5,129,217     $ 3,997,265     $ 3,019,927  
                        

 

(1) Reconciliation to Consolidated Balance Sheet at December 31, 2007

 

Land, Timber, and Subsurface Interests

   $ 7,793,594

Income Properties: Land, Buildings, and Improvements

     104,819,695
      
   $ 112,613,289