W. P. Carey Announces Second Quarter Financial Results

August 5, 2010

NEW YORK, NY -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 08/05/10 -- Investment firm W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE: WPC) today reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2010.

QUARTERLY AND SIX-MONTH RESULTS

 

  • Funds from operations -- as adjusted (AFFO) for the second quarter of 2010 increased compared to the second quarter of 2009: $38.9 million or $0.98 per diluted share compared to $30.1 million or $0.75 per diluted share, respectively. AFFO for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $67 million or $1.69 per diluted share, compared to $59 million or $1.48 per diluted share for the comparable period in 2009.
  • Cash flow from operating activities for the six months ended June 30, 2010 was $36.3 million compared to $34.7 million for the prior year period, while adjusted cash flow from operating activities was $48.2 million in the current year period compared to $50 million in the same period last year.
  • Total revenues net of reimbursed expenses for the second quarter of 2010 increased to $55 million from $42.1 million for the second quarter of 2009. Total revenues net of reimbursed expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2010 were $102.6 million, compared to $92.3 million for the comparable period in 2009. Reimbursed expenses are excluded from total revenues because they have no impact on net income.
  • Net Income for the second quarter of 2010 was $23.4 million, compared to $15 million for the same period in 2009. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, net income was $37.8 million, compared to $32.7 million for the comparable period in 2009. Results from operations in our investment management segment were significantly higher in the current year periods primarily due to a higher volume of investments structured on behalf of the CPA® REITs and lower impairment charges recognized by the CPA® REITs in the current year periods.
  • For the six months ended June 30, 2010, we received approximately $8 million in cash distributions from our equity ownership in the CPA® REITs.
  • Further information concerning AFFO and adjusted cash flow from operating activities -- non-GAAP supplemental performance metrics -- is presented in the accompanying tables and related notes.

 

INVESTMENT AND FUNDRAISING ACTIVITY

 

  • We structured 11 investments totaling $440 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 on behalf of the CPA® REITs, compared to two investments totaling $234 million for the comparable period in 2009.
  • Transactions in the second quarter of 2010 on behalf of the CPA® REITs included: a $101 million transaction with Agrokor, the largest private company and food retailer in Croatia; a $57 million acquisition of JPMorgan Chase'sTampa office facility; and a $43 million build-to-suit financing transaction with Sun Products Corporation.
  • We continue to raise investor capital through our latest REIT offering, CPA®:17 - Global, so that we may take advantage of attractive investment opportunities that we believe are afforded by the current market environment. To date, CPA®:17 - Global has raised more than $1.1 billion of its up-to $2 billion offering.

 

ASSETS UNDER MANAGEMENT

 

  • W. P. Carey is the advisor to the CPA® REITs, which had real estate assets of $8.2 billion and total assets of $8.6 billion as of June 30, 2010.
  • As of June 30, 2010, the occupancy rate of W. P. Carey's 14 million square foot owned portfolio was approximately 92%. In addition, for the 95 million square feet owned by the CPA® REITs, the occupancy rate was approximately 98%.

 

DISTRIBUTIONS

 

  • The Board of Directors raised the quarterly cash distribution to $0.506 per share for the second quarter of 2010. The distribution -- our 37th consecutive quarterly increase -- was paid on July 15, 2010 to shareholders of record as of June 30, 2010.

 

Trevor Bond, interim Chief Executive Officer, said, "The continued strength of our capital raising activities and our ability to source, negotiate, finance and close long-term, income-generating acquisitions has provided the basis for solid financial results during the first six months of 2010. Being on the ground in Europe as well as the U.S. has enabled us to access a diverse set of opportunities that are consistent with our established investment parameters. Consequently, our ability to grow assets under management has favorably impacted funds from operations -- as adjusted, a primary metric in determining distributions."

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W. P. Carey & Co. LLC
W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE: WPC) is an investment management company that provides long-term financing to companies worldwide via sale leaseback and build to suit transactions and manages a global investment portfolio of approximately $10 billion. Through its CPA® series of income-generating, non-traded REITs, W. P. Carey helps companies and private equity firms unlock capital tied up in real estate assets. The W. P. Carey Group's investments are highly diversified, comprising contractual agreements with approximately 275 long-term corporate obligors spanning 28 industries and 16 countries. http://www.wpcarey.com

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This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Federal securities laws. A number of factors could cause the Company's actual results, performance or achievement to differ materially from those anticipated. Among those risks, trends and uncertainties are the general economic climate; the supply of and demand for office and industrial properties; interest rate levels; the availability of financing; and other risks associated with the acquisition and ownership of properties, including risks that the tenants will not pay rent, or that costs may be greater than anticipated. For further information on factors that could impact the Company, reference is made to the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


                          W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC

              Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
            (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)


                              Three months ended       Six months ended
                                   June 30,                June 30,
                            ----------------------  ----------------------
                               2010        2009        2010        2009
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Revenues
  Asset management revenue  $   19,080  $   19,227  $   37,900  $   38,335
  Structuring revenue           13,102         365      19,936      10,774
  Wholesaling revenue            2,230       1,597       4,333       2,690
  Reimbursed costs from
   affiliates                   15,354      11,115      30,402      20,111
  Lease revenues                15,833      16,374      31,844      32,745
  Other real estate income       4,797       4,557       8,572       7,770
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                                70,396      53,235     132,987     112,425
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Operating Expenses
  General and administrative   (18,131)    (14,334)    (35,732)    (33,433)
  Reimbursable costs           (15,354)    (11,115)    (30,402)    (20,111)
  Depreciation and
   amortization                 (5,815)     (6,574)    (11,991)    (11,694)
  Property expenses             (2,379)     (1,921)     (4,628)     (3,371)
  Other real estate expenses    (1,773)     (1,707)     (3,588)     (3,838)
  Impairment charges                 -        (900)     (2,268)       (900)
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                               (43,452)    (36,551)    (88,609)    (73,347)
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Other Income and Expenses
  Other interest income            336         416         609         823
  Income from equity
   investments in real
   estate and CPA® REITs         7,638       4,875      16,780       6,262
  Other income and
   (expenses)                       42         127        (622)      3,281
  Interest expense              (3,765)     (3,805)     (7,476)     (8,000)
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
                                 4,251       1,613       9,291       2,366
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Income from continuing
   operations before income
   taxes                        31,195      18,297      53,669      41,444
  Provision for income taxes    (6,751)     (3,720)    (10,863)     (9,920)
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Income from continuing
   operations                   24,444      14,577      42,806      31,524
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Discontinued Operations
  Income from operations of
   discontinued properties         206       1,202         626       2,164
  Gain on sale of real
   estate                           56         478         460         343
  Impairment charges              (985)     (1,380)     (5,869)     (1,380)
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  (Loss) income from
   discontinued operations        (723)        300      (4,783)      1,127
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Net Income                      23,721      14,877      38,023      32,651
  Add: Net loss attributable
   to noncontrolling
   interests                       128         203         414         373
  Less: Net income
   attributable to
   redeemable noncontrolling
   interests                      (417)       (103)       (592)       (338)
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Net Income Attributable to
 W. P. Carey Members        $   23,432  $   14,977  $   37,845  $   32,686
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Basic Earnings Per Share
  Income from continuing
   operations attributable
   to W. P. Carey members   $     0.62  $     0.36  $     1.08  $     0.79
  (Loss) income from
   discontinued operations
   attributable to W. P.
   Carey members                 (0.03)       0.01       (0.12)       0.03
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Net income attributable to
   W. P. Carey members      $     0.59  $     0.37  $     0.96  $     0.82
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Diluted Earnings Per Share
  Income from continuing
   operations attributable
   to W. P. Carey members   $     0.62  $     0.36  $     1.06  $     0.78
  (Loss) income from
   discontinued operations
   attributable to W. P.
   Carey members                 (0.03)       0.01       (0.12)       0.03
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Net income attributable to
   W. P. Carey members      $     0.59  $     0.37  $     0.94  $     0.81
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

Weighted Average Shares
 Outstanding
  Basic                     39,081,064  39,350,684  39,116,126  39,067,391
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
  Diluted                   39,510,231  40,065,495  39,567,583  39,780,708
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Amounts Attributable to W.
 P. Carey Members
  Income from continuing
   operations, net of tax   $   24,155  $   14,677  $   42,628  $   31,559
  (Loss) income from
   discontinued operations,
   net of tax                     (723)        300      (4,783)      1,127
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
  Net income                $   23,432  $   14,977  $   37,845  $   32,686
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Distributions Declared Per
 Share                      $    0.506  $    0.498  $    1.010  $    0.994
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========






                          W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC

            Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
                              (in thousands)


                                                         Six months ended
                                                             June 30,
                                                        ------------------
                                                          2010      2009
                                                        --------  --------
Cash Flows -- Operating Activities
Net income                                              $ 38,023  $ 32,651
Adjustments to net income:
  Depreciation and amortization including intangible
   assets and deferred financing costs                    12,377    12,757
  Income from equity investments in real estate and
   CPA® REITs in excess of distributions received         (5,942)   (3,157)
  Straight-line rent and financing lease adjustments         429       967
  Gain on sale of real estate                               (460)     (343)
  Gain on extinguishment of debt                               -    (6,991)
  Allocation of (loss) earnings to profit sharing
   interest                                                 (373)    3,875
  Management income received in shares of affiliates     (17,344)  (15,414)
  Unrealized loss (gain) on foreign currency
   transactions and others                                   860       (39)
  Realized loss (gain) on foreign currency transactions
   and others                                                143      (126)
  Impairment charges                                       8,137     2,280
  Stock-based compensation expense                         4,936     5,260
  Deferred acquisition revenue received                   17,048    22,877
  Increase in structuring revenue receivable              (9,352)   (5,416)
  Decrease in income taxes, net                           (6,116)   (8,454)
  Net changes in other operating assets and liabilities   (6,075)   (6,044)
                                                        --------  --------
Net cash provided by operating activities                 36,291    34,683
                                                        --------  --------

Cash Flows -- Investing Activities
  Distributions received from equity investments in real
   estate and CPA® REITs in excess of equity income        7,762     7,606
  Purchases of real estate and equity investments in
   real estate                                           (74,904)  (39,677)
  VAT paid in connection with acquisition of real estate  (4,222)        -
  Capital expenditures                                    (1,652)   (6,929)
  Proceeds from sale of real estate                        9,200     3,835
  Funds released from escrow in connection with the sale
   of property                                            36,132         -
  Proceeds from transfer of profit sharing interest            -    21,928
                                                        --------  --------
Net cash used in investing activities                    (27,684)  (13,237)
                                                        --------  --------

Cash Flows -- Financing Activities
  Distributions paid                                     (52,490)  (39,060)
  Contributions from noncontrolling interests             11,180     1,583
  Distributions to noncontrolling interests               (1,444)   (3,474)
  Distributions to profit sharing interest                  (693)   (3,434)
  Scheduled payments of mortgage principal               (10,322)   (5,241)
  Prepayments of mortgage principal                            -   (11,918)
  Proceeds from mortgage financing                         6,315    39,000
  Proceeds from line of credit                            83,250    88,500
  Prepayments of line of credit                          (22,500)  (72,018)
  Proceeds from loans from affiliates                          -     1,624
  Payment of financing costs                                (301)     (806)
  Proceeds from issuance of shares                           799       874
  Windfall tax (provision) benefits associated with
   stock-based compensation awards                          (159)      242
  Repurchase and retirement of shares                          -   (10,686)
                                                        --------  --------
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities       13,635   (14,814)
                                                        --------  --------

Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents During the Period
    Effect of exchange rate changes on cash               (1,243)       38
                                                        --------  --------
    Net increase in cash and cash equivalents             20,999     6,670
  Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period          18,450    16,799
                                                        --------  --------
  Cash and cash equivalents, end of period              $ 39,449  $ 23,469
                                                        ========  ========






                          W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC

                     Financial Highlights (Unaudited)
                 (in thousands, except per share amounts)

These financial highlights include non-GAAP financial measures, including
earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"),
funds from operations -- as adjusted ("AFFO") and adjusted cash flow from
operating activities. A description of these non-GAAP financial measures
and reconciliations to the most directly comparable GAAP measures is
provided on the following pages.

                                    Three months ended   Six months ended
                                         June 30,            June 30,
                                    ------------------- ------------------
                                      2010      2009      2010      2009
                                    --------- --------- --------  --------
EBITDA
Investment management               $  22,273 $  10,430 $ 37,172  $ 23,498
Real estate ownership                  17,637    19,365   31,450    40,257
                                    --------- --------- --------  --------
Total                               $  39,910 $  29,795 $ 68,622  $ 63,755
                                    ========= ========= ========  ========

AFFO
Investment management               $  22,670 $  11,627 $ 34,759  $ 25,960
Real estate ownership                  16,250    18,486   32,227    33,010
                                    --------- --------- --------  --------
Total                               $  38,920 $  30,113 $ 66,986  $ 58,970
                                    ========= ========= ========  ========

EBITDA Per Share (Diluted)
Investment management               $    0.56 $    0.26 $   0.94  $   0.59
Real estate ownership                    0.45      0.48     0.79      1.01
                                    --------- --------- --------  --------
Total                               $    1.01 $    0.74 $   1.73  $   1.60
                                    ========= ========= ========  ========

AFFO Per Share (Diluted)
Investment management               $    0.57 $    0.29 $   0.88  $   0.65
Real estate ownership                    0.41      0.46     0.81      0.83
                                    --------- --------- --------  --------
Total                               $    0.98 $    0.75 $   1.69  $   1.48
                                    ========= ========= ========  ========

Adjusted Cash Flow From Operating
 Activities
Adjusted cash flow                                      $ 48,193  $ 50,019
                                                        ========  ========
Adjusted cash flow per share
 (diluted)                                              $   1.22  $   1.26
                                                        ========  ========

Distributions declared per share                        $  1.010  $  0.994
                                                        ========  ========
Payout ratio (distributions per
 share/adjusted cash flow per
 share)                                                       83%       79%
                                                        ========  ========






                          W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC

            Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA (Unaudited)
            (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)


                              Three months ended       Six months ended
                                   June 30,                June 30,
                            ----------------------  -----------------------
                               2010        2009        2010        2009
                            ----------  ----------- ----------- -----------
Investment Management
Net income from investment
 management attributable
 to W. P. Carey members     $   14,331  $     5,954 $    24,181 $    12,659
Adjustments:
Provision for income taxes       6,780        3,440      10,658       9,205
Depreciation and
 amortization                    1,162        1,036       2,333       1,634
                            ----------  ----------- ----------- -----------
EBITDA - investment
 management                 $   22,273  $    10,430 $    37,172 $    23,498
                            ==========  =========== =========== ===========
EBITDA per share (diluted)  $     0.56  $      0.26 $      0.94 $      0.59
                            ==========  =========== =========== ===========

Real Estate Ownership
Net income from real estate
 ownership attributable to
 W. P. Carey members        $    9,101  $     9,023 $    13,664 $    20,027
Adjustments:
Interest expense                 3,765        3,805       7,476       8,000
Provision for income taxes         (29)         280         205         715
Depreciation and
 amortization                    4,653        5,538       9,658      10,060
Reconciling items
 attributable to
 discontinued operations           147          719         447       1,455
                            ----------  ----------- ----------- -----------
EBITDA - real estate
 ownership                  $   17,637  $    19,365 $    31,450 $    40,257
                            ==========  =========== =========== ===========
EBITDA per share (diluted)  $     0.45  $      0.48 $      0.79 $      1.01
                            ==========  =========== =========== ===========

Total Company
EBITDA                      $   39,910  $    29,795 $    68,622 $    63,755
                            ==========  =========== =========== ===========
EBITDA per share (diluted)  $     1.01  $      0.74 $      1.73 $      1.60
                            ==========  =========== =========== ===========
Diluted weighted average
 shares outstanding         39,510,231   40,065,495  39,567,583  39,780,708
                            ==========  =========== =========== ===========

Non-GAAP Financial Disclosure
EBITDA as disclosed represents earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization. We believe that EBITDA is a useful
supplemental measure to investors and analysts for assessing the
performance of our business segments, although it does not represent
net income that is computed in accordance with GAAP, because it removes
the impact of our capital structure and asset base from our operating
results and because it is helpful when comparing our operating performance
to that of companies in our industry without regard to such items, which
can vary substantially from company to company. Accordingly, EBITDA should
not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indicator of our
financial performance. EBITDA may not be comparable to similarly titled
measures of other companies. Therefore, we use EBITDA as one measure of
our operating performance when we formulate corporate goals, evaluate the
effectiveness of our strategies, and determine executive compensation.






                          W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC

Reconciliation of Net Income to Funds From Operations -- as adjusted (AFFO)
                                (Unaudited)
            (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)


                              Three months ended      Six months ended
                                   June 30,                June 30,
                            ----------------------  ----------------------
                               2010        2009        2010        2009
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
Investment Management
Net income from investment
 management attributable
 to W. P. Carey members     $   14,331  $    5,954  $   24,181  $   12,659
Amortization, deferred
 taxes and other non-cash
 charges                         3,095       2,607       4,373       3,919
AFFO from equity
 investments                     5,244       3,066       6,205       9,382
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
AFFO - investment
 management                 $   22,670  $   11,627  $   34,759  $   25,960
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
AFFO per share (diluted)    $     0.57  $     0.29  $     0.88  $     0.65
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

Real Estate Ownership
Net income from real estate
 ownership attributable to
 W. P. Carey members        $    9,101  $    9,023  $   13,664  $   20,027
Gain on sale of real
 estate, net                       (56)       (478)       (460)       (343)
Gain on extinguishment of
 debt, net (a)                       -           -           -      (2,796)
Depreciation, amortization
 and other non-cash charges      4,887       5,174      10,705      10,348
Straight-line and other
 rent adjustments                   99         232          19         412
Impairment charges                 985       2,280       8,137       2,280
AFFO from equity
 investments                     1,448       2,411         544       3,413
Noncontrolling interests'
 share of AFFO                    (214)       (156)       (382)       (331)
                            ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
AFFO - real estate
 ownership                  $   16,250  $   18,486  $   32,227  $   33,010
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
AFFO per share (diluted)    $     0.41  $     0.46  $     0.81  $     0.83
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

Total Company
AFFO                        $   38,920  $   30,113  $   66,986  $   58,970
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
AFFO per share (diluted)    $     0.98  $     0.75  $     1.69  $     1.48
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========
Diluted weighted average
 shares outstanding         39,510,231  40,065,495  39,567,583  39,780,708
                            ==========  ==========  ==========  ==========

(a) In January 2009, Carey Storage repaid, in full, the $35.0 million
    outstanding balance on its secured credit facility for $28.0 million
    and recognized a gain of $7.0 million on the repayment of this debt at
    a discount, inclusive of the profit sharing interest of $4.2 million.

Non-GAAP Financial Disclosure
Funds from operations (FFO) is a non-GAAP financial measure that is
commonly used by investors and analysts in evaluating real estate
companies. Although the National Association of Real Estate Investment
Trusts (NAREIT) has published a definition of FFO, real estate companies
often modify this definition as they seek to provide financial measures
that meaningfully reflect their operations. FFO or funds from
operations -- as adjusted (AFFO) should not be considered as an alternative
to net income as an indication of a company's operating performance or to
cash flow from operating activities as a measure of its liquidity but
should be used in conjunction with GAAP net income. FFO or AFFO disclosed
by other REITs may not be comparable to our AFFO calculation.

NAREIT's definition of FFO adjusts GAAP net income to exclude depreciation
and gains/losses from the sales of properties and adjusts for FFO
applicable to unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. We calculate
AFFO in accordance with this definition and then include other adjustments
to GAAP net income to adjust for certain non-cash charges such as
amortization of intangibles, deferred income tax benefits and expenses,
straight-line rents, stock compensation, impairment charges on real estate
and unrealized foreign currency exchange gains and losses. We exclude
these items from GAAP net income as they are not the primary drivers in
our decision making process. Our assessment of our operations is focused
on long-term sustainability and not on such non-cash items, which may
cause short-term fluctuations in net income but that have no impact on
cash flows, and we therefore use AFFO as one measure of our operating
performance when we formulate corporate goals, evaluate the effectiveness
of our strategies, and determine executive compensation. As a result, we
believe that AFFO is a useful supplemental measure for investors to
consider because it will help them to better understand and measure the
performance of our business over time without the potentially distorting
impact of these short-term fluctuations.






                          W. P. CAREY & CO. LLC

         Adjusted Cash Flow from Operating Activities (Unaudited)
            (in thousands, except share and per share amounts)


                                                       Six months ended
                                                           June 30,
                                                    ----------------------
                                                       2010        2009
                                                    ----------  ----------
Cash flow from operating activities                 $   36,291  $   34,683
Adjustments:
Distributions received from equity investments in
 real estate in excess of equity income (a)              4,004       9,040
(Distributions to) contributions received from
 noncontrolling interests, net (b)                        (161)        252
Changes in working capital (c)                           8,059       6,044
                                                    ----------  ----------
Adjusted cash flow from operating activities        $   48,193  $   50,019
                                                    ==========  ==========
Adjusted cash flow per share (diluted)              $     1.22  $     1.26
                                                    ==========  ==========

Distributions declared per share                    $    1.010  $    0.994
                                                    ==========  ==========
Payout ratio (distributions per share/adjusted cash
 flow per share)                                            83%         79%
                                                    ==========  ==========

Diluted weighted average shares outstanding         39,567,583  39,780,708
                                                    ==========  ==========

(a) We take a substantial portion of our asset management revenue in shares
    of the CPA® REIT funds. To the extent we receive distributions in
    excess of the equity income that we recognize, we include such amounts
    in our evaluation of cash flow from core operations.
(b) Represents noncontrolling interests' share of
    contributions/distributions made by ventures that we consolidate in our
    financial statements.
(c) Timing differences arising from the payment of certain liabilities and
    the receipt of certain receivables in a period other than that in which
    the item is recognized in determining net income may distort the actual
    cash flow that our core operations generate. We adjust our GAAP cash
    flow from operating activities to record such amounts in the period in
    which the liability was actually incurred.

Non-GAAP Financial Disclosure
Adjusted cash flow from operating activities refers to our cash provided by
operating activities, as determined in accordance with GAAP, adjusted
primarily to reflect timing differences between the period an expense is
incurred and paid, to add cash distributions that we receive from our
investments in unconsolidated real estate joint ventures in excess of our
equity investment in the joint ventures, and to subtract cash distributions
that we make to our noncontrolling partners in real estate joint ventures
that we consolidate. We hold a number of interests in real estate joint
ventures, and we believe that adjusting our GAAP cash provided by operating
activities to reflect these actual cash receipts and cash payments may give
investors a more accurate picture of our actual cash flow than GAAP cash
provided by operating activities alone and that it is a useful supplemental
measure for investors to consider. We also believe that adjusted cash flow
from operating activities is a useful supplemental measure for assessing
the cash flow generated from our core operations, and we use this measure
when evaluating distributions to shareholders and as one measure of our
operating performance when we determine executive compensation. Adjusted
cash flow from operating activities should not be considered as an
alternative to cash provided by operating activities computed on a GAAP
basis as a measure of our liquidity. Adjusted cash flow from operating
activities may not be comparable to similarly titled measures of other
companies.


 

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