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UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 20549
FORM
10-Q
(Mark
One)
x
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QUARTERLY
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934
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For
the quarterly period ended September 30,
2010
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OR
o
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TRANSITION
REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934
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For
the transition period from ________________________ to
_______________________
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Commission
file number: 000-9305
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
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(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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South
Carolina
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57-0700063
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(State
or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S.
Employer Identification
No.)
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c/o
Grace Property Management, Inc.
55
Brookville Road, Glen Head, New York 11545
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(Address
of principal executive offices, ZIP code)
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Registrant’s
telephone number, including area code:
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(516)
686-2201
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Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the
preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required
to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for
the past 90
days. Yes
x No
o
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on
its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be
submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this
chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to submit and post such files).Yes o No o
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 reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large
accelerated filer o Accelerated
filer o
Non-accelerated
filer o Smaller
reporting company x
(Do
not check if a smaller reporting company)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
12b-2 of the Exchange Act).Yes o No
x
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
FORM
10-Q
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
Page
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PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
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Item
1.
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Financial
Statements
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Condensed
Balance Sheets at September 30, 2010 (Unaudited) and
December 31, 2009
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Condensed
Statements of Operations and Partners’ Capital for the Three
Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 ((Unaudited)
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2 | ||||
Condensed
Statements of Operations and Partners’ Capital for the Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)
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3 | ||||
Condensed
Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2010 and 2009 (Unaudited)
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Notes
to Condensed Financial Statements (Unaudited)
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Item
2.
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Management’s
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
of Operations
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Item
3.
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Quantitative
and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
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22 | |||
Item
4.
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Controls
and Procedures
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23 | |||
PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
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25 | ||||
Item
1A.
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Risk
Factors
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25 | |||
Item
6.
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Exhibits
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25 | |||
SIGNATURE
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26 |
PART
I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item
1. Financial Statements
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
CONDENSED
BALANCE SHEETS
At
September 30,
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At
December 31,
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2010
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2009
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(Unaudited)
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Assets
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Cash
and cash equivalents
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$ | 70,946 | $ | 1,651,917 | ||||
Investments
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2,365,000 | 1,200,000 | ||||||
Prepaid
and other current assets
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7,437 | 981 | ||||||
Properties
held for sale and property and equipment
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Properties
held for sale
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393,948 | 393,948 | ||||||
Property
and equipment, net
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232,377 | 234,172 | ||||||
Total
assets
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$ | 3,069,708 | $ | 3,481,018 | ||||
Liabilities and
Partners' Capital
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Current
liabilities
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Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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$ | 137,000 | $ | 198,494 | ||||
Accrued
expenses - affiliates
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44,750 | 44,750 | ||||||
Total
current liabilities
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181,750 | 243,244 | ||||||
Commitments
and contingencies
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Partners'
capital
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2,887,958 | 3,237,774 | ||||||
Total
liabilities and partners' capital
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$ | 3,069,708 | $ | 3,481,018 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial
statements.
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
FOR THE
THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Unaudited)
Three
Months Ended September 30,
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2010
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2009
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Revenues
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Property
sales
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$ | -- | $ | -- | ||||
Interest
income
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4,016 | 5,467 | ||||||
Other
income
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690 | 88 | ||||||
Total
revenues
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4,706 | 5,555 | ||||||
Operating
expenses
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Direct
costs of property sold
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-- | -- | ||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
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121,129 | 119,355 | ||||||
Depreciation
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946 | 962 | ||||||
Total
operating expenses
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122,075 | 120,317 | ||||||
Net
loss
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(117,369 | ) | (114,762 | ) | ||||
Partners'
capital at beginning of period
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3,005,327 | 3,498,032 | ||||||
Partners'
capital at end of period
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$ | 2,887,958 | $ | 3,383,270 | ||||
Net
loss per partnership unit
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$ | (0.06 | ) | $ | (0.06 | ) | ||
Weighted
average partnership units issued and
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outstanding
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1,811,262 | 1,811,362 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial
statements.
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
FOR THE
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
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2010
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2009
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Revenues
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Property
sales
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$ | -- | $ | -- | ||||
Interest
income
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11,255 | 28,934 | ||||||
Other
income
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690 | 327 | ||||||
Total
revenues
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11,945 | 29,261 | ||||||
Operating
expenses
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Direct
costs of property sold
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-- | -- | ||||||
Selling,
general and administrative expenses
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358,870
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346,377 | ||||||
Depreciation
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2,891 | 2,885 | ||||||
Total
operating expenses
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361,761 | 349,262 | ||||||
Net
loss
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(349,816 | ) | (320,001 | ) | ||||
Partners'
capital at beginning of period
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3,237,774 | 3,703,271 | ||||||
Partners'
capital at end of period
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$ | 2,887,958 | $ | 3,383,270 | ||||
Net
loss per partnership unit
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$ | (0.19 | ) | $ | (0.18 | ) | ||
Weighted
average partnership units issued and
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outstanding
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1,811,262 | 1,811,487 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial
statements.
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
CONDENSED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
FOR THE
NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 2010 AND 2009
(Unaudited)
Nine
Months Ended September 30,
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2010
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2009
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Cash
flows from operating activities
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Net
loss
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$ | (349,816 | ) | $ | (320,001 | ) | ||
Adjustments
to reconcile net loss to net
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cash
used in operating activities:
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Depreciation
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2,891 | 2,885 | ||||||
Changes
in operating assets and liabilities
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Prepaid
and other current assets
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(6,457 | ) | 8,600 | |||||
Property
held for sale, net
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-- | (623 | ) | |||||
Accounts
payable and accrued expenses
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(61,494 | ) | (63,994 | ) | ||||
Net
cash used in operating activities
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(414,876 | ) | (373,133 | ) | ||||
Cash
flows from investing activities
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Purchase
of investments
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(2,850,000 | ) | (3,600,000 | ) | ||||
Proceeds
from sale of investments
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1,685,000 | 3,920,000 | ||||||
Increase
in sales property and equipment, net
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(1,095 | ) | -- | |||||
Net
cash (used in) provided by investing activities
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(1,166,095 | ) | 320,000 | |||||
Net
decrease in cash and cash equivalents
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(1,580,971 | ) | (53,133 | ) | ||||
Cash
and cash equivalents - beginning of period
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1,651,917 | 378,738 | ||||||
Cash
and cash equivalents - end of period
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$ | 70,946 | $ | 325,605 |
The
accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial
statements.
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1. Nature of
Operations
On May 17, 1979, the stockholders of
Reeves Telecom Corporation (the “Corporation”) approved a plan of liquidation
(the “Plan”) for the Corporation and its subsidiaries. The Plan,
which was determined by the Internal Revenue Service to qualify as a Section 337
liquidation, authorized the Corporation’s Board of Directors to sell the
Corporation’s assets and distribute any remaining unsold assets to its
stockholders and/or a liquidation trust. On May 8, 1980, stockholders
at a special meeting approved an amendment to the Plan whereby assets not sold
within one year of the date the Plan was approved could be transferred, at the
discretion of the Board of Directors, from the Corporation to a South Carolina
limited partnership which would undertake to sell the remaining assets on behalf
of the stockholders. Pursuant to the Plan, the Corporation sold all
of its broadcasting assets and substantially all of the land held for
development and sale at one of its two land development locations and
distributed to its stockholders cash of $0.90 per share on February 29, 1980 and
$2.30 per share on May 14, 1980. On May 15, 1980, the Corporation was
liquidated and all of its unsold assets and liabilities were transferred to
Reeves Telecom Associates, a South Carolina limited partnership (the
“Partnership”). Stockholders of the Corporation received one
partnership unit in exchange for each share of common stock. The
units are not listed on any national securities exchange. In January
1987, pursuant to a change in South Carolina law, the Partnership’s legal name
was changed from Reeves Telecom Associates to Reeves Telecom Limited
Partnership.
The remaining assets of the Partnership
are primarily land held for sale, investments in the form of certificates of
deposit, and cash. The cash was generated primarily from real estate
sales, including the sale of a golf club during the first quarter of
2001. From the liquidation of the remaining assets, the Partnership
may acquire additional properties or make distributions to the
partners. The Partnership currently has no intent to acquire
additional properties but is not precluded from doing so.
The Partnership intends to continue to
sell land in the normal course of business and, while no assurances can be
given, the Partnership believes the carrying value of the remaining land is less
than its net realizable value. Should the Partnership elect to effect
a bulk sale and/or abandonment, the net amount realized could be less than the
carrying value.
The Partnership’s General Partner is
Grace Property Management, Inc.
2. Summary of Significant
Accounting Policies
a.
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Basis of accounting -
The accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
interim financial information and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X.
Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required
by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial
statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments
(consisting of only normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a
fair presentation of the Partnership’s results of operations and financial
condition have been included. Operating results for the three
months and nine months ended September 30, 2010 are not necessarily
indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending
December 31, 2010. For further information, refer to the
financial statements and notes thereto included in the Partnership’s
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31,
2010.
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
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The
accompanying unaudited condensed financial statements have been prepared
using the accrual basis of accounting. The Partnership’s assets
have been written down, from time to time, to reflect their fair values
based upon appraisals.
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b.
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Estimates – The
preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting
principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S.
GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that
affect the amount 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.
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c.
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Property sales -
Property sales represent individual building lots and other
undeveloped land sold for cash and the gross sales price of residential
houses built or acquired by the Partnership for resale. The
revenue from these sales is recognized at the closing date unless a
deferral is required pursuant to The Financial Accounting Standards Board
(“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360-20, “Real Estate
Sales.” Land cost included in direct costs of property sold
represents the proportionate amount of the total initial project costs,
after recorded valuation allowances, based on the sales value of the land
sold to the total estimated project sales value plus the value of any
capital improvements made subsequent to the initial project
costs.
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d.
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Properties held for sale and
property and equipment - Property and equipment are stated at cost
less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation for financial
reporting purposes is calculated on the straight-line basis over the
estimated useful lives of 8 to 40 years for buildings and 5 to 20 years
for equipment and land
improvements.
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Properties
held for sale generally represent undeveloped lots for which depreciation
expense is not recorded. The Partnership assesses the
realizability of the carrying value of its properties held for sale and
related buildings and equipment whenever events or changes in circumstance
indicate that impairment may have occurred in accordance with the
provisions of ASC 360-10-35-21, “When to Test a Long-Lived Asset for
Recoverability.” The Partnership’s assets have been written
down, from time to time, to reflect their fair values based upon
appraisals.
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
e.
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Significant concentrations of
credit risk – From time to time during the nine months ended
September 30, 2010, the Partnership maintained at its bank cash balances
and/or held a certificate of deposit in excess of Federal Deposit
Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insured amounts. The Emergency
Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 provides for a temporary increase until
December 31, 2013 in the basic limit on federal deposit insurance coverage
per depositor from $100,000 to $250,000. Unless the temporary
increase is extended further or made permanent, the basic deposit
insurance limit will return to $100,000 after December 31,
2013. In the event that a bank where the Partnership maintains
its accounts becomes insolvent at a time when the Partnership’s accounts
have balances in excess of insured amounts, the Partnership may lose some
or all of such excess.
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At September 30, 2010, the Partnership
maintained at its broker-dealer cash, investments in money market mutual funds
and brokered certificates of deposit in excess of Securities Investor Protection
Corporation (“SIPC”) insured amounts. The SIPC provides for
supplementing the recovery by customers of a failed broker-dealer by up to
$500,000 per customer, including up to $100,000 for cash claims. Although, at
September 30, 2010, the greatest portion of the funds were invested in brokered
certificates of deposit, each of which is fully insured by the FDIC, at times
significant amounts held at the broker-dealer are not invested in FDIC-insured
certificates of deposit. In the event the broker-dealer where the
Partnership maintains its accounts becomes insolvent or amounts in the
Partnership’s accounts are lost or go missing due to fraud or otherwise, the
Partnership may lose some or all of such excess over SIPC-insured
amounts.
f.
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Cash and cash equivalents –
The Partnership considers cash as cash on hand, cash deposited in
financial institutions (other than certificates of deposit), money market
accounts, and U.S. Treasury securities with maturities of less than three
months at the date of purchase. Cash equivalents are stated at
cost, which approximates fair
value.
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g.
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Investments –
Investments as of September 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 consist of
certificates of deposit held with various financial
institutions. These certificates of deposit have been
designated as held to maturity. The investments are reported at
their cost.
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
h.
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Impairment of long-lived assets
- The Partnership’s long-lived assets, primarily real estate held
for sale, are carried at cost unless circumstances indicate that the
carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. The
Partnership obtains an appraisal periodically (typically, every two years)
for the Boiling Spring Lakes property and evaluates the carrying value of
the property based on such appraisal. The Partnership does not
expect to reduce the carrying value of the property in the near future
based on the most recent appraisal as of December 31,
2009.
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The Partnership applies a valuation
allowance to land if such land is unsuitable for the installation of an
individual septic system as determined by testing conducted by the local health
department or, in the absence of such testing, as determined by the Partnership
based upon topography. Land that the Partnership believes to be
suitable for the installation of an individual septic system based upon
topography may, by subsequent testing, be determined to be
unsuitable. More typically, land that the Partnership believes to be
unsuitable for septic based upon topography may, by subsequent testing, be
determined to be suitable. The valuation allowance is allocated among
the land held for sale only following each periodic appraisal, while the
determination of a particular lot or parcel of land as being suitable or
unsuitable for septic may be made at any time prior to the sale of such
land. Since the direct cost of land sold is net of the applicable
valuation allowance, the direct cost of a lot or parcel of land that the
Partnership believes to be suitable for septic that, on the basis of testing, is
subsequently determined to be unsuitable may, therefore, exceed the sales price
of such land, in which case the Partnership would realize a loss on the sale of
such land. To the best of management’s knowledge, the Partnership has
never realized such a loss, and if such a loss or losses were to occur,
management believes that the aggregate amount of such losses would not
materially affect the Partnership’s financial condition or results from
operations.
i.
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Fair value measurements - Effective January 1, 2008, the Partnership
adopted FASB ASC 820, “Fair Value Measurements and
Disclosures”. FASB ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a
framework for measuring fair value and expands the related disclosure
requirements. The statement indicates, among other things, that
a fair value measurement assumes that the transaction to sell an asset or
transfer a liability occurs in the principal market for the asset or
liability or, in the absence of a principal market, the most advantageous
market for the asset or liability based upon an exit price
model.
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j.
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Recent accounting
pronouncements – Recently
Adopted/Issued Accounting Pronouncements - Multiple-Deliverable Revenue
Arrangements. In October 2009, the FASB issued new U.S. GAAP
guidance that requires an entity to allocate revenue arrangement
consideration at the inception of an arrangement to all of its
deliverables based on their relative selling prices (the
relative-selling-price method). The guidance eliminates the use of the
residual method of allocation, in which the undelivered element is
measured at its estimated selling price and the delivered element is
measured as the residual of the arrangement consideration, and requires
the relative-selling-price method in all circumstances in which an entity
recognizes revenue for an arrangement with multiple deliverables. The new
guidance must be adopted no later than the beginning of the first fiscal
year beginning on or after September 15, 2010, with early adoption
permitted through either prospective application for revenue arrangements
entered into, or materially modified, after the effective date or through
retrospective application to all revenue arrangements for all periods
presented. The Partnership does not expect the adoption of this guidance
to have an effect on its financial
statements.
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Improving Disclosures About Fair
Value Measurements. In January 2010, the FASB issued new U.S. GAAP
guidance to enhance the usefulness of fair value measurements that requires both
the disaggregation of information in certain existing disclosures, as well as
the inclusion of more robust disclosures about valuation techniques and inputs
to recurring and non-recurring fair value measurements. The amended guidance is
effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15,
2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the
Partnership’s financial statements.
All other
new and recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting pronouncements have
been deemed to be not relevant to the Partnership and therefore are not expected
to have any impact once adopted.
3. Commitments
and Contingent Liabilities
Dam
Repairs
The Partnership is responsible for the
maintenance and repair of an earthen dam designed to retain water in one of the
lakes. The dam was breeched in 1996 and the Partnership has spent
approximately $185,000 in repairs since 2001. The Partnership intends
to deed the dam to the City of Boiling Spring Lakes, but the city has required
additional repairs before accepting ownership. The Partnership
believes that damage to the dam, such as could occur during a hurricane or a
flood, before the transfer of title could result in significant additional
repair costs.
Commitment
for Municipal Water Service
Most of the land owned by the
Partnership lacks municipal water service. The City of Boiling Spring
Lakes began to phase in municipal water service to certain portions of the
development in 2004. A significant portion of the costs of water
distribution to land owned by the Partnership must be borne by the Partnership
or by subsequent purchasers of the land. In 2009, the City of Boiling
Spring Lakes began work on an expansion of the municipal water
system. The Partnership believes that such work should be completed
by the summer of 2011. The cost of the expansion is to be borne by
owners of land directly passed by new water mains by the payment of an
assessment of $500 per lot plus a tap fee of $860 per lot containing a
dwelling. The Partnership’s total assessment was determined to be
$49,500 based upon a formula that allows adjoining lots to be aggregated into a
group and counted as one lot for assessment purposes. Should the
Partnership sell some, but not all of the lots that were aggregated into a
group, an additional assessment may have to be paid by the Partnership with
respect to such lots at the time the sale of such lots is closed. The
Partnership capitalized $49,500 of assessments in 2009 by increasing the cost
basis of land affected. In May 2010, the City of Boiling Spring Lakes
transferred ownership of the municipal water system to Brunswick
County.
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Commitment
for Municipal Sewer Service
The land owned by the Partnership lacks
municipal sewer service. In May 2010, the City of Boiling Spring
Lakes transferred ownership of the municipal water system to Brunswick County in
exchange for the County’s construction of a wastewater collection system within
a portion of Boiling Spring Lakes and an associated sewer treatment and
transmission system. Brunswick County’s plans for the first phase of
municipal sewer service involve sewer lines for the business district that runs
along a stretch of State Road 87, the main road into and out of the development,
including land owned by the Partnership. A significant portion of the
costs of the sewer lines for that land, and other land owned by the Partnership
for which sewer lines may be placed in the future, must be borne by the
Partnership or by subsequent purchasers of the land. The Partnership
believes that the first phase should be completed by the end of
2012. At this time the Partnership has not been notified of the
amount of any assessment relating to the sewer lines nor of the date when any
such assessment will be due. If any land subject to such assessment
were to be sold prior to the Partnership being assessed, of which there can be
no assurance, the selling price would likely be reduced by the anticipated
amount of such assessment.
Environmental
Matters
The Partnership is subject to various
federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, and regulations regarding
environmental matters. The Partnership may be required to investigate
and clean up hazardous or toxic substances or petroleum product releases on land
currently or formerly owned by it, and may be liable to a governmental entity or
to third parties for property damage and the cost of investigation, removal, and
decontamination incurred by such parties. The penalty may be imposed
whether or not the Partnership was aware of, or responsible for, the hazardous
or toxic substances, and the liability under such laws has been interpreted to
be joint and several unless the harm is divisible and there is a reasonable
basis for allocation of responsibility. The cost of investigation,
removal, and decontamination of substances could be substantial. If
such substances are found on the land currently owned by the Partnership, or
there is a failure to properly remove or decontaminate the area, the property
could be difficult to sell, rent, or develop. Some environmental laws
create a lien on a contaminated site in favor of the government for damages and
costs it incurs in connection with such contamination. The
Partnership may be subject to common law claims by third parties based on
damages and costs resulting from environmental contamination emanating from a
site. As of the date of this report, the Partnership is not aware of
any environmental matters that would have a material effect on the financial
statements and, accordingly, the Partnership has accrued no liabilities in these
financial statements. However, it is at least reasonably possible
that such matters may exist at the date of this report, and the effect on the
Partnership and these financial statements could be substantial.
Endangered
/ Protected Species
Portions of Boiling Spring Lakes and
the surrounding area are known as or believed to be the habitat of various
species of flora and fauna which have been identified as endangered or protected
species. Development of the Partnership’s land is subject to various
laws and regulations intended to limit disturbance of endangered and protected
species.
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TELECOM LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
NOTES TO
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
The red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is one
endangered species known to inhabit portions of Boiling Spring
Lakes. During 2006, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service undertook
certain initiatives to preserve the habitat of the endangered woodpecker, and
for a portion of 2006 the City of Boiling Spring Lakes temporarily ceased
issuing building permits altogether for land in the proximity of a known or
suspected nesting site. The Partnership believes that not more than
approximately 200 acres, or approximately 24%, of the Partnership’s land may be
affected by restrictions relating to the red-cockaded woodpecker, although the
amount of land affected could increase under certain circumstances. Management
believes that the Partnership’s land sales will continue to be reduced compared
to prior years until the City of Boiling Spring Lakes has developed and
implemented a conservation plan to protect the habitat of the red-cockaded
woodpecker or until other means of addressing the concerns of the U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service can be implemented.
The Partnership has not made any
representations or warranties to buyers of land as to the red-cockaded
woodpecker or to protected or endangered species
generally. Nevertheless, it is reasonably possible that one or more
such buyers may seek compensation from the Partnership or seek rescission of
their purchase of land from the Partnership, owing to the presence of protected
or endangered species on or near the land or to restrictions on issuing building
permits designed to preserve the habitat of protected or endangered species,
preventing such buyer from utilizing the land in the manner
intended. If any litigation is instituted seeking compensation or
rescission due to endangered and protected species, the Partnership believes
that it would prevail on the merits, although no such assurances can be given,
but the cost of defending such litigation could be substantial. As of
the date of this report, there is no pending litigation, and the Partnership is
not aware of any potential claims or actions relating to these
matters. The Partnership has made no provision in the financial
statements related to this contingent liability.
Water Level of Lakes
The Partnership believes that the lakes
within the City of Boiling Spring Lakes are recreational and scenic attractions
to potential buyers of land from the Partnership. The Partnership’s
ability to sell land at its asking prices would be adversely affected if the
water level in the lakes was to be substantially below normal for any length of
time. Due to drought or near drought conditions for much of 2007,
nearly all the lakes within the City of Boiling Spring Lakes had a water level
substantially below normal. These conditions resulted in a lowering
of the water level, and sinkholes developed in the bed of Boiling Spring Lake,
the largest lake in the community. Remedial measures taken by the
city solved the issue of the sinkholes; however, the lack of normal rainfall
prevented the lakes, including Boiling Spring Lake, from returning to
approximately normal levels for some time after the remedial measures were
taken. The water level of most of the lakes, including Boiling Spring
Lake, has since returned to approximately normal. The Partnership has
not made any representations or warranties to buyers of land as to the water
level in the lakes. Nevertheless, it is reasonably possible that one
or more of such buyers may seek compensation from the Partnership or seek
rescission of their purchase of land from the Partnership, owing to the water
level of the lakes being substantially below normal, whether due to damage to
the dam, protracted drought conditions or otherwise. If any
litigation is instituted seeking compensation or rescission, the Partnership
believes that it would prevail on the merits, although no such assurances can be
given, but the cost of defending such litigation could be
substantial. As of the date of this report, there is no pending
litigation, and the Partnership is not aware of any potential claims or actions
in these matters. The Partnership has made no provision in the
financial statements related to this contingent liability.
Building and Maintaining
Roads
The Partnership is responsible for
maintaining certain roads, most of which are unpaved, and certain road
rights-of-way within the City of Boiling Spring Lakes. The Partnership may
complete some or all of the roads, but there is no contractual obligation to do
so. The Partnership has not set aside any money or entered into any
bond, escrow, or trust agreement to assure completion of the
roads. It may be difficult or impossible for the Partnership to sell
lots located on uncompleted roads. The City of Boiling Spring Lakes
will not assume any road that is not paved with asphalt, and the City of Boiling
Spring Lakes need not assume any paved road. Accordingly, unless and
until the Partnership completes a road and has it paved with asphalt, and the
road has been assumed by the City of Boiling Spring Lakes, the Partnership will
be responsible for maintaining such road and the right-of-way. Since
2001, the Partnership has spent approximately $193,000 for rocking and paving
roads. The failure by the Partnership to provide proper maintenance
of the roads and rights-of-way which have not been assumed by the City of
Boiling Spring Lakes may subject the Partnership to substantially greater risk
of litigation from persons adversely affected by such failure. If
such litigation were to be initiated, the Partnership believes that it would
prevail, but that the cost of defending the case could be substantial, and
should the Partnership not prevail, the cost of building any such road could be
substantial.
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NOTES TO
CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
4. Related
Party Transactions
The
General Partner is entitled to receive from the Partnership a general
partner’s fee. The amount of the general partner’s fee paid to the
General Partner for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
was $40,000 in each period. The amount of the general partner’s
fee paid to the General Partner for the nine months ended September
30, 2010 and 2009 was $120,000 in each period.
The
Partnership pays rent to an affiliate of the General Partner for office space
located at 55 Brookville Road, Glen Head, New York. The amount
of rent paid to that affiliate for the three months ended September 30, 2010 and
2009 was $4,750 in each period. The amount of rent paid to that
affiliate for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 and 2009
was $14,250 in each period.
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Item
2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations
As used herein, the terms “we,”
“us,” and “our” refer to Reeves Telecom Limited Partnership, a South Carolina
limited partnership. As used herein, the terms “management,” “our
general partner,” and “General Partner” refer to Grace Property Management,
Inc., a Delaware corporation, and/or its successors or additional general
partners, as the context requires.
The following discussion should be
read in conjunction with the condensed financial statements and notes appearing
elsewhere in this report. Historical results and trends which might
appear in the condensed financial statements should not be interpreted as being
indicative of future operations.
Special
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
In addition to historical information,
this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains certain “forward-looking statements”
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and
other applicable securities laws. We intend such
forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for
forward-looking statements contained in those laws and include this statement
for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. These
forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may
predict, forecast, indicate, or imply future results, performance, achievements,
or events, and may contain forward-looking words or phrases such as
“anticipate,” “believe,” “could,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “may,”
“might,” “plan,” “potential,” “project,” “should,” “strategies,” “will,” “will
be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar terms and their
negatives that convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes. These
statements represent our (including the General Partner’s) beliefs,
expectations, intentions, and plans, and, as such, are not guarantees of future
outcomes or future performance, and are subject to risks and uncertainties that
are beyond our control and could cause our actual results to differ materially
from those reflected in the forward-looking statements.
Readers are cautioned not to place
undue reliance upon these forward-looking statements, which reflect management’s
analysis only as to the date hereof. Readers should carefully review
the risk factors described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” within our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2010; the footnotes to the
financial statements contained in this quarterly report; and other documents
that we have filed and from time to time will file with the Securities and
Exchange Commission which could cause actual results to differ materially from
those in these forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation
to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result
of new information, future events or otherwise.
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Local
Real Estate Market Conditions
In April
2006, the market for undeveloped land within the City of Boiling Spring Lakes
slowed considerably, primarily due to efforts by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service (“Fish and Wildlife”) to protect the habitat of the endangered
red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides
borealis). We believe that certain restrictions that went into
effect in 2006 on building within proximity to known or suspected nesting or
foraging areas of the red-cockaded woodpecker has had the effect of reducing our
real estate sales since 2006, and will likely have the effect of reducing our
real estate sales in the future from what might otherwise have been realized in
the absence of such restrictions. In 2007, we began a program to
study tree density in known foraging areas to determine the potential for
coexistence where sufficient tree density exists, that is, that houses can be
built on lots now owned by us while retaining a sufficiently vibrant foraging
area for the woodpeckers. Work on this program was paused during 2010
while we reviewed the progress and the program costs, and we may resume the
program in 2011. We believe that this program may reduce the amount
of our land that is subject to restrictions on development because of the
red-cockaded woodpecker, although there can be no assurance that any such
reduction will occur or, if it occurs, that such reduction will have a material
affect on our business. We are also participating in a program to
study the possibility of relocating the nests of the red-cockaded woodpecker to
nearby lands. During 2009, the State of North Carolina allocated
resources to a community board to fund the development of this citywide habitat
conservation plan; however, the City of Boiling Spring Lakes has, at least
temporarily, put any such conservation plan on hold and, in any event, there can
be no assurance that relocation of nests will, in fact, occur as a result of
this study or otherwise.
Local financial institutions generally
tightened credit requirements since 2008, in part due to concerns over the
subprime lending market, that is, real estate loans extended to borrowers with
poor credit. We believe that these more restrictive lending practices
by area banks have contributed, in part, to a sluggish local real estate
market.
Residential
The
National Bureau of Economic Research declared recently that the worst recession
to have hit the United States since World War II ended in June
2009. While there are many indications of economic growth across the
country, the real estate market in Brunswick County remains significantly slower
than in 2007 and 2008, as evidenced by the following:
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City-data.com,
an Internet-based source for information on real estate, reports that the
number of homes in Brunswick County sold during the third quarter of 2010
was lower than for any quarter since 2004;
and
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Data
from the North Carolina Association of Realtors for the Brunswick County
Multiple Listing Service region (which region includes, in North Carolina,
all of Bladen, Brunswick, and Columbus Counties and a portion of New
Hanover County, and, in South Carolina, a portion of Horry
County) shows that, for the first nine months of 2010, the number of
existing homes sold was 1,098, less than for the same periods of 2009 and
2008, and only marginally higher than for the same period of
2007.
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The
local real estate market continues to see short sales, that is, sales of houses
at prices less than the amount of debt on the property, as well as foreclosures,
both of which have the effect of increasing the supply of homes for sale and
thereby reducing the selling prices of such homes. In addition, the
real estate market in the City of Boiling Spring Lakes continues to be adversely
affected by efforts, beginning in April 2006, by Fish and Wildlife to protect
the habitat of the endangered red-cockaded woodpecker. We believe
that certain restrictions that went into effect in 2006 on building within
proximity to known or suspected nesting or foraging areas of the red-cockaded
woodpecker have contributed to our lack of real estate sales in the first nine
months of 2010 by limiting new construction in the community.
It is
unclear at this time when the market in Brunswick County and, more particularly,
in the City of Boiling Spring Lakes will see any significant
improvement. Until the market for existing homes improves
significantly, the market for buildable lots, such as those we sell, will
continue to be sluggish, at best. During 2010, we dropped our asking
price on most residential lots by 40% to come into line with the prices asked by
other sellers of lots in the City of Boiling Spring Lakes; however, there
remains a large inventory of lots available for sale in the City of Boiling
Spring Lakes, and relatively few transactions are being
completed. Notwithstanding the drop in our asking prices, we expect
to have no significant real estate sales until the number of short sales and
foreclosures in the local market moderates, economic conditions improve, and
financial institutions loosen credit requirements.
Commercial
Historically, our sales of commercial
land have been sporadic, and often we record no sales of commercial land in a
year. Commercial development in the City of Boiling Spring Lakes has
largely been concentrated along a stretch of State Road 87, the main road into
and out of the development. The local commercial real estate market
has traditionally not been very strong, due to the city’s relatively small
population, the lack of sewer service, and the availability of shopping and
services in nearby towns, especially Southport, and large regional shopping
centers in Wilmington. Construction of commercial buildings along
State Road 87 was active during 2006, declined in 2007 and 2008, and was very
slow in 2009 and the first nine months of 2010. We believe that if
construction of commercial buildings along State Road 87 increased, it could
have a positive effect on the sale of commercial land by the Partnership, but
the timing and amount of revenue generated from such sales cannot be accurately
projected.
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Recent
Developments in the Local Real Estate Market
In May 2010, the City of Boiling Spring
Lakes transferred ownership of the municipal water system to Brunswick County in
exchange for the County’s construction of a wastewater collection system within
a portion of Boiling Spring Lakes and an associated sewer treatment and
transmission system. We own approximately 219 acres of land zoned or
intended for commercial use, most of which land fronts on State Road
87. We expect that the County will ultimately seek to recover the
cost of installing that sewer line through assessments of those who own property
along the effected route. At this time, we cannot estimate the amount
of any such assessments that the Partnership might face, nor can we predict when
such assessments will be due. Accordingly, no provision for such
assessments has been made in the Partnership’s financial statements for the
three months and nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Three
Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to Three Months Ended September 30,
2009
■ Revenue
Property Sales
We had no revenue from property sales
during the third quarter of 2010 and in the corresponding period of 2009 because
we sold no land during those periods. Management attributes the lack
of sales principally to three factors:
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The
slow pace of economic conditions generally, which has led to, among other
effects, a high number of short sales and foreclosures in the local market
compared to past years;
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The
maintenance of, or in some cases an increase in, restrictive lending
practices by area banks that have the effect of making it more difficult
than in past years for potential borrowers to obtain financing to purchase
and build on land such as that sold by us;
and
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Efforts
by Fish and Wildlife to protect the habitat of the red-cockaded woodpecker
within and nearby the City of Boiling Spring Lakes, which efforts have led
to certain restrictions on development in the area
generally.
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Interest Income
Interest income decreased
27%. The decrease is due, in part, to lower interest rates on
securities that we held for investment during the three months ended September
30, 2010 compared to the same period of 2009, and, in part, to the average
amount we had invested in securities during the three months ended September 30,
2010 being lower than for the same period of 2009. The decrease in
interest rates reflects efforts by the U.S. Federal Reserve System to stimulate
the U.S. economy through lower interest rates. The lower amounts
invested reflects our lack of revenues from property sales and our consequent
need to use cash received at maturity of some of our investments to pay our
operating expenses.
■ Direct Costs of Property
Sold
We sold no land during the three months
ended September 30, 2010 or during the three months ended September 30,
2009. As a result, we recorded no direct costs of property sold for
such periods.
■ Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses
Selling, general and administrative
expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2010 were 1% higher than for
the same period of 2009. The significant changes among the principal
components of selling, general and administrative expenses are as
follows:
Advertising Expenses
Advertising expenses for the three
months ended September 30, 2010 were $2,314, compared to $820 for the same
period of 2009. The 182% increase is due principally to the
Partnership’s efforts to spur real estate sales amid indications that the real
estate market may be recovering.
Accounting Fees and
Expenses
Accounting fees and expenses for the
three months ended September 30, 2010 were $12,109, compared to $7,500 for the
same period of 2009. The 62% increase is due, in part, to
non-recurring fees we incurred during the third quarter of 2010 in connection
with responding to comments issued by the staff of the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission regarding our disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009, which matter was resolved satisfactorily,
and, in part, to an increase in accounting fees and expenses relating to our
interim financial statements.
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Legal Fees
Legal fees for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 were $2,686, compared to $9,569 for the same period of
2009. The 72% decrease is due, in part, to higher than anticipated
legal fees incurred during 2009 in connection with the review of our Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which higher fees were
recorded and paid during the third quarter of 2009. The decrease is
also due, in part, to our changing legal counsel during 2010, from a law firm
based in Nassau County, New York to law firm based in Hartford County,
Connecticut. Typically, law firms based in or near New York City
charge higher fees than law firms based elsewhere.
■ Depreciation
Depreciation for the three months ended
September 30, 2010 was not significantly changed from that for the three months
ended September 30, 2009.
Nine
Months Ended September 30, 2010 Compared to Nine Months Ended September 30,
2009
■ Revenue
Property Sales
We had no revenue from property sales
during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 or in the corresponding period
of 2009 because we sold no land during those periods. Management
attributes the lack of sales principally to three factors:
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The
slow pace of economic conditions
generally;
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The
maintenance of, or in some cases an increase in, more restrictive lending
practices by area banks that have or have had the effect of making it more
difficult than in past years for potential borrowers to obtain financing
to purchase and build on land such as that sold by us;
and
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Efforts
by Fish and Wildlife to protect the habitat of the red-cockaded woodpecker
within and nearby the City of Boiling Spring Lakes, which efforts have led
to certain restrictions on development in the area
generally.
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Interest Income
Interest income decreased
61%. The decrease is attributable, in part, to lower interest rates
during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 compared to the same period of
2009, and, in part, to the average amount we had invested in interest-bearing
securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 being lower than for
the same period of 2009. The decrease in interest rates reflects
efforts by the U.S. Federal Reserve System to stimulate the U.S. economy through
lower interest rates. The lower amounts invested reflects our lack of
revenues from property sales during 2010 and our consequent need to use cash
received at maturity of some of our investments to pay our operating
expenses.
■ Direct Costs of Property
Sold
We sold no land during the nine months
ended September 30, 2010 or during the nine months ended September 30,
2009. As a result, we recorded no direct costs of property sold for
such periods.
■ Selling, General and Administrative
Expenses
Selling, general and administrative
expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were 4% higher than for
the same period of 2009. The significant changes among the principal
components of selling, general and administrative expenses are as
follows:
Advertising Expenses
Advertising expenses for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010 were $5,810, compared to $3,594 for the same
period of 2009. The 62% increase is due principally to the
Partnership’s efforts to spur real estate sales amid indications that the real
estate market may be recovering.
Accounting Fees and
Expenses
Accounting fees and expenses for the
nine months ended September 30, 2010 were $30,514, compared to $25,857 for the
same period of 2009. The 18% increase is due, in part, to
non-recurring fees we incurred during the third quarter of 2010 in connection
with responding to comments issued by the staff of the U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission regarding our disclosures in the Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2009, which matter was resolved satisfactorily,
and, in part, to an increase in accounting fees and expenses relating to our
interim financial statements.
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Legal Fees and Filing-Related
Costs
Legal fees for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 were $14,476, compared to $18,740 for the same period of
2009. The 23% decrease reflects the net effect of non-recurring legal
fees incurred during each period. In January 2010, we filed a Form
8-K and a Form 8-K Amendment with the SEC relating to the change in our
auditors. In connection with those filings, during the nine months
ended September 30, 2010, we incurred non-recurring legal fees and
filing-related costs totaling $8,150. No costs were incurred on such
matters during the nine months ended September 30, 2009. During the
first nine months of 2009, we incurred non-recurring legal fees of $2,372
relating to a review of the process for approving the substitution of limited
partners when partnership units are transferred, and for a periodic review of
our standard form land sale contracts. No legal fees were incurred
for such matters during the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
Miscellaneous Expenses
Miscellaneous expenses for the nine
months ended September 30, 2010 were $7,834, compared to $5,244 for the nine
months ended September 30, 2009. Substantially all of the increase is
due to expenses incurred in connection with the periodic appraisal of our real
estate assets that we obtained during the first quarter of 2010. We
did not incur similar expenses during 2009.
■ Depreciation
Depreciation for the nine months ended
September 30, 2010 was not significantly changed from that for the nine months
ended September 30, 2009.
Liquidity
and Capital Resources
■ General
At September 30, 2010, we had $70,946
in cash and $2,365,000 invested in certificates of deposit having a maturity of
less than one year. There was no long-term debt. Accounts
payable and accrued expenses, including accrued expenses owed to affiliates, as
of such date totaled $181,750.
Our short-term liquidity requirements
consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for administrative and operating
expenses, recurring capital expenditures (such as road maintenance and repair),
and nonrecurring capital expenditures (such as dam repairs and assessments for
municipal water and sewer). In the past, we typically satisfied these
requirements through cash generated from operations; however, because we have
generated less than $18,000 in real estate sales since the second quarter of
2007, we have had to satisfy these liquidity requirements in recent years by
utilizing existing cash balances.
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Our long-term liquidity requirements
generally consist of funding capital expenditures associated with road
maintenance and repair, rocking or paving of roads where there currently exist
only graded or partially graded rights of way, assessments for municipal water
and sewer, potential acquisitions of or investments in real estate development
projects, and payment of principal and interest on any debt incurred to finance
any of our projects. Other than debt service payments (of which we
have had none since 2006) and assessments, all of these liquidity requirements
may be viewed as discretionary in that we exercise significant control over the
amounts and timing of such expenditures. In the past, we typically
satisfied these requirements through cash generated from operations; however,
because we have generated less than $18,000 in real estate sales since the
second quarter of 2007, we have had to satisfy these liquidity requirements in
recent years by utilizing existing cash balances.
Until an estimate can be made with some
degree of certainty as to the costs that we will have to bear for future
assessments relating to the installation of water distribution and sewer lines,
the General Partner expects to continue investing a significant portion of our
cash balances in securities having a maturity of less than one year to provide
liquidity to meet the assessments for such costs.
■ Cash Flows from
Operating Activities
Operating activities used $414,876 of
net cash during the nine months ended September 30, 2010, compared to $373,133
of net cash used during the same period of 2009. Management
attributes the change primarily to a greater net loss for the first nine months
of 2010 than for the same period of 2009.
■ Cash Flows from
Investing Activities
Investing activities used $1,166,095 of
net cash during the first nine months of 2010, compared to $320,000 of net cash
provided during the same period of 2009. The change is due
principally to the timing of maturities of the Partnership’s investments held
and the reinvestment of the proceeds during the first nine months of 2010
compared to the same period of 2009. During January 2010, we invested
$1,165,000 in certificates of deposit using the proceeds of certificates of
deposit that matured in December 2009, whereas in January 2009 we had no
uninvested proceeds from certificates of deposit that matured in December
2008.
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■ Long-term
Debt
The Partnership had no long-term debt
outstanding during the nine months ended September 30, 2010 or the same period
of 2009.
Off
Balance Sheet Arrangements
The Partnership does not utilize off
balance sheet arrangements, and there were none during the first nine months of
2010 or 2009.
Item
3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market
Risk
Our principal market risk exposure is
to changes in interest rates, which are highly sensitive to many factors,
including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international
economic and political considerations, and other factors beyond our
control. Changes in the general level of interest rates can affect
our revenue from property sales because the market for real estate in general
varies to a large degree upon the level and stability of interest
rates. Generally, when interest rates are high or are increasing, the
market for real estate declines, and when interest rates are low or are
decreasing, the market for real estate increases. Despite the current
environment of low interest rates, however, we have generated no significant
property sales since the second quarter of 2007 because of other reasons
discussed elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. Management
believes that the extent of such interest rate risk is neither quantifiable nor
predictable because of the variability of future interest rates and because of
the highly variable nature of our real estate sales due to reasons other than
interest rates.
We also
have exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates due primarily to the
following:
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Cash: A
portion of our cash is deposited in accounts at a local financial
institution bearing interest at variable rates. If interest
rates were to increase, we would earn more interest income on our cash
balances. If interest rates were to decrease, we would earn
less interest income on our cash balances. For the third
quarter of 2010, our average cash balance, calculated as the average of
the balances on the first and last days of the quarter, was $69,206, and,
at September 30, 2010, we had cash of
$70,946.
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Certificates
of deposit: We invest a substantial portion of our cash in
certificates of deposit having a maturity of less than one year because we
are able to earn a higher rate of interest on cash held in time deposit
accounts, such as certificates of deposit, than on cash held in demand
deposit accounts, such as checking and money market
accounts. All of such securities are classified as securities
held to maturity; hence, we bear substantially no risk of loss due to a
change in the market value of any certificate of deposit we own resulting
from a change in interest rates prior to maturity of such certificate of
deposit. If interest rates were to increase, upon sale or
maturity of the certificates of deposit currently held, we would
earn more interest income upon reinvestment of the proceeds due to a
higher interest rate on the certificates of deposit then
purchased. If interest rates were to decrease, upon sale
or maturity of the certificates of deposit currently held, we would
earn less interest income upon reinvestment of the proceeds due to a lower
interest rate on the certificates of deposit then
purchased. For the third quarter of 2010, the average
amount invested in certificates of deposit, calculated as the average of
the balances on the first and last days of the quarter, was $2,432,500,
and, at September 30, 2010, we held $2,365,000 in certificates of deposit
having a maturity at the time of purchase of less than one
year.
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Had the
average level of annual interest rates earned on our cash balances and
certificates of deposit during the three months ended September 30, 2010 been
higher or lower by 100 basis points or one percent (1%), our net income
would have been approximately $6,206 more and $3,502 less,
respectively. The foregoing estimate of the change in net income is
based upon the average of the balances of cash and certificates of deposit on
the first and last days of the quarter as described in the preceding two
paragraphs, and assumes that the interest rate on any cash balance or
certificate of deposit bearing an interest rate of one percent (1%) or less
would be reduced to 0%.
We had no
interest-bearing debt outstanding during the third quarter of 2010.
We do not
enter into derivative contracts for our own account to hedge against the risk of
changes in interest rates.
Item
4. Controls and Procedures
Disclosure
Controls and Procedures
Mr. Davis
P. Stowell, the president of our General Partner, carries out the functions of
our principal executive officer and principal financial officer, and,
accordingly, he is deemed to be our “management” for the purpose of evaluating
our disclosure controls and procedures and the effectiveness
thereof. Mr. Stowell has, as of the end of the period covered by this
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure
controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange
Act”)). Based upon that evaluation, Mr. Stowell has concluded that,
as of September 30, 2010, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective
in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that
we file or submit under the Exchange Act was recorded, processed, summarized and
reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange
Commission’s rules and forms.
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Changes
in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
There has
been no change in our internal control over financial reporting identified in
connection with the evaluation required by paragraph (d) of Rule 13a-15 or Rule
15d-15 of the Exchange Act that occurred during the third fiscal quarter of 2010
that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our
internal control over financial reporting.
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PART
II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item
1A. Risk Factors
Investors
should carefully consider the risks described in Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors”
within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31,
2010. There have been no material changes from the risk factors
described in that Annual Report on Form 10-K. The risks and uncertainties
described in that Annual Report on Form 10-K are not the only ones we or our
unit holders face and there may be additional risks and uncertainties that we do
not presently know of or that we currently consider not likely to have a
material impact. If any of these risks and uncertainties develop into
an actual event, it could materially and adversely affect our business,
financial condition, results of operations, and/or cash flows.
Item
6. Exhibits
Exhibit
31
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Rule
13a-14(a)/15d-14(a)
Certification.
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Exhibit
32
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Certification
of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*.
|
*
|
Exhibit
32 is not deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange
Act or otherwise subject to the liability of that
Section.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
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Signatures |
Title
|
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By:
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Grace
Property Management, Inc.
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General
Partner
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By: |
/S/
DAVIS P. STOWELL
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Davis
P. Stowell
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President
of General Partner
(Principal
Executive Officer,
Principal Financial Officer, Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Date: | November 15, 2010 |
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