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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
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QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2011

OR

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TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ____________ to _____________

Commission File Number 1-14788

Capital Trust, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Maryland
94-6181186
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
   
410 Park Avenue, 14th Floor, New York, NY
10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
   
 (212) 655-0220
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

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 ý   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 ý   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.
 
Large accelerated filer o
 
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer   o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller Reporting Company ý

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).   Yes o   No ý

APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE ISSUERS:

The number of outstanding shares of the registrant's class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, as of October 28, 2011 was 22,211,108.
 
 
 

 
 
CAPITAL TRUST, INC.
INDEX
 
Part I.
Financial Information  
       
 
Item 1:
1
       
     
       
   
2
       
   
3
       
   
4
       
   
5
       
 
Item 2:
62
       
 
Item 3:
92
       
 
Item 4:
94
       
Part II.
Other Information  
       
 
Item 1:
95
       
 
Item 1A:
95
       
 
Item 2:
95
       
 
Item 3:
95
       
 
Item 4:
95
       
 
Item 5:
95
       
 
Item 6:
96
       
   
97
 
 
 

 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.
Financial Statements
 
Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 (in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(unaudited)
       
Assets
           
             
Cash and cash equivalents
    $28,219       $24,449  
Securities held-to-maturity
          3,455  
Loans receivable, net
    24,945       606,318  
Loans held-for-sale, net
          5,750  
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
    10,611       8,932  
Accrued interest receivable
          2,392  
Deferred income taxes
    1,750       658  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    2,109       9,952  
Subtotal
    67,634       661,906  
                 
Assets of Consolidated Variable Interest Entities ("VIEs")
               
CT Legacy REIT, Excluding Securitization Vehicles
               
Restricted cash
    13,715        
Securities held-to-maturity
    2,591        
Loans receivable, net
    207,028        
Loans held-for-sale, net
    32,107        
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
    4,638        
Subtotal
    260,079        
                 
Securitization Vehicles
               
Securities held-to-maturity
    397,001       504,323  
Loans receivable, net
    783,662       2,891,379  
Real estate held-for-sale
    10,342       8,055  
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
    21,171       55,027  
Subtotal
    1,212,176       3,458,784  
                 
Total assets
    $1,539,889       $4,120,690  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010
 (in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
   
(unaudited)
       
Liabilities & Shareholders' Deficit
           
             
Liabilities:
           
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    $7,717       $6,726  
Repurchase obligations
          372,582  
Senior credit facility
          98,124  
Junior subordinated notes
          132,190  
Secured notes
    7,686        
Participations sold
    24,945       259,304  
Interest rate hedge liabilities
          8,451  
Subtotal
    40,348       877,377  
                 
Non-Recourse Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs
               
CT Legacy REIT, Excluding Securitization Vehicles
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    683        
Repurchase obligations
    66,637        
Mezzanine loan, net of unamortized discount
    53,367        
Participations sold
    97,465        
Interest rate hedge liabilities
    9,326        
Subtotal
    227,478        
                 
Securitization Vehicles
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    2,988       3,809  
Securitized debt obligations
    1,352,446       3,621,229  
Interest rate hedge liabilities
    27,482       29,462  
Subtotal
    1,382,916       3,654,500  
                 
Total liabilities
    1,650,742       4,531,877  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
           
                 
Equity:
               
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 21,967 and 21,917 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively ("class A common stock")
    220       219  
Restricted class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 244 and 33 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively ("restricted class A common stock" and together with class A common stock, "common stock")
    2        
Additional paid-in capital
    596,899       559,411  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (38,497 )     (50,462 )
Accumulated deficit
    (658,789 )     (920,355 )
Total Capital Trust, Inc. shareholders' deficit
    (100,165 )     (411,187 )
                 
Noncontrolling interests
    (10,688 )      
                 
Total deficit
    (110,853 )     (411,187 )
                 
Total liabilities and shareholders' deficit
    $1,539,889       $4,120,690  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
   
Nine Months Ended
 
   
September 30,
   
September 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
   
2011
   
2010
 
Income from loans and other investments:
                       
     Interest and related income
    $25,642       $40,280       $95,187       $119,783  
     Less: Interest and related expenses
    21,838       31,557       80,381       94,462  
          Income from loans and other investments, net
    3,804       8,723       14,806       25,321  
                                 
Other revenues:
                               
     Management fees from affiliates
    1,753       2,050       4,927       5,990  
     Incentive management fees from affiliates
          733             733  
     Servicing fees
    1,460       84       2,208       2,821  
          Total other revenues
    3,213       2,867       7,135       9,544  
                                 
Other expenses:
                               
     General and administrative
    4,941       5,148       19,868       14,398  
          Total other expenses
    4,941       5,148       19,868       14,398  
                                 
Total other-than-temporary impairments of securities
    (30,687 )     (29,963 )     (35,620 )     (69,798 )
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments of securities recognized in other comprehensive income
    173       (5,921 )     (3,098 )     12,094  
Impairment of real estate held-for-sale
    (1,055 )     (4,000 )     (1,055 )     (4,000 )
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (31,569 )     (39,884 )     (39,773 )     (61,704 )
                                 
Recovery of (provision for) loan losses
    17,152       (95,916 )     34,401       (150,143 )
Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
          (6,036 )     (224 )     (6,036 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    20,054       185       271,031       648  
Income from equity investments
    307       1,056       2,105       2,358  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    8,020       (134,153 )     269,613       (194,410 )
           Income tax (benefit) provision
    (236 )     556       1,214       849  
Net income (loss)
    $8,256       ($134,709 )     $268,399       ($195,259 )
                                 
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests
    5,466             (1,935 )      
                                 
Net income (loss) attributable to Capital Trust, Inc.
    $13,722       ($134,709 )     $266,464       ($195,259 )
                                 
Per share information:
                               
     Net income (loss) per share of common stock:
                               
          Basic
    $0.60       ($6.02 )     $11.77       ($8.73 )
          Diluted
    $0.57       ($6.02 )     $11.08       ($8.73 )
                                 
     Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:
                               
          Basic
    22,730,080       22,389,901       22,630,672       22,356,857  
          Diluted
    24,121,973       22,389,901       24,057,374       22,356,857  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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 Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders' Deficit
 For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
 (in thousands)
 (unaudited)
 
   
Comprehensive (Loss) Income
   
Class A Common Stock
   
Restricted Class A Common Stock
   
Additional Paid-In Capital
   
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
   
Noncontrolling Interests
   
Accumulated Deficit
   
Total
 
Balance at January 1, 2010
            $218       $1       $559,145       ($39,135 )     $—       ($689,396 )     ($169,167 )
                                                                 
Net loss attributable to Capital Trust, Inc.
    ($195,259 )                                     (195,259 )     (195,259 )
Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle
                              3,800             (45,615 )     (41,815 )
Unrealized loss on derivative financial instruments
    (10,281 )                         (10,281 )                 (10,281 )
Amortization of unrealized gains and losses on securities
    (754 )                         (754 )                 (754 )
Amortization of deferred gains and losses on settlement of swaps
    (74 )                         (74 )                 (74 )
Other-than-temporary impairments of securities related to fair value adjustments in excess of expected credit losses, net of amortization
    (9,496 )                         (9,496 )                 (9,496 )
Restricted class A common stock earned
            1             44                         45  
Deferred directors' compensation
                        150                         150  
                                                                   
Balance at September 30, 2010
    ($215,864 )       $219       $1       $559,339       ($55,940 )     $—       ($930,270 )     ($426,651 )
                                                                   
Balance at January 1, 2011
              $219       $—       $559,411       ($50,462 )     $—       ($920,355 )     ($411,187 )
                                                                   
Net income attributable to Capital Trust, Inc.
    $266,464                                       266,464       266,464  
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    1,935                                 1,935             1,935  
Allocation to noncontrolling interests
                        37,156             (12,623 )           24,533  
Purchase of noncontrolling interests
                        (142 )                       (142 )
Consolidation of additional securitization vehicles
                              538             (4,898 )     (4,360 )
Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments
    2,912                           2,912                   2,912  
Loss on interest rate swaps not designated as cash flow hedges
    4,447                           4,447                   4,447  
Amortization of unrealized gains and losses on securities
    (93 )                         (93 )                 (93 )
Amortization of deferred gains and losses on settlement of swaps
    (75 )                         (75 )                 (75 )
Other-than-temporary impairments of securities related to fair value adjustments in excess of expected credit losses, net of amortization
    4,236                           4,236                   4,236  
Restricted class A common stock earned
            1       2       324                         327  
Deferred directors' compensation
                        150                         150  
                                                                   
Balance at September 30, 2011
    $279,826         $220       $2       $596,899       ($38,497 )     ($10,688 )     ($658,789 )     ($110,853 )
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 and 2010
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
             
   
2011
   
2010
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
     Net income (loss)
    $268,399       ($195,259 )
     Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by
         
             operating activities:
               
          Net impairments recognized in earnings
    39,773       61,704  
          (Recovery of) provision for loan losses
    (34,401 )     150,143  
          Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
    224       6,036  
          Gain on extinguishment of debt
    (271,031 )     (648 )
          Income from equity investments
    (2,105 )     (2,358 )
          Employee stock-based compensation
    411       107  
          Incentive awards plan expense
    3,395        
          Deferred directors' compensation
    150       150  
          Amortization of premiums/discounts on loans and securities and deferred
             interest on loans
    (969 )     (2,581 )
          Amortization of deferred gains and losses on settlement of swaps
    (75 )     (74 )
          Amortization of deferred financing costs and premiums/discounts on
 
             debt obligations
    9,304       5,596  
          Deferred interest on senior credit facility
          2,954  
          Loss on interest rate swaps not designated as cash flow hedges
    6,255        
     Changes in assets and liabilities, net:
               
          Accrued interest receivable
    3,406       351  
          Deferred income taxes
    (1,093 )     877  
          Prepaid expenses and other assets
    624       1,178  
          Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (2,931 )     56  
     Net cash provided by operating activities
    19,336       28,232  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
          Principal collections and proceeds from securities
    70,929       35,806  
          Add-on fundings under existing loan commitments
          (1,562 )
          Distributions from equity investments
    4,345        
          Principal collections of loans receivable
    1,879,041       183,761  
          Proceeds from disposition of loans
    5,750       23,548  
          Contributions to unconsolidated subsidiaries
    (3,413 )     (2,917 )
          Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries
    3,839       29  
          Increase in restricted cash
    (13,715 )      
     Net cash provided by investing activities
    1,946,776       238,665  
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
          Repayments under repurchase obligations
    (306,042 )     (42,568 )
          Repayments under senior credit facility
    (22,932 )     (3,750 )
          Repayment of junior subordinated notes
    (4,640 )      
          Borrowing under mezzanine loan
    83,000        
          Repayments under mezzanine loan
    (20,000 )      
          Repayment of securitized debt obligations
    (1,679,970 )     (224,384 )
          Payment of financing expenses
    (11,126 )      
          Purchase of noncontrolling interests
    (142 )      
          Purchase of secured notes
    (405 )      
          Vesting of restricted Class A common stock
    (85 )      
     Net cash used in financing activities
    (1,962,342 )     (270,702 )
                 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    3,770       (3,805 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    24,449       27,954  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
    $28,219       $24,149  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
(unaudited)
 
Note 1. Organization
 
References herein to “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Capital Trust, Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context specifically requires otherwise.
 
We are a fully integrated, self-managed, real estate finance and investment management company that specializes in credit sensitive financial products. To date, our investment programs have focused on loans and securities backed by commercial real estate assets. We invest for our own account directly on our balance sheet and for third parties through a series of investment management vehicles. Our business model is designed to produce a mix of net interest margin from our balance sheet investments, and fee income and co-investment income from our investment management vehicles. In managing our operations, we focus on originating investments, managing our portfolios and capitalizing our businesses. From the inception of our finance business in 1997 through September 30, 2011, we have completed approximately $12.0 billion of investments in the commercial real estate debt arena. We conduct our operations as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes. We are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the symbol “CT”, and are headquartered in New York City.
 
March 2011 Restructuring
 
On March 31, 2011, we restructured, amended, or extinguished all of our outstanding recourse debt obligations, which we refer to as our March 2011 restructuring. Our March 2011 restructuring involved: (i) the contribution of certain of our legacy assets to a newly formed subsidiary, CT Legacy REIT Mezz Borrower, Inc., or CT Legacy REIT, (ii) the assumption of our legacy repurchase obligations by CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) the extinguishment of the remainder of our recourse obligations, our senior credit facility and junior subordinated notes. The restructuring was financed with a new $83.0 million mezzanine loan obtained by CT Legacy REIT from an affiliate of Five Mile Capital Partners LLC, or Five Mile, and the issuance of equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT to our former junior subordinated noteholders and former lenders under our senior credit facility, as well as to an affiliate of Five Mile.
 
Capital Trust, Inc.
 
Following the completion of our March 2011 restructuring, we no longer have any recourse debt obligations, and retain unencumbered ownership of 100% of (i) our investment management platform, CT Investment Management Co., LLC, (ii) our co-investment in CT Opportunity Partners I, LP, (iii) our residual ownership interests in CT CDOs I, II, and IV, and (iv) our tax-basis net operating losses. Furthermore, we have a 52% equity interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT. Our economic interest in CT Legacy REIT is, however, subject to (i) the secured notes, which are non-recourse obligations that are collateralized by certain of our retained equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, (ii) incentive awards that provide for the participation in our retained equity interests in CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) the subordinate class B common stock of CT Legacy REIT owned by our former junior subordinate noteholders. See below for further discussion of the secured notes, management incentive awards plan, and class B common stock.
 
In addition to our interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, we also own 100% of its outstanding class A preferred stock. The class A preferred stock initially entitles us to cumulative preferred dividends of $7.5 million per annum, which dividends will be reduced in January 2013 to the greater of (i) 2.5% of CT Legacy REIT’s assets, and (ii) $1.0 million per annum.
 
CT Legacy REIT
 
In connection with the restructuring, we transferred substantially all of our directly held interest earning assets to CT Legacy REIT. The transferred assets included: (i) all of the loans and securities which serve as collateral for the legacy repurchase obligations, except for certain subordinate interests in CT CDOs I and II, (ii) our subordinate interests in CT CDO III, and (iii) 100% of our previously unencumbered loans and securities, which we collectively refer to as our Legacy Assets.
 
CT Legacy REIT, which is expected to be taxed as a REIT commencing in 2011, is beneficially owned 52% by us, 24% by an affiliate of Five Mile, and 24% by the former lenders under our senior credit facility. In addition, the former holders of our junior subordinated notes received class B common stock, a subordinate class of common stock of CT Legacy REIT, which is described below. Capital Trust, Inc. will manage CT Legacy REIT and the Legacy Assets as a liquidating portfolio.
 
During the second and third quarters of 2011, the CT Legacy REIT portfolio received repayments of $265.9 million, including full loan satisfactions of $224.8 million and partial repayments of $41.1 million, which repayments represented approximately 50% of the initial net book value of the CT Legacy REIT portfolio.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Mezzanine Loan
 
CT Legacy REIT entered into an $83.0 million mezzanine loan (which was subsequently reduced to $64.1 million, including deferred interest, as of September 30, 2011) that carries a 15.0% per annum interest rate, of which 7.0% per annum may be deferred, and that matures on March 31, 2016. The mezzanine loan is not recourse to Capital Trust, Inc. except for certain limited non-recourse, “bad boy” carve outs. Proceeds from the mezzanine loan were used to (i) extinguish the senior credit facility, (ii) extinguish the junior subordinated notes, (iii) provide for cash paydowns of the repurchase obligations, (iv) pay transaction expenses, and (v) establish liquidity reserves at CT Legacy REIT.
 
The mezzanine loan is collateralized by 100% of the equity interests in a subsidiary of CT Legacy REIT, which in-turn owns all of our Legacy Assets, subject in part to the repurchase obligations. Five Mile has consent rights with respect to material actions on the Legacy Assets such as material modifications, sales, and/or the pursuit of certain remedies with regard to the Legacy Assets. The mezzanine loan also contains covenants that (i) prohibit CT Legacy REIT from paying common stock cash dividends until the mezzanine loan has been repaid, (ii) prohibit us from selling or otherwise transferring our equity interests in CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) require the continued employment of certain key employees.
 
During the second quarter of 2011, $20.0 million of the mezzanine loan was repaid using proceeds from the satisfaction of former repurchase facility collateral assets. As further described below, during the second quarter of 2011, the Morgan Stanley and Citigroup repurchase obligations were terminated and the remaining collateral thereunder was released.
 
In addition, as discussed above, an affiliate of Five Mile acquired a 24% equity interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT in conjunction with the making of the mezzanine loan.
 
Repurchase Obligations
 
Our $339.6 million of legacy repurchase obligations (which were subsequently reduced to $66.7 million as of September 30, 2011) with JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup were assumed by wholly-owned subsidiaries of CT Legacy REIT, and the recourse to Capital Trust, Inc. was eliminated. In addition, the facilities were amended with the following terms:
 
 
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Each of the repurchase lenders received cash paydowns equal to 10% of their then outstanding balances, in the aggregate $33.9 million.
 
 
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Except for certain key man provisions, all restrictive covenants governing the operations of Capital Trust, Inc. were eliminated, including covenants restricting employee compensation, dividend payments, and new balance sheet investments.
 
 
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Net interest margin sweep and periodic amortization provisions were eliminated.
 
 
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All forms of margin call or similar requirements under the facilities were eliminated.
 
 
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Maturity dates were extended to December 15, 2014 in the case of JP Morgan, January 31, 2013 in the case of Morgan Stanley, and March 31, 2013 in the case of Citigroup, subject in all three cases to periodic required repayment thresholds.
 
 
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Interest rates were increased to LIBOR + 2.50% per annum in the cases of JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley, and LIBOR + 1.50% per annum in the case of Citigroup, subject in all three cases to periodic rate increases over the term of each respective facility.
 
During the second and third quarters of 2011, $238.1 million of the legacy repurchase obligations were repaid, including the full repayment and termination of the Morgan Stanley and Citigroup facilities and a release of the remaining collateral thereunder, as well as a $106.8 million repayment of the JP Morgan facility.
 
Senior Credit Facility
 
Our $98.1 million senior credit facility was fully satisfied and all collateral for the senior credit facility was released in exchange for (i) a cash payment of $22.9 million, (ii) a 24% equity interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) $2.8 million of secured notes, as further discussed below.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Junior Subordinated Notes
 
Our $143.8 million of junior subordinated notes were fully satisfied in exchange for (i) a cash payment of $4.6 million, (ii) 100% of the subordinate class B common stock of CT Legacy REIT, as further described below, and (iii) $5.0 million of secured notes, as further discussed below. The subordinate class B common stock is a subordinate class that entitles its holders to receive approximately 25% of the dividends that would otherwise be payable to us on certain of our equity interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, after aggregate cash distributions of $50.0 million have been paid to all other classes of common stock.
 
In April 2011, we purchased 118,651 shares of class B common stock of CT Legacy REIT for an average price of $1.20 per share.
 
Secured Notes
 
In conjunction with the satisfaction of the senior credit facility and the junior subordinated notes, a wholly-owned subsidiary issued secured notes to our former creditors, which secured notes are non-recourse to us. The secured notes had an aggregate initial face balance of $7.8 million and are secured by 93.5% of our equity interests in the class A-1 and class A-2 common stock of CT Legacy REIT, which represents 48.3% of the total outstanding class A-1 and class A-2 common stock of CT Legacy REIT. The secured notes mature on March 31, 2016 and bear interest at a rate of 8.2% per annum, which interest may be deferred until maturity. All dividends we receive from our equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT which serve as collateral under the secured notes must be used to pay, or prepay, interest and principal due thereunder. Any prepayment, or partial prepayment, of the remaining secured notes will incur a prepayment premium resulting in a total payment of principal and interest under the secured notes of $11.1 million.
 
In April 2011, we purchased $405,000 of the secured notes at par.
 
Management Incentive Awards Plan
 
Upon completion of our March 2011 restructuring, we granted senior level employees incentive awards issued under our long term incentive plan that participate in amounts earned from our retained equity interest in CT Legacy REIT. The awards provide payments to certain senior level employees equal to as much as 6.75% of the total recovery (subject to certain caps) of our Legacy Assets, net of CT Legacy REIT’s obligations, when and if distributed to us as dividends.
 
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States, or GAAP, for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. The accompanying unaudited consolidated interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the related management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations filed with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. In our opinion, all material adjustments (consisting of normal, recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation, in accordance with GAAP, have been included. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2011.
 
Principles of Consolidation
The accompanying financial statements include, on a consolidated basis, our accounts, the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and variable interest entities, or VIEs, in which we are the primary beneficiary. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
VIEs are defined as entities in which equity investors (i) do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest, and/or (ii) do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. The entity that consolidates a VIE is known as its primary beneficiary, and is generally the entity with (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and (ii) the right to receive benefits from the VIE or the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could be significant to the VIE.
 
Our consolidated VIEs include: (i) the CT Legacy REIT, and (ii) ten securitization vehicles, including our four CT CDOs which were sponsored and issued by us, as well as six other, similar, vehicles. See Note 10 and Note 11 for additional information on our investments in VIEs.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Balance Sheet Presentation
Our consolidated balance sheets separately present: (i) our direct assets and liabilities, (ii) the direct assets and liabilities of CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization vehicles, some of which are subsidiaries of CT Legacy REIT. Assets of all consolidated VIEs can generally only be used to satisfy the obligations of those VIEs, and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs are non-recourse to us.
 
We have aggregated all the assets and liabilities of the consolidated securitization vehicles due to our determination that these entities are substantively similar and therefore a further disaggregated presentation would not be more meaningful. Similarly, the notes to our consolidated financial statements separately describe (i) our direct assets and liabilities, (ii) the direct assets and liabilities of CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization vehicles, some of which are subsidiaries of CT Legacy REIT.
 
Equity Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
Our co-investment interests in the private equity funds we manage are accounted for using the equity method. These entities’ assets and liabilities are not consolidated into our financial statements due to our determination that (i) these entities are not VIEs, and (ii) the investors have sufficient rights to preclude consolidation by us. As such, we report our allocable percentage of the earnings or losses of these entities on a single line item in our consolidated statements of operations as income from equity investments.
 
One such fund, CT Opportunity Partners I, LP, or CTOPI, maintains its financial records at fair value in accordance with GAAP. We have applied such accounting relative to our investment in CTOPI, and include any adjustments to fair value recorded at the fund level in determining the income we record on our equity investment in CTOPI.
 
Revenue Recognition
Interest income from our loans receivable is recognized over the life of the investment using the effective interest method and is recorded on the accrual basis. Fees, premiums, discounts and direct costs associated with these investments are deferred until the loan is advanced and are then recognized over the term of the loan as an adjustment to yield. For loans where we have unfunded commitments, we amortize these fees and other items on a straight line basis. Fees on commitments that expire unused are recognized at expiration. Income accrual is generally suspended for loans at the earlier of the date at which payments become 90 days past due or when, in the opinion of management, recovery of income and principal becomes doubtful. Income is then recorded on the basis of cash received until accrual is resumed when the loan becomes contractually current and performance is demonstrated to be resumed.
 
Interest income from our securities is recognized using a level yield with any purchase premium or discount accreted through income over the life of the security. This yield is calculated using cash flows expected to be collected which are based on a number of assumptions on the underlying loans. Examples include, among other things, the rate and timing of principal payments, including prepayments, repurchases, defaults and liquidations, the pass-through or coupon rate, and interest rates. Additional factors that may affect reported interest income on our securities include interest payment shortfalls due to delinquencies on the underlying mortgage loans and the timing and magnitude of expected credit losses on the mortgage loans underlying the securities. These are impacted by, among other things, the general condition of the real estate market, including competition for tenants and their related credit quality, and changes in market rental rates. These uncertainties and contingencies are difficult to predict and are subject to future events that may alter the assumptions.
 
Fees from special servicing and asset management services are recorded on an accrual basis as services are rendered under the applicable agreements, and when receipt of fees is reasonably certain. We do not recognize incentive income from our investment management business until contingencies have been eliminated. Depending on the structure of our investment management vehicles, certain incentive fees may be in the form of carried interest or promote distributions.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
We classify highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less from the date of purchase as cash equivalents. We place our cash and cash equivalents with high credit quality institutions to minimize credit risk exposure. As of, and for the periods ended, September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had bank balances in excess of federally insured amounts. We have not experienced any losses on our demand deposits, commercial paper or money market investments.
 
Restricted Cash
We classify the cash balances held by CT Legacy REIT as restricted because of limitations imposed on the payment of dividends by CT Legacy REIT to its common equity holders, including us. As further described in Notes 1 and 10, common dividends cannot be paid by CT Legacy REIT until the mezzanine loan and repurchase obligations have been satisfied. Accordingly, while these cash balances are available for use by CT Legacy REIT for operations, debt service, or other purposes, they are currently unavailable to us.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Securities
We classify our securities as held-to-maturity, available-for-sale, or trading on the date of acquisition of the investment. Held-to-maturity investments are stated at cost, adjusted for the amortization of any premiums or discounts, which are amortized through our consolidated statements of operations using the level yield method described above. Other than in the instance of an other-than-temporary impairment, as discussed below, these held-to-maturity investments are carried on our consolidated financial statements at their amortized cost basis.
 
We may also invest in securities which may be classified as available-for-sale. Available-for-sale securities are carried at estimated fair value with the net unrealized gains or losses reported as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity. Changes in the valuations do not affect our reported income or cash flows, but do impact shareholders’ equity and, accordingly, book value per share. On August 4, 2005, we changed the accounting classification of certain of our securities from available-for-sale to held-to-maturity. We have not designated any securities as available-for-sale since that time.
 
Further, as required under GAAP, when, based on current information and events, there has been an adverse change in the cash flows expected to be collected from those previously estimated for one of our securities, an other-than-temporary impairment is deemed to have occurred. A change in expected cash flows is considered adverse if the present value of the revised cash flows (taking into consideration both the timing and amount of cash flows expected to be collected) discounted using the security’s current yield is less than the present value of the previously estimated remaining cash flows, adjusted for cash receipts during the intervening period.
 
Should an other-than-temporary impairment be deemed to have occurred, the security is written down to fair value. The total other-than-temporary impairment is bifurcated into (i) the amount related to expected credit losses, and (ii) the amount related to fair value adjustments in excess of expected credit losses, or the Valuation Adjustment. The portion of the other-than-temporary impairment related to expected credit losses is calculated by comparing the amortized cost basis of the security to the present value of cash flows expected to be collected, discounted at the security’s current yield, and is recognized through earnings in the consolidated statement of operations. The remaining other-than-temporary impairment related to the Valuation Adjustment is recognized as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) in shareholders’ equity. A portion of other-than-temporary impairments recognized through earnings is accreted back to the amortized cost basis of the security through interest income, while amounts recognized through other comprehensive income (loss) are amortized over the life of the security with no impact on earnings.
 
Loans Receivable, Provision for Loan Losses, Loans Held-for-Sale and Related Allowance
We purchase and originate commercial real estate debt and related instruments, or Loans, generally to be held as long-term investments at amortized cost. Management is required to periodically evaluate each of these Loans for possible impairment. Impairment is indicated when it is deemed probable that we will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the Loan. If a Loan is determined to be impaired, we write down the Loan through a charge to the provision for loan losses. Impairment on these loans is measured by comparing the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral to the book value of the respective loan. These valuations require significant judgments, which include assumptions regarding capitalization rates, leasing, creditworthiness of major tenants, occupancy rates, availability of financing, exit plan, loan sponsorship, actions of other lenders and other factors deemed necessary by management. Actual losses, if any, could ultimately differ from these estimates.
 
In conjunction with our quarterly loan portfolio review, management assesses the performance of each loan, and assigns a risk rating based on several factors including risk of loss, loan-to-value ratio, or LTV, collateral performance, structure, exit plan, and sponsorship. Loans are rated one through eight, which are defined as follows:
 
 
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Low Risk: A loan that is expected to perform through maturity, with relatively lower LTV, higher in-place debt yield, and stable projected cash flow.
 
 
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Average Risk: A loan that is expected to perform through maturity, with medium LTV, average in-place debt yield, and stable projected cash flow.
 
 
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Acceptable Risk: A loan that is expected to perform through maturity, with relatively higher LTV, acceptable in-place debt yield, and some uncertainty (due to lease rollover or other factors) in projected cash flow.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
 
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Higher Risk: A loan that is expected to perform through maturity, but has exhibited a material deterioration in cash flow and/or other credit factors. If negative trends continue, default could occur.
 
 
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Low Probability of Default/Loss: A loan with one or more identified weakness that we expect to have a 15% probability of default or principal loss.
 
 
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Medium Probability of Default/Loss: A loan with one or more identified weakness that we expect to have a 33% probability of default or principal loss.
 
 
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High Probability of Default/Loss: A loan with one or more identified weakness that we expect to have a 67% or higher probability of default or principal loss.
 
 
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In Default: A loan which is in contractual default and/or which has a very high likelihood of principal loss.
 
In addition, for certain pools of smaller loans which have similar credit characteristics, primarily loans with an outstanding principal balance of $10.0 million or less in our consolidated securitization vehicles, we have recorded a general provision for loan losses in lieu of the asset-specific provisions we record on all other loans. This general provision is based on macroeconomic data with respect to historic loan losses, vintage, property type, and other factors deemed relevant for such loan pools. These loans do not undergo the same level of asset management as our larger, direct investments.
 
In certain cases, we may classify loans as held-for-sale based upon the specific facts and circumstances of particular Loans, including known or expected transactions. Loans held-for-sale are carried at the lower of our amortized cost basis and fair value. A reduction in the fair value of loans held-for-sale is recorded as a charge to our consolidated statement of operations as a valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale.
 
Real Estate Held-for-Sale
Loan investments where we have foreclosed upon the underlying collateral and own an equity interest in real estate are categorized as real estate owned. We generally do not intend to hold such foreclosed assets for long-term operations and therefore classify such assets as real estate held-for-sale on our consolidated balance sheets. Real estate held-for-sale are carried at the lower of our basis in the real estate and fair value, with reductions in fair value recorded as an impairment of real estate-held-for-sale on our consolidated statements of operations.
 
Deferred Financing Costs
The deferred financing costs which are included in prepaid expenses and other assets on our consolidated balance sheets include issuance costs related to our debt obligations, and are amortized using the effective interest method, or a method that approximates the effective interest method, over the life of the related obligations.
 
Repurchase Obligations
In certain circumstances, we have financed the purchase of investments from a counterparty through a repurchase agreement with that same counterparty. We currently record these investments in the same manner as other investments financed with repurchase agreements, with the investment recorded as an asset and the related borrowing under any repurchase agreement recorded as a liability on our consolidated balance sheets. Interest income earned on the investments and interest expense incurred on the repurchase obligations are reported separately on our consolidated statements of operations.
 
Interest Rate Derivative Financial Instruments
In the normal course of business, we use interest rate derivative financial instruments to manage, or hedge, cash flow variability caused by interest rate fluctuations. Specifically, we currently use interest rate swaps to effectively convert floating rate liabilities that are financing fixed rate assets to fixed rate liabilities. The differential to be paid or received on these agreements is recognized on the accrual basis as an adjustment to the interest expense related to the attendant liability. The interest rate swap agreements are generally accounted for on a held-to-maturity basis, and, in cases where they are terminated early, any gain or loss is generally amortized over the remaining life of the hedged item. These swap agreements must be effective in reducing the variability of cash flows of the hedged items in order to qualify for the aforementioned hedge accounting treatment. Changes in value of effective cash flow hedges are reflected on our consolidated financial statements through accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) and do not affect our net income (loss). To the extent a derivative does not qualify for hedge accounting, and is deemed a non-hedge derivative, the changes in its value are included in net income (loss).
 
To determine the fair value of interest rate derivative financial instruments, we use a third-party derivative specialist to assist us in periodically valuing our interests.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Income Taxes
Our financial results generally do not reflect provisions for current or deferred income taxes on our REIT taxable income. Management believes that we operate in a manner that will continue to allow us to be taxed as a REIT and, as a result, we generally do not expect to pay substantial corporate level taxes other than those payable by our taxable REIT subsidiaries. Many of these requirements, however, are highly technical and complex. If we were to fail to meet these requirements, we may be subject to federal, state and local income tax on current and past income, and penalties.
 
Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation expense is recognized in net income using a fair value measurement method, which we determine with the assistance of a third-party appraisal firm. Compensation expense for the time vesting of stock-based compensation grants is recognized on the accelerated attribution method and compensation expense for performance vesting of stock-based compensation grants is recognized on a straight line basis.
 
The fair value of the performance vesting restricted common stock is measured on the grant date using a Monte Carlo simulation to estimate the probability of the market vesting conditions being satisfied. The Monte Carlo simulation is run approximately 100,000 times. For each simulation, the payoff is calculated at the settlement date, and is then discounted to the grant date at a risk-free interest rate. The average of the values over all simulations is the expected value of the restricted common stock on the grant date. The valuation is performed in a risk-neutral framework, so no assumption is made with respect to an equity risk premium. Significant assumptions used in the valuation include an expected term and stock price volatility, an estimated risk-free interest rate and an estimated dividend growth rate.
 
Estimates of fair value are not intended to predict actual future events or the value ultimately realized by employees who receive equity awards, and subsequent events are not indicative of the reasonableness of the original estimates of fair value made by us.
 
Comprehensive Income (Loss)
Total comprehensive income (loss) was $279.8 million and ($215.9) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The primary components of comprehensive income (loss) other than net income (loss) are the unrealized gains and losses on derivative financial instruments and the component of other-than-temporary impairments of securities related to the Valuation Adjustment.
 
There was a one-time $3.8 million adjustment to accumulated other comprehensive loss upon our adoption of new accounting guidance effective January 1, 2010. See below discussion under “Recent Accounting Pronouncements” in this Note 2 for additional information. See Note 12 for additional discussion of accumulated other comprehensive loss.
 
Earnings per Share of Common Stock
Basic earnings per share, or EPS, is computed based on the net earnings allocable to common stock and stock units, divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock and stock units outstanding during the period. Diluted EPS is based on the net earnings allocable to common stock and stock units, divided by the weighted average number of shares of common stock, stock units and potentially dilutive common stock options and warrants. See Note 12 for additional discussion of earnings per share.
 
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may ultimately differ from those estimates.
 
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made in the presentation of the prior period consolidated financial statements to conform to the September 30, 2011 presentation.
 
Segment Reporting
We operate in two reportable segments. We have an internal information system that produces performance and asset data for the two segments along service lines.
 
The Balance Sheet Investment segment includes our consolidated portfolio of interest earning assets and the financing thereof.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The Investment Management segment includes the investment management activities of our wholly-owned investment management subsidiary, CT Investment Management Co., LLC, or CTIMCO, and its subsidiaries, as well as our co-investments in investment management vehicles. CTIMCO is a taxable REIT subsidiary and serves as the investment manager of Capital Trust, Inc., all of our investment management vehicles and CT CDOs, and serves as senior servicer and special servicer for certain of our investments and for third parties.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
The “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” Topic of the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or the Codification, defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and requires certain disclosures about fair value measurements under GAAP. Specifically, this guidance defines fair value based on exit price, or the price that would be received upon the sale of an asset or the transfer of a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Our assets and liabilities which are measured at fair value are discussed in Note 17.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
New accounting guidance which was effective as of January 1, 2010 changed the criteria for consolidation of VIEs and removed a preexisting consolidation exception for qualified special purpose entities, which includes certain securitization vehicles. The amended guidance requires a qualitative, rather than quantitative assessment of when a VIE should be consolidated. Specifically, an entity would generally be required to consolidate a VIE if it has (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance, and (ii) the right to receive benefits from the VIE or the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE that could be significant to the VIE.
 
As a result of the amended guidance, we have consolidated an additional seven VIEs beginning January 1, 2010, all of which are securitization vehicles not sponsored by us. We have consolidated these entities generally due to our ownership interests in subordinate classes of securities issued by the VIEs, which investments carry certain control provisions. Although our investments are generally passive in nature, by owning more than 50% of the controlling class of each vehicle we do control special servicer naming rights, which we believe gives us the power to direct the most significant economic activities of these entities.
 
Upon consolidation of these seven securitization vehicles, we recorded a one-time adjustment to shareholders’ equity of ($41.8) million on January 1, 2010. This reduction in equity is due to the difference between the aggregate pre-consolidation book value of our investment in these vehicles (which were accounted for as securities) and the aggregate net assets, or equity, of those vehicles upon consolidation. This difference was primarily caused by asset impairments recorded at the entity-level which are in excess of our investment amount. Due to the fact that the liabilities of these vehicles are entirely non-recourse to us, this excess charge to equity, as well as similar charges on securitization vehicles previously consolidated, will eventually be reversed when our interests in the entities are repaid or sold, or the entities are otherwise deconsolidated in the future.
 
In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-06, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820): Improving Disclosures about Fair Value Measurements,” or ASU 2010-06. ASU 2010-06 amends existing disclosure guidance related to fair value measurements. Specifically, ASU 2010-06 requires (i) details of significant asset or liability transfers in and out of Level 1 and Level 2 measurements within the fair value hierarchy, and (ii) inclusion of gross purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements within the rollforward of assets and liabilities valued using Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy. In addition, ASU 2010-06 clarifies and increases existing disclosure requirements related to (i) the disaggregation of fair value disclosures, and (ii) the inputs used in arriving at fair values for assets and liabilities valued using Level 2 and Level 3 inputs within the fair value hierarchy. ASU 2010-06 is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2009, except for the gross presentation of the Level 3 rollforward, which is required for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010 and for interim periods within those years. The adoption of ASU 2010-06 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Additional disclosures, as applicable, are included in Note 17.
 
In July 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-20, “Receivables (Topic 310): Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses,” or ASU 2010-20. ASU 2010-20 primarily requires additional disaggregated disclosures of (i) credit risks associated with financing receivables, and (ii) impaired financing receivables and the related allowance for credit losses. ASU 2010-20 is generally effective for the first interim or annual period ending after December 15, 2010; however certain disclosures are not required until the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2010. The adoption of ASU 2010-20 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. Additional disclosures have been included, as applicable, in the notes to our consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
In April 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-02, “Receivables (Topic 310): A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring,” or ASU 2011-02. ASU 2011-02 primarily clarifies when creditors should classify loan modifications as troubled debt restructurings and provides examples and factors to be considered. Loan modifications which are considered troubled debt restructurings could result in additional disclosure requirements and could impact the related provision for loan losses. ASU 2011-02 is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after June 15, 2011, with retrospective application to the beginning of the year. The adoption of ASU 2011-02 will impact how we account for loan modifications, and may result in an increase in the loan modifications we classify as troubled debt restructurings, and therefore our provision for loan losses.
 
In April 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-03, “Transfers and Servicing (Topic 860): Reconsideration of Effective Control for Repurchase Agreements,” or ASU 2011-03. ASU 2011-03 primarily removes certain criteria from the consideration of effective control over assets subject to repurchase agreements. The removal of these criteria will generally result in asset transfers pursuant to repurchase agreements being accounted for as secured borrowings, with both the transferred assets and repurchase liability recorded on the transferor’s balance sheet. ASU 2011-03 is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2011, and is to be applied prospectively to transactions which occur subsequent to the effective date. The adoption of ASU 2011-03 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.
 
In May 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-04, “Fair Value Measurement (Topic 860): Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs,” or ASU 2011-04. ASU 2011-04 amends existing guidance on fair value measurements related to (i) instruments held in a portfolio, (ii) instruments classified within shareholders’ equity, (iii) application of the “highest and best use” concept to nonfinancial assets, (iv) application of blockage factors and other premiums and discounts in the valuation process, and (v) other matters. In addition, ASU 2011-04 expanded the required disclosures around fair value measurements including (i) reporting the level in the fair value hierarchy used to value assets and liabilities which are not measured at fair value, but where fair value is disclosed, and (ii) qualitative disclosures about the sensitivity of Level 3 fair value measurements to changes in unobservable inputs used. ASU 2011-04 is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2011. The adoption of ASU 2011-04 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements, however may significantly expand our disclosures related to fair value measurements.
 
In June 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-05, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Presentation of Comprehensive Income,” or ASU 2011-05. ASU 2011-05 does not change the items that must be reported in other comprehensive income, however it eliminates the option to present other comprehensive income on the statement of shareholders’ equity and instead requires either (i) a continuous statement of comprehensive income which would replace the current statement of operations, or (ii) an additional statement of other comprehensive income, which would immediately follow the statement of operations, and would report the components of other comprehensive income. ASU 2011-05 is effective for the first interim or annual period beginning after December 15, 2011, and should be applied retrospectively to all periods reported after the effective date. The adoption of ASU 2011-05 is not expected to have a material impact on our financial statements.
 
Note 3. Securities Held-to-Maturity
 
As described in Note 1, in conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring of our recourse debt obligations, a significant portion of our assets, including all of our securities, were transferred to a majority-owned subsidiary, CT Legacy REIT. In addition, as described in Note 2, our consolidated balance sheets separately state our direct assets and liabilities and certain assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs. See Note 10 for disclosures regarding securities that have been transferred to CT Legacy REIT, and see Note 11 for comparable disclosures regarding securities that are held in consolidated securitization vehicles, as separately stated on our consolidated balance sheets.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Prior to their transfer to CT Legacy REIT, our securities portfolio consisted of commercial mortgage-backed securities, or CMBS, collateralized debt obligations, or CDOs, and other securities. Activity relating to our securities portfolio for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
CMBS
   
CDOs & Other
   
Total
Book Value (1)
 
                     
December 31, 2010
    $2,246       $1,209         $3,455  
                           
Principal paydowns
    (45 )             (45 )
Discount/premium amortization & other (2)
    168       12         180  
Other-than-temporary impairments:
                         
Recognized in earnings
    (1,653 )             (1,653 )
Recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,640               1,640  
Transfer to CT Legacy REIT
    (2,356 )     (1,221 )       (3,577 )
                           
September 30, 2011
    $—       $—         $—  
     
(1)
Includes securities with a total face value of $36.0 million as of December 31, 2010. All securities have been transferred to CT Legacy REIT on March 31, 2011, as discussed in Note 1.
(2) 
Includes mark-to-market adjustments on securities previously classified as available-for-sale, amortization of other-than-temporary impairments, and losses, if any.
 
The following table details overall statistics for our securities portfolio as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
   
September 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
Number of securities
 
 ─
 
7
Number of issues
 
 ─
 
5
Rating (1) (2)
 
 N/A
 
CCC
Fixed / Floating (in millions) (3)
 $─ / $─
 
$2 / $1
Coupon (1) (4)
 
 N/A
 
7.44%
Yield (1) (4)
 
 N/A
 
10.54%
Life (years) (1) (5)
 
 N/A
 
1.9
     
(1)
Represents a weighted average as of December 31, 2010.
(2) 
Weighted average ratings are based on the lowest rating published by Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investors Service for each security and exclude unrated equity investments in CDOs with a net book value of $1.2 million as of December 31, 2010.
(3) 
Represents the aggregate net book value of our portfolio allocated between fixed rate and floating rate securities.
(4) 
Coupon is based on the securities’ contractual interest rates, while yield is based on expected cash flows for each security, and considers discounts/premiums and asset non-performance. Calculations for floating rate securities are based on LIBOR of 0.26% as of December 31, 2010.
(5) 
Weighted average life is based on the timing and amount of future expected principal payments through the expected repayment date of each respective investment.
 
The table below details the ratings and vintage distribution of our securities as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
Rating as of September 30, 2011
     
Rating as of December 31, 2010
 
Vintage
    B    
CCC and
Below
     
Total
        B    
CCC and
Below
     
Total
 
2003
    $—       $—         $—         $—       $1,210         $1,210  
2002
                                         
2000
                                955         955  
1997
                          218               218  
1996
                                1,072         1,072  
Total
    $—       $—         $—         $218       $3,237         $3,455  
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Other-than-temporary impairments
 
Quarterly, we reevaluate our securities portfolio to determine if there has been an other-than-temporary impairment based upon expected future cash flows from each securities investment. As a result of this evaluation, under the accounting guidance discussed in Note 2, during the first quarter of 2011, we recorded a gross other-than-temporary impairment of $13,000 prior to the transfer of these securities to CT Legacy REIT. In addition, we determined that $1.6 million of impairments previously recorded in other comprehensive income should be recognized as credit losses due to a decrease in cash flow expectations for two of our securities.
 
To determine the component of the gross other-than-temporary impairment related to expected credit losses, we compare the amortized cost basis of each other-than-temporarily impaired security to the present value of its revised expected cash flows, discounted using its pre-impairment yield. Significant judgment of management is required in this analysis that includes, but is not limited to, (i) assumptions regarding the collectability of principal and interest on the underlying loans, net of related expenses, and (ii) current subordination levels at both the individual loans which serve as collateral under our securities and at the securities themselves.
 
The following table summarizes activity related to the other-than-temporary impairments of our securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
     
Credit Related
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
   
Non-Credit Related
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
 
                     
December 31, 2010
    $30,567         $27,776       $2,791  
                           
Additions due to change in expected cash flows
    13         1,653       (1,640 )
Amortization of other-than-temporary impairments
    (110 )       (67 )     (43 )
Transfer to CT Legacy REIT (1)
    (30,470 )       (29,362 )     (1,108 )
                           
September 30, 2011
    $—         $—       $—  
     
(1)
All securities have been transferred to CT Legacy REIT on March 31, 2011, as discussed in Note 1.
 
Unrealized losses and fair value of securities
 
As discussed above, we do not directly own any securities as of September 30, 2011. Historically, certain of our securities have been carried at values in excess of their fair values. This difference can be caused by, among other things, changes in credit spreads and interest rates.
 
The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of our securities for which the fair value is lower than our book value as of December 31, 2010 and that were not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired (in millions):
 
   
Less Than 12 Months
   
Greater Than 12 Months
     
Total
 
                                             
   
Estimated Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
   
Estimated Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
     
Estimated Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
   
Book Value (1)
 
                                             
Floating Rate
    $—       $—       $0.2       ($1.1 )       $0.2       ($1.1 )     $1.3  
                                                           
Fixed Rate
                                           
                                                           
Total
    $—       $—       $0.2       ($1.1 )       $0.2       ($1.1 )     $1.3  
     
(1)
Excludes, as of December 31, 2010, $2.2 million of securities which were carried at or below fair value and securities against which an other-than-temporary impairment equal to the entire book value was recognized in earnings.
 
As of December 31, 2010, one of our securities with a book value of $1.3 million was carried at a balance in excess of its fair value. Fair value for this security was $158,000 as of December 31, 2010. In total, as of December 31, 2010, we had seven investments in securities with an aggregate book value of $3.5 million that have an estimated fair value of $5.5 million, including three investments in CMBS with an estimated fair value of $5.3 million and four investments in CDOs and other securities with an estimated fair value of $158,000. These valuations do not include the value of interest rate swaps entered into in conjunction with the purchase/financing of these investments, if any.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
We determine fair values using third party dealer assessments of value, and our own internal financial model-based estimations of fair value. See Note 17 for further discussion of fair value.
 
Note 4. Loans Receivable, Net
 
As described in Note 1, in conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring of our recourse debt obligations, a significant portion of our assets, including all of our loans, were transferred to a majority-owned subsidiary, CT Legacy REIT. Our only remaining loans have been sold to third-parties and recorded as participations sold assets and liabilities, as further described in Note 8. In addition, as described in Note 2, our consolidated balance sheets separately state our direct assets and liabilities and certain assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs. See Note 10 for disclosures regarding loans receivable that have been transferred to CT Legacy REIT, and see Note 11 for comparable disclosures regarding loans receivable that are held in consolidated securitization vehicles, as separately stated on our consolidated balance sheets.
 
Activity relating to our loans receivable for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Book Value
   
Provision for Loan Losses
     
Net Book Value (1)
 
                     
December 31, 2010
    $978,098       ($371,780 )       $606,318  
                           
Satisfactions (2)
    (71,070 )             (71,070 )
Principal paydowns
    (15,152 )             (15,152 )
Discount/premium amortization & other
    (7,653 )             (7,653 )
Recovery of provision for loan losses
          7,914         7,914  
Realized loan losses
    (119,584 )     119,584          
Transfer to CT Legacy REIT
    (739,694 )     244,282         (495,412 )
                           
September 30, 2011
    $24,945       $—         $24,945  
     
(1)
Includes loans with a total principal balance of $24.9 million and $979.1 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(2) 
Includes final maturities, full repayments, and sales.
 
The following table details overall statistics for our loans receivable portfolio as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
   
September 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
Number of investments (1)
 
1
 
29
Fixed / Floating (in millions) (2)
 
$─ / $25
 
$55 / $551
Coupon (3) (4)
 
1.49%
 
4.02%
Yield (3) (4)
 
1.48%
 
3.81%
Maturity (years) (3) (5)
 
0.1
 
1.7
     
(1)
Our only remaining loan has been sold to third-parties and recorded as participations sold assets and liabilities, as further described in Note 8.
(2) 
Represents the aggregate net book value of our portfolio allocated between fixed rate and floating rate loans.
(3) 
Represents a weighted average as of December 31, 2010.
(4) 
Calculations for floating rate loans are based on LIBOR of 0.24% and 0.26% as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(5) 
Represents the final maturity of each investment assuming all extension options are executed.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The tables below detail the types of loans in our portfolio, as well as the property type and geographic distribution of the properties securing our loans as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Asset Type
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Subordinate interests in mortgages
    $24,945       100%       $113,591       18%  
Senior mortgages
                240,150       39  
Mezzanine loans
                229,346       38  
Other
                23,231       5  
Total
    $24,945       100%       $606,318       100%  
                                 
Property Type
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Hotel
    24,945       100%       $147,014       24%  
Office
                307,390       51  
Healthcare
                53,705       9  
Multifamily
                18,093       3  
Retail
                11,460       2  
Other
                68,656       11  
Total
    $24,945       100%       $606,318       100%  
                                 
Geographic Location
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Southeast
    $11,978       48%       $170,400       28%  
Southwest
    10,782       43       94,491       15  
Midwest
    2,185       9       6,967       1  
Northeast
                175,297       29  
West
                54,688       9  
Northwest
                29,926       5  
International
                39,470       7  
Diversified
                35,079       6  
Total
    $24,945       100%       $606,318       100%  
 
Loan risk ratings
 
Quarterly, management evaluates our loan portfolio for impairment as described in Note 2. In conjunction with our quarterly loan portfolio review, management assesses the performance of each loan, and assigns a risk rating based on several factors including risk of loss, LTV, collateral performance, structure, exit plan, and sponsorship. Loans are rated one (less risk) through eight (greater risk), which ratings are defined in Note 2.
 
The following table allocates the net book value and principal balance of our loans receivable based on our internal risk ratings as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
     
Loans Receivable as of September 30, 2011
     
Loans Receivable as of December 31, 2010
 
Risk
Rating
   
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
     
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       1       $24,945       $24,945         10       $375,169       $374,885  
  4 - 5                           8       141,667       126,540  
  6 - 8                           11       462,221       104,893  
                                                       
Total
      1       $24,945       $24,945         29       $979,057       $606,318  
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
In making this risk assessment, one of the primary factors we consider is how senior or junior each loan is relative to other debt obligations of the borrower. The following tables further allocate our loans receivable by both loan type and our internal risk ratings as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
     
Senior Mortgage Loans
 
     
as of September 30, 2011
     
as of December 31, 2010
 
Risk
Rating
 
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
   
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3             $—       $—         2       $129,200       $128,852  
  4 - 5                           4       57,554       57,513  
  6 - 8                           3       66,347       53,785  
                                                       
Total
            $—       $—         9       $253,101       $240,150  
 
       
Subordinate Interests in Mortgages
 
       
as of September 30, 2011
     
as of December 31, 2010
 
Risk
Rating
 
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
   
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       1       $24,945       $24,945         1       $48,000       $48,000  
  4 - 5                           1       28,965       14,483  
  6 - 8                           5       110,585       51,108  
                                                       
Total
      1       $24,945       $24,945         7       $187,550       $113,591  
 
       
Mezzanine & Other Loans
 
       
as of September 30, 2011
     
as of December 31, 2010
 
Risk
Rating
 
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
   
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3             $—       $—         7       $197,969       $198,033  
  4 - 5                           3       55,148       54,544  
  6 - 8                           3       285,289        
                                                       
Total
            $—       $—         13       $538,406       $252,577  
 
Loan impairments
 
We have no impaired loans as of September 30, 2011. However, certain of our loans receivable which were transferred to CT Legacy REIT had previously been impaired, and are discussed in Note 10.
 
The following table details our average balance of impaired loans by loan type, and the income recorded on such loans subsequent to their impairment during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
Income on Impaired Loans for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Asset Type
 
Average Net
Book Value
   
Income
Recorded (1)
 
Senior Mortgage Loans
    $17,269       $255  
Subordinate Interests in Mortgages
    19,940       225  
Mezzanine & Other Loans
          1,915  
                 
Total
    $37,209       $2,395  
     
(1)
Substantially all of the income recorded on impaired loans during the period was received in cash. See also Note 10 for disclosure of income recorded on impaired loans subsequent to their transfer to CT Legacy REIT, substantially all of which was also received in cash.
 
Nonaccrual loans
 
In accordance with our revenue recognition policies discussed in Note 2, we do not accrue interest on loans which are 90 days past due or, in the opinion of management, are otherwise uncollectable. Accordingly, we do not have any material interest receivable accrued on nonperforming loans as of September 30, 2011.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Note 5. Loans Held-for-Sale, Net
 
Activity relating to our loans held-for-sale for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Book Value
   
Valuation Allowance
     
Net Book Value
 
                     
December 31, 2010
    $16,130       ($10,380 )       $5,750  
                           
Satisfactions
    (16,130 )     10,380         (5,750 )
                           
September 30, 2011
    $—       $—         $—  
 
During the second quarter of 2010, we reclassified a $16.1 million mezzanine loan to loans held-for-sale, against which we have previously recorded a provision for loan losses of $10.6 million. During 2010, we increased the book value of this loan by $263,000 resulting in a net book value of $5.8 million as of December 31, 2010. The loan was subsequently sold in January 2011 for its net book value of $5.8 million.
 
Note 6. Equity Investments in Unconsolidated Subsidiaries
 
Our equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries consist of our co-investments in investment management vehicles that we sponsor and manage. As of September 30, 2011, we had a co-investment in one such vehicle, CT Opportunity Partners I, LP, or CTOPI, in which we have a commitment to invest up to $25.0 million, or 4.6% of CTOPI’s total capital commitments. We have funded $15.8 million of our commitment as of September 30, 2011 and received $4.5 million as a return of capital, resulting in an $11.3 million funded and a $13.7 million unfunded commitment balance.
 
Activity relating to our equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
CTOPI
   
Other
     
Total
 
                     
December 31, 2010
    $8,931       $1         $8,932  
                           
Contributions
    3,413               3,413  
Income from equity investments
    2,106       (1 )       2,105  
Distributions
    (3,839 )             (3,839 )
                           
September 30, 2011
    $10,611       $—         $10,611  
 
In accordance with the CTOPI management agreement, CTIMCO may earn incentive compensation when certain returns are achieved for the partners of CTOPI, which will be accrued if and when earned, and when appropriate contingencies have been eliminated.
 
As of September 30, 2011, our maximum exposure to loss from CTOPI was $9.8 million.
 
Note 7. Debt Obligations
 
As described in Note 1, on March 31, 2011, we restructured, amended, or extinguished all of our outstanding recourse debt obligations, which restructuring included the assumption of certain debt obligations by a subsidiary, CT Legacy REIT. In addition, as described in Note 2, our consolidated balance sheets separately state our direct assets and liabilities and certain assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs. See Note 10 for disclosures regarding debt obligations of CT Legacy REIT, and see Note 11 for comparable disclosures regarding debt obligations of consolidated securitization vehicles, all of which are non-recourse to us, as separately stated on our consolidated balance sheets.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we had $7.7 million and $602.9 million of total debt obligations outstanding, respectively. The balances of each category of debt, their respective coupons and all-in effective costs, including the amortization of fees and expenses, were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
September 30,
2011
   
December 31,
2010
     
September 30,
2011
 
Debt Obligations
 
Principal
Balance
   
Book Value
   
Book Value
     
Coupon
   
All-In
Cost
   
Maturity Date
 
                                       
Secured notes
    $7,686       $7,686       $—         8.19%       8.19%    
March 31, 2016
 
                                                 
Repurchase obligations
                                         
JPMorgan
                224,915         N/A       N/A       N/A  
Morgan Stanley
                105,044         N/A       N/A       N/A  
Citigroup
                42,623         N/A       N/A       N/A  
Total repurchase obligations
                372,582         N/A       N/A       N/A  
                                                   
Senior credit facility
                98,124         N/A       N/A       N/A  
                                                   
Junior subordinated notes
                132,190         N/A       N/A       N/A  
                                                   
Total/Weighted Average
    $7,686       $7,686       $602,896         8.19%       8.19%    
March 31, 2016
 
 
Secured Notes
 
In conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring and the corresponding satisfaction of our senior credit facility and junior subordinated notes, a wholly-owned subsidiary issued secured notes to our former creditors, which secured notes are non-recourse to us. The secured notes had an aggregate initial face balance of $7.8 million and are secured by 93.5% of our equity interests in the class A-1 and class A-2 common stock of CT Legacy REIT, which represents 48.3% of the total outstanding class A-1 and class A-2 common stock of CT Legacy REIT. The secured notes mature on March 31, 2016 and bear interest at a rate of 8.2% per annum, which interest may be deferred until maturity. All dividends we receive from our equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT which serve as collateral under the secured notes must be used to pay, or prepay, interest and principal due thereunder. Any prepayment, or partial prepayment, of the secured notes will incur a prepayment premium resulting in a total payment of principal and interest under the secured notes of $11.1 million.
 
In April 2011, we purchased $405,000 of the secured notes at par.
 
Repurchase Obligations
 
On March 31, 2011, our legacy repurchase obligations with JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup were assumed by wholly-owned subsidiaries of CT Legacy REIT, and the recourse to Capital Trust, Inc. was eliminated. See Note 10 for further discussion of these amended facilities at CT Legacy REIT.
 
Senior Credit Facility
 
On March 31, 2011, our senior credit facility was fully satisfied and all collateral for the senior credit facility was released in exchange for (i) a cash payment of $22.9 million, (ii) a 24% equity interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) $2.8 million of secured notes, as discussed above.
 
Junior Subordinated Notes
 
On March 31, 2011, our junior subordinated notes were fully satisfied in exchange for (i) a cash payment of $4.6 million, (ii) 100% of the subordinate class B common stock of CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) $5.0 million of secured notes, as discussed above.
 
Note 8. Participations Sold
 
Participations sold represent interests in certain loans that we originated and subsequently sold to one of our investment management vehicles or to third-parties. We present these participations sold as both assets and non-recourse liabilities because these arrangements do not qualify as sales under GAAP. Generally, participations sold are recorded as assets and liabilities in equal amounts on our consolidated balance sheets, and an equivalent amount of interest income and interest expense is recorded on our consolidated statements of operations. However, impaired loan assets must be reduced through the provision for loans losses while the associated non-recourse liability cannot be reduced until the participation has been contractually extinguished. This can result in an imbalance between the loan participations sold asset and liability. We have no economic exposure to these liabilities.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, (i) a $75.0 million loan participation sold, which had previously been 100% impaired, was terminated as a result of a restructuring which termination resulted in recognition of a $75.0 million gain on extinguishment of debt, (ii) a $97.5 million loan participation sold, which had similarly been 100% impaired, was transferred to CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) a $51.8 million loan participation sold was fully repaid.
 
The following table describes our participations sold assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Participations sold assets
           
Gross carrying value
    $24,945       $259,304  
Less: Provision for loan losses
          (172,465 )
Net book value of assets
    24,945       86,839  
                 
Participations sold liabilities
               
Net book value of liabilities
    24,945       259,304  
Net impact to shareholders' equity
    $—       ($172,465 )
 
Note 9. Derivative Financial Instruments
 
As described in Note 1, in conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring of our recourse debt obligations a significant portion of our assets were transferred to a majority-owned subsidiary, CT Legacy REIT. This transfer included all of our interest rate hedging instruments. In addition, as described in Note 2, our consolidated balance sheets separately state our direct assets and liabilities and certain assets and liabilities of consolidated VIEs. See Note 10 for disclosures regarding interest rate hedging instruments of CT Legacy REIT, and see Note 11 for comparable disclosures regarding interest rate hedging instruments of consolidated securitization vehicles, all of which are non-recourse to us, as separately stated on our consolidated balance sheets.
 
The following table summarizes the notional amounts and fair values of our interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands).
 
Counterparty
 
September 30, 2011
Notional Amount
   
Interest
Rate
   
Maturity
   
September 30, 2011
Fair Value
   
December 31, 2010
Fair Value
 
JPMorgan Chase
          N/A       N/A       $—       ($2,172 )
JPMorgan Chase
          N/A       N/A             (1,969 )
JPMorgan Chase
          N/A       N/A             (2,773 )
JPMorgan Chase
          N/A       N/A             (1,015 )
JPMorgan Chase
          N/A       N/A             (490 )
JPMorgan Chase
          N/A       N/A             (32 )
Total/Weighted Average
    $—       N/A       N/A       $—       ($8,451 )
 
As of December 31, 2010, all of our derivative financial instruments were designated as cash flow hedges and recorded at their fair value as interest rate hedge liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we did not enter into any new derivative financial instrument contracts.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The table below shows amounts recorded to other comprehensive income and amounts recorded to interest expense from other comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands).
 
   
Amount of gain (loss) recognized
 
Amount of loss reclassified from OCI
   
in OCI for the nine months ended (1)
 
to income for the nine months ended (2)
Hedge
 
September 30, 2011
 
September 30, 2010
 
September 30, 2011
 
September 30, 2010
                 
Interest rate swaps
 
$933
 
($1,716)
 
($586)
 
($2,237)
     
(1)
Represents the amount of unrealized gains and losses recorded to other comprehensive income during the period, net of the amount reclassified to interest expense.
(2) 
Represents net amounts paid to swap counterparties during the period, which are included in interest expense, offset by an immaterial amount of non-cash swap amortization.
 
Note 10. CT Legacy REIT, Excluding Securitization Vehicles
 
As described in Note 1, on March 31, 2011, we restructured, amended, or extinguished all of our outstanding recourse debt obligations, and contributed certain of our legacy assets and debt obligations to a newly formed subsidiary, CT Legacy REIT Mezz Borrower, Inc., or CT Legacy REIT.
 
CT Legacy REIT is a consolidated VIE that is economically owned 52% by us, 24% by an affiliate of Five Mile, and 24% by the former lenders under our senior credit facility. In addition, the former holders of our junior subordinated notes received class B common stock of CT Legacy REIT, a subordinate class of common stock which entitles its holders to receive approximately 25% of the dividends that would otherwise be payable to us on our equity interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, after aggregate cash distributions of $50.0 million have been paid to all other classes of common stock.
 
As of September 30, 2011, our consolidated balance sheet includes an aggregate $260.1 million of assets and $227.5 million of liabilities related to CT Legacy REIT. In addition, CT Legacy REIT consolidates three securitization trusts which are presented on our consolidated balance sheets with other securitization trusts owned by us directly, which are discussed in Note 11.
 
The liabilities of CT Legacy REIT are all non-recourse to us, and we are not obligated to provide, nor have we provided, any financial support to CT Legacy REIT. Accordingly, other than in the event of a breach of certain limited non-recourse, “bad boy” carve outs, our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our investment in CT Legacy REIT is limited to $162.9 million, the face amount of our equity interest in CT Legacy REIT’s net assets. After giving effect to provisions for loan losses and other-than-temporary impairments recorded as of September 30, 2011, our remaining net exposure to loss from CT Legacy REIT is $61.1 million.
 
As described in Note 2, our consolidated balance sheets separately present: (i) our direct assets and liabilities, (ii) the direct assets and liabilities of CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization vehicles, some of which are subsidiaries of CT Legacy REIT. The following disclosures relate specifically to the direct assets and liabilities of CT Legacy REIT, as separately stated on our consolidated balance sheets.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
A. Securities Held-to-Maturity – CT Legacy REIT
 
CT Legacy REIT’s securities portfolio consists of CMBS, CDOs, and other securities. Activity relating to these securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
CMBS
   
CDOs & Other
     
Total
Book Value (1)
 
                     
December 31, 2010
    $—       $—         $—  
                           
Transfer from Capital Trust, Inc.
    2,356       1,221         3,577  
Principal paydowns
    (94 )             (94 )
Consolidation of additional securitization vehicle (2)
    (1,120 )             (1,120 )
Discount/premium amortization & other (3)
    205       23         228  
                           
September 30, 2011
    $1,347       $1,244         $2,591  
     
(1)
Includes securities with a total face value of $29.5 million as of September 30, 2011.
(2) 
Beginning in the third quarter of 2011, CT Legacy REIT consolidated an additional securitization vehicle, which was previously accounted for as part of its securities portfolio with a net book value of $1.1 million. See Note 11 for additional discussion.
(3) 
Includes mark-to-market adjustments on securities previously classified as available-for-sale, amortization of other-than-temporary impairments, and losses, if any.
 
As of September 30, 2011, all of CT Legacy REIT’s securities were classified as held-to-maturity.
 
The following table allocates the book value of CT Legacy REIT’s securities as of September 30, 2011 between their amortized cost basis, amounts related to mark-to-market adjustments on securities previously classified as available-for-sale, and the portion of other-than-temporary impairments not related to expected credit losses (in thousands):
 
   
CMBS
   
CDOs & Other
     
Total Securities
 
Amortized cost basis
    $2,369       $1,244         $3,613  
Mark-to-market adjustments on securities previously classified
    as available-for-sale
    (531 )             (531 )
Other-than-temporary impairments recognized in accumulated
   other comprehensive income
    (491 )             (491 )
                           
Total book value as of September 30, 2011
    $1,347       $1,244         $2,591  
 
The following table details overall statistics for CT Legacy REIT’s securities portfolio as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
   
September 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
Number of securities
 
6
 
 ─
Number of issues
 
5
 
 ─
Rating (1) (2)
 
CCC
 
 N/A
Fixed / Floating (in millions) (3)
$2 / $1
 
 $─ / $─
Coupon (1) (4)
 
8.38%
 
 N/A
Yield (1) (4)
 
6.41%
 
 N/A
Life (years) (1) (5)
 
5.6
 
 N/A
     
(1)
Represents a weighted average as of September 30, 2011.
(2) 
Weighted average ratings are based on the lowest rating published by Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investors Service for each security.
(3) 
Represents the aggregate net book value of the portfolio allocated between fixed rate and floating rate securities.
(4) 
Coupon is based on the securities’ contractual interest rates, while yield is based on expected cash flows for each security, and considers discounts/premiums and asset non-performance. Calculations for floating rate securities are based on LIBOR of 0.24% as of September 30, 2011.
(5) 
Weighted average life is based on the timing and amount of future expected principal payments through the expected repayment date of each respective investment.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The table below details the ratings and vintage distribution of CT Legacy REIT’s securities as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
Rating as of September 30, 2011
 
Vintage
    B    
CCC and
Below
     
Total
 
2003
    $—       $1,246         $1,246  
1997
    189               189  
1996
          1,156         1,156  
Total
    $189       $2,402         $2,591  
 
Other-than-temporary impairments
 
Certain of the securities which were transferred to CT Legacy REIT have previously been other-than-temporarily impaired both during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, and in prior periods. The following table summarizes activity related to the other-than-temporary impairments of these securities as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Other-Than-Temporary
Impairments
   
Credit Related
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
   
Non-Credit Related
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
 
                     
December 31, 2010
    $—         $—       $—  
                           
Transfer from Capital Trust, Inc.
    30,470         29,362       1,108  
Amortization of other-than-temporary impairments
    (228 )       (149 )     (79 )
Consolidation of additional securitization vehicle (1)
    (3,357 )       (2,819 )     (538 )
                           
September 30, 2011
    $26,885         $26,394       $491  
     
(1)
Beginning in the third quarter of 2011, CT Legacy REIT consolidated an additional securitization vehicle, which was previously accounted for as part of its securities portfolio with an other-than-temporary impairment of $3.4 million. See Note 11 for additional discussion.
 
Unrealized losses and fair value of securities
 
Certain of CT Legacy REIT’s securities are carried at values in excess of their fair values. This difference can be caused by, among other things, changes in credit spreads and interest rates. The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of securities for which the fair value is lower than their book value as of September 30, 2011, and that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired (in millions):
 
   
Less Than 12 Months
   
Greater Than 12 Months
     
Total
 
                                               
   
Estimated Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
   
Estimated Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
     
Estimated Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
     
Book Value (1)
 
                                               
Floating Rate
    $—       $—       $0.2       ($1.1 )       $0.2       ($1.1 )       $1.3  
                                                             
Fixed Rate
                                             
                                                             
Total
    $—       $—       $0.2       ($1.1 )       $0.2       ($1.1 )       $1.3  
     
(1)
Excludes, as of September 30, 2011, $1.3 million of securities which were carried at or below fair value and securities against which an other-than-temporary impairment equal to the entire book value was recognized in earnings.
 
As of September 30, 2011, one of CT Legacy REIT's securities with a book value of $1.3 million was carried at a value in excess of its fair value. Fair value for this security was $158,000 as of September 30, 2011. In total, as of September 30, 2011, CT Legacy REIT had six investments in securities with an aggregate book value of $2.6 million that have an estimated fair value of $1.8 million, including two investments in CMBS with an estimated fair value of $1.6 million and four investments in CDOs and other securities with an estimated fair value of $158,000.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
We determine fair values using third party dealer assessments of value, and our own internal financial model-based estimations of fair value. See Note 17 for further discussion of fair value. We regularly examine our securities portfolio and have determined that, despite the differences between book value and fair value discussed above, our expectations of future cash flows have changed adversely for six of our securities, against which we have recognized other-than-temporary-impairments.
 
Our estimation of cash flows expected to be generated by our securities portfolio is based upon an internal review of the underlying loans securing our investments both on an absolute basis and compared to our initial underwriting for each investment. Our efforts are supplemented by third-party research reports, third-party market assessments and our dialogue with market participants. As of September 30, 2011, we do not intend to sell our securities, nor do we believe it is more likely than not that we will be required to sell our securities before recovery of their amortized cost bases, which may be at maturity. This, combined with our assessment of cash flows, is the basis for our conclusion that these investments are not impaired, other than as described above, despite the differences between estimated fair value and book value. We attribute the difference between book value and estimated fair value to the current market dislocation and a general negative bias against structured financial products such as CMBS and CDOs.
 
Investments in variable interest entities
 
CT Legacy REIT’s securities portfolio includes investments in both CMBS and CDOs, which securitization structures are generally considered VIEs. We have not consolidated these VIEs due to our determination that, based on the structural provisions of each entity and the nature of our investments, we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact these entities' economic performance.
 
These securities were acquired through investment, and do not represent a securitization or other transfer of our assets. We are not named as special servicer on these investments, nor do we have the right to name special servicer.
 
CT Legacy REIT is not obligated to provide, nor has it provided, any financial support to these entities. As of September 30, 2011, CT Legacy REIT’s maximum exposure to loss as a result of its investment in these entities is $29.5 million, the principal amount of its securities portfolio. We have recorded other-than-temporary impairments of $26.9 million against this portfolio, resulting in a net exposure to loss of $2.6 million as of September 30, 2011.
 
B. Loans Receivable, Net – CT Legacy REIT
 
Activity relating to CT Legacy REIT’s loans receivable for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Book Value
    Provision for Loan Losses      
Net Book
Value (1)
 
                     
December 31, 2010
    $—       $—         $—  
                           
Transfer from Capital Trust, Inc. on March 31, 2011
    739,694       (244,282 )       495,412  
Satisfactions (2)
    (241,442 )             (241,442 )
Principal paydowns
    (20,596 )             (20,596 )
Discount/premium amortization & other
    936               936  
Provision for loan losses
          5,049         5,049  
Realized loan losses
    (1,434 )     1,434          
Reclassification to loans held-for-sale
    (32,331 )             (32,331 )
                           
September 30, 2011
    $444,827       ($237,799 )       $207,028  
     
(1)
Includes loans with a total principal balance of $444.5 million as of September 30, 2011.
(2) 
Includes final maturities, full repayments, and sales.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table details overall statistics for CT Legacy REIT’s loans receivable portfolio as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
   
September 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
Number of investments
 
18
 
 ─
Fixed / Floating (in millions) (1)
 
$48 / $159
 
 $─ / $─
Coupon (2) (3)
 
4.37%
 
 N/A
Yield (2) (3)
 
4.90%
 
 N/A
Maturity (years) (2) (4)
 
1.6
 
 N/A
     
(1)
Represents the aggregate net book value of the portfolio allocated between fixed rate and floating rate loans.
(2) 
Represents a weighted average as of September 30, 2011.
(3) 
Calculations for floating rate loans are based on LIBOR of 0.24% as of September 30, 2011.
(4) 
Represents the final maturity of each investment assuming all extension options are executed.
 
The tables below detail the types of loans in CT Legacy REIT’s portfolio, as well as the property type and geographic distribution of the properties securing these loans, as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Asset Type
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Senior mortgages
    $78,429       37%       $—       ―%  
Subordinate interests in mortgages
    66,013       32              
Mezzanine loans
    39,401       19              
Other
    23,185       12              
Total
    $207,028       100%       $—       ―%  
                                 
Property Type
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Office
    $84,238       41%       $—       ―%  
Hotel
    75,517       36              
Multifamily
    14,212       7              
Other
    33,061       16              
Total
    $207,028       100%       $—       ―%  
                                 
Geographic Location
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Northeast
    $56,216       27%       $—       ―%  
West
    45,731       22              
Southwest
    40,754       19              
Southeast
    20,072       10              
Northwest
    9,876       5              
International
    34,379       17              
Total
    $207,028       100%       $—       ―%  
 
Loan risk ratings
 
Quarterly, management evaluates CT Legacy REIT’s loan portfolio for impairment as described in Note 2. In conjunction with our quarterly loan portfolio review, management assesses the performance of each loan, and assigns a risk rating based on several factors including risk of loss, LTV, collateral performance, structure, exit plan, and sponsorship. Loans are rated one (less risk) through eight (greater risk), which ratings are defined in Note 2.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table allocates the net book value and principal balance of CT Legacy REIT’s loans receivable based on our internal risk ratings as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
     
Loans Receivable as of September 30, 2011
     
Loans Receivable as of December 31, 2010
 
Risk
Rating
   
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
     
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       3       $56,519       $56,949               $—       $—  
  4 - 5       7       99,094       99,066                      
  6 - 8       8       288,873       51,013                      
                                                       
Total
      18       $444,486       $207,028               $—       $—  
 
In making this risk assessment, one of the primary factors we consider is how senior or junior each loan is relative to other debt obligations of the borrower. The following tables further allocate CT Legacy REIT’s loans receivable by both loan type and our internal risk ratings as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
     
Senior Mortgage Loans
 
     
as of September 30, 2011
     
as of December 31, 2010
 
Risk
Rating
 
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
   
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3             $—       $—               $—       $—  
  4 - 5       3       48,503       48,475                      
  6 - 8       2       43,047       29,953                      
                                                       
Total
      5       $91,550       $78,428               $—       $—  
 
       
Subordinate Interests in Mortgages
 
       
as of September 30, 2011
     
as of December 31, 2010
 
Risk
Rating
 
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
   
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       1       $13,000       $13,000               $—       $—  
  4 - 5       2       31,954       31,954                      
  6 - 8       4       85,537       21,060                      
                                                       
Total
      7       $130,491       $66,014               $—       $—  
 
       
Mezzanine & Other Loans
 
       
as of September 30, 2011
     
as of December 31, 2010
 
Risk
Rating
 
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
   
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       2       $43,519       $43,949               $—       $—  
  4 - 5       2       18,637       18,637                      
  6 - 8       2       160,289                            
                                                       
Total
      6       $222,445       $62,586               $—       $—  
 
Loan impairments
 
The following table describes CT Legacy REIT’s impaired loans as of September 30, 2011, including impaired loans that are current in their interest payments and those that are delinquent on contractual payments (in thousands):
 
         
September 30, 2011
 
Impaired Loans
 
No. of Loans
   
Gross Book Value
   
Provision for Loan Loss
     
Net Book Value
 
Performing loans
    3       $201,165       ($191,289 )       $9,876  
Non-performing loans
    3       68,520       (46,510 )       22,010  
                                   
Total impaired loans
    6       $269,685       ($237,799 )       $31,886  
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table details the allocation of CT Legacy REIT’s provision for loan losses as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2011
 
Impaired Loans
 
Principal Balance
   
Provision for
Loan Loss
   
Loss Severity
 
Mezzanine & other loans
    $222,445       $160,289       72%  
Subordinate interests in mortgages
    130,491       64,448       49  
Senior mortgages
    91,550       13,062       14  
Total/Weighted Average
    $444,486       $237,799       53%  
 
Generally, we have recorded provisions for loan loss against all loans which are in maturity default, or otherwise have past-due principal payments. As of September 30, 2011, CT Legacy REIT had three loans with an aggregate net book value of $43.5 million which were in maturity default but had no provision recorded. We expect to collect all principal and interest due under these loans upon their resolution.
 
The following table details CT Legacy REIT’s average balance of impaired loans by loan type, and the income recorded on such loans subsequent to their impairment during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
Income on Impaired Loans for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Asset Type
 
Average Net
Book Value
   
Income
Recorded (1)
 
Senior Mortgage Loans
    $9,779       $200  
Subordinate Interests in Mortgages
    23,091       208  
Mezzanine & Other Loans
          3,187  
                 
Total
    $32,870       $3,595  
     
(1)
Substantially all of the income recorded on impaired loans during the period was received in cash. See also Note 4 for disclosure of income recorded on impaired loans prior to their transfer to CT Legacy REIT, substantially all of which was also received in cash.
 
Nonaccrual loans
 
In accordance with our revenue recognition policies discussed in Note 2, we do not accrue interest on loans which are 90 days past due or, in the opinion of management, are otherwise uncollectable. Accordingly, we do not have any material interest receivable accrued on CT Legacy REIT’s nonperforming loans as of September 30, 2011.
 
The following table details CT Legacy REIT’s loans receivable which are on nonaccrual status as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
Non-Accrual Loans Receivable as of September 30, 2011
 
Asset Type
 
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
Senior Mortgage Loans
    $25,100       $12,038  
Subordinate Interests in Mortgages
    85,537       21,059  
Mezzanine & Other Loans
    152,289        
                 
Total
    $262,926       $33,097  
 
Loan modifications
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, two modifications of CT Legacy REIT loans were considered troubled debt restructurings, as defined under GAAP. A troubled debt restructuring is generally any modification of a loan to a borrower that is experiencing financial difficulties, where a lender agrees to terms that are more favorable to the borrower than is otherwise available in the current market. These loan modifications included: (i) a nine-month extension of a $18.0 million senior mortgage loan which is in maturity default, and (ii) a two-year extension of a $24.3 million subordinate mortgage interest, including a 2.0% spread increase which will accrue on a deferred basis. Both of these loans have been individually assessed for impairment, and have not been impaired due to our determination that the underlying collateral value is sufficient to cover our investment in the loans.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
C. Loans Held-for-Sale, Net – CT Legacy REIT
 
Activity relating to CT Legacy REIT’s loans held-for-sale for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Book Value
   
Valuation Allowance
   
Net Book Value
 
                   
December 31, 2010
    $—       $—       $—  
                         
Reclassification from loans receivable
    32,331             32,331  
Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
          (224 )     (224 )
                         
September 30, 2011
    $32,331       ($224 )     $32,107  
 
During the second quarter of 2011, CT Legacy REIT reclassified a $32.5 million senior mortgage loan to loans held-for-sale, against which it has recorded a $224,000 valuation allowance to reflect this loan at its approximate fair value.
 
D. Debt Obligations – CT Legacy REIT
 
As of September 30, 2011, CT Legacy REIT had $130.8 million of total debt obligations outstanding. The balances of each category of debt, their respective coupons and all-in effective costs (including the amortization of fees and expenses) were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
September 30,
2011
   
December 31,
2010
     
September 30,
2011
Debt Obligations
 
Principal
Balance
   
Book
Value
   
Book
Value
     
Coupon (1)
     
All-In Cost (1)
   
Maturity Date (2)
                                       
Repurchase obligation (JPMorgan)
    $66,637       $66,637       $—         2.74 %     2.74 %    
December 15, 2014
                                                 
Mezzanine loan(3)
    64,134       53,367               15.00 %     18.74 %    
March 31, 2016
                                                 
Total/Weighted Average
    $130,771       $120,004       $—         8.75 %     10.59 %
(4)
 
August 3, 2015
     
(1)
Assumes LIBOR of 0.24% at September 30, 2011 for floating rate debt obligations.
(2) 
Maturity dates represent the contractual maturity of each facility.
(3) 
The mezzanine loan carries a 15.0% per annum interest rate, of which 7.0% per annum may be deferred. The all-in cost of the mezzanine loan includes the amortization of deferred fees and expenses.
(4) 
Including the impact of interest rate hedges with an aggregate notional balance of $60.9 million as of September 30, 2011, the effective all-in cost of CT Legacy REIT’s debt obligations would be 12.88% per annum.
 
Repurchase Obligations
 
In conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring, on March 31, 2011 our legacy repurchase obligations with JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup were assumed by wholly-owned subsidiaries of CT Legacy REIT, and the recourse to Capital Trust, Inc. was eliminated. The balances then outstanding under the three repurchase obligations with JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup were $173.5 million, $93.2 million, and $38.1 million, respectively.
 
During the second quarter of 2011, the Morgan Stanley and Citigroup repurchase obligations were fully repaid and extinguished, and the remaining collateral thereunder was released.
 
The JP Morgan facility matures on December 15, 2014 and bears interest at a rate of LIBOR + 2.50% per annum (2.74% as of September 30, 2011), which rate will increase to LIBOR + 3.00% per annum for the period from March 31, 2013 through March 30, 2014, and then to LIBOR + 3.50% per annum for the period from March 31, 2014 through maturity. In addition, periodic repayment targets must be met under the facility, which require the outstanding balance be reduced to: $110.0 million by December 15, 2011, $65.0 million by December 15, 2012, and $30 million by December 15, 2013. As of September 30, 2011, the JP Morgan facility had an outstanding balance of $66.6 million.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table details the aggregate outstanding principal balance, book value and fair value of CT Legacy REIT’s assets, primarily loans receivable, which were pledged as collateral under the JP Morgan repurchase facility as of September 30, 2011, as well as the amount at risk (in thousands). The amount at risk is generally equal to the book value of our collateral less the outstanding principal balance of the repurchase facility.
 
          Loans and Securities Collateral Balances,
as of September 30, 2011
     
Repurchase Lender
 
Facility Balance
 
Principal Balance
 
Book Value
 
Fair Value (1)
 
Amount at Risk (2)
 
JP Morgan
    $66,637       $318,240       $177,213       $157,252       $124,317  
     
(1)
Fair values represent the amount at which assets could be sold in an orderly transaction between a willing buyer and willing seller. The immediate liquidation value of these assets would likely be substantially lower.
(2) 
Amount at risk is calculated on an asset-by-asset basis for each facility and considers the greater of (a) the book value of an asset and (b) the fair value of an asset, in determining the total risk.
 
Mezzanine Loan
 
On March 31, 2011, CT Legacy REIT entered into an $83.0 million mezzanine loan with Five Mile that carries a 15.0% per annum interest rate, of which 7.0% per annum may be deferred, and that matures on March 31, 2016. The mezzanine loan is not recourse to Capital Trust, Inc. except for certain limited non-recourse, “bad boy” carve outs.
 
The mezzanine loan is collateralized by 100% of the equity interests in a subsidiary of CT Legacy REIT, which in-turn owns all of CT Legacy REIT’s assets, subject in-part to the repurchase obligations described above. Five Mile has consent rights with respect to material actions concerning CT Legacy REIT’s assets such as material modifications, sales, and/or the pursuit of certain remedies with regard to such assets. The mezzanine loan also contains covenants that (i) prohibit CT Legacy REIT from paying common stock cash dividends until the mezzanine loan has been repaid, (ii) prohibit us from selling or otherwise transferring our equity interests in CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) require the continued employment of certain key employees.
 
In addition, an affiliate of Five Mile acquired a 24% equity interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT in conjunction with the making of the mezzanine loan.
 
As of September 30, 2011, the mezzanine loan had an outstanding principal balance of $64.1 million (including deferred interest) and a book balance of $53.4 million. The difference between book balance and principal outstanding is due to costs associated with the mezzanine loan, primarily the equity interest in CT Legacy REIT discussed above. Including the amortization of these costs, the mezzanine loan has an all-in cost of 18.74%.
 
E. Participations Sold – CT Legacy REIT
 
Participations sold represent interests in certain loans that we originated and subsequently sold to one of our investment management vehicles or to third parties. We present these participations sold as both assets and non-recourse liabilities because these arrangements do not qualify as sales under GAAP. Generally, participations sold are recorded as assets and liabilities in equal amounts on our consolidated balance sheets, and an equivalent amount of interest income and interest expense is recorded on our consolidated statements of operations. However, impaired loan assets must be reduced through the provision for loans losses while the associated non-recourse liability cannot be reduced until the participation has been contractually extinguished. This can result in an imbalance between the loan participations sold asset and liability. We have no economic exposure to these liabilities.
 
In connection with our March 2011 restructuring, a $152.3 million loan, in which we have previously sold a $97.5 million participation, was transferred to CT Legacy REIT.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table describes CT Legacy REIT’s participations sold assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
September 30,
   
December 31,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Participations sold assets
           
Gross carrying value
    $97,465       $—  
Less: Provision for loan losses
    (97,465 )      
Net book value of assets
           
                 
Participations sold liabilities
               
Net book value of liabilities
    97,465        
Net impact to shareholders' equity
    ($97,465 )     $—  
 
F. Derivative Financial Instruments – CT Legacy REIT
 
To manage interest rate risk, we have historically employed interest rate swaps, or other arrangements, to convert a portion of our floating rate debt to fixed rate debt in order to index-match our assets and liabilities. The interest rate swaps that we have employed were designated as cash flow hedges and designed to hedge fixed rate assets against floating rate liabilities. Under cash flow hedges, we pay our hedge counterparties a fixed rate amount and our counterparties pay us a floating rate amount, which we settle monthly, and record as a component of interest expense. Our counterparties in these transactions are financial institutions and we are dependent upon the financial health of these counterparties and a functioning interest rate derivative market in order to effectively execute our hedging strategy.
 
The following table summarizes the notional amounts and fair values of CT Legacy REIT’s interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands). The notional amount provides an indication of the extent of our involvement in the instruments at that time, but does not represent exposure to credit or interest rate risk.
 
Counterparty
 
September 30,
2011
Notional Amount
   
Interest Rate (1)
   
Maturity
   
September 30,
2011
Fair Value
   
December 31,
2010
Fair Value
 
JPMorgan Chase
    $17,623       5.14 %     2014       ($2,086 )     $—  
JPMorgan Chase
    16,636       4.83 %     2014       (2,048 )      
JPMorgan Chase
    16,403       5.52 %     2018       (3,408 )      
JPMorgan Chase
    7,062       5.11 %     2016       (1,229 )      
JPMorgan Chase
    3,176       5.45 %     2015       (555 )      
Total/Weighted Average
    $60,900       5.17 %     2015       ($9,326 )     $—  
     
(1)
Represents the gross fixed interest rate we pay to our counterparties under these derivative instruments. We receive an amount of interest indexed to one-month LIBOR on all of our interest rate swaps.
 
During the second quarter of 2011, as a result of significant repayments of CT Legacy REIT’s floating rate debt obligations, these interest rate swaps ceased to be highly effective hedging instruments. We therefore discontinued the designation of these hedges as cash flow hedges. As a result, beginning in the second quarter of 2011, any change in the fair values of these interest rate swaps is recorded as a non-cash component of interest expense on our consolidated statement of operations. We recognized $1.8 million of such non-cash interest expense during the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
In addition, as a result of the termination of the effective hedge designation, we reclassified $3.2 million from accumulated other comprehensive income as non-cash interest expense on our consolidated financial statements. In future periods we will recognize additional non-cash interest expense as the remaining balance of accumulated other comprehensive income is amortized over the life of each related facility. Net payments under such interest rate swaps during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 totaled $1.5 million, and were recorded as a component of interest expense.
 
Over the next twelve months, we expect approximately $2.3 million to be reclassified from other comprehensive income to interest expense. This amount represents the amortization of losses previously recorded in other comprehensive income on interest rate swaps which are no longer designated as cash flow hedges.
 
As of September 30, 2011, CT Legacy REIT has not posted any assets as collateral under derivative agreements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Note 11. Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
As of September 30, 2011, our consolidated balance sheet includes an aggregate $1.2 billion of assets and $1.4 billion of liabilities related to 10 consolidated securitization vehicles. Due to the non-recourse nature of these vehicles, and other factors discussed below, our net exposure to loss from investments in these entities is limited to $4.1 million.
 
Our consolidated securitization vehicles include two categories of entities: (i) collateralized debt obligations sponsored and issued by us, which we refer to as CT CDOs and (ii) other consolidated securitization vehicles which were not issued or sponsored by us. We have historically consolidated the CT CDOs; however we began consolidating the additional securitization vehicles as of January 1, 2010, as discussed in Note 2.
 
CT CDOs
 
We currently consolidate four collateralized debt obligation, or CDO, entities, which are VIEs that were sponsored by us. These CT CDOs invest in commercial real estate debt instruments, some of which we originated/acquired and transferred to the CDO entities, and are financed by the debt and equity they issue. We are named as collateral manager of all four CT CDOs and are named special servicer on a number of CDO collateral assets. As a result of consolidation, our subordinate debt and equity ownership interests in these CT CDOs have been eliminated, and our balance sheet reflects both the assets held and debt issued by these CDOs to third-parties. Similarly, our operating results and cash flows include the gross amounts related to the assets and liabilities of the CT CDO entities, as opposed to our net economic interests in these entities. Fees earned by us for the management of these CDOs are eliminated in consolidation.
 
Our interest in the assets held by these CT CDOs, which are consolidated on our balance sheet, is restricted by the structural provisions of these entities, and our recovery of these assets will be limited by the CDOs’ distribution provisions, which are subject to change due to covenant breaches or asset impairments, as further described below in this Note 11. The liabilities of the CT CDOs, which are also consolidated on our balance sheet, are non-recourse to us, and can generally only be satisfied from each CDOs’ respective asset pool.
 
We are not obligated to provide, nor have we provided, any financial support to these CT CDOs. Accordingly, other than in the event of a breach of certain representations or warranties, which are discussed in detail below, our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our investment in these entities is limited to $233.6 million, the notional amount of the subordinate debt and equity interest we retained in these CDOs. After giving effect to certain transfers of these interests, provisions for loan losses and other-than-temporary impairments recorded as of September 30, 2011, our remaining net exposure to loss from these entities is $4.1 million.
 
Other Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
As discussed above, we currently consolidate six additional securitization vehicles, all of which are substantially similar to the CT CDOs. These securitization vehicles invest in commercial real estate debt instruments, which investments were not originated or transferred to the entities by us. In addition to our investment in the subordinate classes of the securities issued by these vehicles, we are named special servicer on a number of their assets. As a result of consolidation, our ownership interests in these consolidation vehicles have been eliminated, and our balance sheet reflects both the assets held and debt issued by these vehicles to third-parties. Similarly, our operating results and cash flows include the gross amounts related to the assets and liabilities of the securitization vehicles, as opposed to our net economic interests in these entities. Special servicing fees paid to us on assets owned by these vehicles are eliminated in consolidation.
 
Our interest in the assets held by these securitization vehicles, which are consolidated on our balance sheet, is restricted by the structural provisions of these entities, and a recovery of our investment in the vehicles will be limited by each entity’s distribution provisions. The liabilities of the securitization vehicles, which are also consolidated on our balance sheet, are non-recourse to us, and can generally only be satisfied from each vehicle’s respective asset pool.
 
During the third quarter of 2011, realized losses on a loan held by the consolidated MSC 2007-XLFA securitization vehicle resulted in a complete loss to our subordinate investment in MSC 2007-XLFA. Accordingly, we were no longer considered the primary beneficiary of MSC 2007-XLFA and ceased consolidating it under GAAP. Also during the third quarter of 2011, we consolidated a new securitization vehicle, GECMC 2000-1. A realized loss on a loan held by GECMC 2000-1 resulted in a complete loss to the investments subordinate to us and made our investment in GECMC 2000-1 the most subordinate in the remaining securitization structure. Accordingly, we then became the primary beneficiary of GECMC 2000-1 and began consolidating it under GAAP. We have previously accounted for GECMC 2000-1 as a security in our CT Legacy REIT portfolio.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
We are not obligated to provide, nor have we provided, any financial support to these consolidated securitization vehicles. In addition, four of these six investments have been made through our CT CDOs, which limits our exposure to loss as discussed above. Accordingly, as of September 30, 2011, our maximum exposure to loss as a result of our investment in these entities is limited to $75.5 million, the notional amount of our investment in the two securitization vehicles not held by our CT CDOs. As a result of consolidation, we have recognized losses on collateral assets in excess of our investment in these entities, resulting in a zero net exposure to loss as of September 30, 2011.
 
As described in Note 2, our consolidated balance sheets separately present: (i) our direct assets and liabilities, (ii) the direct assets and liabilities of CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization vehicles, some of which are subsidiaries of CT Legacy REIT. The following disclosures relate specifically to the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization vehicles, as separately stated on our consolidated balance sheets.
 
A. Securities Held-to-Maturity – Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
Our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities portfolio consists of CMBS, CDOs, and other securities. Activity relating to these securities for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
CMBS
   
CDOs &
Other
     
Total
Book Value (1)
 
                     
December 31, 2010
    $456,312       $48,011         $504,323  
                           
Principal paydowns
    (41,389 )     (29,401 )       (70,790 )
Consolidation of securitization vehicle (2)
    (1,000 )             (1,000 )
Discount/premium amortization & other (3)
    886       (811 )       75  
Other-than-temporary impairments:
                   
Recognized in earnings
    (37,065 )             (37,065 )
Recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
    1,458               1,458  
                           
September 30, 2011
    $379,202       $17,799         $397,001  
     
(1)
Includes securities with a total face value of $519.1 million and $594.4 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(2) 
Beginning in the third quarter of 2011, CT CDO I consolidated an additional securitization vehicle, which was previously accounted for as part of its securities portfolio with a net book value of $1.0 million. See the introduction to this Note 11 for additional discussion.
(3) 
Includes mark-to-market adjustments on securities previously classified as available-for-sale, amortization of other-than-temporary impairments, and losses, if any.
 
As of both September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, all of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities were classified as held-to-maturity.
 
The following table allocates the book value of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities as of September 30, 2011 between their amortized cost basis, amounts related to mark-to-market adjustments on securities previously classified as available-for-sale, and the portion of other-than-temporary impairments not related to expected credit losses (in thousands):
 
   
CMBS
   
CDOs & Other
   
Total Securities
 
Amortized cost basis
    $386,214       $17,799       $404,013  
Mark-to-market adjustments on securities previously classified as available-for-sale
    4,523             4,523  
Other-than-temporary impairments recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
    (11,535 )           (11,535 )
                         
Total book value as of September 30, 2011
    $379,202       $17,799       $397,001  
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table details overall statistics for our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities portfolio as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
   
September 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
Number of securities
 
53
 
56
Number of issues
 
37
 
40
Rating (1) (2)
 
BB+
 
BB+
Fixed / Floating (in millions) (3)
$396 / $1
 
$503 / $1
Coupon (1) (4)
 
6.49%
 
6.66%
Yield (1) (4)
 
7.10%
 
6.97%
Life (years) (1) (5)
 
2.4
 
3.4
     
(1)
Represents a weighted average as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(2) 
Weighted average ratings are based on the lowest rating published by Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investors Service for each security.
(3) 
Represents the aggregate net book value of the portfolio allocated between fixed rate and floating rate securities.
(4) 
Coupon is based on the securities’ contractual interest rates, while yield is based on expected cash flows for each security, and considers discounts/premiums and asset non-performance. Calculations for floating rate securities are based on LIBOR of 0.24% and 0.26% as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(5) 
Weighted average life is based on the timing and amount of future expected principal payments through the expected repayment date of each respective investment.
 
The table below details the ratings and vintage distribution of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
Rating as of September 30, 2011
 
Vintage
 
AAA
   
AA
      A    
BBB
   
BB
      B    
CCC and
Below
     
Total
 
2006
    $—       $—       $—       $—       $—       $—       $15,079         $15,079  
2005
                                        20,479         20,479  
2004
          24,789       2,419                                 27,208  
2003
    9,908                   3,013       1,964                     14,885  
2002
                      6,700             2,709               9,409  
2001
                      1,301             4,128       1,536         6,965  
2000
    2,922                                     24,208         27,130  
1999
                11,260       1,416       17,377                     30,053  
1998
    65,919       46,127       37,577       43,551       12,108             5,256         210,538  
1997
    5,250             18,417             5,212       2,891       3,485         35,255  
Total
    $83,999       $70,916       $69,673       $55,981       $36,661       $9,728       $70,043         $397,001  
 
The table below details the ratings and vintage distribution of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities as of December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
Rating as of December 31, 2010
 
Vintage
 
AAA
   
AA
      A    
BBB
   
BB
      B    
CCC and
Below
     
Total
 
2006
    $—       $—       $—       $—       $—       $—       $15,248         $15,248  
2005
                                        22,033         22,033  
2004
          24,815       8,414                         2,400         35,629  
2003
    9,906                   3,020       1,959                     14,885  
2002
                      6,663             2,652               9,315  
2001
                      4,814       4,129             3,537         12,480  
2000
    2,923                                     26,017         28,940  
1999
                11,337       1,423       17,366                     30,126  
1998
    98,017       45,593       38,045       43,524       43,534             4,125         272,838  
1997
                26,124             5,182       3,360       3,546         38,212  
1996
    24,617                                             24,617  
Total
    $135,463       $70,408       $83,920       $59,444       $72,170       $6,012       $76,906         $504,323  
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Other-than-temporary impairments
 
Quarterly, we reevaluate our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities portfolio to determine if there has been an other-than-temporary impairment based upon expected future cash flows from each securities investment. As a result of this evaluation, under the accounting guidance discussed in Note 2, during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recorded a gross other-than-temporary impairment of $35.6 million. In addition, we determined that $1.5 million of impairments previously recorded in other comprehensive income should be recognized as credit losses due to a decrease in cash flow expectations for five of our securities.
 
To determine the component of the gross other-than-temporary impairment related to expected credit losses, we compare the amortized cost basis of each other-than-temporarily impaired security to the present value of its revised expected cash flows, discounted using its pre-impairment yield. Significant judgment of management is required in this analysis that includes, but is not limited to, (i) assumptions regarding the collectability of principal and interest on the underlying loans, net of related expenses, and (ii) current subordination levels at both the individual loans which serve as collateral under our securities and at the securities themselves.
 
The following table summarizes activity related to the other-than-temporary impairments of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Other-Than-Temporary
 Impairments
     
Credit Related
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
   
Non-Credit Related
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
 
                     
December 31, 2010
    $88,586         $74,576       $14,010  
                           
Additions due to change in expected cash flows
    35,607         37,065       (1,458 )
Amortization of other-than-temporary impairments
    (3,771 )       (2,754 )     (1,017 )
                           
September 30, 2011
    $120,422         $108,887       $11,535  
 
Unrealized losses and fair value of securities
 
Certain of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities are carried at values in excess of their fair values. This difference can be caused by, among other things, changes in credit spreads and interest rates. The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of securities for which the fair value is lower than their book value as of September 30, 2011 and that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired (in millions):
 
   
Less Than 12 Months
   
Greater Than 12 Months
     
Total
 
                                               
   
Estimated Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
   
Estimated Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
     
Estimated Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
     
Book Value (1)
 
                                               
Floating Rate
    $—       $—       $—       $—         $—       $—         $—  
                                                             
Fixed Rate
    170.0       (5.7 )     132.9       (17.4 )       302.9       (23.1 )       326.0  
                                                             
Total
    $170.0       ($5.7 )     $132.9       ($17.4 )       $302.9       ($23.1 )       $326.0  
     
(1)
Excludes, as of September 30, 2011, $71.0 million of securities which were carried at or below fair value and securities against which an other-than-temporary impairment equal to the entire book value was recognized in earnings.
 
As of September 30, 2011, 36 of our consolidated securitization vehicles' securities with an aggregate book value of $326.0 million were carried at values in excess of their fair values. Fair value for these securities was $302.9 million as of September 30, 2011. In total, as of September 30, 2011, our consolidated securitization vehicles had 53 investments in securities with an aggregate book value of $397.0 million that have an estimated fair value of $384.4 million, including 51 investments in CMBS with an estimated fair value of $367.3 million and two investments in CDOs and other securities with an estimated fair value of $17.1 million.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table shows the gross unrealized losses and fair value of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities for which the fair value is lower than our book value as of December 31, 2010 and that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired (in millions):
 
   
Less Than 12 Months
   
Greater Than 12 Months
     
Total
 
                                               
   
Estimated Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
   
Estimated Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
     
Estimated Fair Value
   
Gross Unrealized Loss
     
Book Value (1)
 
                                               
Floating Rate
    $—       $—       $—       $—         $—       $—         $—  
                                                             
Fixed Rate
    29.3       (1.2 )     221.2       (37.4 )       250.5       (38.6 )       289.1  
                                                             
Total
    $29.3       ($1.2 )     $221.2       ($37.4 )       $250.5       ($38.6 )       $289.1  
     
(1)
Excludes, as of December 31, 2010, $215.2 million of securities which were carried at or below fair value and securities against which an other-than-temporary impairment equal to the entire book value was recognized in earnings.
 
As of December 31, 2010, 33 of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities with an aggregate book value of $289.1 million were carried at values in excess of their fair values. Fair value for these securities was $250.5 million as of December 31, 2010. In total, as of December 31, 2010, our consolidated securitization vehicles had 56 investments in securities with an aggregate book value of $504.3 million that have an estimated fair value of $475.3 million, including 54 investments in CMBS with an estimated fair value of $426.6 million and two investments in CDOs and other securities with an estimated fair value of $48.7 million. These valuations do not include the value of interest rate swaps entered into in conjunction with the purchase/financing of these investments, if any.
 
We determine fair values using third party dealer assessments of value, and our own internal financial model-based estimations of fair value. See Note 17 for further discussion of fair value. We regularly examine our securities portfolio and have determined that, despite these differences between book value and fair value, our expectations of future cash flows have only changed adversely for 12 of our securities, against which we have recognized other-than-temporary-impairments. See Note 10A for additional discussion of fair value estimations.
 
Investments in variable interest entities
 
Our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities portfolio includes investments in both CMBS and CDOs, which securitization structures are generally considered VIEs. We have not consolidated these VIEs due to our determination that, based on the structural provisions of each entity and the nature of our investments, we do not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact these entities' economic performance.
 
These securities were acquired through investment, and do not represent a securitization or other transfer of our assets. We are not named as special servicer on these investments.
 
We are not obligated to provide, nor have we provided, any financial support to these entities. As these securities are financed by our non-recourse CT CDOs, our exposure to loss is therefore limited to our interests in these consolidated entities described above in this Note 11.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
B. Loans Receivable, Net – Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
Activity relating to our consolidated securitization vehicles’ loans receivable for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Book
Value
     
Provision for
Loan Losses
   
Net Book
Value (1)
 
                     
December 31, 2010
    $3,145,968       ($254,589 )       $2,891,379  
                           
Satisfactions (2)
    (1,441,373 )             (1,441,373 )
Principal paydowns
    (114,633 )             (114,633 )
Deconsolidation of securitization vehicle (3)
    (595,919 )             (595,919 )
Consolidation of securitization vehicle (4)
    24,439       (2,000 )       22,439  
Discount/premium amortization & other
    331               331  
Recovery of provision for loan losses
          21,438         21,438  
Realized loan losses
    (53,603 )     53,603          
                           
September 30, 2011
    $965,210       ($181,548 )       $783,662  
     
(1)
Includes loans with a total principal balance of $1.0 billion and $3.2 billion as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(2) 
Includes final maturities and full repayments.
(3) 
We no longer consolidate the MSC 2007-XLFA securitization vehicle beginning in the third quarter of 2011. See the introduction of Note 11 above for further discussion.
(4) 
We consolidated an additional securitization vehicle, GECMC 2000-1, beginning in the third quarter of 2011. See the introduction of Note 11 above for further discussion.
 
The following table details overall statistics for our consolidated securitization vehicles’ loans receivable portfolio as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
   
September 30, 2011
 
December 31, 2010
Number of investments
 
73
 
94
Fixed / Floating (in millions) (1)
 
$199 / $585
 
$213 / $2,678
Coupon (2) (3)
 
3.43%
 
2.27%
Yield (2) (3)
 
3.55%
 
2.27%
Maturity (years) (2) (4)
 
1.1
 
1.3
     
(1)
Represents the aggregate net book value of the portfolio allocated between fixed rate and floating rate loans.
(2) 
Represents a weighted average as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(3) 
Calculations for floating rate loans are based on LIBOR of 0.24% and 0.26% as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(4) 
For loans in CT CDOs, assumes all extension options are executed. For loans in other consolidated securitization vehicles, maturity is based on information provided by the trustees of each respective entity.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The tables below detail the types of loans in our consolidated securitization vehicles’ loan portfolio, as well as the property type and geographic distribution of the properties securing these loans, as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Asset Type
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Senior mortgages
    $340,196       43%       $2,225,983       76%  
Subordinate interests in mortgages
    249,194       31       333,622       11  
Mezzanine loans
    201,789       26       316,283       11  
Other
                22,850       2  
Total
    $791,179       100%       $2,898,738       100%  
                                 
Property Type
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Office
    $341,900       43%       $825,292       28%  
Hotel
    223,447       28       611,435       21  
Retail
    168,162       21       178,146       7  
Healthcare
    21,051       3       1,156,880       40  
Other
    36,619       5       126,985       4  
Total
    $791,179       100%       $2,898,738       100%  
                                 
Geographic Location
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Northeast
    $248,247       31%       $417,351       14%  
West
    156,429       20       163,932       6  
Southwest
    151,505       19       172,088       6  
Southeast
    125,604       16       318,655       11  
Midwest
    25,184       3       18,302       1  
Diversified
    84,210       11       1,808,410       62  
Total
    $791,179       100%       $2,898,738       100%  
                                 
Unallocated loan loss provision (1)
    (7,517 )             (7,359 )        
                                 
Net book value
    $783,662               $2,891,379          
     
(1)
We have recorded a general provision for loan losses against certain pools of smaller loans in our consolidated securitization vehicles. This general provision is not specifically allocable to any loan asset type, collateral property type, or geographic location, but rather to an overall pool of loans. See Note 2 for additional details.
 
Loan risk ratings
 
Quarterly, management evaluates our consolidated securitization vehicles’ loan portfolio for impairment as described in Note 2. In conjunction with our quarterly loan portfolio review, management assesses the performance of each loan, and assigns a risk rating based on several factors including risk of loss, LTV, collateral performance, structure, exit plan, and sponsorship. Loans are rated one (less risk) through eight (greater risk), which ratings are defined in Note 2.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table allocates the net book value and principal balance of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ loans receivable based on our internal risk ratings as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
     
Loans Receivable as of September 30, 2011
     
Loans Receivable as of December 31, 2010
 
Risk
Rating (1)
 
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
     
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       13       $374,172       $373,543         26       $2,031,176       $2,030,344  
  4 - 5       7       195,478       195,258         11       408,400       408,052  
  6 - 8       13       277,041       102,404         19       589,090       341,252  
  N/A       40       119,974       119,974         38       119,090       119,090  
                                                       
Total
      73       $966,665       $791,179         94       $3,147,756       $2,898,738  
                                                       
Unallocated loan loss provision:
      (7,517 )                       (7,359 )
                                                       
Net book value
              $783,662                         $2,891,379  
     
(1)
We have recorded a general provision for loan losses against certain pools of smaller loans in our consolidated securitization vehicles. These loans have not been individually risk-rated, but have been assessed for loss based on macroeconomic factors. See Note 2 for additional details.
 
In making this risk assessment, one of the primary factors we consider is how senior or junior each loan is relative to other debt obligations of the borrower. The following tables further allocate our consolidated securitization vehicles’ loans receivable by both loan type and our internal risk ratings as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):
 
     
Senior Mortgage Loans
 
     
as of September 30, 2011
     
as of December 31, 2010
 
Risk
Rating (1)
   
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
     
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       5       $201,812       $201,812         12       $1,639,820       $1,639,815  
  4 - 5       1       12,728       12,728         6       335,043       335,043  
  6 - 8       1       33,214       16,907         3       193,983       143,676  
  N/A       38       108,749       108,749         36       107,449       107,449  
                                                       
Total
      45       $356,503       $340,196         57       $2,276,295       $2,225,983  
     
(1)
We have recorded a general provision for loan losses against certain pools of smaller loans in our consolidated securitization vehicles. These loans have not been individually risk-rated, but have been assessed for loss based on macroeconomic factors. See Note 2 for additional details.
 
     
Subordinate Interests in Mortgages
 
     
as of September 30, 2011
     
as of December 31, 2010
 
Risk
Rating (1)
   
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
     
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       6       $134,012       $133,520         7       $189,323       $188,666  
  4 - 5       4       69,750       69,530         4       71,415       71,067  
  6 - 8       9       147,634       44,419         11       185,913       71,748  
  N/A       1       1,725       1,725         1       2,141       2,141  
                                                       
Total
      20       $353,121       $249,194         23       $448,792       $333,622  
     
(1)
We have recorded a general provision for loan losses against certain pools of smaller loans in our consolidated securitization vehicles. These loans have not been individually risk-rated, but have been assessed for loss based on macroeconomic factors. See Note 2 for additional details.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
     
Mezzanine & Other Loans
 
     
as of September 30, 2011
     
as of December 31, 2010
 
Risk
Rating (1)
   
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
     
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       2       $38,348       $38,211         7       $202,033       $201,863  
  4 - 5       2       113,000       113,000         1       1,942       1,942  
  6 - 8       3       96,193       41,078         5       209,194       125,828  
  N/A       1       9,500       9,500         1       9,500       9,500  
                                                       
Total
      8       $257,041       $201,789         14       $422,669       $339,133  
     
(1)
We have recorded a general provision for loan losses against certain pools of smaller loans in our consolidated securitization vehicles. These loans have not been individually risk-rated, but have been assessed for loss based on macroeconomic factors. See Note 2 for additional details.
 
Loan impairments
 
The following table describes our consolidated securitization vehicles’ impaired loans as of September 30, 2011, including impaired loans that are current in their interest payments and those that are delinquent on contractual payments (in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2011
 
Impaired Loans
 
No. of Loans
   
Gross
Book Value
   
Provision for
Loan Loss
     
Net Book Value
 
Performing loans
    4       $82,507       ($108,432 )       ($25,925 )
Non-performing loans
    7       154,929       (65,599 )       89,330  
                                   
Total impaired loans
    11       $237,436       ($174,031 )       $63,405  
 
In addition, as described in Note 2, we have recorded a $7.5 million general provision for loan losses against 40 loans in our consolidated securitization vehicles with an aggregate principal balance of $120.0 million.
 
The following table details the allocation of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ provision for loan losses as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
September 30, 2011
 
Impaired Loans
 
Principal Balance
   
Provision for
Loan Loss
   
Loss Severity
 
Subordinate interests in mortgages
    $351,396       $102,608       29%  
Senior mortgages
    247,755       16,307       7  
Mezzanine & other loans
    247,540       55,116       22  
Unallocated (1)
    119,974       7,517       6  
Total/Weighted Average
    $966,665       $181,548       19%  
     
(1)
We have recorded a general provision for loan losses against certain pools of smaller loans in our consolidated securitization vehicles. This general provision is not specifically allocable to any loan asset type, but rather to an overall pool of loans. See Note 2 for additional details.
 
Generally, we have recorded provisions for loan loss against all loans which are in maturity default, or otherwise have past-due principal payments. As of September 30, 2011, our consolidated securitization vehicles had one loan with a net book value of $1.6 million which was in maturity default but had no provision recorded. We expect to collect all principal and interest due under this loan upon its resolution.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table details our consolidated securitization vehicles’ average balance of impaired loans by loan type, and the income recorded on such loans subsequent to their impairment during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
Income on Impaired Loans for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
Asset Type
 
Average Net
Book Value
   
Income
Recorded (1)
 
Senior Mortgage Loans
    $61,157       $3,197  
Subordinate Interests in Mortgages
    16,717       1,739  
Mezzanine & Other Loans
    111,703       3,844  
                 
Total
    $189,577       $8,780  
     
(1)
Substantially all of the income recorded on impaired loans during the period was received in cash.
 
Nonaccrual loans
 
In accordance with our revenue recognition policies discussed in Note 2, we do not accrue interest on loans which are 90 days past due or, in the opinion of management, are otherwise uncollectable. Accordingly, we do not have any material interest receivable accrued on nonperforming loans as of September 30, 2011.
 
The following table details our consolidated securitization vehicles’ loans receivable which are on nonaccrual status as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
Non-Accrual Loans Receivable as of September 30, 2011
 
Asset Type
 
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
Senior Mortgage Loans
    $—       $—  
Subordinate Interests in Mortgages
    107,201       38,419  
Mezzanine & Other Loans
    96,194       41,078  
                 
Total
    $203,395       $79,497  
Loan modifications
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, two modifications of loans in consolidated securitization vehicles were considered troubled debt restructurings, as defined under GAAP. A troubled debt restructuring is generally any modification of a loan to a borrower that is experiencing financial difficulties, where a lender agrees to terms that are more favorable to the borrower than is otherwise available in the current market. These loan modifications included: (i) a 28-month extension of a $33.0 million subordinate mortgage interest, and (ii) a four-month extension of a $6.6 million subordinate mortgage interest, neither of which extensions included a modification of interest rates. Both of these loans have been individually assessed for impairment, and other than a $3.3 million impairment previously recorded against the $6.6 million subordinate mortgage interest, no additional impairment was necessary.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
C. Real Estate Held-for-Sale – Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
Activity relating to our consolidated securitization vehicles’ real estate held-for-sale for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Book Value
   
Other-Than-Temporary
Impairment 
   
Net Book
Value
 
                     
December 31, 2010
    $15,068       ($7,013 )       $8,055  
                           
Consolidation of additional securitization vehicles (1)
    9,892       (6,550 )       3,342  
Impairment of real estate held-for-sale
          (1,055 )       (1,055 )
                           
September 30, 2011
    $24,960       ($14,618 )       $10,342  
     
(1)
As further described above, we began consolidating an additional securitization vehicle in the third quarter of 2011. This newly consolidated vehicle held an investment in real estate held-for-sale with a net book value of $3.3 million at the time of consolidation.
 
D. Debt Obligations – Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our consolidated securitization vehicles had $1.4 billion and $3.6 billion of total non-recourse securitized debt obligations outstanding, respectively. The balances of each entity’s outstanding securitized debt obligations, their respective coupons and all-in effective costs, including the amortization of fees and expenses, were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
September 30,
2011
   
December 31,
2010
     
September 30,
2011
 
Non-Recourse
Securitized Debt Obligations
 
Principal
Balance
   
Book
Value
   
Book
Value
     
Coupon(1)
   
All-In Cost(1)
 
Maturity Date(2)
 
CT CDOs
                                       
CT CDO I
    $121,930       $121,930       $199,573         1.13 %     1.14 %    
July 2039
 
CT CDO II
    202,282       202,282       262,281         0.85 %     1.15 %    
March 2050
 
CT CDO III
    205,083       205,576       239,911         5.26 %     5.17 %    
June 2035
 
CT CDO IV (3)
    242,520       242,520       280,820         0.97 %     1.10 %    
October 2043
 
Total CT CDOs
    771,815       772,308       982,585         2.10 %     2.20 %    
July 2042
 
                                                   
Other securitization vehicles
                                           
GMACC 1997-C1
    86,170       86,170       98,154         7.10 %     7.10 %    
July 2029
 
GECMC 00-1 H
    25,050       25,050       N/A         5.90 %     5.90 %    
August 2027
 
GSMS 2006-FL8A
    50,552       50,552       125,598         1.08 %     1.08 %    
June 2020
 
JPMCC 2005-FL1A
    89,753       89,753       95,695         0.81 %     0.81 %    
February 2019
 
MSC 2007-XLFA
                751,131         N/A       N/A         N/A  
MSC 2007-XLCA
    328,613       328,613       522,137         2.02 %     2.02 %    
July 2017
 
CSFB 2006-HC1
                1,045,929         N/A       N/A      
N/A
 
Total other securitization vehicles
    580,138       580,138       2,638,644         2.67 %     2.67 %    
March 2020
 
                                                     
Total/Weighted Average
    $1,351,953       $1,352,446       $3,621,229         2.35 %     2.40 %
(4)
 
December 2032
 
     
(1)
Represents a weighted average for each respective facility, assuming LIBOR of 0.24% at September 30, 2011 for floating rate debt obligations.
(2) 
Maturity dates represent the contractual maturity of each securitization trust. Repayment of securitized debt is a function of collateral cash flows which are disbursed in accordance with the contractual provisions of each trust, and is generally expected to occur prior to the maturity data above.
(3) 
Comprised, at September 30, 2011, of $229.4 million of floating rate notes sold and $13.1 million of fixed rate notes sold.
(4) 
Including the impact of interest rate hedges with an aggregate notional balance of $298.5 million as of September 30, 2011, the effective all-in cost of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ debt obligations would be 3.46% per annum.
 
As discussed above in the introduction to this Note 11, our consolidated securitization vehicles generally include two categories of entities: (i) collateralized debt obligations sponsored and issued by us, which we refer to as CT CDOs and (ii) other consolidated securitization vehicles which were not issued or sponsored by us. We have historically consolidated the CT CDOs; however we began consolidating the additional securitization vehicles as of January 1, 2010.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
CT CDOs
 
As of September 30, 2011, our outstanding CT CDOs included four separate issuances with a total face value of $771.8 million. As of September 30, 2011, loans receivable and securities with a book balance of $228.2 million and $397.0 million, respectively, were financed by our CT CDOs. As of December 31, 2010, loans receivable and securities with a book balance of $299.9 million and $504.3 million, respectively, were financed by our CT CDOs.
 
CT CDO I and CT CDO II each have interest coverage and overcollateralization tests, which, when breached, provide for hyper-amortization of the senior notes sold by a redirection of cash flow that would otherwise have been paid to the subordinate classes, some of which are owned by us. Furthermore, all four of our CT CDOs provide for the re-classification of interest proceeds from impaired collateral as principal proceeds, which also serve to hyper-amortize the senior notes sold.
 
During 2009, we were informed by our CDO trustee of impairments due to rating agency downgrades of certain of the securities which serve as collateral in all of our CT CDOs. These impairments, combined with the non-performance of certain loan collateral, resulted in breaches of interest coverage and overcollateralization tests at CT CDO I and CT CDO II, as well as the reclassification of interest proceeds from the impaired collateral as principal proceeds in all four of our CT CDOs. Other than collateral management fees, we currently do not receive any cash payments from CT CDO I, CT CDO II, and CT CDO IV, and receive irregular cash payments from CT CDO III.
 
Further, due to the hyper-amortization of senior notes, certain subordinate classes are accruing unpaid interest, resulting in an increased liability to these classes. As senior notes which carry a lower rate of interest continue to hyper-amortize, and certain subordinate notes continue to accrue deferred interest, the weighted-average cost of debt for our CT CDOs has and will continue to increase.
 
When we formed (and reinvested) our four CT CDOs, we made certain representations and warranties with respect to Capital Trust, Inc. and the loans and securities that we contributed as collateral to these CT CDOs. In the event that these representations or warranties are proved to have been untrue at the time that the respective collateral was contributed, we may be required to repurchase certain of those loans and securities. These representations and warranties generally relate to specific corporate and asset related subjects, including, among other things, proper corporate authorization; compliance with laws and regulations; ownership of the assets; title to, lack of liens encumbering, and adequate insurance covering the underlying collateral properties; and the lack of existing loan defaults.
 
The maximum potential amount of future payment we may be required to make to repurchase assets is $907.9 million, the current face amount of all loans and securities in our four CT CDOs. In certain cases, we may be able to reduce the impact of any such purchase obligation through recoveries from the exercise of remedies against the institution from which we acquired the asset and received substantially the same representations and warranties. This potential recoverable amount is not currently estimable and would depend on the nature of the representation and warranty breached and the circumstances under which each asset was transferred to the CT CDO. Since inception, we have not been required to repurchase any assets nor have we received any notice of assertion of a potential breach of any representation or warranty. Any payment required to repurchase a loan or security could materially impact our liquidity.
 
Other Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
In addition to the CT CDOs sponsored by us, which are discussed above, we also have consolidated other securitization vehicles beginning on January 1, 2010, as discussed in Note 2. The debt obligations of these entities are separately presented on our consolidated balance sheet along with the CT CDOs issued by us, as they are also securitized, non-recourse obligations. These obligations will generally be satisfied with the repayment of assets in each such entity’s collateral pool, or will be discharged when losses are realized. As of September 30, 2011, loans receivable with an aggregate book value of $555.5 million serve as collateral for the securities issued by these other consolidated securitization vehicles.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
E. Derivative Financial Instruments – Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
The following table summarizes the notional amounts and fair values of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ interest rate swaps as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands). The notional amount provides an indication of the extent of our involvement in the instruments at that time, but does not represent exposure to credit or interest rate risk.
 
Counterparty
 
September 30, 2011
Notional Amount
   
Interest Rate (1)
 
Maturity
   
September 30, 2011
Fair Value
   
December 31, 2010
Fair Value
 
Swiss RE Financial
    $238,225       5.10 %     2015       ($22,614 )     ($24,037 )
Bank of America
    44,631       4.58 %     2014       (2,771 )     (3,331 )
Morgan Stanley
          3.95 %     2011             (398 )
Bank of America
    10,535       5.05 %     2016       (1,512 )     (1,267 )
Bank of America
    5,104       4.12 %     2016       (585 )     (422 )
Morgan Stanley
    74       5.31 %     2011             (7 )
Total/Weighted Average
    $298,569       5.00 %     2015       ($27,482 )     ($29,462 )
     
(1)
Represents the gross fixed interest rate we pay to our counterparties under these derivative instruments. We receive an amount of interest indexed to one-month LIBOR on all of our interest rate swaps.
 
As of both September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, all of the derivative financial instruments of our consolidated securitization vehicles were classified as cash flow hedges, and recorded at fair value as interest rate hedge liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet.
 
The table below shows amounts recorded to other comprehensive income and amounts recorded to interest expense from other comprehensive income for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
Amount of gain (loss) recognized
   
Amount of loss reclassified from OCI
 
   
in OCI for the nine months ended (1)
   
to income for the nine months ended (2)
 
Hedge
 
September 30, 2011
   
September 30, 2010
   
September 30, 2011
   
September 30, 2010
 
                         
Interest rate swaps
    $1,980       ($8,563 )     ($11,512 )     ($12,305 )
     
(1)
Represents the amount of unrealized gains and losses recorded to other comprehensive income during the period, net of the amount reclassified to interest expense.
(2) 
Represents net amounts paid to swap counterparties during the period, which are included in interest expense, offset by an immaterial amount of non-cash swap amortization.
 
All of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ interest rate swaps were classified as highly effective for all of the periods presented. Over the next twelve months, as we make payments under our hedge agreements, we expect approximately $13.1 million to be reclassified from other comprehensive income to interest expense. This amount is generally equal to the present value of expected payments under the respective derivative contracts.
 
As of September 30, 2011, our consolidated securitization vehicles have not posted any assets as collateral under derivative agreements.
 
Note 12. Shareholders’ Equity
 
Authorized Capital
We have the authority to issue up to 200,000,000 shares of stock, consisting of 100,000,000 shares of class A common stock and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock. Subject to applicable NYSE listing requirements, our board of directors is authorized to issue additional shares of authorized stock without shareholder approval. In addition, to the extent not issued, currently authorized stock may be reclassified between class A common stock and preferred stock.
 
Common Stock
Shares of class A common stock are entitled to vote on all matters presented to a vote of shareholders, except as provided by law or subject to the voting rights of any outstanding preferred stock. Holders of record of shares of class A common stock on the record date fixed by our board of directors are entitled to receive such dividends as may be declared by the board of directors subject to the rights of the holders of any outstanding preferred stock. A total of 22,748,729 shares of common stock and stock units were issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
We did not repurchase any of our common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2011, other than the 34,892 shares we acquired pursuant to elections by incentive plan participants to satisfy tax withholding obligations through the surrender of shares equal in value to the amount of the withholding obligation incurred upon the vesting of restricted stock.
 
Preferred Stock
We have not issued any shares of preferred stock since we repurchased all of the previously issued and outstanding preferred stock in 2001.
 
Warrants
In conjunction with the March 2009 restructuring of our legacy repurchase obligations, we issued to our former repurchase lenders warrants to purchase an aggregate 3,479,691 shares of our class A common stock at an exercise price of $1.79 per share. The warrants will become exercisable on March 16, 2012 and expire on March 16, 2019, and may be exercised through a cashless exercise at the option of the warrant holders. The fair value assigned to these warrants, totaling $940,000, has been recorded as an increase to additional paid-in capital, and was amortized into interest expense over the term of the related debt obligations. The warrants were valued using the Black-Scholes valuation method.
 
Dividends
We generally intend to distribute each year substantially all of our taxable income (which does not necessarily equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP) to our shareholders to comply with the REIT provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Internal Revenue Code. To the extent permitted, we may make certain distributions in stock, taking into consideration the recent Internal Revenue Service rulings which allow REITs to distribute up to 90% of their dividends in the form of stock for tax years ending on or before December 31, 2011.
 
In addition, our dividend policy remains subject to revision at the discretion of our board of directors. All distributions will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend upon our taxable income, our financial condition, our maintenance of REIT status and other factors as our board of directors deems relevant.
 
No dividends were declared during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 or 2010.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
The following table details the primary components of accumulated other comprehensive loss as of September 30, 2011 and significant activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
Mark-to-Market
on Interest Rate
Hedges
   
Deferred Gains on Settled Hedges
   
Other-than-Temporary Impairments
   
Unrealized Gains on Securities
     
Total
 
                                 
December 31, 2010
    ($37,914 )     $165       ($16,800 )     $4,087         ($50,462 )
                                           
Consolidation of additional securitization vehicles (1)
                538               538  
Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments
    2,912                           2,912  
Ineffective portion of cash flow hedges (2)
    4,447                           4,447  
Amortization of net unrealized gains on securities
                      (93 )       (93 )
Amortization of net deferred gains on settlement of swaps
          (75 )                   (75 )
Other-than-temporary impairments of securities (3)
                4,236               4,236  
                                           
September 30, 2011
    ($30,555 )     $90       ($12,026 )     $3,994         ($38,497 )
     
(1)
As further described above, we began consolidating an additional securitization vehicle in the third quarter of 2011. This newly consolidated vehicle was previously accounted for as part of CT Legacy REIT’s securities portfolio. This security had previously been other-than-temporarily impaired, a portion of which was recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income, and is now eliminated in consolidation.
(2) 
As a result of significant repayments under floating rate debt obligations of CT Legacy REIT a portion of its interest rate swaps were deemed ineffective in the second quarter of 2011 and are no longer designated as hedging instruments. As a result, a portion of accumulated other comprehensive income is reclassified into earnings each period to reflect the non-hedge designation. See Note 10 for further discussion.
(3) 
Represents the reclassification of other-than-temporary impairments of securities to credit losses recognized through earnings, including amortization of prior other-than-temporary impairments of $1.1 million.
 
Noncontrolling Interests
 
The noncontrolling interests included on our consolidated balance sheet represent the equity interests in CT Legacy REIT which are not owned by us, as described in Note 1. CT Legacy REIT’s outstanding common stock includes class A-1 common stock, class A-2 common stock, and subordinate class B common stock. A portion of CT Legacy REIT’s consolidated equity and results of operations are allocated to these noncontrolling interests based on their pro-rata ownership of CT Legacy REIT. The following table describes activity relating to noncontrolling interests for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
       
December 31, 2010
    $—  
         
Allocation to noncontrolling interests
    (12,623 )
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    1,935  
         
September 30, 2011
    ($10,688 )
 
As of September 30, 2011, the noncontrolling interests recorded on our consolidated balance sheet was a deficit, which reflects the consolidated book value of CT Legacy REIT, including certain securitization trusts in which losses have been recorded in excess of CT Legacy REIT’s net investment.
 
During the second quarter of 2011, we purchased 118,651 shares of class B common stock of CT Legacy REIT which were issued to our former lenders in conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring. This purchase did not impact the book value of noncontrolling interests.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Earnings Per Share
 
The following table sets forth the calculation of Basic and Diluted earnings per share, or EPS, based on the weighted average of both restricted and unrestricted class A common stock outstanding, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
   
Net
   
Wtd. Avg.
   
Per Share
 
   
Income
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Basic EPS:
                 
Net income allocable to common stock
    $266,464       22,630,672       $11.77  
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
                       
Warrants & Options outstanding for the purchase of common stock
          1,426,702          
Diluted EPS:
                       
Net income per share of common stock and assumed conversions
    $266,464       24,057,374       $11.08  
 
The following table sets forth the calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS based on the weighted average of both restricted and unrestricted class A common stock outstanding, for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
   
Nine Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
   
Net
   
Wtd. Avg.
   
Per Share
 
   
Loss
   
Shares (1)
   
Amount
 
Basic EPS:
                 
Net loss allocable to common stock
    ($195,259 )     22,356,857       ($8.73 )
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
                       
Warrants & Options outstanding for the purchase of common stock
                   
Diluted EPS:
                       
Net loss per share of common stock and assumed conversions
    ($195,259 )     22,356,857       ($8.73 )
     
(1)
Diluted EPS excludes 129,000 options and 3.5 million warrants which were not dilutive for the period. These instruments could potentially impact Diluted EPS in future periods, depending on changes in our stock price.
 
The following table sets forth the calculation of Basic and Diluted earnings per share, or EPS, based on the weighted average of both restricted and unrestricted class A common stock outstanding, for the three months ended September 30, 2011 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
   
Net
   
Wtd. Avg.
   
Per Share
 
   
Income
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Basic EPS:
                 
Net income allocable to common stock
    $13,722       22,730,080       $0.60  
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
                       
Warrants & Options outstanding for the purchase of common stock
          1,391,893          
Diluted EPS:
                       
Net income per share of common stock and assumed conversions
    $13,722       24,121,973       $0.57  
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table sets forth the calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS based on the weighted average of both restricted and unrestricted class A common stock outstanding, for the three months ended September 30, 2010 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
   
Three Months Ended September 30, 2010
 
   
Net
   
Wtd. Avg.
   
Per Share
 
   
Loss
   
Shares (1)
   
Amount
 
Basic EPS:
                 
Net loss allocable to common stock
    ($134,709 )     22,389,901       ($6.02 )
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
                       
Warrants & Options outstanding for the purchase of common stock
                   
Diluted EPS:
                       
Net loss per share of common stock and assumed conversions
    ($134,709 )     22,389,901       ($6.02 )
     
(1)
Diluted EPS excludes 129,000 options and 3.5 million warrants which were not dilutive for the period. These instruments could potentially impact Diluted EPS in future periods, depending on changes in our stock price.
 
Note 13. General and Administrative Expenses
 
General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
2011
   
2010
 
Personnel costs
    $7,162       $7,103  
Restructuring awards
    2,750        
Professional services
    3,914       4,129  
Operating and other costs
    1,617       1,761  
Subtotal
    15,443       12,993  
                 
Non-cash personnel costs
               
Management incentive awards plan - CT Legacy REIT
    3,395        
Employee stock-based compensation
    411       107  
Subtotal
    3,806       107  
                 
Expenses of consolidated securitization vehicles
    619       1,298  
Total
    $19,868       $14,398  
 
Note 14. Gain on Extinguishment of Debt
 
Gain on extinguishment of debt for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
   
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
 
Gain on Extinguishment of Debt
 
2011
   
2010
 
Extinguishment of senior credit facility and junior subordinated notes (1)
    $174,846       $—  
Termination of loan participation sold (2)
    75,000        
Securitized debt obligations (3)
    21,185       648  
Total
    $271,031       $648  
     
(1)
Represents the gain recorded on the extinguishment of certain of our legacy debt obligations as part of our March 2011 restructuring. See Note 1 for further discussion.
(2) 
Represents the gain recorded on the termination of a loan participation sold which had previously been impaired. See Note 8 for further discussion.
(3) 
Represents the gain recorded as a result of realized losses in consolidated securitization vehicles. As losses in these vehicles are realized, they result in the extinguishment of certain subordinate classes of securitized debt. See Note 10 for further discussion.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Note 15. Income Taxes
 
Capital Trust, Inc. has made an election to be taxed as a REIT under Section 856(c) of the Internal Revenue Code, commencing with the tax year ending December 31, 2003. As a REIT, we generally are not subject to federal, state, and local income taxes except for the operations of our taxable REIT subsidiary, CTIMCO. To maintain qualification as a REIT, we must distribute at least 90% of our annual REIT taxable income to our shareholders and meet certain other requirements. If we fail to maintain our qualification as a REIT, we may be subject to material penalties as well as federal, state and local income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, Capital Trust, Inc. was in compliance with all REIT requirements.
 
In addition, Capital Trust, Inc. includes in its taxable income, the income generated by investments in our CT CDOs. Due to the redirection provisions of our CT CDOs, which reallocate principal proceeds and interest otherwise distributable to us to repay senior noteholders, assets financed through our CT CDOs may generate current taxable income without a corresponding cash distribution to us. See Note 11 for further discussion of these redirection provisions.
 
As of December 31, 2010, Capital Trust, Inc. had net operating losses, or NOLs, and net capital losses, or NCLs, available to be carried forward and utilized in current or future periods. These included NOLs of approximately $302.0 million and NCLs of approximately $129.0 million at Capital Trust, Inc., as well as NOLs of approximately $3.6 million at CTIMCO. As a result of our March 2011 restructuring, Capital Trust, Inc. will realize cancellation of indebtedness income of approximately $180.5 million for the 2011 taxable year which will reduce the available NOLs. The utilization of NOLs will also require us to pay alternative minimum taxes of approximately $2.0 million.
 
Deferred income taxes recorded on our consolidated balance sheets reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities used for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used in the computation of our current income tax obligations.
 
Our consolidated financial statements also include tax provisions related to taxable REIT subsidiaries of CT Legacy REIT. Although CT Legacy REIT is taxed separately from Capital Trust, Inc., its operations, including any income tax provisions, are consolidated for financial reporting purposes. The portion of our consolidated income tax provision related to CT Legacy REIT is immaterial for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
Note 16. Employee Benefit and Incentive Plans
 
Stock-Based Incentive Plans
 
We had stock-based incentive awards outstanding under three benefit plans as of September 30, 2011: (i) the Amended and Restated 1997 Non-Employee Director Stock Plan, or 1997 Director Plan, (ii) the 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan, or 2007 Plan, and (iii) the 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan, or 2011 Plan. The 1997 Director Plan and the 2007 Plan expired in 2007 and June 2011, respectively and no new awards may be issued under them. Under the 2011 Plan, a maximum of 1 million shares of class A common stock may be issued. Shares canceled under previous plans are available to be reissued under the 2011 Plan. As of September 30, 2011, there were 969,183 shares available under the 2011 Plan.
 
Under these plans, our employees are issued shares of our restricted class A common stock. We record grant date fair value of these shares as an expense over their vesting period. A portion of these shares vest pro-rata over a three-year service period, with the remainder contingently vesting after a four-year period based on the returns we have achieved.
 
As of September 30, 2011, unvested share-based compensation consisted of 244,424 shares of restricted class A common stock with an unamortized value of $410,000. Subject to vesting conditions and the continued employment of certain employees, these costs will be recognized as compensation expense over the next two and a half years.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Activity under these three plans for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 is summarized in the table below in share and share equivalents:
 
Benefit Type
 
1997 Employee Plan
   
1997 Director Plan
   
2007 Plan
   
2011 Plan
   
Total
 
Options
                             
Beginning balance
    12,224                         12,224  
Expired
    (12,224 )                       (12,224 )
Ending balance
                             
                                         
Restricted Class A Common Stock(1)
                                       
Beginning balance
                32,785             32,785  
Granted
                300,000             300,000  
Vested
                (88,361 )           (88,361 )
Ending balance
                244,424             244,424  
                                         
Stock Units(2)
                                       
Beginning balance
          68,544       416,855             485,399  
Granted and deferred
                21,405       30,817       52,222  
Ending balance
          68,544       438,260       30,817       537,621  
                                         
Total outstanding
          68,544       682,684       30,817       782,045  
     
(1)
Comprised of both performance based awards that vest upon the attainment of certain common equity return thresholds and time based awards that vest based upon an employee’s continued employment on pre-established vesting dates.
(2) 
Stock units are granted to certain members of our board of directors in lieu of cash compensation for services and in lieu of dividends earned on previously granted stock units.
 
A summary of the unvested restricted class A common stock as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was as follows:
 
   
Restricted Class A Common Stock
 
   
Shares
   
Grant Date Fair Value
 
Unvested at January 1, 2011
    32,785       $5.67  
Granted
    300,000       2.29  
Vested
    (88,361 )     2.62  
Unvested at September 30, 2011
    244,424       $2.65  
 
A summary of the unvested restricted class A common stock as of and for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 was as follows:
 
   
Restricted Class A Common Stock
 
   
Shares
   
Grant Date Fair Value
 
Unvested at January 1, 2010
    79,023       $7.99  
Granted
    16,875       1.27  
Vested
    (45,287 )     8.16  
Unvested at September 30, 2010
    50,611       $6.43  
  
The total grant date fair value of restricted shares that vested during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $231,000 and $127,000, respectively.
 
Incentive Management Fee Grants
 
In addition to the equity interests detailed above, we may grant percentage interests in the incentive compensation received by us from certain of our investment management vehicles. As of September 30, 2011, we had granted 45% of the CTOPI incentive compensation to our employees.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
CT Legacy REIT Management Incentive Awards Plan
 
As described in Note 1, incentive awards have been issued to certain of our senior level employees which entitle them to as much as 6.75% of the recovery (subject to certain caps) of our legacy assets, net of CT Legacy REIT’s obligations, when and if distributed to us as dividends.
 
Note 17. Fair Values
 
Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value
Certain of our assets and liabilities are measured at fair value either (i) on a recurring basis, as of each quarter-end, or (ii) on a nonrecurring basis, as a result of impairment or other events. Generally, loans held-for-sale, real estate held-for-sale, and interest rate swaps are measured at fair value on a recurring basis, while impaired loans and securities are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis. These fair values are determined using a variety of inputs and methodologies, which are detailed below.
 
As discussed in Note 2, the “Fair Value Measurement and Disclosures” Topic of the Codification establishes a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs used in determining fair value under GAAP, which includes the following classifications, in order of priority:
 
 
·
Level 1 generally includes only unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities as of the reporting date.
 
 
·
Level 2 inputs are those which, other than Level 1 inputs, are observable for identical or similar assets or liabilities.
 
 
·
Level 3 inputs generally include anything which does not meet the criteria of Levels 1 and 2, particularly any unobservable inputs.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table summarizes our assets and liabilities, including those of CT Legacy REIT and our consolidated securitization vehicles, which are recorded at fair value as of September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
         
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
         
Quoted Prices
   
Other
   
Significant
 
   
Total
   
in Active
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
   
Fair Value at
   
Markets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
   
September 30, 2011
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
Measured on a recurring basis:
                   
                         
CT Legacy REIT's loans held-for-sale
    $32,107       $—       $—       $32,107  
                                 
Securitization vehicles' real estate held-for-sale
    $10,342       $—       $—       $10,342  
                                 
CT Legacy REIT's interest rate hedge liabilities
    ($9,326 )     $—       ($9,326 )     $—  
Securitization vehicles' interest rate hedge liabilities
    ($27,482 )     $—       ($27,482 )     $—  
                                 
Measured on a nonrecurring basis:
                         
                                 
CT Legacy REIT's impaired loans: (1)
                         
Senior mortgages
    $12,038       $—       $—       $12,038  
Subordinate interests in mortgages
    19,848                   19,848  
Mezzanine loans
                       
      $31,886       $—       $—       $31,886  
                                 
Securitization vehicles' securities held-to-maturity (2)
    $1,527       $—       $—       $1,527  
                                 
Securitization vehicles' impaired loans: (1)
                         
Senior mortgages
    $16,907       $—       $—       $16,907  
Subordinate interests in mortgages
    5,419                   5,419  
Mezzanine loans
    41,078                   41,078  
      $63,404       $—       $—       $63,404  
     
(1)
Loans receivable against which we have recorded a provision for loan losses as of September 30, 2011.
(2) 
Securities which were other-than-temporarily impaired during the three months ended September 30, 2011.
 
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each type of asset and liability which was recorded at fair value as of September 30, 2011:
 
Loans held-for-sale: Loans held-for-sale are valued based on expected proceeds from a sale of the asset.
 
Real estate held-for-sale: Real estate held-for-sale is valued based on expected proceeds from a sale of the asset.
 
Interest rate hedge liabilities: Interest rate hedges are valued using advice from a third party derivative specialist, based on a combination of observable market-based inputs, such as interest rate curves, and unobservable inputs such as credit valuation adjustments due to the risk of non-performance by both us and our counterparties. See Notes 10 and 11 for additional details on our interest rate hedges.
 
Impaired securities: Securities which are other-than-temporarily impaired are generally valued by a combination of (i) obtaining assessments from third-party dealers and, (ii) in cases where such assessments are unavailable or, in the opinion of management, deemed not to be indicative of fair value, discounting expected cash flows using internal cash flow models and estimated market discount rates. In the case of internal models, expected cash flows of each security are based on management’s assumptions regarding the collection of principal and interest on the underlying loans and securities. The table above includes only securities which were impaired during the three months ended September 30, 2011. Previously impaired securities have been subsequently adjusted for amortization, and are therefore no longer reported at fair value as of September 30, 2011.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
As of September 30, 2011, one of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities was other-than-temporarily impaired and therefore reported at fair value. The dealer valuation obtained for the security was determined to not be indicative of fair value and, accordingly, it was valued internally by discounting expected future cash flows. The security had a 1998 vintage and was rated “BB” by Fitch Ratings, Inc. This security was valued using a discount rate of 10%, resulting in a valuation equal to 5% of the face amount of the security.
 
Impaired loans: The loans identified for impairment are collateral dependant loans. Impairment on these loans is measured by comparing management’s estimation of fair value of the underlying collateral to the book value of the respective loan. These valuations require significant judgments, which include assumptions regarding capitalization rates, leasing, creditworthiness of major tenants, occupancy rates, availability of financing, exit plan, loan sponsorship, actions of other lenders and other factors deemed necessary by management. The table above includes all impaired loans, regardless of the period in which impairment was recognized.
 
Additional details of CT Legacy REIT’s loans which were recorded at fair value as of September 30, 2011 are described below:
 
Senior mortgage loans: One of CT Legacy REIT’s senior mortgage loans with a principal balance of $25.1 million was reported at fair value as of September 30, 2011. This hotel loan matured in September 2011 and has a coupon of 2.0% per annum as of September 30, 2011.
 
Subordinate interests in mortgages: Three of CT Legacy REIT’s subordinate interests in mortgage loans with an aggregate principal balance of $84.3 million are reported at fair value as of September 30, 2011, including two hotel loans ($43.4 million), and one condominium loan ($40.9 million). These loans have a weighted average maturity of May 2013 and a weighted average coupon of 3.0% per annum as of September 30, 2011.
 
Mezzanine loans: Two of CT Legacy REIT’s mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal balance of $160.3 million are reported at fair value as of September 30, 2011, including one hotel loan ($152.3 million) and one office loan ($8.0 million). These loans have a weighted average maturity of April 2012 and a weighted average coupon of 3.7% per annum as of September 30, 2011.
 
Additional details of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ loans which were recorded at fair value as of September 30, 2011 are described below:
 
Senior mortgage loans: One of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ senior mortgage loans with a principal balance of $33.2 million was reported at fair value as of September 30, 2011, which is classified as a mixed-use/other loan. The loan has a maturity of May 2015 and a coupon of 2.0% per annum as of September 30, 2011.
 
Subordinate interests in mortgages: Eight of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ subordinate interests in mortgage loans with an aggregate principal balance of $108.6 million are reported at fair value as of September 30, 2011, including three hotel loans ($60.9 million), two office loans ($27.7million), one multifamily loan ($5.5 million), one retail loan ($4.4 million) and one mixed-use/other loan ($10.2 million). The loans have a weighted average maturity of November 2011 and a weighted average coupon of 3.4% per annum as of September 30, 2011.
 
Mezzanine loans: Two of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ mezzanine loans with an aggregate principal balance of $96.2 million are reported at fair value as of September 30, 2011, including one hotel loans ($75.5 million) and one retail loan ($20.7 million). The loans have a weighted average maturity of May 2011 and a weighted average coupon of 2.4% per annum as of September 30, 2011.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table reconciles the beginning and ending balances of assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis using Level 3 inputs (in thousands):
 
   
Loans
   
Real Estate
 
   
Held-for-Sale
   
Held-for-Sale
 
December 31, 2010
    $5,750       $8,055  
                 
Transfer from loans receivable
    32,331        
Consolidation of additional securitization vehicles
          3,342  
Satisfactions
    (5,750 )      
                 
Adjustments to fair value included in earnings:
               
Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
    (224 )      
Impairment of real estate held-for-sale
          (1,055 )
                 
September 30, 2011
    $32,107       $10,342  
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
In addition to the above disclosures for assets and liabilities which are recorded at fair value, GAAP also requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized in the statement of financial position, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. In cases where quoted market prices are not available, fair values are estimated using present value or other valuation techniques. Those techniques are significantly affected by the assumptions used, including the estimated market discount rate and the estimated future cash flows. In that regard, the derived fair value estimates cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in an immediate settlement of the instrument. Rather, these fair values reflect the amounts that management believes are realizable in an orderly transaction among willing parties. These disclosure requirements exclude certain financial instruments and all non-financial instruments.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table details the carrying amount, face amount, and approximate fair value of the financial instruments described above:
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
(in thousands)
 
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Face
Amount
   
Fair
Value
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Face
Amount
   
Fair
Value
 
Financial assets:
                                   
Cash and cash equivalents
    $28,219       $28,219       $28,219       $24,449       $24,449       $24,449  
Securities held-to-maturity
                      3,455       36,015       5,518  
Loans receivable, net
    24,945       24,945       22,450       606,318       979,057       499,176  
                                                 
CT Legacy REIT
                                               
Restricted cash
    13,715       13,715       13,715                    
Securities held-to-maturity
    2,591       29,494       1,792                    
Loans receivable, net
    207,028       444,486       175,698                    
                                                 
Securitization Vehicles
                                               
Securities held-to-maturity
    397,001       519,073       384,421       504,323       594,434       475,272  
Loans receivable, net
    783,662       966,666       696,313       2,891,379       3,147,755       2,548,715  
                                                 
Financial liabilities:
                                               
Repurchase obligations
                      372,582       372,680       372,680  
Senior credit facility
                      98,124       98,124       14,719  
Junior subordinated notes
                      132,190       143,753       2,875  
Secured notes
    7,686       7,686       7,686                    
Participations sold
    24,945       24,945       22,450       259,304       259,304       81,589  
                                                 
CT Legacy REIT
                                               
Repurchase obligations
    66,637       66,637       66,637                    
Mezzanine loan
    53,367       64,134       64,134                    
Participations sold
    97,465       97,465                          
                                                 
Securitization Vehicles
                                               
Securitized debt obligations
    1,352,446       1,351,937       879,388       3,621,229       3,620,446       2,717,787  
 
The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments, excluding those described above that are carried at fair value, for which it is practicable to estimate that value:
 
Cash and cash equivalents: The carrying amount of cash on deposit and in money market funds is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.
 
Securities held-to-maturity: These investments, other than securities that have been other-than-temporarily impaired, are recorded on a held-to-maturity basis and not at fair value. The fair values presented above have been estimated by a combination of (i) obtaining assessments from third party dealers and, (ii) in cases where such assessments are unavailable or, in the opinion of management, deemed not to be indicative of fair value, discounting expected cash flows using internal cash flow models and estimated market discount rates. The expected cash flows of each security are based on management’s assumptions regarding the collection of principal and interest on the underlying loans and securities.
 
Loans receivable, net: Other than impaired loans, these assets are recorded at their amortized cost and not at fair value. The fair values presented above were estimated by management taking into consideration factors including capitalization rates, leasing, occupancy rates, availability and cost of financing, exit plan, sponsorship, actions of other lenders and indications of market value from other market participants.
 
Restricted cash: The carrying amount of restricted is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value.
 
Secured notes: These notes are recorded at their total face balance and not at fair value. The face amount is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value as these notes were issued on March 31, 2011.
 
Participations sold: These liabilities are recorded at their amortized cost and not at fair value. The fair values presented above are consistent with those presented for the related loan assets.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Repurchase obligations: These facilities are recorded at their total face balance and not at fair value. The face amount is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value as these facilities were restructured on March 31, 2011.
 
Mezzanine loan: This instrument is recorded at its amortized cost and not at fair value. The face amount is considered to be a reasonable estimate of fair value as this loan was originated on March 31, 2011.
 
Securitized debt obligations: These obligations are recorded at the face value of outstanding obligations to third parties and not at fair value. The fair values presented above have been estimated by obtaining assessments from third party dealers.
 
Note 18. Supplemental Disclosures for Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
As described in Note 2, our financial statements include eleven consolidated securitization vehicles. The consolidation of these entities has materially impacted our statement of cash flows, primarily the amounts reported as principal collections of loans and repayments of securitized debt obligations. Notwithstanding the gross presentation on our consolidated statement of cash flows, the consolidation of these entities has no impact on our net cash flow.
 
Interest paid on our outstanding debt obligations during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010 was $85.2 million and $79.9 million, respectively. The difference between interest expense on our consolidated statement of operations and interest paid is primarily due to non-cash interest expense recorded on loan participations sold, as well as amortization of discounts on our debt obligations.
 
Net taxes paid by us during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 were $2.4 million and taxes recovered by us for the nine months ended September 30, 2010 were $132,000.
 
Note 19. Transactions with Related Parties
 
We earn base management and incentive fees in our capacity as investment manager for multiple vehicles which we have sponsored. Due to the nature of our relationship with these vehicles, all management fees are considered revenue from related parties under GAAP.
 
On November 9, 2006, we commenced our CT High Grade MezzanineSM, or CT High Grade I, investment management initiative and entered into three separate account agreements with affiliates of W. R. Berkley Corporation, or WRBC, with an aggregate commitment of $250 million, which was subsequently increased to $350 million in July 2007. Subsequent to the expiration of the CT High Grade I investment period, we continued to invest on behalf of WRBC under the CT High Grade I platform on a non-discretionary basis, bringing WRBC’s total allocated capital to $414 million as of September 30, 2011. Pursuant to these agreements, we invested capital, on a discretionary basis, on behalf of WRBC in commercial real estate mortgages, mezzanine loans and participations therein. The separate accounts are entirely funded with committed capital from WRBC and are managed by a subsidiary of CTIMCO. CTIMCO earns a management fee equal to 0.25% per annum on invested assets.
 
WRBC beneficially owned common stock representing approximately 16.9% of our outstanding common stock and stock units as of October 28, 2011, and a member of our board of directors is an employee of WRBC. In addition, a wholly-owned subsidiary of WRBC is an investor in Five Mile and certain private funds under its management. As discussed in Notes 1 and 10, Five Mile provided an $83.0 million mezzanine loan to CT Legacy REIT in connection with our March 2011 restructuring.
 
In July 2008, CTOPI, a private equity fund that we manage, held its final closing completing its capital raise with $540 million total equity commitments. EGI-Private Equity II, L.L.C., an affiliate under common control of the chairman of our board of directors, owns a 3.7% limited partner interest in CTOPI. During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recorded $2.1 million of fees from CTOPI, $86,000 of which were attributable to EGI Private Equity II, L.L.C.
 
CTOPI has purchased $75.5 million face value of our CT CDO notes in the open market for $40.4 million. These purchases were from third parties, and were not sold by us.
 
Note 20. Segment Reporting
 
We operate in two reportable segments. We have an internal information system that produces performance and asset data for our two segments along service lines.
 
The Balance Sheet Investment segment includes our consolidated portfolio of interest earning assets and the financing thereof. The Investment Management segment includes the investment management activities of our wholly-owned investment management subsidiary, CT Investment Management Co., LLC, or CTIMCO, and its subsidiaries, as well as our co-investments in investment management vehicles. CTIMCO is a taxable REIT subsidiary and serves as the investment manager of Capital Trust, Inc., all of our investment management vehicles and CT CDOs, and serves as senior servicer and special servicer for certain of our investments and for third parties.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table details each segment's contribution to our operating results and the identified assets attributable to each such segment for the nine months ended, and as of, September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
Balance Sheet
   
Investment
   
Inter-Segment
       
   
Investment
   
Management
   
Activities
   
Total
 
Income from loans and other investments:
                       
Interest and related income
    $95,187       $—       $—       $95,187  
Less: Interest and related expenses
    80,381                   80,381  
Income from loans and other investments, net
    14,806                   14,806  
                                 
                                 
Other revenues:
                               
Management fees from affiliates
          6,171       (1,244 )     4,927  
Servicing fees
          2,840       (632 )     2,208  
Total other revenues
          9,011       (1,876 )     7,135  
                                 
Other expenses:
                               
General and administrative
    5,372       15,740       (1,244 )     19,868  
Servicing fee expense
    632             (632 )      
Total other expenses
    6,004       15,740       (1,876 )     19,868  
                                 
Total other-than-temporary impairments of securities
    (35,620 )                 (35,620 )
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments of securities recognized in other comprehensive income
    (3,098 )                 (3,098 )
Impairment of real estate held-for-sale
    (1,055 )                 (1,055 )
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (39,773 )                 (39,773 )
                                 
Recovery of provision for loan losses
    34,401                   34,401  
Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
    (224 )                 (224 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    271,031                   271,031  
Income from equity investments
          2,105             2,105  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    274,237       (4,624 )           269,613  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    2,615       (1,401 )           1,214  
Net income (loss)
    $271,622       ($3,223 )     $—       $268,399  
                                 
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (1,935 )                 (1,935 )
                                 
Net income (loss) attributable to Capital Trust, Inc.
    $269,687       ($3,223 )     $—       $266,464  
                                 
Total assets
    $1,528,441       $11,448       $—       $1,539,889  
 
All revenues were generated from external sources within the United States. The Investment Management segment earned fees of $1.2 million for management of the Balance Sheet Investment segment and $632,000 for serving as collateral manager of the four CT CDOs consolidated under our Balance Sheet Investment segment.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table details each segment's contribution to our operating results and the identified assets attributable to each such segment for the nine months ended, and as of, September 30, 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
Balance Sheet
   
Investment
   
Inter-Segment
       
   
Investment
   
Management
   
Activities
   
Total
 
Income from loans and other investments:
                       
Interest and related income
    $119,783       $—       $—       $119,783  
Less: Interest and related expenses
    94,462                   94,462  
Income from loans and other investments, net
    25,321                   25,321  
                                 
Other revenues:
                               
Management fees from affiliates
          6,244       (254 )     5,990  
Incentive management fees
          733             733  
Servicing fees
          4,351       (1,530 )     2,821  
Total other revenues
          11,328       (1,784 )     9,544  
                                 
Other expenses:
                               
General and administrative
    4,659       9,993       (254 )     14,398  
Servicing fee expense
    1,530             (1,530 )      
Total other expenses
    6,189       9,993       (1,784 )     14,398  
                                 
Total other-than-temporary impairments of securities
    (69,798 )                 (69,798 )
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments of securities recognized in other comprehensive income
    12,094                   12,094  
Impairment of real estate held-for-sale
    (4,000 )                     (4,000 )
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (61,704 )                 (61,704 )
                                 
Provision for loan losses
    (150,143 )                 (150,143 )
Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
    (6,036 )                 (6,036 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    648                   648  
Income from equity investments
          2,358             2,358  
(Loss) income before income taxes
    (198,103 )     3,693             (194,410 )
Income tax provision
    14       835             849  
Net (loss) income
    ($198,117 )     $2,858       $—       ($195,259 )
                                 
Total assets
    $4,225,572       $15,943       $—       $4,235,851  
 
All revenues were generated from external sources within the United States. The Investment Management segment earned fees of $254,000 for management of the Balance Sheet Investment segment and $1.5 million for serving as collateral manager of the four CT CDOs consolidated under our Balance Sheet Investment segment as well as special servicing activity for certain CT CDO assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table details each segment's contribution to our operating results and the identified assets attributable to each such segment for the three months ended, and as of, September 30, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
Balance Sheet
   
Investment
   
Inter-Segment
       
   
Investment
   
Management
   
Activities
   
Total
 
Income from loans and other investments:
                       
Interest and related income
    $25,642       $—       $—       $25,642  
Less: Interest and related expenses
    21,838                   21,838  
Income from loans and other investments, net
    3,804                   3,804  
                                 
Other revenues:
                               
Management fees from affiliates
          2,372       (619 )     1,753  
Servicing fees
          1,671       (211 )     1,460  
Total other revenues
          4,043       (830 )     3,213  
                                 
Other expenses:
                               
General and administrative
    2,427       3,344       (830 )     4,941  
Total other expenses
    2,427       3,344       (830 )     4,941  
                                 
Total other-than-temporary impairments of securities
    (30,687 )                 (30,687 )
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments of securities recognized in other comprehensive income
    173                   173  
Impairment of real estate held-for-sale
    (1,055 )                 (1,055 )
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (31,569 )                 (31,569 )
                                 
Recovery of provision for loan losses
    17,152                   17,152  
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    20,054                   20,054  
Income from equity investments
          307             307  
Income before income taxes
    7,014       1,006             8,020  
Income tax provision (benefit)
    703       (939 )           (236 )
Net income
    $6,311       $1,945       $—       $8,256  
                                 
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    5,466                   5,466  
                                 
Net income attributable to Capital Trust, Inc.
    $11,777       $1,945       $—       $13,722  
                                 
Total assets
    $1,528,441       $11,448       $—       $1,539,889  
 
All revenues were generated from external sources within the United States. The Investment Management segment earned fees of $619,000 for management of the Balance Sheet Investment segment and $211,000 for serving as collateral manager of the four CT CDOs consolidated under our Balance Sheet Investment segment.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table details each segment's contribution to our operating results and the identified assets attributable to each such segment for the three months ended, and as of, September 30, 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
Balance Sheet
   
Investment
   
Inter-Segment
       
   
Investment
   
Management
   
Activities
   
Total
 
Income from loans and other investments:
                       
Interest and related income
    $40,280       $—       $—       $40,280  
Less: Interest and related expenses
    31,557                   31,557  
Income from loans and other investments, net
    8,723                   8,723  
                                 
Other revenues:
                               
Management fees from affiliates
          1,859       191       2,050  
Incentive management fees
          733             733  
Servicing fees
          1,066       (982 )     84  
Total other revenues
          3,658       (791 )     2,867  
                                 
Other expenses:
                               
General and administrative
    1,295       3,662       191       5,148  
Servicing fee expense
    982             (982 )      
Total other expenses
    2,277       3,662       (791 )     5,148  
                                 
Total other-than-temporary impairments of securities
    (29,963 )                 (29,963 )
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments of securities recognized in other comprehensive income
    (5,921 )                 (5,921 )
Impairment recognized in earnings
    (4,000 )                     (4,000 )
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (39,884 )                 (39,884 )
                                 
Provision for loan losses
    (95,916 )                 (95,916 )
Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
    (6,036 )                     (6,036 )
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    185                   185  
Income from equity investments
          1,056             1,056  
(Loss) income before income taxes
    (135,205 )     1,052             (134,153 )
Income tax provision
          556             556  
Net (loss) income
    ($135,205 )     $496       $—       ($134,709 )
                                 
Total assets
    $4,225,572       $15,943       $—       $4,235,851  
 
All revenues were generated from external sources within the United States. The Investment Management segment earned fees of $191,000 for management of the Balance Sheet Investment segment and earned $982,000 for serving as collateral manager of the four CT CDOs consolidated under our Balance Sheet Investment segment as well as special servicing activity for certain CT CDO assets for the three months ended September 30, 2010.
 
 
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ITEM 2.          Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

References herein to “we,” “us” or “our” refer to Capital Trust, Inc. and its subsidiaries unless the context specifically requires otherwise.
 
The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto appearing elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q. Historical results set forth are not necessarily indicative of our future financial position and results of operations.
 
Introduction
We are a fully integrated, self-managed, real estate finance and investment management company that specializes in credit sensitive financial products. To date, our investment programs have focused on loans and securities backed by commercial real estate assets. We invest for our own account directly on our balance sheet and for third parties through a series of investment management vehicles. Our business model is designed to produce a mix of net interest margin from our balance sheet investments, and fee income and co-investment income from our investment management vehicles. In managing our operations, we focus on originating investments, managing our portfolios and capitalizing our businesses. From the inception of our finance business in 1997 through September 30, 2011, we have completed approximately $12.0 billion of investments in the commercial real estate debt arena. We conduct our operations as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes. We are traded on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the symbol “CT”, and are headquartered in New York City.
 
Critical Accounting Policies
Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires our management to make estimates and assumptions with regard to the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates. There have been no material changes to our Critical Accounting Policies described in our annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2011.
 
March 2011 Restructuring
On March 31, 2011, we restructured, amended, or extinguished all of our outstanding recourse debt obligations, which we refer to as our March 2011 restructuring. Our March 2011 restructuring involved: (i) the contribution of certain of our legacy assets to a newly formed subsidiary, CT Legacy REIT Mezz Borrower, Inc., or CT Legacy REIT, (ii) the assumption of our legacy repurchase obligations by CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) the extinguishment of the remainder of our recourse obligations, our senior credit facility and junior subordinated notes. The restructuring was financed with a new $83.0 million mezzanine loan obtained by CT Legacy REIT from an affiliate of Five Mile Capital Partners LLC, or Five Mile, and the issuance of equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT to our former junior subordinated noteholders and former lenders under our senior credit facility, as well as to an affiliate of Five Mile.
 
Capital Trust, Inc.
 
Following the completion of our March 2011 restructuring, we no longer have any recourse debt obligations, and retain unencumbered ownership of 100% of (i) our investment management platform, CT Investment Management Co., LLC, (ii) our co-investment in CT Opportunity Partners I, LP, (iii) our residual ownership interests in CT CDOs I, II, and IV, and (iv) our tax-basis net operating losses. Furthermore, we have a 52% equity interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT. Our economic interest in CT Legacy REIT is, however, subject to (i) the secured notes, which are collateralized by certain of our retained equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, (ii) incentive awards that provide for the participation in amounts earned from our retained equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) the subordinate common stock of CT Legacy REIT owned by our former junior subordinate noteholders, all of which are further described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements.
 
In addition to our interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, we also own 100% of its outstanding class A preferred stock. The class A preferred stock initially entitles us to cumulative preferred dividends of $7.5 million per annum, which dividends will be reduced in January 2013 to the greater of (i) 2.5% of CT Legacy REIT’s assets, and (ii) $1.0 million per annum.
 
CT Legacy REIT
 
In connection with the restructuring, we transferred substantially all of our directly held interest earning assets to CT Legacy REIT. The transferred assets included: (i) all of the loans and securities which serve as collateral for the legacy repurchase obligations, except for certain subordinate interests in CT CDOs I and II, (ii) our subordinate interests in CT CDO III, and (iii) 100% of our previously unencumbered loans and securities, which we collectively refer to as our Legacy Assets.
 
 
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CT Legacy REIT, which is expected to be taxed as a REIT commencing in 2011, is beneficially owned 52% by us, 24% by an affiliate of Five Mile, and 24% by the former lenders under our senior credit facility. In addition, the former holders of our junior subordinated notes received class B common stock, a subordinate class of common stock of CT Legacy REIT, which is described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements. Capital Trust, Inc. will manage CT Legacy REIT and the Legacy Assets as a liquidating portfolio.
 
During the second and third quarters of 2011, the CT Legacy REIT portfolio received repayments of $265.9 million, including full loan satisfactions of $224.8 million and partial repayments of $41.1 million, which repayments represented approximately 50% of the initial net book value of the CT Legacy REIT portfolio.
 
Principles of Consolidation and Balance Sheet Presentation
The accompanying financial statements include, on a consolidated basis, our accounts, the accounts of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, and variable interest entities, or VIEs, in which we are the primary beneficiary, prepared in accordance with GAAP. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
Our consolidated balance sheets separately present: (i) our direct assets and liabilities, (ii) the direct assets and liabilities of CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization vehicles, some of which are subsidiaries of CT Legacy REIT. Assets of all consolidated VIEs can generally only be used to satisfy the obligations of those VIEs, and the liabilities of consolidated VIEs are non-recourse to us. Similarly, the following discussion separately describes (i) our direct assets and liabilities, (ii) the direct assets and liabilities of CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) the assets and liabilities of consolidated securitization vehicles, some of which are subsidiaries of CT Legacy REIT.
 
Discussion of Operations
We include below in our discussion of operations: (i) an overview of the operations of our parent company, Capital Trust, Inc., including its wholly-owned investment management subsidiary, (ii) a discussion of the consolidated balance sheet and operating results of Capital Trust, Inc. prepared in accordance with GAAP, (iii) a discussion of the adjusted balance sheet and operating results of Capital Trust, Inc., and (iv) a discussion of CT Legacy REIT on an adjusted, deconsolidated basis.
 
We believe that our adjusted balance sheet and operating results provide meaningful information to consider, in addition to our consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. These adjusted measures help us to evaluate our financial position and performance without the effects of certain transactions and GAAP adjustments that are not necessarily indicative of our current investment portfolio, operations, capitalization, or shareholders’ equity.
 
See section III below for a presentation and discussion of our adjusted balance sheet and operating results.
 
I. Capital Trust, Inc.
Subsequent to our March 2011 restructuring, our business has focused on managing (i) the operations of our investment management and special servicing platform, and (ii) the recovery from the legacy investments within CT Legacy REIT’s portfolio. Our investment management business is operated through our subsidiary, CT Investment Management Co., LLC, or CTIMCO, and includes: (i) management of our public company parent, Capital Trust, Inc. pursuant to which CTIMCO earns $3.5 million per annum, offset by fees earned from related CDO collateral management and special servicing assignments; (ii) collateral management of the four CT CDOs which we have sponsored; (iii) special servicing of investments within both our public company and private equity portfolios as well for third parties; and (iv) our private equity management mandates, which are described below.
 
 
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Investment Management Overview
We act as an investment manager for third parties and as special servicer for certain of our loan investments, as well as for third-parties. The table below details investment management and special servicing fee revenue generated by our wholly-owned, taxable, investment management subsidiary, CT Investment Management Co., LLC, or CTIMCO, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010:
 
Investment Management Revenues
 
(in thousands)
 
September 30, 2011
   
September 30, 2010
 
             
Fees generated as:
           
Public company manager (1)
    $1,244       $254  
Private equity manager
    4,927       6,723  
CDO collateral manager
    598       715  
Special servicer
    2,242       3,636  
Total fees
    $9,011       $11,328  
                 
Eliminations (2)
    (1,876 )     (1,784 )
                 
Total fees, net
    $7,135       $9,544  
   
(1)
Public company management fees are offset by special servicing and CDO collateral management fees generated by our balance sheet portfolio. Gross public company management fees were $2.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010, offset by an aggregate $2.8 million and $2.4 million of such fees, respectively.
(2)  Fees received by CTIMCO from Capital Trust, Inc., or other consolidated subsidiaries, have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
We have developed our investment management business in order to create operating leverage within our platform, generating fee revenue from investing third party capital and, in certain instances, earning co-investment income. Our active investment management mandates are described below:
 
 
·
CT Opportunity Partners I, LP, or CTOPI, is currently investing capital. The fund held its final closing in July 2008 with $540 million in total equity commitments from 28 institutional and individual investors. Currently, $296 million of committed equity remains undrawn. We have a $25 million commitment to invest in the fund ($11 million currently funded, $14 million unfunded) and entities controlled by the chairman of our board of directors have committed to invest $20 million. In May 2010, the fund’s investment period was extended to December 13, 2011. The fund targets opportunistic investments in commercial real estate, specifically high yield debt, equity and hybrid instruments, as well as non-performing and sub-performing loans and securities. We earn base management fees of 1.3% per annum of invested capital, as well as net incentive management fees of 17.7% of profits after a 9% preferred return and a 100% return of capital.
 
 
·
CT High Grade Partners II, LLC, or CT High Grade II, is no longer investing capital (its investment period expired in May 2011). The fund closed in June 2008 with $667 million of commitments from two institutional investors. The fund targeted senior debt opportunities in the commercial real estate sector and did not employ leverage. We earn a base management fee of 0.40% per annum on invested capital. As of September 30, 2011, CT High Grade II has invested $588.1 million in 33 transactions, of which $554.5 million remains outstanding.
 
 
·
CT High Grade MezzanineSM, or CT High Grade I, is no longer formally investing capital (its investment period officially expired in July 2008). The fund closed in November 2006, with a single, related party institutional investor committing $250 million, which was subsequently increased to $350 million in July 2007. Subsequent to the expiration of the CT High Grade I investment period, we continued to invest on behalf of WRBC under the CT High Grade I platform on a non-discretionary basis, bringing WRBC’s total allocated capital to $414 million as of September 30, 2011. This separate account targeted lower LTV subordinate debt investments without leverage. We earn management fees of 0.25% per annum on invested capital. As of September 30, 2011, CT High Grade I has invested $484.9 million in 13 transactions, of which $261.6 million remains outstanding.
 
 
·
CT Large Loan 2006, Inc., or CT Large Loan, is no longer investing capital (its investment period expired in May 2008). The fund closed in May 2006 with total equity commitments of $325 million from eight institutional investors. We earn management fees of 0.75% per annum of fund assets (capped at 1.5% on invested equity).
 
 
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The table below provides additional information regarding the three private equity funds and one separate account we managed as of September 30, 2011.
 
Investment Management Mandates, as of September 30, 2011
             
(in millions)
                           
                       
Base
 
Incentive
       
Total
 
Total Capital
 
Co-
 
Management
 
Management
   
Type
 
Investments(1)
 
Commitments
 
Investment %
 
Fee
 
Fee
Investing:
                           
CTOPI
 
Fund
 
$246
 
$540
   
4.63%
 (2)
 
1.28% (Assets)
 
 (3)
                             
Liquidating:
                           
CT High Grade II
 
Fund
 
555
 
667
   
 —
   
 0.40% (Assets)
 
 N/A
CT High Grade I
 
Sep. Acc.
 
262
 
414
 (4)
 
 —
   
0.25% (Assets)
 
 N/A
CT Large Loan
 
Fund
 
172
 
325
   
 —
 (5)
 
0.75% (Assets) (6)
 N/A
     
(1)
Represents total investments, on a cash basis, as of period-end.
(2) 
We have committed to invest $25.0 million in CTOPI.
(3) 
CTIMCO earns net incentive management fees of 17.7% of profits after a 9% preferred return on capital and a 100% return of capital, subject to a catch-up. We have allocated 45% of the CTOPI incentive management fees to our employees as long-term performance awards.
(4) 
CT High Grade I closed with capital commitments of $350 million. Subsequent to the expiration of the CT High Grade I investment period, we continued to invest on behalf of WRBC under the CT High Grade I platform on a non-discretionary basis, bringing WRBC’s total allocated capital to $414 million as of September 30, 2011.
(5) 
We have co-invested on a pari passu, asset by asset basis with CT Large Loan.
(6)
Capped at 1.5% of equity.
 
Originations
We have historically allocated investment opportunities between our balance sheet and investment management vehicles based upon our assessment of risk and return profiles, the availability and cost of capital, and applicable regulatory restrictions associated with each opportunity. Currently, we are originating investments only for our investment management business, which are summarized in the table below for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and for the year ended December 31, 2010.
 
Originations(1)
($ in millions)
 
Nine months ended
September 30, 2011
 
Year ended
December 31, 2010
   
  #  /   $ 
 
  #  /   $ 
         
Investment management
 
     10  /   $212
 
    20   /   $306
     
(1)
Includes total commitments, both funded and unfunded, net of any related purchase discounts.
 
Asset Management
We actively manage the CT Legacy REIT portfolio and the assets held by our investment management vehicles with our in-house team of asset managers. While these investments are primarily in the form of debt, we are aggressive in exercising the rights afforded to us as a lender. These rights may include collateral level budget approvals, lease approvals, loan covenant enforcement, escrow/reserve management/collection, collateral release approvals and other rights that we may negotiate. In light of the recent deterioration in property level performance, property valuation, and the real estate capital markets, a significant number of our loans are either non-performing and/or on our watch list. This requires intensive efforts on the part of our asset management team to maximize the recovery of those investments.
 
We actively manage our various securities portfolios using a combination of quantitative tools and loan/property level analysis to monitor the performance of the securities and their collateral against original expectations. Securities are analyzed to monitor underlying loan delinquencies, transfers to special servicing, and changes to the servicer’s watch list population. Realized losses on underlying loans are tracked and compared to original loss expectations. On a periodic basis, individual loans of concern are also re-underwritten.
 
Investment in CT Legacy REIT
Following the completion of our March 2011 restructuring, we retained a 52% equity interest in the class A common stock of CT Legacy REIT. Also, in April 2011, we purchased 118,651 shares of class B common stock of CT Legacy REIT for an average price of $1.20 per share. The outstanding common stock of CT Legacy REIT is comprised of 4.4 million shares of class A-1 common stock, 5.6 million shares of class A-2 common stock, and 1.5 million shares of class B common stock. The class B common stock is a subordinate class that entitles its holders to receive approximately 25% of the dividends that would otherwise be payable to the class A-1 common stock, after aggregate cash distributions of $50.0 million have been paid to all other classes of common stock.
 
 
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The following table details the allocation of CT Legacy REIT’s adjusted equity by class of common stock, and Capital Trust Inc’s aggregate investment in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT on an adjusted basis as of September 30, 2011. The adjusted equity balance is used to evaluate our investment in CT Legacy REIT because it excludes from GAAP equity the securitization vehicles consolidated at CT Legacy REIT, and other items which are not indicative of our economic interests in the recovery of our legacy portfolio. See section III below for a presentation and discussion of CT Legacy REIT’s adjusted balance sheet and operating results.
 
Capital Trust, Inc.'s Investment in CT Legacy REIT as of September 30, 2011
 
(in thousands)
     
       
CT Legacy REIT total adjusted assets (1)
    $265,399  
CT Legacy REIT total adjusted liabilities (1)
    (130,638 )
         
Total CT Legacy REIT adjusted equity (1)
    $134,761  
         
CT Legacy REIT equity:
       
Allocable to Class A-1 shares
    $49,900  
Allocable to Class A-2 shares
    75,550  
Allocable to Class B shares
    9,311  
         
      $134,761  
         
Capital Trust, Inc. ownership by class:
       
Class A-1
    100 %
Class A-2
    14 %
Class B
    8 %
         
Capital Trust, Inc. adjusted equity allocation:
       
Class A-1
    49,900  
Class A-2
    10,444  
Class B
    754  
         
Total Capital Trust investment in CT Legacy REIT
    $61,098  
     
(1)
See section III below for a presentation and discussion of CT Legacy REIT’s adjusted balance sheet.
 
As discussed above, our $61.1 million interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT is subject to (i) the secured notes, which are collateralized by certain of our equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, and (ii) incentive awards that provide for the participation in amounts earned from our retained equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT. We also own 100% of the outstanding class A preferred stock of CT Legacy REIT, which investment is not represented on our balance sheet.
 
 
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The following table details our interest in CT Legacy REIT’s adjusted equity, net of the secured notes and management incentive awards as of September 30, 2011:
 
Capital Trust, Inc.'s Net Investment in CT Legacy REIT as of September 30, 2011
 
(in thousands)
     
       
Gross investment in CT Legacy REIT (1)
    $61,098  
Secured notes, including prepayment premium (2)
    (11,059 )
Management incentive awards plan, fully vested (3)
    (8,809 )
         
Investment in CT Legacy REIT, net
    $41,230  
     
(1)
Gross investment in CT Legacy REIT is calculated on an adjusted basis as detailed in the preceding table. See section III below for a presentation and discussion of CT Legacy REIT’s adjusted balance sheet.
(2) 
Includes the full potential prepayment premium on secured notes, as described below. We carry this liability at its amortized basis of $7.7 million on our balance sheet as of September 30, 2011. The remaining interest and prepayment premium will be recognized, as applicable, over the term of the secured notes as a component of interest expense.
(3) 
Assumes full payment of the management incentive awards plan, as described below, based on the hypothetical GAAP liquidation value of CT Legacy REIT as of September 30, 2011. We periodically accrue a payable for the management incentive awards plan based on the vesting schedule for the awards and continued employment of the award recipients. As of September 30, 2011, our balance sheet includes $3.4 million in accounts payable and accrued expenses for the management incentive awards plan.
 
Secured Notes
 
In conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring and the corresponding satisfaction of our senior credit facility and junior subordinated notes, a wholly-owned subsidiary issued secured notes to our former creditors, which secured notes are non-recourse to us. The secured notes had an aggregate initial face balance of $7.8 million and are secured by 93.5% of our equity interests in the class A-1 and class A-2 common stock of CT Legacy REIT, which represents 48.3% of the total outstanding class A-1 and class A-2 common stock of CT Legacy REIT. The secured notes mature on March 31, 2016 and bear interest at a rate of 8.2% per annum, which interest may be deferred until maturity. All dividends we receive from our equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT which serve as collateral under the secured notes must be used to pay, or prepay, interest and principal due thereunder. Any prepayment, or partial prepayment, of the secured notes will incur a prepayment premium resulting in a total payment of principal and interest under the secured notes of $11.1 million.
 
In April 2011, we purchased $405,000 of the secured notes at par.
 
Management Incentive Awards Plan
 
Upon completion of our March 2011 restructuring, we granted senior level employees incentive awards issued under our long term incentive plan that participate in amounts earned from our retained equity interest in CT Legacy REIT. The awards provide payments to certain senior level employees equal to as much as 6.75% of the total recovery (subject to certain caps) of our Legacy Assets, net of CT Legacy REIT’s obligations, when and if distributed to us as dividends.
 
Class A Preferred Stock
 
In addition to our interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, we also own 100% of its outstanding class A preferred stock, which investment does not appear on our balance sheet. The class A preferred stock initially entitles us to cumulative preferred dividends of $7.5 million per annum, which dividends will be reduced in January 2013 to the greater of (i) 2.5% of CT Legacy REIT’s assets, and (ii) $1.0 million per annum.
 
Taxes
Capital Trust, Inc. has made a tax election to be treated as a REIT, and therefore generally is not subject to federal, state, and local income taxes except for the operations of our taxable REIT subsidiary, CTIMCO. The primary benefit from this election is that we are able to deduct dividends paid to our shareholders from the calculation of taxable income, effectively eliminating corporate taxes on the operations of the REIT. In order to qualify as a REIT, our activities must focus on real estate investments and we must meet certain asset, income, ownership and distribution requirements. These qualifications have become more difficult to meet in light of the transfer of our legacy portfolio to CT Legacy REIT in conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring, and the lack of new, replacement investment activity. If we fail to maintain our qualification as a REIT, we may be subject to material penalties and potentially subject to past and future taxes. As of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, we were in compliance with all REIT requirements.
 
 
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We have net operating losses, or NOLs, and net capital losses, or NCLs, available to be carried forward and utilized in current or future periods. As of December 31, 2010, these included NOLs of approximately $302.0 million and NCLs of approximately $129.0 million at Capital Trust, Inc., as well as NOLs of approximately $3.6 million at CTIMCO. As a result of our March 2011 restructuring, Capital Trust, Inc. will recognize cancellation of indebtedness income of approximately $180.5 million for the 2011 taxable year which will reduce the available NOLs. The utilization of NOLs will also require us to pay alternative minimum taxes of approximately $2.0 million.
 
Our consolidated financial statements also include tax provisions related to taxable REIT subsidiaries of CT Legacy REIT. Although CT Legacy REIT is taxed separately from Capital Trust, Inc. its operations, including any income tax provisions, are consolidated for financial reporting purposes. The portion of our consolidated income tax provision related to CT Legacy REIT is immaterial for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.
 
II. Discussion of Consolidated Operations of Capital Trust, Inc.
Balance Sheet Investments
Our consolidated balance sheet investments include various types of commercial mortgage backed securities and collateralized debt obligations, or Securities, and commercial real estate loans and related instruments, or Loans, all of which are assets of either CT Legacy REIT or consolidated securitization vehicles. We collectively refer to these as Interest Earning Assets. The table below shows our Interest Earning Assets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010.
 
Consolidated Interest Earning Assets
 
(in millions)
 
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Book Value
   
Yield(1)
   
Book Value
   
Yield(1)
 
Securities held-to-maturity
    $—             $3       10.54 %
Loans receivable, net (2)
                519       4.09  
Loans held-for-sale, net
                6        
Subtotal / Weighted Average
    $—             $528       4.08 %
                                 
Consolidated VIE Assets
                               
CT Legacy REIT
                               
Securities held-to-maturity
    $3       6.41 %     $—        
Loans receivable, net (2)
    207       4.90              
Loans held-for-sale, net
    32       6.26              
Subtotal / Weighted Average
    $242       5.10 %     $—        
                                 
Securitization Vehicles
                               
Securities held-to-maturity
    $397       7.10 %     $504       6.97 %
Loans receivable, net
    784       3.55       2,891       2.27  
Subtotal / Weighted Average
    $1,181       4.74 %     $3,395       2.97 %
                                 
Total / Weighted Average
    $1,423       4.80 %     $3,923       3.12 %
     
(1)
Yield on floating rate assets assumes LIBOR of 0.24% and 0.26% at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(2) 
Excludes loan participations sold with a net book value of $24.9 million and $86.8 million as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively. These participations are net of $97.5 million and $172.5 million of provisions for loan losses as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
In addition to our investments in Interest Earning Assets, we also hold equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries, which represent our co-investments in private equity funds that we manage. As of September 30, 2011, this $10.6 million balance relates to one such fund, CT Opportunity Partners I, LP, or CTOPI.
 
 
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Asset Management
The table below details the overall credit profile of CT Legacy REIT’s Interest Earning Assets, excluding those held by consolidated securitization trusts, which includes: (i) Loans against which we have recorded a provision for loan losses, or reserves, (ii) Securities which have been other-than-temporarily impaired, and (iii) Loans and Securities that are categorized as Watch List Assets, which are currently performing but pose a higher risk of non-performance and/or loss. We actively monitor and manage Watch List Assets to mitigate these risks in our portfolio.
 
Portfolio Performance - CT Legacy REIT (1)
 
(in millions, except for number of investments)
 
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010 (2)
 
             
Interest earning assets, CT Legacy REIT ($ / #)
    $242 / 25       $528 / 38  
                 
Impaired Loans (3)
               
Performing loans ($ / #)
    $43 / 4       $59 / 7  
Non-performing loans ($ / #)
    $22 / 3       $21 / 3  
Total ($ / #)
    $65 / 7       $80 / 10  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    26.9 %     15.2 %
                 
Impaired Securities (3) ($ / #)
    $1 / 5       $2 / 6  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    0.6 %     0.4 %
                 
Watch List Assets (4)
               
Watch list loans ($ / #)
    $118 / 9       $158 / 9  
Watch list securities ($ / #)
    $1 / 1       $1 / 1  
Total ($ / #)
    $119 / 10       $159 / 10  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    49.2 %     30.1 %
   
(1)
Portfolio statistics exclude loan participations sold, but includes loans held-for-sale.
(2) 
Balances as of December 31, 2010 represent the portfolio performance when it was held directly by Capital Trust, Inc., before transfer to CT Legacy REIT.
(3) 
Amounts represent net book value after provisions for loan losses, valuation allowances on loans-held-for-sale and other-than-temporary impairments of securities.
(4) 
Watch List Assets exclude Loans against which we have recorded a provision for loan losses or valuation allowance, and Securities which have been other-than-temporarily impaired.
 
 
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The table below details the overall credit profile of Interest Earning Assets held in consolidated securitization trusts, which includes: (i) Loans where we have foreclosed upon the underlying collateral and own an equity interest in real estate, (ii) Loans against which we have recorded a provision for loan losses, or reserves, (iii) Securities which have been other-than-temporarily impaired, and (iv) Loans and Securities that are categorized as Watch List Assets, which are currently performing but pose a higher risk of non-performance and/or loss. We actively monitor and manage Watch List Assets to mitigate these risks in our portfolio.
 
Portfolio Performance - Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
(in millions, except for number of investments)
 
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Interest earning assets of consolidated securitization vehicles ($ / #)
    $1,181 / 126       $3,395 / 151  
                 
Real estate owned ($ / #)
    $10 / 2       $8 / 1  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    0.9 %     0.2 %
                 
Impaired Loans (1)
               
Performing loans ($ / #)
    $17 / 4       $168 / 7  
Non-performing loans ($ / #)
    $46 / 7       $69 / 7  
Total ($ / #)
    $63 / 11       $237 / 14  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    5.3 %     7.0 %
                 
Impaired Securities (1) ($ / #)
    $10 / 12       $14 / 11  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    0.8 %     0.4 %
                 
Watch List Assets (2)
               
Watch list loans ($ / #)
    $285 / 8       $514 / 12  
Watch list securities ($ / #)
    $36 / 7       $65 / 9  
Total ($ / #)
    $321 / 15       $579 / 21  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    27.2 %     17.1 %
     
(1)
Amounts represent net book value after provisions for loan losses, valuation allowances on loans-held-for-sale and other-than-temporary impairments of securities.
(2) 
Watch List Assets exclude Loans against which we have recorded a provision for loan losses or valuation allowances, and Securities which have been other-than-temporarily impaired.
 
As of September 30, 2011, there were significant differences between the estimated fair value and the book value of some of the Securities in our consolidated securitization vehicles portfolio. We believe these differences to be related to the high degree of structural complexity combined with poor reporting available on these securities and a general negative bias against structured financial products and not reflective of a change in cash flow expectations from these securities. Accordingly, we have not recorded any additional other-than-temporary impairments against such Securities.
 
The ratings activity of our consolidated Securities portfolio over the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and the year ended December 31, 2010 is detailed below:
 
Rating Activity(1)
 
Nine months ended
September 30, 2011
 
Year ended
December 31, 2010
Securities Upgraded
5
 
2
Securities Downgraded
16
 
28
     
(1)
Represents activity from any of Fitch Ratings, Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s Investors Service.
 
Capitalization
We capitalize our business with a combination of debt and equity. On March 31, 2011, we restructured, amended, or extinguished all of our outstanding recourse debt obligations, which involved: (i) the assumption of our legacy repurchase obligations by CT Legacy REIT, and (ii) the extinguishment of the remainder of our recourse obligations, our senior credit facility and junior subordinated notes. The restructuring was financed with a new $83.0 million mezzanine loan obtained by CT Legacy REIT. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion of our March 2011 restructuring.
 
 
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Commencing in April 2011, our consolidated debt obligations, which we collectively refer to as Interest Bearing Liabilities, include (i) our secured notes, which are non-recourse to us and secured only by certain of our equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, (ii) CT Legacy REIT’s repurchase obligations and mezzanine loan, which are non-recourse to us, and (iii) non-recourse securitized debt obligations of consolidated securitization vehicles. Our equity capital is currently comprised entirely of common stock.
 
The table below describes our consolidated Interest Bearing Liabilities including those of CT Legacy REIT and our consolidated securitization vehicles, as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
Consolidated Interest Bearing Liabilities (1)
 
(Principal balance, in millions)
 
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Recourse debt obligations
           
             
Secured credit facilities
           
Repurchase obligations
    $—       $373  
Senior credit facility
          98  
Subtotal
          471  
                 
Unsecured credit facilities
               
Junior subordinated notes
          144  
Total recourse debt obligations
    $—       $615  
                 
Weighted average effective cost of debt (2) (3)
    N/A       3.25 %
                 
Non-Recourse debt obligations
               
Capital Trust, Inc.
               
Secured notes
    $8       $—  
                 
Weighted average effective cost of Capital Trust, Inc. debt
    8.19 %     N/A  
                 
CT Legacy REIT
               
Repurchase obligations
    $67       $—  
Mezzanine loan
    64        
Total CT Legacy REIT debt obligations
    $131       $—  
                 
Weighted average effective cost of CT Legacy REIT debt (2) (4)
    10.59 %     N/A  
                 
Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
               
CT collateralized debt obligations
    $772       $982  
Other consolidated securitization vehicles
    580       2,639  
Total securitization vehicles debt obligations
    $1,352       $3,621  
                 
Weighted average effective cost of securitization vehicles debt (2) (5)
    2.40 %     1.34 %
                 
Total interest bearing liabilities
    $1,483       $4,236  
                 
Shareholders' deficit
    ($100 )     ($411 )
     
(1)
Excludes loan participations sold.
(2) 
Floating rate debt obligations assume LIBOR of 0.24% and 0.26% at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
(3) 
Including the impact of interest rate hedges with an aggregate notional balance of $64.1 million as of December 31, 2010, the effective all-in cost of our recourse debt obligations would be 3.77% per annum.
(4) 
Including the impact of interest rate hedges with an aggregate notional balance of $60.9 million as of September 30, 2011, the effective all-in cost of CT Legacy REIT’s debt obligations would be 12.88% per annum.
(5) 
Including the impact of interest rate hedges with an aggregate notional balance of $298.6 million as of September 30, 2011 and $339.7 million as of December 31, 2010, the effective all-in cost of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ debt obligations would be 3.46% and 1.78% per annum, respectively.
 
Secured Notes
 
In conjunction with the satisfaction of the senior credit facility and the junior subordinated notes, a wholly-owned subsidiary issued secured notes to our former creditors, which secured notes are non-recourse to us. The secured notes had an aggregate initial face balance of $7.8 million and are secured by 93.5% of our equity interests in the class A-1 and A-2 common stock of CT Legacy REIT, which represents 48.3% of the total outstanding class A-1 and A-2 common stock of CT Legacy REIT. The secured notes mature on March 31, 2016 and bear interest at a rate of 8.2% per annum, which interest may be deferred until maturity. All dividends we receive from our equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT which serve as collateral under the secured notes must be used to pay, or prepay, interest and principal due thereunder. Any prepayment, or partial prepayment, of the secured notes will incur a prepayment premium resulting in a total payment of principal and interest under the secured notes of $11.1 million.
 
 
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During the second quarter of 2011, we purchased $405,000 of the secured notes at par.
 
Repurchase Obligations
 
As of September 30, 2011, CT Legacy REIT was party to one repurchase obligation, which is non-recourse to Capital Trust, Inc, has an aggregate outstanding balance of $66.6 million and an all-in cost of LIBOR plus 2.50% per annum (2.74% at September 30, 2011).
 
During the second and third quarters of 2011, $238.1 million of the legacy repurchase obligations were repaid, including the full repayment and termination of the Morgan Stanley and Citigroup facilities and a release of the remaining collateral thereunder, as well as a $106.8 million repayment of the JP Morgan facility.
 
See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of the terms of CT Legacy REIT’s repurchase obligations.
 
Mezzanine Loan
 
CT Legacy REIT entered into an $83.0 million mezzanine loan with Five Mile that carries a 15.0% per annum interest rate, of which 7.0% per annum may be deferred, and that matures on March 31, 2016. The mezzanine loan is non-recourse to Capital Trust, Inc. except for certain limited non-recourse, “bad boy” carve outs.
 
During the second quarter of 2011, $20.0 million of the mezzanine loan was repaid using proceeds from the satisfaction of former Morgan Stanley and Citigroup repurchase facility collateral assets.
 
See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of the terms of CT Legacy REIT’s mezzanine loan.
 
Securitized Debt Obligations
 
Non-recourse debt obligations of consolidated securitization vehicles include our four CT CDOs, as well as securities issued by other consolidated securitization vehicles which are not sponsored by us.
 
 
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These consolidated non-recourse securitized debt obligations are described below:
 
Non-Recourse Securitized Debt Obligations
 
(in millions)
 
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Book Value
   
All-in Cost(1)
   
Book Value
   
All-in Cost(1)
 
                         
CT CDOs
                       
CT CDO I
    $122       1.14 %     $200       0.96 %
CT CDO II
    202       1.15       262       1.06  
CT CDO III
    206       5.17       240       5.16  
CT CDO IV
    243       1.10       281       1.04  
Total CT CDOs
    $773       2.20 %     $983       2.03 %
                                 
Other securitization vehicles
                         
GMACC 1997-C1
    $84       7.10 %     $97       7.12 %
GECMC 00-1 H
    25       5.90       N/A       N/A  
GSMS 2006-FL8A
    51       1.08       126       0.81  
JPMCC 2005-FL1A
    90       0.81       96       0.82  
MSC 2007-XLFA
                751       0.49  
MSC 2007-XLCA
    329       2.02       522       1.52  
CSFB 2006-HC1
                1,046       0.77  
Total other securitization vehicles
    $579       2.67 %     $2,638       1.08 %
                                 
Total non-recourse debt obligations
    $1,352       2.40 %     $3,621       1.34 %
     
(1)
Includes amortization of premiums and issuance costs of CT CDOs. Floating rate debt obligations assume LIBOR of 0.24% and 0.26% at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
Shareholders’ Equity
 
We did not issue any new shares of class A common stock during the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Changes in the number of outstanding shares during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 resulted from restricted common stock grants, forfeitures and vesting, as well as stock unit grants.
 
The following table calculates our book value per share as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
Shareholders' Equity
 
   
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Book value (in millions)
    ($100 )     ($411 )
Shares:
               
     Class A common stock
    21,966,684       21,916,716  
     Restricted common stock
    244,424       32,785  
     Stock units
    537,621       485,399  
     Warrants & Options (1)
           
        Total
    22,748,729       22,434,900  
Book value per share
    ($4.40 )     ($18.33 )
   
(1)
Excludes shares issuable upon the exercise of outstanding warrants and options. These shares are not dilutive as of both September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 because an increase in shares would decrease our book deficit per share.
 
As of September 30, 2011, there were 22,211,108 shares of our class A common stock and restricted common stock outstanding. There were also outstanding warrants to purchase 3,479,691 shares of our class A common stock at an exercise price of $1.79 per share. The warrants will become exercisable on March 16, 2012 and expire on March 16, 2019, and may be exercised through a cashless exercise.
 
In addition, the equity section of our consolidated balance sheet includes amounts attributable to noncontrolling interests. Noncontrolling interests represents the equity interests in CT Legacy REIT not owned by us, and is currently a deficit on a consolidated basis due to losses recognized on loans in securitization vehicles in excess of CT Legacy REIT’s investment in such entities. As these excess losses are reversed and CT Legacy REIT generates earnings, the noncontrolling interests will be adjusted to reflect the value of CT Legacy REIT’s net assets not owned by us.
 
 
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Other Balance Sheet Items
Participations sold represent interests in certain loans that we originated and subsequently sold to one of our investment management vehicles or to third parties. We present these participations sold as both assets and non-recourse liabilities because these arrangements do not qualify as sales under GAAP. Generally, participations sold are recorded as assets and liabilities in equal amounts on our consolidated balance sheets, and an equivalent amount of interest income and interest expense is recorded on our consolidated statements of operations. However, impaired loan assets must be reduced through the provision for loans losses while the associated non-recourse liability cannot be reduced until the participation has been contractually extinguished. This can result in an imbalance between the loan participations sold asset and liability. We have no economic exposure to these liabilities.
 
As of September 30, 2011, we had two such participations sold with a total gross book value of $122.4 million, one of which was transferred to CT Legacy REIT in conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring. We have recorded a $97.5 million provision for loan losses against one of these participation sold assets, resulting in a net book value of $24.9 million as of September 30, 2011.
 
Interest Rate Exposure
We endeavor to manage a book of assets and liabilities that are generally matched with respect to interest rates, typically financing floating rate assets with floating rate liabilities and fixed rate assets with fixed rate liabilities. In some cases, we finance fixed rate assets with floating rate liabilities and, in those cases, we may use interest rate derivatives, such as swaps, to effectively convert the floating rate debt to fixed rate debt. In such instances, the equity we have invested in fixed rate assets is not typically swapped, leaving a portion of our equity capital exposed to changes in value of the fixed rate assets due to interest rate fluctuations. The balance of our assets earn interest at floating rates and are financed with floating rate liabilities, leaving a portion of our equity capital exposed to cash flow variability from fluctuations in rates. Generally, these assets and liabilities earn interest at rates indexed to one-month LIBOR.
 
Our counterparties in these transactions are large financial institutions and we are dependent upon the financial health of these counterparties and a functioning interest rate derivative market in order to effectively execute our hedging strategy.
 
The table below details our interest rate exposure as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010:
 
Interest Rate Exposure
 
(in millions)
 
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
Value exposure to interest rates(1)
           
Fixed rate assets
    $781       $898  
Fixed rate debt
    (401 )     (493 )
Interest rate swaps
    (359 )     (404 )
Net fixed rate exposure
    $21       $1  
Weighted average coupon (fixed rate assets)
    7.07 %     7.18 %
                 
Cash flow exposure to interest rates(1)
               
Floating rate assets
    $1,114       $3,616  
Floating rate debt less cash
    (1,047 )     (3,717 )
Interest rate swaps
    359       404  
Net floating rate exposure
    $426       $303  
Weighted average coupon (floating rate assets) (2)
    2.71 %     2.13 %
                 
Net income impact from 100 bps change in LIBOR
    $4.3       $3.0  
     
(1)
All values are in terms of face or notional amounts, and include loans classified as held-for-sale.
(2) 
Weighted average coupon assumes LIBOR of 0.24% and 0.26% at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.
 
 
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Results of Operations
 
Comparison of Results of Operations: Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 vs. September 30, 2010
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
                       
   
2011
   
2010
   
Change
   
% Change
 
Income from loans and other investments:
                       
     Interest and related income
    $25,642       $40,280       ($14,638 )     (36.3 %)
     Less: Interest and related expenses
    21,838       31,557       (9,719 )     (30.8 %)
Income from loans and other investments, net
    3,804       8,723       (4,919 )     (56.4 %)
                                 
Other revenues:
                               
     Management fees from affiliates
    1,753       2,050       (297 )     (14.5 %)
     Incentive management fees from affiliates
          733       (733 )     (100.0 %)
     Servicing fees
    1,460       84       1,376       N/A  
Total other revenues
    3,213       2,867       346       12.1 %
                                 
Other expenses:
                               
     General and administrative
    4,941       5,148       (207 )     (4.0 %)
Total other expenses
    4,941       5,148       (207 )     (4.0 %)
                                 
Total other-than-temporary impairments of securities
    (30,687 )     (29,963 )     (724 )     2.4 %
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments of securities recognized in other comprehensive income
    173       (5,921 )     6,094       N/A  
Impairment of real estate held-for-sale
    (1,055 )     (4,000 )     2,945       (73.6 %)
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (31,569 )     (39,884 )     8,315       (20.8 %)
                                 
Recovery of (provision for) loan losses
    17,152       (95,916 )     113,068       N/A  
Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
          (6,036 )     6,036       N/A  
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    20,054       185       19,869       N/A  
Income from equity investments
    307       1,056       (749 )     (70.9 %)
Income (loss) before income taxes
    8,020       (134,153 )     142,173       (106.0 %)
           Income tax (benefit) provision
    (236 )     556       (792 )     N/A  
                                 
Net income (loss)
    $8,256       ($134,709 )     $142,965       (106.1 %)
                                 
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    5,466             5,466       N/A  
                                 
Net income (loss) attributable to Capital Trust, Inc.
    $13,722       ($134,709 )     $148,431       (110.2 %)
                                 
Net income (loss) per share - diluted
    $0.57       ($6.02 )     $6.59       N/A  
                                 
Dividend per share
    $0.00       $0.00       $0.00       N/A  
                                 
Average LIBOR
    0.22 %     0.29 %     (0.07 %)     (23 %)
 
Income from loans and other investments, net
 
A decline in Interest Earning Assets of $2.6 billion or 64% from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011 and an increase in non-performing loans contributed to a $14.6 million, or 36% decrease in interest income during the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2010. Interest expense decreased $9.7 million, or 31%, due to a decrease in leverage by $3.1 billion or 67%, this was offset by non-cash interest expense of $2.3 million resulting from the discontinuation of hedge accounting beginning the second quarter of 2011. On a net basis, net interest income decreased by $4.9 million, or 56%.
 
Management fees from affiliates
 
Base management fees from our investment management business decreased $297,000, or 14.5%, during the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2010. The decrease was attributed primarily to an amendment to the CTOPI management agreement in 2010, which reduced management fees and extended the fund’s investment period.
 
Incentive management fees from affiliates
 
We recorded $733,000 of incentive management fees during the third quarter of 2010 in conjunction with the liquidation of CT Mezzanine Partners III, Inc., or Fund III. We recorded no such fees during the third quarter of 2011.
 
 
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Servicing fees
 
Servicing fees increased $1.4 million during the third quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter of 2010. The increase in fees was primarily due to significant one-time modification fees we recorded in the third quarter of 2011 for our services as special servicer for certain loans.
 
General and administrative expenses
 
General and administrative expenses include personnel costs, operating expenses, professional fees and expenses associated with consolidated securitization vehicles. Excluding expenses from consolidated securitization vehicles, general and administrative expenses decreased by $196,000 between the third quarter of 2011 and the third quarter of 2010. The decrease was primarily due to lower professional fees and other operating costs.
 
Net impairments recognized in earnings
 
During the third quarter of 2011, we recorded $30.7 million of other-than-temporary impairments of securities on one of our securities that had an adverse change in cash flow expectations. Of this amount, $30.5 million was included in earnings and the remainder, $173,000, was recorded in other comprehensive income. In addition, we recorded a $1.1 million impairment on real estate held-for-sale to reflect the property at fair value.
 
During the third quarter of 2010, we recorded a gross other-than-temporary impairment of $30.0 million on seven of our securities that had an adverse change in cash flow expectations, all of which was included in earnings. We also reclassified $5.9 million of impairments that were previously included in other comprehensive income into earnings due to revised cash flow expectations. In addition, we recorded a $4.0 million impairment on Real Estate Held-for-Sale to reflect the property at fair value.
 
Recovery of (provision) for loan losses
 
During the third quarter of 2011, we recorded $17.2 million recovery of provisions for loan losses. The recovery was represented primarily by two loans that had previously been impaired.
 
During the third quarter of 2010 we recorded an aggregate $95.9 million provision for loan losses. This net provision included $98.4 million of provisions against six loans, offset by a $2.5 million recovery of one loan that had previously been impaired.
 
Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
 
We did not record any valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale during the third quarter of 2011.
 
During the third quarter of 2010, we recorded $6.0 million of valuation allowances on two loans that we classified as held-for-sale to reflect these assets at fair value.
 
Gain on extinguishment of debt
 
During the third quarter of 2011, we recorded $20.1 million of gain on the extinguishment of debt due to realized losses from collateral assets held by consolidated securitization trusts.
 
During the third quarter of 2010, we recorded a $185,000 gain on the extinguishment of debt due to realized losses from collateral assets held by consolidated securitization trusts.
 
Income from equity investments
 
The income from equity investments during the third quarter of 2011 was from our co-investment in CTOPI. CTOPI’s income for the quarter was primarily comprised of investment income and fair value adjustments.
 
The income from equity investments during the third quarter of 2010 was primarily from our co-investment in CTOPI. CTOPI’s income for the quarter was largely the result of fair value adjustments on its investment portfolio.
 
Income tax (benefit) provision
 
During the third quarter of 2011, we recorded a net income tax benefit of $236,000 which is primarily comprised of an increase of our deferred tax asset at CTIMCO.
 
During the third quarter of 2010, we recorded an income tax provision of $556,000 which was primarily due to differences between GAAP and tax recognition methodologies associated with certain revenue and expense items.
 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
The net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests recorded during the third quarter of 2011 represents the pro-rata share of CT Legacy REIT’s net loss for the quarter allocable to equity interests not owned by us.
 
We did not have any noncontrolling interests in the third quarter of 2010.
 
 
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Dividends
 
We did not pay any dividends in the third quarter of 2011 or 2010.
 
Comparison of Results of Operations: Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011 vs. September 30, 2010
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
                       
   
2011
   
2010
   
Change
   
% Change
 
Income from loans and other investments:
                       
     Interest and related income
    $95,187       $119,783       ($24,596 )     (20.5 %)
     Less: Interest and related expenses
    80,381       94,462       (14,081 )     (14.9 %)
Income from loans and other investments, net
    14,806       25,321       (10,515 )     (41.5 %)
                                 
Other revenues:
                               
     Management fees from affiliates
    4,927       5,990       (1,063 )     (17.7 %)
     Incentive management fees from affiliates
          733       (733 )     (100.0 %)
     Servicing fees
    2,208       2,821       (613 )     (21.7 %)
Total other revenues
    7,135       9,544       (2,409 )     (25.2 %)
                                 
Other expenses:
                               
     General and administrative
    19,868       14,398       5,470       38.0 %
Total other expenses
    19,868       14,398       5,470       38.0 %
                                 
Total other-than-temporary impairments of securities
    (35,620 )     (69,798 )     34,178       (49.0 %)
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments of securities recognized in other comprehensive income
    (3,098 )     12,094       (15,192 )     N/A  
Impairment of real estate held-for-sale
    (1,055 )     (4,000 )     2,945       (73.6 %)
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (39,773 )     (61,704 )     21,931       (35.5 %)
                                 
Recovery of (provision for) loan losses
    34,401       (150,143 )     184,544       (122.9 %)
Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
    (224 )     (6,036 )     5,812       (96.3 %)
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    271,031       648       270,383       N/A  
Income from equity investments
    2,105       2,358       (253 )     (10.7 %)
Income (loss) before income taxes
    269,613       (194,410 )     464,023       N/A  
           Income tax provision
    1,214       849       365       43.0 %
                                 
Net income (loss)
    $268,399       ($195,259 )     $463,658       N/A  
                                 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (1,935 )           (1,935 )     N/A  
                                 
Net income (loss) attributable to Capital Trust, Inc.
    $266,464       ($195,259 )     $461,723       (236.5 %)
                                 
Net income (loss) per share - diluted
    $11.08       ($8.73 )     $19.81       N/A  
                                 
Dividend per share
    $0.00       $0.00       $0.00       N/A  
                                 
Average LIBOR
    0.21 %     0.28 %     (0.07 %)     (24.7 %)
 
Income from loans and other investments, net
 
A decline in Interest Earning Assets of $2.6 billion or 64% from September 30, 2010 to September 30, 2011 and an increase in non-performing loans contributed to a $24.6 million, or 21% decrease in interest income during the first nine months of 2011 compared to the first nine months of 2010. Interest expense decreased $14.1 million, or 15%, due to decrease in leverage by $3.1 billion or 67%, this was offset by non-cash interest expense of $11.3 million resulting from the discontinuation of hedge accounting and the amortization of costs associated with the mezzanine loan. On a net basis, net interest income decreased by $10.5 million, or 42%.
 
Management fees from affiliates
 
Base management fees from our investment management business decreased $1.1 million or 18%, during the first nine months of 2011 compared to the first nine months of 2010. The decrease was attributed primarily to an amendment to the CTOPI fund’s management agreement, which reduced management fees and extended the fund’s investment period. This was offset by an increase in management fees from CT High Grade II which had increased assets under management in 2011 compared to in 2010.
 
Incentive management fees from affiliates
 
We did not record any incentive management fees during the first nine months of 2011.
 
 
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We recorded $733,000 of incentive management fees during the first nine months of 2010 in conjunction with the liquidation of Fund III.
 
Servicing fees
 
Servicing fees decreased $613,000 during the first nine months of 2011, compared to the first nine months of 2010. The decrease in fees was primarily due to higher one-time modification fees recorded in the first nine months of 2010 for our services as special servicer for certain loans.
 
General and administrative expenses
 
General and administrative expenses include personnel costs, operating expenses, professional fees and expenses associated with consolidated securitization vehicles. Excluding expenses from consolidated securitization vehicles, general and administrative expenses increased by $6.2 million between the first nine months of 2011 and the first nine months of 2010. The increase was primarily due to (i) $3.4 million of expenses recognized in 2011 in connection with the management incentive awards plan, and (ii) $2.8 million one-time restructuring bonuses paid in 2011.
 
Net impairments recognized in earnings
 
During the first nine months of 2011, we recorded a gross other-than-temporary impairment of $35.6 million on seven of our securities that had an adverse change in cash flow expectations. In addition, we recognized $3.1 million of previous other-than-temporary impairments from other comprehensive income into earnings, to reflect additional credit impairments on these securities. We also recorded a $1.1 million impairment on real estate held-for-sale to reflect the property at fair value.
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2010, we recorded a gross other-than-temporary impairment of $69.8 million on 12 of our securities that had an adverse change in cash flow expectations. Of this amount, $12.1 million was included in other comprehensive income, resulting in a net $57.7 million impairment included in earnings. In addition, we recorded a $4.0 million impairment on real estate held-for-sale to reflect the property at fair value.
 
Recovery of (provision) for loan losses
 
During the first nine months of 2011, we recorded a net $34.4 million recovery of provisions for loan losses. The net recovery included $43.8 million in recoveries on previously impaired loans offset by $9.4 million in additional loan loss provisions.
 
During the first nine months of 2010, we recorded $150.1 million of provisions for loan losses against 11 loans.
 
Valuation allowance on loans-held-for-sale
 
During the first nine months of 2011 we recorded a valuation allowance of $224,000 on one loan we classified as held-for-sale at September 30, 2011. During the first nine months of 2010, we recorded $6.0 million of valuation allowances on two loans that we classified as held-for-sale to reflect these assets at fair value.
 
Gain on extinguishment of debt
 
During the first nine months of 2011, we recorded $271.0 million of gain on the extinguishment of debt. This was primarily comprised of (i) a $174.8 million gain on extinguishment of our senior credit facility and junior subordinated notes, (ii) a $75.0 million gain associated with the elimination of participation sold liability, and (iii) $20.1 million of gains on the extinguishment of debt due to realized losses from collateral assets held by consolidated securitization trusts. See Note 14 for further information.
 
During the first nine months of 2010, we recorded a $648,000 gain on the extinguishment of debt due to realized losses from collateral assets held by consolidated securitization trusts.
 
Income from equity investments
 
The income from equity investments during the first nine months of 2011 was primarily earned from our co-investment in CTOPI. CTOPI’s income for the nine months was primarily comprised of investment income and fair value adjustments. The income from equity investments during the first nine months of 2010 was primarily from our co-investment in CTOPI, and was primarily due to fair value adjustments on the underlying investments in the fund.
 
Income tax provision
 
During the first nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recorded a net income tax provision of $1.2 million as a result of $2.3 million in current income tax expense offset by a $1.1 million benefit due to an increase to our deferred tax asset at CTIMCO.
 
 
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During the first nine months of 2010, we recorded an income tax provision of $849,000 which was primarily due to differences between GAAP and tax recognition methodologies associated with certain revenue and expense items.
 
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
The net loss attributable to non-controlling interests recorded during the first nine months of 2011 represents the pro-rata share of CT Legacy REIT’s net loss for the nine months allocable to equity interests not owned by us.
 
We did not have any noncontrolling interests in the third quarter of 2010.
 
Dividends
 
We did not pay any dividends in the first nine months of 2011 or 2010.
 
Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Liquidity
 
As of September 30, 2011, our primary sources of liquidity include $28.2 million of cash on deposit at Capital Trust, Inc. and CTIMCO; the $7.5 million per annum class A preferred dividend distributions we receive from CT Legacy REIT; and management fees we earn from private equity funds and CDOs we manage, and fees earned from special servicing assignments. Uses of liquidity include operating expenses; various capital commitments to our managed funds; and any dividends necessary to maintain our REIT status. We generally have no obligations to provide financial support to CT Legacy REIT or our consolidated securitization vehicles, and all debt obligations of such entities, though consolidated onto our financial statements, are non-recourse to us. We believe our current sources of capital will be adequate to meet our near-term cash requirements.
 
We currently do not have access to significant liquidity from our portfolio of Interest Earning Assets. CT Legacy REIT owns a substantial portion of our Interest Earning Assets, the proceeds of which cannot be distributed to CT Legacy REIT’s common shareholders, including us, until the related repurchase obligation and mezzanine loan have been repaid. Accordingly, other than the preferred dividends discussed above, we will not receive distributions from CT Legacy REIT in the near term. We will, however, receive our proportionate share of the proceeds generated from the CT Legacy REIT portfolio, subject to repayment of our secured notes, once CT Legacy REIT’s leverage has been repaid.
 
In addition, as described in Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements, covenant breaches in our CT CDOs have resulted in a redirection of cash flow to amortize senior noteholders, which amounts would otherwise have been available to us. The additional principal amortization to senior CT CDO notes are a function of cash received under each respective collateral pool, and are only required to the extent there is cash flow in excess of the interest expense otherwise due under each respective vehicle. Accordingly, these redirection provisions cannot result in a cash outflow from us to our CT CDOs, only a diminution of liquidity available to us.
 
Cash Flows
 
Our consolidated statements of cash flows include the cash inflows and outflows of the consolidated VIEs described in Note 2 to our consolidated financial statements. While this does not impact our net cash flow, it does increase certain gross cash flow disclosures.
 
We experienced a net increase in cash of $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011, compared to a net decrease of $3.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2010.
 
Cash provided by operating activities during the nine months ended September 30, 2011 was $19.3 million, compared to cash provided by operating activities of $28.2 million during the same period of 2010. The decrease was primarily due to a decrease in our cash net interest margin and expenses related to our March 2011 restructuring.
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, cash provided by investing activities was $1.9 billion, compared to $238.7 million provided by investing activities during the same period in 2010. The increase was primarily due to additional asset principal repayments inside of consolidated securitization vehicles in 2011.
 
During the nine months ended September 30, 2011, cash used in financing activities was $2.0 billion, compared to $270.7 million during the same period in 2010. This increase was primarily due to (i) additional repayments of securitized debt obligations of $1.5 billion during 2011, (ii) additional repayments of our repurchase obligations of $263.5 million, (iii) a combined $23.8 million of repayments to extinguish our senior credit facility and junior subordinated notes at a discount, and (iv) the payment of $11.1 million of finance costs associated with our March 2011 restructuring. This was offset by net borrowings of $63.0 million under the mezzanine loan at CT Legacy REIT.
 
 
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Capitalization
 
Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value class A common stock, of which 22,211,108 shares were issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2011, and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which were outstanding as of September 30, 2011.
 
Pursuant to the terms of our prior debt restructuring completed on March 16, 2009, we issued to JP Morgan, Morgan Stanley and Citigroup warrants to purchase 3,479,691 shares of our class A common stock at an exercise price of $1.79 per share, the closing bid price on the New York Stock Exchange on March 13, 2009. The warrants will become exercisable on March 16, 2012 and expire on March 16, 2019, and may be exercised through a cashless exercise.
 
Secured Notes
 
As of September 30, 2011, we had non-recourse notes outstanding with a face balance of $7.7 million which are secured by 93.5% of our equity interests in the class A-1 and class A-2 common stock of CT Legacy REIT. The terms of these agreements are described in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.
 
CT Legacy REIT
 
As of September 30, 2011, CT Legacy REIT was an obligor under a $66.6 million outstanding repurchase obligation, as well as a $64.1 million mezzanine loan. These facilities are all non-recourse to us, and are further described in Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements.
 
Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
As of September 30, 2011, our consolidated securitization vehicles had non-recourse securitized debt obligations with a total face value of $1.4 billion. The terms of these obligations are described in Note 11 to our consolidated financial statements.
 
Contractual Obligations
 
The following table sets forth information about certain of our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2011:
 
Contractual Obligations(1)
 
(in millions)
                             
   
Payments due by period
 
   
Total
   
Less than 
1 year
   
1-3 years
   
3-5 years
   
More than 
5 years
 
Parent Level
                             
Secured notes
    $8       $—       $—       $8       $—  
Equity investments(2)
    14       14                    
Operating lease obligations
    7       1       2       2       2  
Subtotal
    29       15       2       10       2  
                                         
CT Legacy REIT
                                       
Repurchase obligations
    67             67              
Mezzanine loan
    64                   64        
Subtotal
    131             67       64        
                                         
Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
                                 
CT CDOs
    772                         772  
Other securitization vehicles
    580                         580  
Subtotal
    1,352                         1,352  
                                         
Total contractual obligations
    $1,512       $15       $69       $74       $1,354  
     
(1)
We are also subject to interest rate swaps for which we cannot estimate future payments due.
(2) 
CTOPI’s investment period expires in December 2011, at which point our obligation to fund capital calls will be limited. It is possible that our unfunded capital commitment will not be entirely called, and the timing and amount of such required contributions is not estimable. Our entire unfunded commitment is assumed to be funded by December 2011 for purposes of the above table.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
 
 
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III. Non-GAAP Disclosures: Adjusted Balance Sheet and Operating Results
We believe that our adjusted balance sheet and operating results provide meaningful information to consider, in addition to our consolidated balance sheet and statement of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP. These adjusted measures help us to evaluate our financial position and performance without the effects of certain transactions and GAAP adjustments that are not necessarily indicative of our current investment portfolio, operations, capitalization, or shareholders’ equity.
 
We believe that the accounting for loan participations sold as well as the consolidation of VIEs, in particular the consolidation of non-recourse securitization vehicles, while in accordance with GAAP, has resulted in a presentation of gross assets and liabilities, provisions/impairments, and operations being recorded in excess of our economic interests in such entities. Accordingly, our adjusted balance sheet and operating results (i) eliminate loan participations sold, and (ii) deconsolidate securitization vehicles which are presented gross in accordance with GAAP, and show instead our cash investment in these non-recourse entities, adjusted for losses expected or incurred, and the cash income earned thereon. Due to the non-recourse nature of these entities, our investment amount as well as our income cannot be less than zero on a cash basis. In addition, we eliminate the interest expense recognized due to interest rate swaps no longer designated as cash flow hedges, which is a non-cash reclassification from other comprehensive income into earnings that does not impact book value. We also separately show our financial position and operations from those of CT Legacy REIT.
 
Adjusted Balance Sheet
 
Our adjusted balance sheet is not an alternative or substitute for our consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP as a measure of our financial position. Rather, we believe that our adjusted balance sheet is an additional measure that is a valuable tool for analyzing our business. Our adjusted balance sheet should not be viewed as an alternative measure of shareholders’ equity, and we may not prepare our adjusted balance sheet in the same manner as other companies that use a similarly titled measure.
 
 
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The following table details the transition from our consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP to the adjusted balance sheets of Capital Trust, Inc. and CT Legacy REIT, as of September 30, 2011:
 
Adjusted Balance Sheet as of September 30, 2011
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
               
Adjusted Balance Sheet
 
   
Consolidated GAAP
Capital Trust, Inc.
   
Adjustments (1)(2)(3)
     
CT Legacy
REIT
   
Capital
Trust, Inc.
 
Assets
                         
Cash and cash equivalents
    $28,219       $—         $—       $28,219  
Loans receivable, net
    24,945       (24,945 )              
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
    10,611                     10,611  
Investment in CT Legacy REIT
          61,098               61,098  
Deferred income taxes
    1,750                     1,750  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    2,109       625               2,734  
Subtotal
    67,634       36,778               104,412  
                                   
Assets of Consolidated VIEs
                                 
CT Legacy REIT, Excluding Securitization Vehicles
                           
Restricted cash
    13,715               13,715        
Securities held-to-maturity
    2,591       5,320         7,911        
Loans receivable, net
    207,028               207,028        
Loans held-for-sale, net
    32,107               32,107        
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
    4,638               4,638        
Subtotal
    260,079       5,320         265,399        
                                   
Assets of consolidated securitization vehicles
    1,212,176       (1,212,176 )              
                                   
Total/adjusted assets
    $1,539,889       ($1,170,078 )       $265,399       $104,412  
                                   
Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
                                 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    $7,717       $—         $—       $7,717  
Secured notes
    7,686                     7,686  
Participations sold
    24,945       (24,945 )              
Subtotal
    40,348       (24,945 )             15,403  
                                   
Non-Recourse Liabilities of Consolidated VIEs
                                 
CT Legacy REIT, Excluding Securitization Vehicles
                           
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    683       625         1,308        
Repurchase obligations
    66,637               66,637        
Mezzanine loan, net of unamortized discount
    53,367               53,367        
Participations sold
    97,465       (97,465 )              
Interest rate hedge liabilities
    9,326               9,326        
Subtotal
    227,478       (96,840 )       130,638        
                                   
Liabilities of consolidated securitization vehicles
    1,382,916       (1,382,916 )              
                                   
Total/adjusted liabilities
    1,650,742       (1,504,701 )       130,638       15,403  
                                   
Total/adjusted equity
    (100,165 )     323,935         134,761       89,009  
                                   
Noncontrolling interests
    (10,688 )     10,688                
                                   
Total/adjusted liabilities and shareholders' equity
    $1,539,889       ($1,170,078 )       $265,399       $104,412  
                                   
Capital Trust, Inc. book value/adjusted book value per share:
                           
Basic
    ($4.40 )                       $3.91  
Diluted
    ($4.40 )                       $3.61  
     
(1)
All securitization vehicles have been deconsolidated and reported at our cash investment amount, adjusted for current losses relative to our equity investment in each vehicle. Due to the non-recourse nature of these entities, our investment cannot be less than zero on a cash basis. See note 11 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion of consolidated securitization vehicles.
(2) 
Loan participations which have been sold to third-parties, and did not qualify for sale accounting, have been eliminated. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion of loan participations sold.
(3) 
Non-cash interest expense recognized due to interest rate swaps no longer designated as cash flow hedges has been eliminated. See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion of interest rate swaps not designated as hedging instruments.
 
 
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Adjusted Operating Results
 
Our adjusted earnings is not an alternative or substitute for net income as a measure of our performance. Rather, we believe that adjusted earnings is an additional measure that is a valuable tool for analyzing our performance. Adjusted earnings should not be viewed as an alternative measure of either our operating liquidity, or funds available for our cash needs. In addition, we may not calculate adjusted earnings in the same manner as other companies that use a similarly titled measure.
 
The following table details the transition from our consolidated statement of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP to the adjusted operating results of Capital Trust, Inc. and CT Legacy REIT for the nine months ended September 30, 2011:
 
Adjusted Income Statement for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
               
Adjusted Income Statement
 
   
Consolidated GAAP
Capital Trust, Inc.
   
Adjustments (1)(2)(3)
     
CT Legacy
REIT
   
Capital
Trust, Inc.
 
                           
Income from loans and other investments:
                     
Interest and related income
    $95,187       ($73,013 )       $13,420       $8,754  
Less: Interest and related expenses
    80,381       (60,492 )       15,784       4,105  
Income from loans and other investments, net
    14,806       (12,521 )       (2,364 )     4,649  
                                   
Other revenues:
                                 
Management fees from affiliates
    4,927                     4,927  
Servicing fees
    2,208       632               2,840  
Total other revenues
    7,135       632               7,767  
                                   
Other expenses:
                                 
General and administrative
    19,868       (646 )       2,133       17,089  
Total other expenses
    19,868       (646 )       2,133       17,089  
                                   
Total other-than-temporary impairments on securities
    (35,620 )     12,131         (23,476 )     (13 )
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments on securities recognized in other comprehensive income
    (3,098 )     1,458               (1,640 )
Impairments on real estate held-for-sale
    (1,055 )     1,055                
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (39,773 )     14,644         (23,476 )     (1,653 )
                                   
Recovery of (provision for) loan losses
    34,401       (21,439 )       5,048       7,914  
Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
    (224 )             (224 )      
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    271,031       (96,185 )             174,846  
Income from equity investments
    2,105                     2,105  
Loss from CT Legacy REIT
                        (11,170 )
Intercompany dividends
                  (3,771 )     3,771  
Income (loss)/adjusted income (loss) before income taxes
    269,613       (114,223 )       (26,920 )     171,140  
                                   
Income tax provision
    1,214                     1,214  
                                   
Net income (loss)/adjusted net income (loss) before noncontrolling interests
    268,399       (114,223 )       (26,920 )     169,926  
                                   
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (1,935 )     1,935                
                                   
Net income (loss)/adjusted net income (loss)
    $266,464       ($112,288 )       ($26,920 )     $169,926  
                                   
Earnings/adjusted earnings per share:
                                 
Basic
    $11.77                         $7.51  
Diluted
    $11.08                         $7.06  
     
(1)
All securitization vehicles have been deconsolidated; adjusted balances include only cash income received from such vehicles. Due to the non-recourse nature of these entities, our net income from such entities cannot be less than zero on a cash basis. See note 11 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion of consolidated securitization vehicles.
(2) 
Loan participations which have been sold to third-parties, which did not qualify for sale accounting, have been eliminated. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion of loan participations sold.
(3) 
Non-cash interest expense recognized due to interest rate swaps no longer designated as cash flow hedges has been eliminated. See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion of interest rate swaps not designated as hedging instruments.
 
 
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The following table details the transition from our consolidated statement of operations prepared in accordance with GAAP to the adjusted operating results of Capital Trust, Inc. and CT Legacy REIT, for the three months ended September 30, 2011:
 
Adjusted Income Statement for the Three Months Ended September 30, 2011
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
               
Adjusted Income Statement
 
   
Consolidated GAAP
Capital Trust, Inc.
   
Adjustments (1)(2)(3)
     
CT Legacy
REIT
   
Capital
Trust, Inc.
 
                           
Income from loans and other investments:
                     
Interest and related income
    $25,642       ($19,763 )       $5,879       $—  
Less: Interest and related expenses
    21,838       (16,217 )       5,523       98  
Income from loans and other investments, net
    3,804       (3,546 )       356       (98 )
                                   
Other revenues:
                                 
Management fees from affiliates
    1,753                     1,753  
Servicing fees
    1,460       198               1,658  
Total other revenues
    3,213       198               3,411  
                                   
Other expenses:
                                 
General and administrative
    4,941       (323 )       305       4,313  
Total other expenses
    4,941       (323 )       305       4,313  
                                   
Total other-than-temporary impairments on securities
    (30,687 )     7,211         (23,476 )      
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments on securities recognized in other comprehensive income
    173       (173 )              
Impairments on real estate held-for-sale
    (1,055 )     1,055                
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (31,569 )     8,093         (23,476 )      
                                   
Recovery of (provision for) loan losses
    17,152       (2,670 )       14,482        
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    20,054       (20,054 )              
Income from equity investments
    307                     307  
Loss from CT Legacy REIT
                        (4,480 )
Intercompany dividends
                  (1,875 )     1,875  
Income (loss)/adjusted loss before income taxes
    8,020       (17,656 )       (10,818 )     (3,298 )
                                   
Income tax benefit
    (236 )                   (236 )
                                   
Net income (loss)/adjusted net loss before noncontrolling interests
    8,256       (17,656 )       (10,818 )     (3,062 )
                                   
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    5,466       (5,466 )              
                                   
Net income (loss)/adjusted net loss
    $13,722       ($23,122 )       ($10,818 )     ($3,062 )
                                   
Earnings/adjusted earnings per share:
                                 
Basic
    $0.60                         ($0.13 )
Diluted
    $0.57                         ($0.13 )
     
(1)
All securitization vehicles have been deconsolidated; adjusted balances include only cash income received from such vehicles. Due to the non-recourse nature of these entities, our net income from such entities cannot be less than zero on a cash basis. See note 11 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion of consolidated securitization vehicles.
(2) 
Loan participations which have been sold to third-parties, which did not qualify for sale accounting, have been eliminated. See Note 8 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion of loan participations sold.
(3) 
Non-cash interest expense recognized due to interest rate swaps no longer designated as cash flow hedges has been eliminated. See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion of interest rate swaps not designated as hedging instruments.
 
 
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Quarterly Performance
The following table describes the activity in Capital Trust, Inc.’s balance sheet accounts, on an adjusted basis, during the third quarter of 2011:
 
Comparison of adjusted balance sheet of Capital Trust, Inc: As of September 30, 2011 vs. June 30, 2011
(in thousands)
                       
   
September 30, 2011
   
June 30, 2011
   
Change
   
% Change
 
Assets:
                       
                         
Cash and cash equivalents
    $28,219       $28,430       ($211 )     (0.7 %)
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
    10,611       9,851       760       7.7 %
Investment in CT Legacy REIT
    61,098       65,579       (4,481 )     (6.8 %)
Deferred income taxes
    1,750       1,597       153       9.6 %
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    2,734       2,610       124       4.8 %
Total adjusted assets
    $104,412       $108,067       ($3,655 )     (3.4 %)
                                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
                               
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    $7,717       $8,618       ($901 )     (10.5 %)
Secured notes
    7,686       7,529       157       2.1 %
Total adjusted liabilities
    15,403       16,147       (744 )     (4.6 %)
                                 
                                 
Total Adjusted Shareholders' Equity
    89,009       91,920       (2,911 )     (3.2 %)
                                 
Total adjusted liabilities and shareholders' equity
    $104,412       $108,067       $2,167       (3.4 %)
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents decreased by $211,000 during the third quarter of 2011. This was primarily due to (i) payments of $3.5 million of general and administrative expenses, (ii) $2.0 million of estimated AMT tax payments, and (iii) net contributions of $452,000 to CTOPI. This was offset by (i) $2.3 million of management fees received from affiliates, (ii) $1.9 million of preferred dividend distributions received from CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) $1.6 million of special servicing fees and CDO collateral management fees received.
 
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
 
The increase of $760,000 was due to $452,000 of net contributions made to CTOPI, as well as $308,000 of income from our co-investment in CTOPI.
 
Investment in CT Legacy REIT
 
The decrease of $4.5 million was due to the recognition of our share of CT Legacy REIT‘s adjusted net loss for the third quarter of 2011.
 
Deferred income taxes
 
The increase in deferred income taxes was primarily due to the timing difference between GAAP and tax in connection with the recognition of certain general and administrative expenses at our taxable REIT subsidiary, CTIMCO.
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
The increase in prepaid expenses and other assets was primarily due to the prepayment of annual insurance premiums, offset by collections of management fees from affiliates which were previously accrued.
 
Accounts payable and accrued expense
 
The $901,000 decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses was primarily due to the payment of a previously accrued $2.0 million income tax liability. This was offset by a $417,000 accrual of expense related to the management incentive awards plan, and an increase of $682,000 in accrued general and administrative expenses.
 
Secured notes
 
The secured note balance increased due to $157,000 of deferred interest accrued during the third quarter of 2011.
 
 
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Total adjusted shareholders’ equity
 
Adjusted shareholders’ equity decreased by $2.9 million during the third quarter of 2011. The decrease was due to a $3.1 million adjusted net loss for the third quarter of 2011, offset by the recognition of certain stock-based compensation.
 
The following table compares Capital Trust, Inc.’s operating results, on an adjusted basis, during the second and third quarters of 2011:
 
Comparison of adjusted operating results of Capital Trust, Inc: Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 vs. June 30, 2011
(in thousands)
                       
      Q3 2011       Q2 2011    
Change
   
% Change
 
Income from loans and other investments:
                           
Interest and related income
    $—       $—       $—       N/A  
Less: Interest and related expenses
    98       140       (42 )     (30.0 %)
Income from loans and other investments, net
    (98 )     (140 )     42       (30.0 %)
                                 
Other revenues:
                               
Management fees
    1,753       1,595       158       9.9 %
Servicing fees
    1,658       649       1,009       155.5 %
Total other revenues
    3,411       2,244       1,167       52.0 %
                                 
Other expenses:
                               
General and administrative
    4,313       4,078       235       5.8 %
Total other expenses
    4,313       4,078       235       5.8 %
                                 
Income from equity investments
    307       842       (535 )     (63.5 %)
Loss from CT Legacy REIT
    (4,480 )     (5,975 )     1,495       (25.0 %)
Intercompany dividends
    1,875       1,896       (21 )     (1.1 %)
Adjusted net loss before income taxes
    (3,298 )     (5,211 )     1,913       (36.7 %)
Income tax (benefit) provision
    (236 )     1,061       (1,297 )     (122.2 %)
Adjusted net loss
    ($3,062 )     ($6,272 )     $3,210        (51.2 %)
 
Income from loans and other investments, net
 
Decrease in interest expense during the third quarter of 2011 was primarily due to non-cash adjustments related to previously settled interest rate swaps.
 
Management fees from affiliates
 
Base management fees from our investment management business increased by $158,000 during the third quarter of 2011 as a result of additional investment activity at our investment management vehicles.
 
Servicing fees
 
Servicing fees increased $1.0 million during the third quarter of 2011 compared to the second quarter of 2011. The change was primarily due to the variable nature of special services fees, including $1.3 million of one-time payments received during the third quarter of 2011.
 
General and administrative expenses
 
General and administrative expenses include personnel costs, operating expenses and professional fees, which were generally consistent from period-to-period.
 
Income from equity investments
 
The income from equity investments during the third quarter of 2011 of $307,000 was derived from our co-investment in CTOPI. CTOPI’s income for the quarter was largely the result of (i) realization of income on loans purchased at discounts that were satisfied at par during the quarter, and (ii) fair value adjustments on its investment portfolio. The income from equity investments during the second quarter of 2011 was also primarily from our co-investment in CTOPI.
 
Loss from CT Legacy REIT
 
During the third quarter of 2011, we recognized $4.5 million of adjusted loss from CT Legacy REIT. The loss was driven by other-than-temporary impairments of securities recorded at CT Legacy REIT during the third quarter of 2011. During the second quarter of 2011, we recognized $6.0 million of adjusted loss from CT Legacy REIT. The loss was driven by loan loss provisions recorded at CT Legacy REIT during the second quarter of 2011.
 
 
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Income tax provision
 
We recorded a $236,000 income tax benefit during the third quarter of 2011, which was primarily due to changes in the deferred tax asset related to our taxable REIT subsidiary, CTIMCO.
 
IV. CT Legacy REIT, as Adjusted and Deconsolidated
Interest Earning Assets
 
CT Legacy REIT’s investment portfolio includes various types of commercial mortgage backed securities and collateralized debt obligations, or Securities, and commercial real estate loans and related instruments, or Loans. We collectively refer to these as Interest Earning Assets. The table below shows CT Legacy REIT’s Interest Earning Assets as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 on an adjusted basis. See section III above for a presentation and discussion of CT Legacy REIT’s adjusted balance sheet and operating results.
 
CT Legacy REIT Interest Earning Assets
 
(in millions)
 
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
   
Book Value
   
Yield(1)
   
Book Value
   
Yield(1)
 
Securities held-to-maturity (2)
    $8       6.41 %     $—        
Loans receivable, net
    207       4.90              
Loans held-for-sale, net
    32       6.26              
Subtotal / Weighted Average
    $247       5.13 %     $—        
     
(1)
Yield on floating rate assets assumes LIBOR of 0.24% as of September 30, 2011.
(2) 
Weighted average yield excludes $39.7 million of retained interests in CT CDO III which represent a subordinate investment that is paid an amount of interest based on the total cash flows of the CDO collateral assets each period.
 
The table below details the overall credit profile of CT Legacy REIT’s Interest Earning Assets, which includes: (i) Loans against which we have recorded a provision for loan losses, or reserves, (ii) Securities which have been other-than-temporarily impaired, and (iii) Loans and Securities that are categorized as Watch List Assets, which are currently performing but pose a higher risk of non-performance and/or loss. We actively monitor and manage Watch List Assets to mitigate these risks in our portfolio. All amounts are calculated on an adjusted basis. See section III above for further details of CT Legacy REIT’s adjusted balance sheet and operating results.
 
Portfolio Performance - CT Legacy REIT (1)
 
(in millions, except for number of investments)
 
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Interest earning assets, CT Legacy REIT ($ / #)
    $247 / 30       $― / ―  
                 
Impaired Loans (2)
               
Performing loans ($ / #)
    $43 / 4       $― / ―  
Non-performing loans ($ / #)
    $22 / 3       $― / ―  
Total ($ / #)
    $65 / 7       $― / ―  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    26.3 %     %
                 
Impaired Securities (2) ($ / #)
    $2 / 9       $― / ―  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    0.6 %     %
                 
Watch List Assets (3)
               
Watch list loans ($ / #)
    $118 / 9       $― / ―  
Watch list securities ($ / #)
    $6 / 2       $― / ―  
Total ($ / #)
    $124 / 11       $― / ―  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    50.2 %     %
     
(1)
Portfolio statistics includes loans held-for-sale. All amounts are calculated on an adjusted basis. See section III above for a presentation and discussion of CT Legacy REIT’s adjusted balance sheet and operating results.
(2) 
Amounts represent net book value after provisions for loan losses, valuation allowances on loans-held-for-sale and other-than-temporary impairments of securities.
(3) 
Watch List Assets exclude Loans against which we have recorded a provision for loan losses or valuation allowance, and Securities which have been other-than-temporarily impaired.
 
 
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Interest Bearing Liabilities
As of September 30, 2011, CT Legacy REIT’s debt obligations, which we collectively refer to as Interest Bearing Liabilities, include its repurchase obligations and mezzanine loan, both of which are non-recourse to us. The table below describes CT Legacy REIT’s Interest Bearing Liabilities as of September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 on an adjusted basis. See section III above for further details of CT Legacy REIT’s adjusted balance sheet and operating results.
 
Interest Bearing Liabilities
 
(Principal balance, in millions)
 
September 30, 2011
   
December 31, 2010
 
             
Repurchase obligations
    $67       $—  
Mezzanine loan
    64        
Total CT Legacy REIT debt obligations
    $131       $—  
                 
Weighted average effective cost of CT Legacy REIT debt (1) (2)
    10.59 %     N/A  
     
(1)
Floating rate debt obligations assume LIBOR of 0.24% at September 30, 2011.
(2) 
Including the impact of interest rate hedges with an aggregate notional balance of $60.9 million as of September 30, 2011, the effective all-in cost of CT Legacy REIT’s debt obligations would be 12.88% per annum.
 
Repurchase Obligations
 
As of September 30, 2011, CT Legacy REIT was party to one repurchase obligation, which is non-recourse to Capital Trust, Inc., that has an aggregate outstanding balance of $66.6 million and an all-in cost of LIBOR plus 2.50% per annum (2.74% at September 30, 2011).
 
During the second quarter of 2011, the Morgan Stanley and Citigroup facilities were fully repaid and extinguished. See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of the terms of CT Legacy REIT’s repurchase obligations.
 
Mezzanine Loan
 
CT Legacy REIT entered into an $83.0 million mezzanine loan with Five Mile (which was subsequently reduced to $64.1 million as of September 30, 2011) that carries a 15.0% per annum interest rate, of which 7.0% per annum may be deferred, and that matures on March 31, 2016. The mezzanine loan is non-recourse to Capital Trust, Inc. except for certain limited non-recourse, “bad boy” carve outs.
 
During the second quarter of 2011, $20.0 million of the mezzanine loan was repaid using proceeds from the satisfaction of former Morgan Stanley and Citigroup repurchase facility collateral assets.
 
See Note 10 to our consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of the terms of CT Legacy REIT’s mezzanine loan.
 
 
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Quarterly Performance
The following table describes the activity in CT Legacy REIT’s balance sheet accounts, on an adjusted basis, during the third quarter of 2011:
 
Comparison of adjusted balance sheet of CT Legacy REIT: As of September 30, 2011 vs. June 30, 2011
 
(in thousands)
                       
      Q3 2011       Q2 2011    
Change
   
% Change
 
Assets:
                           
                             
Restricted cash
    $13,715       $10,225       $3,490       34.1 %
Securities held-to-maturity
    7,911       30,663       (22,752 )     (74.2 %)
Loans receivable, net
    207,028       247,190       (40,162 )     (16.2 %)
Loans held-for-sale, net
    32,107       32,107             N/A  
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
    4,638       5,995       (1,357 )     (22.6 %)
Total adjusted assets
    $265,399       $326,180       ($60,781 )     (18.6 %)
                                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
                               
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    $1,308       $1,385       ($77 )     (5.6 %)
Repurchase obligations
    66,637       119,343       (52,706 )     (44.2 %)
Mezzanine loan, net of unamortized discount
    53,367       51,631       1,736       3.4 %
Interest rate hedges liabilities
    9,326       8,288       1,038       12.5 %
Total adjusted liabilities
    130,638       180,647       (50,009 )     (27.7 %)
                                 
                                 
Total Adjusted Shareholders' Equity
    134,761       145,533       (10,772 )     (7.4 %)
                                 
Total adjusted liabilities and shareholders' equity
    $265,399       $326,180       ($39,237 )     (18.6 %)
 
Restricted cash
 
Restricted cash increased by $3.5 million during the third quarter of 2011. This was primarily due to (i) $3.7 million of net interest on investments, (ii) $1.9 million of net proceeds from investments, and (iii) $1.4 million of distributions from CT CDO III. This was offset by (i) $1.9 million of preferred stock distributions to Capital Trust, Inc., (ii) $1.3 million of current interest paid on the mezzanine loan, and (iii) $300,000 of general and administrative expenses.
 
Securities held-to-maturity
 
During the third quarter of 2011, securities held-to-maturity decreased by $22.8 million. This was primarily due to $23.5 million of other-than-temporary impairments, offset by an increase due to changes in recovery expectations on CT CDO III.
 
Loans receivable, net
 
During the third quarter of 2011, loans receivable decreased by $40.2 million. This decrease was primarily due to loan repayments of $54.6 million, offset by a $14.5 million reversal of provisions for loan losses.
 
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
 
During the third of 2011, prepaid expenses and other assets decreased by $1.4 million. This decrease was primarily due to collection of receivables during the quarter.
 
 
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Repurchase obligations
 
Repurchase obligations decreased by $52.7 million during the third quarter of 2011 due to principal repayments of collateral assets.
 
Mezzanine loan, net of unamortized discount
 
The mezzanine loan increased by $1.7 million due (i) $1.1 million of deferred interest accrued during the quarter, and (ii) $603.000 of discount amortization.
 
Interest rate hedge liabilities
 
The decrease in the fair value of interest rate hedges reflects changes in the yield curve over the life of the respective hedges.
 
Total adjusted shareholders equity
 
Adjusted shareholders’ equity decreased primarily due to the $10.8 million adjusted net loss for the period. See the preceding adjusted income statement for details of the adjusted net loss.
 
The following table compares CT Legacy REIT’s operating results, on an adjusted basis, during the second and third quarters of 2011:
 
Comparison of adjusted operating results of CT Legacy REIT: Three Months Ended September 30, 2011 vs. June 30, 2011
 
(in thousands)
                       
      Q3 2011       Q2 2011    
Change
   
% Change
 
Income from loans and other investments:
                           
Interest and related income
    $5,879       $7,541       ($1,662 )     (22.0 %)
Less: Interest and related expenses
    5,523       10,187       (4,664 )     (45.8 %)
Income from loans and other investments, net
    356       (2,646 )     3,002       (113.5 %)
                                 
Other expenses:
                               
General and administrative
    305       518       (213 )     (41.1 %)
Total other expenses
    305       518       (213 )     (41.1 %)
                                 
Total other-than-temporary impairments of securities
    (23,476 )           (23,476 )     100.0 %
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments of securities
                               
recognized in other comprehensive income
                      N/A  
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (23,476 )           (23,476 )     100.0 %
                                 
Recovery of (provisions for) loan losses
    14,482       (9,434 )     23,916       N/A  
Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
          (224 )     224       (100.0 %)
Intercompany dividends
    (1,875 )     (1,896 )     21       (1.1 %)
      12,607       (11,554 )     24,161       N/A  
                                 
Adjusted net loss
    ($10,818 )     ($14,718 )     $3,900       (26.5 %)
 
Income from loans and other investments, net
 
Interest income and interest expense both declined during the third quarter of 2011 as a result of $54.6 million of collections from the Legacy Asset portfolio, and the related repayments of CT Legacy REIT’s repurchase obligations. In addition, interest expense decreased during the third quarter of 2011 as a result of a one-time charge of $4.4 million due to the acceleration of amortization of discount from the $20.0 million paydown of the mezzanine loan during the second quarter of 2011.
 
General and administrative expenses
 
General and administrative expenses are primarily comprised of professional fees, which were generally consistent from period-to-period.
 
Net impairments recognized in earnings
 
During the third quarter of 2011, CT Legacy REIT recognized $23.5 million of other-than-temporary impairments of securities, primarily related to its investment in CT CDO III.
 
 
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Recovery of (provision for) loan losses
 
During the third quarter of 2011, CT Legacy REIT recorded a recovery of a previous provision for loan losses against one loan. During the second quarter of 2011, CT Legacy REIT recorded a provision for loan losses against three loans.
 
Valuation allowance on loans held-for-sale
 
During the second quarter of 2011, CT Legacy REIT recorded a $224,000 valuation allowance against one loan which was classified as held-for-sale. No such allowance was recorded during the third quarter of 2011.
 
Note on Forward-Looking Statements
Except for historical information contained herein, this quarterly report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, which involve certain risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements are included with respect to, among other things, our current business plan, business and investment strategy, access to capital and portfolio management. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of such terms and phrases as “intend,” “goal,” “estimate,” “expect,” “project,” “projections,” “plans,” “seeks,” “anticipates,” “should,” “could,” “may,” “designed to,” “foreseeable future,” “believe,” “scheduled” and similar expressions. Our actual results or outcomes may differ materially from those anticipated. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date the statement was made. We assume no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
 
Important factors that we believe might cause actual results to differ from any results expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements are discussed in the risk factors contained in Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 10-Q, which are incorporated herein by reference. In assessing forward-looking statements contained herein, readers are urged to read carefully all cautionary statements contained in this Form 10-Q.
 
 
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ITEM 3.           Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
 
Interest Rate Risk
The principal objective of our asset and liability management activities is to maximize net interest income while minimizing levels of interest rate risk. Interest income and interest expense are subject to the risk of interest rate fluctuations. In certain instances, to mitigate the impact of fluctuations in interest rates, we use interest rate swaps to effectively convert floating rate liabilities to fixed rate liabilities for proper matching with fixed rate assets. Each derivative used as a hedge is matched with a liability with which it is expected to have a high correlation. The swap agreements are generally held-to-maturity and we do not use interest rate derivative financial instruments for trading purposes. The differential to be paid or received on these agreements is recognized as an adjustment to interest expense and is recognized on the accrual basis.
 
As of September 30, 2011, a 100 basis point change in LIBOR would impact our net income by approximately $4.3 million.
 
Credit Risk
Our loans and investments, including our fund investments, are also subject to credit risk. The ultimate performance and value of our loans and investments depends upon the owners’ ability to operate the properties that serve as our collateral so that they produce cash flows adequate to pay interest and principal due to us. To monitor this risk, our asset management team continuously reviews our investment portfolio and in certain instances is in constant contact with our borrowers, monitoring performance of the collateral and enforcing our rights as necessary.
 
 
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The following table provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates as of September 30, 2011, including instruments held directly by Capital Trust, Inc., as part of the CT Legacy REIT portfolio, and in consolidated securitization vehicles. For financial assets and debt obligations, the table presents face balance and weighted average interest rates. For interest rate swaps, the table presents notional amounts and weighted average fixed pay and floating receive interest rates. These notional amounts are used to calculate the contractual cash flows to be exchanged under each contract.
 
Financial Assets and Liabilities Sensitive to Changes in Interest Rates as of September 30, 2011
 
(in thousands)
                 
                   
Capital Trust, Inc. Debt Obligations:
             
                   
   
Secured Notes
             
    Fixed rate debt
    $7,686              
       Interest rate(1)
    8.19 %            
    Floating rate debt
    $—              
       Interest rate(1)
                 
   
CT Legacy REIT Assets:
             
                     
   
Securities
   
Loans Receivable
 
Total
 
    Fixed rate assets
    $27,910       $48,056       $75,966  
       Interest rate(1)
    8.70 %     8.20 %     8.39 %
    Floating rate assets
    $1,584       $331,464       $333,048  
       Interest rate(1)
    2.71 %     3.91 %     3.90 %
                         
CT Legacy REIT Debt Obligations:
                 
                         
   
Repurchase Obligations
 
Mezzanine Loan
   
Total
 
    Fixed rate debt
    $—       $64,134       $64,134  
       Interest rate(1)
          15.00 %     15.00 %
    Floating rate debt
    $66,637       $—       $66,637  
       Interest rate(1)
    2.74 %           2.74 %
                         
CT Legacy REIT Derivative Financial Instruments:
         
                         
    Notional amounts
    $60,900                  
      Fixed pay rate(1)
    5.17 %                
      Floating receive rate(1)
    0.19 %                
   
Assets of Consolidated Securitization Vehicles:
         
                         
   
Securities
   
Loans Receivable
 
Total
 
    Fixed rate assets
    $494,600       $210,632       $705,232  
       Interest rate(1)
    6.41 %     8.14 %     6.92 %
    Floating rate assets
    $24,472       $756,034       $780,506  
       Interest rate(1)
    1.84 %     2.12 %     2.11 %
                         
Non-Recourse Debt Obligations of Consolidated Securitization Vehicles:
 
                         
   
CT CDOs
   
Other Vehicles
   
Total
 
    Fixed rate debt
    $218,161       $111,220       $329,381  
       Interest rate(1)
    5.35 %     6.83 %     5.85 %
    Floating rate debt
    $553,654       $468,902       $1,022,556  
       Interest rate(1)
    0.82 %     1.69 %     1.22 %
                         
Derivative Financial Instruments of Consolidated Securitization Vehicles:
 
                         
    Notional amounts
    $298,569                  
      Fixed pay rate(1)
    5.00 %                
      Floating receive rate(1)
    0.19 %                
     
(1)
Represents weighted average rates where applicable. Floating rates are based on LIBOR of 0.24%, which is the rate as of September 30, 2011.
 
 
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Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”)), as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report was made under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Based upon this evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (a) are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms and (b) include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
 
Changes in Internal Controls
There have been no significant changes in our “internal control over financial reporting” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange Act) that occurred during the period covered by this quarterly report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
 
 
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1:
Legal Proceedings
On June 2, 2011, Philips International Investments, LLC, as plaintiff, commenced a lawsuit against us, several of our affiliates, as well as other unaffiliated entities and individuals, in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, arising out of the acquisition of certain real properties in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania area by a private equity fund managed by our investment management subsidiary. The properties were purchased from Liberty Property Trust, a publicly traded REIT, after the plaintiff failed to close on the acquisition of the properties, an acquisition effort that was undertaken by plaintiff before our investment management subsidiary pursued the purchase of the properties. Plaintiff alleges causes of action against, and seeks damages from, us for (i) breaches of fiduciary duty and fraud of co-defendants not affiliated with us on the theory that we were either a partner of the co-defendants or their agent, (ii) aiding and abetting the alleged fraud and (iii) tortuous interference with contract. Plaintiff seeks damages from us in the amount of $100 million. We are vigorously defending against these claims and believe that they are wholly without merit. Our motion to dismiss the action is currently pending before the court.

ITEM 1A:
Risk Factors
In addition to the other information discussed in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, please consider the risk factors provided in our updated risk factors attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto, which could materially affect our business, financial condition or future results. Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to us or that we deem to be immaterial may adversely affect our business, financial condition, or operating results.

ITEM 2:
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
None.

ITEM 3:
Defaults Upon Senior Securities
None.

ITEM 4:
(Removed and Reserved)
 
ITEM 5:
Other Information
None.
 
 
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Exhibits

 
3.1a
Charter of Capital Trust, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1.a to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-14788) filed on April 2, 2003 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
 
3.1b
Certificate of Notice (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-14788) filed on February 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
 
3.2a
Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of Capital Trust, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-14788) filed on February 27, 2007 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
 
3.2b
First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated By-Laws of Capital Trust, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-14788) filed on July 26, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
     
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31.1
Certification of Stephen D. Plavin, Chief Executive Officer, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
+
31.2
Certification of Geoffrey G. Jervis, Chief Financial Officer, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
·
32.1
Certification of Stephen D. Plavin, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
·
32.2
Certification of Geoffrey G. Jervis, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
     
·
99.1
Updated Risk Factors from Capital Trust, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed on March 31, 2011 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
     
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101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
     
*
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
*
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
*
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
*
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
     
*
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
________________________
 
·
Filed herewith
 
 
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This exhibit shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section. Such exhibit shall not be deemed incorporated into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act.
 
 
*
Attached as Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the following materials, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Deficit for the nine months ended September 30, 2011; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 and 2010; and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements tagged as blocks of text.
 
 
Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, this interactive data file is deemed not “filed” or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act, is deemed not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, and otherwise is not subject to liability under these sections.
 
 
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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


 
CAPITAL TRUST, INC.
 
       
November 1, 2011
By:
/s/ Stephen D. Plavin  
Date   
  Stephen D. Plavin  
    Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
 
     
 
       
November 1, 2011
By:
/s/ Geoffrey G. Jervis  
Date
  Geoffrey G. Jervis  
    Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer and
 
 
 
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