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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 March 31, 2012

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
 
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Large accelerated filer o
 
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer   o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
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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 April 18, 2012 was 22,245,517.
 
 
 

 
 
CAPITAL TRUST, INC.
INDEX
 
Part I.
Financial Information
 
       
 
Item 1:
1
       
     
       
   
3
       
   
4
       
   
5
       
   
6
       
   
7
       
 
Item 2:
48
       
 
Item 3:
68
       
 
Item 4:
69
       
Part II.
Other Information
 
       
 
Item 1:
70
       
 
Item 1A:
70
       
 
Item 2:
70
       
 
Item 3:
70
       
 
Item 4:
70
       
 
Item 5:
70
       
 
Item 6:
71
       
 
73
 
 
 


 
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1.
Financial Statements
 
Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31, 2012 and 2011
 (in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
(unaudited)
       
Assets
           
             
Cash and cash equivalents
    $37,198       $34,818  
Loans receivable, net
    17,230       19,282  
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
    16,983       10,399  
Deferred income taxes
    2,691       1,268  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    1,916       4,533  
Subtotal
    76,018       70,300  
                 
Assets of Consolidated Entities
               
CT Legacy REIT
               
Restricted cash
    12,512       12,985  
Securities held-to-maturity
          2,602  
Loans receivable, net
          206,514  
Loans held-for-sale, net
          30,875  
Investment in CT Legacy Asset, at fair value
    91,800        
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
          2,119  
Subtotal
    104,312       255,095  
                 
Securitization Vehicles
               
Securities held-to-maturity
    173,330       358,972  
Loans receivable, net
    241,838       612,598  
Real estate held-for-sale
          10,342  
Accrued interest receivable and other assets
    10,060       59,009  
Subtotal
    425,228       1,040,921  
                 
Total assets
    $605,558       $1,366,316  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets
March 31, 2012 and 2011
 (in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
   
(unaudited)
       
Liabilities & Equity (Deficit)
           
             
Liabilities:
           
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    $14,022       $8,075  
Secured notes
    8,010       7,847  
Participations sold
    17,230       19,282  
Subtotal
    39,262       35,204  
                 
Non-Recourse Liabilities of Consolidated Entities
               
CT Legacy REIT
               
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
          743  
Repurchase obligations
          58,464  
Mezzanine loan, net of unamortized discount
          55,111  
Participations sold
          97,465  
Interest rate hedge liabilities
          8,817  
Subtotal
          220,600  
                 
Securitization Vehicles
               
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    544       3,102  
Securitized debt obligations
    525,597       1,211,407  
Interest rate hedge liabilities
    23,157       24,942  
Subtotal
    549,298       1,239,451  
                 
Total liabilities
    588,560       1,495,255  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
           
                 
Equity (deficit):
               
Class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000 shares authorized, 21,969
     and 21,967 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2012 and
     December 31, 2011, respectively ("class A common stock")
    220       220  
Restricted class A common stock, $0.01 par value, 277 and 244 shares
     issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011,
     respectively ("restricted class A common stock" and together with
     class A common  stock, "common stock")
    3       2  
Additional paid-in capital
    597,230       597,049  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (35,461 )     (40,584 )
Accumulated deficit
    (600,558 )     (667,111 )
Total Capital Trust, Inc. shareholders' deficit
    (38,566 )     (110,424 )
                 
Noncontrolling interests
    55,564       (18,515 )
                 
Total equity (deficit)
    16,998       (128,939 )
                 
Total liabilities and equity (deficit)
    $605,558       $1,366,316  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Operations
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
 
   
Three Months Ended
 
   
March 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Income from loans and other investments:
           
     Interest and related income
    $14,716       $36,991  
     Less: Interest and related expenses
    23,342       26,247  
          Income from loans and other investments, net
    (8,626 )     10,744  
                 
Other revenues:
               
     Management fees from affiliates
    1,585       1,580  
     Servicing fees
    2,020       310  
          Total other revenues
    3,605       1,890  
                 
Other expenses:
               
     General and administrative
    4,312       10,280  
          Total other expenses
    4,312       10,280  
                 
Total other-than-temporary impairments of securities
          (4,933 )
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments of securities
     recognized in other comprehensive income
    (160 )     (3,271 )
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (160 )     (8,204 )
                 
Recovery of loan losses
    8       9,161  
Gain on extinguishment of debt
          250,040  
Fair value adjustment on investment in CT Legacy Assets
    3,954        
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary
    146,380        
Income from equity investments
    696       955  
Income before income taxes
    141,545       254,306  
           Income tax provision
    923       389  
Net income
    $140,622       $253,917  
                 
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (74,069 )     668  
                 
Net income attributable to Capital Trust, Inc.
    $66,553       $254,585  
                 
Per share information:
               
     Net income per share of common stock:
               
          Basic
    $2.91       $11.35  
          Diluted
    $2.74       $11.04  
                 
     Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding:
               
          Basic
    22,837,413       22,435,551  
          Diluted
    24,301,465       23,068,385  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
             
Net income
    $140,622       $253,917  
                 
Other comprehensive income (loss):
               
Unrealized gain on derivative financial instruments
    2,267       4,544  
Gain on interest rate swaps no longer designated as cash flow hedges
    1,998        
Amortization of unrealized gains and losses on securities
    (756 )     (229 )
Amortization of deferred gains and losses on settlement of swaps
    (56 )     (24 )
Other-than-temporary impairments of securities related to fair value adjustments in excess of expected credit losses, net of amortization
    387       3,850  
Other comprehensive income
    3,840       8,141  
                 
Comprehensive income
    $144,462       $262,058  
                 
Less: Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (74,079 )     668  
                 
Comprehensive income attributable to Capital Trust, Inc.
    $70,383       $262,726  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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 Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Deficit)
 For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
 (in thousands)
 (unaudited)
 
   
Class A Common Stock
   
Restricted Class A Common Stock
   
Additional Paid-In Capital
   
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
   
Accumulated Deficit
     
Total Capital Trust, Inc. Shareholders' Deficit
   
Noncontrolling Interests
   
Total
 
 Balance at January 1, 2011
    $219       $—       $559,411       ($50,462 )     ($920,355 )       ($411,187 )     $—       ($411,187 )
                                                                   
Net income (loss)
                                    254,585         254,585       (668 )     253,917  
Other comprehensive income
                      8,141               8,141             8,141  
Allocation to noncontrolling interests
                37,156                     37,156       (12,623 )     24,533  
Restricted class A common stock earned, net of shares deferred
          3       212                     215             215  
Deferred directors' compensation
                47                     47             47  
Balance at March 31, 2011
    $219       $3       $596,826       ($42,321 )     ($665,770 )       ($111,043 )     ($13,291 )     ($124,334 )
                                                                   
 Balance at January 1, 2012
    $220       $2       $597,049       ($40,584 )     ($667,111 )       ($110,424 )     ($18,515 )     ($128,939 )
                                                                   
                                                                   
Net income
                            66,553         66,553       74,069       140,622  
Other comprehensive income
                      3,830               3,830       10       3,840  
Deconsolidation of CT Legacy Asset
                      1,293               1,293             1,293  
Restricted class A common stock earned, net of shares deferred
          1       125                     126             126  
Deferred directors' compensation
                56                     56             56  
Balance at March 31, 2012
    $220       $3       $597,230       ($35,461 )     ($600,558 )       ($38,566 )     $55,564       $16,998  
 
See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
For the Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 and 2011
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
           
     Net income
    $140,622       $253,917  
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
               
              operating activities:
               
          Net impairments recognized in earnings
    160       8,204  
          Recovery of provision for loan losses
    (8 )     (9,161 )
          Gain on extinguishment of debt
          (250,040 )
          Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary
    (146,380 )      
          Fair value adjustment on investment in CT Legacy Assets
    (3,954 )      
          Income from equity investments
    (696 )     (955 )
          Distributions of income from unconsolidated subsidiaries
    61       395  
          Employee stock-based compensation
    129       223  
          Incentive awards plan expense
    (282 )     2,579  
          Deferred directors' compensation
    56       47  
          Distributions from CT Legacy Assets
    1,830        
          Amortization of premiums/discounts on loans and securities and deferred
             interest on loans
    (171 )     619  
          Amortization of deferred gains and losses on settlement of swaps
    (56 )     (24 )
          Amortization of deferred financing costs and premiums/discounts on
               
             debt obligations
    8,813       2,360  
          Ineffectiveness of cash flow hedges recognized in earnings
    2,772        
     Changes in assets and liabilities, net:
               
          Accrued interest receivable
    (2,999 )     685  
          Deferred income taxes
    (1,423 )      
          Prepaid expenses and other assets
    2,986       (800 )
          Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (182 )     (3,784 )
     Net cash provided by operating activities
    1,278       4,265  
                 
Cash flows from investing activities:
               
          Principal collections and proceeds from securities
    21,496       8,372  
          Principal collections of loans receivable
    83,000       224,625  
          Contributions to unconsolidated subsidiaries
    (324 )     (231 )
          Distributions from unconsolidated subsidiaries
    677       204  
          Proceeds from disposition of loans held-for-sale
          5,750  
          Decrease (increase) in restricted cash
    473       (4,213 )
     Net cash provided by investing activities
    105,322       234,507  
                 
Cash flows from financing activities:
               
          Borrowings under repurchase obligations
    123,977        
          Repayments under repurchase obligations
    (58,464 )     (67,929 )
          Repayments under senior credit facility
          (22,932 )
          Repayments under senior credit facility      —        (4,640
          Borrowing under mezzanine loan
          83,000  
          Repayments under mezzanine loan
    (63,000 )      
          Repayment of securitized debt obligations
    (106,729 )     (211,823 )
          Payment of financing expenses
          (11,118 )
          Vesting of restricted Class A common stock
    (4 )      
     Net cash used in financing activities
    (104,220 )     (235,442 )
                 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    2,380       3,330  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    34,818       24,449  
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
    $37,198       $27,779  
 
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 March 31, 2012, we have completed approximately $12.0 billion of commercial real estate debt investments. 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 the former lenders under our senior credit facility and our former junior subordinated noteholders, as well as to an affiliate of Five Mile.
 
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 three of the CDOs that we issued, 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 amounts earned from our retained equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) the subordinate class B common stock of CT Legacy REIT owned by our former junior subordinate noteholders.
 
See Note 5 for further discussion of the secured notes, Note 9 for further discussion of the management incentive awards plan, and Note 6 for further discussion of the 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 certain of CT Legacy REIT’s assets, and (ii) $1.0 million per annum.
 
CT Legacy Assets Deconsolidation
 
On February 10, 2012, we refinanced CT Legacy REIT’s mezzanine loan and repurchase facility with a single, new $124.0 million repurchase facility with JPMorgan. The borrower under the new JP Morgan facility, CT Legacy Asset, LLC, or CT Legacy Assets, is a wholly owned subsidiary of CT Legacy REIT and owns all of its assets, other than cash. As a result of the refinancing, CT Legacy REIT ceased to be the primary beneficiary of CT Legacy Assets and, therefore, discontinued the consolidation of CT Legacy Assets. As a result, its assets and liabilities were deconsolidated from our financial statements as of February 10, 2012.
 
See Note 6 for a further discussion of CT Legacy REIT and CT Legacy Assets.
 
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, 2011. 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 three months ended March 31, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of results that may be expected for the entire year ending December 31, 2012.
 
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.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Our consolidated subsidiaries include: (i) CT Legacy REIT, and (ii) five securitization vehicles, including our three CT CDOs which were sponsored and issued by us and two other similar vehicles. See Note 6 and Note 7 for additional information on our investments in VIEs.
 
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 and Fair Value Option
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.
 
We have elected the fair value option of accounting for CT Legacy REIT’s investment in CT Legacy Assets, pursuant to which we record this investment at fair value rather than at our historical cost investment amount. Additionally, changes in the fair value of this investment are recognized in our consolidated statement of operations. We made this election due to our determination that the fair value of the investment in CT Legacy Assets, as a net liquidating portfolio of assets subject to a non-recourse repurchase obligation, is more meaningful and indicative of our interests in CT Legacy Assets than equity method accounting. See Note 6 for additional discussion of CT Legacy REIT and CT Legacy Assets.
 
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.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
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. Recognition of incentive income allocated or paid to us prior to that date is deferred and recorded as deferred incentive income liability under accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet. 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, March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 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, while these cash balances are available for use by CT Legacy REIT for operations, debt service, or other purposes, they cannot be used by us until our allocable share is distributed from CT Legacy REIT, and cannot be co-mingled with any of our other, unrestricted cash balances. See Note 6 for additional discussion of CT Legacy REIT.
 
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.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
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:
 
 
1 -
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.
 
 
2 -
Average Risk: A loan that is expected to perform through maturity, with medium LTV, average in-place debt yield, and stable projected cash flow.
 
 
3 -
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.
 
 
4 -
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.
 
 
5 -
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.
 
 
6 -
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.
 
 
7 -
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.
 
 
8 -
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 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 their 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, less cost to sell, 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 obligation with that same counterparty. We currently record these investments in the same manner as other investments financed with repurchase obligation, 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.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
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.
 
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. See Note 10 for additional information.
 
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 was $144.5 million and $262.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively. The primary components of comprehensive income other than net income 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.
 
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 determined using the treasury stock method, and 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 8 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.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Reclassifications
Certain reclassifications have been made in the presentation of the prior period consolidated financial statements to conform to the March 31, 2012 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. 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 12.
 
Recent Accounting Pronouncements
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 did not have a material impact on our financial statements, however 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 did not 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 did not have a material impact on our financial statements, however it did expand our disclosures related to fair value measurements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
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. In December 2011, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2011-12, “Comprehensive Income (Topic 220): Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassification Items Out of Accumulated Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update 2011-05,” or ASU 2011-12. ASU 2011-12 maintained the presentation requirements for comprehensive income under ASU 2011-05, however deferred the requirement to present certain reclassification adjustments into and out of accumulated other comprehensive income on a gross basis. ASU 2011-05 and ASU 20011-12 are both 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. Our early adoption, as permitted, of ASU 2011-05 and ASU 2011-12 as of December 31, 2011 did not have a material impact on our financial statements, other than the change in presentation of comprehensive income as a separate financial statement.
 
Note 3. Loans Receivable, net and Loan Participations Sold
 
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 loan has been sold to a third-party and recorded as a participation sold asset and liability. 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 subsidiaries. See Note 6 for disclosures regarding loans receivable that have been transferred to CT Legacy REIT, and see Note 7 for comparable disclosures regarding loans receivable that are held in consolidated securitization vehicles, as separately stated on our consolidated balance sheets.
 
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.
 
We have one such loan participation sold with a balance of $17.2 million, and a coupon of LIBOR + 5.00% as of March 31, 2012. The loan matures on November 6, 2013.
 
Note 4. 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 March 31, 2012, 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 $16.1 million of our commitment as of March 31, 2012 and received $6.5 million as a return of capital, resulting in a $9.6 million funded and a $15.4 million unfunded commitment balance.
 
Activity relating to our equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
CTOPI
 
       
December 31, 2011
    $10,399  
         
Contributions
    324  
Income from equity investments (1)
    6,998  
Distributions
    (738 )
         
March 31, 2012
    $16,983  
     
(1)
Includes $6.3 million of incentive income allocated to us from CTOPI under the equity method of accounting. This incentive income has not been recognized into earnings, but recorded as a deferred incentive income liability under accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
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 March 31, 2012, our maximum exposure to loss from CTOPI was $7.6 million.
 
Note 5. Debt Obligations
 
As described in Note 1, on March 31, 2011, we restructured, amended, or extinguished all of our outstanding recourse debt obligations. In addition, as described in Note 1, our consolidated balance sheets separately state our direct assets and liabilities and certain assets and liabilities of consolidated subsidiaries. See Note 6 for disclosures regarding debt obligations of CT Legacy REIT, and see Note 7 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.
 
In conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring and the corresponding satisfaction of our senior credit facility and junior subordinated notes, wholly-owned subsidiaries issued secured notes to these 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, and only after the notes’ full satisfaction will we receive any cash flow from the common equity interests in CT Legacy REIT that serve as collateral for the notes. 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.
 
We had secured notes outstanding with an accreted book value of $8.0 million and $7.8 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
 
Note 6. CT Legacy REIT
 
As discussed in Note 1, in connection with the March 2011 restructuring, we transferred substantially all of our directly held interest earning assets to CT Legacy REIT. CT Legacy REIT 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 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. We manage CT Legacy REIT and CT Legacy Assets as a liquidating portfolio.
 
On February 10, 2012, we refinanced CT Legacy REIT’s mezzanine loan and repurchase facility with a single, new $124.0 million repurchase facility with JPMorgan. The borrower under the new JP Morgan facility, CT Legacy Assets, is a wholly owned subsidiary of CT Legacy REIT and owns all of its assets, other than cash. As a result of the refinancing, CT Legacy REIT, and therefore we, discontinued consolidation of CT Legacy Assets. As a result, its assets and liabilities were deconsolidated from our financial statements as of February 10, 2012. We recognized a gain of $146.4 million on the deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets, which was primarily the result of losses previously recorded in excess of our economic interests in securitization vehicles which were consolidated by CT Legacy Assets.
 
As of March 31, 2012, our consolidated balance sheet includes (i) restricted cash of $12.5 million at CT Legacy REIT, and (ii) an Investment in CT Legacy Assets, a 100% owned subsidiary of CT Legacy REIT that it deconsolidated on February 10, 2012. As of December 31, 2011, CT Legacy REIT consolidated CT Legacy Assets, and therefore our consolidated balance sheet included its loans receivables, securities held-to-maturity, other assets, debt obligations and other liabilities.
 
The liabilities of CT Legacy Assets are all non-recourse to CT Legacy REIT and us. Neither we, nor CT Legacy REIT is obligated to provide, nor have we or CT Legacy REIT provided, any financial support to CT Legacy Assets.
 
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. 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 three months ended March 31, 2012 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
CMBS
   
CDOs & Other
     
Total
Book Value
 
                     
December 31, 2011
    $1,346       $1,256         $2,602  
                           
Principal paydowns
    (17 )             (17 )
Discount/premium amortization & other
    18       7         25  
Deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets (1)
    (1,347 )     (1,263 )       (2,610 )
                           
March 31, 2012
    $—       $—         $—  
     
(1)
As further described above, we deconsolidated CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012. As a result, these securities are no longer included in our consolidated financial statements.
 
The following table details overall statistics for CT Legacy REIT’s securities portfolio as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
 
   
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Number of securities
 
 ─
 
6
Number of issues
 
 ─
 
5
Rating (1) (2)
 
 N/A
 
CCC+
Fixed / Floating (in millions) (3)
 
 $─ / $─
 
$2 / $1
Coupon (1) (4)
 
 N/A
 
5.43%
Yield (1) (4)
 
 N/A
 
3.31%
Life (years) (1) (5)
 
 N/A
 
4.9
     
(1)
Represents a weighted average as of December 31, 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 0.30% as of December 31, 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.
 
The table below details the ratings and vintage distribution of CT Legacy REIT’s securities as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
Rating as of March 31, 2012
 
Vintage
    B    
CCC and
Below
     
Total
 
2003
    $—       $1,256         $1,256  
1997
    179               179  
1996
          1,167         1,167  
Total
    $179       $2,423         $2,602  
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Other-than-temporary impairments
 
The following table summarizes activity related to the other-than-temporary impairments of CT Legacy REIT’s securities during the three months ended March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
     
Credit Related
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
   
Non-Credit Related
Other-Than-Temporary Impairments
 
                     
December 31, 2011
    $26,557         $26,105       $452  
                           
Amortization of other-than-temporary
     impairments
    (24 )       (11 )     (13 )
Deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets (1)
    (26,533 )       (26,094 )     (439 )
                           
March 31, 2012
    $—         $—       $—  
     
(1)
As further described in Note 1 above, we deconsolidated CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012. As a result, these securities, some of which were other-than-temporarily impaired, are no longer included in our consolidated financial statements.
 
Unrealized losses and fair value of securities
 
Certain of CT Legacy REIT’s securities were 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 December 31, 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
    1.2                           1.2               1.2  
                                                             
Total
    $1.2       $—       $0.2       ($1.1 )       $1.4       ($1.1 )       $2.5  
     
(1)
Excludes, as of December 31, 2011, $179,000 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, 2011, two of CT Legacy REIT's securities with an aggregate book value of $2.5 million were carried at a value in excess of their fair value. Fair value for these securities was $1.4 million as of December 31, 2011. In total, as of December 31, 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 $1.6 million, including two investments in CMBS with an estimated fair value of $1.4 million and four investments in CDOs and other securities with an estimated fair value of $158,000.
 
We determine fair values using third party dealer assessments of value, and our own internal financial model-based estimations of fair value. See Note 12 for further discussion of fair value. We regularly examine CT Legacy REIT’s securities portfolio and have determined that, despite the differences between book value and fair value discussed above, our expectations of future cash flows have only changed adversely for six of CT Legacy REIT’s 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. 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.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
B. Loans Receivable, Net – CT Legacy REIT
 
Activity relating to CT Legacy REIT’s loans receivable for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Book Value
   
Provision for Loan Losses
     
Net Book Value (1)
 
                     
December 31, 2011
    $436,314       ($229,800 )       $206,514  
                           
Principal paydowns
    (254 )             (254 )
Discount/premium amortization & other
    28               28  
Deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets (2)
    (436,088 )     229,800         (206,288 )
                           
March 31, 2012
    $—       $—         $—  
     
(1)
Includes loans with a total principal balance of $436.0 million as of December 31, 2011.
(2) 
As further described above, we deconsolidated CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012. As a result, these loans are no longer included in our consolidated financial statements.
 
The following table details overall statistics for CT Legacy REIT’s loans receivable portfolio as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
 
   
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Number of investments
 
 ─
 
17
Fixed / Floating (in millions) (1)
 
 $─ / $─
 
$56 / $151
Coupon (2) (3)
 
 N/A
 
4.59%
Yield (2) (3)
 
 N/A
 
5.21%
Maturity (years) (2) (4)
 
 N/A
 
1.4
 
     
(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 December 31, 2011.
(3) 
Calculations for floating rate loans are based on LIBOR of 0.30% as of December 31, 2011.
(4) 
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 CT Legacy REIT’s portfolio, as well as the property type and geographic distribution of the properties securing these loans, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
March 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
Asset Type
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Senior mortgages
    $—       %     $77,986       37 %
Subordinate interests in
    mortgages
                58,078       28  
Mezzanine loans
                47,271       23  
Other
                23,179       12  
Total
    $—       %     $206,514       100 %
                                 
Property Type
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Office
    $—       %     $84,519       41 %
Hotel
                75,240       36  
Multifamily
                14,212       7  
Other
                32,543       16  
Total
    $—       %     $206,514       100 %
                                 
Geographic Location
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Northeast
    $—       %     $64,040       31 %
Southwest
                40,353       19  
West
                38,179       18  
Southeast
                20,076       10  
Northwest
                9,364       5  
International
                34,502       17  
Total
    $—       %     $206,514       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.
 
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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
     
Loans Receivable as of March 31, 2012
     
Loans Receivable as of December 31, 2011
 
Risk
Rating
   
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
     
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3             $—       $—         5       $91,940       $92,333  
  4 - 5                           5       64,151       64,127  
  6 - 8                           7       279,882       50,054  
                                                       
Total
            $—       $—         17       $435,973       $206,514  
 
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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
     
Senior Mortgage Loans
 
     
as of March 31, 2012
     
as of December 31, 2011
 
Risk
Rating
 
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
   
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3             $—       $—         1       $27,503       $27,503  
  4 - 5                           2       21,000       20,976  
  6 - 8                           2       42,569       29,507  
Total
            $—       $—         5       $91,072       $77,986  
                                                       
       
Subordinate Interests in Mortgages
 
       
as of March 31, 2012
     
as of December 31, 2011
 
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                           1       24,531       24,531  
  6 - 8                           4       85,024       20,547  
Total
            $—       $—         6       $122,555       $58,078  
                                                       
       
Mezzanine & Other Loans
 
       
as of March 31, 2012
     
as of December 31, 2011
 
Risk
Rating
 
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
   
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3             $—       $—         3       $51,437       $51,830  
  4 - 5                           2       18,620       18,620  
  6 - 8                           1       152,289        
Total
            $—       $—         6       $222,346       $70,450  
 
C. Loans Held-for-Sale, Net – CT Legacy REIT
 
Activity relating to CT Legacy REIT’s loans held-for-sale for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Book Value
   
Valuation Allowance
     
Net Book Value
 
                     
December 31, 2011
    $32,331       ($1,456 )       $30,875  
                           
Deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets (1)
    (32,331 )     1,456         (30,875 )
                           
March 31, 2012
    $—       $—         $—  
     
(1)
As further described above, we deconsolidated CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012. As a result, these loans held-for-sale are no longer included in our consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
D. Debt Obligations – CT Legacy REIT
 
As of March 31, 2012, CT Legacy REIT did not have any debt obligations outstanding. As of December 31, 2011, CT Legacy REIT had $113.6 million of total debt obligations outstanding. The balances of each category of debt were as follows (in thousands):
 
   
March 31,
     
December 31,
 
   
2012
     
2011
 
Debt Obligations
 
Principal
Balance (1)
   
Book
Value (1)
     
Principal
Balance
   
Book
Value
 
                           
Repurchase obligation (JPMorgan)
    $—       $—         $58,464       $58,464  
                                   
Mezzanine loan
                  65,275       55,111  
                                   
Total/Weighted Average
    $—       $—         $123,739       $113,575  
     
(1)
As further described above, we deconsolidated CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012. As a result, these debt obligations are no longer included in our consolidated financial statements.
 
Repurchase Obligations
 
In conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring, on March 31, 2011 our legacy repurchase obligations were assumed by wholly-owned subsidiaries of CT Legacy REIT, and the recourse to Capital Trust, Inc. was eliminated. On February 10, 2012, we refinanced CT Legacy REIT’s one remaining repurchase facility and its mezzanine loan with a single, new $124.0 million repurchase facility with JPMorgan. The new facility is an obligation of CT Legacy Assets, matures in December 2014, carries a rate of LIBOR+5.50%, and has paydown hurdles and associated potential rate increases over the term of the facility. As a result of the refinancing, CT Legacy REIT, and therefore we, discontinued consolidation of CT Legacy Assets. See Note 1 and the introduction to Note 6 for further discussion on the deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets.
 
Mezzanine Loan
 
On March 31, 2011, CT Legacy REIT entered into an $83.0 million mezzanine loan with Five Mile that carried an interest rate of 15.0% per annum, of which 7.0% may be deferred, and that had a maturity date of March 31, 2016. The mezzanine loan was not recourse to Capital Trust, Inc. except for certain limited non-recourse, “bad boy” carve outs.
 
As of December 31, 2011, the mezzanine loan had an outstanding principal balance of $65.3 million (including deferred interest) and a book balance of $55.1 million. As discussed above, on February 10, 2012, we refinanced CT Legacy REIT’s JPMorgan repurchase facility and its mezzanine loan with a single, new $124.0 million repurchase facility with JPMorgan.
 
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.
 
 
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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 December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
March 31,
   
December 31,
 
   
2012
   
2011
 
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
 
As discussed in Note 1, on February 10, 2012, we refinanced CT Legacy REIT’s mezzanine loan and repurchase facility with a single, new $124.0 million repurchase facility with JPMorgan. As a result of the refinancing, CT Legacy REIT, and therefore we, discontinued consolidation of CT Legacy Assets as of February 10, 2012.
 
CT Legacy REIT is not party to any interest rate swap agreements. As of December 31, 2011, CT Legacy REIT’s formerly consolidated subsidiary, CT Legacy Assets, was party to five interest rate swaps with a notional amount of $60.8 million and fair value of $8.8 million.
 
During the period from January 1, 2012 to February 10, 2012, while we consolidated CT Legacy Assets, it made net payments of $262,000 under its interest rate swaps which were recorded as a component of interest expense. During the same period, we recognized $291,000 as a component of interest expense for the change in fair value of these swaps. In addition, as a result of the deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets, we reclassified $1.8 million from other comprehensive income to interest expense. This amount represents the unamortized balance of prior fair value adjustments to these interest rate swaps from the second quarter of 2011, when we discontinued the designation of these swaps as cash flow hedges.
 
G. Investment in CT Legacy Assets – CT Legacy REIT
 
As discussed in Note 1, on February 10, 2012, we refinanced CT Legacy REIT’s mezzanine loan and repurchase facility with a single, new $124.0 million repurchase facility with JPMorgan. The borrower under the new JP Morgan facility, CT Legacy Assets, is a wholly owned subsidiary of CT Legacy REIT and owns all of its assets, other than cash. As a result of the refinancing, CT Legacy REIT, and therefore we, discontinued consolidation of CT Legacy Assets. As a result, its assets and liabilities were deconsolidated from our financial statements as of February 10, 2012.
 
We have elected the fair value option of accounting for CT Legacy REIT’s investment in CT Legacy Assets, pursuant to which we record this investment at fair value rather than at our historical cost investment amount. Additionally, changes in the fair value of this investment are recognized in our consolidated statement of operations. The fair value of CT Legacy REIT’s investment in CT Legacy Assets was $89.7 million and $91.8 million at February 10, 2012 and March 31, 2012, respectively. The change in fair value of $4.0 million was recognized on our consolidated statement of operations.
 
The liabilities of CT Legacy Assets are all non-recourse to us, and we are not obligated to provide, nor have we provided, any financial support to CT Legacy Assets or CT Legacy REIT. We are only exposed to investment losses in CT Legacy Assets via our investment in CT Legacy REIT, which itself holds only two assets, cash of $12.5 million and an investment in CT Legacy Assets of $91.8 million. Net of noncontrolling interests, our investment in CT Legacy REIT is $48.1 million. After giving effect to the $11.1 million which will ultimately be payable under our secured notes and $7.0 million payable under the CT Legacy REIT management incentive awards plan, our maximum exposure to loss from CT Legacy REIT, and therefore CT Legacy Assets, is $30.1 million.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table represents summarized financial information for CT Legacy Assets (in thousands):
 
   
For the Period from February 11, 2012
 
   
through March 31, 2012 (1)
 
Income Statement
     
Total revenues
    $9,311  
Total expenses (2)
    (5,938 )
Net loss
    3,373  
         
   
As of March 31, 2012
 
Balance Sheet
       
Total assets, net book value
    $760,867  
     
(1)
Includes activity and balances of VIEs consolidated by CT Legacy Asset.
(2) 
Includes interest expense, general and administrative expenses, provisions and impairments.
 
Note 7. Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
As of March 31, 2012, our consolidated balance sheet includes an aggregate $425.2 million of assets and $549.3 million of liabilities related to five consolidated securitization vehicles. 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.
 
Due to the deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets on February 10, 2012, as discussed in Note 1, we deconsolidated one CT CDO, CT CDO III, and three other securitization vehicles that are owned by CT Legacy Assets.
 
CT CDOs
 
We currently consolidate three 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 three 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 7. 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.
 
Other Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
As discussed above, we currently consolidate two other securitization vehicles, both 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 other 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.
 
 
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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 other consolidated securitization vehicles. In addition, both of these investments have been made through our CT CDOs, which limits our exposure to loss as discussed above. 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 March 31, 2012.
 
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. 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 three months ended March 31, 2012 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
CMBS
   
CDOs &
Other
     
Total
Book Value (1)
 
                     
December 31, 2011
    $357,037       $1,935         $358,972  
                           
Principal paydowns
    (20,874 )     (606 )       (21,480 )
Discount/premium amortization & other (2)
    (502 )     79         (423 )
Other-than-temporary impairments:
                         
Recognized in earnings
    (160 )             (160 )
Recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
    160               160  
Deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets (3)
    (193,737 )     29,998         (163,739 )
                           
March 31, 2012
    $141,924       $31,406         $173,330  
     
(1)
Includes securities with a total face value of $263.5 million and $490.9 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
(2) 
Includes mark-to-market adjustments on securities previously classified as available-for-sale, amortization of other-than-temporary impairments, and losses, if any.
(3)  As further described above, we deconsolidated CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012. As a result, the securities owned by its consolidated securitization vehicle are no longer included in our consolidated financial statements. Also, certain securities which are owned by our consolidated securitization vehicles, that had previously been eliminated in consolidation, are now included in our consolidated financial statements. See Note 6 for additional discussion on CT Legacy REIT.
 
As of both March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 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 March 31, 2012 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
    $154,227       $31,406         $185,633  
Mark-to-market adjustments on securities
    previously classified as available-for-sale
    20               20  
Other-than-temporary impairments recognized in
   accumulated other comprehensive income
    (12,323 )             (12,323 )
                           
Total book value as of March 31, 2012
    $141,924       $31,406         $173,330  
 
 
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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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
 
   
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
Number of securities
 
37
 
52
Number of issues
 
27
 
36
Rating (1) (2)
 
B+
 
BB+
Fixed / Floating (in millions) (3)
 
$172 / $1
 
$358 / $1
Coupon (1) (4)
 
6.13%
 
6.49%
Yield (1) (4)
 
6.52%
 
7.41%
Life (years) (1) (5)
 
3.2
 
2.5
     
(1)
Represents a weighted average as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 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 0.30% as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 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 March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
   
Rating as of March 31, 2012
 
Vintage
 
AAA
   
AA
      A    
BBB
   
BB
      B    
CCC and
Below
     
Total
 
2006
    $—       $—       $—       $—       $—       $—       $14,897         $14,897  
2005
                                        36,776         36,776  
2004
          24,771       1,329                                 26,100  
2003
    9,909                   3,009       1,970                     14,888  
2002
                            6,718             2,327         9,045  
2001
                                  5,427       1,978         7,405  
2000
    2,892                         19,647             3,987         26,526  
1999
                9,882             15,016                     24,898  
1998
          3,092       8,024             271             1,408         12,795  
Total
    $12,801       $27,863       $19,235       $3,009       $43,622       $5,427       $61,373         $173,330  
 
 
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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 our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities as of December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
      Rating as of December 31, 2011  
                                       
CCC and
         
Vintage
 
AAA
   
AA
      A    
BBB
   
BB
      B    
Below
     
Total
 
2006
    $—       $—       $—       $—       $—       $—       $14,884         $14,884  
2005
                                        7,060         7,060  
2004
          24,780       1,935                                 26,715  
2003
    9,908                   3,011       1,966                     14,885  
2002
                            6,712             2,283         8,995  
2001
                                  5,426       1,730         7,156  
2000
    2,891                         19,935             3,985         26,811  
1999
                11,233       1,414       17,380                     30,027  
1998
    45,956       46,315       37,580       43,607       11,901             5,000         190,359  
1997
    4,434             16,159             5,223       2,762       3,502         32,080  
Total
    $63,189       $71,095       $66,907       $48,032       $63,117       $8,188       $38,444         $358,972  
 
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 three months ended March 31, 2012, we determined that $160,000 of impairments previously recorded in other comprehensive income should be recognized as credit losses due to a decrease in cash flow expectation for one 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 these 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 three months ended March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Other-Than-
Temporary
Impairments
     
Credit Related
Other-Than-Temporary
Impairments
   
Non-Credit Related
Other-Than-Temporary
Impairments
 
                     
December 31, 2011
    $130,360         $114,223       $16,137  
                           
Additions due to change in expected cash flows
            160       (160 )
Amortization of other-than-temporary impairments
    (5 )       208       (213 )
Reductions due to realized losses
    (18,254 )       (18,254 )      
Deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets (1)
    (25,567 )       (22,126 )     (3,441 )
March 31, 2012
    $86,534         $74,211       $12,323  
     
(1)
As further described in Note 1, we deconsolidated CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012. As a result, these securities, some of which were other-than-temporarily impaired, are no longer included in our consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
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 March 31, 2012 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
    25.7       (11.6 )     89.0       (9.3 )       114.7       (20.9 )       135.6  
                                                             
Total
    $25.7       ($11.6 )     $89.0       ($9.3 )       $114.7       ($20.9 )       $135.6  
     
(1)
Excludes, as of March 31, 2012, $37.7 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 March 31, 2012, 22 of our consolidated securitization vehicles' securities with an aggregate book value of $135.6 million were carried at values in excess of their fair values. Fair value for these securities was $114.7 million as of March 31, 2012. In total, as of March 31, 2012, our consolidated securitization vehicles had 37 investments in securities with an aggregate book value of $173.3 million that have an estimated fair value of $165.7 million, including 32 investments in CMBS with an estimated fair value of $145.1 million and five investments in CDOs and other securities with an estimated fair value of $20.6 million.
 
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, 2011 and that are not deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired (in millions):
 
   
Less Than 12 Months
   
Greater Than 12 Months
        Total  
                                               
         
Gross
         
Gross
           
Gross
         
   
Estimated
   
Unrealized
   
Estimated
   
Unrealized
     
Estimated
   
Unrealized
         
   
Fair Value
   
Loss
   
Fair Value
   
Loss
     
Fair Value
   
Loss
     
Book Value (1)
 
                                               
Floating Rate
    $—       $—       $—       $—         $—       $—         $—  
                                                             
Fixed Rate
    154.1       (4.7 )     130.1       (11.1 )       284.2       (15.8 )       300.0  
                                                             
Total
    $154.1       ($4.7 )     $130.1       ($11.1 )       $284.2       ($15.8 )       $300.0  
     
(1)
Excludes, as of December 31, 2011, $59.0 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 December 31, 2011, 35 of our consolidated securitization vehicles' securities with an aggregate book value of $300.0 million were carried at values in excess of their fair values. Fair value for these securities was $284.2 million as of December 31, 2011. In total, as of December 31, 2011, our consolidated securitization vehicles had 52 investments in securities with an aggregate book value of $359.0 million that have an estimated fair value of $350.2 million, including 51 investments in CMBS with an estimated fair value of $348.3 million and one investment in CDOs and other securities with an estimated fair value of $1.9 million.
 
We determine fair values using third party dealer assessments of value, and our own internal financial model-based estimations of fair value. See Note 12 for further discussion of fair value. We regularly examine our consolidated securitization vehicles’ 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 13 of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ securities, against which we have recognized other-than-temporary-impairments. See Note 6A for additional discussion of fair value estimations.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
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 for 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. The notional amount of the subordinate debt and equity interests we retained in our CT CDOs is $162.0 million. After giving effect to certain transfers of these interests, provisions for loan losses and other-than-temporary impairments recorded as of March 31, 2012, we have no remaining net exposure to loss from these entities.
 
B. Loans Receivable, Net – Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
Activity relating to our consolidated securitization vehicles’ loans receivable for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Book Value
   
Provision for Loan Losses
     
Net Book Value (1)
 
                     
December 31, 2011
    $814,572       ($201,974 )       $612,598  
                           
Satisfactions (2)
    (33,000 )             (33,000 )
Principal paydowns
    (1,496 )             (1,496 )
Discount/premium amortization & other
    77               77  
Recovery of provision for loan losses
          9         9  
Deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets (3)
    (435,744 )     99,394         (336,350 )
                           
March 31, 2012
    $344,409       ($102,571 )       $241,838  
     
(1)
Includes loans with a total principal balance of $345.5 million and $815.7 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
(2) 
Includes final maturities and full repayments.
(3)  As further described in Note 1, we deconsolidated CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012. As a result, these loans are no longer included in our consolidated financial statements
 
 
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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’ loans receivable portfolio as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
 
   
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
 
Number of investments
 
19
 
71
 
Fixed / Floating (in millions) (1)
 
$44 / $198
 
$280 / $333
 
Coupon (2) (3)
 
4.45%
 
5.11%
 
Yield (2) (3)
 
4.89%
 
5.72%
 
Maturity (years) (2) (4)
 
3.2
 
3.6
 
     
(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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
(3) 
Calculations for floating rate loans are based on LIBOR of 0.24% and 0.30% as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 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.
 
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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
March 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
Asset Type
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Subordinate interests in mortgages
    $152,290       63 %     $241,323       36 %
Senior mortgages
    69,469       29       225,773       39  
Mezzanine loans
    20,079       8       152,934       25  
Total
    $241,838       100 %     $620,030       100 %
                                 
Property Type
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Office
    $186,586       77 %     $317,940       51 %
Hotel
    48,653       20       174,419       28  
Retail
                72,701       12  
Healthcare
                18,837       3  
Other
    6,599       3       36,133       6  
Total
    $241,838       100 %     $620,030       100 %
                                 
Geographic Location
 
Book Value
   
Percentage
   
Book Value
   
Percentage
 
Northeast
    $99,027       41 %     $199,361       32 %
West
    78,672       33       152,774       25  
Southeast
    34,833       14       124,456       20  
Southwest
    27,434       11       57,046       9  
Midwest
    1,872       1       24,957       4  
Diversified
                61,436       10  
Total
    $241,838       100 %     $620,030       100 %
                                 
Unallocated loan loss provision (1)
                  (7,432 )        
                                 
Net book value
    $241,838               $612,598          
     
(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.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
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.
 
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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
     
Loans Receivable as of March 31, 2012
     
Loans Receivable as of December 31, 2011
 
Risk
Rating (1)
 
Number
of Loans
 
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
     
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       8       $207,895       $207,539         22       $416,032       $415,661  
  4 - 5       1       13,700       13,599         3       44,057       43,945  
  6 - 8       10       123,908       20,700         17       271,988       76,784  
  N/A                           29       83,639       83,640  
                                                       
Total
      19       $345,503       $241,838         71       $815,716       $620,030  
                                                       
Unallocated loan loss provision:
                              (7,432 )
                                                       
Net book value
              $241,838                         $612,598  
     
(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 information.
 
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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
     
Senior Mortgage Loans
 
     
as of March 31, 2012
     
as of December 31, 2011
 
Risk
Rating (1)
   
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
     
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       2       $67,860       $67,860         10       $117,452       $117,452  
  4 - 5                           1       12,551       12,551  
  6 - 8       1       1,609       1,609         4       43,988       27,680  
  N/A                           29       83,639       83,640  
                                                       
Total
      3       $69,469       $69,469         44       $257,630       $241,323  
     
(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)
 
     
Subordinate Interests in Mortgages
 
     
as of March 31, 2012
     
as of December 31, 2011
 
Risk
Rating (1)
   
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
     
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       5       $119,843       $119,600         8       $175,560       $175,314  
  4 - 5       1       13,700       13,599         2       31,506       31,394  
  6 - 8       9       122,299       19,091         9       122,306       19,065  
  N/A                                        
                                                       
Total
      15       $255,842       $152,290         19       $329,372       $225,773  
     
(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.
 
     
Mezzanine & Other Loans
 
     
as of March 31, 2012
     
as of December 31, 2011
 
Risk
Rating (1)
   
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
     
Number
of Loans
   
Principal
Balance
   
Net
Book Value
 
  1 - 3       1       $20,192       $20,079         4       $123,020       $122,895  
  4 - 5                                        
  6 - 8                           4       105,694       30,039  
  N/A                                        
                                                       
Total
      1       $20,192       $20,079         8       $228,714       $152,934  
     
(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 March 31, 2012, including impaired loans that are current in their interest payments and those that are delinquent on contractual payments (in thousands):
 
   
March 31, 2012
 
Impaired Loans
 
No. of
Loans
   
Gross Book Value
   
Provision for
Loan Loss
     
Net Book Value
 
Performing loans
    2       $45,062       ($45,062 )       $—  
Non-performing loans
    6       62,931       (57,510 )       5,421  
                                   
Total impaired loans
    8       $107,993       ($102,572 )       $5,421  
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table details the allocation of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ provision for loan losses as of March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
   
March 31, 2012
 
Impaired Loans
 
Principal Balance
   
Provision for
Loan Loss
 
Loss Severity
 
Subordinate interests in mortgages
    $108,599       $102,572       94%  
Total/Weighted Average
    $108,599       $102,572       94%  
 
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 March 31, 2012, our consolidated securitization vehicles had two loans with an aggregate net book value of $40.6 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 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 three months ended March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
Income on Impaired Loans for the Three Months ended March 31, 2012
 
Asset Type
 
Average Net
Book Value
   
Income Recorded (1)
 
Senior Mortgage Loans
    $8,464       $168  
Subordinate Interests in Mortgages
    5,419       369  
Mezzanine & Other Loans
    10,269       210  
Total
    $24,152       $747  
     
(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 March 31, 2012.
 
The following table details our consolidated securitization vehicles’ loans receivable which are on nonaccrual status as of March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
Non-Accrual Loans Receivable as of March 31, 2012
 
Asset Type
 
Principal
Balance
 
Net
Book Value
 
Subordinate Interests in Mortgages
    $78,599       $5,419  
Total
    $78,599       $5,419  
 
Loan modifications
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, there were no modifications of loans in consolidated securitization vehicles that 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.
 
 
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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 three months ended March 31, 2012 was as follows (in thousands):
 
   
Gross Book Value
   
Other-Than-Temporary Impairment
     
Net Book Value
 
                     
December 31, 2011
    $24,960       ($14,618 )       $10,342  
                           
Deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets (1)
    (24,960 )     14,618         (10,342 )
                           
March 31, 2012
    $—       $—         $—  
     
(1)
As further described in Note 1 above, we deconsolidated CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012. As a result, the real estate held-for-sale is no longer included in our consolidated financial statements.
 
D. Debt Obligations – Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, our consolidated securitization vehicles had $525.6 million and $1.2 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):
 
   
March 31,
2012
   
December 31,
2011
     
March 31,
2012
 
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
    $95,467       $95,467       $121,409         1.26 %     1.26 %    
July 2039
 
CT CDO II
    160,524       160,524       199,751         0.93 %     1.32 %    
March 2050
 
CT CDO III
                199,553         N/A       N/A         N/A  
CT CDO IV (3)
    219,054       219,054       221,540         1.03 %     1.18 %    
October 2043
 
Total CT CDOs
    475,045       475,045       742,253         1.04 %     1.24 %    
January 2045
 
                                                     
Other securitization vehicles
 
 
                                             
GSMS 2006-FL8A
    50,552       50,552       50,552         1.09     1.09      
June 2020
 
GMACC 1997-C1
                83,672         N/A       N/A         N/A  
GECMC 00-1 H
                24,847         N/A       N/A         N/A  
MSC 2007-XLCA
                310,083         N/A       N/A         N/A  
JPMCC 2004-FL1A
                        N/A       N/A         N/A  
Total other securitization vehicles
    50,552       50,552       469,154         1.09 %     1.09 %    
June 2020
 
                                                     
Total/Weighted Average
    $525,597       $525,597       $1,211,407         1.05 %     1.23 %
(4)
 
September 2042
 
     
(1)
Represents a weighted average for each respective facility, assuming LIBOR of 0.24% at March 31, 2012 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 date above.
(3)  Comprised, at March 31, 2012, of $205.5 million of floating rate notes sold and $13.5 million of fixed rate notes sold.
(4) 
Including the impact of interest rate hedges with an aggregate notional balance of $286.6 million as of March 31, 2012, the effective all-in cost of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ debt obligations would be 4.12% per annum.
 
As discussed above in the introduction to this Note 7, 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.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
CT CDOs
 
As of March 31, 2012, our consolidated CT CDOs included three separate issuances with a total face value of $475.0 million. As of March 31, 2012, loans receivable and securities with a book balance of $175.2 million and $173.3 million, respectively, were financed by our three consolidated CT CDOs. As of December 31, 2011, loans receivable and securities with a book balance of $208.3 million and $359.0 million, respectively, were financed by our four consolidated CT CDOs, one of which was deconsolidated as of February 10, 2012.
 
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 three of our consolidated 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 three of our consolidated CT CDOs. Other than collateral management fees, we currently do not receive any cash payments from these consolidated CDOs.
 
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 consolidated CT CDOs has and will continue to increase.
 
In March 2012, the trustee for CT CDO II informed us of an event of default resulting from a failure of CT CDO II to pay the full amount of interest due to its Class B Notes, which failure resulted from a shortage of funds available to the CDO for such payments. We are not obligated to, nor have we, provided any financial support to CT CDO II to rectify this event of default.
 
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 $841.2 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 consolidate other securitization vehicles which were not sponsored or issued by us. 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.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
As of March 31, 2012, loans receivable with an aggregate book value of $66.6 million serve as collateral for the securities issued by these two other consolidated securitization vehicles. As of December 31, 2011, loans receivable with an aggregate book value of $404.3 million serve as collateral for the securities issued by these five other consolidated securitization vehicles, three of which was deconsolidated as of February 10, 2012.
 
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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (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
 
March 31, 2012
Notional Amount
   
Interest Rate (1)
 
Maturity
   
March 31, 2012
Fair Value
   
December 31, 2011
Fair Value
 
Swiss RE Financial
    $235,401       5.10 %     2015       ($19,108 )     ($20,540 )
Bank of America
    35,570       4.58 %     2014       (2,073 )     (2,368 )
Bank of America
    10,535       5.05 %     2016       (1,418 )     (1,461 )
Bank of America
    5,104       4.12 %     2016       (558 )     (573 )
Total/Weighted Average
    $286,610       5.01 %     2015       ($23,157 )     ($24,942 )
     
(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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 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 three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
 
   
Amount of net loss recognized
   
Amount of loss reclassified from OCI
 
   
in OCI for the three months ended (1)
   
to income for the three months ended (2)
 
                         
Hedge
 
March 31, 2012
   
March 31, 2011
   
March 31, 2012
   
March 31, 2011
 
Interest rate swaps
    ($1,785 )     $3,612       ($3,490 )     ($3,959 )
     
(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 $11.9 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 March 31, 2012, our consolidated securitization vehicles have not posted any assets as collateral under derivative agreements.
 
Note 8. 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 22,886,056 shares of class A common stock and stock units were issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2012.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
We did not repurchase any of our class A common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2012, other than the 1,549 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 became exercisable on March 16, 2012, will expire on March 16, 2019, and may be exercised in a cashless manner 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.
 
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 three months ended March 31, 2012 or 2011.
 
 
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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 March 31, 2012, and significant activity for the three months ended March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss
 
Mark-to-Market on Interest Rate Hedges
   
Deferred Gains on Settled Hedges
   
Other-than-Temporary Impairments
   
Unrealized Gains on Securities
     
Total
 
                                 
Total as of December 31, 2011
    ($27,423 )     $56       ($16,578 )     $3,361         ($40,584 )
                                           
Unrealized gain on derivative
    financial instruments
    2,267                           2,267  
Ineffective portion of cash flow
    hedges (1)
    1,998                           1,998  
Amortization of net unrealized gains
    on securities
                      (756 )       (756 )
Amortization of net deferred gains
    on settlement of swaps
          (56 )                   (56 )
Other-than-temporary impairments
    of securities (2)
                377               377  
Deconsolidation of CT Legacy
    Assets (3)
                3,879       (2,586 )       1,293  
                                           
Total as of March 31, 2012
    ($23,158 )     $—       ($12,322 )     $19         ($35,461 )
                                           
Allocation to non-controlling interest (3)
                                 
                                           
Accumulated other comprehensive loss as of March 31, 2012
                        ($35,461 )
     
(1)
As a result of the deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012, the balance of accumlated other comprehensive income related to cash flow hedges of CT Legacy Assets was reclassified to interest expense.
(2) 
Represents other-than-temporary impairments of securities in excess of credit losses, including amortization of prior other-than-temporary impairments of $217,000.
(3) 
As further described in Note 1 above, we deconsolidated CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012. As a result, the balances of accumulated other comprehensive income related to CT Legacy Assets, including those allocable to noncontrolling interests are not longer included in our consolidated financial statements.
 
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 6. 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 three months ended March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
   
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
       
December 31, 2011
    ($18,515 )
         
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    74,069  
Other comprehensive income attributable to
    noncontrolling interests
    10  
         
March 31, 2012
    $55,564  
 
As of December 31, 2011, the noncontrolling interests recorded on our consolidated balance sheet was a deficit, which reflected the consolidated book value of CT Legacy REIT, including certain securitization vehicles in which losses had been recorded in excess of CT Legacy REIT’s net investment. As a result of our deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets during the first quarter of 2012, the impact of these excess losses has been reversed, resulting in a positive allocation to noncontrolling interests as of March 31, 2012.
 
 
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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 three months ended March 31, 2012 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2012
 
   
Net
   
Wtd. Avg.
   
Per Share
 
   
Income
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Basic EPS:
                 
Net income allocable to common stock
    $66,553       22,837,413       $2.91  
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
                       
Warrants & Options outstanding for the purchase of common stock
          1,464,053          
Diluted EPS:
                       
Net income per share of common stock and assumed conversions
    $66,553       24,301,465       $2.74  
 
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 March 31, 2011 (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31, 2011
 
   
Net
   
Wtd. Avg.
   
Per Share
 
   
Income
   
Shares
   
Amount
 
Basic EPS:
                 
Net income allocable to common stock
    $254,585       22,435,551       $11.35  
Effect of Dilutive Securities:
                       
Warrants & Options outstanding for the purchase of common stock
          632,834          
Diluted EPS:
                       
Net income per share of common stock and assumed conversions
    $254,585       23,068,385       $11.04  
 
As of March 31, 2011, Diluted EPS excludes 12,000 options which were not dilutive for the period.
 
Note 9. General and Administrative Expenses
 
General and administrative expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
   
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
General and Administrative Expenses
 
2012
   
2011
 
Personnel costs
    $2,727       $2,479  
Restructuring awards
          2,750  
Professional services
    1,064       1,385  
Operating and other costs
    615       606  
Subtotal
    4,406       7,220  
                 
Non-cash personnel costs
               
Management incentive awards plan - CT Legacy REIT
    (282 )     2,579  
Employee stock-based compensation
    129       223  
Subtotal
    (153 )     2,802  
                 
Expenses of consolidated securitization vehicles
    59       258  
Total
    $4,312       $10,280  
 
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 dividends paid (subject to certain caps) to the common equity holders of CT Legacy REIT’s obligations, when and if distributed to us as dividends. See Note 11 for further discussion.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Note 10. 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. 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 as well as federal, state and local income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates. As of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 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 consolidated 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 7 for further discussion of these redirection provisions.
 
As of December 31, 2011, Capital Trust, Inc. had net operating losses, or NOLs, of approximately $163.1 million and net capital losses, or NCLs, of approximately $120.8 million available to be carried forward and utilized in current or future periods. The utilization of NOLs to offset our taxable income or distribution requirements will require us to pay alternative minimum taxes.
 
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.
 
Note 11. Employee Benefit and Incentive Plans
 
Stock-Based Incentive Plans
 
We had stock-based incentive awards outstanding under three benefit plans as of March 31, 2012: (i) our amended and restated 1997 non-employee director stock plan, or 1997 Director Plan, (ii) our 2007 long term incentive plan, or 2007 Plan, and (iii) our 2011 long term incentive plan, or 2011 Plan. The 1997 Director Plan and the 2007 Plan expired in 2007 and 2011, respectively and no new awards may be issued under them. In March 2011, in addition to the 300,000 shares awarded to our three named executive officers, our board’s compensation committee authorized our chief executive officer to grant 100,000 shares under the 2007 Plan to other officers and employees designated by him. These 100,000 shares were awarded to employees in January 2012.
 
Under the 2011 Plan, a maximum of 1.0 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 March 31, 2012, there were 926,000 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 March 31, 2012, unvested share-based compensation consisted of 276,536 shares of restricted class A common stock with an unamortized value of $465,000. Subject to vesting conditions and the continued employment of certain employees, these costs will be recognized as compensation expense over the next three years.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
Activity under these three plans for the three months ended March 31, 2012 is summarized in the table below in share and share equivalents:
 
Benefit Type (1)
 
1997 Director Plan
   
2007 Plan
   
2011 Plan
   
Total
 
Restricted Class A Common Stock (2)
                       
Beginning balance
          244,424             244,424  
Granted
          100,000             100,000  
Vested, deferred or forfeited
          (67,888 )           (67,888 )
Ending balance (3)
          276,536             276,536  
                                 
Stock Units (4)
                               
Beginning balance
    68,544       438,260       55,531       562,335  
Granted and deferred
          60,000       18,204       78,204  
Ending balance
    68,544       498,260       73,735       640,539  
                                 
Total outstanding
    68,544       774,796       73,735       917,075  
     
(1)
No stock options are outstanding in any of our plans.
(2) 
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.
(3)  Approximately 265,000 of these shares vest over a three-year service period and the remainder contingently vest over a four-year period based upon returns we have achieved.
(4) 
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. In addition, certain of our employees have elected to defer the vesting of their restricted shares.
 
A summary of the unvested restricted class A common stock as of and for the three months ended March 31, 2012 was as follows:
 
   
Restricted Class A Common Stock
 
   
Shares
   
Grant Date Fair Value
 
Unvested at December 31, 2011
    244,424       $2.65  
Granted
    100,000       2.67  
Vested, deferred or forfeited
    (67,888 )     3.84  
Unvested at March 31, 2012
    276,536       $2.47  
 
A summary of the unvested restricted class A common stock as of and for the three months ended March 31, 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 March 31, 2011
    244,424       $2.65  
 
The total grant date fair value of restricted shares that vested during the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $150,000 and $231,000, 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. In January 2011, we created a pool for employees equal to 45% of the CTOPI incentive management fee received by us. As of March 31, 2012, we had granted 92.5% of the pool to our employees and the remainder remains unallocated. Approximately 90% of these grants have the following employment-based vesting schedule: (i) one-third vests on the date of grant, (ii) one-third vests upon the expiration of the investment period of CTOPI, currently September 2012, and (iii) the remainder vests upon our receipt of incentive management fees from CTOPI.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
CT Legacy REIT Management Incentive Awards Plan
 
In conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring, we created an employee pool for up to 6.75% of the dividends paid to the common equity holders of CT Legacy REIT (subject to certain caps and priority distributions). As of March 31, 2012, 83.5% of the pool was granted to our employees and the remainder remains unallocated. Approximately 90% of these grants have the following employment-based vesting schedule: (i) 25% vests on the date of grant, (ii) 25% vests in March 2013, (iii) 25% vests in March 2014, and (iv) the remainder vests upon our receipt of dividends from CT Legacy REIT. The remaining 10% of these grants vest upon our receipt of dividends from CT Legacy REIT.
 
Note 12. 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, the investment in CT Legacy Assets, 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.
 
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 March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
         
Fair Value Measurements Using
 
         
Quoted Prices
   
Other
   
Significant
 
   
Total
   
in Active
   
Observable
   
Unobservable
 
   
Fair Value at
   
Markets
   
Inputs
   
Inputs
 
   
March 31, 2012
   
(Level 1)
   
(Level 2)
   
(Level 3)
 
Measured on a recurring basis:
                       
                         
Investment in CT Legacy Assets
    $91,800       $—       $—       $91,800  
                                 
Securitization vehicles' interest rate hedge liabilities
    ($23,157 )     $—       ($23,157 )     $—  
                                 
Measured on a nonrecurring basis:
                               
                                 
Securitization vehicles' impaired loans receivable (1) :
                             
Subordinate interests in mortgages
    $5,419       $—       $—       $5,419  
     
(1)
Loans receivable against which we have recorded a provision for loan losses as of March 31, 2012.
 
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):
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
   
Loans
   
Real Estate
   
Investment in
 
   
Held-for-Sale
   
Held-for-Sale
   
CT Legacy Assets
 
December 31, 2011
    $30,875       $10,342       $—  
Deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets
    (30,875 )     (10,342 )     87,846  
                         
Adjustments to fair value included in earnings:
                       
Fair value adjustment on investment in CT Legacy Assets
                3,954  
March 31, 2012
    $—       $—       $91,800  

The fair values of each type of asset recorded at fair value using Level 3 inputs are determined by an internal committee comprised of senior management including our chief executive officer, chief financial officer and our chief credit officer and head of asset management. 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 March 31, 2012:
 
Investment in CT Legacy Assets: We have elected the fair value option of accounting for CT Legacy REIT’s investment in CT Legacy Assets, pursuant to which we record this investment at fair value rather than at our historical cost investment amount. We made this election due to our determination that the fair value of the investment in CT Legacy Assets, as a net liquidating portfolio of assets subject to a non-recourse repurchase facility, is more meaningful and indicative of our interests in CT Legacy Assets than equity method accounting. Consequently, we arrive at the fair value of our Investment in CT Legacy Assets by discounting expected cash flows after the repayment of the repurchase facility. To determine the expected cash flows of CT Legacy Assets, management estimates the timing and recovery amount for each of its assets, and then applies the proceeds to first satisfy the repurchase facility. The remaining cash flows are discounted to their present value to arrive at the fair value of CT Legacy Assets. The key assumptions for significant unobservable inputs are: (i) a discount rate of 20%, and (ii) loss severities ranging from 0% to 100% against the underlying assets. A change in the discount rate used by 100 basis points would change the fair value of CT Legacy REIT’s investment in CT Legacy Assets by approximately $2.6 million.
 
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 Note 7 for additional details on our interest rate hedges. We have made an accounting policy decision to utilize the so-called “portfolio exception” under ASC paragraph 820-10-35-18D, and have valued our interest rate hedge liabilities, as applicable, on a net basis.
 
Impaired securities held-to-maturity: 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. Previously impaired securities have been subsequently adjusted for amortization, and are therefore no longer reported at fair value as of March 31, 2012. We did not impair any securities during the three months ended March 31, 2012, however we determined that $160,000 of impairments previously recorded in other comprehensive income should be recognized as credit losses due to a decrease in cash flow expectation for one of our securities. Accordingly, there are no securities recorded at fair value as of March 31, 2012.
 
Impaired loans: The loans identified for impairment are collateral dependent 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 our consolidated securitization vehicles’ loans which were recorded at fair value as of March 31, 2012 are described below:
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
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 March 31, 2012, including three hotel loans ($60.7 million), two office loans ($27.8 million), 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 3.2% per annum as of March 31, 2012.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
The following table lists the range of key assumptions used for arriving at the fair value of each of these types of loans.
 
   
Assumption Ranges for Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Collateral Type
 
Capitalization Rate
 
Occupancy
 
Loss Severity (1)
Office
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
50% - 100%
Multifamily
 
8%
 
79%
 
N/A
Hotel
 
9% - 15%
 
75% - 83%
 
N/A
Retail
 
10%
 
90%
 
N/A
Mixed Use / Other
 
N/A
 
N/A
 
79%
     
(1)
In certain cases a loss severity based on inputs from third parties including appraisals on, and bids for, underlying collateral were utilized to compute the fair value of the impaired loans.
 
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.
 
The following table details the carrying amount, face amount, and approximate fair value of the financial instruments described above (in thousands). All fair value estimates are measured using significant unobservable inputs, or Level 3 inputs as further described above.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
   
March 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Face
Amount
   
Fair
Value
   
Carrying
Amount
   
Face
Amount
   
Fair
Value
 
Financial assets:
                                   
Cash and cash equivalents
    $37,198       $37,198       $37,198       $34,818       $34,818       $34,818  
Loans receivable, net
    17,230       17,230       15,507       19,282       19,282       17,354  
                                                 
CT Legacy REIT
                                               
Restricted cash
    12,512       12,512       12,512       12,985       12,985       12,985  
Securities held-to-maturity
    N/A       N/A       N/A       2,602       29,251       1,638  
Loans receivable, net
    N/A       N/A       N/A       206,514       435,973       180,439  
Investment in CT Legacy Asset
    91,800       N/A       91,800       N/A       N/A       N/A  
                                                 
Securitization Vehicles
                                               
Securities held-to-maturity
    173,330       263,474       165,653       358,972       490,940       350,180  
Loans receivable, net
    241,838       345,503       220,466       612,598       815,716       570,936  
                                                 
Financial liabilities:
                                               
Secured notes
    8,010       8,010       6,763       7,847       7,847       6,436  
Participations sold
    17,230       17,230       15,507       19,282       19,282       17,354  
                                                 
CT Legacy REIT
                                               
Repurchase obligations
    N/A       N/A       N/A       58,464       58,464       54,556  
Mezzanine loan
    N/A       N/A       N/A       55,111       55,111       71,475  
Participations sold
    N/A       N/A       N/A       97,465       97,465        
                                                 
Securitization Vehicles
                                               
Securitized debt obligations
    525,597       525,597       307,041       1,211,407       1,210,992       767,619  
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
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.
 
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.
 
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.
 
Secured notes: These notes are recorded at their total face balance and not at fair value. The fair value was estimated based on the rate at which a similar credit facility would be priced today.
 
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.
 
Repurchase obligations: These facilities were recorded at their total face balance and not at fair value. The fair value was estimated based on the rate at which a similar credit facility would be priced today.
 
Mezzanine loan: This instrument was recorded at its amortized cost and not at fair value. The fair value was estimated based on the rate at which a similar credit facility would be priced today.
 
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 13. Supplemental Disclosures for Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
As described in Note 2, following the deconsolidation described in Note 1, our financial statements include five 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 three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011 was $12.3 million and $27.4 million, respectively. This includes interest paid by consolidated variable interest entities. The difference between interest expense on our consolidated statement of operations and interest paid is primarily due to non-cash interest expense recorded on amortization of discount of the Five Mile mezzanine loan, interest rate swaps, loan participations sold and deferred interest on various debt obligations.
 
Net taxes received by us during the three months ended March 31, 2012 were $1.2 million. Net taxes paid by us during the three months ended March 31, 2011 were $410,000. The taxes received in 2012 relate primarily to an income tax refund of Capital Trust, Inc.’s alternative minimum taxes paid in 2011.
 
Significant non-cash investing and financing activities, which are not presented on our consolidated statements of cash flows, include the repayments of our loan participations sold assets and liabilities.
 
Note 14. 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. In addition, we have investments which are senior, junior, or pari passu to investments in our investment management vehicles, which could produce conflicts of interest between our direct portfolio and those of our managed accounts.
 
 
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Capital Trust, Inc. and Subsidiaries
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (continued)
(unaudited)
 
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 $250.0 million, which was subsequently increased to $350.0 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 $280.8 million as of March 31, 2012. Pursuant to these agreements, we invested capital 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 16.8% of our outstanding common stock and stock units as of April 18, 2012, 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 7, Five Mile provided an $83.0 million mezzanine loan to CT Legacy REIT in connection with our March 2011 restructuring, and holds a significant interest in the common equity of CT Legacy REIT. In February 2012 we refinanced CT Legacy REIT’s Five Mile mezzanine loan and repurchase facility with a single, new $124.0 million repurchase facility with JPMorgan.
 
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 three months ended March 31, 2012, we recorded $681,000 of fees from CTOPI, $22,000 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 15. 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 three months ended, and as of, March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
   
Balance Sheet
   
Investment
   
Inter-Segment
       
   
Investment
   
Management
   
Activities
   
Total
 
                         
Income from loans and other investments:
                       
Interest and related income
    $14,716       $—       $—       $14,716  
Less: Interest and related expenses
    23,342                   23,342  
Income from loans and other investments, net
    (8,626 )                 (8,626 )
                                 
                                 
Other revenues:
                               
Management fees from affiliates
          2,204       (619 )     1,585  
Servicing fees
          2,256       (236 )     2,020  
Total other revenues
          4,460       (855 )     3,605  
                                 
                                 
Other expenses
                               
General and administrative
    1,528       3,403       (619 )     4,312  
Servicing fees expense
    236             (236 )      
Total other expenses
    1,764       3,403       (855 )     4,312  
                                 
Total other-than-temporary impairments of securities
                       
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments of securities recognized in other comprehensive income
    (160 )                 (160 )
Impairment of real estate held-for-sale
                       
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (160 )                 (160 )
                                 
Recovery of provision for loan losses
    8                   8  
Fair value adjustment on investment in CT Legacy Assets
    3,954                   3,954  
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary
    146,380                   146,380  
Income from equity investments
          696             696  
Income before income taxes
    139,792       1,753             141,545  
Income tax provision
    300       623             923  
Net income
    $139,492       $1,130       $—       $140,622  
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (74,069 )                 (74,069 )
Net income attributable to Capital Trust, Inc.
    $65,423       $1,130       $—       $66,553  
                                 
Total assets
    $583,057       $22,501       $—       $605,558  
 
All revenues were generated from external sources within the United States. The Investment Management segment received intercompany preferred dividend income of $619,000 from the Balance Sheet segment for the three months ended March 31, 2012. In addition, the Investment Management segment earned fees of $236,000 for serving as collateral manager of the 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 March 31, 2012.
 
 
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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, March 31, 2011 (in thousands):
 
 
   
Balance Sheet
   
Investment
   
Inter-Segment
       
   
Investment
   
Management
   
Activities
   
Total
 
Income from loans and other investments:
                       
Interest and related income
    $36,991       $—       $—       $36,991  
Less: Interest and related expenses
    26,247                   26,247  
Income from loans and other investments, net
    10,744                   10,744  
                                 
                                 
Other revenues:
                               
Management fees from affiliates
          2,015       (435 )     1,580  
Servicing fees
          532       (222 )     310  
Total other revenues
          2,547       (657 )     1,890  
                                 
                                 
Other expenses:
                               
General and administrative
    4,504       6,211       (435 )     10,280  
Servicing fee expense
    222             (222 )      
Total other expenses
    4,726       6,211       (657 )     10,280  
                                 
Total other-than-temporary impairments of securities
    (4,933 )                 (4,933 )
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments of securities recognized in other comprehensive income
    (3,271 )                 (3,271 )
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (8,204 )                 (8,204 )
                                 
Recovery of provision for loan losses
    9,161                   9,161  
Gain on extinguishment of debt
    250,040                   250,040  
Income from equity investments
          955             955  
Income (loss) before income taxes
    257,015       (2,709 )           254,306  
Income tax provision
    332       57             389  
Net income (loss)
    $256,683       ($2,766 )     $—       $253,917  
Less: Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    668                   668  
Net income (loss) attributable to Capital Trust, Inc.
    $257,351       ($2,766 )     $—       $254,585  
                                 
Total assets
    $3,886,926       $7,655       ($3,461 )     $3,891,120  
 
All revenues were generated from external sources within the United States. The Investment Management segment earned fees of $435,000 for management of the Balance Sheet Investment segment for the three months ended March 31, 2011. In addition, the Investment Management segment earned fees of $222,000 for serving as collateral manager of the 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 March 31, 2011.
 
 
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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 March 31, 2012, 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 February 14, 2012.
 
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 the former lenders under our senior credit facility and our former junior subordinated noteholders, as well as to an affiliate of Five Mile.
 
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 three of the CDOs that we issued, 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 amounts earned from our retained equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, and (iii) the subordinate class B common stock of CT Legacy REIT owned by our former junior subordinate noteholders. In addition to our interest in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, we also own 100% of its outstanding class A preferred stock.
 
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. 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.
 
 
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Beginning in the first quarter of 2012, CT Legacy REIT no longer consolidates one of its subsidiaries, CT Legacy Assets, and instead accounts for its net equity investment in CT Legacy Assets on a fair value basis. See Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements for additional discussion.
 
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 of Capital Trust, Inc., and (iv) a discussion of CT Legacy REIT.
 
We believe that our adjusted balance sheet provides meaningful information to consider, in addition to our consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. This adjusted measure helps 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 equity.
 
See section III below for a presentation and discussion of our adjusted balance sheet.
 
I. Capital Trust, Inc.
Subsequent to our March 2011 restructuring, our business has focused on managing the operations of our investment management and special servicing platform, and the recovery from the legacy investments within CT Legacy REIT’s portfolio. Our investment management business is operated through our wholly-owned taxable subsidiary, CT Investment Management Co., LLC, or CTIMCO, and includes: (i) management of our public company parent, Capital Trust, Inc.; (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 as for third parties; and (iv) sponsorship and management of our private equity management mandates, which are described below.
 
Investment Management Overview
We act as an investment manager for ourselves and 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 CTIMCO for the three months ended March, 2012 and 2011 (in thousands):
 
Investment Management Revenues
 
   
March 31, 2012
   
March 31, 2011
 
             
Fees generated as:
           
Public company manager
    $619       $435  
Private equity manager
    1,585       1,580  
CDO collateral manager
    158       213  
Special servicer
    2,098       319  
Total fees
    $4,460       $2,547  
                 
Eliminations (1)
    (855 )     (657 )
                 
Total fees, net
    $3,605       $1,890  
     
(1)
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 $539.9 million in total equity commitments from 28 institutional and individual investors. Currently, $332.3 million of committed equity remains undrawn. We have a $25.0 million commitment to invest in the fund ($9.6 million currently funded, $15.4 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. In December 2011, the fund’s investment period was further extended to September 13, 2012. 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. As of March 31, 2012, CTOPI has invested $469.5 million in 37 transactions, of which $194.4 million remains outstanding.
 
 
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·
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. Subsequent to quarter-end, in conjunction with the transfer of interests from one of CT High Grade II’s investors to the other, we made a $2.8 million (0.44%) co-investment in CT High Grade II. As of March 31, 2012, CT High Grade II has invested $588.1 million in 33 transactions, of which $552.7 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), however we have continued investing the “high grade” strategy through CT High Grade I on a non-discretionary basis since the end of the CT High Grade II investment period in May 2011. The separate account closed in November 2006, with a single, related party institutional investor committing $250 million, which was subsequently increased to $350 million in July 2007. As a result of the re-opening of the platform in May 2011 and the reinvesting of certain realized assets, as of March 31, 2012, we have invested $523.4 million for this account. This separate account has a single investor, W. R. Berkley Corporation, or WRBC, which is our largest shareholder and designates an appointee to our board of directors. CT High Grade I targets lower LTV subordinate debt investments without leverage and invested $420.9 million in 12 transactions during its initial investment period, as well as $102.5 million in three transactions since the platform was re-opened in May 2011. We earn management fees of 0.25% per annum on invested capital for all CT High Grade I investments. As of March 31, 2012, $280.8 million of these investments remain 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. In light of the performance of this fund, we do not charge the full management fee of 0.75% per annum of fund assets (capped at 1.5% on invested equity), and instead voluntarily capped our fee at $805,000 per annum.
 
 
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The table below provides additional information regarding the three private equity funds and one separate account we managed as of March 31, 2012.
 
Investment Management Mandates, as of March 31, 2012
 
(in millions)
                             
                       
Base
 
Incentive
 
     
Total
   
Total Capital
 
Co-
   
Management
 
Management
 
 
Type
 
Investments(1)
 
Commitments
 
Investment %
   
Fee
 
Fee
 
Investing:
                             
CTOPI
Fund
    $194       $540       4.63% (2)  
1.28% (Assets)
    (3)  
CT High Grade I
Sep. Acc.
    281       510 (4)        
0.25% (Assets)
    N/A  
                                       
Liquidating:
                                     
CT High Grade II
Fund
    553       667       (5)  
 0.40% (Assets)
    N/A  
CT Large Loan
Fund
    172       325       (6)  
0.75% (Assets)(7)
    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 $510 million as of March 31, 2012.
(5)
Subsequent to quarter-end, in conjunction with the transfer of interests from one of CT High Grade II’s investors to the other, we made a $2.8 million co-investment in CT High Grade II.
(6) We have co-invested on a pari passu, asset by asset basis with CT Large Loan.
(7)
Capped at 1.5% of equity. In light of the performance of this fund, we do not charge the full management fee, and instead voluntarily capped our fee at $805,000 per annum.
 
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 three months ended March 31, 2012 and for the year ended December 31, 2011.
 
Originations(1)
   
($ in millions)
 
Three months ended
March 31, 2012
 
Year ended
December 31, 2011
   
  #   /   $ 
 
  #   /   $ 
         
Investment management
 
     1  /   $31
 
    11   /   $219
     
(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. 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.
 
 
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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, comprised of 4,393,750 shares of class A-1 common stock and 775,000 shares of class A-2 common stock. 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. We also own 100% of the outstanding class A preferred stock of CT Legacy REIT, which initially entitles us to cumulative preferred dividends of $7.5 million per annum. These dividends will be reduced in January 2013 to the greater of (i) 2.5% of certain of CT Legacy REIT’s assets, and (ii) $1.0 million per annum. As a result of our consolidation of CT Legacy REIT, these class A preferred shares are not represented on our financial statements.
 
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 March 31, 2012. The adjusted equity balance is used to evaluate our investment in CT Legacy REIT because it excludes from GAAP equity items which are not indicative of our economic interests in the recovery of our legacy portfolio. See section III below for a presentation of CT Legacy REIT’s adjusted balance sheet.
 
Capital Trust, Inc.'s Investment in CT Legacy REIT as of March 31, 2012
 
(in thousands)
     
       
CT Legacy REIT total adjusted assets (at fair value) (1)
    $104,312  
CT Legacy REIT total adjusted liabilities (1)
    (625 )
Total CT Legacy REIT adjusted equity (1)
    $103,687  
         
CT Legacy REIT equity:
       
Allocable to Class B preferred stock
    $125  
Allocable to Class A-1 common stock
    39,619  
Allocable to Class A-2 common stock
    58,059  
Allocable to Class B common stock
    5,884  
      $103,687  
         
Capital Trust, Inc. ownership by class:
       
Class A-1 common stock
    100 %
Class A-2 common stock
    14 %
Class B common stock (2)
    8 %
         
Capital Trust, Inc. adjusted equity allocation:
       
Class A-1 common stock
    39,619  
Class A-2 common stock
    8,026  
Class B common stock (2)
    477  
Total Capital Trust investment in CT Legacy REIT
    $48,122  
     
(1)
See section III below for a presentation and discussion of CT Legacy REIT’s adjusted balance sheet.
(2) 
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.
 
Our $48.1 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.
 
 
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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 March 31, 2012 (in thousands):
 
Capital Trust, Inc.'s Net Investment in CT Legacy REIT as of March 31, 2012
 
       
Gross investment in CT Legacy REIT (1)
    $48,122  
Secured notes, including prepayment premium (2)
    (11,059 )
Management incentive awards plan, fully vested (3)
    (6,979 )
         
Investment in CT Legacy REIT, net
    $30,084  
     
(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 $8.0 million on our balance sheet as of March 31, 2012. 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 March 31, 2012. 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 March 31, 2012, our balance sheet includes $2.8 million in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities 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, wholly-owned subsidiaries issued secured notes to these 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, and only after the notes’ full satisfaction will we receive any cash flow from the common equity interests in CT Legacy REIT that serve as collateral for the notes. 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 initially entitles us to cumulative preferred dividends of $7.5 million per annum. These dividends will be reduced in January 2013 to the greater of (i) 2.5% of certain of CT Legacy REIT’s assets, and (ii) $1.0 million per annum. As a result of our consolidation of CT Legacy REIT, these shares of class A preferred stock are not represented on our balance sheet.
 
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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, 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, 2011, these included NOLs of approximately $163.1 million and NCLs of approximately $120.8 million at Capital Trust, Inc. The utilization of NOLs to offset our taxable income or distribution requirements will require us to pay alternative minimum taxes.
 
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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (in millions):
 
Consolidated Interest Earning Assets
   
March 31, 2012
 
December 31, 2011
   
Book Value
   
Yield(1)
 
Book Value
   
Yield(1)
Consolidated VIE Assets
                       
CT Legacy REIT
                       
Securities held-to-maturity
    $—       %     $3       3.31 %
Loans receivable, net (2)
                207       5.21  
Loans held-for-sale, net
                31       6.26  
Subtotal / Weighted Average
    $—       %     $241       5.32 %
                                 
Securitization Vehicles
                               
Securities held-to-maturity
    $173       6.59 %     $359       7.41 %
Loans receivable, net
    242       4.89       613       5.72  
Subtotal / Weighted Average
    $415       5.60 %     $972       6.34 %
                                 
Total / Weighted Average
    $415       5.60 %     $1,213       6.14 %
     
(1)
Yield on floating rate assets assumes LIBOR of 0.24% and 0.30% at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
(2) 
Excludes, as of December 31, 2011, loan participations sold with a net book value of zero that are net of $97.5 million of provisions for loan losses as of December 31, 2011.
 
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 March 31, 2012, our $17.0 million investment balance relates to one such fund, CT Opportunity Partners I, LP, or CTOPI. Our investment in CTOPI includes a $6.3 million incentive allocation to CTIMCO as the general partner of CTOPI. Our ability to ultimately collect these incentive allocations is contingent on the performance of CTOPI’s current and future investments. Accordingly, we have deferred recognition of income from such incentive allocations and have recognized an equivalent $6.3 million unearned revenue liability as a component of accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheet.
 
 
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Asset Management
The table below details the overall credit profile of Interest Earning Assets held in consolidated securitization vehicles, 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)
 
March 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
             
Interest earning assets of consolidated
    securitization vehicles ($ / #)
    $415 / 56       $972 / 123  
                 
Real estate owned ($ / #)
 
$─ / ─
      $10 / 2  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    %     1.1 %
                 
Impaired Loans (1)
               
Performing loans ($ / #)
 
$─ / 2
      $17 / 4  
Non-performing loans ($ / #)
    $5 / 6       $26 / 7  
Total ($ / #)
    $5 / 8       $43 / 11  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    1.2 %     4.4 %
                 
Impaired Securities (1) ($ / #)
    $12 / 13       $16 / 14  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    2.8 %     1.6 %
                 
Watch List Assets (2)
               
Watch list loans ($ / #)
    $29 / 3       $78 / 6  
Watch list securities ($ / #)
    $16 / 5       $16 / 5  
Total ($ / #)
    $45 / 8       $94 / 11  
Percentage of interest earning assets
    10.8 %     9.7 %
     
(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 March 31, 2012, 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. See note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for additional discussion of securities with unrealized losses.
 
The ratings activity of our consolidated Securities portfolio over the three months ended March 31, 2012 and the year ended December 31, 2011 is detailed below:
 
Rating Activity(1)
 
Three months ended
March 31, 2012
 
Year ended
December 31, 2011
Securities Upgraded
1
 
5
Securities Downgraded
3
 
22
     
(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 which has included common equity, preferred equity, unsecured debt, and secured debt. As of March 31, 2012, our consolidated debt obligations, which are all non-recourse to us, include (i) our secured notes, which are secured only by certain of our equity interests in the common stock of CT Legacy REIT, and (ii) securitized debt obligations of consolidated securitization vehicles. Our equity capital is currently comprised entirely of common stock. During 2011, we had consolidated the debt obligations of CT Legacy REIT, including its repurchase facility and mezzanine loan, which were also non-recourse to us.
 
 
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The table below describes our consolidated debt liabilities including those of CT Legacy REIT and our consolidated securitization vehicles, as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
 
Consolidated Interest Bearing Liabilities (1)
 
(Principal balance, in millions)
 
March 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
             
Non-Recourse debt obligations
           
Capital Trust, Inc.
           
Secured notes
    $8       $8  
                 
Weighted average effective cost of Capital Trust, Inc. debt
    8.19 %     8.19 %
                 
CT Legacy REIT
               
Repurchase obligations (2)
          $58  
Mezzanine loan (2)
          65  
Total CT Legacy REIT debt obligations
          $123  
                 
Weighted average effective cost of CT Legacy REIT debt (3) (4)
    N/A       11.14 %
                 
Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
               
CT collateralized debt obligations
    $475       $742  
Other consolidated securitization vehicles
    51       469  
Total securitization vehicles debt obligations
    $526       $1,211  
                 
Weighted average effective cost of securitization vehicles debt (3) (5)
    1.23 %     2.68 %
                 
Total interest bearing liabilities
    $526       $1,334  
                 
Shareholders' deficit
    ($39 )     ($110 )
     
(1)
Excludes loan participations sold.
(2) 
As further described in Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements, we deconsolidated CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012. As a result, these debt obligations are no longer included in our consolidated financial statements.
(3)  Floating rate debt obligations assume LIBOR of 0.24% and 0.30% at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
(4) 
Including the impact of interest rate hedges with an aggregate notional balance of $60.8 million as of December 31, 2011, the effective all-in cost of CT Legacy REIT’s debt obligations would be 13.46% per annum.
(5) 
Including the impact of interest rate hedges with an aggregate notional balance of $286.6 and $296.6 million as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, the effective all-in cost of our consolidated securitization vehicles’ debt obligations would be 4.12% and 3.98% per annum, respectively.
 
 
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Secured Notes
 
In conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring and the corresponding satisfaction of our senior credit facility and junior subordinated notes, wholly-owned subsidiaries issued secured notes to these 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, and only after the notes’ full satisfaction will we receive any cash flow from the common equity interests in CT Legacy REIT that serve as collateral for the notes. 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.
 
During the second quarter of 2011, we purchased $405,000 of the secured notes at par.
 
Repurchase Obligations
 
As of December 31, 2011, CT Legacy REIT was party to one repurchase obligation with JPMorgan, which was non-recourse to Capital Trust, Inc., had an outstanding balance of $58.5 million, and an all-in cost of LIBOR plus 2.50% per annum.
 
In February 2012, CT Legacy REIT refinanced CT Legacy REIT’s repurchase facility and its mezzanine loan with a single, new $124.0 million repurchase facility with JPMorgan at CT Legacy Assets. This refinancing resulted in the deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets and with it, the repurchase facility. See Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion.
 
Mezzanine Loan
 
As of December 31, 2011, CT Legacy REIT was party to a mezzanine loan with Five Mile, which was non-recourse to Capital Trust, Inc., had an outstanding balance of $65.3 million, and an all-in cost of 18.61% per annum.
 
In February 2012, CT Legacy REIT refinanced the mezzanine loan and its JPMorgan repurchase facility with a single, new $124.0 million repurchase facility with JPMorgan.
 
Securitized Debt Obligations
 
Non-recourse debt obligations of consolidated securitization vehicles include our three 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 (in millions):
 
Non-Recourse Securitized Debt Obligations
 
   
March 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
   
Book Value
   
All-in Cost(1)
   
Book Value
   
All-in Cost(1)
 
                         
CT CDOs
                       
CT CDO I
    $95       1.3 %     $121       1.2 %
CT CDO II
    161       1.3       200       1.2  
CT CDO III
                200       5.2  
CT CDO IV
    219       1.2       222       1.2  
Total CT CDOs
    $475       1.2 %     $743       2.3 %
                                 
Other securitization vehicles
                         
GSMS 2006-FL8A
    $51       1.1 %     $51       1.4 %
GMACC 1997-C1
                84       7.1  
GECMC 00-1 H
                25       5.5  
MSC 2007-XLCA
                310       2.4  
JPMCC 2004-FL1A
                       
Total other securitization vehicles
    $51       1.1 %     $470       3.3 %
                                 
Total non-recourse debt obligations
    $526       1.2 %     $1,213       2.7 %
     
(1)
Includes amortization of premiums and issuance costs of CT CDOs. Floating rate debt obligations assume LIBOR of 0.24% and 0.30% at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
 
Shareholders’ Equity
 
We did not issue any new shares of class A common stock during the three months ended March 31, 2012. Changes in the number of outstanding shares during the three months ended March 31, 2012 resulted from employee restricted common stock grants, forfeitures and vesting, as well as stock unit grants to our board of directors.
 
The following table calculates our book value per share as of March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
 
Shareholders' Equity
 
   
March 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
             
Shareholders equity (in millions)
    ($39 )     ($110 )
Shares:
               
     Class A common stock
    21,968,981       21,966,684  
     Restricted common stock
    276,536       244,424  
     Stock units
    640,539       562,335  
     Dilutive Warrants & Options
           
        Total
    22,886,056       22,773,443  
Book value per share
    ($1.69 )     ($4.85 )

 
As of March 31, 2012, there were 22,245,517 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 became exercisable on March 16, 2012, will expire on March 16, 2019, and may be exercised in a cashless manner.
 
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.
 
 
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We have one such loan participation sold loan with a balance of $17.2 million and a yield of 5.24% as of March 31, 2012. The loan matures on November 6, 2013.
 
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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
 
Interest Rate Exposure
 
(in millions)
 
March 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
 
Value exposure to interest rates(1)
           
Fixed rate assets
    $304       $844  
Fixed rate debt
    (22 )     (394 )
Interest rate swaps
    (287 )     (357 )
Net fixed rate exposure
    ($5 )     $93  
Weighted average coupon (fixed rate assets)
    6.26 %     7.29 %
                 
Cash flow exposure to interest rates(1)
               
Floating rate assets
    $304       $863  
Floating rate debt less cash
    (462 )     (901 )
Interest rate swaps
    287       357  
Net floating rate exposure
    $129       $319  
Weighted average coupon (floating rate assets) (2)
    3.88 %     3.59 %
                 
Net income impact from 100 bps change in LIBOR
    $1.3       $3.2  
     
(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 0.30% at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.
 
 
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Results of Operations
 
Comparison of Results of Operations: Three Months Ended March 31, 2012 vs. March 31, 2011
(in thousands, except per share data)
 
   
2012
   
2011
   
Change
   
% Change
Income from loans and other investments:
                       
     Interest and related income
    $14,716       $36,991       ($22,275 )     (60.2 %)
     Less: Interest and related expenses
    23,342       26,247       (2,905 )     (11.1 %)
Income from loans and other investments, net
    (8,626 )     10,744       (19,370 )     N/A
                                 
Other revenues:
                               
     Management fees from affiliates
    1,585       1,580       5       0.3 %
     Servicing fees
    2,020       310       1,710       551.6 %
Total other revenues
    3,605       1,890       1,715       90.7 %
                                 
Other expenses:
                               
     General and administrative
    4,312       10,280       (5,968 )     (58.1 %)
Total other expenses
    4,312       10,280       (5,968 )     (58.1 %)
                                 
Total other-than-temporary impairments of securities
          (4,933 )     4,933       (100.0 %)
Portion of other-than-temporary impairments of securities recognized in other comprehensive income
    (160 )     (3,271 )     3,111       (95.1 %) 
Net impairments recognized in earnings
    (160 )     (8,204 )     8,044       (98.0 %)
                                 
Recovery of loan losses
    8       9,161       (9,153 )      (99.9  %)
Gain on extinguishment of debt
          250,040       (250,040 )      (100.0 %)  
Fair value adjustment on investment in CT Legacy Assets
    3,954             3,954        100.0 %   
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary
    146,380             146,380        100.0 %   
Income from equity investments
    696       955       (259 )     (27.1 %)
Income before income taxes
    141,545       254,306       (112,761 )     (44.3 %)
Income tax provision
    923       389       534       137.3 %
                                 
Net income
    $140,622       $253,917       ($113,295 )     (44.6 %)
                                 
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (74,069 )     668       (74,737 )     N/A
                                 
Net income attributable to Capital Trust, Inc.
    $66,553       $254,585       ($188,032 )     (73.9 %)
                                 
Net income per share - diluted
    $2.74       $11.04       ($8.30 )      (75.2 %)  
                                 
Dividend per share
    $0.00       $0.00       $0.00       N/A
                                 
Average LIBOR
    0.24 %     0.26 %     (0.02 %)     (7.2 %)
 
Income from loans and other investments, net
 
As discussed in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements, we deconsolidated the assets and liabilities of CT Legacy Assets in the first quarter of 2012. As a result of this and repayments in our consolidated portfolio, a decrease in Interest Earning Assets of $3.3 billion, or 89%, from March 31, 2011 to March 31, 2012 contributed to a $22.3 million, or 60%, decrease in interest income during the first quarter of 2012 compared to the first quarter of 2011. Interest expense decreased by $3.0 million, or 11%, due to a decrease in interest bearing liabilities of $3.5 billion, offset by non-cash interest expense of $10.2 million relating to acceleration of discount associated with the Five Mile mezzanine loan. On a net basis, net interest income decreased by $19.4 million.
 
Management fees from affiliates
 
Base management fees from our investment management business increased $5,000, or 0.3%, during the first quart of 2012 compared to 2011. The increase was attributed primarily to an increase in investment activity at CT High Grade II.
 
Servicing fees
 
Servicing fees increased $1.7 million during the first quarter of 2012 compared to 2011. The increase in fees was primarily due to modification activity on loans for which we are named special servicer.
 
 
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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 $5.7 million between the first quarter of 2012 and the first quarter of 2011. The decrease was primarily due to (i) $2.8 million of one-time restructuring bonuses in 2011 and (ii) a $2.9 million decrease in expenses recognized under the CT Legacy REIT incentive awards plan.
 
Net impairments recognized in earnings
 
During the first quarter of 2012, we recognized $160,000 of impairments, representing additional credit losses on our securities.
 
During the first quarter of 2011, we recorded a gross other-than-temporary impairment of $4.9 million on six of our Securities that had an adverse change in cash flow expectations. In addition, we recognized $3.3 million of previous other-than-temporary impairments from other comprehensive income into earnings, to reflect additional credit impairments on these securities.
 
Recovery of loan losses
 
During the first quarter of 2012, we recorded an $8,000 recovery of provisions for loan losses on one loan that had been previously impaired. During the first quarter of 2011, we recorded a $9.2 million recovery of provisions for loan losses against loans that had previously been impaired, primarily related to a restructuring of one such loan.
 
Gain on extinguishment of debt
 
There were no gains on extinguishment of debt during the first quarter of 2012. During the first quarter of 2011, we recorded a $250.0 million gain on the extinguishment of debt. This was primarily comprised of a $174.8 million gain on extinguishment of our senior credit facility and junior subordinated notes, and a $75.0 million gain associated with the elimination of a participation sold liability.
 
Fair value adjustment on investment in CT Legacy Assets
 
We have elected the fair value option of accounting for CT Legacy REIT’s investment in CT Legacy Assets, pursuant to which we record this investment at fair value rather than at our historical cost investment amount. During the first quarter of 2012, we recognized $4.0 million of fair value adjustments on our investment in CT Legacy REIT. See Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion. We recorded no such fair value adjustments in 2011.
 
Gain on deconsolidation of subsidiary
 
During the first quarter of 2012, we recognized a gain of $146.4 million on the deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets, which was primarily the result of losses previously recorded in excess of our economic interests in securitization vehicles which were consolidated by CT Legacy Assets. See Note 6 to our consolidated financial statements for additional discussion. We recorded no such gains in 2011.
 
Income from equity investments
 
The income from equity investments during the first quarter of 2012 of $696,000 was from our co-investment in CTOPI. CTOPI’s income was largely the result of fair value adjustments on its investment portfolio, and the recognition of income on investments purchased at a discount. The income from equity investments during the first quarter of 2011 of $955,000 was similarly from our co-investment in CTOPI.
 
Income tax provision
 
During the first quarter of 2012, we recorded an income tax provision of $923,000 comprised of (i) an estimated tax liability of $2.0 million at our taxable REIT subsidiary, (ii) a $300,000 estimated alternative minimum tax liability at Capital Trust, Inc., offset by (iii) a $1.4 million non-cash income tax benefit due to an increase in the deferred tax asset of our taxable REIT subsidiary, CTIMCO. During the first quarter of 2011, we recorded an income tax provision of $389,000 which represents cash payments during the period.
 
Dividends
 
We did not pay any dividends on our class A common stock in the first quarter of 2012 or 2011.
 
 
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Liquidity and Capital Resources
 
Liquidity
 
As of March 31, 2012, our primary sources of liquidity include: (i) $37.2 million of cash on deposit at Capital Trust, Inc. and CTIMCO; (ii) the class A preferred dividends we receive from CT Legacy REIT; (iii) management fees we earn from private equity funds and CDOs we manage; and (iv) fees earned from special servicing assignments. Uses of liquidity include operating expenses; various capital commitments to our managed funds; taxes; and any dividends necessary to maintain our REIT status. We have no obligations to provide financial support to CT Legacy REIT or our consolidated securitization vehicles, and all debt obligations of such entities, some of which are 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 liquidity from our portfolio of Interest Earning Assets. CT Legacy REIT owns a substantial portion of our Interest Earning Assets, the proceeds of which will not be distributed to CT Legacy REIT’s common shareholders, including us, until the related repurchase obligation has been repaid. In addition, the first $11.1 million of distributions to us from CT Legacy REIT must be used to repay our secured notes before any cash flow is available to us. 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 7 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 subsidiaries 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 $2.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2012, compared to a net increase of $3.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2011.
 
Cash provided by operating activities during the three months ended March 31, 2012 was $1.3 million, compared to $3.9 million during the three months ended March 31, 2011. The decrease was primarily due to the deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets on February 10, 2012.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, cash provided by investing activities was $105.3 million, compared to $234.5 million provided by investing activities during 2011. The decrease was primarily due to a reduction of asset principal repayments inside of consolidated securitization vehicles in the first quarter of 2012 as compared to the first quarter of 2011.
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2012, cash used in financing activities was $104.2 million, compared to $235.4 million during the same period in 2011. This decrease was primarily due to additional repayments of securitized debt obligations during 2011.
 
Capitalization
 
Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of class A common stock, of which 22,245,517 shares were issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2012, and 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock, none of which were outstanding as of March 31, 2012.
 
Pursuant to the terms of our prior debt restructuring completed on March 16, 2009, we issued to JPMorgan, 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 became exercisable on March 16, 2012, will expire on March 16, 2019, and may be exercised in a cashless manner.
 
 
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Secured Notes
 
As of March 31, 2012, we had non-recourse notes outstanding with a face balance of $8.0 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 5 to our consolidated financial statements.
 
Consolidated Securitization Vehicles
 
As of March 31, 2012, our consolidated securitization vehicles had non-recourse securitized debt obligations with a total face value of $525.6 million. The terms of these obligations are described in Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements.
 
Contractual Obligations
The following table sets forth information about certain of our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2012 (in millions):
 
Contractual Obligations(1)
 
                               
   
Payments due by period
 
   
Total
   
Less than 1 year
   
1-3 years
   
3-5 years
   
More than 5 years
 
Parent Level
                             
Secured notes (2)
    $11       $—       $—       $11       $—  
Equity investments(3)
    15       15                    
Operating lease obligations
    7       1       2       2       2  
Subtotal
    33       16       2       13       2  
                                         
Consolidated Securitization Vehicles                                    
CT CDOs
    475                         475  
Other securitization vehicles
    51                         51  
Subtotal
    526                         526  
                                         
Total contractual obligations
    $559       $16       $2       $13       $528  
     
(1)
We are also subject to interest rate swaps for which we cannot estimate future payments due. 
(2) 
The secured notes mature on March 31, 2016. As of March 31, 2012, $8.0 million of principal is outstanding, however we will ultimately pay $11.1 million at maturity.
(3)  CTOPI’s investment period expires in September 2012, 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 September 2012 for purposes of the above table.
 
Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
 
We have no off-balance sheet arrangements.
 
III. Non-GAAP Disclosures: Adjusted Balance Sheet
We believe that our adjusted balance sheet provides meaningful information to consider, in addition to our consolidated balance sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP. This adjusted measure helps 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.
 
 
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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 (i) eliminates loan participations sold, and (ii) deconsolidates securitization vehicles which are presented gross in accordance with GAAP, and shows instead our cash investment in these non-recourse entities, adjusted for losses expected or incurred. Due to the non-recourse nature of these entities, our investment amount cannot be less than zero on a cash basis. We also separately show our financial position from that of CT Legacy REIT.
 
In addition, beginning in the first quarter of 2012 we ceased consolidation of CT Legacy Assets, a subsidiary of CT Legacy REIT, in our GAAP financial statements and instead record a net investment in that pool of assets and liabilities on a fair value basis. See Note 7 to our consolidated financial statements for further discussion. Consistent with this fair value presentation in our consolidated financials, we have adjusted the liabilities we would incur under our secured notes and management incentive awards plan based on the valuation of CT Legacy REIT as of March 31, 2012.
 
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.
 
As a result of the changes in our consolidated financial statements following the deconsolidation of CT Legacy Assets described above, we no longer present adjusted operating results. We no longer review these adjusted operating results in monitoring our business, and with their exclusion from our consolidated statement of operations do not believe they would provide additional meaningful information about our business.
 
 
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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 March 31, 2012:
 
Adjusted Balance Sheet as of March 31, 2012
 
(in thousands, except per share data)
     
Adjusted Balance Sheet
 
   
Consolidated GAAP
           
CT Legacy
   
Capital
 
   
Capital Trust, Inc.
   
Adjustments (1)(2)(3)(4)
     
REIT
   
Trust, Inc.
 
Assets
                         
Cash and cash equivalents
    $37,198       $—         $—       $37,198  
Loans receivable, net
    17,230       (17,230 )              
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
    16,983       (6,302 )             10,681  
Investment in CT Legacy REIT
          48,122               48,122  
Deferred income taxes
    2,691                     2,691  
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    1,916       625               2,541  
Subtotal
    76,018       25,215               101,233  
                                   
Assets of Consolidated Entities
                                 
CT Legacy REIT
                                 
Restricted cash
    12,512               12,512        
Investment in CT Legacy Asset, at fair value
    91,800               91,800        
Subtotal
    104,312               104,312        
                                   
Assets of consolidated securitization vehicles
    425,228       (425,228 )              
                                   
Total/adjusted assets
    $605,558       ($400,013 )       $104,312       $101,233  
                                   
Liabilities & Shareholders' Equity
                                 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    $14,022       ($2,123 )       $—       $11,899  
Secured notes
    8,010       3,049               11,059  
Participations sold
    17,230       (17,230 )              
Subtotal
    39,262       (16,304 )             22,958  
                                   
Non-Recourse Liabilities of Consolidated Entities
                                 
CT Legacy REIT
                                 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
          625         625        
Subtotal
          625         625        
                                   
Liabilities of consolidated securitization vehicles
    549,298       (549,298 )              
                                   
Total/adjusted liabilities
    588,560       (564,977 )       625       22,958  
                                   
Total/adjusted equity
    (38,566 )     220,528         103,687       78,275  
                                   
Noncontrolling interests
    55,564       (55,564 )              
                                   
Total/adjusted liabilities and shareholders' equity
    $605,558       ($400,013 )       $104,312       $101,233  
                                   
Capital Trust, Inc. book value/adjusted book value per share:                                  
Basic
    ($1.69 )                       $3.44  
Diluted
    ($1.69 )                       $3.20  
     
(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 7 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 3 to our consolidated financial statements for discussion of loan participations sold.
(3)  Incentive allocations to CTIMCO from our investment management vehicles have been excluded from our adjusted balance sheet. These incentive allocations will only be paid to CTIMCO in the future contingent on the ultimate performance of such vehicles.
(4) 
Liabilities under our secured notes and the management incentive awards, the payments of which are linked to our gross recovery from CT Legacy REIT, have been adjusted to reflect what would be paid in a liquidation of CT Legacy REIT based on its adjusted balance sheet as of March 31, 2012.
 
 
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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 first quarter of 2012:
 
Comparison of adjusted balance sheet of Capital Trust, Inc: As of March 31, 2012 vs. December 31, 2011
(in thousands)
               
   
March 31, 2012
   
December 31, 2011
   
Change
   
% Change
 
Assets:
                       
                         
Cash and cash equivalents
    $37,198       $34,818       $2,380       6.8 %
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
    10,681       10,399       282       2.7 %
Investment in CT Legacy REIT
    48,122       61,623       (13,501 )     0.9 %
Deferred income taxes
    2,691       1,268       1,423       112.2 %
Prepaid expenses and other assets
    2,541       5,480       (2,939 )     (53.6 %)
Total adjusted assets
    $101,233       $113,588       ($12,355 )     (10.9 %)
                                 
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
                               
                                 
Liabilities:
                               
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    $11,899       $8,075       $3,824       47.4 %
Secured notes
    11,059       7,847       3,212       40.9 %
Total adjusted liabilities
    22,958       15,922       7,036       44.2 %
                                 
                                 
Total Adjusted Shareholders' Equity
    78,275       97,666       (19,391 )     (19.9 %)
Total adjusted liabilities and shareholders' equity
    $101,233       $113,588       ($12,355 )     (10.9 %)
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents increased by $2.4 million during the fourth quarter of 2011. This was primarily due to (i) $2.9 million of special servicing fees, (ii) $2.3 million of investment management and CDO collateral management fees received from affiliates, (iii) $1.9 million of preferred dividend distributions received from CT Legacy REIT, (iv) an income tax refund of $1.2 million, and (v) net distributions of $414,000 from CTOPI. This was offset by payments of $6.3 million of general and administrative expenses.
 
Equity investments in unconsolidated subsidiaries
 
The increase of $282,000 was due to $696,000 of income recognized from our co-investment in CTOPI, offset by $414,000 of net distributions received from CTOPI.
 
Investment in CT Legacy REIT
 
Our adjusted balance sheet has previously included an investment in CT Legacy REIT based on its own adjusted balance sheet, which was generally comprised of assets and liabilities at their amortized cost balances. Beginning in the first quarter of 2012, we account for our investment in CT Legacy Assets, and therefore CT Legacy REIT, on a fair value basis. Accordingly, our adjusted balance sheet now includes an investment in CT Legacy REIT which is based on its fair value, and not amortized cost.
 
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 income from our general partner interest in CTOPI at our taxable REIT subsidiary, CTIMCO.
 
Prepaid expenses and other assets
 
The decrease in prepaid expenses and other assets was primarily due to the collection of previously accrued management fees and special servicing fees that were earned in 2011, as well as an income tax refund received by Capital Trust, Inc.
 
 
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Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
 
The increase in accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities was primarily due to the management incentive awards plan, which is tied to our collections of the CT Legacy REIT portfolio. Beginning in the first quarter of 2012, we account for our investment in CT Legacy Assets, and therefore CT Legacy REIT, on a fair value basis. Consistent with this new accounting regime, our adjusted balance sheet now reflects the amount payable under the management incentive awards plan based on CT Legacy REIT’s estimated fair value as of March 31, 2012.
 
Secured notes
 
The secured notes balance increased by $3.2 million on an adjusted basis during the first quarter of 2012. Beginning in the first quarter of 2012, we account for our investment in CT Legacy Assets, and therefore CT Legacy REIT, on a fair value basis. Consistent with this new accounting regime, our adjusted balance sheet now reflects the amount which would be paid to satisfy the secured notes, including all deferred interest and prepayment premiums, based on CT Legacy REIT’s estimated fair value as of March 31, 2012.
 
Total adjusted shareholders’ equity
 
The decrease in adjusted shareholders’ equity during the first quarter of 2012 was primarily due to the change in accounting for CT Legacy REIT from amortized cost to fair value, as further described above.
 
IV. CT Legacy REIT
 
As further discussed above, in conjunction with our March 2011 restructuring, we have transferred a significant portion of our legacy portfolio to CT Legacy Assets, a wholly owned subsidiary of CT Legacy REIT. Subsequent to our March 2011 restructuring, the CT Legacy Assets portfolio received principal repayments of $299.1 million, which repayments approximately 60% of the initial net book value of the portfolio. Proceeds from these repayments have primarily been used to repay debt, including (i) a $20.0 million repayment of the mezzanine loan at CT Legacy REIT, and (ii) repayments of $274.2 million of legacy repurchase obligations. In the aggregate, 75% of the debt obligations of CT Legacy REIT and its subsidiaries have been repaid since our March 2011 restructuring.
 
In addition, in February 2012, we refinanced CT Legacy Assets’ repurchase facility and the mezzanine loan at CT Legacy REIT with a single, new $124.0 million repurchase facility with JPMorgan. As of March 31, 2011, CT Legacy Assets’ portfolio includes loans with an aggregate principal balance of $343.2 million and securities with an aggregate face balance of $141.8 million, which serve as collateral for its repurchase facility with JPMorgan with an outstanding balance of $96.2 million. The new facility matures in December 2014, and carries a rate of LIBOR+5.50%. Periodic repayment targets must be met under the facility, which require the outstanding balance be reduced to: $100.0 million by December 31, 2012, $80.0 million by June 30, 2013, and $40.0 million by December 31, 2013. In addition, the facility’s interest rate is subject to increase by 0.50% per annum if the outstanding balance of the facility has not been reduced to $90.0 million as of June 30, 2012, and by an additional 0.50% per annum if the outstanding balance of the facility has not been reduced to $60.0 million as of December 31, 2012.
 
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 March 31, 2012, a 100 basis point change in LIBOR would impact our net income (loss) by approximately $1.3 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.
 
The following table provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates as of March 31, 2012, including instruments 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 March 31, 2012
 
(in thousands)
                 
                   
Capital Trust, Inc. Debt Obligations:
             
                   
   
Secured Notes
             
    Fixed rate debt
    $8,010              
       Interest rate(1)
    8.19 %            
    Floating rate debt
    $—              
       Interest rate(1)
                 
   
Assets of Consolidated Securitization Vehicles:
       
                     
   
Securities
   
Loans Receivable
 
Total
 
    Fixed rate assets
    $255,433       $49,052       $304,485  
       Interest rate(1)
    6.05 %     7.53 %     6.29 %
    Floating rate assets
    $8,041       $296,451       $304,492  
       Interest rate(1)
    1.66 %     3.94 %     3.88 %
                         
Non-Recourse Debt Obligations of Consolidated Securitization Vehicles:
 
                         
   
CT CDOs
   
Other Vehicles
   
Total
 
    Fixed rate debt
    $13,534       $—       $13,534  
       Interest rate(1)
    6.83 %     %     6.83 %
    Floating rate debt
    $461,511       $50,552       $512,063  
       Interest rate(1)
    0.87 %     1.09 %     0.89 %
                         
Derivative Financial Instruments of Consolidated Securitization Vehicles:
 
                         
    Notional amounts
    $286,610                  
      Fixed pay rate(1)
    5.01 %                
      Floating receive rate(1)
    0.24 %                
     
(1)
Represents weighted average rates where applicable. Floating rates are based on LIBOR of 0.24%, which is the rate as of March 31, 2012.
 
 
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ITEM 4.
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:
Mine Safety Disclosures
None.

ITEM 5:
Other Information
None.
 
 
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ITEM 6:

 
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).
     
 
10.1
Capital Trust, Inc. 2011 Long Term Incentive Plan (filed as Appendix A to Capital Trust, Inc.’s definitive proxy statement, which was filed with the Commission on May 2, 2011 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
 
10.2
Form of Stock Option Award Agreement relating to the Capital Trust, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.2 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-179668) filed on February 24, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
 
10.3
Form of Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement relating to the Capital Trust, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-179668) filed on February 24, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
 
10.4
Form of Restricted Share Award Agreement relating to the Capital Trust, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.4 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-179668) filed on February 24, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
 
10.5
Form of SAR Award Agreement relating to the Capital Trust, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.5 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-179668) filed on February 24, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
 
10.6
Form of Restricted Share and Performance Share Award Agreement relating to the Capital Trust, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.6 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-179668) filed on February 24, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
 
10.7
Form of Performance Unit and Performance Share Award Agreement relating to the Capital Trust, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.7 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-179668) filed on February 24, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
 
10.8
Form of Deferral Election Agreement for Deferred Share Units relating to the Capital Trust, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.8 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-179668) filed on February 24, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
 
10.9
Form of Performance Restricted Share Unit Award Agreement relating to the Capital Trust, Inc. 2011 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.9 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-179668) filed on February 24, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
 
10.10
Form of Award Agreement granting Performance Unit (Legacy REIT Recovery Promote) relating to the Capital Trust, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.10 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-179668) filed on February 24, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
 
10.11
Form of Award Agreement granting Performance Unit (CTOPI Promote) relating to the Capital Trust, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.11 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-179668) filed on February 24, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
 
 
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10.12
Form of Restricted Share Award Agreement relating to the Capital Trust, Inc. 2007 Long-Term Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 4.12 to Capital Trust, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-179668) filed on February 24, 2012 and incorporated by reference herein).
     
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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, 2011, filed on February 14, 2012 with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
     
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101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
     
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101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
     
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101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
     
*
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
     
*
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
     
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101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
 
________________________
 
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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.
 
 
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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 March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011; (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011; (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011; (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (Deficit) for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011; (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2012 and 2011; and (vi) 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.
 
       
May 8, 2012
By:
/s/ Stephen D. Plavin  
Date   
  Stephen D. Plavin  
    Chief Executive Officer
(Principal executive officer)
 
     
 
       
May 8, 2012
By:
/s/ Geoffrey G. Jervis  
Date
  Geoffrey G. Jervis  
    Chief Financial Officer
(Principal financial officer and
Principal accounting officer)