FORM 10-K
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

 

ü

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

For the fiscal year ended:         December 31, 2012

OR

 

    

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:                     001-08896

CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

 

Maryland   75-2027937
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
8401 North Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, TX   75225-4404
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (214) 874-2323

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of Each Class

 

Name of Exchange on Which Registered

Common Stock ($0.01 par value)

  New York Stock Exchange

$1.60 Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A ($0.10 par value)

  New York Stock Exchange

$1.26 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B ($0.10 par value)

  New York Stock Exchange

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

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

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

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 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that Registrant was required to submit and post such files).

YES ü NO     

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K: ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.

Large accelerated filer ü     Accelerated filer        Non-accelerated filer        Smaller reporting company     

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

At June 29, 2012 the aggregate market value of the common stock held by nonaffiliates was $1,335,075,485.

Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at February 25, 2013: 95,533,208

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

Portions of the Registrant’s definitive Proxy Statement, to be issued in connection with the 2013 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Registrant, are incorporated by reference into Part III.

 

 

 


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CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION

2012 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT

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PART I

 

         Page  

ITEM 1.

 

Business

     1   

ITEM 1A.

 

Risk Factors

     3   

ITEM 1B.

 

Unresolved Staff Comments

     3   

ITEM 2.

 

Properties

     3   

ITEM 3.

 

Legal Proceedings

     3   

ITEM 4.

 

Mining Safety Disclosures

     3   
  PART II   

ITEM 5.

 

Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

     3   

ITEM 6.

 

Selected Financial Data

     5   

ITEM 7.

 

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

     6   

ITEM 7A.

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risks

     31   

ITEM 8.

 

Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

     32   

ITEM 9.

 

Changes In and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure

     58   

ITEM 9A.

 

Controls and Procedures

     58   

ITEM 9B.

 

Other Information

     60   
  PART III   

ITEM 10

 

Directors, Executive Officers, and Corporate Governance

     60   

ITEM 11.

 

Executive Compensation

     60   

ITEM 12.

 

Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

     60   

ITEM 13.

 

Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence

     60   

ITEM 14.

 

Principal Accountant Fees and Services

     60   
  PART IV   

ITEM 15.

 

Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules

     61   

SIGNATURES

     63   


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PART I

 

ITEM 1. BUSINESS

Capstead Mortgage Corporation operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes (a “REIT”) and is based in Dallas, Texas. Unless the context otherwise indicates, Capstead Mortgage Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as “Capstead” or the “Company.” Capstead was incorporated in the state of Maryland in 1985 and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “CMO.”

Capstead earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of adjustable-rate mortgage (“ARM”) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises, either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (together, the “GSEs”), or by an agency of the federal government, Ginnie Mae. Residential mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by the GSEs or Ginnie Mae, referred to as “Agency Securities,” are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk.

Capstead’s investment strategy involves managing a conservatively leveraged portfolio of ARM Agency Securities that can produce attractive risk-adjusted returns over the long term, while reducing, but not eliminating, sensitivity to changes in interest rates. This strategy differentiates the Company from its peers because ARM Agency Securities reset to more current interest rates within a relatively short period of time allowing for (a) the recovery of financing spreads diminished during periods of rising interest rates and (b) smaller fluctuations in portfolio values from changes in interest rates compared to portfolios that contain a significant amount of fixed-rate Agency Securities. From a credit-risk perspective, the credit quality of Agency Securities helps ensure that fluctuations in value due to credit risk should be limited and financing at reasonable rates and terms is more likely to remain available under stressed market conditions.

For further discussion of the Company’s business and financial condition, see Item 7 of this report, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” which is incorporated herein by reference.

Competition

As a residential mortgage REIT that focuses on investing in ARM Agency Securities, Capstead competes for the acquisition of suitable investments with other mortgage REITs, commercial banks, savings banks, insurance companies, and institutional investors such as private equity funds, mutual funds, pension funds and sovereign wealth funds. Many of these entities have lower yield requirements as well as greater financial resources and access to capital than the Company. In addition, the federal government, through the Federal Reserve, U.S. Treasury, the GSEs and the Federal Home Loan Banks, has substantial holdings of primarily fixed-rate Agency Securities and the Federal Reserve is currently acquiring additional fixed-rate Agency Securities. Increased competition for the acquisition of Agency Securities can result in higher pricing levels for such assets and lead to lower mortgage interest rates. Although higher pricing levels generally correspond to a higher book value per common share for the Company, higher pricing levels also generally result in lower portfolio yields, which could adversely affect future profitability. Lower mortgage interest rates can result in higher levels of mortgage prepayments, generally resulting in lower portfolio yields because of increases in investment premium amortization which can adversely affect current profitability.

Further, the policy goals of the federal government may differ from the economic goals of other investors in Agency Securities. For instance, the Federal Reserve, the U.S. Treasury or the GSEs may determine it is appropriate to reduce their holdings of Agency Securities at some future date, which could result in lower pricing levels. Although this may result in an opportunity to acquire assets at more attractive yields, the Company’s book value per common share could be negatively affected.

 

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Regulation and Related Matters

Operating as a REIT that primarily invests in Agency Securities subjects Capstead to various federal regulatory requirements. For further discussion, see Item 7 of this report, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” on pages 26 through 30 under the captions “Risk Factors Related to Capstead’s Status as a REIT and Other Tax Matters” and “Risk Factors Related to Capstead’s Corporate Structure,” which is incorporated herein by reference.

Employees

As of December 31, 2012, Capstead had 12 full-time employees and three part-time employees.

Website Access to Company Reports and Other Company Information

Capstead makes available on its website at www.capstead.com, free of charge, its annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, investor presentations and press releases, including amendments to such documents as soon as reasonably practicable after such materials are electronically filed or furnished to the SEC or otherwise publicly released.

Investors may also read and copy any materials filed with the SEC at the SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. The SEC also maintains an Internet site (www.sec.gov) through which investors may view reports, proxy and information statements, and other information filed with the SEC.

The Company also makes available on its website charters for the committees of its board of directors, its Board of Directors’ Guidelines, its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, its Financial Code of Professional Conduct and other information, including amendments to such documents and waivers, if any, to the codes. Such information will also be furnished, free of charge, upon written request to Capstead Mortgage Corporation, Attention: Stockholder Relations, 8401 North Central Expressway, Suite 800, Dallas, Texas 75225-4404.

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This document contains “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Forward-looking statements include, without limitation, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance or achievements, and may contain the words “believe,” “anticipate,” “expect,” “estimate,” “intend,” “will be,” “will likely continue,” “will likely result,” or words or phrases of similar meaning. Forward-looking statements are based largely on the expectations of management and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, the following:

 

   

changes in general economic conditions;

 

   

fluctuations in interest rates and levels of mortgage prepayments;

 

   

the effectiveness of risk management strategies;

 

   

the impact of differing levels of leverage employed;

 

   

liquidity of secondary markets and credit markets;

 

   

the availability of financing at reasonable levels and terms to support investing on a leveraged basis;

 

   

the availability of new investment capital;

 

   

the availability of suitable qualifying investments from both an investment return and regulatory perspective;

 

   

changes in legislation or regulation affecting exemptions for mortgage REITs from regulation under the Investment Company Act of 1940;

 

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changes in legislation or regulation affecting the GSEs, Ginnie Mae and similar federal government agencies and related guarantees;

 

   

deterioration in credit quality and ratings of existing or future issuances of Agency Securities; and

 

   

increases in costs and other general competitive factors.

In addition to the above considerations, actual results and liquidity are affected by other risks and uncertainties which could cause actual results to be significantly different from those expressed or implied by any forward-looking statements included herein. It is not possible to identify all of the risks, uncertainties and other factors that may affect future results. In light of these risks and uncertainties, the forward-looking events and circumstances discussed herein may not occur and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated or implied in the forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date the statement is made and the Company undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. Accordingly, readers of this document are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements included herein.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Critical Accounting Policies” on pages 21 through 30 and 30 through 31, respectively, of Item 7 are discussions of risk factors and critical accounting policies affecting Capstead’s financial condition and results of operations that are an integral part of this report. Readers are strongly urged to consider the potential impact of these factors and accounting policies on the Company while reading this document.

 

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

 

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

Capstead’s headquarters are located in Dallas, Texas in office space leased by the Company.

 

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINING SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

PART II

 

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

The New York Stock Exchange trading symbol for Capstead’s common shares is CMO. As of December 31, 2012, the Company had 1,283 common stockholders of record and depository companies held common shares for 47,190 beneficial owners. Under the caption “Equity Capital Issuances and Common Share Repurchases” on page 7 of Item 7 are disclosures relative to a $100 million common share repurchase authorization announced October 30, 2012, which are incorporated herein by reference.

 

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The high and low sales prices and dividends declared on the common shares were as follows:

 

     Year Ended December 31, 2012      Year Ended December 31, 2011  
     Sales Prices     

Dividends

Declared

     Sales Prices     

Dividends

Declared

 
      High      Low         High      Low     

First quarter

   $ 13.62       $ 12.29       $ 0.43       $ 13.48       $ 12.49       $ 0.41   

Second quarter

       14.29         12.84         0.40         13.95         12.65         0.48   

Third quarter

     14.59         13.49         0.36         13.69         11.24         0.44   

Fourth quarter

     13.60             10.81           0.30         13.11         10.00         0.43   

Set forth below is a graph comparing the yearly percentage change in the cumulative total return on Capstead common shares, with the cumulative total return of the Russell 2000 Index and the NAREIT Mortgage REIT Index for the five years ended December 31, 2012 assuming the investment of $100 on December 31, 2007 and the reinvestment of dividends. The stock price and dividend performance reflected in the graph is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

 

LOGO

 

     Period Ending  
      12/31/07      12/31/08      12/31/09      12/31/10      12/31/11      12/31/12  

Capstead Mortgage Corporation

   $ 100.00       $ 97.32       $ 146.21       $ 152.96       $ 173.47       $ 179.13   

Russell 2000 Index

     100.00         66.21         84.20         106.82         102.36         119.09   

NAREIT Mortgage REIT Index

     100.00         68.69         85.61         104.95         102.42         122.79   

See Item 11 of this report for information regarding equity compensation plans which is incorporated herein by reference. Capstead did not issue any unregistered securities during the past three fiscal years.

 

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ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

This table summarizes selected financial information (in thousands, except per share data). For additional information, refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included under Item 8 and “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” included under Item 7 of this report.

 

     As of or for the year ended December 31  

  

   2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Selected statement of income data:

          

Interest income:

          

Residential mortgage investments

   $ 255,931      $ 243,077      $ 198,488      $ 313,676      $ 394,729   

Other

     698        301        1,290        919        5,760   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     256,629        243,378        199,778        314,595        400,489   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense:

          

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

     (69,101     (57,328     (47,502     (120,083     (249,706

Unsecured and other borrowings

     (8,747     (8,752     (8,749     (8,747     (8,747
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (77,848     (66,080     (56,251     (128,830     (258,453
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     178,781        177,298        143,527        185,765        142,036   

Other revenue (expense) (a)

     (15,414     (17,353     (16,890     (56,761     (16,372

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     259        259        259        259        259   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 163,626      $ 160,204      $ 126,896      $ 129,263      $ 125,923   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders, after payment of preferred share dividends

   $ 142,605      $ 139,835      $ 106,663      $ 109,024      $ 105,672   

Diluted net income per common share

   $ 1.50      $ 1.75      $ 1.52      $ 1.66      $ 1.93   

Cash dividends per common share

     1.49        1.76        1.51        2.24        2.02   

Average diluted common shares outstanding

     95,012        79,696        69,901        65,449        54,468   

Selected balance sheet data:

          

Residential mortgage investments

   $ 13,860,158      $ 12,264,906      $ 8,515,691      $ 8,081,050      $ 7,456,086   

Total assets

     14,469,263        12,844,622        8,999,362        8,628,903        7,729,362   

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

     12,784,238        11,352,444        7,792,743        7,435,256        6,751,500   

Long-term investment capital:

          

Unsecured borrowings (net of related investments in statutory trusts)

     99,978        99,978        99,978        99,978        99,978   

Preferred stockholders’ equity

     188,992        184,514        179,323      $ 179,333        179,460   

Common stockholders’ equity

     1,308,133        1,108,193        848,102        834,608        580,990   

Book value per common share (unaudited)

     13.58        12.52        12.02        11.99        9.14   

Key operating data:

          

Portfolio acquisitions (principal amount)

   $ 4,206,459      $ 5,673,803      $ 3,299,600      $ 1,969,113      $ 2,800,579   

Portfolio runoff (principal amount)

     2,784,687        2,127,812        2,932,978        1,513,967        1,511,362   

Common equity capital raised

     142,036        231,673        10,423        81,441        280,716   

Common share repurchases

     35,062                               

Year-end portfolio leverage (b)

     8.00:1        8.15:1        6.91:1        6.67:1        7.85:1   

Average financing spreads on residential mortgage investments (c)

     1.38     1.68     1.93     2.42     1.67

Average total financing spreads (c)

     1.26        1.56        1.74        2.23        1.59   

Average mortgage prepayment rate, (expressed as a constant prepayment rate, or CPR)

     17.18        16.10        29.11        16.56        16.00   

Return on average long-term investment capital

     10.98        13.14        12.08        13.34        16.52   

Return on average common equity capital

     11.15        13.94        12.68        14.90        21.03   

 

(a)

In 2009 Capstead recorded impairment charges totaling $40 million substantially reducing its exposure to investments in commercial real estate loans.

(b)

Portfolio leverage is calculated by dividing repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings by average long-term investment capital.

(c)

Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments is a non-GAAP financial measure based solely on yields on Capstead’s residential mortgage investments, net of borrowing rates on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, adjusted for currently-paying interest rate swap agreements held for hedging purposes. This measure differs from total financing spreads, an all-inclusive GAAP measure that includes yields on all interest-earning assets, as well as rates paid on all interest-bearing liabilities, principally unsecured borrowings. See Item 7 pages 11and 12 for reconciliations of these measures.

 

 

 

 

 

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

Overview

Capstead operates as a self-managed REIT and earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of ARM Agency Securities, which are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk.

Capstead finances its investments with borrowings under repurchase arrangements with commercial banks and other financial institutions supported by its long-term investment capital, which as of December 31, 2012 totaled $1.60 billion and consisted of $1.31 billion of common and $189 million of perpetual preferred stockholders’ equity (recorded amounts) and $100 million of long-term unsecured borrowings (net of related investments in statutory trusts). Long-term investment capital increased by $204 million or 15% during 2012 primarily as a result of higher portfolio pricing levels and raising $142 million in new common equity capital, before the repurchase of $35 million in common shares late in the year. Holdings of ARM Agency Securities increased $1.60 billion or 13% during 2012, to $13.86 billion at December 31, 2012, while repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings increased $1.43 billion or 13% to $12.78 billion. Portfolio leverage (repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings divided by long-term investment capital) decreased to 8.00 to one by December 31, 2012 from 8.15 to one at December 31, 2011. Management believes borrowing at current levels represents an appropriate and prudent use of leverage for a portfolio of Agency Securities under current market conditions, particularly a portfolio consisting almost entirely of short-duration ARM Agency Securities (duration is a common measure of market price sensitivity to interest rate movements). Provided capital can continue to be deployed at attractive levels and financing conditions remain favorable, management currently anticipates maintaining portfolio leverage near December 31, 2012 levels.

Capstead reported net income of $164 million or $1.50 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2012, compared to $160 million or $1.75 per diluted common share in 2011. Net income per diluted common share declined 14% year over year, even as net income increased 2%, reflecting a 19% increase in average common shares outstanding resulting from raising $374 million in new common equity capital during the past two years. Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments averaged 138 basis points during 2012, an 18% decline from 168 basis points reported for 2011. Lower financing spreads during 2012 reflect (a) lower cash yields on the portfolio because of the effects of ARM loan coupon interest rates underlying the portfolio resetting lower to more current rates as well as lower coupon interest rates on acquisitions, and (b) higher investment premium amortization primarily because of higher levels of mortgage prepayments as well as higher prices paid for portfolio acquisitions in recent years. The effect on financing spreads of lower portfolio yields in 2012 was not offset by lower borrowing rates as the benefits of replacing expiring higher cost interest rate swap agreements with additional two-year term swap agreements at more favorable rates were offset by increases in unhedged borrowing rates. Operating costs as a percentage of average long-term investment capital declined 30 basis points to 0.97% during 2012 reflecting both increases in long-term investment capital and lower performance-based compensation costs.

The size and composition of Capstead’s investment portfolio depends on investment strategies being implemented by management, as well as overall market conditions, including the availability of attractively priced investments and suitable financing to leverage the Company’s investment capital. Market conditions are influenced by, among other things, current levels of, and expectations for future levels of, short-term interest rates, mortgage prepayments and market liquidity.

 

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Risk Factors and Critical Accounting Policies

Under the captions “Risk Factors” and “Critical Accounting Policies” are discussions of risk factors and critical accounting policies affecting Capstead’s financial condition and earnings that are an integral part of this discussion and analysis. Readers are strongly urged to consider the potential impact of these factors and accounting policies on the Company and its financial results.

Equity Capital Issuances and Common Share Repurchases

During the first three quarters of 2012 Capstead raised $142 million in new common equity capital by issuing 10.5 million common shares at an average price of $13.52 per share, after underwriting discounts and offering expenses, through the Company’s at-the-market continuous offering program. Additionally, through April 2012 the Company raised $4 million in new preferred equity capital under this program.

On October 30, 2012 the Company announced a $100 million common share repurchase program and suspended its continuous offering program until further notice. Purchases made pursuant to the common share repurchase program can be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions from time to time as permitted by securities laws and other legal requirements. The timing, manner, price and amount of any repurchases are determined by the Company in its discretion and are subject to economic and market conditions, share price, applicable legal requirements and other factors. Pursuant to this authorization, repurchases (nearly all of which were made in November) totaled 3.0 million common shares at an average cost of $11.80 per share for $35 million by year-end. An additional 638,000 shares were repurchased in early January 2013 at an average cost of $11.43 per share for $7 million. At February 25, 2013, $58 million of the repurchase authorization remains available. The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common shares and the program may be suspended or discontinued at the Company’s discretion without prior notice. Upon suspension of the repurchase program, issuances of common shares under the continuous offering program or by other means may resume subject to compliance with federal securities laws, market conditions and blackout periods associated with the dissemination of earnings and dividend announcements and other important Company-specific news.

Book Value per Common Share

The following table illustrates the progression of Capstead’s book value per common share for the three years ended December 31, 2012:

 

      2012     2011     2010  

Book value per common share, beginning of year

   $ 12.52      $ 12.02      $ 11.99   

Capital transactions:

      

Accretion from capital raises

     0.12        0.22        0.01   

Accretion from stock repurchases

     0.02                 

Dividend distributions (in excess of) less than earnings

     (0.01     (0.06     0.01   

Increase in fair value of mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale

     0.95        0.61        0.01   

(Decrease) increase in fair value of interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges of:

      

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

     (0.04     0.01        (0.13

Unsecured borrowings

     0.02        (0.28     0.13   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Book value per common share, end of year

   $ 13.58      $ 12.52      $ 12.02   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in book value per common share during the indicated year

   $ 1.06      $ 0.50      $ 0.03   

All but $14 million of Capstead’s $13.86 billion of residential mortgage investments and all of its interest rate swap agreements are reflected at fair value on the Company’s balance sheet and included in the calculation of book value per common share (total stockholders’ equity, less perpetual preferred share liquidation preferences, divided by common shares outstanding). The fair value of these investments is

 

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impacted by market conditions, including changes in interest rates, and the availability of financing at reasonable rates and leverage levels. The Company’s investment strategy attempts to mitigate these risks by focusing on investments in Agency Securities, which are considered to have little, if any, credit risk and are collateralized by ARM loans with interest rates that reset periodically to more current levels. Because of these characteristics, the fair value of Capstead’s portfolio is considerably less vulnerable to significant pricing declines caused by credit concerns or rising interest rates compared to portfolios containing a significant amount of non-agency and/or fixed-rate mortgage securities.

Residential Mortgage Investments

Capstead’s investment strategy focuses on managing a large portfolio of residential mortgage investments consisting almost exclusively of ARM Agency Securities. Agency Securities are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk because the timely payment of principal and interest is guaranteed by the GSEs, which are federally chartered corporations, or Ginnie Mae, which is an agency of the federal government. Federal government support for the GSEs has largely alleviated market concerns regarding the ability of the GSEs to fulfill their guarantee obligations. By focusing on investing in relatively short-duration ARM Agency Securities, declines in fair value caused by increases in interest rates are typically relatively modest compared to investments in longer-duration, fixed-rate assets. These declines can be recovered in a relatively short period of time as coupon interest rates on the underlying mortgage loans reset to rates more reflective of the then current interest rate environment allowing for the potential recovery of financing spreads diminished during periods of rising interest rates. The following table illustrates the progression of the Company’s portfolio of residential mortgage investments for the three years ended December 31, 2012 (in thousands):

 

      2012     2011     2010  

Residential mortgage investments, beginning of year

   $ 12,264,906      $ 8,515,691      $ 8,081,050   

Increase in unrealized gains on mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale

     91,750        54,325        1,057   

Portfolio acquisitions (principal amount) at average lifetime purchased yields of 2.17%, 2.75% and 2.42%, respectively

     4,206,459        5,673,803        3,299,600   

Securities effectively sold in connection with the bankruptcy of a lending counterparty

            (8,262       

Investment premiums on acquisitions

     178,407        225,238        114,543   

Portfolio runoff (principal amount)

     (2,784,687     (2,127,812     (2,922,978

Investment premium amortization

     (96,677     (68,077     (57,581
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Residential mortgage investments, end of year

   $ 13,860,158      $ 12,264,906      $ 8,515,691   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

ARM securities are backed by residential mortgage loans that have coupon interest rates that adjust at least annually to more current interest rates or begin doing so after an initial fixed-rate period. After the initial fixed-rate period, if applicable, mortgage loans underlying the Company’s ARM securities either (i) adjust annually based on specified margins over the one-year Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Rate (“CMT”) or the one-year London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”), (ii) adjust semiannually based on specified margins over six-month LIBOR, or (iii) adjust monthly based on specified margins over indices such as one-month LIBOR, the Eleventh District Federal Reserve Bank Cost of Funds Index, or over a rolling twelve month average of the one-year CMT index, usually subject to periodic and lifetime limits, or caps, on the amount of such adjustments during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the contractual term of the underlying loans.

Capstead classifies its ARM securities based on the average length of time until the loans underlying each security reset to more current rates (“months-to-roll”) (less than 18 months for “current-reset” ARM securities, and 18 months or greater for “longer-to-reset” ARM securities). After consideration of any applicable initial fixed-rate periods, at December 31, 2012 approximately 81%, 11% and 8% of the

 

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Company’s ARM securities were backed by mortgage loans that reset annually, semi-annually and monthly. Approximately 96% of the Company’s current-reset ARM securities have reached an initial coupon reset date, while none of its longer-to-reset ARM securities have reached an initial coupon reset date. Additionally, at December 31, 2012 approximately 18% of the Company’s ARM securities were backed by interest-only loans that have not reached an initial coupon reset date. All percentages are approximate and based on averages of the characteristics of mortgage loans underlying each security and calculated using unpaid principal balances as of the indicated date. The Company’s ARM holdings featured the following characteristics at December 31, 2012 (dollars in thousands):

 

ARM Type   

Amortized

Cost

Basis (a)

    

Net

WAC (b)

   

Fully

Indexed

WAC (b)

   

Average

Net

Margins (b)

   

Average
Periodic

Caps (b)

   

Average

Lifetime

Caps (b)

    Months
To Roll
 

Current-reset ARMs:

               

Fannie Mae Agency Securities

   $ 5,227,486         2.45     2.29     1.70     3.16     10.16     5.2   

Freddie Mac Agency Securities

     1,850,722         2.67        2.42        1.84        2.03        10.67        6.2   

Ginnie Mae Agency Securities

     739,485         2.48        1.70        1.51        1.02        9.31        6.2   

Residential mortgage loans

     5,051         3.51        2.38        2.04        1.49        10.97        4.5   
  

 

 

              
     7,822,744         2.51        2.27        1.71        2.70        10.20        5.5   
  

 

 

              

Longer-to-reset ARMs:

               

Fannie Mae Agency Securities

     2,953,509         2.97        2.61        1.76        4.91        7.99        43.7   

Freddie Mac Agency Securities

     1,872,883         2.97        2.67        1.84        4.92        7.99        47.4   

Ginnie Mae Agency Securities

     875,512         3.01        1.68        1.51        1.02        8.04        30.1   
  

 

 

              
     5,701,904         2.98        2.48        1.75        4.32        8.00        42.8   
  

 

 

              
   $ 13,524,648         2.70        2.36        1.73        3.38        9.27        21.1   
  

 

 

              

Gross WAC (rate paid by borrowers) (c)

        3.33             

 

(a)

Amortized cost basis represents Capstead’s investment (unpaid principal balance plus $405 million of unamortized investment premiums, and excluding $326 million of unrealized gains and losses). At December 31, 2012, the ratio of amortized cost basis to related unpaid principal balance for the Company’s ARM securities was 103.09. This table excludes $3 million in fixed-rate Agency Securities, $3 million in fixed-rate residential mortgage loans and $3 million in private residential mortgage pass-through securities held as collateral for structured financings.

(b)

Net WAC, or weighted average coupon, is the weighted average interest rate of the mortgage loans underlying the indicated investments, net of servicing and other fees as of the indicated date. Net WAC is expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on the unpaid principal balances of the underlying mortgage loans. Fully indexed WAC represents the weighted average coupon upon one or more resets using interest rate indexes and net margins as of the indicated date. Average net margins represent the weighted average levels over the underlying indexes that the portfolio can adjust to upon reset, usually subject to initial, periodic and/or lifetime limits, or caps, on the amount of such adjustments during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the contractual term of the underlying loans. ARM securities issued by the GSEs with initial fixed-rate periods of five years or longer typically have 500 basis point initial caps with 200 basis point periodic caps. Additionally, certain ARM securities are subject only to lifetime caps or are not subject to a cap. For presentation purposes, average periodic caps reflect initial caps until after an ARM security has reached its initial reset date and lifetime caps, less the current net WAC, for ARM securities subject only to lifetime caps. At year-end, 81% of current-reset ARMs were subject to periodic caps averaging 1.85%; 4% were subject to initial caps averaging 2.01%; 14% were subject to lifetime caps, less the current net WAC, averaging 7.58%; and 1% were not subject to a cap. All longer-to-reset ARM securities at December 31, 2012 were subject to initial caps.

(c)

Gross WAC is the weighted average interest rate of the mortgage loans underlying the Company’s ARM holdings, including servicing and other fees paid by borrowers, as of the indicated balance sheet date.

ARM Agency Securities typically are acquired at a premium to the securities’ unpaid principal balances and high levels of mortgage prepayments can put downward pressure on yields and financing spreads because the level of mortgage prepayments impacts how quickly investment premiums are written off against earnings as portfolio yield adjustments. During the year ended December 31, 2012 mortgage prepayments, expressed as a constant prepayment rate, or “CPR,” averaged 17.2% on an annualized basis compared to a CPR of 16.1% in 2011. Higher mortgage prepayment levels, particularly during the second half of 2012, primarily reflects lower prevailing mortgage interest rates available to consumers. While the current low interest rate environment can be expected to persist for some time, certain characteristics of the Company’s portfolio moderate the risk of experiencing prepayment levels sharply higher than the levels experienced the second half of 2012. A key differentiating factor of Capstead’s investment strategy relative to the strategies implemented by peers in the mortgage REIT sector is the Company’s focus on investing solely in short-duration ARM securities. Approximately 93% of the mortgages underlying the Company’s current-reset ARM securities were originated prior to 2008 and

 

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carry coupon interest rates at or below prevailing fixed mortgage rates diminishing the economic advantage, if any, of refinancing. Additionally, refinancing for many of these homeowners continues to be hampered by low housing prices and credit problems. Newer originations, primarily held in the Company’s longer-to-reset portfolio, remain more susceptible to refinancing because it is easier for many of these borrowers to qualify for new mortgages and it may be more attractive to do so from a rate perspective in the current low mortgage interest rate environment. On an overall basis, management expects mortgage prepayment levels to remain manageable in 2013 absent additional government intervention to lower mortgage interest rates beyond the Federal Reserve’s current bond buying program. This should help contain investment premium amortization costs, which increased by $29 million in 2012 to $97 million.

Capstead generally pledges its residential mortgage investments as collateral under repurchase arrangements with commercial banks and other financial institutions, referred to as counterparties, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis when each borrowing is initiated or renewed. None of the Company’s counterparties are obligated to renew or otherwise enter into new repurchase transactions at the conclusion of existing repurchase transactions. Repurchase arrangements entered into by the Company involve the sale and a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the transferred assets at a future date, typically with terms of 30 to 90 days, and are accounted for as financings by the Company. The Company maintains the beneficial interest in the specific securities pledged during the term of the repurchase arrangement and receives the related principal and interest payments. The amount borrowed is generally equal to the fair value of the assets pledged, as determined by the lending counterparty, less an agreed-upon discount, referred to as a “haircut.” Haircut requirements for pledged Agency Securities have remained relatively stable since early in 2009 and as of December 31, 2012, haircuts on outstanding borrowings averaged 4.5 percent and ranged from 3.0 to 5.0 percent of the fair value of the pledged securities. After considering haircuts and related interest receivable on the collateral, as well as interest payable on these borrowings, the Company had $695 million of capital at risk with its lending counterparties as of December 31, 2012.

Interest rates charged on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings are fixed based on prevailing rates corresponding to the terms of the borrowings, and interest is paid at the termination of the repurchase arrangement at which time the Company may enter into a new repurchase arrangement at prevailing market rates with the same counterparty or repay that counterparty and negotiate financing with a different counterparty. When the fair value of pledged securities declines due to changes in market conditions or the publishing of monthly security pay down factors, lenders typically require the Company to post additional securities as collateral, pay down borrowings or establish cash margin accounts with the counterparties in order to re-establish the agreed-upon collateral requirements, referred to as margin calls. Conversely, if collateral fair values increase, lenders are required to release collateral back to the Company pursuant to Company-issued margin calls. The Company’s borrowings under repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings at December 31, 2012 consisted of $12.78 billion of primarily 30-day borrowings with 23 counterparties at average rates of 0.47%, before the effects of interest rate swap agreements held as cash flow hedges (see below) and 0.65% including the effects of these derivative financial instruments.

To help mitigate exposure to higher short-term interest rates, Capstead typically uses currently-paying and forward-starting, one-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements that require interest payments for two-year terms. Variable payments received by the Company under these swap agreements largely offset interest accruing on a like amount of the Company’s 30- to 90-day borrowings, leaving the fixed-rate payments to be paid on the swap agreements as the Company’s effective borrowing rate, subject to certain adjustments. These adjustments include the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness and changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and related actual borrowing rates. Under the terms of currently-paying interest rate swap agreements held at December 31, 2012, the Company is required to pay fixed rates of interest averaging 0.75% on notional amounts totaling $4.20 billion with average remaining interest payment terms of nine months.

 

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Additionally, as of year-end the Company had entered into forward-starting swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $2.40 billion that will begin requiring interest payments at fixed rates averaging 0.47% for two-year periods that commence on various dates between January 2013 and December 2013, with an average expiration of 29 months. After consideration of all swap positions entered into as of year-end to hedge short-term borrowing rates, the Company’s residential mortgage investments and related borrowings under repurchase arrangements had estimated durations at December 31, 2012 of 10 months and 8 1/4 months, respectively, for a net duration gap of approximately 1 3/4 months – see pages 19 and 20 under the caption “Interest Rate Risk” for further information. The Company intends to continue to manage interest rate risk associated with holding and financing its residential mortgage investments by utilizing suitable derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements as well as longer-dated repurchase arrangements if available at attractive terms.

The following table illustrates the components of quarterly financing spreads on residential mortgage investments over the past two years:

 

     2012     2011  
      Q4     Q3     Q2     Q1     Q4     Q3     Q2     Q1  

Yields on residential mortgage

                

Investments: (a)

                

Cash yields

     2.60     2.65     2.71     2.74     2.77     2.84     2.97     2.94

Investment premium amortization

     (0.84     (0.79     (0.67     (0.60     (0.66     (0.67     (0.59     (0.58

Adjusted yields

     1.76        1.86        2.04        2.14        2.11        2.17        2.38        2.36   

Related borrowing rates: (b)

                

Unhedged borrowing rates

     0.45        0.41        0.37        0.32        0.32        0.25        0.25        0.29   

Fixed swap rates

     0.75        0.78        0.80        0.85        0.90        0.98        1.02        1.07   

Adjusted borrowing rates

     0.63        0.56        0.54        0.49        0.54        0.57        0.55        0.59   

Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments

     1.13        1.30        1.50        1.65        1.57        1.60        1.83        1.77   

Annualized CPR

     19.60        18.74        15.86        14.50        15.57        16.86        14.56        17.41   

 

(a)

Cash yields are based on the cash component of interest income. Investment premium amortization is determined using the interest method and incorporates actual and anticipated future mortgage prepayments. Both are expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on average amortized cost basis for the indicated periods.

(b)

Unhedged borrowing rates represent average rates on repurchase agreements and similar borrowings. Fixed swap rates represent the average fixed rates on currently-paying interest rate swap agreements used to hedge short-term borrowing rates. Adjusted borrowing rates reflect unhedged borrowing rates and fixed swap rates after adjustments for differences between variable rate payments received on currently-paying swap agreements, which typically are based on one-month LIBOR, as well as any measured hedge ineffectiveness, calculated on an annualized basis on average outstanding balances for the indicated periods.

Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments, a non-GAAP financial measure, differs from total financing spreads, an all-inclusive GAAP measure, that is based on all interest-earning assets and all interest-paying liabilities. The Company believes that presenting financing spreads on residential mortgage investments provides useful information for evaluating the performance of the Company’s portfolio. The following tables reconcile these two measures:

 

     2012     2011  
      Q4     Q3     Q2     Q1     Q4     Q3     Q2     Q1  

Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments

     1.13     1.30     1.50     1.65     1.57     1.60     1.83     1.77

Impact of yields on other interest-earning assets*

     (0.07     (0.05     (0.06     (0.06     (0.04     (0.05     (0.04     (0.05

Impact of borrowing rates on unsecured borrowings and other interest-paying liabilities*

     (0.06     (0.06     (0.07     (0.07     (0.07     (0.08     (0.09     (0.10

Total financing spreads

     1.00        1.19        1.37        1.52        1.46        1.47        1.70        1.62   

 

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      2012     2011     2010     2009     2008  

Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments

     1.38     1.68     1.93     2.42     1.67

Impact of yields on other interest-earning assets*

     (0.06     (0.04     (0.07     (0.09       

Impact of borrowing rates on unsecured borrowings and other interest-paying liabilities*

     (0.06     (0.08     (0.12     (0.10     (0.08

Total financing spreads

     1.26        1.56        1.74        2.23        1.59   

 

*

Other interest-earning assets consist of overnight investments, cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties and commercial loan investments held prior to 2011. Other interest-paying liabilities consist of long-term unsecured borrowings (at an average borrowing rate of 8.49%) that the Company considers a component of its long-term investment capital and cash collateral payable to interest rate swap counterparties.

Quarter over quarter declines in cash yields moderated to only three basis points during the first and second quarters of 2012 as the coupon interest rates on an increasing number of mortgage loans underlying the Company’s holdings of current-reset ARM securities approached fully-indexed levels. However, during the third and fourth quarters of 2012 cash yields declined six and five basis points, respectively, in part due to recent declines in underlying indices, principally six- and twelve-month LIBOR. Further declines in weighted average coupons should be muted given that these indices have largely returned to the lower levels prevailing in late 2010.

Investment premium amortization is influenced by mortgage prepayment and investment premium levels. Because of higher prices paid in recent years for acquisitions as well as runoff of older, lower-basis securities, the Company’s cost basis in its portfolio (expressed as a ratio of amortized cost basis to unpaid principal balance) increased 33 and 72 basis points during 2012 and 2011, respectively, to 103.09 at December 31, 2012 from 102.04 at the beginning of 2011. A higher cost basis in the portfolio has contributed to larger yield adjustments for investment premium amortization over time. However, the primary reason for increasing yield adjustments for investment premium amortization during 2012 was higher mortgage prepayment levels, particularly in the second half of the year, primarily due to lower prevailing mortgage interest rates.

Unhedged borrowing rates increased during 2012 from the lower levels experienced during 2011 due to a variety of market factors and were at the highest levels of the year for repurchase arrangements extending past December 31, 2012. By February 2013, rates had largely receded to third quarter 2012 levels. Fixed swap rates trended lower the last several years with the expiration of higher-rate interest rate swap agreements. This trend is expected to continue in 2013 with $2.90 billion of the Company’s currently-paying interest rate swaps with average fixed rates of 0.85% terminating by early December 2013. These swaps have already largely been replaced at significantly lower rates. For instance, during the first quarter of 2013, $1.1 billion of currently-paying swaps with average fixed rates of 0.81% will terminate and $1.1 billion of forward-starting swaps with fixed rates of 0.50% will begin their two-year payment periods. See “NOTE 6” to the consolidated financial statements (included under Item 8 of this report) for further information regarding the Company’s currently-paying and forward-starting swap agreements.

Commercial Investments

In 2008 management curtailed its previous practice of periodically augmenting Capstead’s residential mortgage investments with investments in credit-sensitive commercial real estate-related assets. The Company’s remaining exposure to these non-core investments was eliminated by July 2012 through sales of the underlying collateral. The Company remains a subordinated participant in the lending group for the Four Seasons resort in Nevis, West Indies, which was foreclosed on in May 2010. The Company wrote off its related $39 million investment in 2009. A recovery on this investment, if any, would come from the eventual disposition of the resort by the lending group.

 

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Utilization of Long-term Investment Capital and Potential Liquidity

Capstead’s investment strategy is to manage a conservatively leveraged portfolio of ARM Agency Securities that can produce attractive risk-adjusted returns over the long term, while reducing, but not eliminating, sensitivity to changes in interest rates. Borrowings under repurchase arrangements generally can be increased or decreased on a daily basis to meet cash flow requirements and otherwise manage capital resources efficiently. Consequently, potential liquidity inherent in the Company’s unencumbered residential mortgage investments is as important as the actual level of cash and cash equivalents carried on the balance sheet. Potential liquidity is affected by, among other things, current portfolio leverage levels; changes in market value of assets pledged and interest rate swap agreements held for hedging purposes as determined by lending and swap counterparties; principal prepayments; collateral requirements of lenders and swap counterparties; and general conditions in the commercial banking and mortgage finance industries. Future levels of portfolio leverage will be dependent upon many factors, including the size and composition of the Company’s investment portfolio (see “Liquidity and Capital Resources”). The Company’s utilization of its long-term investment capital and its estimated potential liquidity were as follows as of December 31, 2012 in comparison with December 31, 2011 (in thousands):

 

      Investments (a)      Related
Borrowings
     Capital
Employed
     Potential
Liquidity (b)
     Portfolio
Leverage (c)
 

Balances as of December 31, 2012:

              

Residential mortgage investment portfolio

   $ 13,860,158       $ 12,784,238       $ 1,075,920       $ 465,180      

Cash collateral receivable from swap counterparties, net (d)

           17,273              

Other assets, net of other liabilities

           503,910         425,445      
        

 

 

    

 

 

    
         $ 1,597,103       $ 890,625         8.00:1   
        

 

 

    

 

 

    

Balances as of December 31, 2011

   $ 12,264,906       $ 11,352,444       $ 1,392,685       $ 757,762         8.15:1   

 

(a)

Investments are stated at balance sheet carrying amounts, which generally reflect estimated fair value as of the indicated date.

(b)

Potential liquidity is based on maximum amounts of borrowings available under existing uncommitted repurchase arrangements considering management’s estimate of the fair value of related collateral as of the indicated dates adjusted for other sources of liquidity such as cash and cash equivalents.

(c)

Portfolio leverage is expressed as the ratio of repurchase agreements and similar borrowings (Related Borrowings in the table above) to long-term investment capital (total Capital Employed in the table above).

(d)

Cash collateral receivable from swap counterparties is presented net of cash collateral payable to swap counterparties, if applicable, and the fair value of interest rate swap positions as of the indicated date.

In order to prudently and efficiently manage its liquidity and capital resources, Capstead attempts to maintain sufficient liquidity reserves to fund borrowing and interest rate swap program-related margin calls under stressed market conditions, including margin calls resulting from monthly principal payments (remitted to the Company 20 to 45 days after any given month-end), as well as reasonably possible declines in the market value of pledged assets and swap positions. Should market conditions deteriorate, management may reduce portfolio leverage and therefore increase liquidity by raising new equity capital, selling mortgage securities and/or curtailing the replacement of portfolio runoff. Additionally, the Company routinely does business with a large number of lending counterparties, which bolsters financial flexibility to address challenging market conditions and limits exposure to any individual counterparty. The Company has maintained portfolio leverage at approximately eight to one since early 2011 which management believes represents an appropriate and prudent use of leverage for a portfolio of Agency Securities under current market conditions, particularly a portfolio consisting almost entirely of short-duration ARM Agency Securities.

Tax Considerations of Dividends Paid on Capstead Common and Preferred Shares

Capstead’s common and preferred dividend distributions are characterized as ordinary income or non-taxable return of capital based on the relative amounts of the Company’s earnings and profits (taxable income, with certain prescribed adjustments) compared to total distributions applicable to a given tax year. Distributions in excess of earnings and profits, if any, are characterized as non-taxable return of

 

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capital, reducing the tax basis of the related shares. If the Company were to realize gains on sale of assets, a portion of its dividends may be characterized as long term capital gains. Except in limited circumstances, none of the Company’s dividends will be considered qualifying dividends eligible to be taxed at a reduced dividend tax rate. All dividends taxable in 2012 and 2011 are characterized as ordinary income. All preferred dividends and 94.70% of common dividend distributions taxable in 2010 are characterized as ordinary income, with the remaining 5.30% characterized as return of capital. In accordance with the spillover distribution provisions of IRC 857(b)(9), approximately $0.2863 of the fourth quarter 2012 common dividend of $0.30 paid in January 2013 was taxable in 2012 with the remaining $0.01373 expected to be taxable in 2013. Similarly, approximately $0.3905 of the fourth quarter 2011 dividend of $0.43 paid in January 2012 was taxable in 2011 and $0.0395 was taxable in 2012. Dividend characterization for all tax years is available in the investor relations section of the Company’s website at www.capstead.com. Due to the complex nature of applicable tax rules, it is recommended that stockholders consult their tax advisors to ensure proper tax treatment of dividends received.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

At December 31, 2012, Capstead did not have any off-balance sheet arrangements. The Company’s contractual obligations at December 31, 2012 were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Payments Due by Period*  
      Total      12 Months
or Less
     13 – 36
Months
     37 – 60
Months
     >Than
60 Months
 

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

   $ 12,793,285       $ 12,791,423       $ 1,249       $ 417       $ 196   

Unsecured borrowings

     257,012         8,382         16,537         10,388         221,705   

Common share repurchases

     7,292         7,292                           

Interest rate swap agreements designated as cash flow hedges of:

              

Repurchase arrangements

     26,356         18,231         8,125                   

Unsecured borrowings

     17,506                         4,531         12,975   

Corporate office lease

     2,128         256         550         574         748   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 13,103,579       $ 12,825,584       $ 26,461       $ 15,910       $ 235,624   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

*

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings include an interest component based on contractual rates in effect at year-end. Obligations related to unsecured borrowings are presented net of amounts to be returned to Capstead through its ownership of the related trusts’ common securities. Related variable-rate interest payments are based on market interest rate expectations as of year-end. Obligations under interest rate swap agreements are net of variable-rate payments owed to the Company under the agreements’ terms that are based on market interest rate expectations as of year-end. This presentation excludes acquisitions of investments and any other contractual obligations committed to subsequent to year-end.

 

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

 

     Year Ended December 31  
      2012     2011     2010  

Income statement data: (in thousands, except per share data)

      

Interest income:

      

Residential mortgage investments

   $ 255,931      $ 243,077      $ 198,488   

Other

     698        301        1,290   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     256,629        243,378        199,778   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense:

      

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

     (69,101     (57,328     (47,502

Unsecured borrowings

     (8,747     (8,747     (8,747

Other

            (5     (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (77,848     (66,080     (56,251
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     178,781        177,298        143,527   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other revenue (expense):

      

Miscellaneous other revenue (expense)

     (171     (1,023     (904

Incentive compensation

     (4,129     (5,697     (5,055

Salaries and benefits

     (6,843     (6,701     (6,097

Other general and administrative expense

     (4,271     (3,932     (4,834
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (15,414     (17,353     (16,890

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     259        259        259   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 163,626      $ 160,204      $ 126,896   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Diluted earnings per diluted common share

   $ 1.50      $ 1.75      $ 1.52   

Average diluted shares outstanding

     95,012        79,696        69,901   

Key operating statistics: (dollars in millions)

      

Average yields:

      

Residential mortgage investments

     1.94     2.24     2.59

Other interest-earning assets

     0.16        0.12        0.49   

Total average yields

     1.88        2.20        2.52   

Average borrowing rates:

      

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings:

      

Unhedged borrowing rates

     0.39        0.28        0.27   

As adjusted for interest rate hedging transactions

     0.56        0.56        0.66   

Unsecured borrowings

     8.49        8.49        8.49   

Other

     0.07        0.14        0.19   

Total average borrowing rates

     0.62        0.64        0.78   

Total average financing spreads

     1.26        1.56        1.74   

Average financing spreads on residential mortgage investments

     1.38        1.68        1.93   

Average net yield on total interest-earning assets

     1.31        1.60        1.81   

Average CPR

     17.18        16.10        29.11   

Average balance information:

      

Residential mortgage investments (cost basis)

   $ 13,190      $ 10,840      $ 7,657   

Other interest-earning assets

     446        241        264   

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

     12,443        10,060        7,050   

Currently-paying swap agreements (notional amounts)

     3,794        3,728        2,818   

Unsecured borrowings (included in long-term investment capital)

     103        103        103   

Other interest-bearing liabilities

            3        1   

Long-term investment capital

     1,567        1,284        1,121   

Portfolio leverage

     7.94:1        7.83:1        6.29:1   

Incentive compensation, salaries and benefits and other general and administrative expense as a percentage of average long-term investment capital

     0.97     1.27     1.43

Return on average long-term investment capital

     10.98        13.14        12.08   

Return on average common equity capital

     11.15        13.94        12.68   

 

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2012 Compared to 2011

Capstead’s net income totaled $164 million or $1.50 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2012, compared to $160 million or $1.75 per diluted common share for 2011. Net income per diluted common share declined 14% year over year, even as net income increased 2%, primarily reflecting a 19% increase in average common shares outstanding resulting from raising $374 million in new common equity capital during the past two years. Financing spreads on residential mortgage investments averaged 138 basis points during 2012, an 18% decline from 168 basis points reported for 2011. Lower financing spreads during 2012 reflect (a) lower cash yields on the portfolio because of the effects of ARM loan coupon interest rates underlying the portfolio resetting lower to more current rates as well as lower coupon interest rates on acquisitions, and (b) higher investment premium amortization primarily because of higher levels of mortgage prepayments as well as higher prices paid for portfolio acquisitions in recent years. The effect on financing spreads of lower portfolio yields in 2012 was not offset by lower borrowing rates as the benefits of replacing expiring higher cost interest rate swap agreements with additional two-year term swap agreements at more favorable rates were offset by increases in unhedged borrowing rates.

Yields on residential mortgage securities averaged 1.94% during 2012, which were 30 basis points lower than yields reported for 2011. Cash yields averaged 2.67% during 2012, which were 20 basis points lower than cash yields reported for the same period in 2011. Investment premium amortization totaled $97 million in 2012, representing a yield adjustment of 73 basis points, compared to amortization of $68 million or 63 basis points for 2011. Approximately 75% of the increase in investment premium amortization is attributable to higher levels of mortgage prepayments due largely to lower prevailing mortgage interest rates with the remaining increase attributable to increases in the cost basis of the portfolio.

Borrowing rates on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, adjusted for interest rate hedging transactions, averaged 0.56% during 2012, unchanged from rates reported for 2011. Before adjustment for the effects of interest rate swap agreements held as cash flow hedges, rates on these borrowings averaged 0.39% during 2012, which was 11 basis points higher than rates reported for 2011 due to a variety of market factors, including competition for borrowings with the recent growth of the mortgage REIT industry. Rates on approximately $3.79 billion of the Company’s average borrowings during 2012 were hedged through the use of interest rate swap agreements. The corresponding amount was $3.73 billion for 2011. Fixed-rate payment requirements on the Company’s currently-paying swap positions, before certain adjustments including the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness and changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and related actual borrowings, averaged 0.79% for 2012, which was 21 basis points lower than rates reported for 2011.

Miscellaneous other revenue (expense) for 2012 includes $44,000 of gains on sales, net of operating costs, related to the disposition of the last of the Company’s commercial real estate investments. This activity lost $747,000 in 2011, which included a $470,000 impairment charge. Incentive compensation, salaries and benefits and other general and administrative expense (referred to as “operating costs”), as a percentage of long-term investment capital averaged 0.97% during 2012, which was 30 basis points lower than reported for 2011. This decline is attributable to a 22% increase in average long-term investment capital and a 28% decrease in incentive compensation, reflecting lower accruals under a performance-based employee incentive compensation program that provides for a participation in annual earnings in excess of a benchmark amount. See “NOTE 11” to the accompanying consolidated financial statements for additional information regarding the Company’s compensation programs.

2011 Compared to 2010

Capstead’s net income totaled $160 million or $1.75 per diluted common share for the year ended December 31, 2011, compared to $127 million or $1.52 per diluted common share for 2010. Net income increased 26% year over year while net income per diluted common share and average common shares outstanding increased 15% and 14%, respectively. Financing spreads on residential mortgage

 

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investments averaged 1.68% during 2011, a 13% decline from spreads of 1.93% reported for 2010. Lower financing spreads in 2011 reflect lower cash yields on the portfolio because of the effects of ARM loan coupon interest rates underlying the portfolio resetting lower to more current rates as well as lower coupon interest rates on acquisitions. Amortization of investment premiums had less of an impact on yields in 2011 because mortgage prepayment rates were lower in 2011 compared to relatively high levels experienced as a consequence of GSE programs to buy out backlogs of seriously delinquent loans from their guarantee portfolios during 2010. The effect on financing spreads of lower portfolio yields was partially offset by lower borrowing rates resulting from replacing expiring higher cost interest rate swap agreements with additional two-year term swap agreements at more favorable rates.

Yields on residential mortgage securities averaged 2.24% during 2011, which were 35 basis points lower than yields reported for 2010. Cash yields averaged 2.87% during 2011, which were 47 basis points lower than cash yields earned in 2010. Investment premium amortization totaled $68 million for 2011 representing a yield adjustment of 63 basis points, compared to amortization of $58 million or 75 basis points for 2010. In addition to the completion of the GSE buyout programs, the lower levels of mortgage prepayments in 2011 reflect difficulties in refinancing encountered by homeowners with loans underlying the Company’s portfolio of seasoned current-reset ARM securities because of low housing prices and credit problems being experienced by many of these borrowers.

Borrowing rates on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, adjusted for interest rate hedging transactions, averaged 0.56% during 2011, a decrease of 10 basis points from rates reported for 2010. Before adjustment for the effects of interest rate swap agreements held as cash flow hedges, rates on these borrowings averaged 0.28% during 2011, which was one basis point higher than rates reported for 2010. Rates on approximately $3.73 billion of the Company’s average borrowings during 2011 were hedged through the use of interest rate swap agreements. The corresponding amount was $2.82 billion for 2010. Fixed-rate payment requirements on the Company’s currently-paying swap positions, before certain adjustments including the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness and changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and related actual borrowings, averaged 1.00% for 2011, which was 30 basis points lower than rates reported for 2010.

Miscellaneous other revenue (expense) for 2011 includes a $470,000 impairment charge and $277,000 in operating costs, net of gains on unit sales, related to Capstead’s remaining commercial real estate investments. This activity lost $543,000 in 2010. Incentive compensation as well as salaries and benefits increased in 2011 reflecting improved earnings while other general and administrative expense was lower primarily due to lower legal costs associated with curtailed commercial lending activities. Together, these operating costs as a percentage of average long-term investment capital declined 16 basis points to 1.27% for 2011 compared to 2010, primarily because of a 15% increase in average long-term investment capital.

 

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LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Capstead’s primary sources of funds are borrowings under repurchase arrangements and monthly principal and interest payments on its investments. Other sources of funds may include proceeds from debt and equity offerings and asset sales. The Company generally uses its liquidity to pay down borrowings under repurchase arrangements to reduce borrowing costs and otherwise efficiently manage its long-term investment capital. Because the level of these borrowings can generally be adjusted on a daily basis, the Company’s potential liquidity inherent in its unencumbered residential mortgage investments is as important as the level of cash and cash equivalents carried on the balance sheet. The table included under “Financial Condition – Utilization of Long-term Investment Capital and Potential Liquidity” and accompanying discussion illustrates management’s estimate of additional funds potentially available to the Company as of December 31, 2012 and the Company’s perspective on the appropriate level of portfolio leverage to employ under current market conditions. The Company currently believes that it has sufficient liquidity and capital resources available for the acquisition of additional investments when considered appropriate, any additional common share repurchases, repayments on borrowings and the payment of cash dividends as required for the Company’s continued qualification as a REIT. It is the Company’s policy to remain strongly capitalized and conservatively leveraged.

Capstead generally pledges its residential mortgage investments as collateral under repurchase arrangements, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis with commercial banks and other financial institutions, referred to as counterparties, when each borrowing is initiated or renewed. None of the Company’s counterparties are obligated to renew or otherwise enter into new repurchase transactions at the conclusion of existing repurchase transactions. As of December 31, 2012, the Company had uncommitted repurchase facilities with a variety of lending counterparties to finance its portfolio, subject to certain conditions, and had borrowings outstanding with 23 of these counterparties. Amounts available to be borrowed under these arrangements are dependent upon the willingness of lenders to participate in the financing of Agency Securities, lender collateral requirements and the lenders’ determination of the fair value of the securities pledged as collateral, which fluctuates with changes in interest rates and liquidity conditions within the commercial banking and mortgage finance industries. Borrowings under repurchase arrangements increased to $12.78 billion at December 31, 2012, primarily with original maturities of 30 days. Total borrowings under repurchase arrangements began the year at $11.35 billion and averaged $12.44 billion during 2012. Average borrowings during the year were lower than at year-end primarily due to portfolio growth and differences in the timing of portfolio acquisitions relative to portfolio runoff.

To help mitigate exposure to higher short-term interest rates, Capstead typically uses currently-paying and forward-starting, one-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements that require interest payments for two-year terms. At December 31, 2012 currently-paying swap agreements entered into by the Company had notional amounts totaling $4.20 billion with average remaining interest payment terms of nine months and were designated as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes of a like amount of the Company’s 30- to 90-day borrowings under repurchase arrangements. Additionally, at December 31, 2012 the Company held forward-starting swap agreements for this purpose with notional amounts totaling $2.40 billion that begin two-year interest payment terms on various dates between January 2013 and December 2013 with an average expiration of 29 months. Relative to the floating rate terms of the Company’s $100 million in unsecured borrowings that begin at various dates between October 2015 and September 2016, the Company entered into forward-starting swap agreements to effectively lock in fixed rates of interest averaging 7.56% for the final 20 years of these borrowings that mature in 2035 and 2036. The Company intends to continue to utilize suitable derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements to manage interest rate risk.

 

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During the first three quarters of 2012 Capstead raised $142 million in new common equity capital after expenses through its at-the-market, continuous offering program that as of year-end had 6.4 million common shares available for issuance pursuant to a prospectus supplement filed with the applicable registration statement on file with the SEC. This program was suspended in October 2012 with the announcement of a $100 million common share repurchase program. Pursuant to this authorization, the Company repurchased 3.0 million common shares at an average cost of $11.80 per share for a total cost of $35 million by year-end. An additional 638,000 shares were repurchased in early January 2013 at an average cost of $11.43 per share for a total cost of over $7 million. As of February 25, 2013, $58 million of the repurchase authorization remains. The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common shares and the program may be suspended or discontinued at the Company’s discretion without prior notice. Upon suspension of the repurchase program, issuances of common shares under the continuous offering program or by other means may resume if conditions warrant, subject to compliance with federal securities laws, market conditions and blackout periods associated with the dissemination of earnings and dividend announcements and other important Company-specific news.

Interest Rate Risk

Because Capstead’s residential mortgage investments consist almost entirely of Agency Securities, which are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk, interest rate risk is the primary market risk faced by the Company. Interest rate risk is highly sensitive to a number of factors, including economic conditions, government fiscal policy, central bank monetary policy and banking regulation. By focusing on investing in relatively short-duration ARM Agency Securities, declines in fair value caused by increases in interest rates are typically relatively modest compared to investments in longer-duration, fixed-rate assets. These declines can be recovered in a relatively short period of time as coupon interest rates on the underlying mortgage loans reset to rates more reflective of the then current interest rate environment allowing for the potential recovery of financing spreads diminished during periods of rising interest rates.

To further mitigate Capstead’s exposure to higher short-term interest rates, the Company currently uses interest rate swap agreements that typically require interest payments for two-year terms in order to lengthen the effective duration of its borrowings to more closely match the duration of its investments. Duration is a measure of market price sensitivity to interest rate movements. After consideration of all swap positions entered into as of quarter-end to hedge short-term borrowing rates, the Company’s residential mortgage investments and related borrowings under repurchase arrangements had estimated durations at December 31, 2012 of 10 months and 8 1/4 months, respectively, for a net duration gap of approximately 1 3/4 months. The Company intends to continue to manage interest rate risk associated with holding and financing its residential mortgage investments by utilizing suitable derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements as well as longer-dated repurchase arrangements if available at attractive terms.

Capstead performs sensitivity analyses using a model to estimate the effects that specific interest rate changes can reasonably be expected to have on net interest margins and portfolio values. All investments, related borrowings and derivative financial instruments held are included in these analyses. For net interest margin modeling purposes, the model incorporates management’s assumptions regarding the level of mortgage prepayments for a given interest rate change using market-based estimates of prepayment speeds for the purpose of amortizing investment premiums and reinvesting portfolio runoff. These assumptions are developed through a combination of historical analysis and expectations for future pricing behavior under normal market conditions unaffected by changes in market liquidity. For portfolio valuation modeling purposes, a static portfolio is assumed. This modeling is the primary tool used by management to assess the direction and magnitude of changes in net interest margins and portfolio values resulting solely from changes in interest rates. Key modeling assumptions include mortgage prepayment rates, adequate levels of market liquidity, current market conditions, and portfolio leverage levels. Given the present low level of interest rates, a floor of 0.00% is assumed. However, it is assumed that borrowing rates cannot decline beyond a certain level. These assumptions are inherently uncertain and, as

 

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a result, modeling cannot precisely estimate the impact of higher or lower interest rates. Actual results will differ from simulated results due to timing, the magnitude and frequency of interest rate changes, other changes in market conditions, changes in management strategies and other factors.

The table below reflects the estimated impact of instantaneous parallel shifts in the yield curve on net interest margins and the fair value of Capstead’s portfolio of residential mortgage investments and related derivatives at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, subject to the modeling parameters described above.

 

     

Federal

Funds

Rate

   

10-year U.S.

Treasury

Rate

   

Down

0.50%

   

Up

0.50%

   

Up

1.00%

 

Projected 12-month percentage change in net interest margins: *

          

December 31, 2012 **

     <0.25     1.76     (1.7 )%      (6.2 )%      (13.7 )% 

December 31, 2011

     <0.25        1.88        (8.8     (7.0     (14.2

Projected percentage change in portfolio and related derivative values: *

          

December 31, 2012 **

     <0.25     1.76         (0.2 )%      (0.3 )% 

December 31, 2011

     <0.25        1.88        0.2        (0.2     (0.4

 

*

Sensitivity of net interest margins as well as portfolio and related derivative values to changes in interest rates is determined relative to the actual rates at the applicable date. Note that the projected 12-month net interest margin change is predicated on acquisitions of similar assets sufficient to replace runoff. There can be no assurance that suitable investments will be available for purchase at attractive prices, if investments made will behave in the same fashion as assets currently held or if management will choose to replace runoff with such assets.

**

The lower sensitivity of net interest margins in the rates down 0.50% scenario at December 31, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011 reflects a greater benefit from an expected decline in borrowing costs because of higher prevailing unhedged borrowing rates at December 31, 2012.

 

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RISK FACTORS

An investment in securities issued by Capstead involves various risks. An investor should carefully consider the following risk factors in conjunction with the other information contained in this document before purchasing the Company’s securities. The risks discussed herein can adversely affect the Company’s business, liquidity, operating results, financial condition and future prospects, causing the market price of the Company’s securities to decline, which could cause an investor to lose all or part of his/her investment. The risk factors described below are not the only risks that may affect the Company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to the Company also may adversely affect its business, liquidity, operating results, prospects and financial condition.

Risks Related to Capstead’s Business

Monetary policy actions by the Federal Reserve could adversely affect Capstead’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings. In order to help support the GSEs and the housing markets, by early 2010 the Federal Reserve had acquired $1.25 trillion in Agency Securities. In September 2011, in order to promote a stronger economic recovery the Federal Reserve began extending the average maturity of its holdings of securities by selling Treasury securities with maturities of less than three years and purchasing longer-dated Treasuries. This program was referred to as “Operation Twist.” Also in September 2011, the Federal Reserve began reinvesting principal payments from existing holdings of Agency Securities into additional Agency Securities. In September 2012, the Federal Reserve began purchasing additional Agency Securities at a pace of $40 billion per month and announced it would maintain its existing policy of reinvesting principal payments from its existing holdings of Agency Securities. The Federal Reserve articulated that these additional purchases of Agency Securities, referred to as QE3, will continue until the labor market improves substantially.

These policy initiatives have put upward pressure on pricing for Agency Securities resulting in downward pressure on yields on new purchases of Agency Securities and downward pressure on mortgage interest rates, which generally results in higher mortgage prepayment rates. The Company’s net interest margins, and therefore earnings, are being adversely affected over time as the Company’s existing portfolio runs off and is replaced with higher cost, lower yielding securities. See discussion below regarding the negative effects of higher mortgage prepayment levels. In addition, should the Federal Reserve decide to reduce its holdings of Agency Securities through asset sales, the pricing of these investments could decline, which could adversely affect the Company’s liquidity, earnings and book value per common share, as more fully described below.

Potential changes in the relationship between the federal government and the GSEs could adversely affect Capstead’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings. Agency Securities are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk because the timely payment of principal and interest on these securities are guaranteed by the GSEs, or by Ginnie Mae, an agency of the federal government. Only the guarantee by Ginnie Mae is explicitly backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government. The high actual or perceived credit quality of Agency Securities allows the Company to finance its portfolio using repurchase arrangements with favorable interest rate terms and margin requirements that otherwise would not be available. As a result of deteriorating housing market conditions that began in 2007, the GSEs have incurred substantial losses due to high levels of mortgagor defaults. In 2008 the Federal Housing Finance Agency placed the GSEs into conservatorship, allowing it to operate the GSEs without forcing them to liquidate. Additionally, the federal government, through the U.S. Treasury and the Federal Reserve, undertook other actions to provide financial support to these entities and the housing market including the acquisition of large holdings of Agency Securities. These and other steps taken by the federal government were designed to support market stability and mortgage availability at favorable rates in part by providing additional confidence to investors in Agency Securities. There can be no assurance that the federal government’s support for the GSEs and the market for Agency Securities will continue to be adequate to achieve these goals.

 

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It is anticipated that over the next several years U.S. policy makers will address what the long-term role of the federal government in general, and the GSEs in particular, will play in the housing markets. The actual or perceived credit quality of Agency Securities could be adversely affected by market uncertainty over any legislative or regulatory initiatives that impact the relationship between the GSEs and the federal government. A significantly reduced role by the federal government or other changes in the guarantees provided by Ginnie Mae, the GSEs or their successors could adversely affect the credit profile and pricing of existing holdings and/or future issuances of Agency Securities and whether the Company’s strategy of holding a leveraged portfolio of Agency Securities remains viable, which could adversely affect earnings and book value per common share.

Failure of the federal government to reduce future federal budget deficits could adversely impact Capstead’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings. Federal budget deficit concerns have increased the possibility of a decrease in the market’s perception of the creditworthiness of debt securities issued by or guaranteed by the federal government and of further credit rating agency actions to downgrade the federal government’s credit rating. Because market participants rely on the federal government’s continued support of the GSEs, the perception of credit risk associated with Agency Securities and, therefore, the pricing of existing holdings of Agency Securities could be adversely affected. In addition, these circumstances could create broader financial turmoil and uncertainty, which may weigh heavily on the global banking system and limit the availability and/or terms and conditions of borrowings under repurchase arrangements which could adversely impact the Company’s liquidity, earnings and book value per common share, as more fully described below.

Legislative and regulatory actions could adversely affect the availability and/or terms and conditions of borrowings under repurchase arrangements and consequently, the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings. In July 2010 the U.S. Congress enacted the Dodd Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (“Dodd Frank”) in order to restrict certain business practices of systemically significant participants in the financial markets, which include many of the Company’s lending counterparties. Additionally, changes in regulatory capital requirements are being implemented worldwide. It remains unclear how significant of an impact Dodd Frank and changes in regulatory capital requirements will have on the financial markets in general and on the Company’s strategy of holding an appropriately hedged, leveraged portfolio of Agency Securities. However, it is possible that the availability and/or terms and conditions of borrowings under repurchase arrangements and related derivative financial instruments held for hedging purposes could be adversely affected which could adversely affect the Company’s liquidity, earnings and book value per common share, as more fully described below.

Government-supported mortgagor relief programs could adversely affect Capstead’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings. U.S. policy makers have established programs designed to provide qualified homeowners with assistance in avoiding foreclosure or in qualifying for the refinancing of their existing mortgages, which typically entails the pay off of existing mortgages with any losses absorbed by the GSEs. One of these programs, the Home Affordable Refinance Program (“HARP”), has been revised with the intent of increasing its availability to homeowners who are current on their mortgage payments but whose homes have lost significant value making it difficult to qualify for a new mortgage. A significant expansion of these mortgagor relief programs, as well as any future legislative or regulatory actions, could significantly increase mortgage prepayments which could reduce the expected life of the Company’s residential mortgage investments; therefore, actual yields the Company realizes on these investments could be lower due to faster amortization of investment premiums which could adversely affect earnings. A significant expansion of these programs also could adversely affect book value per common share because of the elimination of any unrealized gains on that portion of the portfolio that prepays. Additionally, heightened prepayment exposure due to the real or perceived potential for government intervention could adversely affect pricing for Agency Securities in general and, as a result, liquidity and book value per common share could be adversely affected due to declines in the fair value of the Company’s remaining portfolio.

 

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An increase in prepayments may adversely affect Capstead’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings. When short- and long-term interest rates are at nearly the same levels (i.e., a “flat yield curve” environment), or when long-term interest rates decrease, the rate of principal prepayments on mortgage loans underlying mortgage securities generally increases. Prolonged periods of high mortgage prepayments can significantly reduce the expected life of the Company’s portfolio of residential mortgage investments; therefore, actual yields the Company realizes can be lower due to faster amortization of investment premiums, which could adversely affect earnings. High levels of mortgage prepayments can lead to larger than anticipated demands on the Company’s liquidity from its lending counterparties, as more fully described below. Additionally, periods of high prepayments can adversely affect pricing for Agency Securities in general and, as a result, book value per common share can be adversely affected due to declines in the fair value of the Company’s remaining portfolio and the elimination of any unrealized gains on that portion of the portfolio that prepays.

Changes in interest rates, whether increases or decreases, may adversely affect Capstead’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings. Capstead’s earnings depend primarily on the difference between the interest received on its residential mortgage investments and the interest paid on its related borrowings, net of the effect of derivatives held for hedging purposes. The Company typically finances its investments at 30- to 90-day interest rates. Coupon interest rates on only a portion of the ARM loans underlying the Company’s securities reset each month and the terms of these ARM loans generally limit the amount of any increases during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the life of a loan. Consequently, interest rates on related borrowings not hedged through the use of interest rate swap agreements can rise to levels that may exceed yields on these securities in a rising short-term interest rate environment. This can contribute to lower, or in more extreme circumstances, negative financing spreads and, therefore, adversely affect earnings. Because rising interest rates tend to put downward pressure on financial asset prices, Capstead may be presented with substantial margin calls during such periods adversely affecting the Company’s liquidity. If the Company is unable or unwilling to pledge additional collateral, the Company’s lenders can liquidate the Company’s collateral, potentially under adverse market conditions, resulting in losses. At such times the Company may determine that it is prudent to sell assets to improve its ability to pledge sufficient collateral to support its remaining borrowings, which could result in losses. In addition, lower pricing levels for remaining holdings of residential mortgage investments will lead to declines in book value per common share.

During periods of relatively low short-term interest rates, declines in the indices used to determine coupon interest rate resets for ARM loans may adversely affect yields on the Company’s ARM securities as the underlying ARM loans reset at lower rates. If declines in these indices exceed declines in the Company’s borrowing rates, earnings would be adversely affected.

Periods of illiquidity in the mortgage markets may reduce amounts available to be borrowed under Capstead’s repurchase arrangements due to declines in the perceived value of related collateral, which could adversely impact the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings. Capstead generally finances its residential mortgage investments by pledging them as collateral under uncommitted repurchase arrangements, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis. The amount borrowed under a repurchase arrangement is limited to a percentage of the estimated market value of the pledged collateral and is specified at the inception of the transaction. The portion of the pledged collateral held by the lender that is not advanced under the repurchase arrangement is referred to as margin collateral and the resulting margin percentage is required to be maintained throughout the term of the borrowing. If the perceived market value of the pledged collateral as determined by the Company’s lenders declines, the Company may be subject to margin calls wherein the lender requires the Company to pledge additional collateral to reestablish the agreed-upon margin percentage. Because market illiquidity tends to put downward pressure on asset prices, Capstead may be presented with substantial margin calls during such periods. If the Company is unable or unwilling to pledge additional collateral, the Company’s lenders can liquidate the Company’s collateral, potentially under adverse market conditions, resulting in losses. At such times the Company may determine that it is

 

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prudent to sell assets to improve its ability to pledge sufficient collateral to support its remaining borrowings, which could result in losses. In addition, lower pricing levels for remaining holdings of residential mortgage investments will lead to declines in book value per common share.

Periods of illiquidity in the mortgage markets may reduce the number of counterparties willing to lend to the Company and/or the amounts individual counterparties are willing to lend via repurchase arrangements, which could adversely affect the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings. For instance, a contraction in market liquidity is possible should Europe’s sovereign debt problems deteriorate in a disorderly fashion, putting further financial pressures on large European and even domestic commercial banks, many of which are lending counterparties. Capstead enters into repurchase arrangements with numerous commercial banks and other financial institutions, both foreign and domestic, routinely with maturities of 30 to 90 days. The Company’s ability to achieve its investment objectives depends on its ability to re-establish or roll maturing borrowings on a continuous basis and none of the Company’s counterparties are obligated to enter into new repurchase transactions at the conclusion of existing transactions. If a counterparty chooses not to roll a maturing borrowing, the Company must pay off the borrowing, generally with cash available from another repurchase arrangement entered into with another counterparty. If the Company determines that it does not have sufficient borrowing capacity with its remaining counterparties, it could be forced to reduce its portfolio leverage by selling assets under potentially adverse market conditions, resulting in losses. This risk is increased if Capstead relies significantly on any single counterparty for a significant portion of its repurchase arrangements. An industry-wide reduction in the availability of borrowings under repurchase arrangements could adversely affect pricing levels for Agency Securities leading to further declines in the Company’s liquidity and book value per common share. Under these conditions, the Company may determine that it is prudent to sell assets to improve its ability to pledge sufficient collateral to support its remaining borrowings, which could result in losses. In addition, lower pricing levels for remaining holdings of residential mortgage investments will lead to declines in book value per common share.

If Capstead is unable to negotiate favorable terms and conditions on future repurchase arrangements with one or more of the Company’s lending counterparties, the Company’s liquidity, financial condition and earnings could be adversely impacted. The terms and conditions of each repurchase arrangement are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis, and these borrowings generally are re-established, or rolled, at maturity. Key terms and conditions of each transaction include interest rates, maturity dates, asset pricing procedures and margin requirements. The Company cannot assure investors that it will be able to continue to negotiate favorable terms and conditions on its future repurchase arrangements. For instance, during periods of market illiquidity or due to perceived credit deterioration of the collateral pledged or the Company itself, a lender may require that less favorable asset pricing procedures be employed, margin requirements be increased and/or may choose to limit or completely curtail lending to the Company. Under these conditions, the Company may determine it is prudent to sell assets to improve its ability to pledge sufficient collateral to support its remaining borrowings, which could result in losses.

Capstead’s use of repurchase arrangements to finance its investments may expose the Company to losses if a lending counterparty seeks bankruptcy protection, or otherwise defaults on its obligation to deliver pledged collateral back to the Company. Repurchase arrangements involve the sale and transfer of pledged collateral to the lending counterparty and a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the transferred assets at a future date. This may make it difficult for the Company to recover its pledged assets if a lender files for bankruptcy or otherwise fails to deliver pledged collateral back to the Company and subject the Company to losses to the extent of any margin amounts (pledged assets in excess of amounts borrowed) held by the lending counterparty.

Capstead’s use of repurchase arrangements to finance its investments may give the Company’s lending counterparties greater rights if the Company seeks bankruptcy protection, exposing the Company to losses. Borrowings made under repurchase arrangements may qualify for special treatment

 

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under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. If the Company files for bankruptcy, its lending counterparties could avoid the automatic stay provisions of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code and liquidate pledged collateral without delay, which could result in losses to the extent of any margin amounts held by the lending counterparty.

Capstead may sell assets for various reasons, including a change in the Company’s investment focus, which could increase earnings volatility. Capstead may periodically sell assets to enhance its liquidity during periods of market illiquidity or rising interest rates or the Company may change its investment focus requiring it to sell some portion of its existing investments. Gains or losses resulting from any such asset sales, or from terminating any related longer-dated repurchase arrangements or interest rate swap agreements, could increase the Company’s earnings volatility.

Capstead may invest in derivative financial instruments such as interest rate swap agreements to mitigate or hedge the Company’s interest rate risk, which may adversely affect the Company’s liquidity, financial condition or earnings. The Company may invest in such instruments from time to time with the goal of achieving more stable borrowing costs over an extended period. However, these activities may not have the desired beneficial impact on the Company’s liquidity, financial condition or earnings. For instance, the pricing of residential mortgage investments and the pricing of related derivatives may deteriorate at the same time leading to margin calls by counterparties to both the borrowings supporting these investments and the derivatives, adversely impacting the Company’s liquidity and financial condition. In addition, counterparties could fail to honor their commitments under the terms of the derivatives or have their credit quality downgraded impairing the value of the derivatives. In the event of any defaults by counterparties, the Company may have difficulty recovering its cash collateral receivable from its counterparties and may not receive payments provided for under the terms of the derivatives and as a result, the Company may incur losses. No such hedging activity can completely insulate the Company from the risks associated with changes in interest rates and prepayment rates.

Derivative financial instruments held may fail to qualify for hedge accounting introducing potential volatility to Capstead’s earnings. The Company typically qualifies derivative financial instruments held as cash flow hedges for accounting purposes in order to record the effective portion of the change in fair value of derivatives as a component of stockholders’ equity rather than in earnings. If the hedging relationship for any derivative held ceases to qualify for hedge accounting treatment for any reason, including failing to meet documentation and ongoing hedge effectiveness requirements, the Company would be required to record in earnings the total change in fair value of any such derivative. In addition the Company could elect to no longer avail itself of cash flow hedge accounting for its derivative positions. Such changes could introduce a potentially significant amount of volatility to earnings reported by the Company.

The lack of availability of suitable investments at attractive pricing may adversely affect Capstead’s earnings. The pricing of investments is determined by a number of factors including interest rate levels and expectations, market liquidity conditions, and competition among investors for these investments, many of whom have greater financial resources and lower return requirements than Capstead. Additionally, in recent years the federal government, primarily through the Federal Reserve, has been an active buyer of Agency Securities which has had the effect of supporting, if not increasing, pricing for these securities. To the extent the proceeds from prepayments on Capstead’s mortgage investments are not reinvested or cannot be reinvested at rates of return at least equal to the rates previously earned on those investments, the Company’s earnings may be adversely affected. Similarly, if proceeds from capital raising activities are not deployed or cannot be deployed at rates of return being earned on existing capital, earnings may be adversely affected. Capstead cannot assure investors that the Company will be able to acquire suitable investments at attractive pricing and in a timely manner to replace portfolio runoff as it occurs or to deploy new capital as it is raised. Neither can the Company assure investors that it will maintain the current composition of its investments, consisting primarily of ARM Agency Securities.

 

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Capstead is dependent on its executives and employees and the loss of one or more of its executive officers could harm the Company’s business and its prospects. As a self-managed REIT with 12 full-time and three part-time employees, Capstead is dependent on the efforts of its key officers and employees, most of whom have significant experience in the mortgage industry. Although the Company’s named executive officers and some of its other employees are parties to severance agreements, the Company’s key officers and employees are not subject to employment agreements with non-compete clauses, nor has Capstead acquired key man life insurance policies on any of these individuals. The loss of any of their services could have an adverse effect on the Company’s operations.

Risks Related to Capstead’s Status as a REIT and Other Tax Matters

If Capstead does not qualify as a REIT, the Company will be subject to tax as a regular corporation and face substantial tax liability. Capstead has elected to be taxed as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and intends to continue to so qualify. Qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex Internal Revenue Code provisions for which only a limited number of judicial or administrative interpretations exist. Even a technical or inadvertent mistake could jeopardize the Company’s REIT status. Furthermore, new tax legislation, administrative guidance or court decisions, in each instance potentially with retroactive effect, could make it more difficult or impossible for the Company to qualify as a REIT.

If Capstead fails to qualify as a REIT in any tax year, then:

 

   

The Company would be taxed as a regular domestic corporation, which, among other things, means that the Company would be unable to deduct dividends paid to its stockholders in computing taxable income and would be subject to federal income tax on its taxable income at regular corporate rates;

 

   

Any resulting tax liability could be substantial and would reduce the cash available for distribution to stockholders, and the Company would not be required to make income distributions; and

 

   

Unless Capstead were entitled to relief under applicable statutory provisions, the Company would be disqualified from treatment as a REIT for the subsequent four taxable years and, as a result, the Company’s cash available for distribution to stockholders would be reduced during these years.

Even if Capstead remains qualified as a REIT, the Company may face other tax liabilities that reduce its earnings. Even if Capstead remains qualified for taxation as a REIT, the Company may be subject to certain federal, state and local taxes on its income and assets. For example, the Company:

 

   

will be required to pay tax on any undistributed REIT taxable income,

 

   

may be subject to the “alternative minimum tax” on any tax preference items, and

 

   

may operate taxable REIT subsidiaries subject to tax on any taxable income earned.

Complying with REIT requirements may limit Capstead’s ability to hedge effectively. The REIT provisions of the Code may limit Capstead’s ability to hedge mortgage securities and related borrowings by requiring it to limit its income in each year from unqualified hedges together with any other income not generated from qualified real estate assets, to no more than 25% of gross income. In addition, the Company must limit its aggregate income from nonqualified hedging transactions, from providing certain services, and from other non-qualifying sources to not more than 5% of annual gross income. As a result, the Company may have to limit its use of advantageous hedging techniques. This could result in greater risks associated with changes in interest rates than the Company would otherwise incur. If the Company were to violate the 25% or 5% limitations, it may have to pay a penalty tax equal to the amount of gross income in excess of those limitations, multiplied by a fraction intended to reflect the profitability of these transactions or activities. If the Company fails to satisfy the REIT gross income tests it could lose its REIT status for federal income tax purposes unless the failure was due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect.

 

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Complying with REIT requirements may cause Capstead to forego otherwise attractive opportunities. To qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, Capstead must continually satisfy tests concerning, among other things, the sources of its income, the nature and diversification of its assets, the amounts that it distributes to its stockholders, and the ownership of its stock. The Company may be required to make distributions to stockholders at disadvantageous times or when it does not have funds readily available for distribution. As a result, compliance with the REIT requirements may hinder the Company’s ability to operate solely on the basis of maximizing profits.

Complying with REIT requirements may force Capstead to liquidate otherwise attractive investments. To qualify as a REIT, Capstead must also ensure that at the end of each calendar quarter at least 75% of the value of its assets consists of cash, cash items, United States government securities and qualified REIT real estate assets. The remainder of the Company’s investments in securities (other than government securities and qualified real estate assets) generally cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of any one issuer. In addition, in general, no more than 5% of the value of the Company’s assets (other than government securities and qualified real estate assets) can consist of the securities of any one issuer, and no more than 25% of the value of its total securities can be represented by securities of one or more taxable REIT subsidiaries. If the Company fails to comply with these requirements at the end of any calendar quarter, it must correct such failure within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter to avoid losing its REIT status and suffering adverse tax consequences. As a result, the Company may be required to liquidate otherwise attractive investments.

Complying with REIT requirements may force Capstead to borrow to make distributions to stockholders. As a REIT, Capstead must distribute at least 90% of its annual taxable income (subject to certain adjustments) to its stockholders. To the extent that the Company satisfies the distribution requirement, but distributes less than 100% of its taxable income, the Company will be subject to federal corporate income tax on its undistributed taxable income. In addition, the Company will be subject to a 4% nondeductible excise tax if the actual amount that it pays out to its stockholders in a calendar year is less than a minimum amount specified under the federal tax laws. From time to time, the Company may generate taxable income greater than its net income for financial reporting purposes or its taxable income may be greater than the Company’s cash flow available for distribution to stockholders. If the Company does not have other funds available in these situations, it could be required to borrow funds, sell investments at disadvantageous prices or find another alternative source of funds to make distributions sufficient to enable it to pay out enough of its taxable income to satisfy the distribution requirement and to avoid corporate income tax or the 4% excise tax in a particular year. These alternatives could increase the Company’s costs and reduce its long-term investment capital.

Capstead may be subject to adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes that could reduce the market price of the Company’s securities. Federal income tax laws governing REITs or the administrative interpretations of those laws may change at any time. Any such changes in laws or interpretations thereof may apply retroactively and could adversely affect Capstead or its stockholders. Capstead cannot predict any impact on the value of its securities from adverse legislative or regulatory tax changes.

 

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An investment in Capstead’s securities has various federal, state and local income tax risks that could affect the value of an investor’s investment. The Company strongly urges investors to consult their own tax advisor concerning the effects of federal, state and local income tax law on an investment in the Company’s securities, because of the complex nature of the tax rules applicable to REITs and their stockholders.

Risk Factors Related to Capstead’s Corporate Structure

There are no assurances of Capstead’s ability to pay dividends in the future. Capstead intends to continue paying quarterly dividends and to make distributions to its stockholders in amounts such that all or substantially all of the Company’s taxable income in each year, subject to certain adjustments, is distributed. This, along with other factors, should enable the Company to qualify for the tax benefits accorded to a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code. However, the Company’s ability to pay dividends may be adversely affected by the risk factors described in this filing. All distributions will be made at the discretion of the Company’s board of directors and will depend upon the Company’s earnings, its financial condition, maintenance of its REIT status and such other factors as the board may deem relevant from time to time. There are no assurances of the Company’s ability to pay dividends in the future.

Failure to maintain an exemption from the Investment Company Act of 1940 would adversely affect Capstead’s results of operations. The Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “40 Act”) exempts from regulation as an investment company any entity that is primarily engaged in the business of purchasing or otherwise acquiring mortgages and other liens on, and interests in, real estate. Capstead believes that it conducts its business in a manner that allows the Company to avoid registration as an investment company under the 40 Act. For over 30 years, the staff of the SEC has interpreted the provisions of the 40 Act to require, among other things, a REIT to maintain at least 55% of its assets directly in qualifying real estate interests and at least 80% of its assets in real estate-related assets in order to be exempt from regulation as an investment company. Critical to Capstead’s exemption from regulation as an investment company is the long-standing SEC staff interpretation that so called whole loan mortgage securities, in which an investor holds all issued certificates with respect to an underlying pool of mortgage loans, constitutes a qualifying real estate interest for purposes of the staff’s 55% qualifying real estate interest requirement. Conversely, so called partial pool mortgage securities presently do not qualify for purposes of meeting the 55% requirement, although they are considered by the staff to be real estate-related assets for purposes of meeting the staff’s 80% real estate-related asset requirement.

In August 2011, the SEC staff issued a request for information (Concept Release No. IC-29778) from industry participants and investors regarding, among other things, its past interpretations of the 40 Act real estate exemption, including the interpretations described above, raising concerns that the SEC may issue a proposal for rulemaking that could overturn some of the staff’s past interpretations regarding the real estate exemption. If the SEC or its staff adopts contrary interpretations of the 40 Act and the Company and other similar REITs become subject to regulation as investment companies, the industry’s use of leverage would be substantially reduced. Absent a restructuring of the Company’s business operations to avoid such regulation, this could require the sale of most of the Company’s portfolio of Agency Securities under potentially adverse market conditions resulting in losses and significantly reduce future net interest margins and earnings.

Pursuant to Capstead’s charter, its board of directors has the ability to limit ownership of the Company’s capital stock, to the extent necessary to preserve its REIT qualification. For the purpose of preserving Capstead’s REIT qualification, the Company’s charter gives the board the ability to repurchase outstanding shares of capital stock from existing stockholders if the directors determine in good faith that the concentration of ownership by such individuals, directly or indirectly, would cause the Company to fail to qualify or be disqualified as a REIT. Constructive ownership rules are complex and may cause the outstanding stock owned by a group of related individuals or entities to be deemed to be

 

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constructively owned by one individual or entity. As a result, the acquisition of outstanding stock by an individual or entity could cause that individual or entity to own constructively a greater concentration of the Company’s outstanding stock than is acceptable for REIT purposes, thereby giving the board the ability to repurchase any excess shares.

Because provisions contained in Maryland law and Capstead’s charter may have an anti-takeover effect, investors may be prevented from receiving a “control premium” for their shares. Provisions contained in Capstead’s charter and Maryland general corporation law can delay, defer or prevent a takeover attempt, which may prevent stockholders from receiving a “control premium” for their shares. For example, these provisions may defer or prevent tender offers for the Company’s common stock or purchases of large blocks of the Company’s common stock, thereby limiting the opportunities for its stockholders to receive a premium over then-prevailing market prices. These provisions include the following:

 

   

Repurchase rights: Repurchase rights granted to Capstead’s board in its charter limit related investors, including, among other things, any voting group, from owning common stock if the concentration owned would jeopardize the Company’s REIT status.

 

   

Classification of preferred stock: Capstead’s charter authorizes the board to issue preferred stock and establish the preferences and rights of any class of preferred stock issued. These actions can be taken without soliciting stockholder approval and could have the effect of delaying or preventing someone from taking control of the Company.

 

   

Statutory provisions: Capstead is subject to provisions of Maryland statutory law that restrict business combinations with interested stockholders and restrict voting rights of certain shares acquired in control share acquisitions. The board has not taken any action to exempt the Company from these provisions.

Maryland statutory law provides that an act of a director relating to or affecting an acquisition or a potential acquisition of control of a corporation may not be subject to a higher duty or greater scrutiny than is applied to any other act of a director. Hence, directors of Maryland corporations may not be required to act in takeover situations under the same standards as apply in Delaware and certain other corporate jurisdictions.

There are risks associated with ownership of Capstead’s Series A and B Preferred Stock. Risks associated with ownership of the Company’s preferred shares include:

 

   

Redemption rights: The Company’s preferred shares are redeemable by the Company, in whole or in part, at any time at cash redemption prices ($16.40 and $12.50 per share, respectively, for the Series A and B preferred shares) plus all accrued and unpaid dividends to the date of redemption, which may be less than prevailing market prices for these securities.

 

   

Limited conversion rights: Holders of the Company’s existing preferred shares may convert into common shares at any time; however, it may not be economically advantageous to do so given existing conversion ratios and current trading levels of the Company’s common shares.

 

   

Subordination: The Company’s preferred shares are subordinate to all of the Company’s existing and future debt. None of the provisions relating to existing preferred shares limit the Company’s ability to incur future debt. Future debt may include restrictions on the Company’s ability to pay dividends on, redeem, or pay the liquidation preference on, existing preferred shares.

 

   

Dilution through issuance of additional preferred shares: The Company’s charter currently authorizes the issuance of up to 100 million shares of preferred stock in one or more series. The issuance of additional preferred stock on parity with or senior to existing preferred shares would dilute the interests of the existing preferred stockholders, and could affect the Company’s ability to pay dividends on, redeem, or pay the liquidation preference on, existing preferred shares. None of the provisions relating to existing preferred shares limit the Company’s ability to issue additional preferred stock on parity with existing preferred shares.

 

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Limited voting rights: Voting rights as a holder of existing preferred shares are limited. The Company’s common stock is currently the only class of stock carrying full voting rights. Voting rights for holders of existing preferred shares exist primarily with respect to (i) adverse changes in the terms of existing preferred shares, (ii) the creation of additional classes or series of preferred stock that are senior to existing preferred shares, (iii) any failure to pay dividends on existing preferred shares, and (iv) for the Series B Preferred Stock only and provided at least 5.9 million of these preferred shares remain outstanding, the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or the Company’s participation in any merger or consolidation.

Capstead may change its policies without stockholder approval. Capstead’s board and management determine all of its policies, including its investment, financing and distribution policies and may amend or revise these policies at any time without a vote of the Company’s stockholders. Policy changes could adversely affect the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, the market price of its common and preferred stock or the Company’s ability to pay dividends or distributions.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based upon Capstead’s consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States. The preparation of these financial statements requires the use of estimates and judgments that can affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities (including contingencies), revenues and expenses, as well as related disclosures. These estimates are based on available internal and market information and appropriate valuation methodologies believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the expected useful lives and carrying values of assets and liabilities which can materially affect the determination of net income and book value per common share. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.

Management believes the following are critical accounting policies in the preparation of Capstead’s consolidated financial statements that involve the use of estimates requiring considerable judgment:

 

   

Amortization of investment premiums on residential mortgage investments – Investment premiums on residential mortgage investments are recognized in earnings as adjustments to interest income by the interest method over the estimated lives of the related assets. For most of Capstead’s residential mortgage investments, estimates and judgments related to future levels of mortgage prepayments are critical to this determination. Mortgage prepayment expectations can change based on how current and projected changes in interest rates impact the economic attractiveness of mortgage refinance opportunities, if available, and other factors such as portfolio composition. In recent years, the ability of mortgagors to refinance has also been impacted by more stringent loan underwriting practices and lending industry capacity restraints, government-sponsored mortgagor relief programs, low housing prices and credit problems being experienced by many of these borrowers. Management estimates mortgage prepayments based on past experiences with specific investments within the portfolio in addition to the factors mentioned above. Should actual prepayment rates differ materially from these estimates, investment premiums would be expensed at a different pace.

 

   

Fair value and impairment accounting for residential mortgage investments – All but $14 million of Capstead’s residential mortgage investments are held in the form of mortgage securities that are classified as available-for-sale and recorded at fair value on the balance sheet with unrealized gains and losses recorded in Stockholders’ equity as a component of Accumulated other comprehensive income. As such, these unrealized gains and losses enter into the calculation of book value per common share, a key financial metric used by investors in evaluating the Company. Fair values fluctuate with current and projected changes in interest rates, prepayment expectations and other

 

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factors such as market liquidity conditions. Considerable judgment is required to interpret market data and develop estimated fair values, particularly in circumstances of deteriorating credit quality and market liquidity. See “NOTE 8” to the consolidated financial statements (included under Item 8 of this report) for discussion of how Capstead values its residential mortgage investments. Generally, gains or losses are recognized in earnings only if sold; however, if a decline in fair value of a mortgage security below its amortized cost occurs that is determined to be other-than-temporary, the difference between amortized cost and fair value would be recognized in earnings as a component of Other revenue (expense) if the decline was credit-related or it was determined to be more likely than not that the Company will incur a loss via an asset sale. Other-than-temporary impairment of a mortgage security due to other factors would be recognized in Accumulated other comprehensive income and amortized to earnings as a yield adjustment.

 

   

Accounting for derivative financial instruments – Capstead uses derivatives for risk management purposes. Derivatives are recorded as assets or liabilities and carried at fair value and consequently, changes in value of these instruments enter into the calculation of book value per common share. Fair values fluctuate with current and projected changes in interest rates and other factors such as the Company’s and its counterparties’ nonperformance risk. Judgment is required to develop estimated fair values.

The accounting for changes in fair value of each derivative held depends on whether it has been designated as an accounting hedge, as well as the type of hedging relationship identified. To qualify as a cash flow hedge for accounting purposes, at the inception of the hedge relationship the Company must anticipate and document that the hedge relationship will be highly effective and must monitor ongoing effectiveness on at least a quarterly basis. As long as the hedge relationship remains effective, the effective portion of changes in fair value of the derivative is recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is recorded in earnings as a component of Interest expense. The effective portion of changes in fair value is reclassified from Accumulated comprehensive income to earnings over the term of the derivative primarily in the form of derivative cash flows that are either in excess of or lower than market rates. Changes in fair value of derivatives not held as accounting hedges, or for which the hedge relationship is deemed to no longer be highly effective and as a result hedge accounting is terminated, are recorded in earnings as a component of Other revenue (expense).

The Company currently uses interest rate swap agreements in hedge relationships accounted for as cash flow hedges in order to hedge variability in borrowing rates due to changes in the underlying benchmark interest rate related to a designated portion of its current and anticipated future 30- and 90-day borrowings and the 20-year floating-rate periods of the Company’s long-term unsecured borrowings. Variable-rate payments to be received on the swap agreements and any measured hedge ineffectiveness are recorded in interest expense as an offset to interest owed on the hedged borrowings that reset to market rates generally on a monthly basis while fixed rate swap payments to be made are also recorded in interest expense resulting in an effectively fixed borrowing rate on these borrowings, subject to certain adjustments. See “NOTE 6” to the consolidated financial statements (included under Item 8 of this report) and “Financial Condition–Residential Mortgage Investments” for additional information regarding the Company’s current use of derivatives and its related risk management policies.

 

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISKS

The information required by this item is included above in Item 7 of this report on pages 6 through 31 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

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ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Index to Financial Statements

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

     33   

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011

     34   

Consolidated Statements of Income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010

     35   

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010

     36   

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders’ Equity for the years ended December  31, 2012, 2011 and 2010

     37   

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010

     38   

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

     39   

All financial statement schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is included in the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto.

Financial statements of subsidiaries have been omitted as such entities do not individually or in the aggregate exceed the 20% threshold under either the investment or income tests applicable under the appropriate regulations for inclusion. The Company owned 100% of each of its subsidiaries.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Stockholders and Board of Directors

Capstead Mortgage Corporation

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Capstead Mortgage Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of the Company at December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated February 25, 2013 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG, LLP

Dallas, Texas

February 25, 2013

 

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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     December 31  
      2012     2011  

Assets:

    

Residential mortgage investments

($13. 45 and $11.93 billion pledged under repurchase arrangements at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively)

   $ 13,860,158      $ 12,264,906   

Cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties

     49,972        48,505   

Interest rate swap agreements at fair value

     169        617   

Cash and cash equivalents

     425,445        426,717   

Receivables and other assets

     130,402        100,760   

Investments in unconsolidated affiliates

     3,117        3,117   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 14,469,263      $ 12,844,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities:

    

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

   $ 12,784,238      $ 11,352,444   

Interest rate swap agreements at fair value

     32,868        31,348   

Unsecured borrowings

     103,095        103,095   

Common stock dividend payable

     29,512        38,184   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     22,425        26,844   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     12,972,138        11,551,915   

Stockholders’ equity:

    

Preferred stock - $0.10 par value; 100,000 shares authorized:

    

$1.60 Cumulative Preferred Stock, Series A, 186 shares issued and outstanding ($3,054 and $3,056 aggregate liquidation preference) at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     2,604        2,605   

$1.26 Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, Series B, 16,493 and 16,184 shares issued and outstanding ($187,692 and $184,175 aggregate liquidation preference) at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     186,388        181,909   

Common stock - $0.01 par value; 250,000 shares authorized:

    

96,229 and 88,287 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively

     962        883   

Paid-in capital

     1,367,199        1,257,653   

Accumulated deficit

     (353,938     (354,883

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     293,910        204,540   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,497,125        1,292,707   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 14,469,263      $ 12,844,622   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
      2012     2011     2010  

Interest income:

    

Residential mortgage investments

   $ 255,931      $ 243,077      $ 198,488   

Other

     698        301        1,290   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     256,629        243,378        199,778   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense:

    

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

     (69,101     (57,328     (47,502

Unsecured borrowings

     (8,747     (8,747     (8,747

Other

            (5     (2
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (77,848     (66,080     (56,251
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     178,781        177,298        143,527   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other revenue (expense):

    

Miscellaneous other revenue (expense)

     (171     (1,023     (904

Incentive compensation

     (4,129     (5,697     (5,055

Salaries and benefits

     (6,843     (6,701     (6,097

Other general and administrative expense

     (4,271     (3,932     (4,834
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (15,414     (17,353     (16,890
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income before equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     163,367        159,945        126,637   

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     259        259        259   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 163,626      $ 160,204      $ 126,896   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income available to common stockholders:

      

Net income

   $ 163,626      $ 160,204      $ 126,896   

Less cash dividends paid on preferred shares

     (21,021     (20,369     (20,233
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 142,605      $ 139,835      $ 106,663   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income per common share:

      

Basic

   $ 1.50      $ 1.76      $ 1.53   

Diluted

     1.50        1.75        1.52   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(In thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  

  

   2012     2011     2010  

Net income

   $ 163,626      $ 160,204      $ 126,896   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income:

      

Amounts related to available-for-sale securities:

      

Change in net unrealized gains

     91,750        54,263        1,057   

Reclassification adjustment for amounts included in net income

            62          

Amounts related to cash flow hedges:

      

Change in net unrealized losses

     (22,262     (51,751     (27,587

Reclassification adjustment for amounts included in net income

     19,882        28,066        27,546   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     89,370        30,640        1,016   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive income

   $ 252,996      $ 190,844      $ 127,912   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF STOCKHOLDERSEQUITY

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

 

      Preferred
Stock
    Common
Stock
    Paid-in
Capital
    Accumulated
Deficit
    Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
    Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 

Balance at December 31, 2009

   $ 179,333      $ 693      $ 1,017,185      $ (356,154   $ 172,884      $ 1,013,941   

Net income

                          126,896               126,896   

Change in unrealized gain on mortgage securities, net

                                 1,057        1,057   

Amounts related to cash flow hedges, net

                                 (41     (41

Cash dividends:

            

Common – $1.51 per share

                   (546     (105,392            (105,938

Preferred

                          (20,233            (20,233

Conversion of preferred stock

     (10            10                        

Additions to capital

            10        11,733                      11,743   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2010

     179,323        703        1,028,382        (354,883     173,900        1,027,425   

Net income

                          160,204               160,204   

Change in unrealized gain on mortgage securities, net

                                 54,325        54,325   

Amounts related to cash flow hedges, net

                                 (23,685     (23,685

Cash dividends:

            

Common – $1.76 per share

                   (5,407     (139,835            (145,242

Preferred

                          (20,369            (20,369

Conversion of preferred stock

     (15            15                        

Additions to capital

     5,206        180        234,663                      240,049   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2011

     184,514        883        1,257,653        (354,883     204,540        1,292,707   

Net income

                          163,626               163,626   

Change in unrealized gain on mortgage securities, net

                                 91,750        91,750   

Amounts related to cash flow hedges, net

                                 (2,380     (2,380

Cash dividends:

            

Common – $1.49 per share

                   (1,785     (141,660            (143,445

Preferred

                          (21,021            (21,021

Conversion of preferred stock

     (1            1                        

Additions to capital

     4,479        109        146,362                      150,950   

Common share repurchases

            (30     (35,032                   (35,062
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2012

   $ 188,992      $ 962      $ 1,367,199      $ (353,938   $ 293,910      $ 1,497,125   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In thousands)

 

     Year Ended December 31  
      2012     2011     2010  

Operating activities:

  

Net income

   $ 163,626      $ 160,204      $ 126,896   

Noncash items:

      

Amortization of investment premiums

     96,677        68,077        57,634   

Depreciation and other amortization

     195        206        220   

Amortization of equity-based awards

     2,236        1,821        1,525   

Incentive compensation paid in common shares

     2,799        1,446          

Change in measureable hedge ineffectiveness related to interest rate swap agreements

     (411     306        (722

Impairment related to real estate held for sale

            470        106   

Gain on asset sales

     (273     (114     (277

Net change in receivables, other assets, accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (919     5,297        6,989   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     263,930        237,713        192,371   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing activities:

      

Purchases of residential mortgage investments

     (4,384,866     (5,899,041     (3,414,143

Interest receivable acquired with the purchase of residential mortgage investments

     (7,180     (12,099     (6,616

Proceeds from asset sales

     2,010        10,786        4,131   

Principal collections on residential mortgage investments

     2,756,772        2,110,334        2,928,486   

Principal collections on commercial loan investments

                   10,000   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (1,633,264     (3,790,020     (478,142
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing activities:

      

Proceeds from repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

     127,808,676        88,814,514        69,438,636   

Principal payments on repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

     (126,376,876     (85,254,811     (69,081,148

Increase in cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties

     (1,467     (13,216     (4,804

(Decrease) increase in cash collateral payable to interest rate swap counterparties

            (9,024     9,024   

Equity capital issuances

     145,929        236,811        10,233   

Common share repurchases

     (35,062              

Dividends paid

     (173,138     (154,840     (136,203
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

     1,368,062        3,619,434        235,738   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (1,272     67,127        (50,033

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year

     426,717        359,590        409,623   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of year

   $ 425,445      $ 426,717      $ 359,590   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

December 31, 2012

NOTE 1 — BUSINESS

Capstead Mortgage Corporation operates as a self-managed real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes (a “REIT”) and is based in Dallas, Texas. Unless the context otherwise indicates, Capstead Mortgage Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, is referred to as “Capstead” or the “Company.” Capstead earns income from investing in a leveraged portfolio of residential mortgage pass-through securities consisting almost exclusively of adjustable-rate mortgage (“ARM”) securities issued and guaranteed by government-sponsored enterprises, either Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac (together, the “GSEs”), or by an agency of the federal government, Ginnie Mae. Residential mortgage pass-through securities guaranteed by the GSEs or Ginnie Mae, referred to as “Agency Securities,” are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk.

NOTE 2 — ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Capstead Mortgage Corporation and its wholly-owned and majority-owned subsidiaries over which it exercises control. Capstead also consolidates, if appropriate, any variable interest entities in which it holds an interest. Common securities held by the Company in statutory trusts organized to issue long-term unsecured borrowings are not considered variable interests at risk pursuant to variable interest entity accounting principles and are accounted for as investments in unconsolidated affiliates. Investments in unconsolidated affiliates are initially recorded at cost and subsequently adjusted for the Company’s equity in earnings and losses and cash contributions and distributions. Intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain amounts presented for prior years have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These include reclassification amounts associated with changes in mortgage securities principal remittance receivable for 2011 and 2010 that in order to properly present these changes have been reclassified from operating activities to investing activities in the Statement of Cash Flows. The effect of this correction increased cash provided by operating activities and cash used in investing activities by $17.5 million in 2011 and decreased cash provided by operating activities and cash used in investing activities by $5.5 million in 2010.

Use of Estimates

The use of estimates is inherent in the preparation of financial statements. Amortization of investment premiums on financial assets is based on estimates of future mortgage prepayments, which are impacted by future changes in interest rates and other factors. Actual results could differ from those estimates, which could adversely affect earnings. Fair values of financial instruments are estimated using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies; however, considerable judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop these estimates. Fair values fluctuate on a daily basis and are influenced by changes in, and market expectations for changes in, interest rates, market liquidity conditions and levels of mortgage prepayments, as well as other factors. Accordingly, estimates of fair value are as of the balance sheet dates and are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that could be realized in a current market exchange. The use of different market assumptions and estimation methodologies may have a material effect on estimated fair values. Considerable judgment is also exercised in making impairment conclusions and estimating impairment charges.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents include unrestricted cash on hand and highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less when purchased.

 

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Financial Assets

Most of Capstead’s financial assets are mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale and carried at fair value with unrealized gains and losses reported as a separate component of Accumulated other comprehensive income. Loans classified as held for investment or mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity are carried at amortized cost (unpaid principal balance, adjusted for unamortized investment premiums and discounts). Interest is recorded as income when earned, unless an investment has been placed on nonaccrual status. Placing investments in loans on nonaccrual status, resuming the accrual of interest, and determining the appropriate accounting treatment for related cash receipts is determined on a case-by-case basis. Investment premiums and discounts are recognized as adjustments to interest income by the interest method, generally over the expected life of the related financial assets. Realized gains and losses from sales are recorded as a component of Miscellaneous other revenue (expense). The specific identification method is used to determine the cost of financial assets sold. Financial assets are reviewed for potential impairment at each balance sheet date. Other-than-temporary impairments of investments in mortgage securities can occur with adverse changes in the financial condition of the issuer and changes in the Company’s intent or ability to hold the security until any declines in fair value are recovered. The amount of any such other-than-temporary impairment for an investment in a mortgage security is measured by comparing the recorded amount of the security to its fair value. Impairment charges are recorded as a component of Miscellaneous other revenue (expense).

Borrowings

Borrowings are carried at amortized cost (unpaid principal balances, net of unamortized discounts and premiums, when present). Discounts and premiums, as well as debt issue costs, which are recorded in Receivables and other assets, are recognized as adjustments to interest expense by the interest method over the term of the related borrowings. Borrowings under repurchase arrangements create exposure to the potential for failure on the part of counterparties to honor their commitment to return pledged collateral. In the event of a default by a counterparty, the Company may have difficulty recovering its collateral. To mitigate this risk, the Company monitors the creditworthiness of its counterparties and manages its exposure to any single counterparty.

Derivative Financial Instruments (“Derivatives”)

Derivatives used by Capstead for risk management purposes are carried at fair value as assets or liabilities. The accounting for changes in fair value of each Derivative held depends on whether it has been designated as a hedge for accounting purposes, as well as the type of hedging relationship identified. Capstead will typically designate any Derivatives held as cash flow hedges. To qualify as a cash flow hedge, at the inception of the hedge relationship the Company must document that the hedge relationship is anticipated to be highly effective and monitor ongoing effectiveness on at least a quarterly basis. As long as the hedge relationship remains effective, the effective portion of changes in fair value of the Derivative is recorded in Accumulated other comprehensive income and the ineffective portion is recorded in interest expense. The effective portion of changes in fair value is reclassified from Accumulated comprehensive income to earnings over the term of the Derivative primarily in the form of Derivative cash flows that are either in excess of or lower than market rates. Changes in fair value of Derivatives not held as accounting hedges, if any, or for which the hedge relationship is no longer considered highly effective, are recorded in Miscellaneous other revenue (expense).

Holding Derivatives creates exposure to credit risk related to the potential for failure on the part of counterparties to honor their commitments. In addition, the Company is required to post collateral based on any declines in the market value of the Derivatives. In the event of default by a counterparty, the Company may have difficulty recovering its collateral and may not receive payments provided for under the terms of the Derivative. To mitigate this risk, the Company uses only well-established commercial banks as counterparties. The Company uses interest rate swap agreements in cash flow hedge relationships in order to hedge variability in borrowing rates due to changes in the underlying benchmark interest rate related to a designated portion of its current and anticipated future borrowings. Variable-rate

 

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swap payments to be received and any measured hedge ineffectiveness are recorded in interest expense as an offset to interest owed on the hedged borrowings that reset to market rates generally every 30 to 90 days. Fixed-rate swap payments to be made are also recorded in interest expense. The combination of these cash flows results in a relatively fixed rate on these borrowings, subject to certain adjustments.

Cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties represents cash remitted to swap counterparties to meet initial and ongoing margin requirements that are based on the fair value of these Derivatives, including related interest receivable or payable under the terms of the agreements. The Company may also remit mortgage securities to certain of its swap counterparties to meet ongoing margin requirements. Such mortgage securities, if any, are included in Residential mortgage investments. Similarly, Cash collateral payable to interest rate swap counterparties represents cash received from counterparties to meet margin call requirements. For presentation purposes, the Company does not offset individual counterparty collateral receivables (or payables) with the recorded fair value of related interest rate swap agreements pursuant to master netting arrangements. In addition, gross unrealized gains on Derivatives (recorded as assets) are stated separately from gross unrealized losses (recorded as liabilities) without regard to counterparty.

Equity-based Compensation

Equity-based compensation cost is measured at the fair value of the awards on the grant date and recognized as expense over the related requisite service or measurement periods. Compensation cost for option awards is recognized on a straightline basis over the requisite service period for each portion of an award that vests separately. Compensation cost for stock awards subject only to service conditions is recognized on a straightline basis over the requisite service period for the awards. Compensation cost for stock awards subject to performance conditions is recognized on a straightline basis over the requisite measurement periods for each portion of the awards that vest separately, subject to achieving the related performance conditions.

Income Taxes

Capstead Mortgage Corporation and its qualified REIT subsidiaries (“Capstead REIT”) have elected to be taxed as a REIT. As a result, Capstead REIT is not taxed on taxable income distributed to stockholders if certain REIT qualification tests are met. Capstead’s policy is to distribute 100% of the taxable income of the REIT, after application of available tax attributes, within the time limits prescribed by the Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”), which may extend into the subsequent taxable year. The Company may find it advantageous from time to time to elect taxable REIT subsidiary status for certain of its subsidiaries in which case taxable income of any such subsidiary would be subject to federal and, where applicable, state or local income taxes. Any such income taxes are accounted for using the liability method. Related deferred income tax assets and liabilities are determined based on differences between the financial reporting and tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates and laws that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. The Company has not recognized any liabilities for unrecognized tax benefits using a “more likely than not” threshold for the recognition and measurement of the financial statement effects of tax positions taken on a tax return filing. Should any such liabilities be recognized in future periods, the Company will record related interest and penalties in Other general and administrative expense.

Dividend Classification

Capstead records common and preferred share dividends in the Accumulated deficit component of Stockholders’ equity only to the extent of available earnings for the related quarterly or monthly period. Any dividends declared in excess of available earnings are considered returns of capital for financial reporting purposes and are recorded as reductions of Paid-in capital. The tax and financial reporting classification of dividends can differ primarily as a result of differences between taxable income and Net income and how taxable income is allocated to dividends paid.

 

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NOTE 3 — NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE

Basic net income per common share is computed by dividing net income, after deducting preferred share dividends and adjusting for the impact of unvested stock awards deemed to be participating securities, by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding, calculated excluding unvested stock awards. Diluted net income per common share is computed by dividing net income, after deducting dividends on convertible preferred shares when such shares are antidilutive and similar adjustments for participating securities, by the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding calculated excluding unvested stock awards, giving effect to equity awards and convertible preferred shares when such awards and shares are dilutive. For calculation purposes the Series A and B preferred shares are considered dilutive whenever basic net income per common share exceeds each Series’ dividend divided by the conversion rate applicable for that period. Unvested stock awards that are deemed participating securities are included in the calculation of diluted net income per common share, if dilutive, under either the two class method or the treasury stock method, depending upon which method produces the more dilutive result. Components of the computation of basic and diluted net income per common share were as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share amounts):

 

     Year Ended December 31  
      2012     2011     2010  

Basic net income per common share

      

Numerator for basic net income per common share:

      

Net income

   $ 163,626      $ 160,204      $ 126,896   

Series A and B preferred share dividends

     (21,021     (20,369     (20,233

Unvested stock award participation in earnings

     (372     (579     (594
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 142,233      $ 139,256      $ 106,069   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator for basic net income per common share:

      

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     95,115        79,784        69,948   

Average unvested stock awards outstanding

     (522     (468     (396
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     94,593        79,316        69,552   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1.50      $ 1.76      $ 1.53   

Diluted net income per common share

      

Numerator for diluted net income per common share:

      

Net income

   $ 163,626      $ 160,204      $ 126,896   

Dividends on antidilutive convertible preferred shares

     (20,723     (20,071     (19,932

Unvested stock award participation in earnings

     (372     (579     (594
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 142,531      $ 139,554      $ 106,370   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator for diluted net income per common share:

      

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     95,115        79,784        69,948   

Average unvested stock awards outstanding

     (522     (468     (396

Net effect of dilutive stock and option awards

     111        71        39   

Net effect of dilutive convertible preferred shares

     308        309        310   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     95,012        79,696        69,901   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ 1.50      $ 1.75      $ 1.52   

Potentially dilutive securities excluded from the computation of net income per share because the effect of inclusion was antidilutive during the indicated periods were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended December 31  
      2012      2011      2010  

Antidilutive convertible preferred shares

     16,493         16,184         15,819   

Antidilutive equity awards excludable under the treasury stock method:

        

Shares issuable under option awards

     10         40         40   

Unvested stock awards

                     240   

 

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NOTE 4 — RESIDENTIAL MORTGAGE INVESTMENTS

Residential mortgage investments classified by collateral type and interest rate characteristics were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     

Unpaid

Principal

Balance

     Investment
Premiums
     Amortized
Cost Basis
    

Carrying

Amount (a)

    

Net

WAC (b)

   

Average

Yield (b)

 

December 31, 2012

                

Agency Securities:

                

Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac:

                

Fixed-rate

   $ 3,194       $ 9       $ 3,203       $ 3,208         6.70     6.52

ARMs

     11,547,954         356,646         11,904,600         12,198,922         2.69        1.91   

Ginnie Mae ARMs

     1,566,749         48,248         1,614,997         1,647,119         2.77        2.11   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      
     13,117,897         404,903         13,522,800         13,849,249         2.70        1.94   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

Residential mortgage loans:

                

Fixed-rate

     3,007         5         3,012         3,012         7.01        6.54   

ARMs

     5,031         20         5,051         5,051         3.87        3.75   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      
     8,038         25         8,063         8,063         5.04        4.78   

Collateral for structured financings

     2,799         47         2,846         2,846         8.12        7.47   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      
   $ 13,128,734       $ 404,975       $ 13,533,709       $ 13,860,158         2.71        1.94   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

December 31, 2011

                

Agency Securities:

                

Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac:

                

Fixed-rate

   $ 4,015       $ 12       $ 4,027       $ 4,035         6.73     6.60

ARMs

     10,378,503         285,963         10,664,466         10,880,200         2.85        2.21   

Ginnie Mae ARMs

     1,312,049         37,191         1,349,240         1,368,197         3.02        2.48   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      
     11,694,567         323,166         12,017,733         12,252,432         2.87        2.24   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

Residential mortgage loans:

                

Fixed-rate

     3,234         5         3,239         3,239         7.02        6.39   

ARMs

     5,887         22         5,909         5,909         3.85        3.62   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      
     9,121         27         9,148         9,148         4.97        4.58   

Collateral for structured financings

     3,272         54         3,326         3,326         8.04        7.67   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      
   $ 11,706,960       $ 323,247       $ 12,030,207       $ 12,264,906         2.87        2.24   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

      

 

(a)

Includes unrealized gains and losses for residential mortgage investments classified as available-for-sale (see NOTE 8).

(b)

Net WAC, or weighted average coupon, is the weighted average interest rate of the mortgage loans underlying the indicated investments net of servicing and other fees as of the indicated balance sheet date. Net WAC is expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on the unpaid principal balances of the mortgage loans underlying these investments. Average yield is presented for the year then ended, and is based on the cash component of interest income expressed as a percentage calculated on an annualized basis on average amortized cost basis (the “cash yield”) less the effects of amortizing investment premiums. Investment premium amortization is determined using the interest method and incorporates actual and anticipated future mortgage prepayments.

Agency Securities are considered to have limited, if any, credit risk, because of federal government support for the GSEs. Residential mortgage loans held by the Company were originated prior to 1995 when Capstead operated a mortgage conduit and the related credit risk is borne by the Company. Collateral for structured financings consists of private residential mortgage securities obtained through the mortgage conduit that are pledged to secure repayment of related structured financings. Credit risk for these securities is borne by the related bondholders. The maturity of Residential mortgage investments is directly affected by prepayments of principal on the underlying mortgage loans. Consequently, actual maturities will be significantly shorter than the portfolio’s weighted average contractual maturity of 293 months.

 

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Fixed-rate investments consist of residential mortgage loans and Agency Securities backed by residential mortgage loans with fixed rates of interest. Adjustable-rate investments generally are ARM Agency Securities backed by residential mortgage loans that have coupon interest rates that adjust at least annually to more current interest rates or begin doing so after an initial fixed-rate period. After the initial fixed-rate period, if applicable, mortgage loans underlying ARM securities either (i) adjust annually based on specified margins over the one-year Constant Maturity U.S. Treasury Note Rate (“CMT”) or the one-year London interbank offered rate (“LIBOR”), (ii) adjust semiannually based on specified margins over six-month LIBOR, or (iii) adjust monthly based on specified margins over indices such as one-month LIBOR, the Eleventh District Federal Reserve Bank Cost of Funds Index, or over a rolling twelve month average of the one-year CMT index, usually subject to periodic and lifetime limits, or caps, on the amount of such adjustments during any single interest rate adjustment period and over the contractual term of the underlying loans.

Capstead classifies its ARM securities based on each security’s average number of months until coupon reset (“months to roll”). Months to roll is an indicator of asset duration which is a measure of market price sensitivity to interest rate movements. Current-reset ARM securities have months to roll of less than 18 months while longer-to-reset ARM securities have months to roll of 18 months or greater. As of December 31, 2012, the average months to roll for the Company’s $7.82 billion (amortized cost basis) in current-reset ARM securities was 5.5 months while the average months-to-roll for the Company’s $5.70 billion (amortized cost basis) in longer-to-reset ARM securities was 42.8 months.

Under variable interest entity accounting rules, the Company consolidated two townhome developments that were collateral for subordinated loans made by the Company prior to the 2012 sale of all of the remaining townhome units. Included in Miscellaneous other revenue (expense) is $44,000 of gains on unit sales, net of operating costs, recorded in 2012. During 2011 and 2010, operating costs, net of gains on unit sales, totaled $277,000 and $436,000, including impairment charges of $470,000 and $106,000, respectively. In addition, the Company is a subordinated participant in the lending group to the Four Seasons resort in Nevis, West Indies which was foreclosed on in May 2010. The Company wrote off its related $39.2 million investment in 2009. A recovery on this investment, if any, would come from the eventual disposition of the resort by the lending group.

NOTE 5 — INVESTMENTS IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

To facilitate the issuance of Unsecured borrowings, Capstead formed and capitalized three Delaware statutory trusts through the issuance to the Company of the trusts’ common securities totaling $3.1 million (see NOTE 7). The Company’s equity in the earnings of the trusts consists solely of the common trust securities’ pro rata share in interest accruing on Unsecured borrowings issued to the trusts. Under variable interest accounting rules, the trusts are not considered variable interests at risk and as such are not consolidated.

NOTE 6 — REPURCHASE ARRANGEMENTS AND SIMILAR BORROWINGS, INCLUDING RELATED HEDGING ACTIVITY

Capstead generally pledges its Residential mortgage investments as collateral under repurchase arrangements with commercial banks and other financial institutions, referred to as counterparties, the terms and conditions of which are negotiated on a transaction-by-transaction basis when each borrowing is initiated or renewed. Repurchase arrangements entered into by the Company involve the sale and a simultaneous agreement to repurchase the transferred assets at a future date, typically with terms of 30 to 90 days, and are accounted for as financings. The Company maintains the beneficial interest in the specific securities pledged during the term of the repurchase arrangement and receives the related principal and interest payments. The amount borrowed is generally equal to the fair value of the assets pledged, as determined by the lending counterparty, less an agreed-upon discount, referred to as a “haircut.” Interest rates on these borrowings are fixed based on prevailing rates corresponding to the

 

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terms of the borrowings, and interest is paid at the termination of the repurchase arrangement at which time the Company may enter into a new repurchase arrangement at prevailing market rates with the same counterparty or repay that counterparty and negotiate financing with a different counterparty. None of the Company’s counterparties are obligated to renew or otherwise enter into new repurchase transactions at the conclusion of existing repurchase transactions. In response to declines in fair value of pledged securities due to changes in market conditions or the publishing of monthly security pay down factors, lenders typically require the Company to post additional securities as collateral, pay down borrowings or establish cash margin accounts with the counterparties in order to re-establish the agreed-upon collateral requirements, referred to as margin calls. The maturity of structured financings is directly affected by prepayments on the related mortgage pass-through securities pledged as collateral and these financings are subject to redemption by the residual bondholders.

In connection with the 2011 bankruptcy of a lending counterparty, the Company received cash in lieu of the return of $8.3 million of its pledged collateral resulting in a loss of $62,000 on the effective sale of these bonds, which is included in Miscellaneous other revenue (expense) on the Statement of Income and Gain on asset sales on the Statement of Cash Flows. The basis in the bonds effectively sold is included in Proceeds from asset sales on the Statement of Cash Flows.

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings (and related pledged collateral, including accrued interest receivable), classified by collateral type and remaining maturities, and related weighted average borrowing rates as of the indicated date were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

Collateral Type   

Collateral

Carrying

Amount

    

Accrued

Interest

Receivable

    

Borrowings

Outstanding

    

Average

Borrowing

Rates

 

As of December 31, 2012:

           

Borrowings with maturities of 30 days or less:

           

Agency Securities

   $ 13,406,253       $ 32,807       $ 12,739,872         0.47

Borrowings with maturities greater than 30 days:

           

Agency Securities (31 to 90 days)

     44,060         51         41,520         0.57   

Similar borrowings:

           

Collateral for structured financings

     2,846                 2,846         8.12   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
   $ 13,453,159       $ 32,858       $ 12,784,238         0.47   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Year-end borrowing rates adjusted for effects of related Derivatives held as cash flow hedges

              0.65   

As of December 31, 2011:

           

Borrowings with maturities of 30 days or less:

           

Agency Securities

   $ 11,306,478       $ 25,630       $ 10,754,835         0.37

Borrowings with maturities greater than 30 days:

           

Agency Securities (31 to 90 days)

     619,710         1,551         594,283         0.32   

Similar borrowings:

           

Collateral for structured financings

     3,326                 3,326         8.04   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
   $ 11,929,514       $ 27,181       $ 11,352,444         0.37   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Year-end borrowing rates adjusted for effects of related Derivatives held as cash flow hedges

              0.58   

 

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Average borrowings outstanding were lower than respective year-end balances primarily due to portfolio growth and differences in the timing of portfolio acquisitions relative to portfolio runoff as illustrated below (dollars in thousands):

 

     Year Ended  
     December 31, 2012     December 31, 2011  
     

Average

Borrowings

    

Average

Rate

   

Average

Borrowings

    

Average

Rate

 

Average borrowings and rates for the indicated years, adjusted for the effects of related Derivatives held as cash flow hedges

   $ 12,442,706         0.56   $ 10,059,807         0.56
  

 

 

      

 

 

    

To help mitigate exposure to higher short-term interest rates, Capstead typically uses currently-paying and forward-starting, one-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements that require interest payments for two-year terms. These Derivatives are designated as cash flow hedges of the variability of the underlying benchmark interest rate of current and forecasted 30- to 90-day repurchase arrangements. This hedge relationship establishes a relatively stable fixed rate on related borrowings because the variable-rate payments received on the swap agreements largely offset interest accruing on the related borrowings, leaving the fixed-rate payments to be paid on the swap agreements as the Company’s effective borrowing rate, subject to certain adjustments including the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness and changes in spreads between variable rates on the swap agreements and actual borrowing rates.

During 2012 Capstead entered into $3.1 billion notional amount of new swap agreements requiring fixed rate interest payments averaging 0.49% for two-year periods beginning on various dates between July 2012 and December 2013. Swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $1.0 billion requiring fixed rate interest payments averaging 1.04% expired during the year. At December 31, 2012, the Company was a party to swap agreements hedging short-term interest rates with the following characteristics (dollars in thousands):

 

Period of

Contract Expiration

  

Notional

Amount

    

Average Fixed Rate

Payment Requirement

 

Currently-paying two-year contracts:

     

First quarter 2013

   $ 1,100,000         0.81

Second quarter 2013

     700,000         0.96   

Third quarter 2013

     300,000         0.87   

Fourth quarter 2013

     800,000         0.78   

First quarter 2014

     200,000         0.60   

Second quarter 2014

     400,000         0.51   

Third quarter 2014

     200,000         0.51   

Fourth quarter 2014

     500,000         0.58   
  

 

 

    

(average expiration: 9 months)

     4,200,000         0.75   
  

 

 

    

Forward-starting two-year contracts:

     

First quarter 2015

     1,100,000         0.50   

Second quarter 2015

     200,000         0.43   

Third quarter 2015

     400,000         0.47   

Fourth quarter 2015

     700,000         0.43   
  

 

 

    

(average expiration: 29 months)

     2,400,000         0.47   
  

 

 

    

(average expiration: 16 months)

   $ 6,600,000      
  

 

 

    

 

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In addition to swap agreements hedging short-term interest rates, in 2010 the Company entered into three forward-starting three-month LIBOR-indexed, pay-fixed, receive-variable, interest rate swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $100 million, average fixed rates of 4.09% that begin in 2015 and 2016 and 20-year terms coinciding with the floating-rate terms of the Company’s Unsecured borrowings. These Derivatives are designated as cash flow hedges of the variability of the underlying benchmark interest rate associated with the floating-rate terms of these long-term borrowings (see NOTE 7).

Interest rate swap agreements are measured at fair value on a recurring basis primarily using Level Two Inputs in accordance with “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”). In determining fair value estimates for these Derivatives, the Company utilizes the standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted future variable cash receipts which are based on expected future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves. The Company also incorporates both its own nonperformance risk and its counterparties’ nonperformance risk in determining the fair value of these Derivatives. In considering the effect of nonperformance risk, the Company considered the impact of netting and credit enhancements, such as collateral postings and guarantees, and has concluded that counterparty risk is not significant to the overall valuation of these agreements. Included in the Accumulated other comprehensive income component of Stockholders’ equity are net unrealized losses on Derivatives held as cash flow hedges of $32.5 million and $30.2 million as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

The following tables include fair value and other related disclosures regarding all Derivatives held as of and for the indicated periods (in thousands):

 

      Balance Sheet
Location
    December 31,
2012
    December 31,
2011
 

Balance sheet-related

      

Interest rate swap agreements in a gain position (an asset) related to:

      

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

     (a   $ 169      $ 617   

Interest rate swap agreements in a loss position (a liability) related to:

      

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

     (a     (18,671     (15,691

Unsecured borrowings

     (a     (14,197     (15,657

Related net interest payable

     (b     (7,788     (10,023
    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     $ (40,487   $ (40,754
    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a)

The fair value of Derivatives with realized and unrealized gains are aggregated and recorded as an asset on the face of the Balance Sheet separately from the fair value of Derivatives with realized and unrealized losses that are recorded as a liability. The amount of unrealized losses that will be recognized in the Statement of Income over the next twelve months primarily in the form of fixed-rate swap payments in excess of current market rates totaled $15.3 million at December 31, 2012.

(b)

Included in “Accounts payable and accrued expenses” on the face of the Balance Sheet.

 

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Interest paid on Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings, including related swap agreement cash flows, totaled $69.5 million, $55.2 million and $56.3 million during 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

    

Location of

Gain or (Loss)
Recognized in

Net Income

                   
       December 31  
        2012     2011     2010  

Income statement-related

        

Components of effect on interest expense:

        

Amount of loss reclassified from AOCI related to the effective portion of active positions

     $ (19,882   $ (28,066   $ (27,554

Effective portion of terminated positions

                     8   
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
       (19,882     (28,066     (27,546

Amount of loss recognized (ineffective portion)

       (542     (827     (140
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase in interest expense and decrease in Net income as a result of the use of Derivatives

     (a   $ (20,424   $ (28,893   $ (27,686
    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other comprehensive income-related

        

Amount of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (effective portion)

     $ (22,262   $ (51,751   $ (27,587

 

(a)

Included in “Interest expense: Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings” on the face of the Statement of Income.

NOTE 7 — UNSECURED BORROWINGS

Unsecured borrowings consist of 30-year junior subordinated notes issued in 2006 and 2005 to three special-purpose statutory trusts. These unconsolidated affiliates were formed to issue $3.1 million of the trusts’ common securities to Capstead and to privately place $100 million of preferred securities with unrelated third party investors. Included in Receivables and other assets are $2.3 million in remaining issue costs associated with these transactions at December 31, 2012. Note balances and related weighted average interest rates as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 (calculated including issue cost amortization) were as follows (dollars in thousands):

 

     

Borrowings

Outstanding

    

Average

Rate *

 

Junior subordinated notes:

     

Capstead Mortgage Trust I

   $ 36,083         8.31

Capstead Mortgage Trust II

     41,238         8.46   

Capstead Mortgage Trust III

     25,774         8.78   
  

 

 

    
   $ 103,095         8.49   
  

 

 

    
*

After considering cash flow hedges that coincide with the floating rate terms of these borrowings that begin in October and December 2015 for the Capstead Mortgage Trust I and II notes and September 2016 for the Capstead Mortgage Trust III notes, the effective borrowing rate during the final 20 years of these borrowings will average 7.56%, subject to certain adjustments for the effects of measured hedge ineffectiveness, if any.

The Capstead Mortgage Trust I notes and trust securities mature in October 2035 and are currently redeemable, in whole or in part, without penalty, at the Company’s option. The Capstead Mortgage Trust II notes and trust securities mature in December 2035 and are redeemable, in whole or in part, without penalty, at the Company’s option anytime on or after December 15, 2015. The Capstead Mortgage Trust III notes and trust securities mature in September 2036 and are redeemable, in whole or in part, without penalty, at the Company’s option anytime on or after September 15, 2016. Since issuance, the weighted average effective interest rate for Unsecured borrowings (calculated including issue cost amortization) was 8.49% and related interest paid each full year the borrowings have been outstanding was $8.6 million.

 

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NOTE 8 — DISCLOSURES REGARDING FAIR VALUES OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The following tables and related discussion provide fair value disclosures as of the indicated balance sheet dates, all of which are determined using Level 2 Inputs in accordance with ASC 820, for Capstead’s financial assets and liabilities, most of which are influenced by changes in, and market expectations for changes in, interest rates and market liquidity conditions, as well as other factors beyond the control of management.

Residential mortgage investments, nearly all of which are mortgage securities classified as available-for-sale, are measured at fair value on a recurring basis. In determining fair value estimates for mortgage securities the Company considers recent trading activity for similar investments and pricing levels indicated by lenders in connection with designating collateral for repurchase arrangements, provided such pricing levels are considered indicative of actual market clearing transactions. Included in the Accumulated other comprehensive income component of Stockholders’ equity are unrealized gains on available-for-sale mortgage securities totaling $326.4 million and $234.7 million as of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. In determining fair value estimates for longer-term borrowings under repurchase arrangements, the Company considers pricing levels indicated by lenders for entering into new transactions using similar pledged collateral with terms equal to the remaining terms of the longer-term borrowings. In determining fair value estimates for unsecured borrowings, the Company considers current pricing for financial instruments with similar characteristics. Excluded from these disclosures are financial instruments for which the Company’s cost basis is deemed to approximate fair value due primarily to the short duration of these instruments, which are valued using primarily Level 1 measurements, including Cash and cash equivalents, Cash collateral receivable from interest rate swap counterparties, receivables, payables and borrowings under repurchase arrangements with initial terms of 120 days or less. See NOTE 6 for information relative to the valuation of interest rate swap agreements.

Fair value disclosures for financial instruments other than debt securities were as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

  

   Carrying
Amount
     Fair
Value
     Carrying
Amount
     Fair
Value
 

Financial assets:

           

Residential mortgage loans

   $ 8,063       $ 8,200       $ 9,148       $ 9,300   

Interest rate swap agreements

     169         169         617         617   

Financial liabilities:

           

Repurchase arrangements with initial terms of greater than 120 days

     41,520         41,500         47,419         47,400   

Unsecured borrowings

     103,095         104,600         103,095         104,200   

Interest rate swap agreements

     32,868         32,868         31,348         31,348   

Fair value and related disclosures for debt securities were as follows (in thousands):

 

     Amortized
Cost Basis
     Gross Unrealized         
         Gains      Losses      Fair Value  

As of December 31, 2012

           

Agency Securities classified as available-for-sale

   $ 13,519,657       $ 328,412       $ 1,963       $ 13,846,106   

Residential mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity

     5,989         309                 6,298   

As of December 31, 2011

           

Agency Securities classified as available-for-sale

     12,013,804         236,000         1,301         12,248,503   

Residential mortgage securities classified as held-to-maturity

     7,255         349                 7,604   

 

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     December 31, 2012      December 31, 2011  

  

  

Fair

Value

    

Unrealized

Loss

    

Fair

Value

    

Unrealized

Loss

 

Securities in an unrealized loss position:

           

One year or greater

   $ 29,760       $ 120       $ 4,933       $ 26   

Less than one year

     751,645         1,843         369,226         1,275   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 781,405       $ 1,963       $ 374,159       $ 1,301   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capstead’s investment strategy involves managing a leveraged portfolio of primarily ARM Agency Securities and management expects these securities will be held until payoff absent a major shift in strategy. Declines in fair value caused by increases in interest rates are typically modest for investments in relatively short-duration ARM Agency Securities compared to investments in longer-duration, fixed-rate assets. These declines are generally recoverable in a relatively short period of time as coupon interest rates on the underlying mortgage loans reset to rates more reflective of the then current interest rate environment allowing for the potential recovery of financing spreads diminished during periods of rising interest rates.

From a credit risk perspective, the real or implied federal government guarantee associated with Agency Securities, particularly in light of federal government support for the GSEs, helps ensure that fluctuations in value due to credit risk associated with these securities will be limited. Given that (a) any existing unrealized losses on mortgage securities held by the Company are not attributable to credit risk, (b) the Company typically holds its investments to maturity, and (c) it is more likely than not that the Company will not be required to sell any of its investments, none of these investments are considered other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2012.

NOTE 9 — INCOME TAXES

Capstead REIT and a subsidiary for which the Company has elected taxable REIT subsidiary status file separate tax returns in U.S. federal and state jurisdictions, where applicable. Provided Capstead REIT remains qualified as a REIT and all its taxable income is distributed to stockholders within allowable time limits, no income taxes are due on this income. Accordingly, no provision has been made for income taxes for Capstead REIT. Taxable income, if any, of the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary is fully taxable and provision is made for any resulting income taxes. The Company is no longer subject to examination and the related assessment of tax by federal, state, or local tax authorities for years before 2009, with the possible exception of certain information reporting and disclosure penalties with respect to earlier years. Management believes any such amounts would not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial condition.

Capstead’s effective tax rate differs substantially from statutory federal income tax rates primarily due to the benefit of Capstead REIT’s status as a REIT, as illustrated below, along with other items affecting the Company’s effective tax rate (in thousands):

 

     Year Ended December 31  
      2012     2011     2010  

Income taxes computed at the federal statutory rate

   $ 57,269      $ 37,171      $ 44,414   

Benefit of REIT status

     (57,268     (37,183     (44,437
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes computed on income of Capstead’s sole taxable REIT subsidiary

     1        (12     (23

Change in net deferred income tax assets

     (1     22        23   

Other

            (10       
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax provision

   $      $      $   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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No income taxes were paid during 2012, 2011 or 2010. A tax refund of $4,000 was received in 2010 pertaining to taxes paid in 2003. Significant components of the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary’s deferred income tax assets and liabilities were as follows (in thousands):

 

     December 31  
      2012      2011  

Deferred income tax assets:

     

Alternative minimum tax credit (a)

   $ 1,940       $ 1,940   

Net operating loss carryforwards (b)

     60         60   

Other

     22         23   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2,022         2,023   

Deferred income tax liabilities

               
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net deferred tax assets

   $ 2,022       $ 2,023   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Valuation allowance (c)

   $ 2,022       $ 2,023   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a)    Alternative tax credit carryforwards can be utilized to offset payment of federal income taxes on future taxable income, if any, earned by this subsidiary, subject to certain limitations.

(b)    Excludes $3.4 million in remaining net operating loss carryforwards which expire after 2019. To the extent these carryforwards are utilized in future periods, the benefit will reduce actual taxes payable.

(c)    Because this subsidiary is not expected to earn significant amounts of taxable income, related net deferred tax assets are fully reserved at December 31, 2012.

        

        

        

NOTE 10 — STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

Capstead has two series of convertible preferred stock outstanding ranking on parity with each other and ahead of the common shares in the event of liquidation. These shares are currently redeemable solely at the Company’s option. Dividends are payable quarterly for the Series A shares and monthly for the Series B shares. Under the terms of the governing Articles Supplementary, common dividend distributions in excess of available quarterly net income result in adjustments to the conversion ratios of the preferred shares. Capstead’s preferred shares are each entitled to cumulative fixed dividends.

The following provides information regarding the Company’s outstanding preferred stock:

 

Series   

Annual

Dividend

  

Conversion

Rate *

  

Recorded

Amount

  

Liquidation

Preference

  

Redemption

Price

A

   $1.60    1.6584    $13.98    $16.40    $16.40

B

     1.26    0.6407      11.30      11.38      12.50

 

*

Reflects the number of common shares to be received for each preferred share converted based on conversion rates in effect January 1, 2013 for the Series A shares and December 31, 2012 for the Series B shares. During 2012, 100 Series A shares were converted into 165 common shares.

The Company raised $142.0 million, $231.7 million and $10.4 million in new common equity capital, after underwriting discounts and offering expenses, by issuing 10.5 million, 17.8 million and 811,000 common shares through an at-the-market, continuous offering program during 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Additionally, the Company raised $9.7 million, net of expenses, in new preferred equity capital through the issuance of 674,000 Series B preferred shares between June 2011, when the program was activated for these shares, and April 2012 when these issuances were suspended. On October 30, 2012 the Company announced a common share repurchase program of up to $100 million of its outstanding common shares and suspended its continuous offering program until further notice. Pursuant to this authorization, repurchases totaled 3.0 million shares at an average cost of $11.80 per share for $35.1 million by year-end. An additional 638,000 shares were repurchased in early January 2013 at an average cost of $11.43 per share for a total cost of $7.3 million. The authorization does not obligate the Company to acquire any particular amount of common shares and the program may be suspended or discontinued at the Company’s discretion without prior notice. Upon suspension of the repurchase

 

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program, issuances of common shares under the continuous offering program or by any other means may resume if conditions warrant, subject to compliance with federal securities laws, market conditions and blackout periods associated with the dissemination of earnings and dividend announcements and other important Company-specific news.

During 2012, 2011 and 2010, additions to common equity capital related to equity-based awards to directors and employees totaled $4.4 million, $3.2 million and $1.3 million, respectively, consisting primarily of amounts related to stock awards and also including net proceeds from the exercise of option awards. See NOTE 11 for further information pertaining to long-term equity-based awards.

Capstead’s charter provides that if its board of directors determines in good faith that the direct or indirect ownership of the common shares has become concentrated to an extent which would cause Capstead REIT to fail to qualify as a REIT, the Company may redeem or repurchase, at fair market value, any number of common or preferred shares sufficient to maintain or bring such ownership into conformity with the Code. In addition, the Company may refuse to transfer or issue common or preferred shares to any person whose ownership of the shares would result in Capstead REIT being unable to comply with the requirements of the Code. Finally, the charter provides that the Company may redeem or refuse to transfer any of its shares to prevent the imposition of a penalty tax as a result of ownership of such shares by certain disqualified organizations, including governmental bodies and tax-exempt entities that are not subject to tax on unrelated business taxable income.

NOTE 11 — COMPENSATION PROGRAMS

The compensation committee of Capstead’s board of directors (the “Committee”) administers all compensation programs for employees including salaries and related programs, annual incentive compensation and long-term equity-based awards, as well as other benefit programs.

Performance-based Cash Compensation Program to Augment Base Salaries

In order to establish a significant variable component to the base compensation of executive officers, the Committee has installed a performance-based cash compensation program to augment base salaries for these officers. This program provides for payments equal to the per share dividend declared on the Company’s common stock multiplied by a notional amount of non-vesting or “phantom” common shares (“Dividend Equivalent Rights”). Dividend Equivalent Rights are not attached to any stock or option awards and only have the right to receive the same cash distributions per share that the Company’s common stockholders are entitled to receive during the term of the grants, subject to certain conditions, including continuous service. In July 2012, the Committee granted an additional 72,000 Dividend Equivalent Rights that expire on July 1, 2015. In addition, the Committee extended the expiration of previous grants by one year such that all grants expire on July 1, 2015. Dividend Equivalent Rights by year of issue and related compensation costs for the three years ended December 31, 2012 were as follows:

 

Month of   

Total

Grant

     Year Ended December 31  
Grant       2012      2011      2010  

July 2008

     225,000       $ 335,000       $ 396,000       $ 340,000   

July 2009

     225,000         335,000         396,000         340,000   

July 2010

     60,000         89,000         105,000         39,000   

August 2011

     72,000         107,000         63,000           

July 2012

     72,000         48,000                   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     654,000       $ 914,000       $ 960,000       $ 719,000   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Annual Incentive Compensation

To provide employees with an appropriate performance-based annual incentive compensation opportunity, each year the Committee approves an incentive formula designed to create an incentive pool to serve as a guideline for the award of annual incentive compensation that is directly linked with the performance of the Company. The formula adopted accomplishes this by establishing an incentive pool equal to a percentage participation in the Company’s earnings in excess of a pre-established performance threshold or benchmark, subject to a maximum amount, or cap, available to be paid in any one year. Notwithstanding the calculated amount of the incentive pool, the Committee retains complete discretion to determine (i) the amount actually awarded, (ii) its allocation between executive officers and other employees, and (iii) the form of payment (e.g., cash or equity awards).

For 2012 and 2011 the formula for the incentive pool was based on a 10.0% participation in annual earnings in excess of an amount established by multiplying average long-term investment capital by a benchmark rate equal to the greater of 10.0% or the average 10-year U.S. Treasury rate plus 200 basis points, subject to a cap of 50 basis points multiplied by average long-term investment capital. The effective benchmark rate was 8.0% for 2010. Annual earnings for formula purposes is defined as Net income excluding (i) Incentive compensation, (ii) any gains or losses from asset sales or writedowns, including impairment charges, and (iii) interest on Unsecured borrowings, net of equity in the earnings of related statutory trusts reflected in the balance sheet as Investments in unconsolidated affiliates. Average long-term investment capital for formula purposes is defined as average Unsecured borrowings, net of related investments in statutory trusts, and average Stockholders’ equity, excluding (i) Accumulated other comprehensive income, (ii) incentive compensation accruals, (iii) certain gains or losses from asset sales or writedowns, and (iv) interest accruals on Unsecured borrowings.

Pursuant to this program Capstead recognized incentive compensation totaling $4.1 million, $5.7 million and $5.1 million, during 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The committee exercised its discretion regarding the form of payment of these incentive compensation awards determining it was appropriate to pay one-half of the amounts awarded to executive officers for all three years and one-quarter of the amounts awarded to certain other key officers for 2012 in fully vested stock awards. The fully vested stock awards totaled 156,251, 189,283 and 164,829 shares (before the surrender of shares for the payment of tax withholding requirements) valued at $11.47, $12.60 and $12.71 per share when issued in December 2012, January 2012 and January 2011, respectively.

Long-term Equity-based Awards

The Company sponsors equity-based award plans to provide for the issuance of stock awards, option awards and other long-term equity-based awards to directors and employees (collectively, the “Plans”). At December 31, 2012, the Plans had 528,018 common shares remaining available for future issuance.

In 2008 the Company implemented a performance-based stock award program in lieu of its previous practice of issuing service-based awards to employees. As this program is currently configured, the first 50% of awards granted each year vest provided certain performance criteria pertaining to a three-year measurement period that starts at the beginning of the following calendar year are met. The remaining 50% vests provided performance criteria pertaining to a three-year measurement period beginning one year later are met. If the performance criteria are not met at the end of a three-year measurement period, vesting will be deferred and a new three-year measurement period will be established to include the subsequent year, up to and including the seventh calendar year after the year of grant. Any remaining unvested awards will expire if the performance criteria for the final three-year measurement period are not met. The performance criteria establishes an annualized threshold return on the Company’s long-term investment capital, subject to certain adjustments, that must be exceeded for the awards to vest, equal to the greater of 8.0% or the average 10-year U.S. Treasury rate plus 200 basis points.

 

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The following table includes performance-based stock awards issued to employees with related measurement period information at December 31, 2012:

 

                  Final      Remaining Shares with  
     Grant Date      Total     Measurement      Initial Measurement Periods  
Year of    Fair Value      Original     Period Ends      Ending December 31  
Grant    Per Share      Grants     December 31      2013      2014      2015      2016  

2008

   $ 10.18         140,658 (a)      2015                                   

2009

     14.33         110,917 (b)      2016         55,035                           

2010

     12.44         128,766        2017         64,087         64,077                   

2011

     12.72         132,490        2018                 66,247         66,243           

2012

     11.67         145,399        2019                         72,700         72,699   

 

(a)

The performance criteria for the three-year measurement periods ending December 31, 2012 and 2011 were met resulting in the vesting of 135,194 shares associated with this grant.

(b)

The performance criteria for the first three-year measurement period ending December 31, 2012 was met resulting in the vesting of 53,431 shares associated with the first 50% of this grant.

The following table includes service-based stock awards issued to directors and employees with related vesting and forfeiture information (subject to certain restrictions, principally continuous service), at December 31, 2012:

 

     Grant Date      Total                    Remaining Shares  
Year of    Fair Value      Original      As of December 31, 2012      Scheduled to Vest During:  
Grant    Per Share      Grants      Vested      Forfeited      2013*      2014  

2007

   $ 12.93         156,000         98,507         12,499         22,497         22,497   

2008

     12.87         6,000         6,000                           

2009

     11.39         6,000         6,000                           

2010

     11.64         12,000         12,000                           

2011

     13.23         24,000         24,000                           

2012

     13.59         29,000                         29,000           

 

*

The 2007 grant shares vested in January 2013 and the 2012 grant shares are scheduled to vest in April 2013.

Performance-based and service-based stock award activity is summarized below for the year ended December 31, 2012:

 

           Weighted Average  
     Number of     Grant Date  
     Shares     Fair Value  

Unvested stock awards outstanding at beginning of year

     597,418      $ 12.41   

Grants

     174,399        11.99   

Vestings

     (114,097     11.39   
  

 

 

   

Unvested stock awards outstanding at end of year

     657,720        12.48   
  

 

 

   

During 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized in Salaries and benefits $1.9 million, $1.6 million and $1.4 million, respectively, related to amortization of the grant date fair value of employee performance-based and service-based stock awards. The amounts amortized for these periods assumed that performance criteria, if applicable, would continue to be met for related initial measurement periods. In addition, the Company recognized in Other general and administrative expense $362,000, $261,000 and $119,000 related to amortization of the grant date fair value of service-based director stock awards during 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. All service-based stock awards and the 2008 and 2009 performance-based stock awards receive dividends on a current basis without risk of forfeiture if the related awards do not vest. Performance-based awards granted subsequent to 2009 defer the payment of dividends accruing during the vesting period until vesting and if the related awards do not vest these accrued dividends will be forfeited. At December 31, 2012 and 2011 dividends payable pertaining to

 

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these awards totaled $765,000 and $333,000, respectively, and are included in Common stock dividend payable. Unrecognized compensation expense for unvested stock awards totaled $4.6 million as of December 31, 2012, to be expensed over a weighted average period of 1.6 years, assuming minimal employee attrition and that performance criteria, if applicable, are met for related initial measurement periods.

Option awards currently outstanding have contractual terms and vesting requirements at the grant date of ten years and were issued with strike prices equal to the quoted market prices of the Company’s common shares on the date of grant. The fair value of option awards was estimated on the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option pricing model. The Company estimated option exercises, expected holding periods and forfeitures based on past experience and expectations for option performance and employee or director attrition. Risk-free rates were based on market rates for the expected life of the options. Expected dividends were based on historical experience and expectations for future performance. Expected volatility factors were based on historical experience. No option awards were granted during 2012 and 2011. Option award activity for the year ended December 31, 2012 is summarized below:

 

      Number of
Shares
    Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 

Option awards outstanding at beginning of year

     256,250      $ 10.71   

Exercises

     (158,750     10.14   
  

 

 

   

Option awards outstanding at end of year

     97,500        11.63   
  

 

 

   

Exercisable option awards outstanding as of December 31, 2012 totaled 97,500 shares with a weighted average remaining contractual term of 4.7 years, an average exercise price of $11.63 and an aggregate intrinsic value of $54,000. The total intrinsic value of option awards exercised was $620,000, $129,000 and $3,000 in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively. During 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized in Salaries and benefits $3,000 and $16,000 related to employee option awards, respectively. In addition, in 2010 the Company recognized in Other general and administrative expense $15,000 related to director option awards.

Other Benefit Programs

Capstead sponsors a qualified defined contribution retirement plan for all employees and a nonqualified deferred compensation plan for certain of its officers. In general the Company matches up to 50% of a participant’s voluntary contribution up to a maximum of 6% of a participant’s compensation and makes discretionary contributions of up to another 3% of compensation regardless of participation in the plans. Company contributions are subject to certain vesting requirements. During 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized in Salaries and benefits $406,000, $514,000 and $476,000 related to contributions to these plans, respectively.

 

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NOTE 12 — NET INTEREST INCOME ANALYSIS (UNAUDITED)

The following tables summarize interest income, interest expense and weighted average interest rates as well as related changes due to changes in interest rates versus changes in volume (dollars in thousands):

 

     2012     2011     2010  
      Amount     Average
Rate
    Amount     Average
Rate
    Amount     Average
Rate
 

Interest income:

          

Residential mortgage investments

   $ 255,931        1.94   $ 243,077        2.24   $ 198,488        2.59

Other

     698        0.16        301        0.12        1,290        0.49   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
     256,629        1.88        243,378        2.20        199,778        2.52   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

Interest expense:

          

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

     (69,101     0.56        (57,328     0.56        (47,502     0.66   

Unsecured borrowings

     (8,747     8.49        (8,747     8.49        (8,747     8.49   

Other

            0.07        (5     0.14        (2     0.19   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
     (77,848     0.62        (66,080     0.64        (56,251     0.78   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   
   $ 178,781        1.26      $ 177,298        1.56      $ 143,527        1.74   
  

 

 

     

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

      Rate *     Volume *     Total *  

Change from 2011 to 2012

      

Interest income:

      

Residential mortgage investments

   $ (35,212   $ 48,066      $ 12,854   

Other

     104        293        397   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (35,108     48,359        13,251   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense:

      

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

            11,773        11,773   

Other

     (2     (3     (5
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (2     11,770        11,768   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (35,106   $ 36,589      $ 1,483   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change from 2010 to 2011

      

Interest income:

      

Residential mortgage investments

   $ (29,727   $ 74,317      $ 44,590   

Other

     (889     (101     (990
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (30,616     74,216        43,600   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Interest expense:

      

Repurchase arrangements and similar borrowings

     (7,839     17,665        9,826   

Other

            3        3   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (7,839     17,668        9,829   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   $ (22,777   $ 56,548      $ 33,771   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

*

The change in interest income and interest expense due to both rate and volume has been allocated to rate and volume changes in proportion to the relationship of the absolute dollar amounts of the change in each.

 

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NOTE 13 — QUARTERLY RESULTS (UNAUDITED)

Summarized quarterly results of operations were as follows (in thousands, except per share amounts).

 

      First
Quarter
    Second
Quarter
    Third
Quarter
    Fourth
Quarter
 

Year Ended December 31, 2012

        

Interest income

   $ 65,883      $ 65,963      $ 63,617      $ 61,166   

Interest expense

     (16,290     (18,638     (20,061     (22,859
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     49,593        47,325        43,556        38,307   

Other revenue (expense)

     (4,488     (4,055     (3,583     (3,288

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     65        65        64        65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 45,170      $ 43,335      $ 40,037      $ 35,084   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic net income per common share

   $ 0.45      $ 0.40      $ 0.35      $ 0.31   

Diluted net income per common share

   $ 0.44      $ 0.40      $ 0.35      $ 0.31   

Year Ended December 31, 2011

        

Interest income

   $ 53,254      $ 63,194      $ 62,949      $ 63,981   

Interest expense

     (14,513     (15,894     (17,930     (17,743
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     38,741        47,300        45,019        46,238   

Other revenue (expense)

     (4,114     (4,824     (4,080     (4,335

Equity in earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     65        65        64        65   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income

   $ 34,692      $ 42,541      $ 41,003      $ 41,968   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and diluted net income per common share

   $ 0.41      $ 0.48      $ 0.43      $ 0.43   

 

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

None.

 

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Reports on Corporate Governance and

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Report of Management on Effectiveness of Internal Control

Over Financial Reporting

Management of Capstead is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting, as such term is defined in Rule 13a – 15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Under the supervision and with the participation of management, including the Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”), we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting based on the framework established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). Based on our evaluation under the COSO framework, it is management’s assessment that the Company maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012.

Capstead’s independent registered public accounting firm, Ernst & Young, LLP, has issued a report on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, which is included in this Annual Report.

Report of Management on Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Capstead’s management, with participation of the CEO and CFO, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as of December 31, 2012. Based on this evaluation, the Company’s management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of December 31, 2012.

Related Certifications by Management

Certifications by the CEO and CFO pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 pertaining to the completeness and fairness of the information contained in Capstead’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2012 and the Company’s system of internal controls over financial reporting and disclosure controls and procedures are included as exhibits to the annual report on Form 10-K. This report, as well as the Company’s other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, are available free of charge on the Company’s website at www.capstead.com.

On May 9, 2012 Capstead’s CEO certified, pursuant to Section 303A.12(a) of the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) Listed Company Manual, that he was not aware of any violation by the Company of NYSE corporate governance listing standards. This certification is made annually with the NYSE within thirty days after the Company’s annual meeting of stockholders.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm on

Audit of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Stockholders and Board of Directors

Capstead Mortgage Corporation

We have audited Capstead Mortgage Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). Management of Capstead Mortgage Corporation (the “Company”) is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Report of Management on Effectiveness of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

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

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

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

In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2012, based on the COSO criteria. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2012 and 2011, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2012 of the Company, and our report dated February 25, 2013 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG, LLP

Dallas, Texas

February 25, 2013

 

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

PART III

 

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to Capstead’s 2013 definitive Proxy Statement under the captions “Proposal Number One – Election of Directors,” “Board of Directors and Committee Information,” “Stockholder Procedures for Director Candidate Recommendations,” “Executive Officers,” “Audit Committee” and “Audit Committee Report” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,” to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2012.

Capstead has adopted its Code of Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all directors, officers and employees, and its Financial Officer Code of Conduct that applies to its chief executive officer, chief financial officer and other officers with a role in the Company’s financial accounting and reporting process. These codes and waivers thereto, if any, are available on the Company’s website at www.capstead.com.

 

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to Capstead’s 2013 definitive Proxy Statement under the captions “Board of Directors and Committee Information” and “Executive Compensation,” to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2012.

 

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

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to Capstead’s 2013 definitive Proxy Statement under the captions “Equity Compensation Plans” and “Security Ownership of Management and Certain Beneficial Owners,” to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2012.

 

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

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to Capstead’s 2013 definitive Proxy Statement under the caption “Related Person Transactions,” to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2012.

 

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

The information required by this item is incorporated herein by reference to Capstead’s 2013 definitive Proxy Statement under the caption “Proposal Three – Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm,” to be filed with the SEC within 120 days of December 31, 2012.

 

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PART IV

 

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

 

(a)

Documents filed as part of this report:

 

  1.

The consolidated financial statements of Capstead, together with the independent registered public accounting firm’s report thereon, are set forth on pages 32 through 57 of this report under Item 8 – “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

 

  2.

Financial Statement Schedules – All other schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulation of the Securities and Exchange Commission are either not required under the related instructions, are inapplicable or have been omitted because the required information has been disclosed elsewhere in the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto.

 

  3.

Exhibits:

 

Exhibit
Number

  

DESCRIPTION

3.1   

Charter, including Articles of Incorporation, Articles Supplementary for each series of preferred shares and all other amendments to such Articles of Incorporation.(1)

3.2   

Amended and Restated Bylaws.(2)

3.3   

Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation dated as of May 29, 2008.(3)

4.1   

Junior Subordinated Indenture dated September 26, 2005, pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust I preferred securities.(4)

4.2   

Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated September 26, 2005, pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust I preferred securities.(4)

4.3   

Indenture dated December 15, 2005, regarding junior subordinated debentures due 2035, including a form of debenture pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust II preferred securities.(4)

4.4   

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated December 15, 2005, including forms of capital security certificates pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust II preferred securities.(4)

4.5   

Indenture dated September 11, 2006, regarding junior subordinated debentures due 2036, including a form of debenture pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust III preferred securities.(4)

4.6   

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated September 11, 2006, including forms of capital security certificates pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust III preferred securities.(4)

10.01   

Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.(4)

10.02   

Amended and Restated 2004 Flexible Long-Term Incentive Plan.(5)

10.03   

Second Amended and Restated Incentive Bonus Plan.(6)

10.04   

Form of nonqualified stock option and stock award agreements for non-employee directors.(4)

10.05   

Form of nonqualified stock option and stock award agreements for employees with service conditions.(4)

10.06   

Form of stock award agreements for employees with performance conditions.(7)

10.07   

Form of stock award agreements for employees with performance conditions and deferral of dividends.(8)

10.08   

Purchase Agreements dated September 23, 2005, pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust I preferred securities.(4)

 

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10.09   

Placement Agreement dated December 6, 2005, pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust II preferred securities.(4)

10.10   

Placement Agreement dated September 8, 2006, pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust III preferred securities.(4)

12   

Computation of ratio of net income to fixed charges and ratio of net income to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends.*

23   

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*

31.1   

Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

31.2    Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*
32    Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**
101.INS    XBRL Instance Document***
101.SCH    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema***
101.CAL    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase***
101.DEF    XBRL Additional Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase***
101.LAB    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase***
101.PRE    XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase***

 

(1)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-63358) dated June 19, 2001.

(2)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 30, 2012.

(3)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 30, 2008.

(4)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

(5)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-142861) dated May 9, 2007.

(6)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 4, 2011.

(7)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

(8)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

*

Filed herewith.

**

Furnished herewith.

***

Submitted electronically herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

        CAPSTEAD MORTGAGE CORPORATION
     

                        Registrant

Date: February 25, 2013

   

By:

 

/s/ ANDREW F. JACOBS

     

 

     

Andrew F. Jacobs

     

President and Chief Executive Officer

Date: February 25, 2013

   

By:

 

/s/ PHILLIP A. REINSCH

     

 

     

Phillip A. Reinsch

     

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial

     

Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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

 

/s/ JACK BIEGLER

  

Chairman and Director

  

February 18, 2013

    (Jack Biegler)

     

/s/ JOHN L. BERNARD

  

Director

  

February 18, 2013

    (John L. Bernard)

     

/s/ MICHELLE P. GOOLSBY

  

Director

  

February 18, 2013

    (Michelle P. Goolsby)

     

/s/ ANDREW F. JACOBS

  

President, Chief Executive Officer

  

February 25, 2013

    (Andrew F. Jacobs)

  

and Director

  

/s/ GARY KEISER

  

Director

  

February 18, 2013

    (Gary Keiser)

     

/s/ PAUL M. LOW

  

Director

  

February 19, 2013

    (Paul M. Low)

     

/s/ CHRISTOPHER W. MAHOWALD

  

Director

  

February 18, 2013

    (Christopher W. Mahowald)

     

/s/ MICHAEL G. O’NEIL

  

Director

  

February 18, 2013

    (Michael G. O’Neil)

     

/s/ MARK S. WHITING

  

Director

  

February 18, 2013

    (Mark S. Whiting)

     

 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

 

EXHIBIT
NUMBER

  

DESCRIPTION

3.1   

Charter, including Articles of Incorporation, Articles Supplementary for each series of preferred shares and all other amendments to such Articles of Incorporation.(1)

3.2   

Amended and Restated Bylaws.(2)

3.3   

Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation dated as of May 29, 2008.(3)

4.1   

Junior Subordinated Indenture dated September 26, 2005, pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust I preferred securities.(4)

4.2   

Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated September 26, 2005, pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust I preferred securities.(4)

4.3   

Indenture dated December 15, 2005, regarding junior subordinated debentures due 2035, including a form of debenture pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust II preferred securities.(4)

4.4   

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated December 15, 2005, including forms of capital security certificates pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust II preferred securities.(4)

4.5   

Indenture dated September 11, 2006, regarding junior subordinated debentures due 2036, including a form of debenture pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust III preferred securities.(4)

4.6   

Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust dated September 11, 2006, including forms of capital security certificates pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust III preferred securities.(4)

10.01   

Amended and Restated Deferred Compensation Plan.(4)

10.02   

Amended and Restated 2004 Flexible Long-Term Incentive Plan.(5)

10.03   

Second Amended and Restated Incentive Bonus Plan.(6)

10.04   

Form of nonqualified stock option and stock award agreements for non-employee directors.(4)

10.05   

Form of nonqualified stock option and stock award agreements for employees with service conditions.(4)

10.06   

Form of stock award agreements for employees with performance conditions.(7)

10.07   

Form of stock award agreements for employees with performance conditions and deferral of dividends.(8)

10.08   

Purchase Agreements dated September 23, 2005, pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust I preferred securities.(4)

10.09   

Placement Agreement dated December 6, 2005, pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust II preferred securities.(4)

10.10   

Placement Agreement dated September 8, 2006, pertaining to the issuance of Capstead Mortgage Trust III preferred securities.(4)

12   

Computation of ratio of net income to fixed charges and ratio of net income to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends.*

23   

Consent of Ernst & Young LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm*

31.1   

Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

31.2   

Certification pursuant to Section 302(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

32   

Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002**

101.INS   

XBRL Instance Document***

101.SCH   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema***

101.CAL   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase***

101.DEF   

XBRL Additional Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase***

101.LAB   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase***

101.PRE   

XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase***


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(1)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-63358) dated June 19, 2001.

(2)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated November 30, 2012.

(3)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 30, 2008.

(4)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

(5)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (No. 333-142861) dated May 9, 2007.

(6)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 4, 2011.

(7)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008.

(8)

Incorporated by reference to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

*

Filed herewith.

**

Furnished herewith.

***

Submitted electronically herewith.