Form: 8-K

Current report filing

October 31, 2018

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PRESS RELEASE
NYSE: CIM    
CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
520 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
_________________________________________________________________________________________________

Investor Relations
888-895-6557
www.chimerareit.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION REPORTS 3RD QUARTER 2018 EARNINGS
3RD QUARTER GAAP NET INCOME OF $0.79 PER COMMON SHARE
3RD QUARTER CORE EARNINGS(1) OF $0.60 PER COMMON SHARE
GAAP BOOK VALUE OF $17.02 PER COMMON SHARE
NEW YORK - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Chimera Investment Corporation (NYSE:CIM) today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018. The Company’s GAAP net income for the third quarter was $147 million or $0.79 per common share. Core earnings(1) for the third quarter ended September 30, 2018 was $112 million or $0.60 per common share. Economic return on book value for the third quarter was 3.0%.(2) The Company sponsored two mortgage loan securitizations during the third quarter for $788 million and incurred $1.4 million in securitization deal related expenses.

“This quarter, Chimera issued $260 million of Series C preferred Stock with an annual dividend rate of 7.75%,” said Matthew Lambiase, Chimera’s CEO and President. “Since the fourth quarter of 2016, we have raised $730 million in capital through preferred shares which has helped to diversify our capital structure and lower our cost of capital while being accretive to our common shareholders.”

(1) Core earnings is a non-GAAP measure. See additional discussion on page 5.
(2) Economic return on book value is based on the change in GAAP book value per common share plus the dividend declared per common share.




1



Other Information

Chimera Investment Corporation is a publicly traded real estate investment trust, or REIT, that is primarily engaged in the business of investing directly or indirectly through our subsidiaries, on a leveraged basis, in a diversified portfolio of mortgage assets, including residential mortgage loans, Non-Agency RMBS, Agency CMBS, Agency RMBS, and other real estate related securities.
Please visit www.chimerareit.com and click on Investors for additional information about us.
CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
September 30, 2018
December 31, 2017
Assets:
 
 
Cash and cash equivalents
$
121,046

$
63,569

Non-Agency RMBS, at fair value
2,507,707

2,851,316

Agency MBS, at fair value
9,406,092

4,364,828

Loans held for investment, at fair value
12,729,559

13,678,263

Accrued interest receivable
114,798

100,789

Other assets
145,655

114,391

Derivatives, at fair value, net
155,069

48,914

Total assets (1)
$
25,179,926

$
21,222,070

Liabilities:
 

 

Repurchase agreements ($12.6 billion and $8.8 billion, pledged as collateral, respectively)
$
11,143,102

$
7,250,452

Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS ($1.1 billion and $1.6 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)
167,718

205,780

Securitized debt at fair value, collateralized by loans held for investment ($12.5 billion and $13.3 billion pledged as collateral, respectively)
8,826,879

9,388,657

Payable for investments purchased
903,424

567,440

Accrued interest payable
110,228

61,888

Dividends payable
96,809

95,365

Accounts payable and other liabilities
18,585

17,191

Derivatives, at fair value, net

320

Total liabilities (1)
$
21,266,745

$
17,587,093






Commitments and Contingencies (See Note 15)









Stockholders' Equity:
 

 

Preferred Stock, par value of $0.01 per share, 100,000,000 shares authorized:




8.00% Series A cumulative redeemable: 5,800,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ($145,000 liquidation preference)
$
58

$
58

8.00% Series B cumulative redeemable: 13,000,000 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ($325,000 liquidation preference)
130

130

7.75% Series C cumulative redeemable: 10,400,000 and 0 shares issued and outstanding, respectively ($260,000 liquidation preference)
104


Common stock: par value $0.01 per share; 300,000,000 shares authorized, 187,006,943 and 187,809,288 shares issued and outstanding, respectively
1,870

1,878

Additional paid-in-capital
4,069,868

3,826,691

Accumulated other comprehensive income
627,936

796,902

Cumulative earnings
3,482,287

2,967,852

Cumulative distributions to stockholders
(4,269,072
)
(3,958,534
)
Total stockholders' equity
$
3,913,181

$
3,634,977

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
$
25,179,926

$
21,222,070

(1) The Company's consolidated statements of financial condition include assets of consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that can only be used to settle obligations and liabilities of the VIE for which creditors do not have recourse to the primary beneficiary (Chimera Investment Corporation). As of September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, total assets of consolidated VIEs were $13,703,646 and $14,987,464, respectively, and total liabilities of consolidated VIEs were $9,032,119 and $9,631,820, respectively.

2



CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)
 
For the Quarters Ended

For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2018
September 30, 2017

September 30, 2018
September 30, 2017
Net interest income:





Interest income (1)
$
321,715

$
296,813


$
925,282

$
836,801

Interest expense (2)
174,671

140,358


485,189

388,544

Net interest income
147,044

156,455


440,093

448,257

Other-than-temporary impairments:
 

 






Total other-than-temporary impairment losses
(772
)
(784
)

(1,871
)
(4,245
)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income
(6,461
)
(10,684
)

(15,651
)
(39,431
)
Net other-than-temporary credit impairment losses
(7,233
)
(11,468
)

(17,522
)
(43,676
)
Other investment gains (losses):
 

 






Net unrealized gains (losses) on derivatives
71,197

9,204


178,511

19,902

Realized gains (losses) on terminations of interest rate swaps




(16,143
)
Net realized gains (losses) on derivatives
2,881

(7,841
)

14,573

(28,680
)
Net gains (losses) on derivatives
74,078

1,363


193,084

(24,921
)
Net unrealized gains (losses) on financial instruments at fair value
(34,306
)
19,042


(38,204
)
159,047

Net realized gains (losses) on sales of investments
(6,123
)
1


(3,956
)
9,709

Gains (losses) on extinguishment of debt
9,263

(1
)

19,320

(48,016
)
Total other gains (losses)
42,912

20,405


170,244

95,819











Other expenses:
 

 





Compensation and benefits
8,642

7,533


25,741

22,759

General and administrative expenses
5,615

4,537


16,964

13,162

Servicing fees
9,766

10,715


31,044

31,193

Deal expenses
1,372

3,357


4,555

16,054

Total other expenses
25,395

26,142


78,304

83,168

Income (loss) before income taxes
157,328

139,250


514,511

417,232

Income taxes
7

18


76

172

Net income (loss)
$
157,321

$
139,232


$
514,435

$
417,060











Dividend on preferred stock
9,960

9,400


28,760

24,083











Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
$
147,361

$
129,832


$
485,675

$
392,977











Net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders:


 






Basic
$
0.79

$
0.69


$
2.59

$
2.09

Diluted
$
0.79

$
0.69


$
2.59

$
2.09











Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:


 






Basic
187,006,777

187,779,794


187,182,932

187,773,715

Diluted
187,584,958

188,192,111


187,705,831

188,176,757










Dividends declared per share of common stock
$
0.50

$
0.50


$
1.50

$
1.50












(1) Includes interest income of consolidated VIEs of $223,948 and $241,195 for the quarters ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively and interest income of consolidated VIEs of $688,720 and $668,621 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.
(2) Includes interest expense of consolidated VIEs of $99,622 and $101,856 for the quarters ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively and interest expense of consolidated VIEs of $298,744 and $290,264 for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017.



3



CHIMERA INVESTMENT CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
(Unaudited)






For the Quarters Ended
For the Nine Months Ended

September 30, 2018
September 30, 2017
September 30, 2018
September 30, 2017
Comprehensive income (loss):
 



Net income (loss)
$
157,321

$
139,232

$
514,435

$
417,060

Other comprehensive income:
 



Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, net
(50,728
)
21,370

(181,885
)
59,114

Reclassification adjustment for net losses included in net income for other-than-temporary credit impairment losses
7,233

11,468

17,522

43,676

Reclassification adjustment for net realized losses (gains) included in net income
(220
)
(1
)
(4,603
)
(7,778
)
Other comprehensive income (loss)
(43,715
)
32,837

(168,966
)
95,012

Comprehensive income (loss) before preferred stock dividends
$
113,606

$
172,069

$
345,469

$
512,072

Dividends on preferred stock
$
9,960

$
9,400

$
28,760

$
24,083

Comprehensive income (loss) available to common stock shareholders
$
103,646

$
162,669

$
316,709

$
487,989



4



Core earnings

Core earnings is a non-GAAP measure and is defined as GAAP net income excluding unrealized gains on the aggregate portfolio, impairment losses, realized gains on sales of investments, realized gains or losses on futures, realized gains or losses on swap terminations, gain on deconsolidation, extinguishment of debt and certain other non-recurring gains or losses. As defined, core earnings include interest income and expense as well as realized losses on interest rate swaps used to hedge interest rate risk. Management believes that the presentation of core earnings is useful to investors because it can provide a useful measure of comparability to our other REIT peers, but has important limitations. We believe core earnings as described above helps evaluate our financial performance without the impact of certain transactions but is of limited usefulness as an analytical tool. Therefore, core earnings should not be viewed in isolation and is not a substitute for net income or net income per basic share computed in accordance with GAAP.

The following table provides GAAP measures of net income and net income per basic share available to common stockholders for the periods presented and details with respect to reconciling the line items to core earnings and related per average basic common share amounts:
 
For the Quarters Ended
 
September 30, 2018
June 30, 2018
March 31, 2018
December 31, 2017
September 30, 2017
 
(dollars in thousands, except per share data)
GAAP Net income available to common stockholders
$
147,361

$
108,708

$
229,607

$
98,208

$
129,832

Adjustments:
 

 

 

 

 

Net other-than-temporary credit impairment losses
7,233

9,131

1,158

18,179

11,468

Net unrealized (gains) losses on derivatives
(71,197
)
(25,895
)
(81,419
)
(28,074
)
(9,204
)
Net unrealized (gains) losses on financial instruments at fair value
34,306

18,364

(14,466
)
47,637

(19,042
)
Net realized (gains) losses on sales of investments
6,123

(2,167
)

586

(1
)
(Gains) losses on extinguishment of debt
(9,263
)
(387
)
(9,670
)
(12,742
)
1

Realized (gains) losses on terminations of interest rate swaps





Net realized (gains) losses on Futures (1)
(2,799
)
2,210

(16,424
)
(8,204
)
3,267

Core Earnings
$
111,764

$
109,964

$
108,786

$
115,590

$
116,321












GAAP net income per basic common share
$
0.79

$
0.58

$
1.22

$
0.52

$
0.69

Core earnings per basic common share(2)
$
0.60

$
0.59

$
0.58

$
0.62

$
0.62












(1) Included in net realized gains (losses) on derivatives in the Consolidated Statements of Operations.
(2) We note that core and taxable earnings will typically differ, and may materially differ, due to differences on realized gains and losses on investments and related hedges, credit loss recognition,
      timing differences in premium amortization, accretion of discounts, equity compensation and other items.


5



The following tables provide a summary of the Company’s MBS portfolio at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.

 
September 30, 2018
 
Principal or Notional Value
at Period-End
(dollars in thousands)
Weighted Average Amortized
Cost Basis
Weighted Average Fair Value
Weighted Average
Coupon
Weighted Average Yield at Period-End (1)
Non-Agency RMBS
 
 
 
 
Senior
$
2,413,931

$
52.46

$
81.81

4.9
%
18.8
%
Senior, interest-only
5,844,053

5.09

4.15

1.2
%
9.1
%
Subordinated
379,077

57.66

73.34

4.3
%
11.0
%
Subordinated, interest-only
244,298

4.36

5.17

1.2
%
16.1
%
Agency MBS
 

 

 

 

 

Residential pass-through
6,730,675

103.18

101.19

4.0
%
3.5
%
Commercial pass-through
2,532,460

102.00

97.75

3.6
%
3.4
%
Interest-only
2,865,073

4.32

4.17

0.8
%
4.1
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2017
 
Principal or Notional Value at Period-End
(dollars in thousands)
Weighted Average Amortized
Cost Basis
Weighted Average Fair Value
Weighted Average
Coupon
Weighted Average Yield at Period-End (1)
Non-Agency RMBS
 
 
 
 
Senior
$
2,733,926

$
54.04

$
81.62

4.6
%
16.7
%
Senior, interest-only
4,862,461

5.41

4.34

1.3
%
8.0
%
Subordinated
501,455

66.77

80.01

4.1
%
9.6
%
Subordinated, interest-only
201,378

3.66

3.89

0.8
%
11.8
%
Agency MBS
 

 

 

 

 

Residential pass-through
2,227,128

105.53

104.27

3.8
%
2.9
%
Commercial pass-through
1,894,594

102.26

102.31

3.6
%
3.2
%
Interest-only
3,021,840

3.68

3.45

0.7
%
3.4
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1) Bond Equivalent Yield at period end.
 
 
 

At September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017, the repurchase agreements collateralized by MBS had the following remaining maturities.

 
September 30, 2018
December 31, 2017
 
(dollars in thousands)
Overnight
$
123,417

$

1 to 29 days
4,622,550

4,745,342

30 to 59 days
3,832,236

1,206,769

60 to 89 days
1,208,344

592,865

90 to 119 days
25,196


Greater than or equal to 120 days
1,331,359

705,476

Total
$
11,143,102

$
7,250,452




6



The following table summarizes certain characteristics of our portfolio at September 30, 2018 and December 31, 2017.


September 30, 2018
December 31, 2017
Interest earning assets at period-end (1)
$
24,643,358

$
20,894,407

Interest bearing liabilities at period-end
$
20,137,699

$
16,844,889

GAAP Leverage at period-end
 5.1:1

 4.6:1

GAAP Leverage at period-end (recourse)
 2.8:1

2.0:1

Portfolio Composition, at amortized cost
 

 

Non-Agency RMBS
5.1
%
5.9
%
Senior
3.0
%
2.9
%
Senior, interest only
1.2
%
1.3
%
Subordinated
0.9
%
1.7
%
Subordinated, interest only
0.0
%
0.0
%
RMBS transferred to consolidated VIEs
2.4
%
4.6
%
Agency MBS
40.6
%
22.2
%
Residential
29.2
%
11.8
%
Commercial
10.9
%
9.8
%
Interest-only
0.5
%
0.6
%
Loans held for investment
51.9
%
67.3
%
Fixed-rate percentage of portfolio
95.3
%
93.7
%
Adjustable-rate percentage of portfolio
4.7
%
6.3
%
Annualized yield on average interest earning assets for the quarters ended
5.8
%
6.3
%
Annualized cost of funds on average borrowed funds for the quarters ended (2)
3.6
%
3.6
%
(1) Excludes cash and cash equivalents.
(2) Includes the effect of realized losses on interest rate swaps.


7



Economic Net Interest Income

Our “Economic net interest income” is a non-GAAP financial measure, that equals interest income, less interest expense and realized losses on our interest rate swaps. Realized losses on our interest rate swaps are the periodic net settlement payments made or received.  For the purpose of computing economic net interest income and ratios relating to cost of funds measures throughout this section, interest expense includes net payments on our interest rate swaps, which is presented as a part of Realized gains (losses) on derivatives in our Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income. Interest rate swaps are used to manage the increase in interest paid on repurchase agreements in a rising rate environment. Presenting the net contractual interest payments on interest rate swaps with the interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities reflects our total contractual interest payments. We believe this presentation is useful to investors because it depicts the economic value of our investment strategy by showing actual interest expense and net interest income. Where indicated, interest expense, including interest payments on interest rate swaps, is referred to as economic interest expense. Where indicated, net interest income reflecting interest payments on interest rate swaps, is referred to as economic net interest income.

The following table reconciles the GAAP and non-GAAP measurements reflected in the Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
 
GAAP
Interest
Income

GAAP
Interest
Expense
Net Realized (Gains)
Losses on Interest Rate Swaps
Economic Interest
Expense

GAAP Net Interest
Income
Net Realized
Gains (Losses) on Interest Rate Swaps
Other (1)
Economic
Net
Interest
Income
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018
$
321,715


$
174,671

$
(242
)
$
174,429


$
147,044

$
242

$
321

$
147,607

For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2018
$
306,436


$
161,266

$
(1,246
)
$
160,020


$
145,170

$
1,246

$
436

$
146,852

For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018
$
297,132


$
149,251

$
2,612

$
151,863


$
147,881

$
(2,612
)
$
143

$
145,412

For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2017
$
301,957


$
144,204

$
4,369

$
148,573


$
157,753

$
(4,369
)
$
(61
)
$
153,323

For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
$
296,813


$
140,358

$
3,489

$
143,847


$
156,455

$
(3,489
)
$
(167
)
$
152,799

(1) Primarily interest expense/(income) on cash and cash equivalents.






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The table below shows our average earning assets held, interest earned on assets, yield on average interest earning assets, average debt balance, economic interest expense, economic average cost of funds, economic net interest income, and net interest rate spread for the periods presented.
 
For the Quarter Ended

September 30, 2018

September 30, 2017

(dollars in thousands)

(dollars in thousands)
 
Average
Balance
Interest
Average
Yield/Cost

Average
Balance
Interest
Average
Yield/Cost
Assets:
 
 
 

 
 
 
Interest-earning assets (1):
 
 
 

 
 
 
Agency MBS
$
7,776,334

$
66,863

3.4
%

$
3,733,640

$
24,236

2.6
%
Non-Agency RMBS
1,186,945

29,213

9.8
%

1,258,634

28,590

9.1
%
Non-Agency RMBS transferred to consolidated VIEs
632,155

42,416

26.8
%

1,000,912

56,388

22.5
%
Residential mortgage loans held for investment
12,613,816

183,544

5.8
%

12,959,595

187,432

5.8
%
Total
$
22,209,250

$
322,036

5.8
%

$
18,952,781

$
296,646

6.3
%










Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
 
 
 


 
 
 

Interest-bearing liabilities: 
 
 
 


 
 
 

Repurchase agreements collateralized by:













Agency MBS (2)
$
6,720,205

$
38,492

2.3
%

$
3,114,689

$
14,211

1.8
%
Non-Agency RMBS (2)
428,363

4,186

3.9
%

706,941

5,257

3.0
%
Re-REMIC repurchase agreements
621,042

6,681

4.3
%

443,029

3,679

3.3
%
RMBS from loan securitizations
2,465,678

25,449

4.1
%

2,285,232

18,843

3.3
%
Securitized debt, collateralized by Non-Agency RMBS
173,825

2,471

5.7
%

248,989

4,416

7.1
%
Securitized debt, collateralized by loans
8,938,962

97,150

4.3
%

9,399,125

97,441

4.1
%
Total
$
19,348,075

$
174,429

3.6
%

$
16,198,005

$
143,847

3.6
%














Economic net interest income/net interest rate spread
 

$
147,607

2.2
%

 

$
152,799

2.7
%














Net interest-earning assets/net interest margin
$
2,861,175

 

2.7
%

$
2,754,776

 

3.2
%














Ratio of interest-earning assets to interest bearing liabilities
1.15

 

 


1.17

 

 















(1) Interest-earning assets at amortized cost













(2) Interest includes net cash paid/received on swaps














The table below shows our Net Income, Economic Net Interest Income and Core Earnings, each as a percentage of average equity. Return on average equity is defined as our GAAP net income (loss) as a percentage of average equity. Average equity is defined as the average of the Company’s beginning and ending equity balance for the period reported. Economic Net Interest Income is a non-GAAP financial measure, that equals interest income, less interest expense and realized losses on our interest rate swaps. Core Earnings is a non-GAAP measures as defined in previous section.
 
Return on Average Equity
Economic Net Interest Income/Average Equity *
Core Earnings/Average Equity
 
(Ratios have been annualized)
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2018
16.64
%
15.61
%
11.82
%
For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2018
12.91
%
16.05
%
12.02
%
For the Quarter Ended March 31, 2018
26.17
%
15.92
%
11.91
%
For the Quarter Ended December 31, 2017
11.82
%
16.85
%
12.70
%
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2017
15.42
%
16.92
%
12.88
%
* Includes effect of realized losses on interest rate swaps.



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The following table presents changes to Accretable Discount (net of premiums) as it pertains to our Non-Agency RMBS portfolio, excluding premiums on IOs, during the previous five quarters.

 
For the Quarters Ended
Accretable Discount (Net of Premiums)
September 30, 2018

June 30, 2018

March 31, 2018

December 31, 2017

September 30, 2017


(dollars in thousands)
Balance, beginning of period
$
540,269

$
555,444

$
582,193

$
622,982

$
627,724

Accretion of discount
(35,184
)
(38,110
)
(37,309
)
(39,640
)
(43,502
)
Purchases
1,966

3,098


(2,914
)
1,723

Sales and deconsolidation
(986
)
(6,439
)
174


5,792

Transfers from/(to) credit reserve, net
32,955

26,276

10,386

1,765

31,245

Balance, end of period
$
539,020

$
540,269

$
555,444

$
582,193

$
622,982


Disclaimer
This press release includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the United States Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may differ from expectations, estimates and projections and, consequently, readers should not rely on these forward-looking statements as predictions of future events. Words such as “expect,” “target,” “assume,” “estimate,” “project,” “budget,” “forecast,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “plan,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “should,” “believe,” “predicts,” “potential,” “continue,” and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve significant risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from expected results, including, among other things, those described in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and any subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, under the caption “Risk Factors.” Factors that could cause actual results to differ include, but are not limited to: the state of credit markets and general economic conditions; changes in interest rates and the market value of our assets; the rates of default or decreased recovery on the mortgages underlying our target assets; the occurrence, extent and timing of credit losses within our portfolio; the credit risk in our underlying assets; declines in home prices; our ability to establish, adjust and maintain appropriate hedges for the risks in our portfolio; the availability and cost of our target assets; our ability to borrow to finance our assets and the associated costs; changes in the competitive landscape within our industry; our ability to manage various operational risks and costs associated with our business; interruptions in or impairments to our communications and information technology systems; our ability to acquire residential mortgage loans and successfully securitize the residential mortgage loans we acquire; our ability to oversee our third party sub-servicers; the impact of any deficiencies in the servicing or foreclosure practices of third parties and related delays in the foreclosure process; our exposure to legal and regulatory claims; legislative and regulatory actions affecting our business; the impact of new or modified government mortgage refinance or principal reduction programs; our ability to maintain our REIT qualification; and limitations imposed on our business due to our REIT status and our exempt status under the Investment Company Act of 1940.
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Readers are advised that the financial information in this press release is based on company data available at the time of this presentation and, in certain circumstances, may not have been audited by the Company’s independent auditors.



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