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

FORM 10-Q

[ X ]           QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended     January 31, 2011     

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        1-4702

AMREP Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Oklahoma
 
59-0936128
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
Identification No.)

300 Alexander Park, Suite 204, Princeton, New Jersey
08540
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (609) 716-8200

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes
X
No
 


Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to submit and post such files).

Yes
 
No
 


 
 
 
 

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer”, “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer
   
Accelerated filer
 
         
Non-accelerated filer
 
 
Smaller reporting company
 X
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)  
 
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
 
Yes
 
No
X


Number of Shares of Common Stock, par value $.10 per share, outstanding at February 28, 2011 – 5,996,212.
 

 
 
 
 

AMREP CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

INDEX



PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION
PAGE NO.
   
Item 1.  Financial Statements
 
   
 Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
  January 31, 2011 and April 30, 2010
 
1
   
 Consolidated Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings
  (Unaudited) Three Months Ended January 31, 2011 and 2010
 
2
   
 Consolidated Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings
  (Unaudited) Nine Months Ended January 31, 2011 and 2010
 
3
   
             Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
  Nine Months Ended January 31, 2011 and 2010
 
4
   
 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
5
   
Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
              and Results of Operations
 
11
   
Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
19
   
Item 4.  Controls and Procedures
19
   
PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION
 
   
Item 1.  Legal Proceedings
19
   
Item 5.  Other Information 19
   
Item 6.  Exhibits
20
   
SIGNATURE
21
   
EXHIBIT INDEX
22


 
 
 
 
 
PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements

AMREP CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(Thousands, except par value and number of shares)
             
   
January 31,
 2011
   
April 30,
 2010
 
             
ASSETS:
           
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 31,721     $ 25,531  
Receivables, net:
               
  Real estate operations and corporate
    1,191       1,195  
  Media services operations
    25,874       33,175  
      27,065       34,370  
 
               
Income taxes receivable
    1,923       2,126  
Real estate inventory
    80,127       80,375  
Investment assets, net
    12,503       12,474  
Property, plant and equipment, net
    28,816       31,174  
Intangible and other assets, net
    16,625       18,953  
Deferred income taxes
    2,768       2,613  
Goodwill
    3,893       3,893  
     TOTAL ASSETS
  $ 205,441     $ 211,509  
                 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
               
LIABILITIES:
               
Accounts payable, net and accrued expenses
  $ 74,043     $ 79,969  
Notes payable:
               
 Amounts due within one year
    22,615       24,052  
 Amounts subsequently due
    4,785       4,602  
      27,400       28,654  
                 
Other long-term liabilities
    3,550       4,244  
Accrued pension cost
    12,367       12,075  
    TOTAL LIABILITIES
    117,360       124,942  
                 
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
               
Common stock, $.10 par value;
               
    Shares authorized – 20,000,000; 7,420,704 shares issued
    742       742  
Capital contributed in excess of par value
    46,100       46,100  
Retained earnings
    76,976       75,462  
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net
    (9,080 )     (9,080 )
Treasury stock, at cost; 1,424,492 shares
    (26,657 )     (26,657 )
     TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
    88,081       86,567  
     TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
  $ 205,441     $
211,509
 
                 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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AMREP CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings (Unaudited)
 
Three Months Ended January 31, 2011 and 2010
 
(Thousands, except per share amounts)
 
             
   
2011
   
2010
 
REVENUES:
           
Real estate land sales
  $ 257     $ 479  
Media services operations
    23,570       28,412  
Interest and other
    19       25  
      23,846       28,916  
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
               
Real estate land sales
    237       564  
Operating expenses:
               
      Media services operations
    19,238       24,765  
      Real estate commissions and selling
    18       89  
      Restructuring and fire recovery costs, net
    97       1,247  
      Other
    (241 )     601  
General and administrative:
               
Media services operations
    2,264       2,891  
Real estate operations and corporate
    1,062       1,105  
Interest expense
    477       499  
      23,152       31,761  
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    694       (2,845 )
                 
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES
    (587 )     (2,124 )
NET INCOME (LOSS)
    1,281       (721 )
                 
RETAINED EARNINGS, beginning of period
    75,695       82,901  
RETAINED EARNINGS, end of period
  $ 76,976     $ 82,180  
                 
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE – BASIC AND DILUTED
  $ 0.21     $ (0.12 )
                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
               
SHARES OUTSTANDING
    5,996       5,996  
   

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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AMREP CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Retained Earnings (Unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended January 31, 2011 and 2010
 
(Thousands, except per share amounts)
 
             
   
2011
   
2010
 
REVENUES:
           
Real estate land sales
  $ 1,570     $ 3,634  
Media services operations
    73,099       89,805  
Interest and other
    80       267  
      74,749       93,706  
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
               
Real estate land sales
    1,044       2,211  
Operating expenses:                
      Media services operations
    59,456       79,038  
      Real estate commissions and selling
    166       254  
      Restructuring and fire recovery costs, net
    398       3,000  
      Other
    1,010       1,952  
General and administrative:
               
Media services operations
    6,889       8,730  
Real estate operations and corporate
    3,255       3,259  
Interest expense
    1,370       1,108  
      73,588       99,552  
INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
    1,161       (5,846 )
                 
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES
    (353 )     (3,084 )
NET INCOME (LOSS)
    1,514       (2,762 )
                 
RETAINED EARNINGS, beginning of period
    75,462       84,942  
RETAINED EARNINGS, end of period
  $ 76,976     $ 82,180  
                 
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER SHARE – BASIC AND DILUTED
  $ 0.25     $ (0.46 )
                 
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF COMMON
               
SHARES OUTSTANDING
    5,996       5,996  
   


See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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AMREP CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)
 
Nine Months Ended January 31, 2011 and 2010
 
(Thousands)
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
       
  Net income (loss)
  $ 1,514     $ (2,762 )
  Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
 Depreciation and amortization
    4,534       7,810  
 Non-cash credits and charges:
               
Pension accrual
    292       759  
Provision for (recoveries of) doubtful accounts
    (267 )     (746 )
Loss on disposition of assets, net
    15       15  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
   Receivables
    7,572       (4,442 )
   Income taxes receivable
    203       (1,028 )
   Real estate inventory and investment assets
    219       (178 )
   Intangible and other assets
    861       468  
   Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (5,926 )     6,566  
   Deferred income taxes and other long-term liabilities
    (849 )     (1,974 )
    Total adjustments
    6,654       7,250  
    Net cash provided by operating activities
    8,168       4,488  
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
  Capital expenditures - property, plant and equipment
    (724 )     (1,004 )
    Net cash used in investing activities
    (724 )     (1,004 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
  Proceeds from debt financing
    27,273       21,106  
  Principal debt payments
    (28,527 )     (30,175 )
  Proceeds from the State of Florida
    -       3,000  
  Net cash used in financing activities
    (1,254 )     (6,069 )
INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    6,190       (2,585 )
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, beginning of period
    25,531       29,018  
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, end of period
  $ 31,721     $ 26,433  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION:
               
Interest paid – net of amounts capitalized
  $ 1,416     $ 1,064  
Income taxes paid (refunded), net
  $ 292     $ (83 )
Non-cash transactions:
               
Transfer to real estate inventory from receivables
  $ -     $ 1,040  
Transfer to real estate investment assets from receivables
  $ -     $ 1,117  
                 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.
 
 
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AMREP CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)
Nine Months Ended January 31, 2011 and 2010

(1)        Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared by AMREP Corporation (the “Registrant” or the “Company”) pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for interim financial information, and do not include all the information and footnotes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for complete financial statements.  The Company, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in four business segments: the real estate business operated by AMREP Southwest Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “AMREP Southwest”), the Subscription Fulfillment Services business operated by Palm Coast Data LLC (“Palm Coast”), and the Newsstand Distribution Services business and the Product Services and Other businesses operated by Kable Media Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Kable”) (the businesses being operated by Palm Coast and Kable are collectively referred to as “Media Services” or “Media services”).

In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments, which are of a normal recurring nature, considered necessary to reflect a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented.  The results of operations for such interim periods are not necessarily indicative of what may occur in future periods.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to 2011 and 2010 are to the fiscal years ending April 30, 2011 and 2010 and all references to the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and 2010 mean the fiscal three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011 and 2010.

The unaudited consolidated financial statements herein should be read in conjunction with the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2010, which was filed with the SEC on July 21, 2010 (the “2010 Form 10-K”).  Certain 2010 balances in these financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

(2)        Receivables, Net

Receivables, net consist of the following accounts receivable (in thousands):

   
January 31,
 2011
   
April 30,
 2010
 
Real estate operations and corporate:
           
     Mortgage notes and other receivables
  $ 1,228     $ 1,266  
     Less allowance for doubtful accounts
    (37 )     (71 )
    $ 1,191     $ 1,195  
Media services operations:
               
     Subscription Fulfillment Services
  $ 16,872     $ 17,727  
     Newsstand Distribution Services, net of estimated returns
    7,450       14,112  
     Product Services and Other
    2,051       2,165  
      26,373       34,004  
     Less allowance for doubtful accounts
    (499 )     (829 )
    $ 25,874     $ 33,175  


 
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Newsstand Distribution Services accounts receivable are net of estimated magazine returns of $45,545,000 at January 31, 2011 and $48,008,000 at April 30, 2010.  In addition, pursuant to an arrangement with one publisher customer of the Newsstand Distribution Services business, the publisher bears the ultimate credit risk of non-collection of amounts due from the customers to which the Company distributed the publisher's magazines under this arrangement.  Accounts receivable subject to this arrangement ($24,835,000 at January 31, 2011 and $15,840,000 at April 30, 2010) were netted against the related accounts payable due the publisher on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

(3)  
Investment Assets, Net

Investment assets, net consist of the following (in thousands):

   
January 31,
   
April 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Land held for long-term investment
  $ 12,010     $ 11,981  
                 
Other
    753       794  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (260 )     (301 )
    $ 12,503     $ 12,474  


Land held for long-term investment represents property located in areas that are not planned to be developed in the near term and thus has not been offered for sale.  Other includes a sales center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico that is not in service and is held for sale and, as such, is no longer being depreciated.

(4)       Property, Plant and Equipment, Net

Property, plant and equipment, net consist of the following (in thousands):
   
January 31,
   
April 30,
 
   
2011
   
2010
 
Land, buildings and improvements
  $ 29,421     $ 29,144  
Furniture and equipment
    22,581       40,567  
      52,002       69,711  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (23,186 )     (38,537 )
    $ 28,816     $ 31,174  



 
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(5)        Intangible and Other Assets, Net

Intangible and other assets, net consist of the following (in thousands):

   
January 31, 2011
   
April 30, 2010
 
   
Cost
   
Accumulated Amortization
   
Cost
   
Accumulated Amortization
 
Software development costs
  $ 1,666     $ 1,611     $ 1,666     $ 1,356  
Deferred order entry costs
    1,940       -       2,772       -  
Prepaid expenses
    3,294       -       3,661       -  
Customer contracts and relationships
    15,000       5,050       15,000       4,112  
Other
    2,101       715       2,042       720  
    $ 24,001     $ 7,376     $ 25,141     $ 6,188  

Software development costs include internal and external costs of the development of new or enhanced software programs and are generally amortized over five years.  Deferred order entry costs represent costs incurred in connection with the data entry of customer subscription information to database files and are charged directly to operations, generally over a twelve month period.  Customer contracts and relationships are amortized over twelve years.

 (6)       Accounts Payable, Net and Accrued Expenses

Accounts payable, net and accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):

   
January 31,
 2011
   
April 30,
2010
 
Publisher payables, net
  $ 62,838     $ 64,803  
Accrued expenses
    2,733       5,643  
Trade payables
    3,197       3,311  
Other
    5,275       6,212  
    $ 74,043     $ 79,969  

Newsstand Distribution Services accounts payable are net of estimated magazine returns of $46,992,000 at January 31, 2011 and $44,092,000 at April 30, 2010.  Pursuant to an arrangement with a publisher customer of the Newsstand Distribution Services business, the Company has netted $24,835,000 and $15,840,000 of accounts receivable against the related accounts payable at January 31, 2011 and April 30, 2010 (see Note 2).

 (7)       Notes Payable

Notes payable consist of the following (in thousands):

   
January 31,
2011
   
April 30,
2010
 
Notes payable:
           
Credit facilities:
Real estate operations and other
  $ 22,464     $  22,500  
Media services operations
    388       1,354  
   Other notes payable
    4,548       4,800  
    $ 27,400     $ 28,654  

 
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AMREP Southwest has a Loan Agreement and a related Promissory Note with a bank (said Loan Agreement and Promissory Note, together, the “ASW Credit Facility”) providing a non-revolving loan in the original principal amount of $22,500,000 which matured on December 16, 2010.  AMREP Southwest is in discussions with the bank regarding renewal of this arrangement, but this facility has not been renewed and there can be no assurance that it will be renewed.  The ASW Credit Facility continues to be secured by a mortgage on certain real property with a book value of approximately $54,500,000 and, while discussions continue with the bank, the facility is subject to mandatory prepayments from the cash that AMREP Southwest may receive from sales of its collateralized real property.  The outstanding principal ($22,464,000 at January 31, 2011) of the ASW Credit Facility bears fluctuating interest at the annual rate of reserve adjusted 30-day LIBOR (0.26% at January 31, 2011) plus 3.5%, but not less than 5.0%, and AMREP Southwest is maintaining a cash reserve with the lender to fund the interest payments.  At January 31, 2011, the interest rate was 5.0% and the cash reserve balance was $617,000.  AMREP Southwest does not have sufficient funds to satisfy its obligations under the ASW Credit Facility and if it is unable to renew this loan facility, it would be forced to seek either replacement financing or other sources of capital, such as by selling assets or the Company issuing equity, which financing or other sources of capital may not be available on acceptable terms.

In May 2010, Media Services entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement with a bank (the “Media Services Credit Agreement”), replacing another lender whose facility had matured May 1, 2010.  The Media Services Credit Agreement, which matures May 12, 2013, provides for a revolving credit loan and letter of credit facility of up to $20,000,000, with availability within that limit based upon the lesser of (i) a percentage of the borrowers’ eligible accounts receivable or (ii) the recent level of collections of accounts receivable.  Subject to certain terms, funds may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed at any time.  Borrowings under the Media Services Credit Agreement are being used for Media Services working capital needs and general business purposes and, subject to the Media Services consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined) being at a stated level, may also be used to provide payments on certain indebtedness due a Company subsidiary that is not a party to the Media Services Credit Agreement.  Also, up to $3,000,000 of the facility may be borrowed specifically to be used for the payment of accounts payable to one particular customer of the Company’s Newsstand Distribution Services business, with availability within that limit based upon a percentage of the eligible accounts receivable from the distribution of that customer’s periodicals.

The borrowers' obligations under the Media Services Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of their assets other than real property.  The revolving loans under the Media Services Credit Agreement may be fluctuating rate borrowings or Eurodollar fixed rate based borrowings or a combination of the two as the borrowers may select.  Fluctuating rate borrowings bear interest at a rate which is, at the borrowers’ option, either (i) the reserve adjusted daily published rate for one month LIBOR loans plus a margin of 3.0%, or (ii) the highest of two daily published market rates and the bank lender’s base commercial lending rate in effect from time to time, but in any case not less than 3.0% plus a margin of 2.0% (that is, not less than 5.0%).  Eurodollar fixed rate based borrowings may be for one, two or six months and bear interest at the reserve adjusted Eurodollar interest rates for borrowings of such durations, plus a margin of 3.0%, which may be reduced to 2.75% depending on the borrowers’ financial condition.  At January 31, 2011, borrowings totaled $251,000 and the interest rate on these borrowings was 3.26%.  The Media Services Credit Agreement requires the borrowers to meet certain covenants.

Other notes payable consist of equipment financing loans with maturity dates through April 2014 with an average interest rate of 7.46% and a mortgage note payable on a warehouse with a maturity date of February 2018 with an interest rate of 6.35%.

 
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Interest expense in the accompanying financial statements is shown net of interest capitalized.  There was no interest capitalized in 2011 or 2010, except for $75,000 capitalized in the first quarter of 2010.

(8)       Taxes

The Company recognized net tax benefits of $587,000 and $353,000 during the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011, which included a reduction of liabilities related to previously unrecognized tax benefits pursuant to ASC 740-10 that totaled $764,000.   A similar reduction in liabilities related to unrecognized tax benefits occurred in the third quarter of 2010 and totaled $1,148,000.  The liabilities in the accompanying financial statements related to unrecognized tax benefits that would have an impact on the effective tax rate if these tax benefits were recognized were $333,000 at January 31, 2011 and $851,000 at April 30, 2010.

(9)
Fair Value Measurements

ASC 825, Financial Instruments, requires disclosure of fair value information about financial instruments, whether or not recognized on the balance sheet, for which it is practicable to estimate that value. All nonfinancial instruments are excluded from these disclosure requirements. The following methods and assumptions are used in estimating fair value disclosure for financial instruments.

The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalents, Media services trade receivables and all trade payables approximate fair value because of the short maturity of these financial instruments. Debt that bears variable interest rates indexed to prime or LIBOR also approximates fair value as it reprices when market interest rates change.

The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term, fixed-rate mortgage receivables was $1,052,000 and $1,238,000 versus carrying amounts of $1,057,000 and $1,243,000 at January 31, 2011 and April 30, 2010.  The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term, fixed-rate notes payable was $5,124,000 and $6,648,000 versus carrying amounts of $4,685,000 and $6,154,000 at January 31, 2011 and April 30, 2010.

(10)      Restructuring and Fire Recovery Costs

The Company substantially completed a project to consolidate its Subscription Fulfillment Services business operations from three locations in Colorado, Florida and Illinois into one existing location at Palm Coast, Florida during the second quarter of fiscal 2011. This project streamlined operations and created cost efficiencies through reduced overhead costs and the elimination of operating redundancies.  Through January 31, 2011, the Company had incurred approximately $8,347,000 of non-recurring costs and $6,882,000 for capital expenditures related to the consolidation project.  The State of Florida and the City of Palm Coast agreed to provide incentives for the project, including cash and employee training grants and tax relief, which are largely contingent on job retention, job creation and capital investment.  The Company incurred restructuring costs of $72,000 and $380,000 for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2011 and recognized zero and $72,000 of income for incentives and other reimbursements related to the consolidation project for the same periods.  As a result, the Company reported net charges to operations of $72,000 and $308,000 related to restructuring for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2011.  For the same periods last year, the Company reported net charges to operations of $1,287,000 and $3,180,000.  The items of income for incentives and of costs related to the consolidation project are included in Restructuring and fire recovery costs in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and retained earnings.  As of
 
 
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January 31, 2011 and April 30, 2010, the Company had accruals for future payments related to the consolidation project of $308,000 and $1,982,000, principally for severance and facilities consolidation.  For the three and nine months ended January 31, 2011, cash payments related to the project were $159,000 and $1,981,000.  There were no significant accrual reversals related to the consolidation project during the nine months ended January 31, 2011.

In June 2009, Palm Coast received $3,000,000 pursuant to an agreement with the State of Florida (the “Award Agreement”) as part of the incentives made available in connection with the consolidation project.  The Award Agreement requires Palm Coast to achieve certain objectives in terms of job retention, job creation and capital investment through December 31, 2012; if the objectives are not met, Palm Coast may be required to return a portion, or all, of the $3,000,000.  Accordingly, the full amount of the award has been recorded as a long term liability until such time as Palm Coast is irrevocably entitled to retain the award, at which time the award would be amortized into income over the lives of the assets acquired with the grant monies received.

In December 2007, a warehouse leased by a Kable subsidiary in Oregon, Illinois and its contents were totally destroyed by fire.  The warehouse was used principally to store back issues of magazines published by certain customers for whom the Company filled back-issue orders as part of its services.  The Company was required to provide insurance for that property of certain of those customers.  Through January 31, 2011, the Company’s insurance carrier had paid $348,000 to customers for lost materials.  The Company has also filed various claims with its insurance provider related to the fire and, through January 31, 2011, the Company had been reimbursed a total of $1,142,000 for property lost in the fire, other expenses of relocation and professional fees. There were no insurance reimbursements related to the fire received during the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011.  The Company had charges to operations that totaled $25,000 and $90,000 for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011 related to fire recovery costs, principally for legal costs.  As a result of insurance reimbursements received, the Company recorded net gains totaling $73,000 and $212,000 for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2010.    The items of income and expense related to insurance proceeds and the fire recovery costs are included in Restructuring and fire recovery costs in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and retained earnings.
 
 
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Information About the Company’s Operations in Different Industry Segments

The following tables set forth summarized data relative to the industry segments in which the Company operated for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):
 
   
 
Real Estate
Operations
   
Subscription
Fulfillment
Services
   
Newsstand
Distribution Services
   
Product Services and Other (Kable)
   
Corporate and
Other
   
 
 
Consolidated
 
Three months ended January 31, 2011 (a):
                                   
Revenues
  $ 338     $ 18,350     $ 2,488     $ 2,732     $ (62 )   $ 23,846  
                                                 
Net income (loss)
    334       753       48       (20 )     166       1,281  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    (791 )     319       (168 )     (27 )     80       (587 )
Interest expense (income), net (b)
    362       577       (284 )     26       ( 204 )     477  
Depreciation and amortization
    20       1,151       161       66       40       1,438  
EBITDA (c)
  $ (75 )   $ 2,800     $ (243 )   $ 45     $ 82     $ 2,609  
                                                 
Capital expenditures
  $ -     $ 426     $ -     $ -     $ -     $ 426  
 
 
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Real Estate
Operations
   
Subscription
Fulfillment
Services
   
Newsstand
Distribution Services
   
Product Services and Other (Kable)
   
Corporate and
Other
   
 
 
Consolidated
 
Three months ended January 31, 2010 (a):
                                               
Revenues
  $ 563     $ 23,114     $ 3,141     $ 2,158     $ (60 )   $ 28,916  
                                                 
   Net income (loss)
    (76 )     (1,688 )     879       (63 )     227       (721 )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    (1,528 )     (921 )     235       (37 )     127       (2,124 )
Interest expense (income), net (b)
    310       683       (333 )     24       (185 )     499  
Depreciation and amortization
    26       2,512       138       56       37       2,769  
EBITDA (c)
  $ (1,268 )   $ 586     $ 919     $ (20 )   $ 206     $ 423  
                                                 
Capital expenditures
  $ -     $ 306     $ -     $ 54     $ -     $ 360  
                                                 
Nine months ended January 31, 2011 (a):
                                               
Revenues
  $ 1,837     $ 56,774     $ 8,488     $ 7,837     $ (187 )   $ 74,749  
                                                 
Net income (loss)
    (1,233 )     1,511       633       68       535       1,514  
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    (1,612 )     700       261       24       274       (353 )
Interest expense (income), net (b)
    1,029       1,761       (914 )     71       (577 )     1,370  
Depreciation and amortization
    62       3,685       486       187       114       4,534  
EBITDA (c)
  $ (1,754 )   $ 7,657     $ 466     $ 350     $ 346     $ 7,065  
                                                 
Capital expenditures
  $ -     $ 710     $ -     $ 14     $ -     $ 724  
                                                 
Nine months ended January 31, 2010 (a):
                                               
Revenues
  $ 4,074     $ 72,471     $ 9,941     $ 7,393     $ (173 )   $ 93,706  
                                                 
   Net income (loss)
    (872 )     (4,428 )     1,754       27       757       (2,762 )
Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    (1,871 )     (2,446 )     818       18       397       (3,084 )
Interest expense (income), net (b)
    559       1,932       (894 )     65       (554 )     1,108  
Depreciation and amortization
    78       7,039       415       166       112       7,810  
EBITDA (c)
  $ (2,106 )   $ 2,097     $ 2,093     $ 276     $ 712     $ 3,072  
                                                 
Capital expenditures
  $ -     $ 915     $ 15     $ 65     $ 9     $ 1,004  
                                                 
 
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Revenue information provided for each segment includes amounts grouped as Interest and other in the accompanying statements of operations.
(b)  
Interest expense (income), net includes inter-segment interest income that is eliminated in consolidation.
(c)  
The Company uses EBITDA (which the Company defines as income before interest expense, net, income taxes and depreciation and amortization) in addition to net income (loss) as a key measure of profit or loss for segment performance and evaluation purposes.


Item 2.    Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
                and Results of Operations

INTRODUCTION

The Company, through its subsidiaries, is primarily engaged in four business segments: the real estate business operated by AMREP Southwest Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively, “AMREP Southwest”), the Subscription Fulfillment Services business operated by Palm Coast Data LLC (“Palm Coast”), and the Newsstand Distribution Services business and the Product Services and
 
 
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Other businesses operated by Kable Media Services, Inc. and its subsidiaries (“Kable”) (the businesses being operated by Palm Coast and Kable are collectively referred to as “Media Services” or “Media services”).

The following provides information that management believes is relevant to an assessment and understanding of the Company’s consolidated results of operations and financial condition.  The discussion should be read in conjunction with the April 30, 2010 consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.  Unless otherwise qualified, all references to 2011 and 2010 are to the fiscal years ending April 30, 2011 and 2010 and all references to the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and 2010 mean the fiscal three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011 and 2010.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

Management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations is based on the accounting policies used and disclosed in the 2010 consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes that were prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and included as part of the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended April 30, 2010 (the “2010 Form 10-K”). The preparation of those consolidated financial statements required management to make estimates and assumptions that affected the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods.  Actual amounts or results could differ from those estimates.

The critical accounting policies, assumptions and estimates are described in Part II, “Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, Critical Accounting Assumptions and Estimates” in the 2010 Form 10-K. There have been no changes in these accounting policies.

The significant accounting policies of the Company are described in Note 1 to the 2010 consolidated financial statements contained in the 2010 Form 10-K.  Information concerning the Company’s implementation and the impact of recent accounting standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board is included in the notes to the 2010 consolidated financial statements.  The Company did not adopt any accounting policy in the third quarter or first nine months of 2011 that had a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

For the third quarter of 2011, the Company had net income of $1,281,000, or $0.21 per share, compared to a net loss of $721,000, or $0.12 per share, for the third quarter of 2010.  For the first nine months of 2011, the Company had net income of $1,514,000, or $0.25 per share, compared to a net loss of $2,762,000, or $0.46 per share, for the same period of 2010.  Revenues were $23,846,000 and $74,749,000 in the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 compared to $28,916,000 and $93,706,000 for the same periods of the prior year.

The 2011 third quarter results included a tax benefit of $764,000, or approximately $0.13 per share, from the recognition of previously unrecognized tax benefits as compared to a similar benefit of $1,148,000, or approximately $0.19 per share, in the third quarter of 2010. They also included pretax income of $759,000, equivalent to approximately $0.08 per share, from the favorable settlement of a property tax appeal by the Company’s AMREP Southwest subsidiary. In addition, the Company benefitted from reduced costs and expenses in its 2011 third quarter and nine month results versus
 
 
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the same periods in 2010 as a result of the completion at the end of the 2011 second quarter of the consolidation of its subscription fulfillment business from three locations into one.

Revenues from land sales at AMREP Southwest were $257,000 and $1,570,000 for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011 compared to $479,000 and $3,634,000 for the same periods of the prior year.  Results for all periods were substantially lower than the Company has historically experienced in its principal market of Rio Rancho, New Mexico, due to a severe decline in the real estate market in the greater Albuquerque-metro and Rio Rancho areas that began late in fiscal 2008.  In Rio Rancho, the Company offers for sale both developed and undeveloped lots to national, regional and local home builders, commercial and industrial property developers and others.  For the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 and 2010, the Company’s land sales in Rio Rancho were as follows:
 
   
Fiscal 2011
 
Fiscal 2010
 
   
Acres Sold
   
Revenues
(in 000s)
   
Revenues
Per Acre
(in 000s)
 
Acres Sold
   
Revenues
(in 000s)
   
Revenues
Per Acre
(in 000s)
 
Three months:
                                 
  Developed
                                 
       Residential
    0.8     $ 225     $ 281     0.4     $ 99     $ 248  
       Commercial
    -       -       -     -       -       -  
  Total Developed
    0.8       225       281     0.4       99       248  
  Undeveloped
    1.5       32       21     4.4       380       86  
      Total
    2.3     $ 257     $ 112     4.8     $ 479     $ 100  
Nine months:
                                             
  Developed
                                             
       Residential
    3.1     $ 1,031     $ 333     5.6     $ 1,544     $ 276  
       Commercial
    -       35   [a ]   -     1.7       895       526  
  Total Developed
    3.1       1,066         333     7.3       2,439       334  
  Undeveloped
    13.2       504         38     30.4       1,195       39  
      Total
    16.3     $ 1,570       $ 96     37.7     $ 3,634     $ 96  
                                                 

[a] Revenues recognized under the Cost Recovery method of sales for real estate.  Acres sold were recognized in a prior period.
 
 
The average selling price of land sold by the Company in Rio Rancho in recent years has fluctuated, as the Company offers for sale developed and undeveloped land in Rio Rancho from a number of different projects, and selling prices may vary from project to project and within projects depending on location, the stage of development and other factors.  The average gross profit percentage on land sales was 8% and 34% for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 compared to a negative 18% and a positive 39% for the same periods in 2010.  The gross loss for the third quarter of 2010 resulted from the resale by AMREP Southwest of lots that had been repossessed by deeds in lieu of foreclosure (“take-back lots”).  When repossessed, take-back lots are taken into inventory at fair market value, which is supported by appraisals, at that time rather than at original cost, which is usually much lower.  Accordingly, the profit margin on the resale of take-back lots, even when they are resold at prices well above original cost, is lower than for other sales and may be negative. Exclusive of take-back lot sales, the gross profit margin was 14% for the third quarter of 2010 compared to 8% for the same period in 2011.  The average gross profit percentage variance for both the three and nine month periods was attributable to a change in the mix of areas from which undeveloped lots were sold in each period and also the disproportionate effect of indirect costs on the lower revenue base in 2011.  Revenues, gross profits and related gross profit percentages from land sales can vary significantly from period to period as a result of many factors, including the nature and
 
 
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timing of specific transactions, and prior results are not necessarily a good indication of what may occur in future periods.

Revenues from Media Services operations decreased from $28,412,000 and $89,805,000 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 to $23,570,000 and $73,099,000 for the same periods in 2011. Magazine publishers are the principal customers of these operations, and they have continued to be impacted by the effects of the recent recession and also from increased competition from new media sources.  This has resulted in reduced subscription and newsstand sales, which in turn has caused certain publishers to close magazine titles or seek more favorable contract terms from Palm Coast and Kable and their competitors.  As a consequence of these and other factors and customer losses, revenues from Subscription Fulfillment Services operations decreased from $23,114,000 and $72,471,000 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 to $18,350,000 and $56,774,000 for the same periods of 2011.  Also, revenues from Kable’s Newsstand Distribution Services operations decreased from $3,141,000 and $9,941,000 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 to $2,488,000 and $8,488,000 for the same periods of 2011.  Revenues from Kable’s Product Services and Other business segment increased from $2,158,000 and $7,393,000 for the third quarter and first nine months of 2010 to $2,732,000 and $7,837,000 for the same periods of 2011 due to increases in specialty packaging and temporary staffing revenues.

Operating expenses for all Media Services businesses were $19,238,000 and $59,456,000 (81.6% and 81.3% of related revenues) for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011 compared to $24,765,000 and $79,038,000 (87.2% and 88.0% of related revenues) for the same periods in 2010.  The decreases for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 from the same periods in 2010 were primarily due to (i) decreases of $3,145,000 and $11,047,000 for the three and nine month periods related to payroll and benefits costs associated with the decreased revenue as well as from efficiencies achieved in the Company’s consolidation of its Subscription Fulfillment Services business, which is discussed in the following paragraph, and (ii) decreases of $1,782,000 and $5,242,000 for the three and nine month periods related to facilities and equipment costs, including depreciation, primarily as a result of the closure of the Colorado and Illinois Subscription Fulfillment Services locations discussed below.

The Company substantially completed a project to consolidate its Subscription Fulfillment Services business operations from three locations in Colorado, Florida and Illinois into one existing location at Palm Coast, Florida during the second quarter of fiscal 2011. This project streamlined operations and created cost efficiencies through reduced overhead costs and the elimination of operating redundancies.  Through January 31, 2011, the Company had incurred approximately $8,347,000 of non-recurring costs and $6,882,000 for capital expenditures related to the consolidation project.  The State of Florida and the City of Palm Coast agreed to provide incentives for the project, including cash and employee training grants and tax relief, which are largely contingent on job retention, job creation and capital investment.  The Company incurred restructuring costs of $72,000 and $380,000 for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2011 and recognized zero and $72,000 of income for incentives and other reimbursements related to the consolidation project for the same periods.  As a result, the Company reported net charges to operations of $72,000 and $308,000 related to restructuring for the three and nine months ended January 31, 2011.  For the same periods last year, the Company reported net charges to operations of $1,287,000 and $3,180,000.  The items of income for incentives and of costs related to the consolidation project are included in Restructuring and fire recovery costs in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and retained earnings.  As of January 31, 2011 and April 30, 2010, the Company had accruals for future payments related to the consolidation project of $308,000 and $1,982,000, principally for severance and facilities consolidation.  For the three and nine months ended January 31, 2011, cash payments related to the project were $159,000 and $1,981,000.  There were no significant accrual reversals related to the consolidation project during the nine months ended January 31, 2011.

 
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Interest and other revenues were $19,000 and $80,000 for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011 compared to $25,000 and $267,000 for the same periods in 2010.  The decrease in the nine month period was primarily the result of the sale of certain non-inventory assets in 2010 with no similar sales in 2011.

Real estate commissions and selling expenses were $19,000 and $166,000 for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011 compared to $89,000 and $254,000 in the prior year. The reduced real estate commissions and selling expenses in 2011 reflected the lower sales volumes.

Other operating expenses were a net credit of $240,000 and a charge to operations of $1,010,000 for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011 compared to charges to operations of $601,000 and $1,952,000 for the same periods in 2010. The reduced other operating expenses were primarily due to a net favorable adjustment of $759,000 to real estate tax expense in the third quarter of 2011 resulting from the favorable settlement of a property tax appeal by AMREP Southwest.

General and administrative costs of Media Services operations were $2,265,000 and $6,889,000 (9.6% and 9.4% of related revenues) for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011 compared to $2,891,000 and $8,730,000 (10.1% and 9.7% of related revenues) for the same periods in 2010.  The reduced costs for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011 were primarily due to lower consulting, payroll and benefits costs as a result of the subscription fulfillment services consolidation project.

Real estate operations and corporate general and administrative expense decreased $44,000 and $4,000 for the three and nine month periods ended January 31, 2011 compared to the same periods in 2010.

The effective rates of the Company's tax benefit were 84.8% and 30.4% for the for the third quarter and first nine months of 2011 compared to 74.7% and 52.8% for the same periods in 2010.  The difference between the statutory tax rate and the effective rate of the tax benefit in the third quarter and first nine months of both 2011 and 2010 was largely attributable to a reduction of liabilities related to unrecognized tax benefits due to the expiration of the statute of limitations on certain prior year tax benefits.  The reduction of these liabilities totaled $764,000 during the quarter ended January 31, 2011 and $1,148,000 for the same period in the prior year.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

The Company’s primary sources of funding for working capital requirements are cash flow from operations and banking facilities.  The Company's liquidity is affected by many factors, including some that are based on normal operations and some that are related to the industries in which the Company operates and the economy.  As discussed below, AMREP Southwest finances its operations in part through a loan agreement (defined below as the ASW Credit Facility) which matured on December 16, 2010.  AMREP Southwest is in discussions with the bank regarding renewal of this arrangement, which had an outstanding principal balance of $22,464,000 at January 31, 2011, but this facility has not been renewed and there can be no assurance that it will be renewed.  AMREP Southwest does not have sufficient funds to satisfy its obligations under the ASW Credit Facility and if it is unable to renew this loan facility, it would be forced to seek either replacement financing or other sources of capital, such as by selling assets or the Company issuing equity, which financing or other sources of capital may not be available on acceptable terms.  Also as discussed below, the Company’s Media Services businesses finance their operations in part through a revolving credit facility (defined below as the Media Services Credit Agreement).  The Company’s Media Services businesses also rely on cash flow from operations to fund their working capital
 
 
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requirements, including cash flow made available through arrangements with customers and wholesalers that are subject to expiration and renegotiation from time to time.  If AMREP Southwest does not renew its loan agreement or if certain of Media Services arrangements with customers and wholesalers were terminated or modified to reduce or eliminate that source of working capital funding, it would have a material adverse effect on the Company’s overall liquidity.

As a result of the cessation of certain of the Company’s fulfillment services operations in connection with the consolidation project (see Results of Operations discussion above), more than 20 percent of the Company’s employees who were active participants in the Company’s defined benefit Retirement Plan were separated from employment.  In accordance with Section 4062(e) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), the Company has informed the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”) of this occurrence and requested the PBGC to determine the resulting liability, if any, under ERISA, and is awaiting the PBGC’s response. Depending on the PBGC’s determination, the Company may be required to accelerate the funding of certain accrued pension related obligations by placing an amount in escrow or by furnishing a bond to the PBGC to insure payment of any liability amount, or the Company and the PBGC may enter into an alternative arrangement with respect to any such liability; while the amount of any liability and any arrangement for the payment of such liability cannot be reasonably estimated, they could be material to the Company.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Real estate and corporate receivables were generally unchanged from $1,195,000 at April 30, 2010 to $1,191,000 at January 31, 2011.  A real estate receivable of approximately $901,000 was delinquent at January 31, 2011, and AMREP Southwest is in foreclosure proceedings with the buyer.  Receivables from Media Services operations decreased from $33,175,000 at April 30, 2010 to $25,874,000 at January 31, 2011, primarily due to the timing of collections and lower distribution volumes.

Real estate inventory was $80,127,000 at January 31, 2011 compared to $80,375,000 at April 30, 2010.  Inventory in the Company’s core real estate market of Rio Rancho decreased from $74,934,000 at April 30, 2010 to $74,681,000 at January 31, 2011, reflecting the net effect of development spending and land sales.  The balance of real estate inventory consisted of properties in Colorado.

Intangible and other assets decreased from $18,953,000 at April 30, 2010 to $16,625,000 at January 31, 2011, reflecting the normal amortization of these assets.

Accounts payable and accrued expenses decreased from $79,969,000 at April 30, 2010 to $74,043,000 at January 31, 2011, partly due to the timing of payments due to publishers and vendors.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Capital expenditures totaled $724,000 and $1,004,000 for the first nine months of 2011 and 2010, primarily for expenditures related to the consolidation of the Subscription Fulfillment Services operations.  Subject to the first paragraph above under “Liquidity and Capital Resources”, which describes a material uncertainty with respect to the renewal of the AMREP Southwest loan agreement which matured on December 16, 2010, the Company believes that it has adequate cash and financing capability to provide for its anticipated future capital expenditures.

 
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Cash Flows From Financing Activities

AMREP Southwest has a Loan Agreement and a related Promissory Note with a bank (said Loan Agreement and Promissory Note, together, the “ASW Credit Facility”) providing a non-revolving loan in the original principal amount of $22,500,000 which matured on December 16, 2010.  AMREP Southwest is in discussions with the bank regarding renewal of this arrangement, but this facility has not been renewed and there can be no assurance that it will be renewed.  The ASW Credit Facility continues to be secured by a mortgage on certain real property with a book value of approximately $54,500,000 and, while discussions continue with the bank, the facility is subject to mandatory prepayments from the cash that AMREP Southwest may receive from sales of its collateralized real property.  The outstanding principal ($22,464,000 at January 31, 2011) of the ASW Credit Facility bears fluctuating interest at the annual rate of reserve adjusted 30-day LIBOR (0.26% at January 31, 2011) plus 3.5%, but not less than 5.0%, and AMREP Southwest is maintaining a cash reserve with the lender to fund the interest payments.  At January 31, 2011, the interest rate was 5.0% and the cash reserve balance was $617,000.  AMREP Southwest does not have sufficient funds to satisfy its obligations under the ASW Credit Facility and if it is unable to renew this loan facility, it would be forced to seek either replacement financing or other sources of capital, such as by selling assets or the Company issuing equity, which financing or other sources of capital may not be available on acceptable terms.

In May 2010, Media Services entered into a Revolving Credit and Security Agreement with a bank (the “Media Services Credit Agreement”), replacing another lender whose facility had matured May 1, 2010.  The Media Services Credit Agreement, which matures May 12, 2013, provides for a revolving credit loan and letter of credit facility of up to $20,000,000, with availability within that limit based upon the lesser of (i) a percentage of the borrowers’ eligible accounts receivable or (ii) the recent level of collections of accounts receivable.  Subject to certain terms, funds may be borrowed, repaid and re-borrowed at any time.  Borrowings under the Media Services Credit Agreement are being used for Media Services working capital needs and general business purposes and, subject to the Media Services consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio (as defined) being at a stated level, may also be used to provide payments on certain indebtedness due a Company subsidiary that is not a party to the Media Services Credit Agreement. Also, up to $3,000,000 of the facility may be borrowed specifically to be used for the payment of accounts payable to one particular customer of the Company’s Newsstand Distribution Services business, with availability within that limit based upon a percentage of the eligible accounts receivable from the distribution of that customer’s periodicals.

The borrowers' obligations under the Media Services Credit Agreement are secured by substantially all of their assets other than real property.  The revolving loans under the Media Services Credit Agreement may be fluctuating rate borrowings or Eurodollar fixed rate based borrowings or a combination of the two as the borrowers may select.  Fluctuating rate borrowings bear interest at a rate which is, at the borrowers’ option, either (i) the reserve adjusted daily published rate for one month LIBOR loans plus a margin of 3.0%, or (ii) the highest of two daily published market rates and the bank lender’s base commercial lending rate in effect from time to time, but in any case not less than 3.0% plus a margin of 2.0% (that is, not less than 5.0%).  Eurodollar fixed rate based borrowings may be for one, two or six months and bear interest at the reserve adjusted Eurodollar interest rates for borrowings of such durations, plus a margin of 3.0%, which may be reduced to 2.75% depending on the borrowers’ financial condition.  At January 31, 2011, borrowings totaled $251,000 and the interest rate on these borrowings was 3.26%.  The Media Services Credit Agreement requires the borrowers to meet certain covenants.  The borrowers were in compliance with these covenants at January 31, 2011.


 
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Future Payments Under Contractual Obligations

The Company is obligated to make future payments under various contracts, including its debt agreements and lease agreements, and is subject to certain other commitments and contingencies.  The table below summarizes significant contractual obligations as of January 31, 2011 for the items indicated (in thousands):

 
Contractual Obligations
 
Total
   
Less than
1 year
   
1 – 3
years
   
3 – 5
years
   
More than
5 years
 
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
Notes payable
  $ 27,400     $ 22,624     $ 532     $ 251     $ 3,993  
Operating leases and other
    7,237       3,259       3,298       605       75  
Total
  $ 34,637     $ 25,883     $ 3,830     $ 856     $ 4,068  

Operating leases and other include $550,000 of uncertain tax positions and related accrued interest recorded in accordance with ASC 740 and contributions of $901,000 to the Company’s defined benefit retirement plan that are expected to be made within one year.  Any additional future defined benefit retirement plan contributions necessary to satisfy the minimum statutory funding requirements are dependent upon actual plan asset returns, interest rates and the requirements (as they may change from time-to-time) of applicable law.  Refer to Notes 8, 11, 12, 16 and 17 to the consolidated financial statements included in the 2010 Form 10-K for additional information on long-term debt, pension contributions, taxes and commitments and contingencies.

Risk Factors

In addition to the other information set forth in this report, the factors discussed in Part I, “Item 1A. Risk Factors” in the 2010 Form 10-K, which could materially affect the Company’s business, financial condition or future results, should be carefully considered.  The risks described herein and in the 2010 Form 10-K are not the only risks facing the Company.  Additional risks and uncertainties not currently known to the Company or that currently are deemed to be immaterial also may materially adversely affect the Company’s business, financial condition or operating results.

Statement of Forward-Looking Information

The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (the “Act”) provides a safe harbor for forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of the Company.  The Company and its representatives may from time to time make written or oral statements that are “forward-looking”, including statements contained in this report and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, reports to the Company’s shareholders and news releases.  All statements that express expectations, estimates, forecasts or projections are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act.  In addition, other written or oral statements, which constitute forward-looking statements, may be made by or on behalf of the Company.  Words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “seeks”, “estimates”, “projects”, “forecasts”, “may”, “should”, variations of such words and similar expressions are intended to identify such forward-looking statements.  These statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve certain risks, uncertainties and contingencies that are difficult to predict. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks described above under the heading “Risk Factors”.  Many of the factors that will determine the Company’s future results are beyond the ability of management to control or predict.  Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in or suggested by such forward-looking statements.  The forward-looking statements contained in this report include, but are not limited to, statements regarding future financing requirements and the status of negotiations with the Company’s existing real estate lender.  The Company undertakes no obligation to revise or
 
 
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update any forward-looking statements, or to make any other forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company has two credit facilities that require the Company to pay interest at a rate that may change periodically. These variable rate obligations expose the Company to the risk of increased interest expense in the event of increases in short-term interest rates.  At January 31, 2011, borrowings of $22,715,000 were subject to variable interest rates. Refer to Item 7(A) of the 2010 Form 10-K for additional information regarding quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk as of the end of the prior fiscal year.  There was no material change in such information as of January 31, 2011.

Item 4.    Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

The Company’s management, with the participation of the Company’s chief financial officer and the other executive officers whose certifications accompany this quarterly report, has evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report.  As a result of such evaluation, the chief financial officer and such other executive officers have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effective to provide reasonable assurance that the information required to be disclosed in the reports the Company files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms, and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding disclosure.  The Company believes that a control system, no matter how well designed and operated, cannot provide absolute assurance that the objectives of the control system are met, and no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that all control issues and instances of fraud, if any, within a company have been detected.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

No change in the Company’s system of internal control over financial reporting occurred during the most recent fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

By stipulation of the parties filed with the Court on December 10, 2010, the lawsuit Fassuliotis v. Karabots, et al, reported in Item 1 of Part II of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 31, 2010, has been voluntarily dismissed by the plaintiff, without prejudice.

 
Item 5.  Other Information.
 
In February, 2011, Kappa Publishing Group, Inc. (“Kappa”), a company owned by Nicholas G. Karabots, the Company’s principal shareholder, and Kable Distribution Services, Inc. (“Kable Distribution”), the subsidiary of the Company through which the Newsstand Distribution Services business of Kable Media is conducted, entered into a First Amendment (the “First Amendment”) to the Amended and Restated Distribution Services Agreement dated as of July 1, 2008, between Kappa and Kable Distribution (the “Distribution Agreement”).  The First Amendment extended the term of the Distribution Agreement for three years from its original June 30, 2011 expiration date on the same terms and called for Kable Distribution to make a cash payment to Kappa of $100,000 upon its signing.



 
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Item 6.    Exhibits

Exhibit No.
Description
31.1
Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.2
Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
31.3
Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
32
Certification required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350.


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

Date:  March 7, 2011
AMREP CORPORATION
(Registrant)
 
 
By:  /s/  Peter M. Pizza                                             
 
Peter M. Pizza
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 


 
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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.
Description
31.1
Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 – Filed herewith.
31.2
Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 – Filed herewith.
31.3
Certification required by Rule 13a-14(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 – Filed herewith.
32
Certification required pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 – Filed herewith.


 



















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