10-K/A 1 w71910a2e10vkza.htm SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING, INC. e10vkza
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
Form 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 2)
 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007
 
Commission File Number 1-16499
 
SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING, INC.  
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
     
Delaware
  54-1746596
     
(State or other jurisdiction
incorporation or organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
7902 Westpark
Drive McLean, VA
 
22102
     
(Address of principal
executive offices)
  (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (703) 273-7500
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
     
Title of Each Class
  Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
     
Common stock, $.01 par value per share
  New York Stock Exchange
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes o No þ
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act. Yes o No þ
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes þ No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
 
             
Large accelerated filer þ
  Accelerated filer o   Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
  Smaller reporting company o
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes o     No þ
 
The aggregate market value of the Registrant’s Common Stock held by non-affiliates based upon the closing price of $39.99 per share on the New York Stock Exchange on June 29, 2007 was $1,784 million. Solely for the purposes of this calculation, all directors and executive officers of the registrant are considered to be affiliates.
 
The number of shares of Registrant’s Common Stock outstanding was 50,973,087 at July 11, 2008.
 
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE  
 
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Explanatory Note
 
On July 31, 2008, Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (the “Company”) filed its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 (the “Original Form 10-K”). At the time of filing of the Original Form 10-K, the Company indicated that (a) it was not then in a position to include in the Original Form 10-K the separate financial statements of three ventures (Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC, PS Germany Investment (Jersey) LP and Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC) that the SEC staff requested be included pursuant to Rule 3-09 of Regulation S-X and (b) it intended to file such financial statements by amendment as soon as they became available.
 
This Amendment No. 2 on Form 10-K/A is being filed to amend Item 8 of the Original Form 10-K and 10-K/A, Amendment No. 1 to provide the separate Rule 3-09 financial statements for Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC and Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC as well as to amend Item 15(a)(1), which contains a listing of the financial statements included as part of the 2007 Form 10-K, to include a reference to the financial statements for these ventures. In addition, the Company is also amending Item 15(a)(3) and the Exhibit Index to include as exhibits new certifications by its Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as required by Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended and consents.
 
The Company also has revised Note 24 of the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements to reflect the non-compliance with certain covenants related to our Bank Credit Facility.
 
Notes 2.1 and 11 of the financial statements of PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership have been revised to include a discussion of the Company’s non-compliance with certain covenants related to our Bank Credit Facility and a discussion of subsequent events occurring between September 10, 2008 and December 23, 2008.
 
There are no other changes to the Form 10-K/A, Amendment No. 1 other than those outlined above. This Amendment does not reflect events occurring after the filing of the Original Form 10-K, nor does it modify or update disclosures therein in any way other than as outlined above.
 
Pursuant to Rule 12b-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the complete text of each Item, as amended, is presented below.


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Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
       
       
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
       
    5  
    6  
    7  
    8  
    9  
    10  
PS UK Investment (Jersey) LP
       
    65  
    66  
    67  
    68  
    69  
    70  
AL US Development Venture, LLC
       
    91  
    92  
    93  
    94  
    95  
    96  
Sunrise First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
       
    102  
    103  
    104  
    105  
    106  
    107  
Sunrise Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
       
    112  
    113  
    114  
    115  
    116  
    117  
Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC
       
    122  
    123  
    124  
    125  
    126  
    127  
PS Germany Investment (Jersey) LP
       
    134  
    135  
    136  
    137  
    138  
    139  


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
 
Stockholders and Board of Directors
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
Since the date of completion of our audit of the accompanying consolidated financial statements and initial issuance of our report thereon dated July 30, 2008, except for Paragraph 1 of Note 3, as to which the date is October 15, 2008, the Company, as discussed in Note 24, amended its Bank Credit Facility as a result of non-compliance with specific covenants and agreed to commence a process to revise and restructure the Bank Credit Facility on terms acceptable to the lenders. The resolution of this uncertainty may adversely affect the Company’s liquidity and operations. Note 24 describes management’s plans to address these issues.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2007, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
As discussed in Note 3 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company has restated its financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and has restated its statement of cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
As discussed in Note 2 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes and EITF Issue No. 06-8, Applicability of the Assessment of a Buyer’s Continuing Investments under FASB Statement No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate for Condominiums, effective January 1, 2007.
 
Also as discussed in Note 2 to the accompanying consolidated financial statements, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 123(R), Share-Based Payment, effective January 1, 2006.
 
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2007, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated July 30, 2008 expressed an adverse opinion thereon.
 
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
 
McLean, Virginia
July 30, 2008, except for Paragraph 1
of Note 3, as to which the date is
October 15, 2008 and for Paragraphs 1
through 10 of Note 24, as to which the
date is December 29, 2008.


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SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING, INC.
 
 
                 
    December 31,  
(In thousands, except per share and share amounts)   2007     2006  
          (Restated)  
 
ASSETS
               
Current Assets:
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 138,212     $ 81,990  
Accounts receivable, net
    76,909       75,055  
Notes receivable
          4,174  
Income taxes receivable
    63,624       30,873  
Due from unconsolidated communities, net
    61,854       80,729  
Deferred income taxes, net
    33,567       29,998  
Restricted cash
    61,999       34,293  
Prepaid insurance
    23,720       5,485  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    70,079       19,401  
                 
Total current assets
    529,964       361,998  
Property and equipment, net
    656,211       609,385  
Property and equipment subject to a sales contract, net
          193,158  
Property and equipment subject to financing, net
    58,871       62,520  
Notes receivable
    9,429       17,631  
Due from unconsolidated communities
    19,555       24,959  
Intangible assets, net
    83,769       103,771  
Goodwill
    169,736       218,015  
Investments in unconsolidated communities
    97,173       104,272  
Restricted cash
    165,386       143,760  
Other assets, net
    8,503       8,832  
                 
Total assets
  $ 1,798,597     $ 1,848,301  
                 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
               
Current Liabilities:
               
Current maturities of long-term debt
  $ 122,541     $ 91,923  
Outstanding draws on bank credit facility
    100,000       50,000  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    275,362       216,087  
Due to unconsolidated communities
    37,344       5,792  
Deferred revenue
    9,285       8,703  
Entrance fees
    34,512       38,098  
Self-insurance liabilities
    67,267       41,379  
                 
Total current liabilities
    646,311       451,982  
Long-term debt, less current maturities
    31,347       48,682  
Deposits related to properties subject to a sales contract
          240,367  
Liabilities related to properties accounted for under the financing method
    54,317       66,283  
Investment accounted for under the profit-sharing method
    51,377       29,148  
Guarantee liabilities
    65,814       75,805  
Self-insurance liabilities
    74,971       72,993  
Deferred gains on the sale of real estate and deferred revenues
    74,367       51,958  
Deferred income tax liabilities
    82,605       78,632  
Other long-term liabilities, net
    133,717       85,228  
                 
Total liabilities
    1,214,826       1,201,078  
                 
Minority interests
    10,208       16,515  
Stockholders’ Equity:
               
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding
           
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 120,000,000 shares authorized, 50,556,925 and 50,572,092 shares issued and outstanding, net of 103,696 and 27,197 treasury shares, at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively
    506       506  
Additional paid-in capital
    452,640       445,275  
Retained earnings
    112,123       182,398  
Accumulated other comprehensive income
    8,294       2,529  
                 
Total stockholders’ equity
    573,563       630,708  
                 
Commitments and contingencies
               
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
  $ 1,798,597     $ 1,848,301  
                 
 
See accompanying notes.


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SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING, INC.
 
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
(In thousands, except per share amounts)   2007     2006     2005  
          (Restated)     (Restated)  
 
Operating revenue:
                       
Management fees
  $ 127,830     $ 117,228     $ 104,823  
Buyout fees
    1,626       134,730       83,036  
Professional fees from development, marketing and other
    38,855       28,553       24,920  
Resident fees for consolidated communities
    402,396       381,709       341,610  
Hospice and other ancillary services
    125,796       76,882       44,641  
Reimbursed contract services
    956,047       911,979       911,992  
                         
Total operating revenues
    1,652,550       1,651,081       1,511,022  
Operating expenses:
                       
Development and venture expense
    79,203       69,145       41,064  
Community expense for consolidated communities
    290,203       276,833       251,058  
Hospice and other ancillary services expense
    134,634       74,767       45,051  
Community lease expense
    68,994       61,991       57,946  
General and administrative
    187,325       131,473       106,601  
Accounting Restatement and Special Independent Committee Inquiry
    51,707       2,600        
Loss on financial guarantees and other contracts
    22,005       89,676        
Provision for doubtful accounts
    9,564       14,632       1,675  
Impairment of owned communities
    7,641       15,730       2,472  
Impairment of goodwill and intangible assets
    56,729              
Depreciation and amortization
    55,280       48,648       42,981  
Write-off of abandoned development projects
    28,430       1,329       902  
Write-off of unamortized contract costs
          25,359       14,609  
Reimbursed contract services
    956,047       911,979       911,992  
                         
Total operating expenses
    1,947,762       1,724,162       1,476,351  
                         
(Loss) income from operations
    (295,212 )     (73,081 )     34,671  
Other non-operating income (expense):
                       
Interest income
    9,894       9,577       6,231  
Interest expense
    (6,647 )     (6,204 )     (11,882 )
(Loss) gain on investments
          (5,610 )     2,036  
Other (expense) income
    (6,089 )     6,706       3,105  
                         
Total other non-operating (expense) income
    (2,842 )     4,469       (510 )
Gain on the sale and development of real estate and equity interests
    105,081       51,347       81,723  
Sunrise’s share of earnings and return on investment in unconsolidated communities
    108,947       43,702       13,472  
Gain (loss) from investments accounted for under the profit-sharing method
    22       (857 )     (857 )
Minority interests
    4,470       6,916       6,721  
                         
(Loss) income before provision for income taxes
    (79,534 )     32,496       135,220  
Benefit from (provision for) income taxes
    9,259       (17,212 )     (52,156 )
                         
Net (loss) income
  $ (70,275 )   $ 15,284     $ 83,064  
                         
Earnings per share data:
                       
Basic net (loss) income per common share
  $ (1.41 )   $ 0.31     $ 2.00  
Diluted net (loss) income per common share
    (1.41 )     0.30       1.74  
 
See accompanying notes.


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SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING, INC.
 
 
                                                         
                                  Accumulated
       
    Shares of
    Common
    Additional
                Other
       
    Common
    Stock
    Paid-in
    Retained
    Deferred
    Comprehensive
       
(In thousands)   Stock     Amount     Capital     Earnings     Compensation     Income (Loss)     Total  
 
Balance at January 1, 2005 (As previously stated)
    41,138     $ 412     $ 279,116     $ 91,545     $ (4,535 )   $ 3,165     $ 369,703  
Effect of restatement
                            (7,495 )                     (7,495 )
                                                         
Balance at January 1, 2005 (Restated)
    41,138       412       279,116       84,050       (4,535 )     3,165       362,208  
Net income (Restated)
                      83,064                   83,064  
Foreign currency translation loss, net of tax
                                  (3,231 )     (3,231 )
Sunrise’s share of investee’s other comprehensive loss
                                  (503 )     (503 )
                                                         
Total comprehensive income (Restated)
                                        79,330  
                                                         
Issuance of common stock to employees
    2,248       22       31,307                         31,329  
Repurchase of common stock
    (348 )     (3 )     (8,709 )                       (8,712 )
Conversion of convertible debt
    3             55                         55  
Issuance of restricted stock
    412       4       10,995             (10,997 )           2  
Amortization of restricted stock
                            3,209             3,209  
Tax effect of stock-based compensation
                13,443                         13,443  
                                                         
Balance at December 31, 2005 (Restated)
    43,453       435       326,207       167,114       (12,323 )     (569 )     480,864  
Net income (Restated)
                      15,284                   15,284  
Foreign currency translation income, net of tax
                                  2,205       2,205  
Sunrise’s share of investee’s other comprehensive income
                                  893       893  
                                                         
Total comprehensive income (Restated)
                                        18,382  
                                                         
Issuance of common stock to employees
    374       3       5,161                         5,164  
Conversion of convertible debt
    6,700       67       117,917                         117,984  
Issuance of restricted stock
    45       1       532                         533  
Forfeiture of restricted stock
                (5 )                       (5 )
Adoption of SFAS 123R
                (12,323 )           12,323              
Stock-based compensation expense
                5,846                         5,846  
Tax effect of stock-based compensation
                1,940                         1,940  
                                                         
Balance at December 31, 2006 (Restated)
    50,572       506       445,275       182,398             2,529       630,708  
Net loss
                      (70,275 )                 (70,275 )
Foreign currency translation income, net of tax
                                  5,865       5,865  
Sunrise’s share of investee’s other comprehensive income
                                  (100 )     (100 )
                                                         
Total comprehensive loss
                                        (64,510 )
                                                         
Issuance of restricted stock
    88       1                               1  
Forfeiture or surrender of restricted stock
    (103 )     (1 )     (1,818 )                       (1,819 )
Stock-based compensation expense
                7,020                         7,020  
Tax effect of stock-based compensation
                2,163                         2,163  
                                                         
Balance at December 31, 2007
    50,557     $ 506     $ 452,640     $ 112,123     $     $ 8,294     $ 573,563  
                                                         
 
See accompanying notes.


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SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING, INC.
 
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2007
    2006
    2005
 
(In thousands)   (Restated)     (Restated)     (Restated)  
 
Operating activities
                       
Net (loss) income
  $ (70,275 )   $ 15,284     $ 83,064  
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Gain on sale and development of real estate and equity interests
    (105,081 )     (51,347 )     (81,723 )
(Gain) loss from investments accounted for under the profit-sharing method
    (22 )     857       857  
Gain from application of financing method
          (1,155 )     (528 )
Gain on sale of investment in Sunrise REIT debentures
                (2,036 )
Loss on sale of investments
          5,610        
Impairment of goodwill and other intangible assets
    56,729              
Write-off of abandoned development projects
    28,430       1,329       902  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    9,564       14,632       1,675  
Provision for deferred income taxes
    733       (3,853 )     29,357  
Impairment of long-lived assets
    7,641       15,730       2,472  
Loss on financial guarantees and other contracts
    22,005       89,676        
Sunrise’s share of earnings and return on investment in unconsolidated communities
    (108,947 )     (11,997 )     (13,073 )
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated communities
    168,322       66,381       26,545  
Minority interest in income/loss of controlled entities
    (4,470 )     (6,916 )     (6,721 )
Depreciation and amortization
    55,280       48,648       42,981  
Write-off of unamortized contract costs
          25,359       14,609  
Amortization of financing costs
    1,051       1,404       1,483  
Stock-based compensation
    7,020       6,463       5,465  
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
(Increase) decrease in:
                       
Accounts receivable
    (12,388 )     (23,242 )     3,850  
Due from unconsolidated communities
    28,111       (83,451 )     (6,279 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (60,282 )     (4,041 )     (3,425 )
Captive insurance restricted cash
    (32,930 )     (48,840 )     (28,130 )
Other assets
    (35,666 )     6,694       (6,189 )
Increase (decrease) in:
                       
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    140,589       22,204       68,820  
Entrance fees
    (3,586 )     913       1,095  
Self-insurance liabilities
    12,866       30,186       21,885  
Guarantee liabilities
    (5,829 )            
Deferred revenue and gains on the sale of real estate
    29,621       983       33,034  
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    128,486       117,511       189,990  
                         
Investing activities
                       
Capital expenditures
    (245,523 )     (188,655 )     (132,857 )
Acquisitions of business assets
    (49,917 )     (103,491 )     (75,532 )
Dispositions of property
    60,387       83,290       56,246  
Cash obtained in acquisition of Greystone
                10,922  
Change in restricted cash
    (21,792 )     (11,428 )     (15,701 )
Purchases of short-term investments
    (448,900 )     (172,575 )     (62,825 )
Proceeds from short-term investments
    448,900       172,575       77,725  
Increase in investments and notes receivable
    (183,314 )     (343,286 )     (158,697 )
Proceeds from investments and notes receivable
    220,312       376,061       187,042  
Investments in unconsolidated communities
    (29,297 )     (77,371 )     (64,080 )
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated communities
    601       5,954       9,273  
                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (248,543 )     (258,926 )     (168,484 )
                         
Financing activities
                       
Net proceeds from exercised options
          4       29,065  
Additional borrowings of long-term debt
    243,564       154,140       149,539  
Repayment of long-term debt
    (66,105 )     (90,781 )     (137,296 )
Contribution from minority interests
          15,669       5,000  
Distributions to minority interests
    (1,180 )     (630 )     (1,021 )
Financing costs paid
          (75 )     (2,622 )
Repurchases of common stock
                (8,712 )
                         
Net cash provided by financing activities
    176,279       78,327       33,953  
                         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    56,222       (63,088 )     55,459  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    81,990       145,078       89,619  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
  $ 138,212     $ 81,990     $ 145,078  
                         
 
See accompanying notes.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
 
1.   Organization and Presentation
 
Organization
 
We are a provider of senior living services in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Germany. We were incorporated in Delaware on December 14, 1994.
 
At December 31, 2007, we operated 439 communities, including 402 communities in the United States, 12 communities in Canada, 17 communities in the United Kingdom and eight communities in Germany, with a total resident capacity of approximately 54,000. Our communities offer a full range of personalized senior living services, from independent living, to assisted living, to care for individuals with Alzheimer’s and other forms of memory loss, to nursing, rehabilitative care and hospice services. We develop senior living communities for ourself, for unconsolidated ventures in which we retain an ownership interest and for third parties.
 
Basis of Presentation
 
The consolidated financial statements which are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) include our wholly owned and controlled subsidiaries. Variable interest entities (“VIEs”) in which we have an interest have been consolidated when we have been identified as the primary beneficiary. Commencing with our adoption of EITF 04-5, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights (“EITF 04-5”), entities in which we hold the managing member or general partner interest are consolidated unless the other members or partners have either (1) the substantive ability to dissolve the entity or otherwise remove us as managing member or general partner without cause or (2) substantive participating rights, which provide the other partner or member with the ability to effectively participate in the significant decisions that would be expected to be made in the ordinary course of business. EITF 04-5 was effective June 29, 2005 for new or modified limited partnership arrangements and effective January 1, 2006 for existing limited partnership arrangements. There are no previously unconsolidated entities that required consolidation as a result of adoption of EITF 04-5. Investments in ventures in which we have the ability to exercise significant influence but do not have control over are accounted for using the equity method. All intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
2.   Significant Accounting Policies
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
We consider cash and cash equivalents to include currency on hand, demand deposits, and all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase.
 
Restricted Cash
 
We utilize large deductible blanket insurance programs in order to contain costs for certain lines of insurance risks including workers’ compensation and employers’ liability risks, automobile liability risk, employment practices liability risk and general and professional liability risks (“Self-Insured Risks”). We have self-insured a portion of the Self-Insured Risks through our wholly owned captive insurance subsidiary, Sunrise Senior Living Insurance, Inc. (the “Sunrise Captive”). The Sunrise Captive issues policies of insurance to and receives premiums from us that are reimbursed through expense allocations to each operated community and us. The Sunrise Captive pays the costs for each claim above a deductible up to a per claim limit. Cash held by Sunrise Captive of $128.2 million and $95.3 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, is available to pay claims. The


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
earnings from the investment of the cash of Sunrise Captive are used to reduce future costs of and pay the liabilities of Sunrise Captive. Interest income in Sunrise Captive was $3.5 million, $2.1 million and $0.6 million for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Restricted cash also includes escrow accounts related to other insurance programs, land deposits, a bonus program and other items.
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
We provide an allowance for doubtful accounts on our outstanding receivables based on an analysis of collectibility, including our collection history and generally do not require collateral to support outstanding balances.
 
Notes Receivable
 
We on occasion may provide financing to unconsolidated ventures at negotiated interest rates. These loans are included in “Notes receivable” in the consolidated balance sheets. The collectibility of these notes is monitored based on the current performance of the ventures, the budgets and projections for future performance. If circumstances were to suggest that any amounts with respect to these notes would be uncollectible, we would establish a reserve to record the notes at their net realizable value. Generally we do not require collateral to support outstanding balances.
 
Due from Unconsolidated Communities
 
Due from unconsolidated communities represents amounts due from unconsolidated ventures for development and management costs, including development fees, operating costs such as payroll and insurance costs, and management fees. Development costs are reimbursed when third-party financing is obtained by the venture. Operating costs are generally reimbursed within thirty days.
 
Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the lesser of the estimated useful lives of the related assets or the remaining lease term. Repairs and maintenance are charged to expense as incurred.
 
In conjunction with the acquisition of land and the development and construction of communities, preacquisition costs are expensed as incurred until we determine that the costs are directly identifiable with a specific property. The costs would then be capitalized if the property was already acquired or the acquisition of the property is probable. Upon acquisition of the land, we commence capitalization of all direct and indirect project costs clearly associated with the development and construction of the community. We expense indirect costs as incurred that are not clearly related to projects. We charge direct costs to the projects to which they relate. If a project is abandoned, we expense any costs previously capitalized. We capitalize the cost of the corporate development department based on the time employees devote to each project. We capitalize interest as described in “Capitalization of Interest Related to Development Projects” and other carrying costs to the project and the capitalization period continues until the asset is ready for its intended use or is abandoned.
 
We capitalize the cost of tangible assets used throughout the selling process and other direct costs, provided that their recovery is reasonably expected from future sales.
 
We review the carrying amounts of long-lived assets for impairment when indicators of impairment are identified. If the carrying amount of the long-lived asset (group) exceeds the undiscounted expected cash flows that are directly associated with the use and eventual disposition of the asset (group) we record an impairment charge to the extent the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value of the assets. We determine the fair value of long-lived assets based upon valuation techniques that include prices for similar assets (group).


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Real Estate Sales
 
We account for sales of real estate in accordance with FASB Statement No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate (“SFAS 66”). For sales transactions meeting the requirements of SFAS 66 for full accrual profit recognition, the related assets and liabilities are removed from the balance sheet and the gain or loss is recorded in the period the transaction closes. For sales transactions that do not meet the criteria for full accrual profit recognition, we account for the transactions in accordance with the methods specified in SFAS 66. For sales transactions that do not contain continuing involvement following the sale or if the continuing involvement with the property is contractually limited by the terms of the sales contract, profit is recognized at the time of sale. This profit is then reduced by the maximum exposure to loss related to the contractually limited continuing involvement. Sales to ventures in which we have an equity interest are accounted for in accordance with the partial sale accounting provisions as set forth in SFAS 66.
 
For sales transactions that do not meet the full accrual sale criteria as set forth in SFAS 66, we evaluate the nature of the continuing involvement and account for the transaction under an alternate method of accounting rather than full accrual sale, based on the nature and extent of the continuing involvement. Some transactions may have numerous forms of continuing involvement. In those cases, we determine which method is most appropriate based on the substance of the transaction.
 
Venture agreements may contain provisions which provide us with an option or obligation to repurchase the property from the venture at a fixed price that is higher than the sales price. In these instances, the financing method of accounting is followed. Under the financing method of accounting, we record the proceeds received from the buyer as a financing obligation and continue to keep the property and related accounts recorded on our books. The results of operations of the property, net of expenses other than depreciation (net operating income), is reflected as “interest expense” on the financing obligation. Because the transaction includes an option or obligation to repurchase the asset at a higher price, interest is recorded to accrete the liability to the repurchase price. Depreciation expense continues to be recorded as a period expense. All cash paid or received by us is recorded as an adjustment to the financing obligation. If the repurchase option or obligation expires and all other criteria for profit recognition under the full accrual method have been met, a sale is recorded and gain is recognized. The assets are recorded in “Property and equipment subject to financing, net” in the consolidated balance sheets, and the liabilities are recorded in “Liabilities related to properties accounted for under the financing method” in the consolidated balance sheets.
 
In transactions accounted for as partial sales, we determine if the buyer of the majority equity interest in the venture was provided a preference as to cash flows in either an operating or a capital waterfall. If a cash flow preference has been provided, profit, including our development fee, is only recognizable to the extent that proceeds from the sale of the majority equity interest exceed costs related to the entire property.
 
We also may provide a guarantee to support the operations of the properties. If the guarantees are for an extended period of time, we apply the profit-sharing method and the property remains on the books, net of any cash proceeds received from the buyer. If support is required for a limited period of time, sale accounting is achieved and profit on the sale may begin to be recognized on the basis of performance of the services required when there is reasonable assurance that future operating revenues will cover operating expenses and debt service.
 
Under the profit-sharing method, the property portion of our net investment is amortized over the life of the property. Results of operations of the communities before depreciation, interest and fees paid to us is recorded as “Loss from investments accounted for under the profit-sharing method” in the consolidated statements of income. The net income from operations as adjusted is added to the investment account and losses are reflected as a reduction of the net investment. Distributions of operating cash flows to other venture partners are reflected as an additional expense. All cash paid or received by us is recorded as an adjustment to the net investment. The net investment is reflected in “Investments accounted for under the profit-sharing method” in the consolidated balance sheets.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
We provided a guaranteed return on investment to certain buyers of properties. When the guarantee was for an extended period of time, SFAS 66 precludes sale accounting and we applied the profit-sharing method. When the guarantee was for a limited period of time, the deposit method was applied until operations of the property covered all operating expenses, debt service, and contractual payments, at which time profit was recognized under the performance of services method.
 
Under the deposit method, we did not recognize any profit, and continued to report in our financial statements the property and related debt even if the debt had been assumed by the buyer, and disclosed that those items are subject to a sales contract. We continued to record depreciation expense. All cash paid or received by us was recorded as an adjustment to the deposit. When the transaction qualified for profit recognition under the full accrual method, the application of the deposit method was discontinued and the gain was recognized. The assets were recorded in “Property and equipment, subject to a sales contract, net” and the liabilities were recorded in “Deposits related to properties subject to a sales contract” in the consolidated balance sheets. At December 31, 2007, we no longer have any sales transactions accounted for under the deposit method.
 
Capitalization of Interest Related to Development Projects
 
Interest is capitalized on real estate under development, including investments in ventures in accordance with SFAS No. 34, Capitalization of Interest Cost, (“SFAS 34”) and in accordance with FASB Statement No. 58, Capitalization of Interest Cost in Financial Statements That Include Investments Accounted for by the Equity Method (“SFAS 58”). Under SFAS 34 the capitalization period commences when development begins and continues until the asset is ready for its intended use or the enterprise suspends substantially all activities related to the acquisition of the asset. Under SFAS 58, we capitalize interest on our investment in ventures for which the equity therein is utilized to construct buildings and cease capitalizing interest on our equity investment when the first property in the portfolio commences operations. The amount of interest capitalized is based on the stated interest rates, including amortization of deferred financing costs. The calculation includes interest costs that theoretically could have been avoided, based on specific borrowings to the extent there are specific borrowings. When project specific borrowings do not exist or are less than the amount of qualifying assets, the calculation for such excess uses a weighted average of all other debt outstanding.
 
Goodwill and Intangible Assets
 
We capitalize costs incurred to acquire management, development and other contracts. In determining the allocation of the purchase price to net tangible and intangible assets acquired, we make estimates of the fair value of the tangible and intangible assets using information obtained as a result of pre-acquisition due diligence, marketing, leasing activities and independent appraisals.
 
Intangible assets are valued using expected discounted cash flows and are amortized using the straight-line method over the remaining contract term, generally ranging from one to 30 years. The carrying amounts of intangible assets are reviewed for impairment when indicators of impairment are identified. If the carrying amount of the asset (group) exceeds the undiscounted expected cash flows that are directly associated with the use and eventual disposition of the asset (group), an impairment charge is recognized to the extent the carrying amount of the asset exceeds the fair value.
 
Goodwill represents the costs of business acquisitions in excess of the fair value of identifiable net assets acquired. We evaluate the fair value of goodwill to assess potential impairment on an annual basis, or during the year if an event or other circumstance indicates that we may not be able to recover the carrying amount of the asset. We evaluate the fair value of goodwill at the reporting unit level and make the determination based upon future cash flow projections. We record an impairment loss for goodwill when the carrying value of the goodwill is less than the estimated fair value.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Investments in Unconsolidated Communities
 
We hold a minority equity interest in ventures established to develop or acquire and own senior living communities. Those ventures are generally limited liability companies or limited partnerships. Our equity interest in these ventures generally ranges from 10% to 50%.
 
In accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 46(R), Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities (“FIN 46R”), we review all of our ventures to determine if they are variable interest entities (“VIEs”). If a venture is a VIE, it is consolidated by the primary beneficiary, which is the variable interest holder that absorbs the majority of the venture’s expected losses, receives a majority of the venture’s expected residual returns, or both. At December 31, 2007, we consolidated seven VIEs where we are the primary beneficiary.
 
In accordance with EITF 04-5, Determining Whether a General Partner, or the General Partners as a Group, Controls a Limited Partnership or Similar Entity When the Limited Partners Have Certain Rights, the general partner or managing member of a venture consolidates the venture unless the limited partners or other members have either (1) the substantive ability to dissolve the venture or otherwise remove the general partner or managing member without cause or (2) substantive participating rights in significant decisions of the venture, including authorizing operating and capital decisions of the venture, including budgets, in the ordinary course of business. We have reviewed all ventures that are not VIEs where we are the general partner or managing member and have determined that in all cases the limited partners or other members have substantive participating rights such as those set forth above and, therefore, no ventures are consolidated under EITF 04-5.
 
For ventures not consolidated, we apply the equity method of accounting in accordance with APB Opinion No. 18, The Equity Method of Accounting for Investments in Common Stock, and Statement of Position No. 78-9, Accounting for Investments in Real Estate Ventures, (“SOP 78-9”). Equity method investments are initially recorded at cost and subsequently are adjusted for our share of the venture’s earnings or losses and cash distributions. In accordance with SOP 78-9, the allocation of profit and losses should be analyzed to determine how an increase or decrease in net assets of the venture (determined in conformity with GAAP) will affect cash payments to the investor over the life of the venture and on its liquidation. Because certain venture agreements contain preferences with regard to cash flows from operations, capital events and/or liquidation, we reflect our share of profits and losses by determining the difference between our “claim on the investee’s book value” at the end and the beginning of the period. This claim is calculated as the amount that we would receive (or be obligated to pay) if the investee were to liquidate all of its assets at recorded amounts determined in accordance with GAAP and distribute the resulting cash to creditors and investors in accordance with their respective priorities. This method is commonly referred to as the hypothetical liquidation at book value method.
 
Our reported share of earnings is adjusted for the impact, if any, of basis differences between our carrying value of the equity investment and our share of the venture’s underlying assets. We generally do not have future requirements to contribute additional capital over and above the original capital commitments, and in accordance with APB 18, we discontinue applying the equity method of accounting when our investment is reduced to zero barring an expectation of an imminent return to profitability. If the venture subsequently reports net income, the equity method of accounting is resumed only after our share of that net income equals the share of net losses not recognized during the period the equity method was suspended.
 
When the majority equity partner in one of our ventures sells its equity interest to a third party, the venture frequently refinances its senior debt and distributes the net proceeds to the equity partners. All distributions received by us, which are not refundable either by agreement, or by law, are first recorded as a reduction of our investment. Next, we record a liability for any contractual or implied future financial support to the venture including obligations in our role as a general partner. Any remaining distributions are recorded as “Sunrise’s share of earnings and return on investment in unconsolidated communities” in the consolidated statements of income.
 
We evaluate realization of our investment in ventures accounted for using the equity method if circumstances indicate that our investment is other than temporarily impaired.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Deferred Financing Costs
 
Costs incurred in connection with obtaining permanent financing for our consolidated communities are deferred and amortized over the term of the financing using the effective interest method. Deferred financing costs are included in “Other assets” in the consolidated balance sheets.
 
Loss Reserves For Certain Self-Insured Programs
 
We offer a variety of insurance programs to the communities we operate. These programs include property insurance, general and professional liability insurance, excess/umbrella liability insurance, crime insurance, automobile liability and physical damage insurance, workers’ compensation and employers’ liability insurance and employment practices liability insurance (the “Insurance Program”). Substantially all of the communities we operate participate in the Insurance Program are charged their proportionate share of the cost of the Insurance Program.
 
We utilize large deductible blanket insurance programs in order to contain costs for certain of the lines of insurance risks in the Insurance Program including workers’ compensation and employers’ liability risks, automobile liability risk, employment practices liability risk and general and professional liability risks (“Self-Insured Risks”). The design and purpose of a large deductible insurance program is to reduce overall premium and claim costs by internally financing lower cost claims that are more predictable from year to year, while buying insurance only for higher-cost, less predictable claims.
 
We have self-insured a portion of the Self-Insured Risks through the Sunrise Captive. The Sunrise Captive issues policies of insurance to and receives premiums from us that are reimbursed through expense allocation to each operated community. The Sunrise Captive pays the costs for each claim above a deductible up to a per claim limit. Third-party insurers are responsible for claim costs above this limit. These third-party insurers carry an A.M. Best rating of A-/VII or better.
 
We record outstanding losses and expenses for all Self-Insured Risks and for claims under insurance policies based on management’s best estimate of the ultimate liability after considering all available information, including expected future cash flows and actuarial analyses. We believe that the allowance for outstanding losses and expenses is appropriate to cover the ultimate cost of losses incurred at December 31, 2007, but the allowance may ultimately be settled for a greater or lesser amount. Any subsequent changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they are determined and will be shared with the communities participating in the insurance programs based on the proportionate share of any changes.
 
Employee Health and Dental Benefits
 
We offer employees an option to participate in our self-insured health and dental plan. The cost of our employee health and dental benefits, net of employee contributions, is shared between us and the communities based on the respective number of participants working either at our corporate headquarters or at the communities. Funds collected are used to pay the actual program costs including estimated annual claims, third-party administrative fees, network provider fees, communication costs, and other related administrative costs incurred by us. Although claims under this plan are self-insured, we have aggregate protection which caps the potential liability for both individual and total claims during a plan year. Claims are paid as they are submitted to the plan administrator. We also record a liability for outstanding claims and claims that have been incurred but not yet reported. This liability is based on the historical claim reporting lag and payment trends of health insurance claims. We believe that the liability for outstanding losses and expenses is adequate to cover the ultimate cost of losses incurred at December 31, 2007, but actual claims may differ. Any subsequent changes in estimates are recorded in the period in which they are determined and will be shared with the communities participating in the program based on their proportionate share of any changes.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Continuing Care Agreements
 
We lease communities under operating leases and own communities that provide life care services under various types of entrance fee agreements with residents (“Entrance Fee Communities” or “Continuing Care Retirement Communities”). Residents of Entrance Fee Communities are required to sign a continuing care agreement with us. The care agreement stipulates, among other things, the amount of all entrance and monthly fees, the type of residential unit being provided, and our obligation to provide both health care and non-health care services. In addition, the care agreement provides us with the right to increase future monthly fees. The care agreement is terminated upon the receipt of a written termination notice from the resident or the death of the resident. Refundable entrance fees are returned to the resident or the resident’s estate depending on the form of the agreement either upon reoccupancy or termination of the care agreement.
 
When the present value of estimated costs to be incurred under care agreements exceeds the present value of estimated revenues, the present value of such excess costs is accrued. The calculation assumes a future increase in the monthly revenue commensurate with the monthly costs. The calculation currently results in an expected positive net present value cash flow and, as such, no liability was recorded as of December 31, 2007. A liability of $1.3 million was recorded at December 31, 2006.
 
Refundable entrance fees are primarily non-interest bearing and, depending on the type of plan, can range from between 30% to 100% of the total entrance fee less any additional occupant entrance fees. As these obligations are considered security deposits, interest is not imputed on these obligations. Deferred entrance fees were $34.5 million and $38.1 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
Non-refundable portions of entrance fees are deferred and recognized as revenue using the straight-line method over the actuarially determined expected term of each resident’s contract.
 
Accounting for Guarantees
 
Guarantees entered into in connection with the sale of real estate often prevent us from either accounting for the transaction as a sale of an asset or recognizing in earnings the profit from the sale transaction. Guarantees not entered into in connection with the sale of real estate are considered financial instruments. For guarantees considered financial instruments we recognize at the inception of a guarantee or the date of modification, a liability for the fair value of the obligation undertaken in issuing a guarantee. On a quarterly basis, we evaluate the estimated liability based on the operating results and the terms of the guarantee. If it is probable that we will be required to fund additional amounts than previously estimated a loss is recorded. Fundings that are recoverable as a loan from a venture are considered in the determination of the contingent loss recorded. Loan amounts are evaluated for impairment at inception and then quarterly.
 
Asset Retirement Obligations
 
In accordance with FASB Interpretation No. 47, Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations — an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 143, Asset Retirement Obligations (“FIN 47”) we record a liability for a conditional asset retirement obligation if the fair value of the obligation can be reasonably estimated.
 
Certain of our operating real estate assets contain asbestos. The asbestos is appropriately contained, in accordance with current environmental regulations, and we have no current plans to remove the asbestos. When, and if, these properties are demolished, certain environmental regulations are in place which specify the manner in which the asbestos must be handled and disposed of. Because the obligation to remove the asbestos has an indeterminable settlement date, we are not able to reasonably estimate the fair value of this asset retirement obligation. Asbestos has also been found at some of our development sites where old buildings are scheduled to be demolished and replaced with new Sunrise facilities. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006 our estimates for asbestos removal costs for these sites were insignificant.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
In addition, certain of our long-term ground leases include clauses that may require us to dispose of the leasehold improvements constructed on the premises at the end of the lease term. These costs, however, are not estimable due to the range of potential settlement dates and variability among properties. Further, the present value of the expected costs is insignificant as the remaining term of each of the leases is fifty years or more.
 
Income Taxes
 
Deferred income taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between the amounts of assets and liabilities recognized for financial reporting purposes and such amounts recognized for tax purposes. We record the current year amounts payable or refundable, as well as the consequences of events that give rise to deferred tax assets and liabilities based on differences in how these events are treated for tax purposes. We base our estimate of deferred tax assets and liabilities on current tax laws and rates and, in certain cases, business plans and other expectations about future outcomes. We provide a valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets when it is more likely than not that sufficient taxable income will not be generated to utilize the net deferred tax assets.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
“Management fees” is comprised of fees from management contracts for operating communities owned by unconsolidated ventures and third parties, which consist of base management fees and incentive management fees. The management fees are generally between five and eight percent of a managed community’s total operating revenue. Fees are recognized in the month they are earned in accordance with the terms of the management contract.
 
“Buyout fees” is comprised of fees primarily related to the buyout of management contracts.
 
“Professional fees from development, marketing and other” is comprised of fees received for services provided prior to the opening of an unconsolidated community. Our development fees related to building design and construction oversight are recognized using the percentage-of-completion method and the portion related to marketing services is recognized on a straight-line basis over the estimated period the services are provided. The cost-to-cost method is used to measure the extent of progress toward completion for purposes of calculating the percentage of completion portion of the revenues. Greystone Communities, Inc.’s (“Greystone”) development contracts are multiple element arrangements. Since there is not sufficient objective and reliable evidence of the fair value of undelivered elements at each billing milestone, we defer revenue recognition until the completion of the development contract. Deferred development revenue for these Greystone contracts were $54.6 million and $28.1 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and is included in “Deferred gains on the sale of real estate and deferred revenues” in the balance sheet.
 
We form ventures, along with third-party partners, to invest in the pre-finance stage of certain Greystone development projects. When the initial development services are successful and permanent financing for the project is obtained, the ventures are repaid the initial invested capital plus fees generally between 50% and 75% of their investment. We consolidated these ventures that are formed to invest in the project as we control them. No revenue is recognized until the permanent financing is in place.
 
“Resident fees from consolidated communities” are recognized monthly as services are provided. Agreements with residents are generally for a term of one year and are cancelable by residents with thirty days notice.
 
“Hospice and other ancillary services” is comprised of fees for providing palliative end of life care and support services for terminally ill patients and their families, fees for providing care services to residents of certain communities owned by ventures and fees for providing private duty home health assisted living services. Hospice revenues are highly dependent on payments from Medicare, paid primarily on a per diem basis, from the Medicare programs. Because we generally receive fixed payments for our hospice care services based on the level of care provided to our hospice patients, we are at risk for the cost of services provided to our hospice patients. Reductions or changes in Medicare funding could significantly affect our results of our hospice operations. Reductions in


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
amounts paid by government programs for the services or changes in methods or regulations governing payments could cause our net hospice revenue and profits to materially decline.
 
“Reimbursed contract services” is comprised of reimbursements for expenses incurred by us, as the primary obligor, on behalf of communities operated by us under long-term management agreements. Revenue is recognized when we incur the related costs. If we are not the primary obligor, certain costs, such as interest expense, real estate taxes, depreciation, ground lease expense, bad debt expense and cost incurred under local area contracts, are not included. The related costs are included in “Reimbursed contract services” expense.
 
We considered the indicators in EITF 99-19, Reporting Revenue Gross as a Principal versus Net as an Agent, in making our determination that revenues should be reported gross versus net. Specifically, we are the primary obligor for certain expenses incurred at the communities, including payroll costs, insurance and items such as food and medical supplies purchased under national contracts entered into by us. We, as manager, are responsible for setting prices paid for the items underlying the reimbursed expenses, including setting pay-scales for our employees. We select the supplier of goods and services to the communities for the national contracts that we enter into on behalf of the communities. We are responsible for the scope, quality and extent of the items for which we are reimbursed. Based on these indicators, we have determined that it is appropriate to record revenues gross versus net.
 
Stock-Based Compensation
 
On January 1, 2006, we adopted the provisions of SFAS No. 123(R), Share-Based Payments (“SFAS 123(R)”) to record compensation expense for our employee stock options, restricted stock awards, and employee stock purchase plan. This statement is a revision of SFAS No. 123, Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation (“SFAS 123”) and supersedes Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25 (“APB 25”), Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees, and its related implementation guidance. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123(R), we followed the intrinsic value method in accordance with APB 25, in accounting for its stock options and other equity instruments.
 
SFAS 123(R) requires that all share-based payments to employees be recognized in the consolidated statements of income based on their grant date fair values with the expense being recognized over the requisite service period. We use the Black-Scholes model to determine the fair value of our awards at the time of grant.
 
Foreign Currency Translation
 
Our reporting currency is the U.S. dollar. Certain of our subsidiaries’ functional currencies are the local currency of the respective country. In accordance with SFAS No. 52, Foreign Currency Translation, balance sheets prepared in their functional currencies are translated to the reporting currency at exchange rates in effect at the end of the accounting period except for stockholders’ equity accounts and intercompany accounts with consolidated subsidiaries that are considered to be of a long-term nature, which are translated at rates in effect when these balances were originally recorded. Revenue and expense accounts are translated at a weighted average of exchange rates during the period. The cumulative effect of the translation is included in “Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income” in the consolidated balance sheets.
 
Advertising Costs
 
We expense advertising as incurred. Total advertising expense for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $4.2 million, $3.3 million, and $3.6 million, respectively.
 
Legal Contingencies
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
reasonably estimated. We review these accruals quarterly and make revisions based on changes in facts and circumstances.
 
Reclassifications
 
Certain amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.
 
New Accounting Standards
 
We adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Interpretation No. 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes (“FIN 48”), effective January 1, 2007. FIN 48 is an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes, and it seeks to reduce diversity in practice associated with certain aspects of measurement and recognition in accounting for income taxes. FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position that an entity takes or expects to take in a tax return. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on de-recognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. Under FIN 48, an entity may only recognize or continue to recognize tax positions that meet a “more likely than not” threshold. There was no adjustment to our recorded tax liability as a result of adopting FIN 48.
 
In November 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force of FASB (“EITF”) reached a consensus on EITF Issue No. 06-8, Applicability of the Assessment of a Buyer’s Continuing Investment under FASB Statement No. 66, Accounting for Sales of Real Estate, for Sales of Condominiums (“EITF 06-8”). EITF 06-8 requires condominium sales to meet the continuing investment criterion in SFAS No. 66 in order for profit to be recognized under the percentage of completion method. EITF 06-8 was effective for us at January 1, 2007. We are currently developing one condominium project for an unconsolidated venture. The venture has applied EITF 06-8 for sales.
 
Future Adoption of Accounting Standards
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements (“SFAS 157”). This standard defines fair value, establishes a methodology for measuring fair value and expands the required disclosure for fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for us as of January 1, 2009. Provisions of SFAS 157 are required to be applied prospectively as of the beginning of the first fiscal year in which SFAS 157 is applied. We are evaluating the impact that SFAS 157 will have on our financial statements.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Liabilities (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value that are not currently required to be measured at fair value. The irrevocable election of the fair value option is made on an instrument by instrument basis, and applied to the entire instrument, and not just a portion of it. The changes in fair value of each item elected to be measured at fair value are recognized in earnings each reporting period. SFAS 159 does not affect any existing pronouncements that require assets and liabilities to be carried at fair value, nor does it eliminate any existing disclosure requirements. This standard is effective for us as of January 1, 2008. We have not chosen to measure any financial instruments at fair value.
 
In December 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 141 (revised 2007), Business Combinations (“SFAS 141R”). SFAS 141R requires most identifiable assets, liabilities, noncontrolling interests, and goodwill acquired in business combinations to be recorded at “full fair value.” The standard is effective for us as of January 1, 2009, and earlier adoption is prohibited. All of our future acquisitions will be impacted by this standard.
 
On December 4, 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 160, Non-controlling Interests in Consolidated Financial Statements — an Amendment of ARB No. 51 (“SFAS No. 160”). SFAS No. 160 establishes new accounting and reporting standards for a non-controlling interest in a subsidiary and for the deconsolidation of a subsidiary. Specifically, this statement requires the recognition of a non-controlling interest (minority interest) as equity in the consolidated financial statements separate from the parent’s equity. The amount of net income attributable to the


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
non-controlling interest will be included in consolidated net income on the face of the income statement. SFAS No. 160 clarifies that changes in a parent’s ownership interest in a subsidiary that do not result in deconsolidation, are equity transactions if the parent retains its controlling financial interest. In addition, this statement requires that a parent recognize a gain or loss in net income when a subsidiary is deconsolidated. Such gain or loss will be measured using the fair value of the non-controlling equity investment on the deconsolidation date. SFAS No. 160 also includes expanded disclosure requirements regarding the interests of the parent and its non-controlling interest. SFAS No. 160 is effective as of January 1, 2009. We are currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 160 will have on our financial statements.
 
3.   Restatement Related to Statement of Cash Flows Classifications and Accounting for Lease Payments and Non-Refundable Entrance Fees for Two Continuing Care Retirement Communities
 
2007 Statement of Cash Flows
 
The 2007 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows has been restated primarily to reflect proper classification of transactions with unconsolidated communities, assumption of debt related to sales transactions and the classification of gain resulting from sales transactions. The effect of the restatement on the 2007 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows was to decrease net cash provided by operating activities from $235.0 million to $128.5 million, to increase net cash used in investing activities from $235.5 million to $248.5 million and to increase net cash provided by financing activities from $56.7 million to $176.3 million. In 2007, $119.1 million of debt was assumed by third parties as part of sales transactions. Cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2007 as previously reported and as restated are reflected in the following table (for restated line items only):
 
2007 Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
 
                 
(In thousands)   As Reported     As Restated  
 
Gain on sale and development of real estate and equity interests
  $ (61,635 )   $ (105,081 )
(Increase) decrease in:
               
Accounts receivable
    (16,536 )     (12,388 )
Due from unconsolidated senior living communities
    102,996       28,111  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (55,443 )     (60,282 )
Other assets
    (1,177 )     (35,666 )
Increase (decrease) in:
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    78,576       140,589  
Self-insurance liabilities
    27,866       12,866  
Guarantee liabilities
    (5,806 )     (5,829 )
Net cash provided by operating activities
    235,007       128,486  
Capital expenditures
    (240,309 )     (245,523 )
Dispositions of property
    171,338       60,387  
Change in restricted cash
    (20,579 )     (21,792 )
Increase in investments and notes receivable
    (181,451 )     (183,314 )
Proceeds from investments and notes receivable
    136,744       220,312  
Investments in unconsolidated communities
    (51,940 )     (29,297 )
Net cash used in investing activities
    (235,513 )     (248,543 )
Additional borrowings of long-term debt
    229,688       243,564  
Repayment of long-term debt
    (170,860 )     (66,105 )
Contribution from minority interests
    3,210        
Distributions to minority interest
    (5,310 )     (1,180 )
Net cash provided by financing activities
    56,728       176,279  


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Accounting for Lease Payments and Non-Refundable Entrance Fees
 
We lease six CCRCs under operating leases and provide life care services under various types of entrance fee agreements with residents. Upon admission to a community, the resident signs a continuing care agreement with us. The care agreement stipulates, among other things, the amount of all entrance and monthly fees, the type of residential unit being provided, and our obligation to provide both health care and non-health care services. In addition, the care agreement provides us with the right to increase future monthly fees. The care agreement is terminated upon the receipt of a written termination notice from the resident or the death of the resident. The refundable portion of the entrance fee is returned to the resident or the resident’s estate depending on the form of the agreement either upon reoccupancy or termination of the care agreement. The obligation to repay is acknowledged through the provisions of a Lifecare Bond. The non-refundable portion of the entrance fee is deferred and recognized as revenue using the straight-line method over the actuarially determined expected term of each resident’s contract. For one of these communities, the entrance fees are fully refundable and two communities do not have entrance fees. For the remaining three communities, residents choose between various entrance fee packages where the non-refundable component ranges from 10% to 100% of the total entrance fee (the larger the non-refundable portion, the lower the total payment).
 
For two CCRCs that were previously owned by MSLS, the sale of the CCRCs by MSLS to a third party resulted in a bifurcation of real estate ownership and operations, and separated the entrance fee repayment obligation from us, as the third party lessor became the primary obligor of the Lifecare Bonds. We collect the entrance fees from the resident under a continuing care agreement. In accordance with our lease, we sell and issue the Lifecare Bonds to residents on behalf of the lessor and remit all entrance fees to the lessor. In accordance with the terms of these two leases, we receive a rent credit against the amount of minimum rent due each accounting period equal to the amount of non-refundable fees collected by us from residents and remitted to the lessor.
 
Historically, we reported rent expense net of the amount of rent credit we received from the landlord for the non-refundable fees. We also did not consider the entrance fees to be compensation for the services we were providing to the resident and therefore did not record them as deferred revenue on our balance sheet.
 
Upon further review, we have now determined that we are the primary obligor to the resident for life care services and for providing a unit for the resident to occupy when we enter into the continuing care agreement with the resident. We enter into leases to be able to fulfill our obligation to provide a unit for the resident. For the non-refundable component of the entrance fee we have determined we should defer the fee and amortize it into income as we provide services to the resident over the expected term of the continuing care agreement. As there is a legal assignment of the obligation to repay the Lifecare bond to the lessor, we are not required to record the liability on our books and, therefore, no accounting adjustment was required for this item.
 
In regard to the calculation of rent expense, all payments to the lessor both for minimum rent (which in accordance with the lease is a fixed amount, with a scheduled 3% annual increase, less a rent credit equal to the amount of non-refundable entrance fees) and the non-refundable entrance fees are considered rent expense.
 
The effect of the restatement was to decrease retained earnings at January 1, 2005 by approximately $7.5 million, to reduce pre-tax income in 2005 and 2006 by approximately $6.6 million and $8.3 million, respectively, and to reduce 2005 and 2006 net income by approximately $4.0 million and $5.1 million, respectively. The restatement resulted in an increase to resident fees for consolidated communities of approximately $1.6 million in 2005 and $2.7 million in 2006, and an increase to community lease expense of approximately $8.2 million in 2005 and $11.0 million in 2006. We have restated the prior-period financial statements to correct these errors in accordance with SFAS No. 154, Accounting Changes and Error Corrections.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
4.   Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
Allowance for doubtful accounts consists of the following (in thousands):
 
                         
    Accounts
             
    Receivable     Other Assets     Total  
 
Balance January 1, 2005 (restated)
  $ 1,888     $     $ 1,888  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    1,675             1,675  
Write-offs
    (1,065 )           (1,065 )
                         
Balance December 31, 2005 (restated)
    2,498             2,498  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    6,632       8,000       14,632  
Write-offs
    (1,626 )           (1,626 )
                         
Balance December 31, 2006 (restated)
    7,504       8,000       15,504  
Provision for doubtful accounts
    7,644       1,920       9,564  
Write-offs
    (4,708 )           (4,708 )
                         
Balance December 31, 2007
  $ 10,440     $ 9,920     $ 20,360  
                         
 
5.   Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment consists of the following (in thousands):
 
                         
    December 31,  
    Asset Lives     2007     2006  
 
Land and land improvements
    15 years     $ 77,709     $ 76,456  
Building and building improvements
    40 years       337,310       330,431  
Furniture and equipment
    3-10 years       148,829       122,479  
                         
              563,848       529,366  
Less: Accumulated depreciation
            (157,744 )     (125,315 )
                         
              406,104       404,051  
Construction in progress
            250,107       205,334  
                         
Property and equipment, net
          $ 656,211     $ 609,385  
                         
 
Depreciation expense for communities was $33.9 million, $27.1 million, and $20.4 million in 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively, excluding depreciation expense related to properties subject to the deposit method, financing method and profit-sharing method of accounting. See Note 7.
 
During 2007, we recorded an impairment charge of $7.6 million related to two communities acquired in 1999 and 2006. During 2006, we recorded an impairment charge of $15.7 million related to seven small senior living communities which were acquired between 1996 and 1999.
 
In 2007, we decided to discontinue development of four senior living condominium projects due to adverse economic conditions and as a result, we recorded pre-tax charges totaling approximately $21.0 million in 2007 to write-off capitalized development costs for these projects. In the first quarter of 2008, we suspended the development of the remaining three condominium projects and as a result, we expect to record pre-tax charges totaling approximately $22.0 million in the first quarter of 2008.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
6.   Acquisitions
 
Sunrise Connecticut Avenue Assisted Living, LLC
 
In August 2007, we purchased a 90% interest in Sunrise Connecticut Avenue Assisted Living, LLC, a venture in which we previously owned a 10% interest, for approximately $28.9 million and approximately $1.0 million in transaction costs. Approximately $19.9 million of existing debt was paid off at closing and we entered into new debt of $40.0 million. As a result of the acquisition, Sunrise Connecticut Avenue Assisted Living, LLC is our wholly owned subsidiary and the financial results are consolidated as of the acquisition date in August 2007.
 
The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired, including intangible assets and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values. The purchase price values that were assigned as follows (in millions):
 
         
Net working capital
  $ 0.6  
Property and equipment
    40.3  
Other assets
    0.1  
Land
    8.8  
Less: Debt of venture assumed
    (19.9 )
         
Total purchase price (including transaction costs)
  $ 29.9  
         
 
Sunrise Connecticut Avenue Assisted Living, LLC does not meet the definition of a significant subsidiary and therefore historical and pro forma information is not disclosed.
 
Raiser Portfolio
 
In August 2006, we acquired the long term management contracts of two San Francisco Bay Area CCRCs and the ownership of one community. The two managed communities are condominiums owned by the residents. The three communities have a combined capacity of more than 200 residents.
 
The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired, including intangible assets and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values. The purchase price values were assigned as follows (in millions):
 
         
Net working capital
  $ 0.9  
Land, property and equipment
    17.0  
Entrance fee liability and future service obligations
    (11.5 )
Management contracts and other assets
    21.0  
         
Total purchase price (including transaction costs)
  $ 27.4  
         
 
The weighted-average amortization period for the management contracts is 30 years. Raiser does not meet the definition of a significant subsidiary and therefore historical and pro forma information is not disclosed.
 
Trinity Hospice, Inc.
 
In September 2006, we acquired Trinity Hospice, Inc. (“Trinity”), a large provider of hospice services in the United States. Trinity currently operates 20 hospice programs across the United States.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The purchase price was allocated to the assets acquired, including intangible assets consisting primarily of trade-name, referral network and non-compete agreements, and liabilities assumed, based on their estimated fair values. The purchase price values were assigned as follows (in millions):
 
         
Net working capital
  $ 3.7  
Property and equipment
    1.5  
Intangible assets
    9.7  
Goodwill
    59.3  
Other assets
    0.4  
         
Total purchase price (including transaction costs)
  $ 74.6  
         
 
The weighted-average amortization period for the intangible assets is five years. Trinity does not meet the definition of a significant subsidiary and therefore historical and pro forma information is not disclosed.
 
As of December 31, 2006, Trinity’s average daily census was approximately 1,500. As of December 31, 2007, Trinity’s average daily census was approximately 1,300. This decline in census from 2006 to 2007 was partially the result of the closing of certain operating locations in non-core Sunrise markets and Trinity’s focus on remediation efforts. As a result of a review of the goodwill and intangible assets related to Trinity, we recorded an impairment loss of approximately $56.7 million in 2007.
 
2005 Acquisitions
 
In May 2005, we acquired Greystone for a total purchase price of approximately $49.0 million with a potential acquisition cost of $54.0 million subject to various adjustments set forth in the acquisition agreement. Performance milestones were reached in 2006 and 2007, with $2.5 million expected to be paid in 2008.
 
In July 2005 we contributed approximately $25.8 million in cash in exchange for a 20% interest in an unconsolidated venture formed to purchase assets from The Fountains, an Arizona based owner and operator of senior living communities.
 
7.   Sales of Real Estate
 
Total gains (losses) on sale recognized are as follows (in millions):
 
                         
    December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Properties accounted for under basis of performance of services
  $ 3.6     $ 1.8     $ 0.6  
Properties accounted for previously under financing method
    32.8              
Properties accounted for previously under deposit method
    52.4       35.3       81.3  
Land sales
    5.7       5.4       (0.2 )
Sales of equity interests and other sales
    10.6       8.8        
                         
Total gains on the sale and development of real estate and equity interests
  $ 105.1     $ 51.3     $ 81.7  
                         
 
Basis of Performance of Services
 
During the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, we sold majority membership interests in entities owning partially developed land or sold partially developed land to ventures with three, nine and seven underlying communities, respectively, for $86.2 million, $182.5 million and $98.0 million, net of transaction costs, respectively. In connection with the transactions, we provided guarantees to support the operations of the underlying communities for a limited period of time. In addition, we operate the communities under long-term management


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
agreements upon opening. Due to our continuing involvement, all gains on the sale and fees received after the sale are initially deferred. Any fundings under the cost overrun guarantees and the operating deficit guarantees are recorded as a reduction of the deferred gain. Gains and development fees are recognized on the basis of performance of the services required. Deferred gains of $1.7 million, $7.7 million and $8.3 million were recorded in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Gains of $3.6 million, $1.8 million and $0.6 million were recognized in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
Financing Method
 
In 2004, we sold majority membership interests in two entities which owned partially developed land to two separate ventures. In conjunction with these two sales, we had an option to repurchase the communities from the venture at an amount that was higher than the sales price. At the date of sale, it was likely that we would repurchase the properties, and as a result the financing method of accounting has been applied.
 
In March 2007, the two separate ventures were recapitalized and merged into one new venture. Per the terms of the transaction, we no longer had an option to repurchase the communities. Thus, there were no longer any forms of continuing involvement that would preclude sale accounting and a gain on sale of $32.8 million was recognized in 2007. No gains were recognized in 2006 or 2005.
 
Relevant details are as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
    December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Property and equipment subject to financing, net
  $     $ 62,520     $ 64,174  
Liabilities relating to properties subject to the financing method
          (66,283 )     (64,208 )
Depreciation expense
    505       1,959       363  
Development fees received, net of costs
                1,335  
Management fees received
    230       981       93  
 
In December 2007, we sold a majority membership interest in an entity which owned an operating community. In conjunction with the sale, the buyer had the option to put its interests and shares back to us if certain conditions were not met by June 2008. If the conditions were met prior to June 2008, the buyer’s put option would be extinguished. As of December 31, 2007, the conditions were not met. Due to the existence of the put option that allows the buyer to compel us to repurchase the property, we applied the financing method of accounting. The total property and equipment subject to financing, net, was $58.9 million and the liability relating to properties subject to the financing method was $54.3 million at December 31, 2007.
 
In February 2008, the required conditions were met, the buyer’s put option was extinguished and sale accounting was achieved. In connection with the sale, we also provided a guarantee to support the operations of the property for a limited period of time. Due to this continuing involvement, the gain on sale will be initially deferred and then recognized using the basis of performance of services method.
 
Deposit method
 
We accounted for the sale of an operating community in 2004 under the deposit method of accounting as we guaranteed to make monthly payments to the buyer equal to the amount by which a net operating income target exceeded actual net operating income for the community. The guarantee expired on the earlier of (a) the end of any consecutive twelve month period during which the property achieved its net operating income target, or (b) October 31, 2006. We recorded a gain of $4.0 million upon expiration of the guarantee on October 31, 2006. No gains were recognized in 2005 and 2004.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Relevant details are as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
    December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Property subject to sales contract, net
  $     $     $ 10,142  
Deposits related to properties subject to a sales contract
                (13,843 )
Depreciation expense
          296       331  
Development fees received, net of costs
                 
Management fees received
          198       192  
 
During 2003, we sold a portfolio of 13 operating communities and five communities under development for approximately $158.9 million in cash, after transaction costs, which was approximately $21.5 million in excess of our capitalized costs. In connection with the transaction, we agreed to provide support to the buyer if the cash flows from the communities were below a stated target. The guarantee expired at the end of the 18th full calendar month from the date on which all permits and licenses necessary for the admittance of residents had been obtained for the last development property. The last permits were obtained in January 2006 and the guarantee expired in July 2007. We recorded a gain of $52.5 million upon the expiration of the guarantee.
 
Relevant details are as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
    December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Properties subject to sales contract, net
  $     $ 193,158     $ 197,781  
Deposits related to properties subject to a sales contract
          (240,367 )     (236,692 )
Depreciation expense
    4,876       8,257       7,168  
Development fees received, net of costs
          20       1,412  
Management fees received
    2,331       3,738       3,023  
 
During 2003, we sold three portfolios with a combined 28 operating communities. In connection with the sale, we were obligated to fund any net operating income shortfall as compared to a stated benchmark for a period of 12 to 24 months following the date of sale. In 2004, we sold a portfolio of five operating communities. In connection with the sale, we guaranteed a stated level of net operating income for an 18-month period following the date of sale. These guarantees, in accordance with SFAS 66, require the application of the deposit method of accounting. We recorded pre-tax gains of approximately $0, $28.3 million and $80.9 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, as these guarantees expired.
 
Relevant details are as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
    December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Properties subject to sales contract, net
  $  —     $     $ 47,308  
Deposits related to properties subject to a sales contract
                (74,247 )
Depreciation expense
          848       6,644  
Development fees received, net of costs
                 
Management fees received
          617       4,548  
 
In addition, during 2007, 2006 and 2005, Sunrise recognized losses or gains on sales of $(0.1) million, $3.0 million and $0.4 million, respectively, related to communities that were sold in 2002, but the gain had been deferred.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Land Sales
 
During 2007, 2006 and 2005, we sold three, two and one pieces of undeveloped land, respectively. There were no forms of continuing involvement that precluded sale accounting or gain recognition. We recognized gains or losses of $5.7 million, $5.4 million and $(0.2) million, respectively, related to these land sales.
 
Sales of Equity Interests
 
During 2007 and 2006, we sold our equity interest in four and two ventures, respectively, whose underlying asset is real estate. In accordance with EITF No. 98-8, Accounting for Transfers of Investments That Are in Substance Real Estate (“EITF 98-8”), the sale of an investment in the form of a financial asset that is in substance real estate should be accounted for in accordance with SFAS 66. For all of the transactions, we did not provide any forms of continuing involvement that would preclude sale accounting or gain recognition. We recognized gains on sale of $10.6 million and $8.8 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively, related to these sales.
 
Gain (Loss) from Investments Accounted for Under the Profit-Sharing Method, net
 
We currently apply the profit-sharing method to the following transactions as we provided guarantees to support the operations of the properties for an extended period of time:
 
(1) during 2006, the sale of two entities related to a partially developed condominium project;
 
(2) during 2004, the sale of a majority membership interest in one venture with two underlying properties; and
 
(3) during 2004, the sale of three partially developed communities
 
Relevant details are as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
    Year Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Revenue
  $ 23,791     $ 19,902     $ 11,077  
Expenses
    (17,450 )     (16,528 )     (10,310 )
                         
Income from operations before depreciation
    6,341       3,374       767  
Depreciation expense
                1,964  
Distributions to other investors
    (6,319 )     (4,231 )     (3,588 )
                         
Income (loss) from investments accounted for under the profit-sharing method
  $ 22     $ (857 )   $ (857 )
                         
Investments accounted for under the profit-sharing method, net
  $ (51,377 )   $ (29,148 )   $ (5,106 )
Amortization expense on investments accounted for under the profit-sharing method
  $ 1,800     $ 1,800     $  
 
Condominium Sales
 
We began to develop senior living condominium projects in 2004. In 2006, we sold a majority interest in one condominium and assisted living venture to third parties. In conjunction with the development agreement for this project, we agreed to be responsible for actual project costs in excess of budgeted project costs of more than $10.0 million (subject to certain limited exceptions). Project overruns to be paid by us are projected to be approximately $48.0 million. Of this amount, $10.0 million is recoverable as a loan from the venture and $14.7 million relates to proceeds from the sale of real estate, development fees and pre-opening fees. During 2006, we recorded a loss of approximately $17.2 million due to this commitment. During 2007, we recorded an additional loss of approximately $6.0 million due to increases in the budgeted projected costs. Through June 30, 2008, we have paid approximately $47.0 million in cost overruns.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
8.   Variable Interest Entities
 
At December 31, 2007, we held a management agreement with one entity and an equity interest in eight ventures that are considered VIEs, for a total of nine VIEs. We are the primary beneficiary of and, therefore, consolidate seven of these VIEs. We are not considered the primary beneficiary of the remaining two VIEs and, therefore, account for these investments under the equity or cost method of accounting.
 
Consolidated VIEs
 
  •  The entity that we have a management agreement with is a continuing care retirement community located in the U.S. comprised of 254 continuing care retirement community apartments, 32 assisted living units, 27 Alzheimer care apartments and 60 skilled nursing beds. We have included $20.1 million and $21.4 million, respectively, of net property and equipment related to this entity in our 2007 and 2006 consolidated balance sheets and $24.6 million and $25.2 million, respectively, of debt. We guaranteed in 2007 and 2006 $23.2 million and $23.8 million, respectively, of this debt. We included $1.5 million, $1.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively, of depreciation and amortization expense related to this entity in our 2007, 2006 and 2005 consolidated statements of income.
 
  •  Six of the seven consolidated VIEs are investment partnerships formed with third-party partners to invest capital in the pre-finance stage of certain Greystone projects. When the initial development services are successful and permanent financing for the project is obtained, the partners are repaid their initial invested capital plus fees generally between 50% and 75% of their investment. Greystone, which was acquired by us in May 2005, is a developer and manager of CCRCs. We have included $9.0 million and $13.8 million of cash related to these ventures in our 2007 and 2006 consolidated balance sheets, respectively. At December 31, 2006, six Greystone VIEs were consolidated. During 2007, two of these six ventures were no longer considered VIEs and were deconsolidated. Two new Greystone investment partnerships were formed to invest seed capital in 2007 and at December 31, 2007, six Greystone VIEs were consolidated.
 
Unconsolidated VIEs
 
  •  Sunrise At Home Senior Living Services, Inc. (“Sunrise At Home”) was a venture between Sunrise and two third parties. The venture offered home health services by highly trained staff members in customers’ homes and had annual revenue of approximately $19.0 million in 2006. In June 2007, Sunrise At Home was merged with Alliance Care and we received a preferred equity interest in Alliance Care. Alliance Care provides services to seniors, including physician house calls and mobile diagnostics, home care and private duty services through 24 local offices located in seven states. Additionally, Alliance Care operates over 125 Healthy Lifestyle Centers providing therapeutic rehabilitation and wellness programs in senior living facilities. As a result of the merger, we are no longer the primary beneficiary and deconsolidated Sunrise At Home as of the merger date. At December 31, 2007, Alliance Care has total assets of $41.2 million, total liabilities of $38.1 million, and annual revenue of $84.3 million.
 
  •  In July 2007, we formed a venture with a partner to purchase six communities from our first UK venture. The new venture also entered into a firm commitment to purchase 11 additional communities from the venture which are currently under development in the UK. At December 31, 2007, this venture has total assets of $562.7 million, total liabilities of $472.0 million, and annual revenue of $17.0 million.
 
Our book equity investment in these non-consolidated VIEs was $5.5 million at December 31, 2007, and that amount is our maximum exposure to loss.
 
At December 31, 2006, six ventures with Sunrise REIT were VIEs. In April 2007, Ventas acquired Sunrise REIT. After the acquisition, these ventures were no longer considered VIEs.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
9.   Buyout of Management Contracts
 
During 2006, Five Star bought out 18 management contracts for which we were the manager. We recognized $131.1 million in buyout fees and an additional $3.6 million for management fees which would have been earned during the transition period. We also wrote-off the related remaining $25.4 million unamortized management contract intangible asset.
 
During 2005, Five Star bought out 12 management contracts for which we were the manager. We recognized $83.0 million in buyout fees. We also wrote-off the related remaining $14.6 million unamortized management contract intangible asset. Five Star’s right to buyout these contracts was unconditional regardless of performance.
 
10.   Notes Receivable
 
Notes receivable (including accrued interest) consist of the following (in thousands):
 
                         
          December 31,  
    Interest Rate(1)     2007     2006  
 
Note V with international venture
    4.37 %   $ 592     $ 1,030  
Promissory Note XIV
    Euribor + 4.25 %     8,837       4,834  
Promissory Note XIII
    7.50 %           11,767  
Note VI, revolving credit agreement
    10.00 %           4,174  
                         
              9,429       21,805  
Current maturities
                  (4,174 )
                         
            $ 9,429     $ 17,631  
                         
 
 
(1) Interest rate at December 31, 2007
 
All the notes are with affiliated ventures with the exception of Promissory Note XIII.
 
In 2002, we jointly formed a venture (“International LLC III”) in which we have a 20% ownership interest. In May 2002, we agreed to loan funds to International LLC III (“Note V”) to partially finance the initial development and construction of communities in the United Kingdom and Germany. Outstanding principal and interest are due as senior living communities are sold by the venture. A portion of the note was repaid in 2007.
 
In December 2005, we agreed to loan International LLC III up to 10 million Euros ($14.719 million at December 31, 2007) (“Promissory Note XIV”) on a revolving basis to fund operating deficits of the lease-up communities in Germany. The loan is unsecured and subordinated to the senior lenders of the German communities. Outstanding principal and interest payments are due on the earlier of December 31, 2010 or the termination of senior financing, with one two-year renewal at the option of International LLC III. As of December 31, 2007, the full 10 million Euros has been funded. We currently do not expect to receive repayment of 3.996 million Euros ($5.882 million). The carrying value above has been reduced by this estimated uncollectible amount of $5.882 million.
 
In May 2004, we accepted a promissory note of $10.0 million (“Promissory Note XIII”). We had an option to purchase an alternate property (land) from the borrower, and if we chose to purchase this land, the purchase price of the alternate property would be credited against the principal balance of this note, under the terms of the note agreement. Outstanding principal and interest were due on June 1, 2006. During 2006, the maturity date on the promissory note was extended until May 15, 2008. The land was purchased during 2007 and the note was repaid. This note was collateralized by the underlying land.
 
In 2002, we jointly formed a venture (“LLC VI”) in which we have a 20% ownership interest. The purpose of LLC VI is to develop, construct and own senior living communities. We agreed to loan LLC VI up to $20.0 million


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
(“Note VI”) through a revolving credit agreement to partially finance the initial development and construction of 15 communities. Note VI is secured by the communities and is subordinated to other lenders of LLC VI. LLC VI borrowed an additional $10.4 million against the credit agreement and we received payments of $9.2 million for principal. The note was repaid as part of a recapitalization in 2007.
 
We recorded interest income on these notes of $0.3 million, $1.5 million and $3.1 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
11.   Intangible Assets and Goodwill
 
Intangible assets consist of the following (in thousands):
 
                         
    Estimated
    December 31,  
    Useful Life     2007     2006  
 
Management contracts less accumulated amortization of $23,084 and $13,242
    1-30 years     $ 76,909     $ 88,581  
Leaseholds less accumulated amortization of $3,577 and $3,162
    10-29 years       4,307       4,721  
Other intangibles less accumulated amortization of $628 and $1,173
    1-40 years       2,553       10,469  
                         
            $ 83,769     $ 103,771  
                         
 
Amortization was $14.2 million, $8.8 million and $6.1 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. In addition, in 2006 and 2005, we wrote-off $25.4 million and $14.6 million, respectively, representing the unamortized intangible asset for management contracts that were bought out (see Note 9) and other intangible assets. Amortization is expected to be approximately $11.0 million, $10.3 million, $6.7 million, $3.1 million and $2.9 million in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively.
 
Goodwill was $169.7 million and $218.0 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. In 2006, we initially recorded goodwill of $59.3 million related to the acquisition of Trinity (see Note 6). We recorded goodwill of $31.5 million in 2005 and increased goodwill by $2.5 million and $5.0 million in 2007 and 2006, respectively, to reflect the earn-out related to the acquisition of Greystone. In 2007, we recorded an impairment charge of $56.7 million related to our Trinity goodwill and related intangible assets.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
12.   Investments in Unconsolidated Communities
 
The following are our investments in unconsolidated communities as of December 31, 2007:
 
         
    Sunrise
 
Venture
  Ownership  
 
Karrington of Findlay Ltd. 
    50.00 %
MorSun Tenant LP
    50.00 %
Sunrise/Inova McLean Assisted Living, LLC
    40.00 %
AU-HCU Holdings, LLC(1)
    30.00 %
RCU Holdings, LLC(1)
    30.00 %
SunVest, LLC(1)
    30.00 %
AL One Investments, LLC
    25.36 %
Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC
    25.00 %
Sunrise at Gardner Park, LP
    25.00 %
Sunrise Floral Vale Senior Living, LP
    25.00 %
Cheswick & Cranberry, LLC
    25.00 %
BG Loan Acquisition LP
    25.00 %
Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC
    25.00 %
Master MorSun, LP
    20.00 %
Master MetSun, LP
    20.00 %
Master MetSun Two, LP
    20.00 %
Master MetSun Three, LP
    20.00 %
Sunrise First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise Beach Cities Assisted Living, LP
    20.00 %
AL U.S. Development Venture, LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise HBLR, LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC
    20.00 %
COPSUN Clayton MO, LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise of Aurora, LP
    20.00 %
Sunrise of Erin Mills, LP
    20.00 %
Sunrise of North York, LP(2)
    20.00 %
PS Germany Investment (Jersey) LP
    20.00 %
PS UK Investment (Jersey) LP
    20.00 %
PS UK Investment II (Jersey) LP
    20.00 %
Sunrise First Euro Properties LP
    20.00 %
Master CNL Sun Dev I, LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise Bloomfield Senior Living, LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise Hillcrest Senior Living, LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise New Seasons Venture, LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise Rocklin Senior Living, LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise Sandy Senior Living, LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise Scottsdale Senior Living, LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise Staten Island SL LLC
    20.00 %
Sunrise US UPREIT, LLC
    15.40 %
SunKap Coral Gables, LLC
    15.00 %
SunKap Boca Raton, LLC
    15.00 %
Santa Monica AL, LLC
    15.00 %
Sunrise Third Senior Living Holdings, LLC
    10.00 %
Cortland House, LP
    10.00 %
AEW/Sunrise Senior Housing Portfolio, LLC
    10.00 %
Dawn Limited Partnership
    10.00 %
 
 
(1) Properties related to investments are accounted for under the profit-sharing method of accounting. See Note 7.
 
(2) Properties related to investments are accounted for under the financing method of accounting. See Note 7.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
 
Included in “Due from unconsolidated communities” are net receivables and advances from unconsolidated ventures of $81.4 million and $105.7 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Net receivables from these ventures relate primarily to development and management activities.
 
Summary financial information for unconsolidated ventures accounted for by the equity method is as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
    December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Assets, principally property and equipment
  $ 5,183,922     $ 4,370,376     $ 3,283,725  
Long-term debt
    4,075,993       2,971,318       2,076,734  
Liabilities, excluding long-term debt
    549,628       583,008       409,986  
Equity
    558,301       816,050       797,005  
Revenue
    1,021,112       846,479       625,371  
Net income (loss)
    (15,487 )     (56,968 )     24,051  
 
Accounting policies used by the unconsolidated ventures are the same as those used by us.
 
Total management fees and reimbursed contract services from related unconsolidated ventures was $509.1 million, $390.3 million and $321.2 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
Our share of earnings and return on investment in unconsolidated communities consists of the following (in thousands):
 
                         
    December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Sunrise’s share of earnings (losses) in unconsolidated communities
  $ 60,700     $ (11,997 )   $ (13,073 )
Return on investment in unconsolidated communities
    72,710       55,699       26,545  
Impairment of equity investments
    (24,463 )            
                         
    $ 108,947     $ 43,702     $ 13,472  
                         
 
Our investment in unconsolidated communities was less than our portion of the underlying equity in the venture by $81.5 million and $62.3 million as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
Return on Investment in Unconsolidated Communities
 
Sunrise’s return on investment in unconsolidated communities primarily represents cash distributions from ventures arising from a refinancing of debt within ventures. We first record all equity distributions, which are not refundable either by agreement, or by law, as a reduction of our investment. Next, we record a liability if there is a contractual obligation or implied obligation to support the venture, including in our role as general partner. Any remaining distribution is recorded in income.
 
In 2007, our return on investment in unconsolidated communities was primarily the result of three venture recapitalizations. In one transaction, the majority owner of a venture sold their majority interest to a new third party, the debt was refinanced and the total cash we received and the gain recognized was $53.0 million. In another transaction, in conjunction with a sale by us of a 15% equity interest, which gain is recorded in “Gain on the sale and development of real estate and equity interests,” and the sale of the majority equity owner’s interest to a new third party, the debt was refinanced and we received total proceeds of $4.1 million relating to our retained 20% equity interest in two ventures, which we recorded as a return on investment in unconsolidated communities.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
In 2006, our return on investment in unconsolidated communities was primarily the result of three venture recapitalizations. In one transaction, the majority owner of two ventures sold their majority interests to a new third party, the debt was refinanced and the total recorded return on investment to us from this combined transaction was approximately $21.6 million. In another transaction, the majority owner of a venture sold its majority interest to a new third party, the debt was refinanced and the total return on investment to us was $26.1 million.
 
In 2005, we recorded $22.4 million of return on investment from the recapitalization of four ventures for 18 communities.
 
Transactions
 
In January 2007, we entered into a venture to develop assisted living communities in the United Kingdom (the “UK”) over the next four years, with us serving as the developer and then as the manager of the communities. This is our second venture in the UK. We own 20% of the venture. Property development will be funded through contributions of up to approximately $200.0 million by the partners, based upon their pro rata percentage, with the balance funded by loans provided by third-party lenders, giving the venture a total potential investment capacity of approximately $1.0 billion.
 
During 2007, we entered into two development ventures to develop and build senior living communities in the United States during 2007 and 2008, with us serving as the developer and then as the manager of the communities. We own 20% of the ventures. Property development will be funded through contributions of up to approximately $208.0 million by the partners, based upon their pro rata percentage, with the balance funded by loans provided by third party lenders, giving the ventures a total potential investment capacity of approximately $788.0 million. We will develop and manage the communities.
 
During 2007, our first UK venture in which we have a 20% equity interest sold seven communities to a venture in which we have a 10% interest. Primarily as a result of the gains on these asset sales recorded in the ventures, we recorded equity in earnings in 2007 of approximately $75.5 million. When our UK and Germany ventures were formed, we established a bonus pool in respect to each venture for the benefit of employees and others responsible for the success of these ventures. At that time, we agreed with our partner that after certain return thresholds were met, we would each reduce our percentage interests in venture distributions with such excess to be used to fund these bonus pools. During 2007, we recorded bonus expense of $27.8 million in respect of the bonus pool relating to the UK venture. These bonus amounts are funded from capital events and the cash is retained by us in restricted cash accounts. As of December 31, 2007, approximately $18.0 million of this amount was included in restricted cash. Under this bonus arrangement, no bonuses are payable until we receive distributions at least equal to certain capital contributions and loans made by us to the UK and Germany ventures. We currently expect this bonus distribution limitation will be satisfied in late 2008, at which time bonus payments would become payable.
 
In October 2000, we formed Sunrise At Home, a venture offering home health assisted living services in several East Coast markets and Chicago. In June 2007, Sunrise At Home was merged into AllianceCare. AllianceCare provides services to seniors, including physician house calls and mobile diagnostics, home care and private duty services through 24 local offices located in seven states. Additionally, AllianceCare operates more than 125 Healthy Lifestyle Centers providing therapeutic rehabilitation and wellness programs in senior living facilities. In the merger, Sunrise received approximately an 8% preferred ownership interest in AllianceCare and Tiffany Tomasso, our chief operating officer, was appointed to the Board of Directors. Our investment in AllianceCare is accounted for under the cost method.
 
During December 2007, we decided to withdraw from ventures that owned two pieces of undeveloped land in Florida. We wrote off our remaining investment balance of approximately $1.1 million in the two projects.
 
In December 2007, we contributed $4.4 million for a 20% interest in an unconsolidated venture with COP Investment Group (Conrad Properties). The venture purchased an existing building for approximately $22.0 million and will renovate the building into a senior independent living facility.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
In September 2006, a venture acquired six senior living communities with a capacity for approximately 2,000 residents in Florida, operated under the Aston Gardens brand name for $450.0 million. The aggregate purchase price for the transaction was $450.0 million (which included approximately $134.0 million of debt assumption), plus $10.0 million in transaction costs for the total of $460.0 million. Our venture partner funded 75% of the equity (approximately $117.0 million) for this transaction and we funded the remaining 25% of the equity (approximately $39.0 million) with the balance of the purchase price (approximately $170.0 million) paid through financing obtained by the joint venture. We funded our $39.0 million portion of the acquisition through our existing cash balances and Bank Credit Facility. We also received an initial 20 year contract to manage these properties. In 2007 and into 2008, the operating results of the Aston Garden communities suffered due to adverse economic conditions in Florida for independent living communities including a decline in the real estate market. These operating results are insufficient to achieve compliance with the debt covenants for the mortgage debt for the properties. In July 2008, the venture received notice of default from the lender of $170.0 million of debt obtained by the venture at the time of the acquisition in September 2006. Later in July 2008, we received notice from our equity partner alleging a default under our management agreement as a result of receiving the notice from the lender. This debt is non-recourse to us. Based on our assessment, we have determined that our investment is impaired and as a result, we recorded a pre-tax impairment charge of approximately $21.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2007.
 
In June 2006, a new unconsolidated venture in which we held a 20% ownership interest acquired three communities and their management contracts from a third party. The total purchase price was $34.3 million, of which we contributed $3.8 million. During 2007, due to deteriorating performance for two of the three communities, an impairment charge of $8.9 million was recorded in the venture under SFAS No. 144, and we recorded our proportionate share of the loss, $1.8 million. In addition, we wrote-off our receivables due from the venture of approximately $1.9 million.
 
13.   Bank Credit Facility
 
On December 2, 2005, we entered into a $250.0 million secured Bank Credit Facility, which has since been reduced to $160.0 million as described below (the “Bank Credit Facility”), with a syndicate of banks. The Bank Credit Facility replaced our former credit facility. The Bank Credit Facility provides for both cash borrowings and letters of credit. It has an initial term of four years and matures on December 2, 2009, unless extended for an additional one-year period upon satisfaction of certain conditions. The Bank Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of all of the common and preferred stock issued by Sunrise Senior Living Management, Inc., Sunrise Senior Living Investments, Inc., Sunrise Senior Living Services, Inc. and Sunrise Development, Inc., each of which is our wholly-owned subsidiary, (together with us, the “Loan Parties”), and all future cash and non-cash proceeds arising therefrom and accounts and contract rights, general intangibles and notes, notes receivable and similar instruments owned or acquired by the Loan Parties, as well as proceeds (cash and non-cash) and products thereof.
 
Prior to the amendments described below, cash borrowings in US dollars initially accrued interest at LIBOR plus 1.70% to 2.25% plus a fee to participating lenders subject to certain European banking regulations or the Base Rate (the higher of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and Prime) plus 0.00% to 0.75%. The Bank Credit Facility also permits cash borrowings and letters of credit in currencies other than US dollars. Prior to the amendments described below, interest on cash borrowings in non-US currencies accrue at the rate of the Banking Federation of the European Union for the Euro plus 1.70% to 2.25%. Letters of credit fees are equal to 1.50% to 2.00% of the maximum available to be drawn on the letters of credit. We pay commitment fees of 0.25% on the unused balance of the Bank Credit Facility. Borrowings are used for general corporate purposes including investments, acquisitions and the refinancing of existing debt. There were $71.7 million of outstanding letters of credit and $100.0 million outstanding under the Bank Credit Facility at December 31, 2007. The letters of credit issued under the Bank Credit Facility expire within one year of issuance.
 
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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
During 2006 and 2007, we entered into several amendments to our Bank Credit Facility extending the time period for furnishing quarterly and audited annual financial information to the lenders. In connection with these amendments, the interest rate applicable to the outstanding balance under the Bank Credit Facility was also increased effective July 1, 2007 from LIBOR plus 2.25% to LIBOR plus 2.50%.
 
On January 31, February 19, March 13, and July 23, 2008, we entered into further amendments to the Bank Credit Facility. These amendments, among other things:
 
  •  modified to August 20, 2008 the delivery date for the unaudited financial statements for the quarter ended March 31, 2008;
 
  •  modified to September 10, 2008 the delivery date for the unaudited financial statements for the quarter ending June 30, 2008;
 
  •  temporarily (in February 2008) and then permanently (in July 2008) reduced the maximum principal amount available under the Bank Credit Facility to $160.0 million; and
 
  •  waived compliance with financial covenants in the Bank Credit Facility for the year ended December 31, 2007 and for the fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2008 and June 30, 2008, and waived compliance with the leverage ratio and fixed charge coverage ratio covenants for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2008.
 
In addition, pursuant to the July 2008 amendment, until such time as we have delivered evidence satisfactory to the administrative agent that we have timely filed our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008 and that we are in compliance with all financial covenants in the Bank Credit Facility, including the leverage ratio and fixed charge coverage ratio, for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2008, and provided we are not then otherwise in default under the Bank Credit Facility:
 
  •  we must maintain liquidity of not less than $50.0 million, composed of availability under the Bank Credit Facility plus up to not more than $50.0 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (tested as of the end of each calendar month), and any unrestricted cash and cash equivalents in excess of $50.0 million must be used to pay down the outstanding borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility;
 
  •  we are generally prohibited from declaring or making directly or indirectly any payment in the form of a stock repurchase or payment of a cash dividend or from incurring any obligation to do so; and
 
  •  the borrowing rate in US dollars, which was increased effective as of February 1, 2008, will remain LIBOR plus 2.75% or the Base Rate (the higher of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and Prime) plus 1.25% (through the end of the then-current interest period).
 
From and after the July 2008 amendment, we will continue to owe and pay fees on the unused amount available under the Bank Credit Facility as if the maximum outstanding amount was $160.0 million. Prior to the July 2008 amendment, fees on the unused amount were based on a $250.0 million outstanding maximum amount.
 
We paid the lenders an aggregate fee of approximately $0.9 million and $1.9 million for entering into amendments during 2007 and 2008, respectively.
 
On February 20, 2008, Sunrise Senior Living Insurance, Inc., our wholly owned insurance captive directly issued $43.3 million of letters of credit that had been issued under the Bank Credit Facility. As of June 30, 2008, we had outstanding borrowings of $75.0 million, outstanding letters of credit of $26.3 million and borrowing availability of approximately $58.7 million under the Bank Credit Facility.
 
In connection with the March 13, 2008 amendment, the Loan Parties executed and delivered a security agreement to the administrative agent for the benefit of the lenders under the Bank Credit Facility. Pursuant to the security agreement, among other things, the Loan Parties granted to the administrative agent, for the benefit of the lenders, a security interest in all accounts and contract rights, general intangibles and notes, notes receivable and


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
similar instruments owned or acquired by the Loan Parties, as well as proceeds (cash and non-cash) and products thereof, as security for the payment of obligations under the Bank Credit Facility arrangements.
 
Our Bank Credit Facility contains various other financial covenants and other restrictions, including provisions that: (1) require us to meet certain financial tests (for example, our Bank Credit Facility requires that we not exceed certain leverage ratios), maintain certain fixed charge coverage ratios, have a consolidated net worth of at least $450.0 million as adjusted each quarter and to meet other financial ratios, maintain a specified minimum liquidity and use excess cash and cash equivalents to pay down outstanding borrowings; (2) require consent for changes in control; and (3) restrict our ability and our subsidiaries’ ability to borrow additional funds, dispose of all or substantially all assets, or engage in mergers or other business combinations in which Sunrise is not the surviving entity, without lender consent.
 
At December 31, 2007, we were not in compliance with the following financial covenants in the Bank Credit Facility: leverage ratio (the ratio of consolidated EBITDA to total funded indebtedness of 4.25 as defined in the Bank Credit Facility) and fixed charge coverage ratio (the ratio of consolidated EBITDAR to fixed charges of 1.75 as defined in the Bank Credit Facility). Non-compliance was largely due to additional charges related to losses on financial guarantees which were identified during the 2007 audit that was completed in July 2008. Additionally, as these covenants are based on a rolling, four quarter test, we do not expect to be in compliance with these covenants for the first three quarters of 2008. These covenants were waived on July 23, 2008 through the quarter ending on September 30, 2008.
 
In the event that we are unable to furnish the lenders with all of the financial information required to be furnished under the amended Bank Credit Facility by the specified dates and are not in compliance with the financial covenants in the Bank Credit Facility, including the leverage ratio and fixed charge coverage ratio, for the quarter ending December 31, 2008, or fail to comply with the new liquidity covenants included in the July 2008 amendment, the lenders under the Bank Credit Facility could, among other things, agree to a further extension of the delivery dates for the financial information or the covenant compliance requirements, exercise their rights to accelerate the payment of all amounts then outstanding under the Bank Credit Facility and require us to replace or provide cash collateral for the outstanding letters of credit or pursue further modification with respect to the Bank Credit Facility.
 
14.   Long-Term Debt
 
Long-term debt consists of the following (in thousands):
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2007     2006  
 
Outstanding draws on Bank Credit Facility
  $ 100,000     $ 50,000  
Borrowings from Sunrise REIT
          35,112  
Mortgages, notes payable and other
    153,888       105,493  
                 
      253,888       190,605  
Current maturities
    (222,541 )     (141,923 )
                 
    $ 31,347     $ 48,682  
                 
 
Borrowings from Sunrise REIT
 
At December 31, 2006, there was $35.1 million of borrowings from Sunrise REIT outstanding. The borrowings were not collateralized and were related to communities we were developing for Sunrise REIT. All amounts were repaid in 2007.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Other Mortgage and Notes Payable
 
At December 31, 2007 and 2006, there was $153.9 million and $105.5 million, respectively, of outstanding mortgages and notes payable. Of the amount of mortgages and notes payable outstanding at December 31, 2007, $121.2 million relates to 17 existing communities and communities under development that are collateralized by the assets of the respective community. Payments of interest and some principal payments are made monthly. Interest rates range from 3.4% to 8.5% with maturities ranging from less than one year to 19 years.
 
Of the amount of mortgages and notes payable outstanding at December 31, 2006, $45.6 million was owed to third parties for five of the communities we developed for Sunrise REIT. Interest was paid monthly for three of the development communities at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.25% (7.57% at December 31, 2006) and for one of the properties at a rate of LIBOR plus 2.35% (7.67% at December 31, 2006). Interest was paid for a Canadian development property loan at a rate of Canadian Prime plus 1.05 (7.00% at December 31, 2006). All amounts were repaid in 2007.
 
At December 31, 2006, $26.7 million of the remaining other mortgages and notes payable relate to six additional communities that are collateralized by the assets of the respective community. Payments of principal and interest are made monthly. Interest rates ranged from 4.78% to 8.50% with remaining maturities ranging from less than one year to 20 years.
 
At December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006, we consolidated debt of $24.6 million and $25.2 million, respectively, related to an entity that we consolidate as it is a VIE and we are the primary beneficiary.
 
In November 2001, we entered into a $60.0 million revolving credit facility, expandable to $100.0 million. This credit facility was to mature in November 2006, was subject to a five-year extension, accrues interest at LIBOR plus 1.20% (5.8% at December 31, 2007) and is collateralized by senior living communities. The credit facility may be converted to a fixed rate facility at any time during the term. We pay commitment fees of 0.13% on the unused portion. In September 2003, we reduced the credit facility to $16.0 million. During 2006, the maturity date was extended to November 2011 based upon the terms of the credit facility. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, $8.1 million was outstanding and two communities were collateral for the credit facility.
 
At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the net book value of properties pledged as collateral for mortgages payable was $266.8 million and $191.6 million, respectively.
 
Principal maturities of long-term debt at December 31, 2007 are as follows (in thousands):
 
         
2008
  $ 222,541  
2009
    2,027  
2010
    1,174  
2011
    1,211  
2012
    1,263  
Thereafter
    25,672  
         
    $ 253,888  
         
 
Interest paid totaled $14.1 million, $13.9 million and $13.3 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Interest capitalized was $9.3 million, $5.4 million and $5.6 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
We are obligated to provide annual audited financial statements and quarterly unaudited financial statements to various financial institutions that have made construction loans or provided permanent financing to entities directly or indirectly owned by us. In addition, some of these loans have financial covenant requirements that are similar to the Bank Credit Facility. In all such instances, the construction loans or permanent financing provided by financial institutions is secured by a mortgage or deed of trust on the financed community. The failure to provide our annual audited and quarterly unaudited financial statements or comply with financial covenants in accordance with the obligations of the relevant credit facilities or ancillary documents could be an event of default under such


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
documents, and could allow the financial institutions who have extended credit pursuant to such documents to seek remedies, including possible repayment of the loan. These loans total $117.6 million and $49.2 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and are classified as current liabilities as of those dates.
 
15.   Income Taxes
 
Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effect of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amount recognized for income tax purposes. The significant components of our deferred tax assets and liabilities are as follows (in thousands):
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2007     2006  
 
Deferred tax assets:
               
Sunrise operating loss carryforwards — federal
  $ 1,910     $ 1,910  
Sunrise operating loss carryforwards — state
    7,903       4,476  
Sunrise operating loss carryforwards — foreign
    5,650       2,515  
Sunrise At Home loss carryforwards — federal and state
          5,891  
Sunrise At Home deferred tax assets, net
          1,302  
Financial guarantees
    25,893       38,719  
Accrued health insurance
    14,872       17,159  
Self-insurance liabilities
    6,989       8,826  
Stock-based compensation
    7,636       7,518  
Deferred development fees
    29,258       5,923  
Allowance for doubtful accounts
    6,178       6,441  
Tax credits
    6,729       6,277  
Accrued expenses and reserves
    20,593       8,560  
Entrance fees
    14,228       10,661  
Other
    1,898       11,401  
                 
Gross deferred tax assets
    149,737       137,579  
Sunrise valuation allowances
    (6,165 )     (3,800 )
Foreign deferred tax valuation allowance
    (6,243 )     (2,071 )
Sunrise At Home valuation allowance
          (7,193 )
                 
Net deferred tax assets
    137,329       124,515  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities:
               
Investments in ventures
    (96,333 )     (80,093 )
Basis difference in property and equipment and intangibles
    (74,826 )     (84,599 )
Prepaid expenses
    (8,133 )     (5,932 )
Other
    (7,075 )     (2,525 )
                 
Total deferred tax liabilities
    (186,367 )     (173,149 )
                 
Net deferred tax liabilities
  $ (49,038 )   $ (48,634 )
                 
 
During 2006, the deferred tax assets and liabilities included assets and liabilities from Sunrise At Home, which was a consolidated VIE. In 2007, Sunrise At Home was merged into AllianceCare. As a result of the merger, we are no longer the primary beneficiary of Sunrise At Home and we deconsolidated Sunrise At Home as of the merger date.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
During 2006, we completed the acquisition of the stock of Trinity. In connection with this acquisition, we recorded a net deferred tax liability of approximately $0.6 million related to Trinity’s acquisition date temporary differences. During 2007, as a result of a review of the goodwill related to Trinity, we recorded an impairment loss of approximately $56.7 million. Approximately one-half of the impairment charge relates to non-deductible goodwill and results in a non-deductible loss that negatively impacts the 2007 tax rate.
 
During 2007 and 2006, we provided income taxes for unremitted earnings of our Canadian foreign subsidiaries that are not considered permanently reinvested. During 2007, we also provide for income taxes for unremitted earnings of our United Kingdom foreign subsidiaries that are not considered permanently reinvested. As of December 31, 2007, we have deferred tax assets that are fully reserved with respect to our German subsidiaries.
 
At December 31, 2007 and 2006, we had a total valuation allowance against deferred tax assets of $12.4 million and $13.1 million, respectively. In 2006, we have provided a full valuation allowance against the net deferred tax assets of Sunrise At Home because it was more likely than not that sufficient taxable income will not be generated to utilize the net deferred tax assets. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, we have a valuation allowance of $1.3 million in both years against our foreign tax credits, which we do not view as more likely than not to be utilized to offset future U.S. taxable income. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, we provided a valuation allowance relating to our German net deferred tax assets of $6.2 million and $2.1 million, respectively, because it is more likely than not that sufficient future German taxable income will not be generated to utilize the excess of the net operating loss carryforward over the future German taxable temporary differences. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, we established a valuation allowance of $4.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively, primarily relating to state net operating losses that are no longer viewed to be more likely than not to be utilized against future state taxable income prior to expiration.
 
At December 31, 2007, we have U.S. federal net operating losses of $77.4 million, which we will elect to carryback to 2006. At December 31, 2006, we had U.S. federal net operating loss carryforwards of $5.4 million from our Trinity acquisition, which are subject to a limitation as to annual use under Internal Revenue Code section 382 and which expire in tax years from 2024 through 2025. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, we had state net operating loss carryforwards valued at $8.2 million and $4.1 million respectively which are expected to expire from 2010 through 2023. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, we had German net operating loss carryforwards to offset future foreign taxable income of $13.0 million and $5.5 million respectively, which have an unlimited carryforward period to offset future taxable income in Germany. At December 31, 2006, Sunrise At Home had net operating loss carryforwards for U.S. federal income tax purposes of approximately $16.9 million which expire at various dates through 2026.
 
At December 31, 2007 and 2006, we had Alternative Minimum Tax credits of $4.9 million and $4.9 million, respectively, which carryforward indefinitely and can be offset against future regular U.S. tax. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, we had $1.3 million and $1.3 million, respectively, of foreign tax credit carryforward as of each


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
reporting date which expire in 2013. The major components of the provision for income taxes attributable to continuing operations are as follows (in thousands):
 
                         
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Current:
                       
Federal
  $ (14,904 )   $ 15,837     $ 15,140  
State
    2,814       5,202       5,563  
Foreign
    2,098       26       2,096  
                         
Total current expense
    (9,992 )     21,065       22,799  
Deferred:
                       
Federal
    121       (4,178 )     27,236  
State
    (614 )     553       (337 )
Foreign
    1,226       (228 )     2,458  
                         
Total deferred expense (benefit)
    733       (3,853 )     29,357  
                         
Total tax (benefit) expense
  $ (9,259 )   $ 17,212     $ 52,156  
                         
 
Current taxes payable for 2007, 2006 and 2005 have been reduced by approximately $2.2 million, $1.9 million, and $13.4 million, respectively, reflecting the tax benefit to us of employee stock options exercised during the year. The tax benefit for these option exercises has been recognized as an increase to additional paid-in capital.
 
The differences between the amount that would have resulted from applying the domestic federal statutory tax rate (35%) to pre-tax income from continuing operations and the reported income tax expense from continuing operations recorded for each year are as follows:
 
                         
    Years Ended December 31,  
(In thousands)   2007     2006     2005  
 
(Loss) income before tax benefit (expense) taxed in the U.S. 
  $ (78,816 )   $ 38,535     $ 125,095  
(Loss) income before tax benefit (expense) taxed in foreign jurisdictions
    (718 )     (6,039 )     10,125  
                         
Total (loss) income before tax benefit (expense)
  $ (79,534 )   $ 32,496     $ 135,220  
                         
Tax at US federal statutory rate
    (35.0 )%     35.0 %     35.0 %
State taxes, net
    (4.3 )%     4.2 %     3.9 %
Work opportunity credits
    (0.6 )%     (1.3 )%     (1.2 )%
Change in valuation allowance
    8.4 %     11.1 %     1.0 %
Tax exempt interest
    (2.2 )%     (4.5 )%     (0.1 )%
Tax contingencies
    2.3 %     4.4 %     (1.0 )%
Write-off of non-deductible goodwill
    12.1 %     0.0 %     0.0 %
Foreign rate differential
    (0.8 )%     0.0 %     0.0 %
U.S. tax related to foreign earnings
    4.3 %     0.0 %     0.0 %
Other
    4.2 %     4.1 %     1.0 %
                         
      (11.6 )%     53.0 %     38.6 %
                         
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes — an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes (“FIN 48”). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. FIN 48 requires that we recognized in our financial statements the impact of a tax position if that position is more likely than not to be sustained on audit based on the technical merits of the position. FIN 48 also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods and disclosure.
 
We adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. There was no adjustment to our recorded tax liability as a result of adopting FIN 48. The total unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 2007 was $27.6 million. Included in the balance were $14.6 million of tax positions that, if recognized, would favorably impact the effective tax rate. We are under audit by the IRS for the 2006 tax year and it is possible that the amount of the liability for unrecognized tax-benefits could change during the next twelve month period. We file income tax returns, including returns for our subsidiaries, with federal, state, local and foreign jurisdictions. We have no other income tax return examinations by U.S., state, local or foreign jurisdictions, with the exception of Canada.
 
         
(In thousands)      
 
Unrecognized tax benefit at beginning of year (January 1, 2007)
  $ 25,147  
Change attributable to tax positions taken during a prior period
     
Change attributable to tax positions taken during a current period
    2,643  
Decrease attributable to settlements with taxing authorities
     
Decrease attributable to lapse in statute of limitations
    (234 )
         
Unrecognized tax benefit at end of year (December 31, 2007)
  $ 27,556  
         
 
In accordance with our accounting policy, we recognize interest and penalties related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of tax expense. This policy did not change as a result of the adoption of FIN 48. Our consolidated statement of income for the year ended December 31, 2007 and our consolidated balance sheet as of that date include interest and penalties of $1.1 million and $3.5 million, respectively.
 
16.   Stockholders’ Equity
 
Stock Option Plans
 
In December 2004, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued FASB Statement No. 123 (revised 2004), Share-Based Payment (“SFAS 123(R)”). SFAS 123(R) supersedes APB 25 and amends FASB Statement No. 95, Statement of Cash Flows. SFAS 123(R) requires all share-based payments to employees, including grants of employee stock options, to be recognized as expense based on their fair values. Pro forma disclosure is no longer an alternative. We adopted SFAS 123(R) on January 1, 2006, using the modified prospective method and, accordingly, the financial statements for prior periods do not reflect any restated amounts related to adoption. In accordance with SFAS 123(R), we are required to record compensation expense for all awards granted after the date of adoption and for the unvested portion of previously granted awards that remain outstanding at the date of adoption.
 
The adoption of SFAS 123(R) resulted in the recognition of incremental share-based compensation costs of $3.6 million, before tax, a reduction in net income of $1.8 million (net of tax benefits of $1.8 million) and a reduction in basic net income per share of $0.04 and diluted net income per share of $0.03 in 2006. Additionally, the adoption of SFAS 123(R) resulted in a decrease of $3.6 million in reported cash flows from operating activities and an increase of $3.6 million in reported cash flows from investing activities related to the presentation of excess tax benefits from share-based awards for the year ended December 31, 2006.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The following table illustrates the effect on net income and earnings per share as if we had applied fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123(R) to share-based employee compensation in 2005. We have included the impact of measured but unrecognized compensation costs and excess tax benefits credited to additional paid-in capital in the calculation of diluted pro forma shares.
 
         
    Twelve Months Ended
 
    Dec. 31,  
(In thousands, except per share data)   2005  
    (Restated)  
 
Net income
  $ 83,064  
Add: Compensation expense included in net income, net of tax
    3,331  
Less: Total share-based employee compensation expense determined under fair-value method for all awards, net of tax
    (9,359 )
         
Pro forma net income
  $ 77,036  
Basic net income per share:
       
As reported
  $ 2.00  
Pro forma
  $ 1.86  
Diluted net income per share:
       
As reported
  $ 1.74  
Pro forma
  $ 1.62  
 
Stock Options
 
We have stock option plans providing for the grant of incentive and nonqualified stock options to employees, directors, consultants and advisors. At December 31, 2007, these plans provided for the grant of options to purchase up to 19,797,820 shares of common stock. Under the terms of the plans, the option exercise price and vesting provisions of the options are fixed when the option is granted. The options typically expire ten years from the date of grant and generally vest over a four-year period. The option exercise price is not less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date the option is granted.
 
In 1996, our Board of Directors approved a plan which provided for the potential grant of options to any director who is not an officer or employee of us or any of our subsidiaries (the “Directors’ Plan”). Under the terms of the Directors’ Plan, the option exercise price was not less than the fair market value of a share of common stock on the date the option was granted. The period for exercising an option began upon grant and generally ended ten years from the date the option was granted. All options granted under the Directors’ Plan were non-incentive stock options. There were 40,000 options outstanding under the plan at December 31, 2007. Our directors may be considered employees under the provisions of SFAS 123(R).
 
The fair value of stock options is estimated as of the date of grant using a Black-Scholes option valuation model that uses the assumptions noted in the following table. The risk-free rate is based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the time of grant. The expected term (estimated period of time outstanding) is estimated using the historical exercise behavior of employees and directors. Expected volatility is based on historical volatility for a period equal to the stock option’s expected term, ending on the day of grant, and calculated on a monthly basis. Compensation expense is recognized using the straight-line method for options with graded vesting.
 
             
    2007   2006   2005
 
Risk free interest rate
  3.6%   4.8% - 5.2%   4.3% - 4.5%
Expected dividend yield
     
Expected term (years)
  1.0   5.1 - 9.1   3.9 - 5.6
Expected volatility
  25.5%   56.1% - 60.7%   32.3% - 62.0%


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
A summary of our stock option activity and related information for the year ended December 31, 2007 is presented below (share amounts are shown in thousands):
 
                         
          Weighted
    Remaining
 
          Average
    Contractual
 
    Shares     Exercise Price     Term  
 
Outstanding — beginning of year
    3,767     $ 14.96          
Granted
                   
Exercised
                   
Forfeited
    (33 )     16.27          
Expired
    (180 )     20.91          
                         
Outstanding — end of year
    3,554       14.64       3.6  
                         
Vested and expected to vest — end of year
    3,535       14.64       3.6  
                         
Exercisable — end of year
    3,502       14.56       3.5  
                         
 
The weighted average grant date fair value of options granted was $23.28 and $12.44 per share in 2006 and 2005, respectively. No options were granted or exercised in 2007. The total intrinsic value of options exercised was $9.4 million and $33.0 million for 2006 and 2005, respectively. The fair value of shares vested was $1.3 million, $5.2 million and $13.1 million for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of our stock options was approximately $0.3 million as of December 31, 2007, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining term of approximately 1.1 years.
 
In 2007, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors extended the exercise period of stock options that were set to expire unexercised due to the inability of the optionees to exercise the options because we were not current in our SEC filings. The Compensation Committee set the new expiration date as 30 days after we become a current filer with the SEC. As a result of this modification, we recognized $2.4 million of stock-based compensation expense.
 
We generally issue shares for the exercise of stock options from authorized but unissued shares.
 
Restricted Stock
 
We have restricted stock plans providing for the grant of restricted stock to employees and directors. These grants vest over one to ten years and some vesting may be accelerated if certain performance criteria are met. Compensation expense is recognized using the straight-line method for restricted stock with graded vesting.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
A summary of our restricted stock activity and related information for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 is presented below (share amounts are shown in thousands):
 
                 
          Weighted Average
 
          Grant Date
 
    Shares     Fair Value  
 
Nonvested, January 1, 2005
    531     $ 13.18  
Granted
    412       26.67  
Vested
    (101 )     13.12  
Canceled
           
                 
Nonvested, December 31, 2005
    842       19.79  
Granted
    45       35.75  
Vested
    (37 )     24.48  
Canceled
    (16 )     25.22  
                 
Nonvested, December 31, 2006
    834       20.34  
Granted
    88       33.87  
Vested
    (288 )     14.01  
Canceled
    (108 )     27.38  
                 
Nonvested, December 31, 2007
    526       24.64  
                 
 
The total fair value of restricted shares vested was $14.01 per share and $24.48 per share for 2007 and 2006, respectively. Unrecognized compensation expense related to the unvested portion of our restricted stock was approximately $8.0 million as of December 31, 2007, and is expected to be recognized over a weighted-average remaining term of approximately 3.6 years.
 
Under the provisions of SFAS 123(R), the recognition of deferred compensation (a contra-equity account representing the amount of unrecognized restricted stock expense that is reduced as expense is recognized) at the date restricted stock is granted is no longer required. Therefore, we eliminated the amount in “Deferred compensation-restricted stock” against “Additional paid-in capital” in our December 31, 2006 consolidated balance sheet.
 
Restricted stock shares are generally issued from existing shares.
 
Restricted Stock Units
 
In addition to equity awards under our equity award plans, to encourage greater stock ownership, we have a Bonus Deferral Program for certain executive officers. The Bonus Deferral Program provides that these executive officers may elect to receive all or a portion of their annual bonus payments, if any, in the form of fully-vested, but deferred, restricted stock units in lieu of cash (such restricted stock units are referred to as “base units”). In addition, at the time of the deferral election, each executive officer must also elect a vesting period of from two to four years and, based on the vesting period chosen, will receive additional restricted stock units equal to 20% to 40% of the deferral bonus amount (such additional restricted stock units are referred to as “supplemental units”). The supplemental units, but not the base units, are subject to the vesting period chosen by the executive and will vest in full upon conclusion of the period (assuming continued employment by the executive). Delivery of the shares of our common stock represented by both the base units and supplemental units is made to the executive officer upon the conclusion of the vesting period applicable to the supplemental units, or the first day of the next open window period under the Company’s insider trading program, if the trading window is closed on the vesting date, or, if so elected by the executive at retirement (as defined in the Bonus Deferral Program), thus further providing a


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retention incentive to the named executive officers electing to participate in the program. Compensation expense is recognized using the straight-line method for restricted stock units with graded vesting.
 
Repurchase of Outstanding Shares
 
The Board of Directors previously approved repurchase programs that expired in May 2005 providing for the repurchase of an aggregate of $200.0 million of our common stock and/or the outstanding 5.25% convertible subordinated notes that were due 2009. In November 2005, Sunrise’s Board of Directors approved a new repurchase program that provides for the repurchase of up to $50.0 million of Sunrise’s common stock. This program extended through December 31, 2007. There were no share repurchases under this program in 2007 or 2006. In 2005, 347,980 shares were repurchased at an average price of $25.03.
 
Stockholder Rights Agreement
 
We have a Stockholders Rights Agreement (“Rights Agreement”). All shares of common stock issued by us between the effective date of adoption of the Rights Agreement (April 24, 1996) and the Distribution Date (as defined below) have rights attached to them. The Rights Agreement was renewed in April 2006 and the rights expire on April 24, 2016. The Rights Agreement replaced our prior rights plan, dated as of April 25, 1996, which expired by its terms on April 24, 2006. Each right, when exercisable, entitles the holder to purchase one one-thousandth of a share of Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock at a price of $170.00 per one one-thousand of a share (the “Purchase Price”). Until a right is exercised, the holder thereof will have no rights as a stockholder with respect to this right.
 
The rights initially attach to the common stock. The rights will separate from the common stock and a distribution of rights certificates will occur (a “Distribution Date”) upon the earlier of (1) ten days following a public announcement that a person or group (an “Acquiring Person”) has acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial ownership of 20% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock (the “Stock Acquisition Date”) or (2) ten business days (or such later date as the Board of Directors may determine) following the commencement of, or the first public announcement of the intention to commence, a tender offer or exchange offer, the consummation of which would result in the beneficial ownership by a person of 20% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock.
 
In general, if a person becomes the beneficial owner of 20% or more of the then outstanding shares of common stock, each holder of a right will, after the end of the redemption period referred to below, have the right to exercise the right by purchasing for an amount equal to the Purchase Price common stock (or in certain circumstances, cash, property or other securities of us) having a value equal to two times the Purchase Price. All rights that are or were beneficially owned by the Acquiring Person will be null and void. If at any time following the Stock Acquisition Date (1) we are acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction, or (2) 50% or more of our assets or earning power is sold or transferred, each holder of a right shall have the right to receive, upon exercise, common stock of the acquiring company having a value equal to two times the Purchase Price. Our Board of Directors generally may redeem the rights in whole, but not in part, at a price of $.005 per right (payable in cash, common stock or other consideration deemed appropriate by our Board of Directors) at any time until ten days after a Stock Acquisition Date. In general, at any time after a person becomes an Acquiring Person, the Board of Directors may exchange the rights, in whole or in part, at an exchange ratio of one share of common stock for each outstanding right.


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17.   Net (Loss) Income Per Common Share
 
The following table summarizes the computation of basic and diluted net (loss) income per common share amounts presented in the accompanying consolidated statements of income (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
                         
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
          (Restated)     (Restated)  
 
Numerator for basic net (loss) income per share:
                       
Net (loss) income
  $ (70,275 )   $ 15,284     $ 83,064  
                         
Numerator for diluted net (loss) income per share:
                       
Net (loss) income
  $ (70,275 )   $ 15,284     $ 83,064  
Assumed conversion of convertible notes, net of tax
                4,376  
                         
Diluted net (loss) income
  $ (70,275 )   $ 15,284     $ 87,440  
                         
Denominator:
                       
Denominator for basic net (loss) income per common share — weighted average shares
    49,851       48,947       41,456  
Effect of dilutive securities:
                       
Employee stock options and restricted stock
          1,775       2,234  
Convertible notes
                6,695  
                         
Denominator for diluted net (loss) income per common share — weighted average shares plus assumed conversions
    49,851       50,722       50,385  
                         
Basic net (loss) income per common share
  $ (1.41 )   $ 0.31     $ 2.00  
                         
Diluted net (loss) income per common share
    (1.41 )     0.30       1.74  
                         
 
Options are included under the treasury stock method to the extent they are dilutive. Shares issuable upon exercise of stock options after applying the treasury stock method of 1,367,157, 133,500 and 524,500 for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, have been excluded from the computation because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. The impact of the convertible notes has been excluded for 2006 because the effect would be anti-dilutive.
 
18.   Commitments and Contingencies
 
Leases for Office Space
 
Rent expense for office space for 2007, 2006, and 2005 was $8.4 million, $6.9 million, and $5.8 million, respectively. We lease our corporate offices, regional offices and development offices under various leases. In 1998, we entered into an agreement to lease new office space for our corporate headquarters, which expires in September 2013. The lease had an initial annual base rent of $1.2 million. In September 2003, we entered into an agreement to lease additional office space for our corporate headquarters. The new lease commenced in September 2003 and expires in September 2013. The lease has an initial annual base rent of $3.0 million. The base rent for both of these leases escalates approximately 2.5% per year in accordance with the base rent schedules.
 
In connection with the acquisition of Greystone in May 2005, we assumed a ten year operating lease that expires in 2013 with the option to extend for seven years. The lease was amended in 2006 to expand the leased space. Based on this agreement, the current annual base rent of $1.1 million will increase to $1.2 million by 2008


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and then decrease in 2009 through the remainder of the lease term. Both the initial agreements and 2006 amendment provided for lease incentives for leasehold improvements for a total of $0.9 million. These assets are included in “Property and equipment, net” in the consolidated balance sheet and are being amortized over the lease term. The incentives were recorded as deferred rent and are being amortized as a reduction to lease expense over the lease term.
 
Leases for Operating Communities
 
We have also entered into operating leases, as the lessee, for four communities. Two communities commenced operations in 1997 and two communities commenced operations in 1998. In connection with the acquisition of Karrington Health, Inc. in May 1999, we assumed six operating leases for six senior living communities and a ground lease. The operating lease terms vary from 15 to 20 years, with two ten-year extension options. We also have two other ground leases related to two communities in operation. Lease terms range from 15 to 99 years and are subject to annual increases based on the consumer price index and/or stated increases in the lease.
 
In connection with the acquisition of Marriott Senior Living Services, Inc. (“MSLS”) in March 2003, we assumed 14 operating leases and renegotiated an existing operating lease agreement for another MSLS community in June 2003. We also entered into two new leases with a landlord who acquired two continuing care retirement communities from MSLS at the same date. Fifteen of the leases expire in 2013, while the remaining two leases expire in 2018. The leases had initial terms of 20 years, and contain one or more renewal options, generally for five to 15 years. The leases provide for minimum rentals and additional rentals based on the operations of the leased community. Rent expense for operating communities subject to operating leases was $69.0 million, $62.0 million and $57.9 million for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, including contingent rent expense of $8.2 million, $6.5 million, and $4.8 million for 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.
 
Future minimum lease payments under office, equipment, ground and other operating leases at December 31, 2007 are as follows (in thousands):
 
         
2008
  $ 68,532  
2009
    71,811  
2010
    72,185  
2011
    69,430  
2012
    68,843  
Thereafter
    376,972  
         
    $ 727,773  
         
 
Letters of Credit
 
In addition to the letters of credit discussed in Note 13 related to our Bank Credit Facility and the Sunrise Captive, we have letters of credit outstanding of $1.9 million and $1.6 million as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These letters of credit primarily relate to our insurance programs.
 
Land Purchase Commitments
 
At December 31, 2007, we had entered into contracts to purchase 101 development sites, for a total contracted purchase price of approximately $400.0 million, and had also entered into contracts to lease six development sites for lease periods ranging from five to 80 years. Generally, our land purchase commitments are terminable by us.


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Guarantees
 
As discussed in Note 7, in conjunction with our development ventures, we have provided project completion guarantees to venture lenders and the venture itself, operating deficit guarantees to the venture lenders whereby after depletion of established reserves we guarantee the payment of the lender’s monthly principal and interest during the term of the guarantee and guarantees to the venture to fund operating shortfalls. In conjunction with the sale of certain operating communities to third parties we have guaranteed a set level of net operating income or guaranteed a certain return to the buyer. As guarantees entered into in conjunction with the sale of real estate prevent us from either being able to account for the transaction as a sale or to recognize profit from that sale transaction, the provisions of FASB Interpretation No. 45, Guarantor’s Accounting and Disclosure Requirements for Guarantees, Including Indirect Guarantees of Indebtedness of Others (“FIN 45”), do not apply to these guarantees.
 
In conjunction with the formation of new ventures that do not involve the sale of real estate, the acquisition of equity interests in existing ventures, and the acquisition of management contracts, we have provided operating deficit guarantees to venture lenders and/or the venture itself as described above, guarantees of debt repayment to venture lenders in the event that the venture does not perform under the debt agreements and guarantees of a set level of net operating income to venture partners. The terms of the operating deficit guarantees and debt repayment guarantees match the term of the underlying venture debt and generally range from three to seven years. The terms of the guarantees of a set level of net operating income range from 18 months to seven years. Fundings under the operating deficit guarantees and debt repayment guarantees are generally recoverable either out of future cash flows of the venture or upon proceeds from the sale of communities. Fundings under the guarantees of a set level of net operating income are generally not recoverable.
 
The maximum potential amount of future fundings for outstanding guarantees subject to the provisions of FIN 45, the carrying amount of the liability for expected future fundings at December 31, 2007, and fundings during 2007 are as follows (in thousands):
 
                                         
          FIN 45
    FAS 5
    Total
       
          Liability
    Liability
    Liability
       
          for Future
    for Future
    for Future
       
    Maximum Potential
    Fundings at
    Fundings at
    Fundings at
    Fundings
 
    Amount of Future
    December 31,
    December 31,
    December 31,
    during
 
Guarantee Type
  Fundings     2007     2007     2007     2007  
 
Debt repayment
  $ 16,832     $ 785     $     $ 785     $  
Operating deficit
    Uncapped       1,371       42,023       43,394       5,829  
Income support
    Uncapped       960       16,525       17,485        
Other
                  4,150       4,150        
                                         
Total
          $ 3,116     $ 62,698     $ 65,814     $ 5,829  
                                         
 
Generally, the financing obtained by our ventures is non-recourse to the venture members, with the exception of the debt repayment guarantees discussed above. However, we have entered into guarantees with the lenders with respect to acts which we believe are in our control, such as fraud, that create exceptions to the non-recourse nature of debt. If such acts were to occur, the full amount of the venture debt could become recourse to us. The combined amount of venture debt underlying these guarantees is approximately $3.0 billion at December 31, 2007. We have not funded under these guarantees, and do not expect to fund under such guarantees in the future.
 
To the extent that a third party fails to satisfy this obligation with respect to two continuing care retirement communities managed by the Company, we would be required to repay this obligation, the majority of which is expected to be refinanced with proceeds from the issuance of entrance fees as new residents enter the communities. At December 31, 2007, the remaining liability under this obligation is $56.6 million.


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The Fountains
 
In the third quarter of 2005, we acquired a 20% interest in a venture and entered into management agreements for the 16 communities owned by the venture. In conjunction with this transaction, we guaranteed to fund shortfalls between actual net operating income and a specified level of net operating income up to $7.0 million per year through July 2010. We paid $12.0 million to the venture to enter into the management agreements, which was recorded as an intangible asset and is being amortized over the life of the management agreements. The $12.0 million was placed into a reserve account, and the first $12.0 million of shortfalls were to be funded from this reserve account. In late 2006 and 2007, we determined that shortfalls will exceed the amount held in the reserve account. As a result, we recorded a pre-tax charge of $22.4 million in the fourth quarter of 2006. We are continuing to receive management fees with respect to these communities.
 
Germany Venture
 
At December 31, 2007 and June 30, 2008, we provided pre-opening and management services to eight and nine communities, respectively, in Germany. In connection with the development of these communities, we provided operating deficit guarantees to cover cash shortfalls until the communities reach stabilization. These communities have not performed as well as originally expected. In 2006, we recorded a pre-tax charge of $50.0 million as we did not expect full repayment of the loans from the funding. In 2007, we recorded an additional $16.0 million pre-tax charge based on changes in expected future cash flows. Our estimates underlying the pre-tax charge include certain assumptions as to lease-up of the communities. To the extent that such lease-up is slower than our projections, we could incur significant additional pre-tax charges in subsequent periods as we would be required to fund additional amounts under the operating deficit guarantees. Through June 30, 2008, we have funded $37.0 million under these guarantees and other loans. We expect to fund an additional $62.0 million through 2012, the date at which we estimate no further funding will be required.
 
Legal Proceedings
 
Trinity OIG Investigation and Qui Tam Action
 
As previously disclosed, on September 14, 2006, we acquired all of the outstanding stock of Trinity. As a result of this transaction, Trinity became an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. On January 3, 2007, Trinity received a subpoena from the Phoenix field office of the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) requesting certain information regarding Trinity’s operations in three locations for the period January 1, 2000 through June 30, 2006, a period that was prior to the Company’s acquisition of Trinity. The Company was advised that the subpoena was issued in connection with an investigation being conducted by the Commercial Litigation Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice and the civil division of the U.S. Attorney’s office in Arizona. The subpoena indicates that the OIG is investigating possible improper Medicare billing under the Federal False Claims Act (“FCA”). In addition to recovery of any Medicare reimbursements previously paid for false claims, an entity found to have submitted false claims under the FCA may be subject to treble damages plus a fine of between $5,500 and $11,000 for each false claim submitted. Trinity has complied with the subpoena and continues to supplement its responses as requested.
 
On September 11, 2007, Trinity and the Company were served with a complaint filed on September 5, 2007 in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona. That filing amended a complaint filed under seal on November 21, 2005 by four former employees of Trinity under the qui tam provisions of the FCA. The qui tam provisions authorize persons (“relators”) claiming to have evidence that false claims may have been submitted to the United States to file suit on behalf of the United States against the party alleged to have submitted such false claims. Qui tam suits remain under seal for a period of at least 60 days to enable the government to investigate the allegations and to decide whether to intervene and litigate the lawsuit, or, alternatively, to decline to intervene, in which case the qui tam plaintiff, or “relator,” may proceed to litigate the case on behalf of the United States. Qui tam relators are entitled to 15% to 30% of the recovery obtained for the United States by trial or settlement of the claims


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they file on its behalf. On June 6, 2007, the Department of Justice and the U.S. Attorney for Arizona filed a Notice with the Court advising of its decision not to intervene in the case, indicating that its investigation was still ongoing. This action followed previous applications by the U.S. Government for extensions of time to decide whether to intervene. As a result, on July 10, 2007, the Court ordered the complaint unsealed and the litigation to proceed. The matter is therefore currently being litigated by the four individual relators. However, under the FCA, the U.S. Government could still intervene in the future. The amended complaint alleges that during periods prior to the acquisition by the Company, Trinity engaged in certain actions intended to obtain Medicare reimbursement for services rendered to beneficiaries whose medical conditions were not of a type rendering them eligible for hospice reimbursement and violated the FCA by submitting claims to Medicare as if the services were covered services. The relators alleged in their amended complaint that the total loss sustained by the United States is probably in the $75 million to $100 million range. On July 3, 2008, the amended complaint was revised in the form of a second amended complaint which replaced the loss sustained range of $75 to $100 million with an alleged loss by the United States of at least $100 million. The original complaint named KRG Capital, LLC (an affiliate of former stockholders of Trinity) and Trinity Hospice LLC (a subsidiary of Trinity) as defendants. The amended complaint names Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., KRG Capital, LLC and Trinity as defendants. The lawsuit is styled United States ex rel. Joyce Roberts, et al., v. KRG Capital, LLC, et al., CV05 3758 PHX-MEA (D. Ariz.).
 
On February 13, 2008, Trinity received a subpoena from the Los Angeles regional office of the OIG requesting information regarding Trinity’s operations in 19 locations for the period between December 1, 1998 through February 12, 2008. This subpoena relates to the ongoing investigation being conducted by the Commercial Litigation Branch of the U.S. Department of Justice and the civil division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Arizona, as discussed above. Trinity is in the process of complying with the subpoena.
 
In 2006, the Company recorded a loss of $5.0 million for possible fines, penalties and damages related to this matter. In 2007, the Company recorded an additional loss of $1.0 million.
 
IRS Audit
 
The Internal Revenue Service is auditing our federal income tax return for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and our federal employment tax returns for 2004, 2005 and 2006. In July 2008, the IRS completed the field work with respect to their audit of our federal income tax return for the year ended December 31, 2005. We will make a payment of approximately $0.2 million for additional taxes plus interest.
 
SEC Investigation
 
We previously announced on December 11, 2006 that we had received a request from the SEC for information about insider stock sales, timing of stock option grants and matters relating to our historical accounting practices that had been raised in media reports in the latter part of November 2006 following receipt of a letter by us from the Service Employees International Union. On May 25, 2007, we were advised by the staff of the SEC that it has commenced a formal investigation. We have fully cooperated, and intend to continue to fully cooperate, with the SEC.
 
Putative Class Action Litigation
 
Two putative securities class actions, styled United Food & Commercial Workers Union Local 880-Retail Food Employers Joint Pension Fund, et al. v. Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:07CV00102, and First New York Securities, L.L.C. v. Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., et al., Case No. 1:07CV000294, were filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia on January 16, 2007 and February 8, 2007, respectively. Both complaints alleged securities law violations by Sunrise and certain of its current or former officers and directors based on allegedly improper accounting practices and stock option backdating, violations of generally accepted accounting principles, false and misleading corporate disclosures, and insider trading of Sunrise stock. Both sought to certify a class for the period August 4, 2005 through June 15, 2006, and both requested damages and equitable


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relief, including an accounting and disgorgement. Pursuant to procedures provided by statute, two other parties, the Miami General Employees’ & Sanitation Employees’ Retirement Trust and the Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System, appeared and jointly moved for consolidation of the two securities cases and appointment as the lead plaintiffs, which the Court ultimately approved. The cases were consolidated on July 31, 2007. Thereafter, a stipulation was submitted pursuant to which the new putative class plaintiffs filed their consolidated amended complaint (under the caption In re Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. Securities Litigation, Case No. 07-CV-00102-RBW) on June 6, 2008. The complaint alleges violations of Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder, and names as defendants the Company, Paul J. Klaassen, Teresa M. Klaassen, Thomas B. Newell, Tiffany L. Tomasso, Larry E. Hulse, Carl G. Adams, Barron Anschutz, and Kenneth J. Abod. The defendants’ responses will be filed on August 11, 2008. We intend to move to dismiss the complaint at that time and anticipate that the individual defendants will do so as well.
 
Putative Shareholder Derivative Litigation
 
On January 19, 2007, the first of three putative shareholder derivative complaints was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia against certain of our current and former directors and officers, and naming us as a nominal defendant. The three cases are captioned: Brockton Contributory Retirement System v. Paul J. Klaassen, et al., Case No. 1:07CV00143 (USDC); Catherine Molner v. Paul J. Klaassen, et al., Case No. 1:07CV00227 (USDC) (filed 1/31/2007); Robert Anderson v. Paul J. Klaassen, et al., Case No. 1:07CV00286 (USDC) (filed 2/5/2007). Counsel for the plaintiffs subsequently agreed among themselves to the appointment of lead plaintiffs and lead counsel. On June 29, 2007, the lead plaintiffs filed a Consolidated Shareholder Derivative Complaint, again naming us as a nominal defendant, and naming as individual defendants Paul J. Klaassen, Teresa M. Klaassen, Ronald V. Aprahamian, Craig R. Callen, Thomas J. Donohue, J. Douglas Holladay, William G. Little, David G. Bradley, Peter A. Klisares, Scott F. Meadow, Robert R. Slager, Thomas B. Newell, Tiffany L. Tomasso, John F. Gaul, Bradley G. Rush, Carl Adams, David W. Faeder, Larry E. Hulse, Timothy S. Smick, Brian C. Swinton and Christian B. A. Slavin. The complaint alleges violations of federal securities laws and breaches of fiduciary duty by the individual defendants, arising out of the same matters as are raised in the purported class action litigation described above. The plaintiffs seek damages and equitable relief on behalf of Sunrise. We and the individual defendants filed separate motions to dismiss the consolidated complaint. On the date that their oppositions to those motions were due, the plaintiffs instead attempted to file, over the defendants’ objections, an amended consolidated complaint that does not substantially alter the nature of their claims. The amended consolidated complaint was eventually accepted by the Court and deemed to have been filed on March 28, 2008. We and the individual defendants filed preliminary motions in response to the amended consolidated complaint on June 16, 2008. The plaintiffs also have filed a motion to lift the stay on discovery in this derivative suit. The motion has been briefed and is pending.
 
On March 6, 2007, a putative shareholder derivative complaint was filed in the Court of Chancery in the State of Delaware against Paul J. Klaassen, Teresa M. Klaassen, Ronald V. Aprahamian, Craig R. Callen, Thomas J. Donohue, J. Douglas Holladay, David G. Bradley, Robert R. Slager, Thomas B. Newell, Tiffany L. Tomasso, Carl Adams, David W. Faeder, Larry E. Hulse, Timothy S. Smick, Brian C. Swinton and Christian B. A. Slavin, and naming us as a nominal defendant. The case is captioned Peter V. Young, et al. v. Paul J. Klaassen, et al., Case No. 2770-N (CCNCC). The complaint alleges breaches of fiduciary duty by the individual defendants arising out of the grant of certain stock options that are the subject of the purported class action and shareholder derivative litigation described above. The plaintiffs seek damages and equitable relief on behalf of Sunrise. We and the individual defendants separately filed motions to dismiss this complaint on June 6, 2007 and June 13, 2007. The plaintiffs amended their original complaint on September 17, 2007. On November 2, 2007, we and the individual defendants moved to dismiss the amended complaint. In connection with the motions to dismiss, and at plaintiffs’ request, the Chancery Court issued an order on April 25, 2008 directing us to produce a limited set of documents relating to the Special Independent Committee’s findings with respect to historic stock options grants. We produced


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those documents to the plaintiffs on May 16, 2008. The defendants’ motions to dismiss have been briefed and are pending.
 
In addition, two putative shareholder derivative suits were filed in August and September 2006, which were subsequently dismissed. The cases were filed in the Circuit Court for Fairfax County, Virginia, captioned Nicholas Von Guggenberg v. Paul J. Klaassen, et al., Case No. CL 200610174 (FCCC) (filed 8/11/2006); and Catherine Molner v. Paul J. Klaassen, et al., Case No. CL 200611244 (FCCC) (filed 9/6/2006). The complaints were very similar (and filed by the same attorneys), naming certain of our current and former directors and officers as individual defendants, and naming us as a nominal defendant. The complaints both alleged breaches of fiduciary duty by the individual defendants, arising out of the grant of certain stock options that are the subject of the purported class action and shareholder derivative litigation described above. The Von Guggenberg suit was dismissed pursuant to preliminary motions filed by Sunrise (the plaintiff subsequently filed a petition for appeal with the Supreme Court of Virginia, which was denied, thus concluding the case). The Molner suit was dismissed when the plaintiff filed an uncontested notice of non-suit (permitted by right under Virginia law), after the Company had filed preliminary motions making the same arguments that resulted in the dismissal of the Von Guggenberg suit. As described above, the plaintiff in Molner later refiled suit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
 
Resolved Litigation
 
Pursuant to an agreement reached between the parties in May 2008, the Company settled with no admission of fault by either party the previously disclosed litigation filed by Bradley B. Rush, the Company’s former chief financial officer, in connection with the termination of his employment. As previously disclosed, on April 23, 2007, Mr. Rush was suspended with pay. The action was taken by the board of directors following a briefing of the independent directors by WilmerHale, independent counsel to the Special Independent Committee. The Board concluded, among other things, that certain actions taken by Mr. Rush were not consistent with the document retention directives issued by the Company. These actions consisted of Mr. Rush’s deletion of all active electronic files in his user account on one of his Company-issued laptops. Mr. Rush’s employment thereafter was terminated for cause on May 2, 2007. Mr. Rush’s lawsuit asserted that his termination was part of an alleged campaign of retaliation against him for purportedly uncovering and seeking to address accounting irregularities, and it contended that his termination was not for “cause” under the Company’s Long Term Incentive Cash Bonus Plan and the terms of prior awards made to him of certain stock options and shares of restricted stock, to which he claimed entitlement notwithstanding his termination. Mr. Rush asserted five breach of contract claims involving a bonus, restricted stock and stock options. Mr. Rush also asserted a claim for defamation arising out of comments attributed to us concerning the circumstances of his earlier suspension of employment.
 
Other Pending Lawsuits and Claims
 
In addition to the lawsuits and litigation matters described above, we are involved in various lawsuits and claims arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, although the outcomes of these other suits and claims are uncertain, in the aggregate they are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.
 
19.   Related-Party Transactions
 
Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust
 
In December 2004, we closed the initial public offering of Sunrise REIT, an independent entity we established in Canada. Sunrise REIT was formed to acquire, own and invest in income producing senior living communities in Canada and the United States.
 
Concurrent with the closing of its initial public offering, Sunrise REIT issued C$25.0 million (U.S. $20.8 million at December 31, 2004) principal amount of subordinated convertible debentures to us, convertible at the rate of


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
C$11.00 per unit. We held a minority interest in one of Sunrise REIT’s subsidiaries and held the convertible debentures until November 2005, but did not own any common shares of Sunrise REIT. We entered into a 30-year strategic alliance agreement that gave us the right of first opportunity to manage all Sunrise REIT communities and Sunrise REIT had a right of first offer to consider all development and acquisition opportunities sourced by us in Canada. Pursuant to this right of first offer, we and Sunrise REIT entered into fixed price acquisition agreements with respect to seven development communities at December 31, 2005. In addition, we had the right to appoint two of the eight trustees that oversaw the governance, investment guidelines, and operating policies of Sunrise REIT.
 
The proceeds from the offering and placement of the debentures were used by Sunrise REIT to acquire interests in 23 senior living communities from us and our ventures, eight of which are in Canada and 15 of which are in the United States. Three of these communities were acquired directly from us for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $40.0 million and 20 were acquired from ventures in which we participated for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $373.0 million. With respect to the three Sunrise consolidated communities, we realized “Gain on sale and development of real estate and equity interests” of $2.2 million in 2004, and deferred gain of $4.1 million, which was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2006. We contributed our interest in the 15 U.S. communities to an affiliate of Sunrise REIT in exchange for a 15% ownership interest in that entity. Sunrise REIT also acquired an 80% interest in a one of our communities that was in lease-up in Canada for a purchase price of approximately $12.0 million, with us retaining a 20% interest. We also recognized $2.1 million of “Professional fees from development, marketing and other” revenue in 2004 for securing debt on behalf of Sunrise REIT. We had seven wholly owned communities under construction at December 31, 2005, of which two were sold to Sunrise REIT in 2006, and five wholly owned communities under construction at December 31, 2006, which were to be sold to Sunrise REIT in 2007.
 
In April 2007, Ventas, Inc., a large healthcare REIT, acquired Sunrise REIT, the owner of 77 Sunrise communities. We have an ownership interest in 56 of these communities. The management contracts for these communities did not change.
 
We recognized the following in our consolidated statements of operations related to Sunrise REIT only for the period for which they were a related party (in thousands):
 
                         
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
 
Management fees
  $ 5,518     $ 16,448     $ 11,443  
Reimbursed contract services
    77,277       130,455       70,525  
Gain on sale and development of real estate
    8,854       43,223       575  
Interest income received from Sunrise REIT convertible debentures
                1,028  
Interest incurred on borrowings from Sunrise REIT
    414       3,312       2,611  
Sunrise’s share of earnings and return on investment in unconsolidated communities
    180       4,326       718  
 
Sunrise Senior Living Foundation
 
Sunrise Senior Living Foundation (“SSLF”) is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose purpose is to operate schools and day care facilities, provide low and moderate income assisted living housing and own and operate a corporate conference center. Paul and Teresa Klaassen, our Chief Executive Officer and director and Chief Cultural Officer and director, respectively, are the primary contributors to, and serve on the board of directors and serve as officers of, SSLF. One or both of them also serve as directors and as officers of various SSLF subsidiaries. Certain other of our employees also serve as directors and/or officers of SSLF and its subsidiaries. Since November 2006, the Klaassens’ daughter has been the Director of SSLF. She was previously employed by SSLF from June 2005 to July 2006. Since October 2007, the Klaassens’ son-in-law has also been employed by SSLF. For


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
many years, we provided administrative services to SSLF, including payroll administration and accounts payable processing. We also provided an accountant who was engaged full-time in providing accounting services to SSLF, including the schools. SSLF paid Sunrise $49,000 in 2006 and $84,000 in 2005 for the provision of these services. We estimate that the aggregate cost of providing these services to SSLF totaled approximately $52,000 and $81,000 for 2006 and 2005, respectively. In August 2006, SSLF hired an outside accounting firm to provide the accounting and administrative services previously provided by us. As a result, we no longer provide any significant administrative services to SSLF. Beginning January 2007, one of our employees became the full-time director of the schools operated by a subsidiary of SSLF, while continuing to provide certain services to us. Through October 2007, we continued to pay the salary and benefits of this former employee. In March 2008, SSLF reimbursed us approximately $68,000, representing the portion of the individual’s salary and benefits attributable to serving as the director of the schools.
 
Prior to April 2005, we managed the corporate conference center owned by SSLF (the “Conference Facility”) and leased the employees who worked at the Conference Facility under an informal arrangement. Effective April 2005, we entered into a contract with the SSLF subsidiary that currently owns the property to manage the Conference Facility. Under the contract, we receive a discount when renting the Conference Facility for management, staff or corporate events, at an amount to be agreed upon, and priority scheduling for use of the Conference Facility, and are to be paid monthly a property management fee of 1% of gross revenues for the immediately preceding month, which we estimate to be our cost of managing this property. The costs of any of our employees working on the property are also to be paid, in addition to the 1% property management fee. In addition, we agreed, if Conference Facility expenses exceed gross receipts, determined monthly, to make non-interest bearing loans in an amount needed to pay Conference Facility expenses, up to a total amount of $75,000 per 12-month period. Any such loan is required to be repaid to the extent gross receipts exceed Conference Facility expenses in any subsequent months. There were no loans made by us under this contract provision in 2006 or 2007. Either party may terminate the management agreement upon 60 days’ notice. Salary and benefits for our employees who manage the Conference Facility, which are reimbursed by SSLF, totaled approximately $0.3 million in both 2007 and 2006 and $0.2 million in 2005. In 2007 and 2006, we earned $6,000 in management fees. We rent the conference center for management, staff and corporate events and paid approximately $0.1 million in 2007, $0.2 million in 2006 and $0.3 million in 2005 to SSLF. The Trinity Forum, a faith-based leadership forum of which Mr. Klaassen is the past chairman and is currently a trustee, operates a leadership academy on a portion of the site on which the Conference Facility is located. The Trinity Forum does not pay rent for this space, but leadership academy fellows who reside on the property provide volunteer services at the Conference Facility.
 
SSLF’s stand-alone day care center, which provides day care services for our employees and non-Sunrise employees, is located in the same building complex as our corporate headquarters. The day care center subleases space from us under a sublease that commenced in April 2004 and expires September 30, 2013. The sublease payments, which equal the payments we are required to make under our lease with our landlord for this space, are required to be paid monthly and are subject to increase as provided in the sublease. SSLF paid Sunrise approximately $90,000, $88,000 and $86,000 in sublease payments in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, under the April 2004 sublease. In January 2007, we leased additional space from our landlord and in February 2007 we and the day care center modified the terms of the day care center’s sublease to include this additional space. Rent for the additional space, payable beginning July 19, 2007, is $8,272 per month (subject to increase as provided in the sublease), which equals the payments we are required to make under our lease with our landlord for this additional space. Rent for the additional space for the period July 19, 2007 to December 2007 totaling approximately $45,000 was paid in December 2007.
 
A subsidiary of SSLF formed a limited liability company (“LLC”) in 2001 to develop and construct an assisted living community and an adult day care center for low to moderate-income seniors on property owned by Fairfax County, Virginia. In 2004, the LLC agreed to construct the project for a fixed fee price of $11.2 million to be paid by Fairfax County, Virginia upon completion of the project ($11.6 million, as adjusted plus approximately $0.3 million under a Pre-Opening Services and Management Agreement). In 2004, the LLC, we and Fairfax County entered into


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
an agreement pursuant to which we agreed to develop and manage the project for a fee of up to $0.2 million. In addition, we and Fairfax County entered into a Pre-Opening Services and Management Agreement for the management of the project upon opening. In February 2005, the SSLF subsidiary assigned its membership interests in the LLC to us and transferred additional development costs of approximately $0.9 million to us. These development costs, along with development costs of $0.9 million funded by us in 2004, are to be repaid to us as part of the fixed fee price to be received from Fairfax County upon completion of the community. Total construction costs for the project were $11.3 million. We have received $10.1 million through December 31, 2007 and are pursuing from Fairfax County the remaining $1.8 million outstanding, as well as the $0.3 million due under the Pre-Opening Services and Management Agreement.
 
At December 31, 2004, we had outstanding receivables from SSLF and its affiliates of $3.4 million for operating expenses and development expenses related to the Fairfax County project. SSLF was not charged interest on these outstanding receivables. At December 31, 2004, we had outstanding payables to SSLF of $1.2 million relating to advances by a subsidiary of SSLF to a venture of ours prior to 2002, which subsidiary previously had provided assisted living services at certain of our venture facilities located in Illinois. We were not charged interest on these outstanding payables. These net receivables (receivables less payables) due to us at December 31, 2004, as adjusted to give effect to our acquisition of the Fairfax County project subsequent to year-end, totaling approximately $0.5 million, were paid in full by SSLF in April 2005. In addition, during the latter part of 2005 and in 2006, we made non-interest bearing advances of working capital to SSLF totaling approximately $0.6 million and $0.2 million, respectively. These amounts were repaid by SSLF in October/November 2005 and August 2006, respectively. In addition, in August 2006, SSLF paid us approximately $52,000, representing net working capital advances made to SSLF in prior years. In 2005, we made a separate $10,000 advance which was repaid in July 2005.
 
Fairfax Community Ground Lease
 
We lease the real property on which our Fairfax, Virginia community is located from Paul and Teresa Klaassen pursuant to a 99-year ground lease entered into in June 1986, as amended in August 2003. Rent expense under this lease is approximately $0.2 million annually.
 
Corporate Use of Residence
 
In June 1994, the Klaassens transferred to us property which included a residence and a Sunrise community in connection with a financing transaction. In connection with the transfer of the property, we agreed to lease back the residence to the Klaassens under a 99-year ground lease. The rent was $1.00 per month. Under the lease, the Klaassens were responsible for repairs, real estate taxes, utilities and property insurance for the residence. For approximately the past 12 years, the Klaassens have permitted the residence to be used by us for business purposes, including holding meetings and housing out of town employees. In connection with its use of the residence, we have paid the real estate taxes, utilities and insurance for the property and other expenses associated with the business use of the property, including property maintenance and management services. We paid expenses totaling approximately $0.1 million annually. For several years ending August/September 2006, the Klaassens’ son lived at the guest house on the property. In December 2007, the Klaassens terminated their 99-year ground lease for no consideration.
 
Purchase of Condominium Unit
 
In January 2006, Mr. Klaassen entered into a purchase agreement with a joint venture in which we own a 30% equity interest and with which we have entered into a management services agreement. Pursuant to the purchase agreement, Mr. Klaassen has agreed to purchase for his parents a residential condominium unit at the Fox Hill condominium project that the joint venture is currently developing. The purchase price of the condominium is approximately $1.4 million. In June 2007, the purchase agreement was modified to reflect certain custom amenities upgrades to the unit for an aggregate price of approximately $0.1 million.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Service Evaluators Incorporated
 
Service Evaluators Incorporated (“SEI”) is a for-profit company which provides independent sales and marketing analysis, commonly called “mystery shopping” services, for the restaurant, real estate and senior living industries in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom. Janine I. K. Connell and her husband, Duncan S. D. Connell, are the owners and President and Executive Vice President of SEI, respectively. Ms. Connell and Mr. Connell are the sister and brother-in-law of Mr. Klaassen and Ms. Connell is the sister-in-law of Ms. Klaassen.
 
For approximately 13 years, we have contracted with SEI to provide mystery shopping services for us. These services have included on-site visits at Sunrise communities, on-site visits to direct area competitors of Sunrise communities, telephonic inquiries, narrative reports of the on-site visits, direct comparison analysis and telephone calls. In 2005, we paid SEI approximately $0.7 million for approximately 380 communities. We paid approximately $0.7 million to SEI in 2006 for approximately 415 communities and approximately $0.5 million in 2007 for approximately 435 communities. The SEI contract is terminable upon 12 months’ notice. In August 2007, we gave SEI written notice of the termination of SEI’s contract, effective August 2008. Through August 2008, we expect to pay SEI approximately $0.4 million under SEI’s contract.
 
Greystone Earnout Payments
 
In May 2005, we acquired Greystone. Greystone’s founder, Michael B. Lanahan, was appointed chairman of our Greystone subsidiary in connection with the acquisition and he currently serves as one of our executive officers. Pursuant to the terms of the Purchase Agreement, we paid $45.0 million in cash, plus approximately $1.0 million in transaction costs, to acquire all of the outstanding securities of Greystone. We also agreed to pay up to an additional $7.5 million in purchase price if Greystone met certain performance milestones in 2005, 2006 and 2007. The first earnout payment was $5.0 million based on 2005 and 2006 results and was paid in April 2007. Mr. Lanahan’s share of such earnout payment as a former owner of Greystone was approximately $1.5 million. The remaining $2.5 million earnout is based on Greystone’s 2007 results, and was paid in April 2008. Mr. Lanahan’s share of that payment was approximately $0.3 million.
 
Unconsolidated Ventures
 
Prior to 2005, we entered into five unconsolidated ventures with a third party that provided equity to develop communities in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. One of our then incumbent directors, Craig Callen, was a managing director of Credit Suisse First Boston LLC (“CSFB”) through April 2004. CSFB, through funds sponsored by an affiliate or subsidiary, had from time to time invested in the ventures. We recognized $1.5 million in management and professional services revenue in 2005 from these ventures. Neither we nor CSFB have an ownership interest in any of these five ventures at December 31, 2006 or since.
 
Mr. Callen held, through participation in a diversified portfolio of CSFB related investments, a 1.1375% membership interest in one of the joint ventures. In connection with the formation of Sunrise REIT in December 2004, all of the interests in this venture were acquired by us and immediately contributed to Sunrise REIT. Mr. Callen’s interest was repurchased as part of this transaction for approximately $0.1 million. Mr. Callen resigned as a director in May 2008.
 
Aetna Healthcare
 
Mr. Callen served as senior vice president, strategic planning and business development at Aetna, Inc. from May 2004 through November 9, 2007 and as one of our directors until his resignation on May 22, 2008. Aetna Healthcare, a subsidiary of Aetna, Inc., is Sunrise’s health plan administrator, dental plan administrator, health benefit stop-loss insurance carrier and long-term care insurance provider. Sunrise had selected Aetna as its health plan administrator prior to Mr. Callen joining Aetna. The payments made by Sunrise to Aetna Healthcare totaled $8.0 million, $9.0 million and $9.3 million for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Purchase of Aircraft Interest by Mr. Klaassen
 
In July 2008, Mr. Klaassen purchased from us one of the four fractional interests in private aircrafts owned by us. The purchase price for such interest was approximately $0.3 million, which represents the current market value of the interest as furnished to us by independent appraisers. The purchase of the fractional interest was approved by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors.
 
20.   Employee Benefit Plans
 
401k Plan
 
We have a 401(k) Plan (“the Plan”) covering all eligible employees. Under the Plan, eligible employees may make pre-tax contributions up to 100% of the IRS limits. The Plan provides an employer match dependent upon compensation levels and years of service. The Plan does not provide for discretionary matching contributions. Matching contributions were $1.6 million, $2.5 million and $1.4 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
Sunrise Executive Deferred Compensation Plans
 
We have an executive deferred compensation plan (“the Executive Plan”) for employees who meet certain eligibility criteria. Under the Plan, eligible employees may make pre-tax contributions in amounts up to 25% of base compensation and 100% of bonuses. We may make discretionary matching contributions to the Executive Plan. Employees vest in the matching employer contributions, and interest earned on such contributions, at a date determined by the Benefit Plan Committee. Matching contributions were $0.4 million, $0.3 million and $0.4 million in 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
Greystone adopted an executive deferred compensation plan on January 1, 2007 for employees of Greystone who meet certain eligibility criteria. Employees may make pre-tax contributions up to 25% of base salary. Greystone may make discretionary matching contributions. Employees vest in the employer matching contributions and interest on the match date determined by the administrator. Greystone’s matching contribution was $0.2 million in 2007.
 
Chief Executive Officer Deferred Compensation Plan
 
Pursuant to Mr. Klaassen’s employment agreement, we are required to make contributions of $150,000 per year for 12 years, beginning on September 12, 2000 into a non-qualified deferred compensation account. At the end of the 12-year period, any net gains accrued or realized from the investment of the amounts contributed by us are payable to Mr. Klaassen and we will receive any remaining amounts. At December 31, 2007, we have contributed an aggregate of $0.9 million into this plan, leaving an aggregate amount of $0.9 million to be contributed. We made contributions for 2006 and 2007 in the second quarter of 2008 to bring the plan up to date.
 
21.   Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The following disclosures of estimated fair value were determined by management using available market information and valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts we could realize on disposition of the financial instruments. The use of different market assumptions or estimation methodologies could have an effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
 
Cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses, equity investments and other current assets and liabilities are carried at amounts which reasonably approximate their fair values.
 
Fixed rate notes receivable with an aggregate carrying value of $0.6 million and $21.8 million have an estimated aggregate fair value of $0.5 million and $21.7 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Fixed rate debt with an aggregate carrying value of $9.1 million and $55.9 million has an estimated aggregate fair value of $9.2 million and $53.7 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Interest rates currently available to us for issuance of debt with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate the fair value of fixed rate debt. The estimated fair value of variable rate debt approximates its carrying value of $244.8 million and $134.8 million at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to management at December 31, 2007 and 2006. Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the reasonable fair value amounts, these amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements and current estimates of fair value may differ from the amounts presented herein.
 
22.   Information about Sunrise’s Segments
 
We have four operating segments for which operating results are regularly reviewed by key decision makers; domestic operations, international operations (including Canada), Greystone and Trinity. We acquired Trinity in September 2006, as discussed in Note 6. The domestic, Greystone and international segments develop, acquire, dispose and manage senior living communities. Hospice care provides palliative care and support services to terminally ill patients and their families.
 
Segment results are as follows (in thousands):
 
                                         
    For the Year Ended and as of December 31, 2007  
    Domestic     Greystone     International     Trinity     Total  
 
Operating revenues
  $ 1,491,373     $ 16,471     $ 77,555     $ 67,151     $ 1,652,550  
Interest income
    8,144       208       1,162       380       9,894  
Interest expense
    5,521             1,123       3       6,647  
Sunrise’s share of earnings and return on investment in unconsolidated communities
    31,812       1,600       75,535             108,947  
Depreciation and amortization
    47,843       4,068       886       2,483       55,280  
(Loss) income before taxes
    (13,433 )     (19,693 )     23,984       (70,392 )     (79,534 )
Investments in unconsolidated communities
    80,423             16,750             97,173  
Goodwill
    121,828       39,025             8,883       169,736  
Segment assets
    1,476,420       61,312       247,499       13,366       1,798,597  
Expenditures for long-lived assets
    185,924       4,680       49,047       658       240,309  
Deferred gains on the sale of real estate and deferred revenues
    19,793       54,574                   74,367  
 


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
                                         
    For the Year Ended and as of December 31, 2006 (Restated)  
    Domestic     Greystone     International     Trinity     Total  
 
Operating revenues
  $ 1,575,108     $ 16,920     $ 38,844     $ 20,209     $ 1,651,081  
Interest income
    8,799       194       483       101       9,577  
Interest expense
    5,732             462       10       6,204  
Sunrise’s share of earnings (losses) and return on investment in unconsolidated communities
    54,950             (11,248 )           43,702  
Depreciation and amortization
    44,115       3,462       240       831       48,648  
Income (loss) before taxes
    113,619       (14,490 )     (66,768 )     135       32,496  
Investments in unconsolidated communities
    93,327             10,945             104,272  
Goodwill
    121,827       36,525             59,663       218,015  
Segment assets
    1,571,769       55,206       138,091       83,235       1,848,301  
Expenditures for long-lived assets
    137,396       714       49,120       1,425       188,655  
Deferred gains on the sale of real estate and deferred revenue
    23,811       28,147                   51,958  
 
                                 
    For the Year Ended and as of December 31, 2005 (Restated)  
    Domestic     Greystone     International     Total  
 
Operating revenues
  $ 1,472,836     $ 10,413     $ 27,773     $ 1,511,022  
Interest income
    4,855       69       1,307       6,231  
Interest expense
    9,368             2,514       11,882  
Sunrise’s share of earnings (losses) and return on investment in unconsolidated communities
    31,919             (18,447 )     13,472  
Depreciation and amortization
    40,791       1,992       198       42,981  
Income (loss) before taxes
    149,543       (8,180 )     (6,143 )     135,220  
Investments in unconsolidated communities
    52,962       150       10,228       63,340  
Goodwill
    124,256       29,072             153,328  
Segment assets
    1,437,365       67,076       83,344       1,587,785  
Expenditures for long-lived assets
    112,153       1,514       19,190       132,857  
Deferred gains on the sale of real estate and deferred revenue
    15,192       13,034             28,226  
 
As Greystone’s development contracts are multiple element arrangements and there is not sufficient objective and reliable evidence of the fair value of undelivered elements at each billing milestone, we defer revenue recognition until the completion of the development contract. However, development costs are expensed as incurred, which results in a net loss for the segment. In 2007, 2006 and 2005, we billed and collected $28.2 million, $21.6 million and $14.4 million, respectively, of development fees of which $26.4 million, $15.1 million and $13.0 million, respectively, was deferred and will be recognized when the contract is completed.
 
During 2007, our first UK venture in which we have a 20% equity interest sold seven communities to a venture in which we have a 10% interest. Primarily as a result of the gains on these asset sales recorded in the ventures, we recorded equity in earnings in 2007 of approximately $75.5 million. When our UK and Germany ventures were

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
formed, we established a bonus pool in respect to each venture for the benefit of employees and others responsible for the success of these ventures. At that time, we agreed with our partner that after certain return thresholds were met, we would each reduce our percentage interests in venture distributions with such excess to be used to fund these bonus pools. During 2007, we recorded bonus expense of $27.8 million in respect of the bonus pool relating to the UK venture. These bonus amounts are funded from capital events and the cash is retained by us in restricted cash accounts. As of December 31, 2007, approximately $18.0 million of this amount was included in restricted cash. Under this bonus arrangement, no bonuses are payable until we receive distributions at least equal to certain capital contributions and loans made by us to the UK and Germany ventures. We currently expect this bonus distribution limitation will be satisfied in late 2008, at which time bonus payments would become payable.
 
In 2007 and 2006, the results in the international segment was also impacted by a $16.0 million and $50.0 million, respectively, charge that we recorded in relation to forecasted fundings under our German guarantees, which we believe will not be repaid to us.
 
We recorded $2.3 million, net, in exchange losses in 2007 ($7.3 million in gains related to the Canadian dollar and $9.6 million in losses related to the Euro and British pound) related to the weakened U.S. dollar.
 
During 2007, we generated 12.3%, 12.4% and 18.2% of revenue from Ventas, a private capital partner and HCP, respectively, for senior living communities which we manage. During 2006, we generated approximately 16.3% of total operating revenues from HCP for senior living communities which we manage. No other owners represented more than 10% of total operating revenues in 2006 or 2005.
 
During 2007, we recorded an impairment charge of $7.6 million (domestic segment) related to two communities acquired in 1999 and 2006. Also in 2007, we recorded an impairment charge of $56.7 million related to Trinity’s goodwill and intangible assets. During 2006 we recorded an impairment charge of $15.7 million related to seven small senior living communities, which were opened between 1996 and 1999.
 
23.   Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
 
Accrued expenses consist of the following (in thousands):
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2007     2006  
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 71,240     $ 65,460  
Accrued salaries and bonuses
    64,441       47,346  
Accrued employee health and other benefits
    67,096       64,487  
Accrued legal, audit and professional fees
    37,555       9,056  
Other accrued expenses
    35,030       29,738  
                 
    $ 275,362     $ 216,087  
                 
 
24.   Subsequent Events
 
Bank Credit Facility
 
There were $95.0 million of outstanding borrowings, $21.7 million of letters of credit outstanding and availability of $43.3 million under our Bank Credit Facility at September 30, 2008. Effective October 1, 2008, the Bank Credit Facility carries an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.75% (6.24% at September 30, 2008).
 
On January 31, February 19, March 13, July 23, and November 6, 2008, we entered into further amendments to our Bank Credit Facility. These amendments, among other things:
 
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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
 
  •  waived compliance with the leverage ratio, fixed charge coverage ratio and net worth covenants for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2008; and
 
  •  stipulated that failure of the parties to agree to a restructuring and revision of the Bank Credit Facility by January 31, 2009 on terms acceptable to the lenders (which shall include, among other things, the granting by us of such tangible collateral securing the repayment and performance of our obligations under the Bank Credit Facility as is acceptable to the lenders), is an event of default.
 
In addition until January 31, 2009, provided we are not then otherwise in default under the Bank Credit Facility:
 
  •  we must maintain liquidity of not less than $50.0 million, composed of availability under the Bank Credit Facility plus up to not more than $50.0 million in unrestricted cash and cash equivalents (tested as of the end of each calendar month), and any unrestricted cash and cash equivalents in excess of $50.0 million must be used to pay down the outstanding borrowings under the Bank Credit Facility;
 
  •  we are generally prohibited from declaring or making any payment in the form of a stock repurchase or payment of a cash dividend or from incurring any obligation to do so; and
 
  •  the borrowing rate in US dollars, will be LIBOR plus 3.75% or the Base Rate (the higher of the Federal Funds Rate plus 0.50% and Prime) plus 2.25% (through the end of the then-current interest period). Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Bank Credit Facility, the minimum rate upon which interest may accrue upon any of the loans at any time shall not be less than 5% per annum.
 
We paid the lenders an aggregate fee of approximately $2.1 million for entering into these 2008 amendments.
 
In connection with the March 13, 2008 amendment, we executed and delivered a security agreement to the administrative agent for the benefit of the lenders under the Bank Credit Facility. Pursuant to the security agreement, among other things, we granted to the administrative agent, for the benefit of the lenders, a security interest in all accounts and contract rights, general intangibles and notes, notes receivable and similar instruments owned or acquired by us, as well as proceeds (cash and non-cash) and products thereof, as security for the payment of obligations under the Bank Credit Facility arrangements.
 
Our Bank Credit Facility contains various other financial covenants and other restrictions, including provisions that: (1) require us to meet certain financial tests (for example, our Bank Credit Facility requires that we not exceed certain leverage ratios), maintain certain fixed charge coverage ratios, have a consolidated net worth of at least $450.0 million as adjusted each quarter and to meet other financial ratios, maintain a specified minimum liquidity and use excess cash and cash equivalents to pay down outstanding borrowings; (2) require consent for changes in control; and (3) restrict our ability and our subsidiaries’ ability to borrow additional funds, dispose of all or substantially all assets, or engage in mergers or other business combinations in which Sunrise is not the surviving entity, without lender consent.
 
As of September 30, 2008 and October 31, 2008, we were in compliance with the minimum liquidity covenant of $50 million as required under our Bank Credit Facility. We were not required to be in compliance with the following financial covenants in the Bank Credit Facility: leverage ratio (the ratio of consolidated EBITDA to total funded indebtedness of 4.25 as defined in the Bank Credit Facility), fixed charge coverage ratio (the ratio of consolidated EBITDAR to fixed charges of 1.75 as defined in the Bank Credit Facility) and the consolidated net worth covenant (a consolidated net worth of not less than $450.0 million). These covenants have been waived through the quarter ended September 30, 2008. The Bank Credit Facility requires that we comply with these covenants as of December 31, 2008.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
We do not believe we will be in compliance with these covenants as of December 31, 2008. Accordingly, we believe that on January 1, 2009, we may no longer be able to borrow under the Bank Credit Facility.
 
In the event that we are unable to revise and restructure our Bank Credit Facility by January 31, 2009, or we fail to comply with the new liquidity covenants included in the July 2008 amendment for any calendar month, the lenders under the amended Bank Credit Facility could, among other things, exercise their rights to accelerate the payment of all amounts then outstanding under the amended Bank Credit Facility, exercise remedies against the collateral securing the amended Bank Credit Facility, require us to replace or provide cash collateral for the outstanding letters of credit or pursue further modification with respect to the amended Bank Credit Facility.
 
We are working with our lenders to revise and restructure our Bank Credit Facility and expect to achieve this restructuring prior to January 31, 2009. We are also seeking to refinance our Bank Credit Facility through new lenders and are discussing other potential sources of capital with other third parties. However, no assurance can be given that our efforts will be successful.
 
As of September 30, 2008, we had borrowing availability of approximately $43.3 million under the Bank Credit Facility. We believe this availability and unrestricted cash balances of approximately $52.8 million at September 30, 2008 will be sufficient to support our operations through January 31, 2009. Borrowings under our Bank Credit Facility are considered short-term debt in our consolidated financial statements.
 
New Mortgage Debt
 
On May 7, 2008, 16 wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Borrowers”) of Sunrise incurred mortgage indebtedness in the aggregate principal amount of approximately $106.7 million from Capmark Bank (“Lender”) as lender and servicer pursuant to 16 separate cross-collateralized, cross-defaulted mortgage loans (collectively, the “mortgage loans”). Shortly after the closing, the Lender assigned the mortgage loans to Fannie Mae. The mortgage loans bear interest at a variable rate equal to the “Discount” (which is the difference between the loan amount and the price at which Fannie Mae is able to sell its three-month rolling discount mortgage backed securities) plus 2.27% per annum, require monthly principal payments based on a 30-year amortization schedule (using an interest rate of 5.92%) and mature on June 1, 2013.
 
In connection with the mortgage loans, we entered into interest rate protection agreements that provide for payments to us in the event the LIBOR rate exceeds 5.6145%, pursuant to an interest rate cap purchased on May 7, 2008 by each Borrower from SMBC Derivative Products Limited. The LIBOR rate approximates, but is not exactly equal to, the “Discount” rate that is used in determining the interest rate on the mortgage loans; consequently, in the event the “Discount” rate exceeds the LIBOR rate, payments under the interest rate cap may not afford the Borrowers complete interest rate protection. The Borrowers purchased the rate cap for an initial period of three years for a cost of $0.3 million (including fees) and have placed in escrow the amount of $0.7 million to purchase additional interest rate caps to cover years four and five of the mortgage loans which amount will be returned to us in the event the mortgage loans are prepaid prior to the end of the third loan year.
 
Each mortgage loan is secured by a senior housing facility owned by the applicable Borrower (which facility also secures the other 15 mortgage loans as well), as well as the interest rate cap described above. In addition, our management agreement with respect to each of the facilities is subordinate to the mortgage loan encumbering such facility. In connection with the mortgage loans, we received net proceeds of approximately $103.1 million (after payment of lender fees, third party costs, escrows and other amounts), of which $53.0 million was used to pay down amounts outstanding under our Bank Credit Facility.
 
The mortgage loans may not be prepaid before May 8, 2009. Thereafter, each mortgage loan is prepayable at the end of each 3-month term of the then-current Fannie Mae discount mortgage backed security, upon payment by us of a pre-payment fee in the amount of 1% of the then-outstanding principal amount of the mortgage loan being prepaid (except during the last three months of the loan term when no prepayment premium is payable). In


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
connection with a partial prepayment, the applicable senior housing facility securing the mortgage loan being prepaid may be released only upon the satisfaction of certain conditions, including
 
(i) the remaining facilities have a 1.4 debt service coverage ratio (during the first 3 years of the loan term) or a 1.45 debt service coverage ratio (during the final 2 years of the loan term), in either case based on 12-months trailing net operating income and a fixed rate of interest of 5.92% per annum,
 
(ii) not more than 30% of the then-outstanding principal balance (after prepayment) is secured by senior housing facilities located in a single state, and
 
(iii) not more than 65% of the then-outstanding principal balance (after prepayment) is secured by senior housing facilities located in the states of Indiana, Michigan and Ohio.
 
In addition, one or more facilities may be sold and the individual mortgage loan assumed by the buyer so long as the foregoing (i), (ii) and (iii) are satisfied and the assumed mortgage loan has a 1.40 debt service coverage ratio (if the assumed mortgage loan is fixed rate) or a minimum debt service coverage determined by Lender (if the assumed mortgage loan is variable rate) and the buyer is acceptable to the Lender.
 
Each Borrower has the right to convert the interest rate on its mortgage loan to a fixed rate of interest equal to a then-effective Fannie Mae interest rate plus 1.2% per annum, subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including that the applicable facility has sufficient net operating income, as determined in accordance with Fannie Mae’s then applicable underwriting standards. In the event of a conversion, the converted note is prepayable only upon payment of the greater of 1% of the outstanding principal balance and the payment of a yield maintenance premium or, during the 4th through 6th month prior to the maturity date, upon payment of a prepayment premium of 1% of the outstanding principal balance. A conversion may result in an extension of the maturity date of the mortgage loan being converted depending, among other things, on the reference rate used to determine the fixed rate.
 
The mortgage loans will become immediately due and payable, and the Lender will be entitled to interest on the unpaid principal sum at an increased rate, if any required payment is not paid on or prior to the date when due or on the happening of any other event of default including a misrepresentation by the applicable Borrower or the failure of the applicable Borrower to comply with the covenants contained in the mortgage loan documents. The mortgage loans contain various usual and customary covenants, including restrictions on transfers of the facilities and restrictions on transfers of direct or indirect interests in the Borrowers, and obligations regarding the payment of real property taxes, the maintenance of insurance, compliance with laws, maintenance of licenses in effect, use of the facilities only as permitted by the mortgage loan documents, entering into leases and occupancy agreements in accordance with the mortgage loan documents and preparation and delivery to Lender of the reports required by the mortgage loan documents. The mortgage loans are non-recourse to the Borrowers and us, but are subject to usual and customary exceptions to non-recourse liability for damage suffered by Lender for certain acts, including misapplication of rents, security deposits, insurance proceeds and condemnation awards, failure to comply with obligations relating to delivery of books, records and financial and other reports of Borrower, and fraud or material misrepresentation. The mortgage loans are full recourse to the Borrower and us in the event of a Borrower’s acquisition of any property or operation of any business not permitted by the terms of the applicable mortgage or in the event of a violation of the transfer restrictions contained in the mortgages. During the term of the mortgage loans, we are required to maintain at all times (i) a net worth of not less than $100.0 million and (ii) cash and cash equivalents of not less than $25.0 million.
 
Senior Living Condominium Developments
 
As indicated above, in the first quarter of 2008, we suspended the development of all but one of our condominium projects and as a result, we expect to record pre-tax charges totaling approximately $22.0 million in the first quarter of 2008.


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Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Legal and Accounting Fees Related to Accounting Review, Special Independent Committee Inquiry and Related Matters
 
As indicated above, during the six months ended June 30, 2008, we expect to incur legal and accounting fees of approximately $22.6 million related to the accounting review, the Special Independent Committee inquiry, the SEC Investigation and responding to various shareholder actions.
 
Real Estate Gains
 
During the first quarter of 2008, we completed the recapitalization of a venture with two underlying properties. As a result of this recapitalization, guarantees that were requiring us to use the profit-sharing method of accounting for our previous sale of real estate in 2004 were released and we expect to record a pre-tax gain on sale of approximately $6.7 million and received cash of approximately $5.4 million.
 
25.   Quarterly Results of Operations (Unaudited)
 
The following is a summary of quarterly results of operations for the fiscal quarter (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 
                                         
    Q1     Q2     Q3     Q4(2)     Total  
 
2007
                                       
Operating revenue
  $ 395,887     $ 408,018     $ 429,512     $ 419,133     $ 1,652,550  
Net income (loss)
    7,480       7,992       38,230       (123,977 )     (70,275 )
Basic net income (loss) per common share
  $ 0.15     $ 0.16     $ 0.77     $ (2.48 )   $ (1.41 )
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
    0.15       0.15       0.74       (2.48 )     (1.41 )
2006 (as restated)
                                       
Operating revenue
  $ 377,341     $ 464,717     $ 379,377     $ 429,646     $ 1,651,081  
Net income (loss)
    901       47,071       15,120       (47,808 )     15,284  
Basic net income (loss) per common share
  $ 0.02     $ 0.95     $ 0.30     $ (0.96 )   $ 0.31  
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
    0.02       0.91       0.29       (0.96 )     0.30  
2006 (as previously reported)
                                       
Operating revenue
  $ 376,671     $ 464,047     $ 378,706     $ 428,975     $ 1,648,399  
Net income (loss)
    2,320       48,685       16,304       (46,952 )     20,357  
Basic net income (loss) per common share
  $ 0.05     $ 0.98     $ 0.33     $ (0.94 )   $ 0.42  
Diluted net income (loss) per common share
    0.05       0.95       0.32       (0.94 )     0.40  
 
 
(1) The sum of per share amounts for the quarters may not equal the per share amount for the year due to a variance in shares used in the calculations or rounding.
 
(2) During the fourth quarter of 2007, we recorded an impairment charge of $56.7 million relating to Trinity’s goodwill and intangible assets and a $21.6 million charge to write-off our investment in Aston Gardens.
 
As described in Note 3, we have restated the 2006 results due to an error in recording revenue for non-refundable entrance fees and the related rent expense for two communities. The impact to net income for the first, second, third and fourth quarters of 2006 is $1.4 million, $1.6 million, $1.2 million and $0.9 million, respectively.


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
To the Partners of
PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries (‘the Partnership’) as of 31 December 2007, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in partners’ capital, and cash flows for the year then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audit included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries at 31 December 2007, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
 
/s/  Ernst & Young, LLP
 
London, England
30 July 2008


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PS UK INVESTMENT (JERSEY) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
 
                                 
          For the Year Ended December 31,  
    Notes     2007     2006     2005  
                (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
Operating revenue:
                               
Resident fees
          £ 14,176,377     £ 6,583,409     £  
                                 
Total operating revenue
            14,176,377       6,583,409        
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Facility operating expenses
            12,191,116       7,256,183        
Facility development and pre-rental expenses
            6,394,516       4,535,897       2,438,240  
General and administrative expenses
            597,968       131,926       112,217  
Facility lease expenses
            26,042       40,626        
Management fees
    6       775,441       355,960        
Depreciation
    3       3,324,095       2,084,776       595  
                                 
Total operating expenses
            (23,309,178 )     (14,405,368 )     (2,551,052 )
                                 
Net operating loss
            (9,132,801 )     (7,821,959 )     (2,551,052 )
                                 
Other income/(expense):
                               
Financial income
            973,715       194,676       132,916  
Interest expense
            (11,459,235 )     (4,425,643 )      
Loss on extinguishment of debt
            (238,122 )            
Foreign exchange gain
            5,808              
Gain on sale of subsidiaries
    5       114,437,152              
                                 
Total other income/(expense)
            103,719,318       (4,230,967 )     132,916  
                                 
Profit/(loss) before tax
            94,586,517       (12,052,926 )     (2,418,136 )
                                 
Income tax expense
    9                    
                                 
Profit/(loss) for the year after tax
    10     £ 94,586,517     £ (12,052,926 )   £ (2,418,136 )
                                 
 
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements


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PS UK INVESTMENT (JERSEY) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
 
                         
          At December 31,  
    Notes     2007     2006  
                (Unaudited)  
 
ASSETS
                       
Current assets:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
          £ 20,421,691     £ 8,848,123  
Accounts receivable
            344,149       531,713  
Net receivables due from affiliates
    6       336,986        
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
            2,560,883       1,504,638  
                         
Total current assets
            23,663,709       10,884,474  
                         
Non current assets
                       
Property and equipment
    3       216,704,854       285,285,526  
Restricted cash
    5       11,588,218        
                         
Total non current assets
            228,293,072       285,285,526  
Assets held for sale
    4             4,184,152  
                         
Total assets
          £ 251,956,781     £ 300,354,152  
                         
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
                       
Current liabilities
                       
Trade payables
          £ 100,018     £ 328,467  
Accrued expenses
    7       9,479,017       8,400,856  
Deferred revenue
            309,658       220,758  
Net payables due to affiliates
    6             4,084,417  
Other current liabilities
    5       4,487,885        
Current maturities of long-term debt
    8       19,452,506       2,923,000  
                         
Total current liabilities
            33,829,084       15,957,498  
                         
Non current liabilities
                       
Partner loan
    6             1,275,000  
Long-term debt, net of finance costs
    8       172,494,910       167,080,122  
Derivative financial instruments
            529,885        
                         
              173,024,795       168,355,122  
Partners’ capital
    10       45,102,902       116,041,532  
                         
Total non current liabilities
            218,127,697       284,396,654  
                         
Total liabilities and partners’ capital
          £ 251,956,781     £ 300,354,152  
                         
 
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements


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PS UK INVESTMENT (JERSEY) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
 
                                                 
    For the Year Ended 31 December 2007  
    Partners’
    Accumulated
          Foreign
          Total
 
    Capital
    Surplus/
    Other
    Currency
    Distribution
    Partners’
 
    Contributions     (Deficit)     Reserves     Translation     to Partners     Capital  
 
At 1 January 2005 (unaudited)
  £ 20,814,613     £ (1,713,007 )   £ —-     £ 740     £     £ 19,102,346  
Foreign currency translation
                      (919 )           (919 )
                                                 
Total income and expense for the year recognized directly in equity
                      (919 )           (919 )
Loss for the year
          (2,418,136 )                       (2,418,136 )
                                                 
Total income and expense for the year
          (2,418,136 )           (919 )           (2,419,055 )
Partner contributions
    20,084,077                               20,084,077  
                                                 
At 31 December 2005 (unaudited)
    40,898,690       (4,131,143 )           (179 )           36,767,368  
Foreign currency translation
                      (305 )           (305 )
Revaluation of property and equipment
                70,636,697                   70,636,697  
                                                 
Total income and expense for the year recognized directly in equity
                70,636,697       (305 )           70,636,392  
Loss for the year
          (12,052,926 )                       (12,052,926 )
                                                 
Total income and expense for the year
          (12,052,926 )     70,636,697       (305 )           58,583,466  
Partner contributions
    20,690,698                               20,690,698  
                                                 
At 31 December 2006 (unaudited)
    61,589,388       (16,184,069 )     70,636,697       (484 )           116,041,532  
Cash flow hedge (note 11)
                (529,885 )                 (529,885 )
Distribution to partners
                            (159,675,550 )     (159,675,550 )
Disposal of property and equipment revaluation
                (70,636,697 )                 (70,636,697 )
Revaluation of property and equipment
                39,079,729                   39,079,729  
                                                 
Total income and expense for the year recognized directly in equity
                (32,086,853 )           (159,675,550 )     (191,762,403 )
Profit for the year
          94,586,517                         94,586,517  
                                                 
Total income and expense for the year
          94,586,517       (32,086,853 )           (159,675,550 )     (97,175,886 )
Partner contributions
    26,237,256                               26,237,256  
                                                 
At 31 December 2007
  £ 87,826,644     £ 78,402,448     £ 38,549,844     £ (484 )   £ (159,675,550 )   £ 45,102,902  
                                                 
 
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements


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PS UK INVESTMENT (JERSEY) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
 
                         
    For the Year Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
          (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
Operating activities
                       
Profit/(loss) for the year before tax
  £ 94,586,517     £ (12,052,926 )   £ (2,418,136 )
Adjustments to reconcile profit/(loss) for the year before tax to net cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net finance costs
    10,717,833       4,230,967       (132,916 )
Depreciation
    3,324,095       2,084,776       595  
Provision for bad debt
    29,819       16,658        
Gain on sale of subsidiaries
    (114,437,152 )            
Loss on extinguishment of debt
    (238,122 )            
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable
    157,745       (463,246 )      
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (1,056,246 )     (1,043,983 )     1,010,057  
Trade payables and accrued expenses
    849,712       268,812       7,082,358  
Deferred revenue
    88,880       220,758        
Other current liabilities
    4,487,885              
                         
Net cash flows (used in)/from operating activities
    (1,489,034 )     (6,738,184 )     5,541,958  
                         
Investing activities
                       
Increase in restricted cash
    (11,588,218 )            
Purchase of property and equipment
    (89,329,492 )     (94,680,104 )     (93,843,506 )
Proceeds from sale of subsidiaries
    245,381,485              
Interest paid and capitalised
    (4,695,605 )     (3,572,894 )     (2,219,469 )
Interest received
    973,715       194,676       132,916  
                         
Net cash flows from/(used in) investing activities
    140,741,885       (98,058,322 )     (95,930,059 )
                         
Financing activities
                       
Contributions by partners
    26,237,256       20,690,698       20,084,077  
Distributions to partners
    (159,675,550 )            
Net (repayments to)/borrowings from affiliates
    (4,415,153 )     940,315       (616,500 )
Net repayments to partners
    (1,275,000 )            
Borrowings of long-term debt
    148,153,886       93,235,075       69,937,922  
Repayments of long-term debt
    (126,918,499 )            
Interest paid and expensed
    (9,785,802 )     (4,279,290 )      
                         
Net cash flows (used in)/from financing activities
    (127,678,862 )     110,586,798       89,405,499  
                         
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate on cash
    11,573,989       5,790,292       (982,602 )
Effect of exchange rate on cash
    (421 )     (305 )     (919 )
                         
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    11,573,568       5,789,987       (983,521 )
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
    8,848,123       3,058,136       4,041,657  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
  £ 20,421,691     £ 8,848,123     £ 3,058,136  
                         


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PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
At 31 December 2007
 
1.   Organization
 
PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership (the Partnership), was formed under the laws of Jersey, Channel Islands on 31 May 2002, between Sunrise Assisted Living Investment, Inc. (SALII), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (Sunrise), Senior Housing UK Investment Limited Partnership (SHIP, previously PRICOA), SunCo LLC (SunCo), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise and PS UK (Jersey) GP Limited (General Partner). On 29 January 2003, SALII transferred its entire interest in the Partnership to Sunrise Senior Living International L.P. (Sunrise LP), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise. The Partnership was established for the purpose of acquiring land and buildings in order to construct, develop, market, operate, finance and sell assisted living facilities in the United Kingdom. As of 31 December 2007, the Partnership has four operating properties, seven properties under active development and three sites in pre-development in the United Kingdom. The facilities will offer accommodation and organize the provision of non-complex medical care services to elderly residents for a monthly fee. The Partnership’s services will generally not be covered by health insurance so the monthly fees will be payable by the residents, their family, or another responsible party. The Partnership shall be dissolved on 31 December 2012 unless extended or terminated earlier in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Partnership Agreement.
 
2.1   Basis of Preparation
 
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on an historical cost basis, except for property and equipment relating to properties operating at year end and derivative financial instruments, which have been measured at fair value. The consolidated financial statements are presented in Sterling.
 
Statement of Compliance
 
The consolidated financial statements of PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board as they apply to the financial statements of the limited partnership and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31 December 2007.
 
Principles of Consolidation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiaries that will develop, own and operate assisted living facilities. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions eliminate upon consolidation.
 
2.2  Changes in Accounting Policies
 
IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures
 
The Partnership has adopted IFRS 7, which requires disclosures that enable users to evaluate the significance of the Partnership’s financial instruments and the nature and extent of risks arising from those financial instruments. The new disclosures are included throughout the financial statements.
 
Amendment to IAS Presentation of Financial Statements — Capital Disclosures
 
The Partnership has adopted Amendment to IAS 1, which requires disclosures that enable users to evaluate the Partnership’s objectives, policies and processes for managing capital. The new disclosures are included throughout the financial statements.


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PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
2.3  Significant Accounting Estimates
 
Estimation Uncertainty
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Deferred Tax Assets
 
Deferred tax assets are recognised for all unused tax losses to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the losses can be utilized. Significant management judgment is required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognised, based upon the likely timing and level of future taxable profits together with future tax planning strategies. The carrying value of recognised tax losses at 31 December 2007 was £nil (2006 — £nil) and the unrecognised tax losses at 31 December 2007 were £12,536,870 (2006 — £14,561,000). Further details are contained in note 9.
 
2.4  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
On the balance sheet and for purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of balances held by financial institutions. The Partnership considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
 
Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment is initially recorded at cost and includes interest and property taxes capitalised on long-term construction projects during the construction period, as well as pre-acquisition and other costs directly related to the acquisition, development and construction of facilities. Costs that do not directly relate to acquisition, development and construction of the facility are expensed as incurred. If a project is abandoned any costs previously capitalised are expensed. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expenses as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Buildings are depreciated over 40 years. Furniture and equipment is depreciated over 3 to 10 years.
 
Following initial recognition at cost, property and equipment is carried at a revalued amount, which is the fair value at the date of the revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. All categories of property and equipment are revalued simultaneously. Therefore, any fair value surplus or impairment has been apportioned between all categories in relation to costs or brought forward carrying amounts. Any revaluation surplus is credited to the individual partners’ capital account included in the partners’ capital section of the balance sheet, except to the extent that it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset previously recognised in profit or loss, in which case the increase is recognised in profit or loss. A revaluation deficit is recognised in profit or loss, except that a deficit directly offsetting a previous surplus on the same asset is directly offset against the surplus in the asset revaluation reserve.
 
Accumulated depreciation as at the revaluation date is eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the asset and the net amount is restated to the revalued amount of the asset. Upon disposal, any revaluation reserve relating to the particular asset being sold is transferred to accumulated deficit.
 
Valuations are performed frequently enough to ensure that the fair value of a revalued asset does not differ materially from its carrying amount.


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PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Impairment of Assets
 
Property and equipment is reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the asset’s discounted expected cash flows are not sufficient to recover its carrying amount. The Partnership measures an impairment loss by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying amount. Fair value of an asset is calculated as the present value of expected future cash flows. Based on management’s estimation process, no impairment losses were recorded as of 31 December 2007.
 
Restricted Cash
 
Cash that is pledged or is subject to withdrawal restrictions has been separately identified on the balance sheet as restricted cash.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
Operating revenue consists of resident fee revenue. Resident fee revenue is recognised monthly as services are rendered. Agreements with residents are generally for a term of one year and are cancellable by residents with thirty days notice. Interest income is recognised as interest accrues.
 
Operating Expenses
 
Operating expenses consists of:
 
  •  Facility operating expenses including labour, food, marketing and other direct costs of operating the communities.
 
  •  Facility development and pre-rental expenses associated with the development and marketing of communities prior to opening.
 
  •  General and administrative expense related to costs of the Partnership itself.
 
  •  Management fees paid to subsidiaries of Sunrise for managing the communities (note 6).
 
Taxes
 
Income and Corporation Taxes
 
No provision for income or corporation taxes has been included in the accompanying financial statements, as all attributes of income and loss pass through pro rata to the partners on their respective income tax returns in accordance with the Partnership Agreement.
 
Sales Taxes
 
Revenue, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of sales tax except:
 
  •  where the sales tax incurred on a purchase of assets or services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in which case the sales tax is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense item as applicable; and
 
  •  receivables and payables that are stated with the amount of sales tax included.
 
The net amount of sales tax recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included as part of receivables or payables in the balance sheet.


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PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Deferred Income Tax
 
Deferred income tax is provided using the liability method on temporary differences at the balance sheet date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes. However, as note 9 indicates, the net deferred tax assets have not been recognised, because there is no assurance that enough profits will be generated in the future to be able to utilise the losses and expenditures carried forward. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been included in these financial statements, and there are no current or deferred income taxes.
 
Deferred income tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences, except:
 
  •  where the deferred income tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; and
 
  •  in respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests in joint ventures, where the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
 
Deferred income tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilized except:
 
  •  where the deferred income tax asset relating to the deductible temporary differences arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; and
 
  •  in respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests in joint ventures, deferred income tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that the temporary differences will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilized.
 
The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed each balance sheet date. Unrecognised deferred income tax assets are reassessed at each balance sheet date and are recognised to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the year when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on the tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.
 
Deferred income tax relating to items recognised directly in equity is recognised in equity and not in the income statement.
 
Deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are offset, if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current income tax liabilities and the deferred income taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.
 
Derivative Financial Instruments and Hedging
 
The Partnership uses derivative financial instruments such as an interest rate swap to hedge its risks associated with the interest rate fluctuations. Such derivative financial instruments are initially recognised at fair value on the date on which a derivative contract is entered into and are subsequently remeasured at fair value. Derivatives are carried as assets when the fair value is positive and as liabilities when the fair value is negative.


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PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Any gains or losses arising from changes in fair value on derivatives during the year that do not qualify for hedge accounting are taken directly to profit and loss.
 
The fair value of interest rate swap contracts is determined by reference to market values for similar instruments.
 
For the purpose of hedge accounting, hedges are classified as:
 
  •  fair value hedges when hedging the exposure to changes in the fair value of a recognised asset or liability or an unrecognised firm commitment (except for foreign currency risk); or
 
  •  cash flow hedges when hedging exposure to variability in cash flows that is either attributable to a particular risk associated with a recognised asset or liability or a highly probably forecast transaction or the foreign currency risk in a unrecognised firm commitment; or
 
  •  hedges of a net investment in a foreign operation.
 
At the inception of a hedge relationship, the Partnership formally designates and documents the hedge relationship to which the Partnership wishes to apply hedge accounting and the risk management objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge. The documentation includes identification of the hedging instrument, the hedged item or transaction, the nature of the risk being hedged and how the entity will assess the hedging instrument’s effectiveness in offsetting the exposure to changes in the hedged item’s fair value or cash flows attributable to the hedged risk. Such hedges are expected to be highly effective in achieving offsetting changes in fair value or cash flows and are assessed on an ongoing basis to determine that they actually have been highly effective throughout the financial reporting periods for which they were designated.
 
Hedges which meet the strict criteria for hedge accounting are accounted for as follows:
 
Cash Flow Hedges
 
The effective portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recognised directly in equity, while any ineffective portion is recognised immediately in profit or loss.
 
Amounts taken to equity are transferred to profit or loss when the hedged transaction affects profit or loss, such as when the hedged financial income or financial expense is recognised.
 
If the forecast transaction or firm commitment is no longer expected to occur, amounts previously recognised in equity are transferred to profit or loss. If the hedging instrument expires or is sold, terminated or exercised without replacement or rollover, or if its designation as a hedge is revoked, amounts previously recognised in equity remain in equity until the forecast transaction or firm commitment occurs.
 
Foreign Currency Translation
 
The consolidated financial statements are presented in Sterling, which is the Partnership’s functional and presentational currency. The financial statements of foreign subsidiaries, where the local currency is the functional currency, are translated into Sterling using exchange rates in effect at period end for assets and liabilities and average exchange rates during each reporting period for results of operations. Adjustments resulting from translation of financial statements are reflected as a separate component of partners’ capital.
 
Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the functional currency rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. All differences are taken to the statement of operations. Non monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates as at the dates of the initial transaction.


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PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Borrowing Costs
 
Borrowing costs are generally expensed as incurred. Borrowing costs which are directly attributable to the construction of an asset are capitalised while the asset is being constructed and form part of the cost of the asset. Capitalisation of borrowing costs commences when:
 
  •  Expenditure for the asset and borrowing costs are being incurred; and
 
  •  Activities necessary to prepare the asset for its intended use are in progress.
 
Capitalisation ceases when the asset is substantially ready for use. If active development is interrupted for an extended period, capitalisation of borrowing costs is suspended.
 
For borrowing associated with a specific asset, the actual rate on that borrowing is used. Otherwise, a weighted average cost of borrowing is used.
 
New Standards and Interpretations not Applied
 
The International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and International Financial Reporting International Committee (“IFRIC”) have issued the following standards and interpretations with effective dates after the date of these financial statements that have not yet been adopted by the group:
 
         
IASB (IAS / IFRSs)
 
Effective date
 
IFRS 2
  Amendment to IFRS 2 — Vesting Conditions and Cancellations   1 January 2009
IFRS 3
  Business Combinations (revised January 2008)   1 July 2009
IFRS 8
  Operating Segments   1 January 2009
IAS 1
  Presentation of Financial Statements (revised September 2007)   1 January 2009
IAS 23
  Borrowing Costs (revised March 2007)   1 January 2009
IAS 32
  Amendment — Financial Instruments: Presentation   I January 2009
IAS 27
  Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements (revised January 2008)   1 July 2009
IAS 28
  Amendment — Investments in Associates   1 July 2009
IAS 31
  Amendment — Interests in Joint Ventures   1 July 2009
 
         
IFRIC
 
Effective date
 
IFRIC 12
  Service Concession Arrangements   1 January 2008
IFRIC 13
  Customer Loyalty Programmes   1 July 2008
IFRIC 14
  IAS 19 — The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction   1 January 2008
IFRIC 15
  Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate   1 January 2009
 
The Directors do not anticipate that the adoption of these standards and interpretations will have a material impact on the Group’s financial statements in the period of initial application.
 
IAS 23 has been revised to require capitalisation of borrowing costs when such costs relate to a qualifying asset. A qualifying asset is an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale. The group already capitalizes borrowing costs in certain circumstances as disclosed in the accounting policies.
 
Whilst the revised IAS 1 will have no impact on the measurement of the Group’s results or net assets it may result in certain changes in the presentation of the Group’s financial statements from 2009 onwards.


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PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
3.  Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment consists of the following at 31 December 2007:
 
                                 
    Land and
    Furniture and
    Construction
       
    Buildings     Equipment     in Progress     Total  
 
As at 1 January 2007, net of accumulated depreciation and exchange adjustment
  £ 191,135,829     £ 7,504,926     £ 86,644,771     £ 285,285,526  
Additions, including interest capitalised
    72,184,932       3,175,714       18,664,452       94,025,098  
Disposals, net of revaluations and accumulated depreciation
    (190,318,356 )     (7,078,522 )           (197,396,878 )
Revaluations
    37,231,561       1,848,168             39,079,729  
Depreciation charge for the year
    (2,337,772 )     (986,323 )           (3,324,095 )
Transfer of net deferred financing costs
                (964,526 )     (964,526 )
                                 
As at 31 December 2007, net of accumulated depreciation and exchange adjustment
  £ 107,896,194     £ 4,463,963     £ 104,344,697     £ 216,704,854  
                                 
 
                                 
    Land and
    Furniture and
    Construction
       
    Buildings     Equipment     in Progress     Total  
 
As at 1 January 2007
                               
Cost
  £ 192,580,010     £ 8,146,986     £ 86,644,771     £ 287,371,767  
Accumulated depreciation
    (1,444,181 )     (641,985 )           (2,086,166 )
Exchange adjustment
          (75 )           (75 )
                                 
Net carrying amount
  £ 191,135,829     £ 7,504,926     £ 86,644,771     £ 285,285,526  
                                 
As at 31 December 2007
                               
Cost or fair value
    108,254,315       5,300,970       104,344,697       217,899,982  
Accumulated depreciation
    (358,121 )     (837,007 )           (1,195,128 )
                                 
Net carrying amount
  £ 107,896,194     £ 4,463,963     £ 104,344,697     £ 216,704,854  
                                 
 
Construction in progress represents costs incurred in construction of ten facilities in development or pre-development. Costs to complete construction of ten facilities are estimated to be £151 million. The Partnership engaged Savills Commercial Ltd, an accredited independent valuer, to provide an opinion of the fair value of each of the four communities that were operating as at 31 December 2007, on a freehold basis as a fully equipped operational entity having regard to trading potential in existing use and present condition subject to the management contract in place. Fair value was determined using a discounted cash flow method of valuation assuming reasonable trade build up to future stabilization. Stabilization is generally considered to be the date at which a community is 95% occupied which usually occurs 12 to 18 months after opening. The date of the valuation was 31 December 2007.
 
If property and equipment were measured using the cost model, the carrying amounts would be as follows at 31 December 2007:
 
                         
    Land and
    Furniture and
       
    Buildings     Equipment     Total  
 
Cost
  £ 71,477,319     £ 2,973,916     £ 74,451,235  
Accumulated depreciation
    (832,008 )     (358,120 )     (1,190,128 )
                         
Net carrying amount
  £ 70,645,311     £ 2,615,796     £ 73,261,107  
                         


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PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Eleven facilities, four operating and seven under development, with a total carrying amount of £175,736,374, are subject to a first charge to secure the Partnership’s long-term debt (note 8). In 2006, approximately £3.7 million of land was held under a long-term lease with a term of 125 years and is treated as a capitalised lease. The lease was amortised over 125 years. The land was sold in 2007. Property and equipment consists of the following at 31 December 2006 (unaudited):
 
                                 
    Land and
    Furniture and
    Construction
       
    Buildings     Equipment     in Progress     Total  
 
As at 1 January 2006, net of accumulated depreciation and exchange adjustment
  £     £ 1,344     £ 124,087,897     £ 124,089,241  
Additions, including interest capitalised
    125,174,145       4,913,341       (31,834,492 )     98,252,994  
Revaluations
    67,405,865       3,230,832             70,636,697  
Depreciation charge for the year
    (1,444,181 )     (640,595 )           (2,084,776 )
Transfer of assets held for sale
                (4,184,152 )     (4,184,152 )
Transfer of net deferred financing costs
                (1,424,482 )     (1,424,482 )
Exchange adjustment
          4             4  
                                 
As at 31 December 2006, net of accumulated depreciation and exchange adjustment
  £ 191,135,829     £ 7,504,926     £ 86,644,771     £ 285,285,526  
                                 
As at 1 January 2006
                               
Cost
          2,813       124,087,897       124,090,710  
Accumulated depreciation
          (1,390 )           (1,390 )
Exchange adjustment
          (79 )           (79 )
                                 
Net carrying amount
  £     £ 1,344     £ 124,087,897     £ 124,089,241  
                                 
As at 31 December 2006
                               
Cost or fair value
    192,580,010       8,146,986       86,644,771       287,371,767  
Accumulated depreciation
    (1,444,181 )     (641,985 )           (2,086,166 )
Exchange adjustment
          (75 )           (75 )
                                 
Net carrying amount
  £ 191,135,829     £ 7,504,926     £ 86,644,771     £ 285,285,526  
                                 
 
Construction in progress represents costs incurred in construction of seventeen facilities in development or pre-development. Costs to complete construction of these seventeen facilities are estimated to be £302 million.
 
The Partnership engaged Savills Commercial Ltd, an accredited independent valuer, to provide an opinion of the Fair value of each of the seven Communities that were operating as at 31 December 2006, on a freehold basis as a fully equipped operational entity having regard to trading potential in existing use and present condition subject to the management contract in place. Fair value was determined using a discounted cash flow method of valuation assuming reasonable trade build up to future stabilization. Stabilization is generally considered to be the date at which a community is 95% occupied which usually occurs 12 to 18 months after opening. The date of the valuation was 31 December 2006.


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PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Property and equipment consists of the following at 31 December 2005 (unaudited):
 
                         
    Furniture and
    Construction
       
    Equipment     in Progress     Total  
 
As at 1 January 2005, net of accumulated depreciation and exchange adjustment
  £ 1,999     £ 28,024,862     £ 28,026,861  
Additions, including interest capitalised
          96,063,035       96,063,035  
Depreciation charge for the year
    (595 )           (595 )
Exchange adjustment
    (60 )           (60 )
                         
As at 31 December 2005, net of accumulated depreciation and exchange adjustment
  £ 1,344     £ 124,087,897     £ 124,089,241  
                         
As at 1 January 2005
                       
Cost
    2,813       28,024,862       28,027,675  
Accumulated depreciation
    (795 )           (795 )
Exchange adjustment
    (19 )           (19 )
                         
Net carrying amount
  £ 1,999     £ 28,024,862     £ 28,026,861  
                         
As at 31 December 2005
                       
Cost
    2,813       124,087,897       124,090,710  
Accumulated depreciation
    (1,390 )           (1,390 )
Exchange adjustment
    (79 )           (79 )
                         
Net carrying amount
  £ 1,344     £ 124,087,897     £ 124,089,241  
                         
 
Construction in progress represents costs incurred in construction of twenty facilities in development or pre-development. Costs to complete construction of these twenty facilities are estimated to be £305 million.
 
4.   Assets Held for Sale
 
During 2007, the Partnership sold a parcel of undeveloped land as the Partnership was unable to obtain the required zoning for the development of the land. As at 31 December 2006, the land was classified as assets held for sale with a book value of £4,184,152. The land was subject to a land loan of £1,862,000 with an original maturity date of January 2007 which was extended to May 2007. The Partnership sold the land in May 2007. The Partnership recorded a net loss on this sale of £34,840.
 
5.   Sale of Subsidiaries
 
On 31 July 2007, a subsidiary of the Partnership entered into a Purchase and Sale Agreement with a Third Party Buyer (the Buyer) for the sale of a portfolio of subsidiary companies that own and operate fifteen senior living communities, divided into the Initial Portfolio Members and the Pipeline Portfolio Members. The Initial Portfolio Members include the subsidiary companies that own and operate the senior living communities known as Sunrise of Bassett, Sunrise of Edgbaston, Sunrise of Esher, Sunrise of Fleet, Sunrise of Guildford and Sunrise of Westbourne. The Pipeline Portfolio Members include the subsidiary companies that own and operate the senior living communities known as Sunrise of Bramhall II, Sunrise of Cardiff, Sunrise of Chorleywood, Sunrise of Eastbourne, Sunrise of Mobberley, Sunrise of Solihull, Sunrise of Southbourne, Sunrise of Tettenhall and Sunrise of Weybridge. The sale of the Initial Portfolio Members was completed concurrent with the execution of the Purchase and Sale Agreement for the purchase price of £224.8 million, of which £96.1 million was used to repay long-term debt. The Partnership recorded a net gain on the sale of the Initial Portfolio Members of £106.6 million. The Partnership placed £6.0 million in an escrow account to be used for income support to the Buyer if the net operating income of the six initial communities does not meet specified targets. The Buyer is eligible to receive income support for each of the six communities until each community reaches stabilization, as defined in the Purchase and Sale Agreement. The Partnership’s liability to provide income support does not exceed the £6.0 million. At 31 December 2007, the


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balance in the escrow account for income support was £4.5 million, which is reflected on the balance sheet in restricted cash and other current liabilities. The remaining net proceeds from the sale of the Initial Portfolio Members were distributed to SHIP and Sunrise LP, with the exception of £7.1 million representing a portion of SunCo’s distribution which is held in a restricted cash account until the termination of the Partnership.
 
The Purchase and Sale Agreement sets out the Target Completion Date for each Pipeline Portfolio Member. The sale of the first Pipeline Portfolio Member, the subsidiary companies that owned and operated Sunrise of Mobberley, was completed on 31 December 2007 for the purchase price of £30.8 million, of which £20.6 million was used to repay long-term debt. The Partnership recorded a net gain on this sale of £7.9 million.
 
The Target Completion Dates for the remaining Pipeline Portfolio Members ranged from April 2008 until October 2009. A Floor Price has been established for each of the Pipeline Portfolio Members. Subsequent to the sale of each of the Pipeline Portfolio Members, the Floor Price may be increased based upon specific provisions within the Purchase and Sale Agreement regarding performance of the communities. The Buyer has the right to buy, and the Partnership has the right to require the Buyer to buy, each of the remaining Pipeline Portfolio Members until a date which is 540 days after the Target Completion Date for the specific Pipeline Portfolio Members. At that point, either the Partnership or the Buyer may terminate their rights. If all sales have not been completed by 31 October 2011, then the Partnership’s and the Buyer’s rights under the Purchase and Sale Agreement will terminate. Details of the three additional Pipeline Portfolio Members sold since 30 April 2008 are set out in note 13.
 
The results of the subsidiary companies sold in 2007 are presented below:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
          (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
Revenue
  £ 18,561,984     £ 13,739,973     £  
Expenses
    (19,321,416 )     (19,465,988 )     (2,183,985 )
                         
Net operating loss
    (759,432 )     (5,726,015 )     (2,183,985 )
                         
Other (expense)/income
    (7,137,281 )     (4,343,129 )     65,147  
                         
Book loss before taxes
    (7,896,713 )     (10,069,144 )     (2,118,838 )
Taxes payable related to book income:
                       
Related to pre-tax profit/(loss)(1)
                 
Related to gain on disposal(2)
                 
Total taxes on book income for the subsidiaries sold
  £     £     £  
                         
 
 
(1) No taxes are due on operations, as the subsidiaries are in a tax loss position, and there is a net operating loss carry-forward of £13,717,412.
 
(2) Note that the gain on disposal of the subsidiaries was recognized at the level of PS UK Sarl, and no Luxembourg tax was due on that gain.
 
The net cash flows incurred by the subsidiary companies sold in 2007 are as follows:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
          (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
Operating
  £ (1,182,337 )   £ (8,235,124 )   £ 4,915,227  
Investing
    146,018,109       (28,283,577 )     (72,225,290 )
Financing
    (149,412,223 )     40,585,176       64,396,505  
                         
Net cash (outflow)/inflow
  £ (4,576,451 )   £ 4,066,475     £ (2,913,558 )
                         


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6.   Affiliate Transactions
 
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Partnership and the subsidiaries listed in the following table, all drawn up to 31 December 2007:
 
                     
    Country of
  % Equity Interest  
Name
 
Incorporation
  2007     2006  
              (Unaudited)  
 
PS UK Sarl
  Luxembourg     100       100  
Property Companies:
                   
Sunrise of Fleet Limited
  Jersey     0       100  
Sunrise of Cardiff Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Guildford Limited
  Jersey     0       100  
Sunrise of Westbourne Limited
  Jersey     0       100  
Sunrise of Edgbaston Limited
  Jersey     0       100  
Sunrise of Bassett Limited
  Jersey     0       100  
Sunrise of Mobberley Limited
  Jersey     0       100  
Sunrise of Esher Limited
  Jersey     0       100  
Sunrise of Solihull Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Chorleywood Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Weybridge Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Bristol Leigh Woods Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Brooklands Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Tettenhall Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Chichester Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Morningside Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Sonning Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Sevenoaks Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Southbourne Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Eastbourne Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Haywards Heath Limited
  Jersey     0       100  
Sunrise of Surbiton Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Winchester Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Bramhall II Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Beaconsfield Limited
  Jersey     100       100  
Sunrise of Bagshot II Limited
  Jersey     100       0  
Sunrise of Brighton Limited
  Jersey     100       0  
Operating Companies:
                   
Sunrise Operations Fleet Limited
  England and Wales     0       100  
Sunrise Operations Cardiff Limited
  England and Wales     100       100  
Sunrise Operations Guildford Limited
  England and Wales     0       100  
Sunrise Operations Westbourne Limited
  England and Wales     0       100  
Sunrise Operations Edgbaston Limited
  England and Wales     0       100  
Sunrise Operations Bassett Limited
  England and Wales     0       100  
Sunrise Operations Mobberley Limited
  England and Wales     0       100  
Sunrise Operations Esher Limited
  England and Wales     0       100  
Sunrise Operations Solihull Limited
  England and Wales     100       100  
Sunrise Operations Chorleywood Limited
  England and Wales     100       100  
Sunrise Operations Weybridge Limited
  England and Wales     100       0  
Sunrise Operations Tettenhall Limited
  England and Wales     100       100  
Sunrise Operations Southbourne Limited
  England and Wales     100       100  
Sunrise Operations Eastbourne Limited
  England and Wales     100       0  
Sunrise Operations Morningside Limited
  England and Wales     100       0  
Sunrise Operations Bramhall II Limited
  England and Wales     100       0  
Sunrise Operations Sonning Limited
  England and Wales     100       0  
Sunrise Operations Beaconsfield Limited
  England and Wales     100       0  
 
PS UK (Jersey) GP Limited is the ultimate controlling party of the Partnership through the governance of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. The Board of Directors is appointed by SHIP and Sunrise. The Board


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of Directors appoints the Executive Committee. All actions of the Executive Committee require the unanimous approval of all members.
 
Other Related Parties
 
The following table provides the closing balances for transactions which have been entered into with related parties for the relevant financial year.
 
                 
    2007     2006  
          (Unaudited)  
 
Amounts due (from)/to other related parties
               
Sunrise and its wholly owned subsidiaries
  £ (372,366 )   £ 3,964,787  
General Partner
    (40,801 )     (40,801 )
Home Help Companies:
               
Sunrise Home Help Fleet Limited
          24,894  
Sunrise Home Help Westbourne Limited
          23,315  
Sunrise Home Help Guildford Limited
          (24,987 )
Sunrise Home Help Edgbaston Limited
          23,457  
Sunrise Home Help Bassett Limited
          32,149  
Sunrise Home Help Mobberley Limited
          27,354  
Sunrise Home Help Esher Limited
          54,249  
Sunrise Home Help Cardiff Limited
    (5,275 )      
Sunrise Home Help Tettenhall Limited
    14,447        
Sunrise Home Help Solihull Limited
    46,199        
Sunrise Home Help Chorleywood Limited
    20,810        
                 
    £ (336,986 )   £ 4,084,417  
                 
 
Sunrise and its Wholly Owned Subsidiaries
 
Subsidiaries of the Partnership have entered into management and development agreements with Sunrise Senior Living Limited (SSL Ltd.), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise, to provide development, design, construction, management, and operational services relating to the facilities in the United Kingdom. The development agreements commenced during 2002 and have or will terminate when the facilities open. The management agreements begin when the facilities open and will terminate fifteen years after the facility opens.
 
Under the development agreements, SSL Ltd., as developer of the properties, will receive development fees equal to 4% of total project costs for each facility and may be eligible to receive a performance fee equal to 1% of total project costs, if certain criteria are met. Total development fees incurred and capitalised by the Partnership in 2007 were £4,167,787 (2006 — £5,302,088) (2005 — £4,963,803).
 
Under the management agreements, SSL Ltd., as manager of the properties, will receive management fees equal to 5% — 7% of revenues based on facility occupancy levels. Total management fees incurred by the Partnership in 2007 were £775,441 (2006 — £355,960) (2005 — £nil).
 
The Partnership has an amount due from Sunrise and its wholly owned subsidiaries of £372,366 as of 31 December 2007 (2006 — £3,964,787 was payable to Sunrise). This receivable relates to an overpayment for the above described transactions as well as other development costs paid by Sunrise on behalf of the Partnership. The overpayment will be applied to future costs paid by Sunrise on behalf of the Partnership. This receivable is due on demand and is non-interest bearing.


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General Partner
 
The General Partner is responsible for managing the Partnership. The Partnership has an amount due from the General Partner of £40,801 as of 31 December 2007 (2006 — £40,801). This receivable relates to costs paid by the Partnership on behalf of the General Partner. This receivable is due on demand and is non-interest bearing.
 
Home Help Companies
 
Upon opening of each facility, each of the UK Operating Companies have entered into a Domiciliary Care Agreement with their respective Home Help Companies, wholly owned subsidiaries of Sunrise, whereby the Home Help Company will provide resident care services for the residents residing in the portion of the facility registered under the Care Standards Act of 2000. In return for this service, the Operating Company will pay the respective Home Help Company a fee equal to £45 per resident day in the first year and an amount to be agreed upon by both parties in the second and subsequent years. Total fees paid to the Home Help Companies in 2007 were £1,717,156 (2006 — £586,035) (2005 — £nil). In addition under the terms of the Domiciliary Care Agreement the Operating Company is required to provide working capital to the Home Help Company to cover the service expenses of the community not otherwise collected from the residents. Total working capital reimbursed from the Home Help Companies in 2007 was £468,425 (2006 — £428,387 was provided to the Home Help Companies) (2005 — £nil).
 
Partner Loan
 
Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, Sunrise LP and SHIP have provided loans to the Partnership in amounts sufficient to protect the Partnership’s assets or business. The loans are unsecured, non-interest bearing and are repayable from available cash from operations or capital transactions. These loans were repaid in 2007.
 
7.   Accrued Expenses
 
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
 
                 
    2007     2006  
          (Unaudited)  
 
Contractor accruals including retainage
  £ 7,411,190     £ 8,050,741  
Interest payable on mortgage debt
    1,369,186        
Other accrued expenses
    698,641       350,115  
                 
    £ 9,479,017     £ 8,400,856  
                 
 
8.   Long-Term Debt and Commitments
 
The Partnership has obtained commitments for land loans, construction loans and revolving loans of up to approximately £273.8 million to fund eleven facilities and future capital transactions. The loans are for a term of eighteen months to seven years and are secured by the facilities. There was £191,947,416 outstanding at 31 December 2007 (2006 — £170,003,122). These amounts are net of finance costs of £1,278,140 at 31 December 2007 (2006 — £1,278,128).


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Principal maturities of long-term debt as of 31 December 2007 are as follows:
 
                                 
Current
 
Effective Interest Rate %
    Maturity     2007     2006  
                      (Unaudited)  
 
£1,862,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 2.00       2007     £     £ 1,862,000  
£12,195,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 2.25       2007             221,000  
£15,200,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 2.25       2007             250,000  
£18,536,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 2.25       2007             295,000  
£16,298,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 2.25       2007             295,000  
£63,945,752 bank loan
    7.87 to 8.25       2008       19,227,570        
£19,500,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.75       2008       224,936        
                                 
                    £ 19,452,506     £ 2,923,000  
                                 
Non-current
                               
£12,195,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 2.25       2007 - 2011             11,859,467  
£15,200,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 2.25       2007 - 2011             14,803,173  
£18,536,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 2.25       2007 - 2011             18,059,257  
£16,298,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 2.25       2007 - 2012             15,797,234  
£63,945,752 bank loan
    7.87 to 8.25       2008 - 2010       32,456,816        
£19,500,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.75       2008 - 2011       17,216,880       12,378,738  
£20,346,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 2.25       2008 - 2012             17,164,974  
£15,300,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 2.50       2009 - 2010       15,152,016       12,002,214  
£18,451,680 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 1.75       2009 - 2011       13,313,696       3,040,186  
£19,677,500 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 2.50       2009 - 2011       17,642,085       4,198,000  
£21,034,664 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 1.75       2009 - 2012       10,051,651        
£15,320,712 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 2.25       2009 - 2013       15,090,332       6,401,440  
£15,953,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.35 to LIBOR + 1.75       2010             15,482,341  
£17,157,644 bank loan
    LIBOR + 2.15       2010             15,299,298  
£19,472,082 bank loan
    LIBOR + 0.85 to LIBOR + 1.50       2010       6,109,329        
£21,428,205 bank loan
    LIBOR + 0.85 to LIBOR + 1.50       2010       7,952,225        
£16,729,000 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.35 to LIBOR + 1.75       2011       16,253,740       11,321,900  
£22,252,592 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.35 to LIBOR + 1.75       2011       19,487,621       9,271,900  
£20,664,096 bank loan
    LIBOR + 1.25 to LIBOR + 1.50       2012       1,768,519        
                                 
                    £ 172,494,910     £ 167,080,122  
                                 
 
£1,862,000 bank loan
This loan was secured by land and was fully repaid in May 2007.
 
£12,195,000 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was fully repaid in July 2007.
 
£15,200,000 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was fully repaid in July 2007.


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£18,536,000 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was fully repaid in July 2007.
 
£16,298,000 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was fully repaid in July 2007.
 
£63,945,752 bank loan
This loan is unsecured and has payments beginning May 2008 and the balance repayable in February 2010.
 
£19,500,000 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and has bi-annual payments beginning October 2008 and the balance repayable in April 2011.
 
£20,346,000 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was fully repaid in December 2007.
 
£15,300,000 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and has bi-annual payments beginning April 2009 and the balance repayable in September 2010.
 
£18,451,680 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and has bi-annual payments beginning June 2009 and the balance repayable in December 2011.
 
£19,677,500 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and has bi-annual payments beginning December 2009 and the balance repayable in September 2011.
 
£21,034,664 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and has bi-annual payments beginning November 2009 and the balance repayable in May 2012.
 
£15,320,712 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and has bi-annual payments beginning June 2009 and the balance repayable in June 2013.
 
£15,953,000 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was fully repaid in July 2007.
 
£17,157,644 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was fully repaid in July 2007.
 
£19,472,082 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in November 2010.
 
£21,428,205 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in November 2010.


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£16,729,000 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in February 2011.
 
£22,252,592 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in December 2011.
 
£20,664,096 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and has bi-annual payments beginning May
2010 and the balance repayable in November 2012.
 
Commitments
 
Sunrise has made guarantees on certain construction loans and operating deficit guarantees on the facilities upon opening, for which Sunrise will be paid a fee equal to a percentage of the loan amount.
 
9.   Income Taxes
 
The Partnership is not a taxable entity since attributes of income and loss pass through pro rata to the partners on their respective income tax returns in accordance with the Partnership Agreement. However, our operating companies are subject to UK income tax and our property companies are subject to Jersey income tax.
 
Major components of income for the years ended 31 December are as follows:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
          (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
Partnership income
  £ 88,569,571     £ 436,676     £ 236,951  
Operating and property company profit/(loss)
    6,016,946       (12,489,602 )     (2,655,087 )
                         
Consolidated net profit/(loss)
  £ 94,586,517     £ (12,052,926 )   £ (2,418,136 )
                         
 
The operating and property companies had the following deferred tax assets and liabilities at 31 December:
 
                 
    2007     2006  
          (Unaudited)  
 
Deferred tax assets
               
Net operating losses for Operating and Property Companies
  £ 3,768,480     £ 4,306,775  
Pre-rental expense carry-forward
    397       327,584  
                 
Total deferred tax assets
    3,768,877       4,634,359  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities Capital allowances
    (88,563 )     (158,710 )
                 
Total deferred tax liabilities
    (88,563 )     (158,710 )
                 
Net deferred tax asset
  £ 3,680,314     £ 4,475,649  
                 
 
In the UK, the applicable statutory tax rate for corporation tax in 2007 is 28% (2006 — 30%) (2005 — 30%), in Jersey the applicable 2007 statutory tax rate is levied at 20% (2006 — 22%) (2005 — 22%) on rental income arising in the UK.
 
As at 31 December 2007 the operating companies and the property companies had combined accumulated net operating losses of approximately £12,536,870 (2006 — losses of £14,561,000) which, once agreed with the tax authorities, can be carried forward indefinitely for offset against future taxable profits of the companies in which the


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losses arose. At the applicable statutory tax rates this would create a long-term deferred tax asset of £3,768,480 at 31 December 2007 (2006 — £4,306,775).
 
Additionally, the operating companies have pre-commencement expenses of approximately £1,491 as at 31 December 2007 (2006 — £1,091,947) which at the applicable statutory tax rate would create a deferred tax asset of £397 in 2007 (2006 — £327,584), as outlined above.
 
At the property company level, however, capital allowances in the amount of approximately £442,815 for 2007 (2006 — £721,407) at the statutory tax rate would create a deferred tax liability of £88,563 (2006 — £158,710), as mentioned above. This deferred tax liability reduces the above deferred tax assets, and thus our net deferred tax asset as at December 2007 would amount to £3,680,314 (2006 — £4,475,649).
 
Note that the ending deferred balances do not include activity related to the Operating Companies and Property Companies that were transferred into a new venture during 2007. These are the Operating Companies and Property Companies related to Fleet, Westbourne, Guilford, Edgbaston, Basset, Mobberley and Esher. At the end of 2006 each of the discontinued Operating Companies and Property Companies were in a tax loss position. See Note 5.
 
The net deferred tax assets have not been recognised, because there is no assurance that adequate profits will be generated in the future to be able to utilise the losses and expenditures carried forward. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been included in these financial statements, and there are no current or deferred income taxes recognised in the financial statements. Additionally the capital gain derived from the disposal of the UK Operating Companies and Jersey Property Companies is tax exempt in the UK and Jersey.
 
10.   Partners’ Capital
 
The Partnership consists of the General Partner, Sunrise LP (20%), SHIP (80%) and SunCo. The General Partner is responsible for the management and control of the business and affairs of the Partnership and has the right to transact business and sign documents in the Partnership’s name. The General Partner must obtain the approval of its Board of Directors for certain major actions as defined in the General Partner’s Shareholders’ Agreement.
 
The Partnership is arranged such that each partner’s capital account is increased by its proportionate share of net income or any additional capital contributions and is decreased by its proportionate share of net losses or the fair value of any property distributed to such partner. Cash distributed from operations and cash distributed from capital transactions shall be distributed to the partners and partnership interests in the order defined in the Partnership Agreement. There is no obligation of the Partnership to return the partners’ capital contributions other than as specified in the Partnership Agreement.
 
The partners had initially agreed to contribute £42,500,000 to the Partnership and subsequently increased their commitment to £117,500,000, of which £87,826,644 has been funded through to 31 December 2007.


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Activity in the individual partners’ capital accounts was as follows:
 
                                 
    Sunrise LP     SHIP     SunCo     Total  
 
Balance at 1 January 2005 — unaudited
  £ 3,820,468     £ 15,281,877     £ 1     £ 19,102,346  
Contributions
    4,016,816       16,067,261             20,084,077  
Net loss for the year
    (483,627 )     (1,934,509 )           (2,418,136 )
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    (184 )     (735 )           (919 )
                                 
Balance at 1 January 2006 — unaudited
    7,353,473       29,413,894       1       36,767,368  
Contributions
    4,138,139       16,552,559             20,690,698  
Net loss for the year
    (2,410,585 )     (9,642,341 )           (12,052,926 )
Other reserves
    14,127,339       56,509,358             70,636,697  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    (61 )     (244 )           (305 )
                                 
Balance at 31 December 2006 — unaudited
    23,208,305       92,833,226       1       116,041,532  
Contributions
    5,247,452       20,989,804             26,237,256  
Net profit for the year
    18,917,303       75,669,214             94,586,517  
Other reserves
    (6,417,371 )     (25,669,482 )           (32,086,853 )
Distributions
    (37,638,798 )     (113,064,757 )     (8,971,995 )     (159,675,550 )
                                 
At 31 December 2007
  £ 3,316,891     £ 50,758,005     £ (8,971,994 )   £ 45,102,902  
                                 
 
11.   Financial Risk Management Objectives and Policies
 
Interest Rate Risk
 
The main risk arising from the Partnership’s long-term debt with floating interest rates is cash flow interest rate risk. The interest rates on these loans are all LIBOR based plus a margin. The margin tends to be the highest during the construction phase, then is reduced during the lease-up phase and is reduced further once a facility reaches stabilization, as defined in the loan documents.
 
The Partnership estimates that the fair value of its long-term floating rate debt is approximately equal to its carrying value at 31 December 2007.
 
At 31 December 2007, the Partnership had approximately £50 million of floating-rate debt that has not been hedged. Debt incurred in the future also may bear interest at floating rates. Therefore, increases in prevailing interest rates could increase our interest payment obligations, which would negatively impact earnings. For example, a one-percent change in interest rates would increase or decrease annual interest expense by approximately £500,000 based on the amount of floating-rate debt that was not hedged at 31 December 2007.
 
The table below summarises the Partnership’s financial liabilities at 31 December based on contractual undiscounted payments, including interest.


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PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Year Ended 31 December 2007
 
                                                 
    On
    Less Than
    Three to
    One to
    More Than
       
    Demand     Three Months     Twelve Months     Five Years     Five Years     Total  
 
Interest bearing loans and borrowings
  £     £ 2,417,845     £ 28,363,541     £ 186,260,389     £ 13,093,982     £ 230,135,757  
Trade payables
    100,018                               100,018  
Accrued expenses
          6,929,574       1,131,609       1,417,834             9,479,017  
                                                 
    £ 100,018     £ 9,347,419     £ 29,495,150     £ 187,678,223     £ 13,093,982     £ 239,714,792  
                                                 
 
Year Ended 31 December 2006
 
                                                 
    On
    Less Than
    Three to
    One to
    More Than
       
    Demand     Three Months     Twelve Months     Five Years     Five Years     Total  
 
Interest bearing loans and borrowings
  £     £ 1,905,293     £ 10,507,059     £ 175,256,666     £ 34,273,990     £ 221,943,008  
Trade payables
    328,467                               328,467  
Accrued expenses
          5,564,572       753,532       2,082,752             8,400,856  
Partner loan
                            1,275,000       1,275,000  
                                                 
    £ 328,467     £ 7,469,865     £ 11,260,591     £ 177,339,418     £ 35,548,990     £ 231,947,331  
                                                 
 
Hedging Activities
 
Cash Flow Hedges
 
The Partnership manages it exposure to interest rate risk by entering into interest rate swap agreements, in which it exchanges the periodic payments, based on a notional amount and agreed upon fixed interest and variable interest rates. Use of these derivative financial instruments has not had a material impact on the Partnership’s financial position at 31 December 2007 or the Partnership’s results of operations for the year ended 31 December 2007.
 
At 31 December 2007, the Partnership had an interest rate swap agreement in place with a notional amount of £90,000,000 whereby it pays a fixed rate of interest of 5.36% and receives a variable rate equal to 3-month LIBOR on the notional amount. The swap agreement has a maturity date of 15 January 2011. The swap is being used to hedge the exposure to changes in the variable interest rate on the Partnership’s long-term debt. As at 31 December 2007, the fair value of the interest rate swap was £529,885.
 
Credit Risk
 
There are no significant concentrations of credit risk within the Partnership. With respect to credit risk arising from cash and restricted cash, the Partnership’s exposure to credit risk arises from the default of the counterparty, with a maximum exposure equal to the carrying amount of these instruments.
 
Capital Management
 
The primary objective of the Partnership’s capital management is to permit the acquisition and development of approximately twenty-six facilities.
 
To maintain the capital structure, the Partnership will require additional capital contributions from Sunrise LP and SHIP in accordance with the Limited Partnership agreement. Capital contributions for initial investment approval projects are made pursuant to the initial investment proposal approved budget. Capital contributions for final investment approved projects are made pursuant to the approved development budget. Capital contributions


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PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
are also made for initial site investigation costs as well as other expenses, fees and liabilities that the Partnership may occur. No changes were made in the objectives, policies or processes during the year ended 31 December 2007.
 
The following table provides the detail of the capital contributions made for the relevant financial year:
 
                 
    2007     2006  
          (Unaudited)  
 
General partnership expenses
  £ 45,546     £ 116,892  
Initial site investigation costs
               
Initial investment approved projects:
               
Sunrise of Bath Limited
    (11,065 )     194,197  
Sunrise of Bristol Leigh Woods Limited
    (2,263,093 )     471,056  
Sunrise of Brooklands Limited
    306,301       238,208  
Sunrise of Chichester Limited
    135,485       144,514  
Sunrise of Haywards Heath Limited
    123,493       226,891  
Sunrise of High Wycombe Limited
    (1,828 )     (118,501 )
Sunrise of Morningside Limited
    (42,397 )     201,473  
Sunrise of Murrayfield Limited
          (291,500 )
Sunrise of Sevenoaks Limited
    302,030       819,800  
Sunrise of Surbiton Limited
    387,664       380,637  
Sunrise of Winchester Limited
    270,544       316,843  
Final investment approved projects:
               
Sunrise of Bagshot II Limited
    5,166,024        
Sunrise of Beaconsfield Limited
    5,078,287       278,764  
Sunrise of Bramhall II Limited
    4,810,438       448,228  
Sunrise of Cardiff Limited
          683,924  
Sunrise of Chorleywood Limited
          2,297,153  
Sunrise of Eastbourne Limited
    3,021,973       1,590,947  
Sunrise of Mobberley Limited
          1,015,867  
Sunrise of Sonning Limited
    4,481,506       386,514  
Sunrise of Solihull Limited
          2,108,214  
Sunrise of Southborne Limited
    2,025,701       2,893,676  
Sunrise of Tettenhall Limited
    386,011       3,140,666  
Sunrise of Weybridge Limited
    2,014,636       3,146,235  
                 
    £ 26,237,256     £ 20,690,698  
                 
 
12.   Pensions and Other Post-Employment Benefit Plans
 
Eligible employees of the United Kingdom subsidiaries of the Partnership can participate in a Group Personal Pension Plan (the Plan), which is a money purchase pension plan to help save for retirement. Eligible employees are those who have completed the probationary period, as defined in each employee’s contract, and have reached age 18. The Plan contains three elements — employer-based contributions, equalling a minimum of 3% of eligible pensionable salary; optional member contributions; and mandatory employer matching contributions for managers and senior managers. During 2007, the Partnership contributed £30,069 (2006 — £23,698) (2005 — £nil) to the Plan.


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PS UK Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
13.   Subsequent Events
 
Three additional Pipeline Members were sold in 2008. On 30 April 2008, the subsidiary companies that owned and operated Sunrise of Solihull were purchased for £22.9 million with £21.1 million of the proceeds being used to repay £15.4 million of outstanding mortgage debt and £6.7 million of the Partnership’s unsecured bank debt. On 31 May 2008, the subsidiary companies that owned and operated Sunrise of Cardiff and Sunrise of Chorleywood were purchased for £53.3 million with £49.6 million of the proceeds being used to repay £35.3 million of outstanding mortgage debt and £14.3 million of the Partnership’s unsecured bank debt. A gain of approximately £19 million will arise on these sales. On 30 May 2008, the Partnership and the Buyer executed an agreement to add the subsidiary companies that own and operate Sunrise of Sonning and Sunrise of Beaconsfield to the Pipeline Members.


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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
 
To the Members of
AL U.S. Development Venture, LLC:
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of AL U.S. Development Venture, LLC (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, members’ deficit, and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the 2007 consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of AL U.S. Development Venture, LLC as of December 31, 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP
 
McLean, Virginia
February 29, 2008


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AL U.S. DEVELOPMENT VENTURE, LLC
 
 
                         
    As of December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
          (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
ASSETS
                       
Property and Equipment:
                       
Land and land improvements
  $ 47,836,752     $ 47,800,833     $ 40,931,428  
Building and building improvements
    179,175,098       178,962,371       153,486,626  
Furniture and equipment
    13,302,079       13,107,160       11,230,326  
Construction in progress
          19,135       31,197,641  
                         
      240,313,929       239,889,499       236,846,021  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (23,501,494 )     (16,610,470 )     (14,658,439 )
                         
Property and equipment — net
    216,812,435       223,279,029       222,187,582  
Cash and Cash Equivalents
    7,547,327       6,539,184        
Cash Held by AEW Member
          3,416,771       11,094,765  
Restricted Cash
    6,000,000              
Accounts Receivable — Less allowance for doubtful accounts of $383,057, $243,343, and $175,571, respectively
    1,079,174       1,224,655       875,388  
Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
    564,679       761,107       641,110  
Deferred Financing Costs — Less accumulated amortization of $529,572, $2,359,258, and $1,489,611, respectively
    4,085,851       1,572,757       2,243,958  
                         
Total
  $ 236,089,466     $ 236,793,503     $ 237,042,803  
                         
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ (DEFICIT) CAPITAL
Liabilities:
                       
Long-term debt
  $ 370,500,000     $ 202,313,581     $ 185,425,293  
Derivative liability
    17,039,343              
Notes payable to affiliate
          4,173,724       2,338,490  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    2,728,431       2,973,211       5,857,310  
Payables to affiliates
    3,197,737       9,145,059       4,829,679  
Deferred revenue
    3,953,863       3,250,730       3,114,810  
Security and reservation deposits
    44,301       85,341       91,645  
Accrued interest
    1,270,845       630,337       37,843  
                         
Total liabilities
    398,734,520       222,571,983       201,695,070  
Members’ (Deficit) Capital
    (162,645,054 )     14,221,520       35,347,733  
                         
Total
  $ 236,089,466     $ 236,793,503     $ 237,042,803  
                         
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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AL U.S. DEVELOPMENT VENTURE, LLC
 
 
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
          (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
Operating revenue:
                       
Resident fees
  $ 76,325,155     $ 64,822,893     $ 51,029,044  
Other income
    379,149       226,946       137,805  
                         
Total operating revenue
    76,704,304       65,049,839       51,166,849  
                         
Operating expenses:
                       
Labor
    27,361,910       25,044,073       19,529,473  
Depreciation and amortization
    6,766,201       6,431,137       7,801,309  
Management fees
    5,198,041       4,418,473       3,461,584  
General and administrative
    4,647,867       3,646,605       2,729,632  
Insurance
    2,526,045       4,066,943       2,812,243  
Food
    2,722,483       2,334,825       1,746,597  
Taxes and license fees
    2,701,310       1,878,673       1,391,581  
Utilities
    2,006,454       1,960,423       1,595,469  
Repairs and maintenance
    1,996,821       1,277,319       938,150  
Advertising and marketing
    994,128       1,117,188       594,066  
Ancillary expenses
    535,929       386,746       332,132  
Bad debt
    163,929       96,053       134,009  
                         
Total operating expenses
    57,621,118       52,658,458       43,066,245  
                         
Income from operations
    19,083,186       12,391,381       8,100,604  
                         
Other income (expense):
                       
Amortization of financing cost
    (914,656 )     (869,647 )     (738,748 )
Loss on extinguishment of debt
    (1,188,688 )            
Prepayment penalty
    (4,154,962 )            
Change in fair value of interest rate hedge instruments
    (17,039,343 )            
Interest expense
    (20,637,838 )     (12,739,257 )     (9,033,706 )
Interest income
    331,620       232,701       13,631  
                         
Total other expense
    (43,603,867 )     (13,376,203 )     (9,758,823 )
                         
Net loss
  $ (24,520,681 )   $ (984,822 )   $ (1,658,219 )
                         
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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AL U.S. DEVELOPMENT VENTURE, LLC
 
 
                                 
    For the Years Ended December 31  
                MS Senior
       
    SSLII     AEW Member     Living, LLC     Total  
 
Members’ capital — December 31, 2004 (unaudited)
  $ 11,341,244     $ 32,059,380     $     $ 43,400,624  
Cash contributions
    653,703       2,673,560             3,327,263  
Non-cash contribution adjustment
    (35,062 )     (140,247 )           (175,309 )
Cash distributions
    (512,414 )     (7,884,476 )           (8,396,890 )
Non-cash distributions
    (229,947 )     (919,789 )           (1,149,736 )
Net loss
    (331,644 )     (1,326,575 )           (1,658,219 )
                                 
Members’ capital — December 31, 2005 (unaudited)
    10,885,880       24,461,853             35,347,733  
Distributions
    (8,030,842 )     (12,110,549 )           (20,141,391 )
Net loss
    (196,964 )     (787,858 )           (984,822 )
                                 
Members’ capital — December 31, 2006 (unaudited)
    2,658,074       11,563,446             14,221,520  
Contributions
    1,200,000             4,800,000       6,000,000  
Distributions
    (30,746,046 )     856,509       (128,456,356 )     (158,345,893 )
Transfer of equity
          (12,584,916 )     12,584,916        
Net loss
    (4,904,136 )     164,961       (19,781,506 )     (24,520,681 )
                                 
Members’ deficit — December 31, 2007
  $ (31,792,108 )   $     $ (130,852,946 )   $ (162,645,054 )
                                 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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AL U.S. DEVELOPMENT VENTURE, LLC
 
 
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
          (Unaudited)     (Unaudited)  
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
                       
Net loss
  $ (24,520,681 )   $ (984,822 )   $ (1,658,219 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Depreciation and amortization
    6,766,201       6,431,137       7,801,309  
Amortization and loss on extinguishment of debt
    2,103,344       869,647       738,748  
Provision for bad debts
    163,929       96,053       134,009  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                       
Change in fair value of interest rate hedge instruments
    17,039,343              
Cash held by AEW Member
    3,416,771       7,677,994       (6,355,684 )
Accounts receivable
    (18,448 )     (445,320 )     (497,767 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    196,428       (119,997 )     (214,635 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (244,780 )     (2,884,099 )     460,871  
Payable to affiliates — net
    (5,947,322 )     4,315,380       2,489,875  
Accrued interest
    640,508       592,494       37,843  
Deferred revenue
    703,133       135,920       790,935  
Security and reservation deposits
    (41,040 )     (6,304 )     (9,995 )
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    257,386       15,678,083       3,717,290  
                         
Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
Restricted cash
    (6,000,000 )           9,652,233  
Investment in property and equipment
    (299,607 )     (7,522,584 )     (32,264,573 )
                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (6,299,607 )     (7,522,584 )     (22,612,340 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
Payment of financing costs
    (4,616,438 )     (198,446 )     (33,493 )
Proceeds from note to affiliate
    47,708       4,859,176       17,751,344  
Repayment of note to affiliate
    (4,221,432 )     (3,023,942 )     (24,565,140 )
Proceeds from long-term debt
    371,330,817       17,032,214       30,808,064  
Payment on long-term debt
    (203,144,398 )     (143,926 )      
Contributions
    6,000,000             3,327,263  
Distributions
    (158,345,893 )     (20,141,391 )     (8,396,890 )
                         
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
    7,050,364       (1,616,315 )     18,891,148  
                         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    1,008,143       6,539,184       (3,902 )
Cash and cash equivalents — Beginning of year
    6,539,184             3,902  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents — End of year
  $ 7,547,327     $ 6,539,184        
                         
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash flow information —
                       
Change in derivative valuation
  $ 17,039,343     $     $  
SSLII capital contribution accrued but unpaid in 2004
                (175,309 )
Capital distributions accrued but unpaid
                (1,149,736 )
                         
    $ 17,039,343     $     $ (1,325,045 )
                         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information —
                       
Cash paid for interest
  $ 19,997,330     $ 12,146,763     $ 9,032,386  
                         
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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1.   Organization
 
AL U.S. Development Venture, LLC (“AL U.S.”) was formed on December 23, 2002, as a limited liability company under the laws of the state of Delaware. The Company shall terminate on December 31, 2037, unless substantially all of its assets are sold or the members elect to dissolve the Company prior to this date. AEW Senior Housing Company, LLC (the “AEW Member”) held an 80% membership interest, and Sunrise Senior Living Investments, Inc. (“SSLII”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (“SSLI”), is the managing member and held a 20% membership interest through June 14, 2007. On June 14, 2007 AEW Senior Housing Company, LLC transferred its 80% member interest to an unrelated third party, MS Senior Living, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated April 9, 2007. As of December 31, 2007, MS Senior Living, LLC held an 80% interest in the Company and SSLII held a 20% interest in the Company.
 
The amended and restated limited liability agreement effective June 14, 2007 details the commitments of the members and provides the procedures for the return of capital to the members with defined priorities. All net cash flow from operations and capital proceeds is to be distributed according to the priorities pro rata as specified in the limited liability agreement. The managing member can request additional capital for operating shortfalls in the event that third party financing on terms acceptable to the executive committee cannot be procured. Contributions are made pro rata in proportion to the relative percentage interests of the member at the time of request. Net income is allocated to the members pro rata in proportion to the relative percentage interests of the members.
 
AL U.S. wholly owns the following five single-purpose limited liability companies and 10 single-purpose limited partnerships (the “Operator Entities”) that were organized to develop and own 15 assisted living facilities (the “Facilities”) to provide assisted living services for seniors:
 
         
Operator Entity
 
Location
 
Date Opened
 
AL US/Bonita Senior Housing, LP
  San Diego (Bonita), California   April 2003
Boulder Assisted Living, LLC
  Boulder, Colorado   May 2003
AL US/Huntington Beach Senior Housing, LP
  Huntington Beach, California   February 2004
AL US/La Jolla Senior Housing, LP
  Chula Vista (La Jolla/Pacific Beach), California   May 2003
AL US/La Palma Senior Housing, LP
  La Palma, California   July 2003
Newtown Square Assisted Living, LLC
  Newton Square, Pennsylvania   March 2004
AL US/Sacramento Senior Housing, LP
  Sacramento, California   December 2003
AL US/Seal Beach Senior Housing, LP
  Seal Beach, California   February 2004
AL US/Studio City Senior Housing, LP
  Los Angeles (Studio City), California   June 2004
Wilmington Assisted Living, LLC
  Wilmington, Delaware   December 2003
AL US/Woodland Hills Senior Housing, LP
  Woodland Hills, California   May 2005
AL US/Playa Vista Senior Housing, LP
  La Playa Vista, California   June 2006
GP Woods Assisted Living, LLC
  Grosse Point Woods, Michigan   January 2005
AL US/GP Woods II Senior Housing, LLC
  Grosse Point Woods II, Michigan   June 2006
AL/US San Gabriel Senior Housing, LP
  San Gabriel, California   February 2005
 
Senior living services include a residence, meals, and non-medical assistance to elderly residents for a monthly fee. The Facilities’ services are generally not covered by health insurance, and, therefore, monthly fees are generally payable by the residents, their family, or another responsible party.
 
2.   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Accounting — The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The accompanying financial statements include the


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
consolidated accounts of AL U.S. and the Operator Entities (collectively, the “Company”) after elimination of significant intercompany accounts and transactions.
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related footnotes for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 are unaudited. They have been prepared on a basis consistent with that used in preparing the 2007 consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto, and in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005.
 
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions have been made with respect to the useful lives of assets, recoverable amounts of receivables, amortization periods of deferred costs, and the fair value of financial statements, including derivatives. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Property and Equipment — Property and equipment are recorded at the lower of cost, or if impairment is indicated, at fair value. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. The Company capitalizes property taxes, insurance and interest during construction to the extent such assets qualify for capitalization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, as follows:
 
         
Land improvements
    10-15 years  
Building and improvements
    40 years  
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment
    3-10 years  
 
Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the asset’s undiscounted expected cash flows are not sufficient to recover its carrying amount. The Company measures an impairment loss by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying amount. No impairment charge was recorded in 2007, 2006 (unaudited), or 2005 (unaudited).
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Throughout the year, the Company may have cash balances in excess of federally insured amounts on deposit with various financial institutions.
 
Restricted Cash — Restricted cash balances represent amounts set aside for debt service charges as required by the loan agreement.
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts — The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts on its outstanding receivables balance based on its collection history and an estimate of uncollectible accounts.
 
Deferred Financing Costs — Costs incurred in conjunction with obtaining permanent financing for the Company have been deferred and are amortized using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method, to interest expense over the remaining term of the financing. Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 was $914,656, $869,647 (unaudited), and $738,748 (unaudited), respectively.
 
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue — Operating revenue consists of resident fee revenue, including resident community fees. Generally, resident community fees approximating 30 to 60 times the daily residence fee are received from residents upon occupancy. Resident community fees are deferred and recognized as income over one year corresponding to the terms of agreements with residents. The agreements are cancelable by residents with 30 days notice. All other resident fee revenue is recognized when services are rendered. The Company bills the residents one month in advance of the services being rendered, and therefore, cash payments received for services are recorded as deferred revenue until the services are rendered and the revenue is earned.


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AL U.S. Development Venture, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Income Taxes — No provision has been made for federal and state income taxes, as the liability for such taxes, if any, is that of the members and not the Company. The Company is subject to franchise taxes in the states of California, Michigan and Pennsylvania, where the properties are located. These taxes are expensed as incurred and are included in taxes and license fees in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.
 
Accounting for Derivatives — The Company accounts for its derivative instruments in accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (“SFAS”) No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity, as amended. SFAS No. 133, as amended, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities. All derivatives, whether designated in hedging relationships or not, are required to be recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The statement requires that changes in the derivative instrument’s fair value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met.
 
The Company’s derivative instruments consist of an interest rate swap and an interest rate cap that it has entered into to manage its exposure to interest rate risk. The Company’s interest rate instruments do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment in accordance with SFAS No. 133 and, as a result, changes in the fair value of the swap are recorded in net income.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments — Disclosures of estimated fair value are determined by management using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. Accordingly, estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize on disposition of the financial instruments. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
 
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other accrued assets and liabilities are carried at amounts which reasonably approximate their fair values.
 
3.   Transactions with Affiliates
 
The Operator Entities entered into development agreements with Sunrise Development, Inc. (“SDI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SSLI. SDI provided development, design, and construction services for the Facilities. The development agreements terminated in 2006 when SDI completed its services and was paid in full. SDI guaranteed the opening of the Facilities by a certain date and within a specified budget on a pooled basis. Total development fees accrued and capitalized by the Operator Entities for the year ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $0, $121,083 (unaudited) and $12,318,316 (unaudited), respectively.
 
For January 1, 2005 through June 13, 2007, the Company had management agreements with Sunrise Senior Living Management, Inc. (“SSLMI”), an affiliate of SSLII, to manage the Facilities. The agreements had terms of 23 to 35 years and expired during 2027 and 2037. On June 14, 2007 new management agreements were established with SSLMI as part of a recapitalization. The agreements have terms of 30 years and expire in 2037. For January 1, 2005 through June 14, 2007, the agreements provided for management fees to be paid monthly, based on net operating income (“NOI”) hurdles for each facility. During each of the first six months, the management fee was the greater of 5% of the gross revenue of the facility, as defined in the agreements, or $17,500. Thereafter, fees ranged between 5-7% of the facility’s gross revenues depending on the NOI hurdles met. From June 15, 2007 through December 31, 2007 management fees are equal to 7% of gross operating revenues. Total management fees incurred in 2007, 2006, and 2005 were $5,198,041, $4,418,473 (unaudited), and $3,461,584 (unaudited), respectively.
 
The management agreement also provides for reimbursement to SSLMI for all direct costs of operation. Payments to SSLMI for direct operating expenses were $50,731,687, $26,938,496 (unaudited), and $20,460,164 (unaudited) in 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively.


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AL U.S. Development Venture, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The Company obtains professional and general liability coverage through Sunrise Senior Living Insurance, Inc., an affiliate of SSLI. Related payments totaled $4,096,932, $3,964,492 (unaudited), and $2,661,699 (unaudited) in 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively. A one time refund of liability premiums of $659,440 was given in 2007.
 
Pursuant to a purchase and sale agreement dated April 9, 2007, SSLII retained the liability for the uninsured loss layer for insured claims, including incurred but not reported claims, as of the closing date, for which SSLII was paid $1,058,575 by the AEW Member. The recorded liability and related expense of $1,109,023 was reversed during 2007.
 
The Company had payables to SSLI of $3,197,737, $9,145,059 (unaudited), $3,726,622 (unaudited) at December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005, respectively. These transactions are subject to the right of offset wherein any receivables from the affiliate can be offset by any payables to the affiliate, and therefore, the amounts have been presented net as payable to affiliates, net on the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The amounts are non-interest bearing and due on demand.
 
The Company also had payables to the AEW Member of $1,103,057 (unaudited) at December 31, 2005 related to accrued distributions. No amounts were due to the AEW Member at December 31, 2007 or 2006 (unaudited).
 
During 2002, the Company entered into a revolving loan agreement with SSLI to provide up to $20.0 million (the “Note”) to partially finance the initial development and construction of the Facilities. The Note generally accrued interest on its outstanding balance at a fixed rate of 10% non-compounding. The note was due on December 23, 2010 but could be repaid earlier. The balance of the Note at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was $4,173,724 (unaudited) and $2,338,490 (unaudited), respectively, excluding accrued interest. On June 14, 2007, as part of a recapitalization, the Note was repaid. The payment represented $3,649,387 principal and $183,332 of accrued interest through June 14, 2007. The Company capitalized interest of $0, $73,926 (unaudited) and $131,105 (unaudited) related to the Note during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. Interest paid on the Note during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 was $183,332, $0 (unaudited) and $276,239 (unaudited), respectively.
 
4.   Concentrations of Credit Risk
 
The Company grants credit without collateral to its residents, most of whom are insured under third-party agreements. The mix of receivables from residents and third-party payors at December 31, 2007, 2006 (unaudited), and 2005 (unaudited) was 100% private pay.
 
5.   Long-Term Debt
 
Prior to June 14, 2007, the Company had long-term debt with three lenders, GE, Capmark and Guaranty.
 
The GE loan could voluntarily be prepaid at specified premiums. The Company made monthly interest payments for the first three years of the loan term with interest and principal payments to commence in 2007 in accordance with the loan agreement. The loan bore interest at a fixed rate of 6.13%. The loan agreement provided for an additional borrowing of up to $10.0 million collateralized by certain properties subject to conditions set forth in the loan document. This option was available to the Company through April 2007. The maturity date of the loan was October 25, 2011. The balance of the GE loan was $80,856,074 (unaudited) and $81,000,000 (unaudited) at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The GE loan was repaid on June 14, 2007.
 
The Capmark loan could voluntarily be prepaid in part or in full at any time without penalty. It bore interest at LIBOR plus 2.75%, and its maturity date was October 1, 2007. The interest rate at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was 10.00% (unaudited) and 7.85% (unaudited), respectively. The balance of the Capmark loan was $29,634,166 (unaudited) and $17,159,835 (unaudited) at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Capmark loan was repaid on June 14, 2007.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The Guaranty loan could voluntarily be prepaid in part or in full at any time without penalty. It bore interest of LIBOR plus 2%, and its maturity date was November 1, 2007. The interest rate at December 31, 2006 and 2005 was 9.25% (unaudited) and 7.10% (unaudited), respectively. The balance of the Guaranty loan was $91,823,341 (unaudited) and $87,265,458 (unaudited) at December 31, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The Guaranty loan was repaid on June 14, 2007.
 
On December 31, 2006, the Company failed to meet certain debt covenants. The Company obtained a waiver from the lender on March 29, 2007.
 
On June 14, 2007, the Company refinanced its long-term debt. The previous debt, comprised of GE, Capmark and Guaranty loans was repaid and consisted of $202,757,095 of principal and $481,512 of accrued interest through June 14, 2007. Additionally, $4,154,962 of prepayment penalties were paid for the prepayment of the GE debt. No prepayment fees were required for any other loans. New debt was obtained with HSH Nordbank for $370,500,000 and is due on June 14, 2012. The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 1.50%. The LIBOR rate was 4.60% as of December 31, 2007. The loan is secured by the Facilities.
 
The Company met both liquidity and debt service coverage ratio requirements as of December 31, 2007.
 
The fair value of the Company’s long term debt has been estimated based on current rates offered for debt with the same remaining maturities and comparable collateralizing assets. Changes in assumptions or methodologies used to make estimates may have a material effect on the estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of the Company’s long term debt approximated its carrying amount at December 31, 2007, 2006 (unaudited), and 2005 (unaudited).
 
On June 28, 2007, the Company entered into an interest rate swap and cap agreement with HSH Nordbank AG with terms extended to June 14, 2012 for the swap and June 14, 2010 for the cap. The interest rate swap limits LIBOR exposure to a maximum rate of 5.61% on a $259,350,000 notional amount, and the interest rate cap limits LIBOR exposure to a maximum rate of 6.25% on a notional amount of $111,150,000. The fair market value of the interest rate swap and cap at December 31, 2007, were a liability $17,092,193 and an asset of $52,850, respectively, and the net amount is included in the derivative liability on the 2007 consolidated balance sheet.
 
The Company utilizes these interest-rate related derivative instruments (interest rate swap and caps) to manage its exposure on its debt instruments. The Company does not enter into derivative instruments for any purpose other than cash flow hedging purposes. That is, the Company does not speculate using derivative instruments.
 
By using derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates, the Company exposes itself to credit risk and market risk. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. When fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes the Company, which creates credit risk for the Company. When fair value of a derivative contract is negative, the Company owes the counterparty and, therefore, it does not possess credit risk. The Company minimizes the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties.
 
6.   Contingencies
 
The Company is involved in claims and lawsuits incidental to the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these claims and lawsuits cannot be predicted with certainty, management of the Company does not believe the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
 
7.   New Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities on January 1, 2008. The FASB has proposed a deferral of the provisions of SFAS 157 relating to


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
nonfinancial assets and liabilities that would delay implementation by the Company until January 1, 2009. SFAS 157 is not expected to materially affect how the Company determines fair value, but may result in certain additional disclosures.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits companies to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. SFAS 159 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2008. The Company did not elect the fair value option for any of its existing financial statements on the effective date and has not determined whether or not it will elect this option for any eligible financial instruments it acquires in the future.
 
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
 
To the Members of
Sunrise First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
McLean, Virginia
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Sunrise First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC (the Company) as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in members’ (deficit) capital, and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards. These standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Sunrise First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC at December 31, 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
/s/  Beers & Cutler PLLC
Vienna, Virginia
July 28, 2008


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CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)        
 
ASSETS
               
Real Estate, net
  $ 120,940,028     $ 123,270,368  
Other Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
    2,156,679       1,946,157  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $453,319 and $577,928, respectively
    964,924       1,125,070  
Due from affiliates, net
    335,603       1,660,615  
Other assets
    98,878       154,136  
Restricted cash
    663,165       634,013  
Deferred financing costs, less accumulated amortization of $1,670,886 and $1,080,266, respectively
    3,288,135       3,887,248  
                 
Total other assets
    7,507,384       9,407,239  
                 
Total assets
  $ 128,447,412     $ 132,677,607  
                 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ DEFICIT
               
Mortgages Payable
  $ 172,184,680     $ 175,254,051  
Other Liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    3,161,632       2,871,358  
Due to affiliates, net
           
Deferred revenue
    2,817,290       2,367,289  
Note payable to affiliate
           
Deferred rent
    1,421,489       1,225,126  
                 
Total other liabilities
    7,400,411       6,463,773  
                 
Total liabilities
    179,585,091       181,717,824  
                 
Members’ Deficit
    (51,137,679 )     (49,040,217 )
                 
Total liabilities and members’ deficit
  $ 128,447,412     $ 132,677,607  
                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
                         
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)  
 
Operating Revenue
  $ 57,847,414     $ 58,308,339     $ 55,833,049  
Operating expenses Labor
    21,333,957       20,672,041       19,699,558  
Food
    2,442,164       2,379,689       2,239,177  
General and administrative
    6,823,926       7,357,504       6,652,993  
Insurance
    1,879,108       2,148,863       2,131,013  
Utilities
    1,733,849       1,901,748       1,744,987  
Repair and maintenance
    1,886,579       2,036,785       1,656,012  
Management fees
    3,462,404       3,911,592       3,964,787  
Depreciation
    3,991,506       3,849,154       3,717,927  
Lease expense
    414,592       409,294       412,178  
                         
Total operating expenses
    43,968,085       44,666,670       42,218,632  
                         
Income from Operations
    13,879,329       13,641,669       13,614,417  
Other (expense) income
                       
Interest income
    187,126       150,191       105,477  
Interest expense
    (11,143,048 )     (14,510,145 )     (9,487,888 )
                         
Total other expense
    (10,955,922 )     (14,359,954 )     (9,382,411 )
                         
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,923,407     $ (718,285 )   $ 4,232,006  
                         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ (DEFICIT) CAPITAL

Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
 
         
Balance, January 1, 2005 (unaudited)
  $ (1,443,308 )
Distributions (unaudited)
    (6,497,297 )
Net Income (unaudited)
    4,232,006  
         
Balance, December 31, 2005 (unaudited)
    (3,708,599 )
Distributions
    (44,613,333 )
Net Loss
    (718,285 )
         
Balance, December 31, 2006
    (49,040,217 )
Distributions (unaudited)
    (5,020,869 )
Net Income (unaudited)
    2,923,407  
         
Balance, December 31, 2007 (unaudited)
  $ (51,137,679 )
         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
                         
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)  
 
Cash flows from operating activities
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 2,923,407     $ (718,285 )   $ 4,232,006  
Reconciling adjustments:
                       
(Recovery of) provision for bad debts
    (124,610 )     210,741       (12,112 )
Depreciation
    3,991,506       3,849,154       3,717,927  
Amortization of financing costs
    590,620       757,512       286,999  
Changes in:
                       
Accounts receivable
    284,756       (268,861 )     (163,036 )
Other assets
    55,258       290,614       (18,456 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    290,274       958,976       279,142  
Due from/to affiliates
    1,325,012       (2,299,973 )     383,224  
Deferred revenue
    450,001       63,958       (279,620 )
Deferred rent
    196,363       280,314       246,564  
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    9,982,587       3,124,150       8,672,638  
Cash flows from investing activities
                       
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash
    (29,152 )     1,064,600       (389,203 )
Investment in property and equipment
    (1,661,166 )     (856,456 )     (917,792 )
                         
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (1,690,318 )     208,144       (1,306,995 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities
                       
Financing costs refunded (paid)
    8,493       (3,564,619 )     (46,779 )
Borrowing of long-term debt
          175,977,070        
Repayments of long-term debt
    (3,069,371 )     (129,114,479 )     (2,463,233 )
Repayments of note payable to affiliate
          (2,576,062 )     (53,957 )
Distributions to members
    (5,020,869 )     (44,613,333 )     (6,224,676 )
                         
Net cash used in financing activities
    (8,081,747 )     (3,891,423 )     (8,788,645 )
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    210,522       (559,129 )     (1,423,002 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    1,946,157       2,505,286       3,928,288  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 2,156,679     $ 1,946,157     $ 2,505,286  
                         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
                       
Cash paid for interest
  $ 10,546,056     $ 13,504,120     $ 9,200,890  
                         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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Sunrise First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
 
 
Note 1 — Organization
 
Sunrise First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC, (the Company) was formed on January 31, 2002 as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company began operations on March 22, 2002. The purpose of the Company is to lease and operate assisted living facilities which provide assisted living services to seniors in Alexandria, Virginia; Smithtown, New York; Northville, Michigan; Rochester, Michigan; Buffalo Grove, Illinois; Bloomingdale, Illinois; Mt. Vernon, New York; Blue Bell, Pennsylvania; Valencia, California; Riverside, California; Pacific Palisades, California; and Mission Viejo, California (the Facilities). Assisted living services provide a residence, meals and nonmedical assistance to elderly residents for a monthly fee. These services are generally not covered by health insurance and, therefore, monthly fees are generally payable by the resident, their family, or another responsible party.
 
Sunrise Senior Living Investments, Inc. (SSLII) was the initial member of the Company and is the managing member. SSLII is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (SSLI). On March 22, 2002, SSLII contributed to the Company, at historical cost, its membership interests in seven limited liability companies and five limited partnerships, each owning a separate assisted living facility (the Facilities). US Assisted Living Facilities, Inc. (USALF), a Delaware corporation, was admitted to the Company for an 80 percent ownership for a cash contribution of approximately $50.1 million. SSLII retained a 20 percent ownership in the Company. The Company transferred its membership interest or sold each of the Facilities to 12 separate special purpose vehicles (SPVs). Each SPV is administered by Global Securitization Services, LLC (GSS) and owned by an affiliate of GSS. The SPVs have been consolidated into the Company as all activities of the SPVs are controlled by and for the Company.
 
On September 13, 2006, USALF sold its 80 percent interest in the Company to SZR US Investments, Inc., a subsidiary of Sunrise Senior Living Investment Trust (Sunrise REIT), a public entity traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Sunrise REIT has a strategic alliance with SSLII. In connection with the membership interest sale to SZR US Investments, Inc., the SPVs were terminated and the Facilities were reorganized into twelve wholly-owned subsidiaries.
 
In April 2007, Ventas, Inc. acquired all of the assets and assumed all of the outstanding debt of Sunrise REIT.
 
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Principles of Consolidation — The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and the SPVs. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
The consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2005 are unaudited and include all normal reoccurring adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2005. In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements follow the same accounting policies and method of application as the 2006 audited consolidated financial statements.
 
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents — The Company considers cash and cash equivalents to include currency on hand, demand deposits, and all highly liquid investments with a remaining maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts that, at times, exceed federally insured limits. However, the Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk on these accounts.


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Sunrise First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Restricted Cash — Restricted cash includes cash reserved as required by the loan agreements and management agreements for real estate taxes, insurance, and capital expenditures.
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts — The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts on its outstanding receivables based on its collections history and an estimate of uncollectible accounts.
 
Real Estate — Real estate is recorded at cost, or if an impairment is indicated, at fair value. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Land is not depreciated. Real estate is reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the asset’s undiscounted expected cash flows are not sufficient to recover its carrying amount. The Company measures an impairment loss by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying amount. Fair value of an asset is calculated at the present value of expected future cash flows. Based on management’s estimation process, no impairment losses were recorded for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005.
 
Deferred Financing Costs — Costs incurred in connection with obtaining permanent financing for the Facilities have been deferred and are amortized to interest cost over the remaining term of the financing on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method. Amortization expense was $590,620, $757,512, and $286,999 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and is included in interest expense on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
In accordance with EITF 96-19, Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments, fees paid as part of an extinguishment of debt are changed to expense and fees paid as part of an exchange or modification are amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the remaining term of the modified debt. The Company has determined that a portion of the refinancing described in Note 5 is an exchange of debt and, accordingly, $3,813,132 of fees have been capitalized to deferred financing costs in 2006, including prepayment penalties of $2,876,534. For the year ended December 31, 2006, the Company charged $3,372,349 of fees to interest expense related to the extinguishment of debt.
 
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue — Operating revenue consists of resident fee revenue, including resident community fees (approximately 30 to 60 times the daily residence fee) that are received from potential residents upon signing of the lease. Agreements with residents are for a term of one year and are cancelable by residents with 90 days notice. Resident community fees are deferred and recognized as income over the one-year agreement. The resident community fees are ratably refundable if the prospective resident does not move into the facility or moves out of the facility within 90 days. All other resident fee revenue is recognized when services are rendered. The Company bills the residents one month in advance of the services being rendered and, therefore, cash payments received for these services are recorded as deferred revenue until the services are rendered and the revenue is earned.
 
Advertising Costs — All advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs of $743,745, $648,325 and $631,395 were recognized for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and are included in general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
Income Taxes — The Company is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been included in these consolidated financial statements since taxable income or loss passes through to the Company’s members. For states that do not recognize pass-through entities, state income taxes are reported by the Company as incurred and included in general and administrative expense on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.


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Sunrise First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Note 3 — Real Estate
 
Real estate consists of the following at December 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
                         
    Asset Lives     2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)  
 
Land and land improvements
    10-15 years     $ 27,696,898     $ 28,450,690  
Building and building improvements
    40 years       103,978,777       102,127,099  
Furniture and equipment
    3-10 years       10,711,310       10,148,030  
                         
              142,386,985       140,725,819  
Less accumulated depreciation
            (21,446,957 )     (17,455,451 )
                         
            $ 120,940,028     $ 123,270,368  
                         
 
Note 4 — Affiliate Transactions
 
Management Services — The Facilities had management agreements with Sunrise Senior Living Management, Inc. (SSLMI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SSLI, to manage each of the Facilities. The agreements had terms of 25 years, beginning on March 22, 2002, and provided for management fees to be paid monthly based on a percentage of the Facility’s gross operating revenues (as defined in the agreements). On September 13, 2006 and concurrent with the sale of USALF’s interest to SZR US Investments, Inc., the Facilities entered into new management agreements with SSLMI under similar terms as the original management agreements and extended through September 30, 2036. Total management fees incurred during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $3,462,404, $3,911,592 and $3,964,787, respectively.
 
The agreements also provided for the reimbursement of certain direct costs of operations. Direct cost of operations reimbursed to SSLMI during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $21,333,957, $20,672,041, and $19,699,558, respectively.
 
The original management agreements for the Facilities required SSLMI to set aside from Facility operations a reserve account to cover the cost of certain fixed asset additions, repairs and maintenance. SSLMI was required to transfer funds of $400 per unit each year into this reserve account originally established by the members in the formation of the Company. The management agreements entered into on September 13, 2006 do not require reserves. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, there was $0 in this reserve.
 
The Company obtains professional and general liability coverage through Sunrise Senior Living Insurance, Inc., a multi-provider captive insurance company and a subsidiary of SSLI. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company recorded approximately $1,879,000, $2,149,000, and $2,131,000 in insurance expense, respectively, which is included in operating expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
The Company had a net receivable from its affiliates consisting of the following as of December 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
                 
    2007   2006
    (Unaudited)    
 
Receivable from:
               
SSLI and its subsidiaries
  $ 335,603     $ 1,660,615  
                 
 
The net receivable from SSLI and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2007 and 2006 relates to management services provided of $335,603 and $53,378, respectively.
 
In addition, at December 31, 2006, the net payable to SSLI and subsidiaries includes $1,607,237 of advances to a subsidiary of SSLI. The advances were repaid during 2008.


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Sunrise First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Note Payable to Affiliate — During 2002, SSLI loaned to one Facility $2,703,062 in the form of an unsecured note. The note had an original maturity date of April 1, 2004 with an option to extend for one year. The Company exercised options to extend the debt through January 2007. Interest accrues at the higher of six percent or the average 30-day LIBOR plus three percent per annum. The rate is adjusted annually on April 30. The balance of the debt was paid in full during 2006. Interest paid during 2006 was $151,623.
 
Note 5 — Mortgages Payable
 
During 2002, the Company assumed loans for eight of the Facilities in the amount of $96.7 million from SSLI. Additionally, the Company obtained new debt of $30 million for four of the Facilities. On September 13, 2006, the loans were refinanced upon closing of the sale of USALF’s interest to SZR US Investments, Inc. The excess loan proceeds were used to repay the note payable to affiliate, pay the related transaction costs, and fund distributions to members. Long-term debt consists of the following at December 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)        
 
Notes payable to a finance institution, due in monthly installments, with the remaining balance of the notes maturing October 1, 2016. The notes bear interest at 6.05 percent
  $ 49,842,557     $ 50,756,905  
Notes payable to a finance institution, due in monthly installments, with the remaining balance of the notes maturing October 1, 2013. The notes bear interest at 5.99 percent
    122,342,123       124,497,146  
                 
Long-term debt
  $ 172,184,680     $ 175,254,051  
                 
 
Note 6 — Mortgage Note Payable
 
Principal maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2007 are as follows:
 
         
Year ending December 31, 2008
  $ 3,264,913  
2009
    3,468,496  
2010
    3,684,773  
2011
    3,914,536  
2012
    4,158,627  
Thereafter
    153,693,335  
         
    $ 172,184,680  
         
 
Note 7 — Members’ Capital
 
The Company maintains separate capital accounts for each member. The members are not liable for any debts, liabilities, contracts, or obligations of the Company.
 
The Operating Agreement details the commitments of the members and provides the procedures for the return of capital to the members with defined priorities. All profits and losses, net cash flow from operations, and capital proceeds, if any, are to be distributed according to the priorities specified in the Operating Agreement.
 
There were no accrued distributions at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
 
Note 8 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The following disclosures of estimated fair value were determined by management, using available market information and valuation methodologies. Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. Although management is not aware of any


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factors that would significantly affect the reasonableness of fair value amounts, other’s estimates of fair value may differ from amounts presented herein.
 
Cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current assets and liabilities are carried at amounts that approximate their fair values due to the short-term maturities of these financial instruments.
 
Fixed rate debt with an aggregate carrying value of $172,184,680 and $175,254,051 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, has an estimated aggregate fair value of $170,589,397, and $178,621,608, respectively.
 
Note 9 — Commitments
 
On March 22, 2002, the Company assumed a lease agreement for the land associated with the Facility in Alexandria, Virginia. The lease expires on June 30, 2094 with two ten-year extension options. The lease has an annual base rent of $150,000, which escalated ten percent in 2005 and will escalate ten percent every five years thereafter. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
 
Future minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2007 are as follows:
 
         
Year ending December 31, 2008
  $ 165,000  
2009
    165,000  
2010
    173,250  
2011
    181,500  
2012
    181,500  
Thereafter
    35,506,755  
         
    $ 36,373,005  
         
 
Note 10 — Contingencies
 
The Company is involved in claims and lawsuits incidental to the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these claims and lawsuits cannot be predicted with certainty, management and general counsel of the Company do not believe the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
 
The mortgages described in Note 5 are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with one another and with the mortgages of Sunrise Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC (Sunrise Second). The outstanding balances on the mortgages of Sunrise Second totaled $166,728,174 at December 31, 2007.
 
Note 11 — New Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities on January 1, 2008. The FASB has proposed a deferral of the provisions of SFAS 157 relating to nonfinancial assets and liabilities that would delay implementation by the Company until January 1, 2009. SFAS 157 is not expected to materially affect how the Company determines fair value, but may result in certain additional disclosures.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits companies to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. SFAS 159 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2008. The Company did not elect the fair value option for any of its existing financial statements on the effective date and has not determined whether or not it will elect this option for any eligible financial instruments it acquires in the future.


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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
 
To the Members of
Sunrise Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
McLean, Virginia
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Sunrise Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC (the Company) as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in members’ (deficit) capital, and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards. These standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of Sunrise Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC at December 31, 2006, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
 
/s/  Beers & Cutler PLLC
Vienna, Virginia
July 28, 2008


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SUNRISE SECOND ASSISTED LIVING HOLDINGS, LLC
 
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
 
                 
    December 31,  
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)        
 
ASSETS
               
Real Estate, net
  $ 116,089,085     $ 117,998,402  
Other Assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
    3,468,337       4,722,364  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $182,406 and $268,733, respectively
    665,602       1,159,789  
Due from affiliates, net
    531,219        
Insurance claims receivable
           
Other assets
    15       42,814  
Prepaid rent
    2,174,755       2,202,696  
Restricted cash
           
Deferred financing costs, less accumulated amortization of $1,167,926 and $719,756, respectively
    3,922,447       4,373,953  
                 
Total other assets
    10,762,375       12,501,616  
                 
Total assets
  $ 126,851,460     $ 130,500,018  
                 
                 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ DEFICIT                
Mortgages Payable
  $ 166,728,174     $ 169,786,761  
Other Liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    3,039,355       2,660,135  
Due to affiliates, net
          1,007,323  
Deferred revenue
    3,271,406       2,344,826  
Deferred rent
           
                 
Total other liabilities
    6,310,761       6,012,284  
                 
Total liabilities
    173,038,935       175,799,045  
                 
Members’ Deficit
    (46,187,475 )     (45,299,027 )
                 
Total liabilities and members’ deficit
  $ 126,851,460     $ 130,500,018  
                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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SUNRISE SECOND ASSISTED LIVING HOLDINGS, LLC
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
 
                         
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)  
 
Operating Revenue
  $ 61,838,255     $ 58,683,362     $ 56,993,261  
Operating expenses
                       
Labor
    22,920,882       21,444,384       22,425,562  
Food
    2,503,202       2,442,275       2,348,003  
General and administrative
    5,686,159       5,472,770       5,239,771  
Insurance
    1,877,288       1,837,703       2,492,301  
Utilities
    2,054,908       2,118,585       1,967,640  
Repair and maintenance
    1,923,713       1,692,775       1,430,900  
Management fees
    3,714,168       3,808,151       3,846,488  
Depreciation
    3,674,177       3,968,698       3,931,837  
Impairment loss on property and equipment
                3,587,827  
Gain on insurance recovery
                (3,587,827 )
                         
Total operating expenses
    44,354,497       42,785,341       43,682,502  
                         
Income from Operations
    17,483,758       15,898,021       13,310,759  
Other (expense) income
                       
Interest income
    196,052       167,624       99,223  
Interest expense
    (10,582,682 )     (8,992,769 )     (7,855,583 )
                         
Total other expense
    (10,386,630 )     (8,825,145 )     (7,756,360 )
                         
Net income
  $ 7,097,128     $ 7,072,876     $ 5,554,399  
                         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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SUNRISE SECOND ASSISTED LIVING HOLDINGS, LLC
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN MEMBERS’ (DEFICIT) CAPITAL
Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
 
         
Balance, January 1, 2005 (unaudited)
  $ 9,359,855  
Distributions (unaudited)
    (6,812,082 )
Net Income (unaudited)
    5,554,399  
         
Balance, December 31, 2005 (unaudited)
    8,102,172  
Distributions
    (60,474,075 )
Net Income
    7,072,876  
         
Balance December 31, 2006
    (45,299,027 )
Contributions (unaudited)
    227,712  
Distributions (unaudited)
    (8,213,288 )
Net Income (unaudited)
    7,097,128  
         
Balance December 31, 2007 (unaudited)
  $ (46,187,475 )
         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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SUNRISE SECOND ASSISTED LIVING HOLDINGS, LLC
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
 
                         
    Years Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Unaudited)           (Unaudited)  
 
Cash flows from operating activities
                       
Net income
  $ 7,097,128     $ 7,072,876     $ 5,554,399  
Reconciling adjustments:
                       
Provision for bad debts
    202,006       27,710       (6,093 )
Depreciation
    3,674,177       3,968,698       3,931,837  
Amortization of prepaid rent
          27,941       27,941  
Amortization of financing costs
    448,170       315,148       163,446  
Impairment loss on property and equipment
                3,587,827  
Gain on insurance recovery
                (3,587,827 )
Changes in:
                       
Accounts receivable
    292,182       (259,610 )     (165,700 )
Insurance claims receivable
          51,386       (45,000 )
Other assets
    70,740       210,001       (4,754 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    379,220       31,934       634,732  
Due to (from) affiliates
    (1,538,542 )     1,688,996       (558,123 )
Deferred revenue
    926,579       190,456       (872,068 )
Deferred rent
          (457,325 )     149,464  
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    11,551,660       12,868,211       8,810,081  
Cash flows from investing activities
                       
Increase (decrease) in restricted cash
          851,913       (625,943 )
Investment in property and equipment
    (1,764,860 )     (527,876 )     (534,584 )
                         
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities
    (1,764,860 )     324,037       (1,160,527 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities
                       
Financing costs refunded (paid)
    3,336       (4,227,644 )     4,395  
Borrowing of long-term debt
          170,523,000        
Repayments of long-term debt
    (3,058,587 )     (124,470,089 )     (2,563,252 )
Contributions from members
    227,712              
Distributions to members
    (8,213,288 )     (52,329,245 )     (7,573,684 )
                         
Net cash used in financing activities
    (11,040,827 )     (10,503,978 )     (10,132,541 )
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (1,254,027 )     2,688,270       (2,482,987 )
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
    4,722,364       2,034,094       4,517,081  
                         
Cash and cash equivalents, end of year
  $ 3,468,337     $ 4,722,364     $ 2,034,094  
                         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information Cash paid for interest
  $ 10,188,449     $ 8,994,268     $ 7,698,584  
                         
Non-cash financing activities
                       
Distribution of property
  $     $ 8,144,830     $  
                         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.


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Sunrise Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
 
December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005
 
Note 1 — Organization
 
Sunrise Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC (the Company) was formed on September 13, 2002 as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware. The Company began operations on September 30, 2002. The purpose of the Company is to lease and operate assisted living facilities which provide assisted living services to seniors in Fair Oaks, California; Littleton, Colorado; Atlanta, Georgia; Marietta, Georgia; Alpharetta, Georgia; Wall, New Jersey; Edina, Minnesota; Westminster, Colorado; Palos Park, Illinois; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; and Arlington, Massachusetts (the Facilities). The Company also leased and operated a facility in New Orleans, Louisiana prior to September 13, 2006. Assisted living services provide a residence, meals and non-medical assistance to elderly residents for a monthly fee. These services are generally not covered by health insurance and, therefore, monthly fees are generally payable by the residents, their family, or another responsible party.
 
Sunrise Senior Living Investments, Inc. (SSLII) was the initial member of the Company and is the managing member. SSLII is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (SSLI). During 2002, SSLII contributed to the Company, at historical cost, its membership interests in 12 limited liability companies and one limited partnership each owning a separate assisted living facility (the Facilities). US Assisted Living Facilities II, Inc. (USALF), a Delaware corporation, was admitted to the Company for an 80 percent ownership for a cash contribution of approximately $58.7 million. SSLII retained a 20 percent ownership in the Company. The Company transferred its membership interest or sold each of the Facilities to 13 separate special purpose vehicles (SPVs). Each SPV is administered by Global Securitization Services, LLC (GSS) and owned by an affiliate of GSS. The SPVs have been consolidated into the Company as all activities of the SPVs are controlled by and for the Company.
 
On September 13, 2006, USALF sold its 80 percent interest in the Company to SZR US Investments, Inc., a subsidiary of Sunrise Senior Living Real Estate Investment Trust (Sunrise REIT), a public entity traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The Sunrise REIT has a strategic alliance with SSLII. Prior to the closing of the sale, the Company transferred the facility near New Orleans, Louisiana (the Bayou St. John Facility) to SSLII (see Note 10). In connection with the membership interest sale to SZR US Investments, Inc., the SPVs were terminated and the Facilities were reorganized into twelve wholly-owned subsidiaries.
 
In April 2007, Ventas Inc. acquired all of the assets and assumed all outstanding debt of Sunrise REIT.
 
Note 2 — Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
 
Principles of Consolidation — The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries and the SPVs. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
The consolidated financial statements for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2005 are unaudited and include all normal adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2005. In the opinion of management, these unaudited consolidated financial statements follow the same accounting policies and methods of application as the 2006 audited consolidated financial statements.
 
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements, and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents — The Company considers cash and cash equivalents to include currency on hand, demand deposits, and all highly liquid investments with a remaining maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase. The Company maintains its cash in bank deposit accounts that, at times, exceed federally insured


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
limits. However, the Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts and management believes the Company is not exposed to any significant credit risk on these accounts.
 
Restricted Cash — Restricted cash includes cash reserved as required by the loan agreements and management agreements for real estate taxes, insurance, and capital expenditures.
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts — The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts on its outstanding receivables based on its collection history and an estimate of uncollectible accounts.
 
Real Estate — Real estate is recorded at cost, or if an impairment is indicated, at fair value. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Land is not depreciated. Real estate is reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the asset’s undiscounted expected cash flows are not sufficient to recover its carrying amount. The Company measures an impairment loss by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying amount. Fair value of an asset is calculated as the present value of expected future cash flows. Based on management’s estimation process, management recorded an impairment loss of $3,587,827 during 2005 related to the Bayou St. John Facility as described in Note 10.
 
Deferred Financing Costs — Costs incurred in connection with obtaining permanent financing for the Facilities have been deferred and are amortized to interest cost over the remaining term of the financing on a straight-line basis, which approximates the effective interest method. Amortization expense was $448,170, $315,148, and $163,446 for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and is included as interest expense in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
In accordance with EITF 96-19, Debtor’s Accounting for a Modification or Exchange of Debt Instruments, fees paid as part of an extinguishment of debt are charged to expense and fees paid as part of an exchange or modification are amortized as an adjustment to interest expense over the remaining term of the modified debt. The Company has determined that the debt refinancing described in Note 5 is an exchange of debt and, accordingly, $4,227,644 of fees have been capitalized to deferred finance costs, including prepayment penalties of $3,375,029.
 
Revenue Recognition — Operating revenue consists of resident fee revenue, including resident community fees (approximating 30 to 60 times the daily residence fee) that are received from residents upon signing of the lease. Agreements with residents are for a term of one year and are cancelable by residents with 90 days notice. Resident community fees and related costs are deferred and recognized as income and expense, respectively, over the one-year agreement. The resident community fees are ratably refundable if the prospective resident does not move into the facility or moves out of the facility within 90 days. All other resident fee revenue is recognized when services are rendered. The Company bills the residents one month in advance of the services being rendered and therefore, cash payments received for these services are recorded as deferred revenue until the services are rendered and the revenue is earned.
 
Advertising Costs — All advertising costs are expensed as incurred. Advertising costs of $652,639, $668,280, and $596,337 were recognized for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively, and are included in general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
Income Taxes — The Company is treated as a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been included in these financial statements since taxable income or loss passes through to, and is reportable by, the members individually in accordance with the Company’s operating agreement. State income taxes are recorded by the Company as incurred and included in general and administrative expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.


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Sunrise Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Note 3 — Real Estate
 
Real estate consists of the following at December 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
                         
    Asset Lives     2007     2006  
          (Unaudited)        
 
Land and land improvements
    10-15 years     $ 21,566,550     $ 21,496,934  
Building and building improvements
    40 years       102,079,276       100,901,038  
Furniture and equipment
    3-10 years       10,850,553       10,333,547  
                         
              134,496,379       132,731,519  
Less accumulated depreciation
            (18,407,294 )     (14,733,117 )
                         
            $ 116,089,085     $ 117,998,402  
                         
 
Note 4 — Affiliate Transactions
 
Management Services — The Facilities had management agreements with Sunrise Senior Living Management, Inc. (SSLMI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SSLI, to manage each of the Facilities. The agreements had terms of 25 years, beginning on March 22, 2002, and provided for management fees to be paid monthly based on a percentage of the Facility’s gross operating revenues (as defined in the agreements). On September 13, 2006, concurrent with the sale of USALF’s interest to SZR US Investments, Inc., the Facilities entered into new management agreements with SSLMI under similar terms as the original management agreements and extended through September 30, 2036. Total management fees incurred during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $3,714,168, $3,808,151 and $3,846,488, respectively.
 
The agreements also provided for the reimbursement to SSLMI of all direct costs of operations. Direct costs of operations reimbursed to SSLMI during the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005 were $22,920,882, $21,444,384 and $22,425,562, respectively.
 
The original management agreements for the Facilities required SSLMI to set aside from Facility operations a reserve account to cover the cost of certain fixed asset additions, repairs and maintenance. SSLMI was required to transfer funds of $550 per unit each year into this reserve account originally established by the members in the formation of the Company. The management agreements entered into on September 13, 2006 do not require reserves. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, there was $0 in this reserve.
 
The Company obtains professional and general liability coverage through Sunrise Senior Living Insurance, Inc., a multi-provider captive insurance company and a subsidiary of SSLI. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, the Company recorded approximately $1,877,000, $1,838,000 and $2,492,000 in insurance expense, respectively, which is included in operating expenses on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
The Company had a net receivable from (payable to) its affiliates consisting of the following as of December 31, 2007 and 2006:
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)        
 
Receivable from (payable to):
               
SSLI and its subsidiaries
  $ 531,219     $ (1,007,323 )
                 
 
The net receivable from (payable to) SSLI and its subsidiaries at December 31, 2007 and 2006 relates to management services, net of advances.


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Note 5 — Mortgages Payable
 
In December 2002, each Facility obtained long-term debt, which was secured by liens on the real property. The mortgages bore interest at an annual rate of 6.14 percent, were due in monthly installments and were scheduled to mature in January 2010. The amounts outstanding under the mortgages at December 31, 2005 totaled $123,733,851.
 
On September 13, 2006, the loans were refinanced upon closing of the sale of USALF’s interest to SZR US Investments, Inc. The excess loan proceeds were used to pay the related transaction costs and fund distributions to members. The mortgages bear interest at an annual rate of 6.05 percent, are due in monthly installments and mature October 1, 2016. The amounts outstanding under the mortgages at December 31, 2007 and 2006 totaled $166,728,174 and $169,786,761, respectively.
 
Principal maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2007 are as follows:
 
         
Year ending December 31, 2008
  $ 3,248,850  
2009
    3,450,948  
2010
    3,665,618  
2011
    3,893,642  
2012
    4,135,851  
Thereafter
    148,333,265  
         
    $ 166,728,174  
         
 
Note 6 — Members’ Capital
 
The Company maintains separate capital accounts for each member. The members are not liable for any debts, liabilities, contracts, or obligations of the Company.
 
The Operating Agreement details the commitments of the members and provides the procedures for the return of capital to the members with defined priorities. All profits and losses, net cash flows from operations and capital proceeds, if any, are to be distributed according to the priorities specified in the Operating Agreement.
 
There were no accrued distributions at December 31, 2007 and 2006.
 
Note 7 — Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The following disclosures of estimated fair value were determined by management, using available market information and valuation methodologies. Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the reasonableness of fair value amounts, other’s estimates of fair value may differ from amounts presented herein.
 
Cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current assets and liabilities are carried at amounts which approximate their fair values due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments.
 
Fixed rate debt with an aggregate carrying value of $166,728,174 and $169,786,761 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, has an estimated aggregate fair value of $164,670,961 and $171,096,269, respectively.
 
Note 8 — Commitments
 
On December 20, 2002, the Company assumed a lease agreement for the land associated with the property in Arlington, Massachusetts. The lease expires on October 26, 2085. The lease was paid in full by the former lessee by


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
a single payment of $2,375,000 on October 26, 2000. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease.
 
The Facility in Huntcliff, Georgia is a condominium facility containing 248 units, of which the Company owned 244 units at December 31, 2006. The Company purchased 2 additional units on July 25, 2007 and February 13, 2008 for approximately $225,000 for each unit. The operating agreement provides that the Company is required to purchase the remaining two units if and when such units become available. The Company estimates the current value of the remaining obligation for the remaining two units is approximately $450,000.
 
Note 9 — Contingencies
 
The Company is involved in claims and lawsuits incidental to the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these claims and lawsuits cannot be predicted with certainty, management and general counsel of the Company do not believe the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
 
The mortgages described in Note 5 are cross-collateralized and cross-defaulted with one another and with the mortgages payable of Sunrise First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC (Sunrise First). The outstanding balances on the mortgages of Sunrise First total $172,184,680 at December 31, 2007.
 
Note 10 — Bayou St. John Facility
 
On August 29, 2005, major flooding occurred in the Bayou St. John Facility as a result of Hurricane Katrina. The Bayou St. John Facility incurred extensive exterior wind damage and interior flooding. No injuries or property loss to residents or employees were reported to management. Management determined the carrying value of the Bayou St. John Facility was impaired as a result of Hurricane Katrina and recorded an impairment loss of approximately $3,587,827 for the year ended December 31, 2005. Management intended to rebuild the damaged Facility, evaluated its property insurance coverage and recorded an insurance receivable and associated gain on insurance recovery of approximately $3,587,827 as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005.
 
On September 13, 2006, USALF assigned and relinquished all right, title and interest to the Bayou St. John Facility to SSLII and any and all insurance proceeds received in relation to the facility as a result of damage from Hurricane Katrina in exchange for $1,875,000. This amount represents 100 percent of the gross insurance proceeds held in escrow at June 30, 2006 and released as of the date of this transaction. Effective September 31, 2006, the Company no longer has a direct ownership interest in the Bayou St. John Facility. Accordingly, the Company distributed the net assets of the facility to SSLII and $1,875,000 was distributed to USALF.
 
Note 11 — New Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities on January 1, 2008. The FASB has proposed a deferral of the provisions of SFAS 157 relating to nonfinancial assets and liabilities that would delay implementation by the Company until January 1, 2009. SFAS 157 is not expected to materially affect how the Company determines fair value, but may result in certain additional disclosures.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits companies to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. SFAS 159 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2008. The Company did not elect the fair value option for any of its existing financial statements on the effective date and has not determined whether or not it will elect this option for any eligible financial instruments it acquires in the future.


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
To the Members of
Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC:
 
In our opinion, the accompanying consolidated balance sheet, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in members’ deficit, and cash flows, present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC (the “Company”) at December 31, 2006, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management; our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audit of these statements in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America, which require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. The financial statements of the Company for the year ended December 31, 2005 were audited by other auditors whose report dated May 24, 2006 expressed an unqualified opinion on those statements.
 
/s/  PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
McLean, VA
May 18, 2007


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METROPOLITAN SENIOR HOUSING, LLC
 
 
                 
    As of December 31,  
    2007     2006  
    (Not covered by
       
    auditors’ report)        
 
ASSETS
               
Land and land improvements
  $ 35,955,737     $ 35,662,196  
Building and building improvements
    124,115,007       123,431,038  
Furniture and equipment
    19,027,991       18,352,996  
                 
      179,098,735       177,446,230  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (38,056,349 )     (32,672,264 )
                 
Rental property, net
    141,042,386       144,773,966  
Cash
    303,511       2,205,398  
Receivable from affiliates
    1,745,806       1,454,864  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    99,316       92,809  
Restricted cash
    955,856       1,216,530  
Deferred financing costs, less accumulated amortization of $917,555 and $359,098, respectively
    3,351,195       3,882,647  
                 
Total assets
  $ 147,498,070     $ 153,626,214  
                 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ DEFICIT
               
Notes payable
  $ 190,000,000     $ 190,000,000  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    118,956       261,355  
                 
Total liabilities
    190,118,956       190,261,355  
Members’ deficit
    (42,620,886 )     (36,635,141 )
                 
Total liabilities and members’ deficit
  $ 147,498,070     $ 153,626,214  
                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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METROPOLITAN SENIOR HOUSING, LLC
 
 
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Not covered
          (Not covered
 
    by auditors’
          by auditors’
 
    report)           report)  
 
Operating revenue
                       
Lease income from affiliates
  $ 19,981,144     $ 18,193,626     $ 21,466,735  
                         
Operating expenses
                       
Taxes and insurance
    2,104,522       1,831,921       1,708,480  
General and administrative
    80,296       337,205       65,396  
Depreciation
    5,384,085       5,347,188       5,359,582  
Bad debt expense
          6,728,816       474,763  
                         
      7,568,903       14,245,130       7,608,221  
                         
Other income (expense)
                       
Interest income
    74,927       44,928       8,380  
Interest expense
    (12,112,773 )     (8,552,697 )     (8,455,779 )
                         
Net income (loss)
  $ 374,395     $ (4,559,273 )   $ 5,411,115  
                         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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    For the Years Ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005  
    Sunrise Senior
                   
    Living
    Federal Street
    HVP Sun
       
    Investments, Inc.     Operating, LLC     Investing, LLC     Total  
 
Members’ capital at December 31, 2004
  $ 23,870,162     $ 29,739,772     $     $ 53,609,934  
Distributions
    (2,691,852 )     (3,826,116 )           (6,517,968 )
Net income
    2,218,557       3,192,558             5,411,115  
                                 
Members’ capital at December 31, 2005
    23,396,867       29,106,214             52,503,081  
Contributions
    432,355       1,297,069             1,729,424  
Distributions
    (2,548,424 )     (3,627,303 )           (6,175,727 )
Net loss through December 12, 2006
    (1,766,435 )     (2,541,941 )           (4,308,376 )
Transfer of members’ interest
          (24,234,039 )     24,234,039        
Distributions
    (29,956,969 )           (50,175,677 )     (80,132,646 )
Net loss from December 12, 2006 through December 31, 2006
    (62,724 )           (188,173 )     (250,897 )
                                 
Members’ deficit at December 31, 2006
    (10,505,330 )           (26,129,811 )     (36,635,141 )
Distributions
    (1,590,035 )           (4,770,105 )     (6,360,140 )
Net income
    93,599             280,796       374,395  
                                 
Members’ deficit at December 31, 2007
  $ (12,001,766 )   $     $ (30,619,120 )   $ (42,620,886 )
                                 
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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METROPOLITAN SENIOR HOUSING, LLC
 
 
                         
    For the Years Ended December 31,  
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Not covered
          (Not covered
 
    by auditors’
          by auditors’
 
    report)           report)  
 
Operating activities
                       
Net income (loss)
  $ 374,395     $ (4,559,273 )   $ 5,411,115  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Depreciation
    5,384,085       5,347,188       5,359,582  
Amortization of financing costs
    558,457       285,856       232,854  
Provision for bad debts
          6,728,816       474,763  
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                       
Receivable from affiliates
    (290,942 )     (385,801 )     (869,056 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (6,507 )     118,606       41,620  
Restricted cash
    260,674       (688,518 )     (27,419 )
Deferred rent receivable
          2,156,571       5,862  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (142,399 )     154,737       23,520  
Payables to affiliates
          (804,399 )     (1,474,319 )
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    6,137,763       8,353,783       9,178,522  
                         
Investing activities
                       
Investment in leased property
    (1,652,505 )     (1,056,679 )     (1,045,999 )
                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (1,652,505 )     (1,056,679 )     (1,045,999 )
                         
Financing activities
                       
Financing costs paid
    (27,005 )     (3,457,078 )      
Proceeds from notes payable
          190,000,000        
Repayment of notes payable
          (107,215,679 )     (2,097,770 )
Contributions from members
          1,729,424        
Distributions to members
    (6,360,140 )     (86,308,373 )     (5,974,804 )
                         
Net cash used in financing activities
    (6,387,145 )     (5,251,706 )     (8,072,574 )
                         
Net (decrease) increase in cash
    (1,901,887 )     2,045,398       59,949  
Cash at beginning of year
    2,205,398       160,000       100,051  
                         
Cash at end of year
  $ 303,511     $ 2,205,398     $ 160,000  
                         
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                       
Cash paid for interest
  $ 11,554,317     $ 7,629,491     $ 8,222,925  
                         
Accrued distribution to members
  $     $     $ 543,164  
                         
 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.


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1.   Organization
 
Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC (the “LLC”) was formed on June 29, 2000 under the laws of the State of Delaware and began operations on June 29, 2000. The LLC shall terminate on December 31, 2025, unless substantially all of its assets are sold or the members elect to dissolve the LLC prior to this time.
 
Sunrise Senior Living Investments, Inc. (“SSLII”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (“SSLI”), is the managing member and prior to December 12, 2006, held a 41% equity interest in the LLC, and Federal Street Operating, LLC (“Federal Street”) held a 59% equity interest through December 12, 2006. On December 12, 2006, Federal Street transferred its ownership interest to an unrelated third party, HVP Sun Investing, LLC, (“HVP”) a Delaware Limited Liability Company, pursuant to a Purchase and Sale Agreement dated October 17, 2006 (the “Purchase and Sale Agreement”). As of December 31, 2007 and 2006 HVP held a 75% interest in the LLC and SSLII owned a 25% equity interest in the LLC.
 
The LLC wholly owns the following 12 single-purpose LLCs (“Owner Entities”), which were organized to purchase or develop and own 12 assisted-living facilities (the “Facilities”) to provide assisted living services for seniors:
 
         
Owner Entity
 
Location
  Date Purchased
 
Metropolitan/Hunter Mill Senior Housing, LLC
  Oakton, Virginia   6/29/2000
Metropolitan/West Essex Senior Housing, LLC
  Fairfield, New Jersey   6/29/2000
Metropolitan/Wayland Senior Housing, LLC
  Wayland, Massachusetts   6/29/2000
Metropolitan/Bellevue Senior Housing, LLC
  Bellevue, Washington   9/29/2000
Metropolitan/Cohasset Senior Housing, LLC
  Cohasset, Massachusetts   9/29/2000
Metropolitan/Decatur Senior Housing, LLC
  Decatur, Georgia   9/29/2000
Metropolitan/Glen Cove Senior Housing, LLC
  Glen Cove, New York   9/29/2000
Sunrise LaFayette Hills Assisted Living Limited Partnership
  Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania   9/29/2000
Sunrise Paoli Assisted Living Limited Partnership
  Malvern, Pennsylvania   9/29/2000
Metropolitan/Paramus Senior Housing, LLC
  Paramus, New Jersey   9/29/2000
Metropolitan/Walnut Creek Senior Housing, LLC
  Walnut Creek, California   9/29/2000
Sunrise Oakland Assisted Living Limited Partnership
  Oakland Hills, California   10/30/2001
 
As discussed in note 3, prior to December 12, 2006, all 12 Facilities were leased under separate operating lease agreements to wholly owned subsidiaries of MSH Operating, LLC (“Operator”) which is an affiliate of the LLC due to common ownership. Subsequent to December 12, 2006, the 12 Facilities were leased under a master operating sublease agreement to the Operator.
 
2.   Significant Accounting Policies
 
Basis of Accounting
 
The Company’s financial statements are prepared on the accrual basis of accounting in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The accompanying financial statements include the consolidated accounts of Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC and the Owner Entities (collectively, the “Company”) after elimination of material intercompany accounts and transactions.
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related footnotes for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2005 are unaudited. They have been prepared on a basis consistent with that used in preparing the 2006 consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments


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Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
(consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2005.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Rental Property
 
Rental property is recorded at cost, including closing costs. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Rental property is reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the asset’s undiscounted expected cash flows are not sufficient to recover its carrying amount. The Company measures an impairment loss by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying amount. Fair value of an asset is calculated as the present value of expected future cash flows. Based on management’s estimation process, no impairment losses were recorded as of December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005.
 
Depreciation on rental property is computed using the straight-line method over the following estimated useful lives of the related assets.
 
         
Building and building improvements
    40 years  
Land and land improvements
    10-15 years  
Furniture and equipment
    3-10 years  
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
Cash and cash equivalents include cash and short-term deposits with maturities of three months or less when purchased. Cash and cash equivalents include unrestricted funds deposited with commercial banking institutions. At times, the Company’s cash and cash equivalents balances with financial institutions exceed federally insured limits. The Company mitigates this risk by depositing funds with major financial institutions.
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
An allowance for doubtful accounts has been provided against the portion of accounts receivable from the Operator, which is estimated to be uncollectible based on the rent for the Facilities exceeding Facility net operating income. Accounts receivable in the accompanying balance sheets are shown net of an allowance for doubtful accounts. At December 31, 2007 and 2006, the allowance was $0.
 
Deferred Financing Costs
 
The costs incurred by the Company to obtain financing have been deferred and will be amortized over the term of the financing secured using the straight-line method which approximates the effective interest method. When debt is exchanged for debt with substantially different terms prior to the contractual maturity date, the unamortized portion of the deferred financing costs are expensed and included in interest expense on the accompanying statement of operations. If the Company determines that the terms of a new debt instrument are not substantially different from the terms of the original debt instrument, then the unamortized costs associated with the original debt instrument, as well as, certain costs associated with the new debt instrument will be amortized over the modified term of the debt instrument.


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Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Revenue Recognition
 
The Facilities are leased to the Operator and rental revenue on these operating leases is due and recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Additional rental income is recognized when a Facility’s gross revenues exceed the threshold stated per the related lease agreement.
 
Income Taxes
 
No provision for federal income taxes has been made in the accompanying statements, because the Company’s profits and losses are reported on the individual members’ tax returns. The Company’s tax return and the amount of allocable Company profits or losses are subject to examination by federal taxing authorities. If such examinations result in changes to Company profits and losses, the tax liability of the members could be changed accordingly. State income taxes are recorded by the Company as incurred.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments
 
The following disclosures of estimated fair value were determined by management, using available market information and valuation methodologies. Cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and accrued expenses and other assets and liabilities are carried at amounts that approximate their fair values.
 
Fixed-rate debt with an aggregate carrying value of $190,000,000 has an estimated aggregate fair value of $188,020,370 and $189,967,868 at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2007 and 2006. Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the reasonableness of fair value amounts, these amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since December 31, 2007 and 2006, and current estimates of fair value may differ from amounts presented herein.
 
3.   Affiliate Transactions
 
Operating Lease Agreements
 
Prior to December 12, 2006, the Owner Entities of the Company were party to lease and security agreements (“Original Lease Agreements”) with wholly owned subsidiaries of the Operator. The Original Lease Agreements had initial terms that ended from December 31, 2004 to May 31, 2007 and had five renewal options of five years that extended through the 30th anniversary of the dates of the leases. The Original Lease Agreements provided for escalating base rent plus additional rent, calculated as a specified percentage of gross revenues in excess of an amount specified for each lease year, to be paid monthly.
 
Four of the Original Lease Agreements expired on December 31, 2004, and the Operator exercised its renewal options. In 2005, the Company and the Operator agreed to renewal terms of one year that reduced the base rent and reduced or eliminated the additional rent component for the expired leases. In 2006, the Company renegotiated additional one-year agreements for these leases using the same methodology.
 
On December 12, 2006, the Company entered into a sublease and security agreement (“New Lease Agreement”) with the Operator. The New Lease Agreement has an initial term of three years, ending on December 31, 2009. There are seven three year renewal options that extend through June 29, 2030; base rent will be established at fair market rent on the date the option is exercised. The New Lease Agreement provides for base rent of $20,046,092 per annum, and additional rent calculated as 50% of the excess of annual aggregate Gross Revenues over $59,700,000, payable in monthly installments based on estimates.


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Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The following is a schedule of minimum future rentals due to the Company for the subsequent years under noncancelable leases in place as of December 31, 2007:
 
         
2008
  $ 20,046,092  
2009
    20,046,092  
         
    $ 40,092,184  
         
 
Receivable and Payable to Affiliates
 
The Company had net receivables from affiliates at December 31 consisting of the following:
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (Not covered by
       
    auditors’ report)        
 
Receivable (payable) from affiliates
               
Operator
  $ 1,952,286     $ 1,384,050  
SSLI and its subsidiaries
    (206,480 )     70,814  
                 
    $ 1,745,806     $ 1,454,864  
                 
 
The net receivables from the Operator are related to base and additional rents on the Facilities. The net receivable from Operator is net of costs paid by Operator on behalf of the Company.
 
On December 12, 2006, in conjunction with the transfer of membership interest to HVP, the Company legally released the Operator from the obligation related to unpaid rent, as such the Company has determined the amount is uncollectible and has recorded bad debt expense related to the receivable of $6,728,816.
 
The Company obtains professional and general liability insurance coverage through Sunrise Senior Living Insurance, Inc., a multi-provider captive insurance company and a subsidiary of SSLI. The liability for the insurance deductibles has been estimated and recorded in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the consolidated balance sheets if an amount remains unpaid at year end. In 2005, the Company transferred to the Operator the insurance expense related to the operations and retained and continued to record the property-related insurance expense in its consolidated financial statements. In 2007, 2006, and 2005, the Company included approximately $326,334, $108,000, and $122,000, respectively, of insurance expense in taxes and insurance in the consolidated statements of operations.
 
4.   Debt
 
During 2000, the Company assumed loans for eight of the Facilities. The loans were for a term of seven years and were collateralized by liens on the real property. The loans bore interest at an annual rate of 8.66% with a maturity date of April 2007. Payments of principal and interest in the amount of $611,028 were payable monthly. There were no balances outstanding under the loans as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Repayment of the outstanding balance of $67,373,663 was made on December 12, 2006 in conjunction with the transfer of Federal Street’s member’s interest to HVP.
 
On December 29, 2003, the Company obtained loans for four of the Facilities. The loans were for a term of seven years and were collateralized by liens on the real property. The loans bore interest at an annual rate of 5.60% with a maturity date of January 2011. Payments of principal and interest in the amount of $248,038 were payable monthly. There were no balances outstanding under the loans as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Repayment of the outstanding balance of $37,771,290 was made on December 12, 2006 in conjunction with the transfer of Federal Street’s member’s interest to HVP.


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Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
On December 12, 2006, the Company obtained loans for all 12 Facilities in conjunction with the transfer of Federal Street’s interest to HVP. The notes payable are collateralized by the related real property and contain an automatic extension period of 1 year, unless the Company defaults on the loan. The loans bear interest at an annual fixed rate of 6% through the maturity date of December 31, 2013. During the extension period, the loan bears interest at LIBOR + 2.75%. Monthly payments are interest only through January 1, 2009. Subsequent to January 1, 2009, interest and principal payments of $1,139,147 are payable monthly.
 
         
    Principal
 
Borrower
  Balance  
 
Metropolitan/Cohasset Senior Housing, LLC
  $ 12,200,000  
Metropolitan/Glen Cove Senior Housing, LLC
    25,750,000  
Metropolitan/Paramus Senior Housing, LLC
    15,510,000  
Sunrise Lafayette Hills Assisted Living Limited Partnership
    12,800,000  
Sunrise Paoli Assisted Living Limited Partnership
    12,888,000  
Metropolitan/Decatur Senior Housing, LLC
    13,810,000  
Metropolitan/Bellevue Senior Housing, LLC
    18,200,000  
Metropolitan/Walnut Creek Senior Housing, LLC
    13,500,000  
Metropolitan/West Essex Senior Housing, LLC
    20,200,000  
Metropolitan/Hunter Mill Senior Housing, LLC
    13,226,000  
Sunrise Oakland Assisted Living Partnership
    26,400,000  
Metropolitan/Wayland Senior Housing, LLC
    5,516,000  
         
    $ 190,000,000  
         
 
Because the terms of eight of the twelve loans obtained on December 12, 2006 were substantially different from the terms of the loans that were in place prior to December 12, 2006, the repayment of the eight loans was accounted for as an extinguishment of debt and deferred financing costs of $845,313 and related accumulated amortization of $808,956 were written off and has been included in interest expense on the accompanying statement of operations. The Company incurred costs of $1,458,753 in conjunction with obtaining the loans, which have been deferred and amortized over the terms of the loans.
 
The terms of the remaining four loans were not substantially different from the replaced loans and were with the same lender, and therefore have been accounted for as debt modifications. The unamortized portion of the deferred financing costs incurred in conjunction with the original loans will be amortized over the term of the replacement loans. A prepayment penalty in the amount of $1,545,329 was assessed against the prepayment of the four modified loans; this penalty has been deferred and will be amortized over the term of the replacement loans. The Company incurred costs of $452,997 in conjunction with obtaining the replacement loans, which have been deferred and amortized over the terms of the replacement loans.
 
In the event that the Company prepays the loans, a prepayment penalty will be assessed that is calculated as the greater of (a) 1% of the amount of the principal being prepaid; or (b) a minimum rate of return to the lender.


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Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Principal maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2007 were as follows:
 
         
2008
  $  
2009
    2,173,175  
2010
    2,309,126  
2011
    2,453,580  
2012
    2,563,212  
Thereafter
    180,500,907  
         
    $ 190,000,000  
         
 
5.   Members’ Deficit (Information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2005 not covered by auditors’ report included herein)
 
During 2001 and 2000, Federal Street contributed approximately $13.0 million and $62.0 million, respectively, to the Company for a 75% interest, and SSLII contributed property of approximately $4.0 million and $21.0 million, respectively, for a 25% interest. The Company maintains separate capital accounts for Federal Street and SSLII.
 
On December 29, 2003, the Company obtained $40.0 million of financing. The loan proceeds, net of transaction costs and a required $2.0 million escrow deposit, of approximately $37.0 million were accounted for as a capital transaction distribution and were distributed to Federal Street in accordance with the operating agreement. In January 2004, the escrow was released and the Company distributed the $2.0 million to Federal Street and accounted for the distribution as a capital transaction. As a result of these capital transactions, the capital account of Federal Street was reduced by approximately $39.0 million. Accordingly, Federal Street’s equity interest in the Company decreased from 75% to 59%, and SSLII’s equity interest increased from 25% to 41%.
 
The Company maintains separate capital accounts for Federal Street and SSLII. Net income has been allocated to the individual members’ capital accounts based on its ownership interest as follows: in the year ended December 31, 2005 and through December 12, 2006, 59% to Federal Street and 41% to SSLII, and from December 13, 2006 to December 31, 2007, 75% to HVP and 25% to SSLII.
 
On March 31, 2004, Federal Street and SSLII amended the LLC’s operating agreement and the facility operating agreements of the Owner Entities (Amendments). Under the Amendments, after the priority distributions are made to Federal Street and SSLII, any remaining distributable cash will be paid to SSLII until the payable balance to SSLI and its subsidiaries is reduced to zero. The Amendments were effective January 1, 2004. During 2007, 2006, and 2005, distributable cash of approximately $0, $0.06 million, and $0.45 million, respectively, was paid to SSLII to reduce the outstanding payable balance.
 
Priority distributions of net cash flow from operations during 2007, 2006, and 2005 of approximately $0, $3.6 million, and $3.8 million, respectively, were paid to Federal Street and $0, $2.5 million, and $2.7 million, respectively, were paid to SSLII. These distributions of net cash flow from operations were paid to Federal Street and SSLII according to their equity interest percentages of 59% and 41%, respectively.
 
The operating agreement details the commitments of the members and provides the procedures for the return of capital to the members with defined priorities. All profits and losses, net cash flow from operations, and capital proceeds, if any, are to be distributed according to the priorities specified in the operating agreement.
 
On December 12, 2006, Federal Street sold 100% of its interest in the Company to HVP. The purchase and sale agreement covered Federal Street’s interest in the Company as well as their 100% interest in the Operator, Federal Street’s percentage of interest in the Owner Entities and in the ownership of 12 senior housing facilities with a gross property value of $288 million. The purchase price to Federal Street, per the Purchase and Sale Agreement, was $124,032,082. Pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement, there will be adjustments made to the purchase price


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Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
based upon specifically defined activity which took place prior to the closing date. Capital distributions, as a result of the ownership transfer, were treated as distributions from capital transactions in accordance with the Limited Liability Company Agreement of Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC dated June 29, 2000. At closing, HVP deposited $750,000 (“Escrow Proceeds”) into an escrow account that bears interest for the seller. Certain stipulations are outlined in Section 9.05 (b) of the Purchase and Sales Agreement regarding the release of the escrow balance to HVP. In accordance with the amended and restated limited liability company agreement (“LLC Agreement”) the initial contributions of SSLII and HVP were adjusted to reflect the purchase price paid by HVP for Federal Street’s member’s interest and the consequent value attributable to SSLII’s member’s interest. A distribution was made to SSLII during the closing of the transfer of interest to HVP to reduce SSLII’s unreturned contributions, as defined in the LLC Agreement, to 25% of the total unreturned contributions.
 
The share of income, distributions, and expenses will be allocated 75% to HVP and 25% to SSLII. Upon liquidation, the LLC Agreement provides that, after return of capital to both partners, the remaining proceeds are to be split 75%/25%. Distributions of net cash flow from operations during 2007 of approximately $4.8 million and $1.6 million were paid to HVP and SSLII, respectively.
 
6.   Contingencies
 
The Company is involved in claims and lawsuits incidental to the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these claims and lawsuits cannot be predicted with certainty, management and general counsel of the Company do not believe the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
 
7.   New Accounting Pronouncements
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, Fair Value Measurements, (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities on January 1, 2008. The FASB has proposed a deferral of the provisions of SFAS 157 relating to nonfinancial assets and liabilities that would delay implementation by the Company until January 1, 2009. SFAS 157 is not expected to materially affect how the Company determines fair value, but may result in certain additional disclosures.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115, (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits companies to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. SFAS 159 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2008. The Company did not elect the fair value option for any of its existing financial instruments on the effective date and has not determined whether or not it will elect this option for any eligible financial instruments it acquires in the future.


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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
 
To the Partners of
PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries (’the Partnership’) as of 31 December 2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in partners’ capital, and cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended 31 December 2007. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
 
We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audits to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. We were not engaged to perform an audit of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries at 31 December 2007 and 2006, and the consolidated results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the two years in the period ended 31 December 2007 in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards as issued by the International Accounting Standards Board.
 
Since the date of completion of our audit of the accompanying financial statements and initial issuance of our report thereon dated 10 September 2008, the Partnership, as discussed in Note 2.1 relating to going concern and paragraphs 2 to 6 of Note 11 to the financial statements, has not complied with certain covenants of loan agreements with banks and the guarantor of the loans, Sunrise Senior Living Inc., has also not complied with specific covenants in respect of its Bank Credit Facility. This raises substantial doubt about the Partnership’s ability to continue as a going concern. The Partnership Management’s plans as to these matters also are described in Note 11. The financial statements do not include any adjustments that might result from the outcome of this uncertainty.
 
London, England
10 September 2008
except for Note 2.1 relating to going concern and paragraphs 2 to 6 of Note 11,
as to which the date is 23 December 2008


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PS GERMANY INVESTMENT (JERSEY) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT
 
                                 
    Years Ended 31 December  
          2007
    2006
    2005
 
    Notes              
                      Unaudited  
 
Operating revenue:
                               
Resident fees
            6,321,192       2,803,890       810,892  
Rental income
    5       4,673,335       2,394,728       1,013,166  
                                 
Total operating revenue
            10,994,527       5,198,618       1,824,058  
                                 
Operating expenses:
                               
Facility operating expenses
            13,860,525       7,128,251       2,501,520  
Facility development and pre-rental expenses
    5       2,707,130       4,790,673       2,130,542  
General and administrative expenses
            209,777       247,551       286,405  
Management fees
    5       313,560       139,708       43,073  
Depreciation
    4       4,560,805       2,168,000       947,257  
Negative fair value movement on property and equipment
    4       63,613,081       10,739,995        
                                 
Total operating expenses
            85,264,878       25,214,178       5,908,797  
                                 
Net operating loss
            (74,270,351 )     (20,015,560 )     (4,084,739 )
                                 
Other income/(expenses):
                               
Interest income
            2,999       40,566       40,801  
Interest expense
            (11,265,789 )     (3,927,736 )     (1,455,990 )
Foreign exchange loss
            (712 )            
                                 
Total other income/(expenses)
            (11,263,502 )     (3,887,170 )     (1,415,189 )
                                 
Loss before tax and minority interests
            (85,533,853 )     (23,902,730 )     (5,499,928 )
Income tax expense
    8                    
                                 
Loss for the year after tax before minority interests
            (85,533,853 )     (23,902,730 )     (5,499,928 )
Minority interests
            1,544,885       770,254       237,324  
                                 
Net loss for the year after minority interests
    9       (83,988,968 )     (23,132,476 )     (5,262,604 )
                                 
 
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements


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PS GERMANY INVESTMENT (JERSEY) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
 
                         
    At 31 December  
          2007
    2006
 
    Notes          
 
Assets
                       
Current assets:
                       
Cash and cash equivalents
    3       1,526,263       1,014,584  
Accounts receivable
            645,584       316,516  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
            180,943       253,991  
Receivables due from affiliates
    5       4,391,014       1,504,691  
                         
Total current assets
            6,743,804       3,089,782  
                         
Non current assets
                       
Property and equipment
    4       124,295,892       148,973,764  
Restricted cash
    7       5,737,273        
Rent receivable
    5       4,454,895       2,298,322  
Participation rights
    5       900,000       800,000  
                         
Total non current assets
            135,388,060       152,072,086  
                         
Total assets
            142,131,864       155,161,868  
                         
Liabilities and partners’ capital
                       
Current liabilities
                       
Trade payables
            442,405       268,607  
Accrued expenses
    6       1,701,471       1,059,034  
Payables due to affiliates
    5       16,430,307       16,809,312  
Current maturities of long-term debt
    7       3,718,340       1,592,090  
                         
Total current liabilities
            22,292,523       19,729,043  
                         
Non current liabilities
                       
Partner loan
    5       2,010,000       2,010,000  
Notes payable to affiliates
    5       10,469,296       3,661,206  
Long-term debt, net of finance costs
    7       172,379,204       108,701,520  
                         
Total non current liabilities
            184,858,500       114,372,726  
                         
Minority interest
            466,788       2,065,673  
Partners’ capital
    9       (65,485,947 )     18,994,426  
                         
Total partners’ capital
            (65,019,159 )     21,060,099  
                         
Total liabilities and partners’ capital
            142,131,864       155,161,868  
                         
 
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements


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PS GERMANY INVESTMENT (JERSEY) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
 
                                                         
    Years Ended 31 December  
    Partners’
          Asset
    Foreign
                Total
 
    Capital
    Accumulated
    Revaluation
    Currency
    Partners’
    Minority
    Partners’
 
    Contributions
    Deficit
    Reserve
    Translation
    Capital
    Interests
    Capital
 
                             
 
At 1 January 2005 (unaudited)
    20,857,904       (3,019,667 )                 17,838,237       1,226,393       19,064,630  
Revaluation of property and equipment
                5,888,024             5,888,024             5,888,024  
                                                         
Total income and expense for the year recognised directly in equity
                5,888,024             5,888,024             5,888,024  
Loss for the year
          (5,262,604 )                 (5,262,604 )     (237,324 )     (5,499,928 )
                                                         
Total income and expense for the year
          (5,262,604 )     5,888,024             625,420       (237,324 )     388,096  
Partner contributions
    15,511,189                         15,511,189       952,290       16,463,479  
                                                         
At 31 December 2005 (unaudited)
    36,369,093       (8,282,271 )     5,888,024             33,974,846       1,941,359       35,916,205  
Revaluation of property and equipment
                (5,888,024 )           (5,888,024 )           (5,888,024 )
                                                         
Total income and expense for the year recognised directly in equity
                (5,888,024 )           (5,888,024 )           (5,888,024 )
Loss for the year
          (23,132,476 )                 (23,132,476 )     (770,254 )     (23,902,730 )
                                                         
Total income and expense for the year
          (23,132,476 )     (5,888,024 )           (29,020,500 )     (770,254 )     (29,790,754 )
Partner contributions
    14,040,080                         14,040,080       894,568       14,934,648  
                                                         
At 31 December 2006
    50,409,173       (31,414,747 )                 18,994,426       2,065,673       21,060,099  
Foreign currency translation
                      (545,405 )     (545,405 )           (545,405 )
                                                         
Total income and expense for the year recognised directly in equity
                      (545,405 )     (545,405 )           (545,405 )
Loss for the year
          (83,988,968 )                 (83,988,968 )     (1,544,885 )     (85,533,853 )
                                                         
Total income and expense for the year
          (83,988,968 )           (545,405 )     (84,534,373 )     (1,544,885 )     (86,079,258 )
Partner contributions
    54,000                         54,000       (54,000 )      
                                                         
At 31 December 2007
    50,463,173       (115,403,715 )           (545,405 )     (65,485,947 )     466,788       (65,019,159 )
                                                         
 
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements


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PS GERMANY INVESTMENT (JERSEY) LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
 
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS
 
                                 
    Years Ended 31 December  
          2007
    2006
    2005
 
    Notes              
                      Unaudited  
 
Operating activities
                               
Loss for the year before tax
            (85,533,853 )     (23,902,730 )     (5,499,928 )
Adjustments to reconcile loss for the year before tax to net cash flows from operating activities:
                               
Net finance costs
            11,263,502       3,887,170       1,415,189  
Negative fair value movement on property and equipment
            63,613,081       10,739,995        
Depreciation
            4,560,805       2,168,000       947,257  
Provision for bad debt
            31,583       2,932        
Changes in assets and liabilities:
                               
Accounts receivable
            (360,651 )     (195,473 )     (123,973 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
            73,048       (226,362 )     1,252,470  
Trade payables and accrued expenses
            130,707       814,658       (2,916 )
Rent receivable
            (2,156,573 )     (1,421,933 )     (876,389 )
                                 
Net cash flows used in operating activities
            (8,378,351 )     (8,133,743 )     (2,888,290 )
                                 
Investing activities
                               
Increase in restricted cash
            (5,737,273 )            
Purchase of property and equipment
            (43,755,464 )     (68,429,779 )     (52,109,887 )
Interest paid and capitalised
            (1,235,851 )     (1,077,332 )     (461,152 )
Purchase of participation rights
            (100,000 )     (300,000 )     (500,000 )
Interest received
            2,999       40,566       40,801  
                                 
Net cash flows used in investing activities
            (50,825,589 )     (69,766,545 )     (53,030,238 )
                                 
Financing activities
                               
Contributions by partners
            54,000       14,040,080       15,511,189  
Contributions by minority interests
            (54,000 )     894,568       952,290  
Financing cost paid
            (430,159 )            
Net (repayments to)/borrowings from affiliates
            (3,810,859 )     8,170,511       (1,478,263 )
Notes payable to affiliates
            6,808,090       1,885,470       1,775,736  
Borrowings of long-term debt
            143,550,913       58,899,239       46,806,715  
Repayments of long-term debt
            (77,713,608 )     (6,797,160 )     (5,200,000 )
Interest paid and expensed
            (8,688,172 )     (3,347,577 )     (1,100,353 )
                                 
Net cash flows from financing activities
            59,716,205       73,745,131       57,267,314  
                                 
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents before effect of exchange rate on cash
            512,265       (4,155,157 )     1,348,786  
Effect of exchange rate on cash
            (586 )            
                                 
Net increase/(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
            511,679       (4,155,157 )     1,348,786  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
            1,014,584       5,169,741       3,820,955  
                                 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
    3       1,526,263       1,014,584       5,169,741  
                                 
 
The accompanying notes form an integral part of these financial statements


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PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
 
1.   Organization
 
PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership (the Partnership) was formed under the laws of Jersey, Channel Islands on 31 May 2002, between Sunrise Assisted Living Investment, Inc. (SALII), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (Sunrise), Senior Housing Germany Investment Limited Partnership (SHIP), SunCo LLC (SunCo), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise and PS Germany (Jersey) GP Limited (General Partner). On 29 January 2003, SALII transferred its entire interest in the Partnership to Sunrise Senior Living International L.P. (Sunrise LP), a subsidiary of Sunrise. The Partnership was established for the purpose of acquiring land and buildings in order to construct, develop, market, operate, finance and sell assisted living facilities in Germany. As of 31 December 2007, the Partnership has eight operating properties and one property under active development in Germany as well as one parcel of undeveloped land. The facilities will offer accommodation and organize the provision of non-complex medical care services to elderly residents for a monthly fee. The Partnership’s services will generally not be covered by health insurance so the monthly fees will be payable by the residents, their family, or another responsible party. The Partnership shall be dissolved on 31 May 2010 unless extended or terminated earlier in accordance with the terms and provisions of the Partnership Agreement.
 
2.1  Basis of preparation
 
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on an historical cost basis, except for property and equipment relating to properties operating at the year end, which have been measured at fair value. The consolidated financial statements are presented in Euros.
 
Going concern
 
The consolidated financial statements have been prepared on a going concern basis. As of 31 December 2007, partners’ capital had a deficit balance of approximately €65 million. This deficit is the result of accumulated operating losses of the partnership and negative fair value charges related to the property owned by the partnership. As discussed in notes 5 and 7, Sunrise has provided loans to the partnership to cover operating deficits. Sunrise has also provided guarantees to the third party lenders of the partnership that they will continue to provide funding for the operating deficits of the partnership. As of 30 September 2008, the amount of funding provided by Sunrise under these loans and guarantees was approximately €32 million. Sunrise has estimated that they will need to fund an additional €31 million through 2012 until the communities reach stabilization. The General Partner has made recent inquires to Sunrise as the Guarantor in the Partnership to insure that the guarantees it has given can be met. Sunrise is taking the following steps set out below to satisfy this obligation and continues to fund the Partnership as the need arises.
 
Sunrise expects to breach certain loan covenants as of 31 December 2008, and accordingly, believes that on 1 January 2009 it will no longer be able to borrow under the existing Bank Credit Facility.
 
In the event that Sunrise is unable to revise and restructure its Bank Credit Facility by 31 January 2009, or Sunrise fails to comply with the new liquidity covenants included in the July 2008 amendment for any calendar month, the lenders under the amended Bank Credit Facility could, amongst other things, exercise their rights to accelerate the payment of all amounts then outstanding under the amended Bank Credit Facility, exercise remedies against the collateral securing the amended Bank Credit Facility, require Sunrise to replace or provide cash collateral for the outstanding letters of credit or pursue further modification with respect to the amended Bank Credit Facility.
 
Sunrise is working with their lenders to revise and restructure their Bank Credit Facility and expects to achieve this restructuring prior to 31 January 2009. Sunrise is also seeking to refinance their Bank Credit Facility through new lenders and is discussing potential sources of capital with other third parties. However, no assurance can be given that Sunrise’s efforts will be successful. The financial statements have been prepared assuming that Sunrise


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PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
continue as a going concern and do no include any adjustments that might result from our outcome of this uncertainty. Based on the guarantee of future funding from Sunrise, the General Partner believes it is appropriate to prepare the consolidated financial statements on a going concern basis as of 31 December 2007.
 
Statement of compliance
 
The consolidated financial statements of PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership and its subsidiaries have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) as adopted by the International Accounting Standards Board as they apply to the financial statements of the limited partnership and its subsidiaries for the year ended 31 December 2007.
 
Principles of consolidation
 
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Partnership and its wholly owned subsidiary undertakings. The Partnership wholly owns eleven General Partnerships that in turn own twelve non-wholly owned limited partnerships which the General Partnerships control with the unilateral right and obligation to manage and represent the limited partnerships. These eleven non-wholly owned limited partnerships are also included in the consolidated financial statements of the Partnership as it is the Partnership’s policy to consolidate non-wholly owned interests when it holds the unilateral ability to conduct the ordinary course of business of the non-wholly owned interests. The Partnership’s wholly owned and non-wholly owned subsidiaries will develop, own and operate assisted living facilities. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions eliminate upon consolidation.
 
2.2  Changes in accounting policies
 
IFRS 7 Financial Instruments: Disclosures
 
The Partnership has adopted IFRS 7, which requires disclosures that enable users to evaluate the significance of the Partnership’s financial instruments and the nature and extent of risks arising from those financial instruments. The new disclosures are included throughout the financial statements.
 
Amendment to IAS Presentation of Financial Statements — Capital Disclosures
 
The Partnership has adopted Amendment to IAS 1, which requires disclosures that enable users to evaluate the Partnership’s objectives, policies and processes for managing capital. The new disclosures are included throughout the financial statements.
 
2.3  Significant accounting judgement and estimates
 
Judgements
 
In the process of applying the Partnership’s accounting policies, management has made the following judgements, apart from those involving estimation, which have the most significant effect on the amounts recognised in the financial statements:
 
Operating lease commitments — partnership as lessor
 
The Partnership has entered into commercial property leases on its property portfolio. The Partnership has determined that it retains all the significant risks and rewards of ownership of these properties, a portion of which are leased out on operating sub-leases.


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PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Estimation uncertainty
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with International Financial Reporting Standards requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Deferred tax assets
 
Deferred tax assets are recognised for all unused tax losses to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the losses can be utilised. Significant management judgment is required to determine the amount of deferred tax assets that can be recognised, based upon the likely timing and level of future taxable profits together with future tax planning strategies. The carrying value of recognised tax losses at 31 December 2007 was €nil (2006: €nil) and the unrecognised tax losses at 31 December 2007 were approximately €70 m (2006: €51m). Further details are contained in note 8.
 
2.4  Summary of significant accounting policies
 
Cash and cash equivalents
 
On the balance sheet and for purposes of the statement of cash flows, cash and cash equivalents consist of balances held by financial institutions. The Partnership considers all highly liquid temporary cash investments with an original maturity of three months or less when purchased to be cash equivalents.
 
Property and equipment
 
Property and equipment is initially recorded at cost and includes interest and property taxes capitalised on long-term construction projects during the construction period, as well as pre-acquisition and other costs directly related to the acquisition, development and construction of facilities. Costs that do not directly relate to acquisition, development and construction of the facility are expensed as incurred. If a project is abandoned any costs previously capitalised are expensed. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets. Buildings are depreciated over 40 years. Furniture and equipment is depreciated over 3 to 10 years.
 
Following initial recognition at cost, property and equipment is carried at a revalued amount, which is the fair value at the date of the revaluation less any subsequent accumulated depreciation and subsequent accumulated impairment losses. All categories of property and equipment are revalued simultaneously. Therefore, any fair value surplus or deficit has been apportioned between all categories in relation to cost or brought forward carrying amounts.
 
Any revaluation surplus is credited to the individual partners’ capital account included in the partners’ capital section of the balance sheet, except to the extent that it reverses a revaluation decrease of the same asset previously recognised in profit or loss, in which case the increase is recognised in profit or loss. A revaluation deficit is recognised in profit or loss, except that a deficit directly offsetting a previous surplus on the same asset is directly offset against the surplus in the asset revaluation reserve.
 
Accumulated depreciation as at the revaluation date is eliminated against the gross carrying amount of the asset and the net amount is restated to the revalued amount of the asset. Upon disposal, any revaluation reserve relating to the particular asset being sold is transferred to accumulated deficit.
 
Valuations are performed frequently enough to ensure that the fair value of a revalued asset does not differ materially from its carrying amount.
 
Based on independent valuations, a negative fair value deficit was recorded as of 31 December 2007 and 31 December 2006.


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PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Impairment of non-financial assets
 
Non-financial assets are reviewed for indications of impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the asset’s discounted expected cash flows are not sufficient to recover its carrying amount. The Partnership measures an impairment loss by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying amount. Fair value of an asset is calculated as the present value of expected future cash flows.
 
Restricted cash
 
Cash that is pledged or is subject to withdrawal restrictions has been separately identified on the balance sheet as restricted cash.
 
Leases
 
Leases where the Partnership retains substantially all the risks and benefits of ownership of the asset are classified as operating leases.
 
Revenue recognition
 
Operating revenue consists of resident fee revenue and rental income. Resident fee revenue is recognised monthly as services are rendered. Agreements with residents are generally for a term of one year and are cancellable by residents with thirty days notice. Rental income arising on the facilities is accounted for on a straight-line basis over the lease terms on ongoing leases (note 5).
 
Interest income is recognised as interest accrues.
 
Operating expenses
 
Operating expenses consist of:
 
  •  Facility operating expenses including labour, food, marketing and other direct costs of operating the communities.
 
  •  Facility development and pre-rental expenses associated with the development and marketing of communities prior to opening.
 
  •  General and administrative expenses related to costs of the Partnership itself.
 
  •  Management fees paid to a subsidiary of Sunrise for managing the communities (note 5).
 
Taxes
 
Income and corporation taxes
 
No provision for income or corporation taxes has been included in the accompanying financial statements, as all attributes of income and loss pass through pro rata to the partners on their respective income tax returns in accordance with the Partnership Agreement.
 
Sales taxes
 
Revenue, expenses and assets are recognised net of the amount of sales tax except:
 
  •  where the sales tax incurred on a purchase of assets or services is not recoverable from the taxation authority, in which case the sales tax is recognised as part of the cost of acquisition of the asset or as part of the expense item as applicable; and
 
  •  receivables and payables that are stated with the amount of sales tax included.


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PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
 
The net amount of sales tax recoverable from, or payable to, the taxation authority is included as part of receivables or payables in the balance sheet.
 
Deferred income tax
 
Deferred income tax is provided using the liability method on temporary differences at the balance sheet date between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their carrying amounts for financial reporting purposes. However, as note 8 indicates, the net deferred tax assets have not been recognised, because there is no assurance that enough profits will be generated in the future to be able to utilise the losses and expenditures carried forward. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been included in these financial statements, and there are no current or deferred income taxes.
 
Deferred income tax liabilities are recognised for all taxable temporary differences, except:
 
  •  where the deferred income tax liability arises from the initial recognition of goodwill or of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; and
 
  •  in respect of taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests in joint ventures, where the timing of the reversal of the temporary differences can be controlled and it is probable that the temporary differences will not reverse in the foreseeable future.
 
Deferred income tax assets are recognised for all deductible temporary differences, carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses, to the extent that it is probable that taxable profit will be available against which the deductible temporary differences, and the carry forward of unused tax credits and unused tax losses can be utilised except:
 
  •  where the deferred income tax asset relating to the deductible temporary differences arises from the initial recognition of an asset or liability in a transaction that is not a business combination and, at the time of the transaction, affects neither the accounting profit nor taxable profit or loss; and
 
  •  in respect of deductible temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates and interests in joint ventures, deferred income tax assets are recognised only to the extent that it is probable that the temporary differences will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary differences can be utilised.
 
The carrying amount of deferred income tax assets is reviewed each balance sheet date. Unrecognised deferred income tax assets are reassessed at each balance sheet date and are recognised to the extent that it has become probable that future taxable profit will allow the deferred tax asset to be recovered.
 
Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the year when the asset is realised or the liability is settled, based on the tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the balance sheet date.
 
Deferred income tax relating to items recognised directly in equity is recognised in equity and not in the income statement.
 
Deferred income tax assets and deferred income tax liabilities are offset, if a legally enforceable right exists to set off current tax assets against current income tax liabilities and the deferred income taxes relate to the same taxable entity and the same taxation authority.
 
Foreign currency translation
 
The consolidated financial statements are presented in Euros, which is the Partnership’s functional and presentational currency. Monetary assets and liabilities dominated in foreign currencies are retranslated at the


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PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
functional currency rate of exchange ruling at the balance sheet date. All differences are taken to profit or loss. Non monetary items that are measured in terms of historical cost in a foreign currency are translated using the exchange rates as at the dates of the initial transaction.
 
Borrowing costs
 
Borrowing costs are generally expensed as incurred. Borrowing costs which are directly attributable to the construction of an asset are capitalised while the asset is being constructed and form part of the cost of the asset. Capitalisation of borrowing costs commences when:
 
  •  Expenditure for the asset and borrowing costs are being incurred; and
 
  •  Activities necessary to prepare the asset for its intended use are in progress.
 
Capitalisation ceases when the asset is substantially ready for use. If active development is interrupted for an extended period, capitalisation of borrowing costs is suspended.
 
For borrowing associated with a specific asset, the actual rate on that borrowing is used. Otherwise, a weighted average cost of borrowing is used.
 
New standards and interpretations not applied
 
The International Accounting Standards Board (“IASB”) and International Financial Reporting International Committee (“IFRIC”) have issued the following standards and interpretations with effective dates after the date of these financial statements that have not yet been adopted by the group:
 
IASB (IAS / IFRSs) Effective date
 
     
IFRS 2 Amendment to IFRS 2 — Vesting Conditions and Cancellations
  1 January 2009
IFRS 3 Business Combinations (revised January 2008)
  1 July 2009
IFRS 5 Non current assets held for sale and discontinued operations
  1 July 2009
IFRS 8 Operating Segments
  1 January 2009
IAS 1 Presentation of Financial Statements (revised September 2007)
  1 January 2009
IAS 16 Amendment — Property, Plant and Equipment
  1 January 2009
IAS 19 Amendment — Employee Benefits
  1 January 2009
IAS 23 Borrowing Costs (revised March 2007)
  1 January 2009
IAS 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements (revised January 2008)
  1 July 2009
IAS 28 Amendment — Investments in Associates
  1 July 2009
IAS 31 Amendment — Interests in Joint Ventures
  1 July 2009
IAS 32 Amendment — Financial Instruments” Presentation
  1 January 2009
     
IFRIC
  Effective date
     
IFRIC 12 Service Concession Arrangements
  1 January 2008
IFRIC 13 Customer Loyalty Programmes
  1 July 2008
IFRIC 14 IAS 19 — The Limit on a Defined Benefit Asset, Minimum Funding Requirements and their Interaction
  1 January 2008
IFRIC 15 Agreements for the Construction of Real Estate
  1 January 2009
 
The Directors do not anticipate that the adoption of these standards and interpretations will have a material impact on the Group’s financial statements in the period of initial application.


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PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
IAS 23 has been revised to require capitalisation of borrowing costs when such costs relate to a qualifying asset. A qualifying asset is an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale. The group already capitalizes borrowing costs in certain circumstances as disclosed in the accounting policies.
 
Whilst the revised IAS 1 will have no impact on the measurement of the Group’s results or net assets it may result in certain changes in the presentation of the Group’s financial statements from 2009 onwards.
 
3.   Cash and cash equivalents
 
For the purpose of the consolidated cash flow statement, cash and cash equivalents comprise the following at 31 December:
 
                 
    2007
  2006
     
 
Cash at banks and on hand
    1,526,263       1,014,584  
                 
      1,526,263       1,014,584  
                 
 
Cash at banks earns interest at floating rates based on daily bank deposit rates.
 
4.   Property and equipment
 
Property and equipment consists of the following at 31 December 2007:
 
                                 
          Furniture
             
    Land and
    and
    Construction
       
    Buildings
    Equipment
    in Progress
    Total
 
                 
 
As at 1 January 2007, net of accumulated depreciation
    85,589,031       6,622,089       56,762,644       148,973,764  
Additions, including interest capitalised
    68,688,800       5,844,216       (29,541,701 )     44,991,315  
Revaluations
    (60,014,126 )     (3,598,955 )           (63,613,081 )
Depreciation charge for the year
    (2,952,157 )     (1,608,648 )           (4,560,805 )
Transfer of net deferred financing costs
                (1,495,301 )     (1,495,301 )
                                 
As at 31 December 2007, net of accumulated depreciation
    91,311,548       7,258,702       25,725,642       124,295,892  
                                 
As at 1 January 2007 Cost or fair value
    87,589,868       7,737,634       56,762,644       152,090,146  
Accumulated depreciation
    (2,000,837 )     (1,115,545 )           (3,116,382 )
                                 
Net carrying amount
    85,589,031       6,622,089       56,762,644       148,973,764  
                                 
As at 31 December 2007 Cost or fair value
    96,264,542       9,982,895       25,725,642       131,973,079  
Accumulated depreciation
    (4,952,994 )     (2,724,193 )           (7,677,187 )
                                 
Net carrying amount
    91,311,548       7,258,702       25,725,642       124,295,892  
                                 
 
Construction in progress represents costs incurred in construction of two facilities in development or pre-development. Costs to complete construction of the two facilities are estimated to be €26 million. One of the facilities was completed in February 2008. The Partnership has not decided whether it intends to complete development of the remaining facility.


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The Partnership engaged Savills Commercial Ltd, an accredited independent valuer, to provide an opinion of the fair value of each of the eight communities that were operating as of 31 December 2007, on a freehold basis as a fully equipped operational entity having regard to trading potential in existing use and present condition subject to the management contract in place. Fair value was determined using a discounted cash flow method of valuation assuming reasonable trade build up to future stabilization. Stabilization is considered by the directors to be the date at which a community is 95% occupied which usually occurs 12 to 18 months after opening. The date of the revaluation was 31 December 2007. An independent valuation was also obtained for a parcel of undeveloped land. Fair value was determined by reference to market — based evidence. The date of the valuation was 31 December 2006. For 2007, management has determined the fair value of the undeveloped land has not materially differed from the valuation at 31 December 2006.
 
If property and equipment were measured using the cost model, the carrying amounts would be as follows at 31 December 2007:
 
                                 
          Furniture
             
    Land and
    and
    Construction
       
    Buildings
    Equipment
    in Progress
    Total
 
                 
 
Cost
    166,951,743       13,498,770       25,875,642       206,326,155  
Accumulated depreciation
    (4,952,994 )     (2,724,193 )           (7,677,187 )
                                 
Net carrying amount
    161,998,749       10,774,577       25,875,642       198,648,968  
                                 
 
Ten facilities, eight operating and one under development, and one parcel of undeveloped land, with a total carrying amount of €198,648,968 are subject to a first charge to secure the Partnership’s long-term debt (note 7).
 
Property and equipment consists of the following at 31 December 2006:
 
                                 
          Furniture
             
    Land and
    and
    Construction
       
    Buildings
    Equipment
    in Progress
    Total
 
                 
 
As at 1 January 2006, net of accumulated depreciation
    40,368,862       3,463,127       57,881,908       101,713,897  
Additions, including interest
                               
capitalised
    62,427,109       4,598,041       206,961       67,232,111  
Revaluations
    (15,800,920 )     (677,099 )     (150,000 )     (16,628,019 )
Depreciation charge for the year
    (1,406,020 )     (761,980 )           (2,168,000 )
Transfer of net deferred financing costs
                (1,176,225 )     (1,176,225 )
                                 
As at 31 December 2006, net of accumulated depreciation
    85,589,031       6,622,089       56,762,644       148,973,764  
                                 
As at 1 January 2006 Cost or fair value
    40,963,679       3,816,692       57,881,908       102,662,279  
Accumulated depreciation
    (594,817 )     (353,565 )           (948,382 )
                                 
Net carrying amount
    40,368,862       3,463,127       57,881,908       101,713,897  
                                 
As at 31 December 2006 Cost or fair value
    87,589,868       7,737,634       56,762,644       152,090,146  
Accumulated depreciation
    (2,000,837 )     (1,115,545 )           (3,116,382 )
                                 
Net carrying amount
    85,589,031       6,622,089       56,762,644       148,973,764  
                                 


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PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Revaluations of €16,628,019 include the 2006 charge to the consolidated income statement of €10,739,995 together with the write back of the 2005 surplus of €5,888,024 recorded in Asset revaluation reserve.
 
Construction in progress represents costs incurred in construction of six facilities in development or pre-development. Costs to complete construction of the six facilities are estimated to be €102 million.
 
The Partnership engaged Savills Commercial Ltd, an accredited independent valuer, to provide an opinion of the fair value of each of the five communities that were operating as of 31 December 2006, on a freehold basis as a fully equipped operational entity having regard to trading potential in existing use and present condition subject to the management contract in place. Fair value was determined using a discounted cash flow method of valuation assuming reasonable trade build up to future stabilization. Stabilization is generally considered to be the date at which a community is 95% occupied which usually occurs 12 to 18 months after opening. The date of the revaluation was 31 December 2006. An independent valuation was also obtained for a parcel of undeveloped land. Fair value was determined by reference to market — based evidence. The date of the valuation was 31 December 2006.
 
If property and equipment were measured using the cost model, the carrying amounts would be as follows at 31 December 2006:
 
                                 
          Furniture
             
    Land and
    and
    Construction
       
    buildings
    equipment
    in progress
    Total
 
                 
 
Cost
    98,262,942       7,654,555       56,912,644       162,830,141  
Accumulated depreciation
    (2,000,837 )     (1,115,544 )           (3,116,381 )
                                 
Net carrying amount
    96,262,105       6,539,011       56,912,644       159,713,760  
                                 
 
Property and equipment consists of the following at 31 December 2005 (unaudited):
 
                                 
          Furniture
             
    Land and
    and
    Construction
       
    buildings
    equipment
    in progress
    Total
 
                 
 
As at 1 January 2005, net of accumulated depreciation
          2,859       43,483,479       43,486,338  
Additions, including interest capitalised
    35,835,832       3,052,531       15,957,676       54,846,039  
Revaluations
    5,127,847       760,177             5,888,024  
Depreciation charge for the year
    (594,817 )     (352,440 )           (947,257 )
Transfer of net deferred financing costs
                (1,559,247 )     (1,559,247 )
                                 
As at 31 December 2005, net of accumulated depreciation
    40,368,862       3,463,127       57,881,908       101,713,897  
                                 
As at 1 January 2005
                               
Cost
          3,984       43,483,479       43,487,463  
Accumulated depreciation
          (1,125 )           (1,125 )
                                 
Net carrying amount
          2,859       43,483,479       43,486,338  
                                 
As at 31 December 2005 Cost or fair value
    40,963,679       3,816,692       57,881,908       102,662,279  
Accumulated depreciation
    (594,817 )     (353,565 )           (948,382 )
                                 
Net carrying amount
    40,368,862       3,463,127       57,881,908       101,713,897  
                                 


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PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Construction in progress represents costs incurred in construction of nine properties in development or pre-development. Costs to complete construction of the nine facilities are estimated to be €189 million.
 
The Partnership engaged Savills Commercial Ltd, an accredited independent valuer, to provide an opinion of the fair value of each of the five communities that were operating as at 31 December 2005, on a freehold basis as a fully equipped operational entity having regard to trading potential in existing use and present condition subject to the management contract in place. Fair value was determined using a discounted cash flow method of valuation assuming reasonable trade build up to future stabilization. Stabilization is generally considered to be the date at which a community is 95% occupied which usually occurs 12 to 18 months after opening. The date of the valuation was 31 December 2005.
 
5.   Affiliate transactions
 
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Partnership and the subsidiary undertakings listed in the following table, all drawn up to 31 December 2007:
 
                     
    Country of
  % equity Interest  
Name
 
Incorporation
  2007     2006  
 
PS Assisted Living SARL
  Luxembourg     100       100  
Sunrise Properties Germany GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
PSRZ (Germany) GP GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
General Partners:
                   
PSRZ Klein Flottbek GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
PSRZ Reinbek GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
PSRZ Villa Camphausen GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
PSRZ Frankfurt-Westend GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
PSRZ Oberursel GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
PSRZ Wiesbaden GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
PSRZ Hannover GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
PSRZ Munchen-Thalkirchen GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
PSRZ Konigstein GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
PSRZ Meerbusch GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
PSRZ Ratingen-Hosel GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
PSRZ Bad Soden GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
Property Companies:
                   
Sunrise Klein Flottbek Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     94       94  
Sunrise Reinbek Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     94       94  
Sunrise Villa Camphausen Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     94       94  
Sunrise Frankfurt-Westend Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     94       94  
Sunrise Oberursel Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     94       94  
Sunrise Wiesbaden Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     94       94  
Sunrise Hannover Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     94       94  
Sunrise Munchen-Thalkirchen Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     94       94  
Sunrise Konigstein Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     94       94  
Sunrise Meerbusch Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     94       94  
Sunrise Ratingen-Hosel Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     94       94  
Sunrise Bad Soden Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
  Germany     94       94  
Operating Companies:
                   
Sunrise Klein Flottbek GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
Sunrise Reinbek GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
Sunrise Villa Camphausen GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
Sunrise Frankfurt-Westend GmbH
  Germany     100       100  


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
                     
    Country of
  % equity Interest  
Name
 
Incorporation
  2007     2006  
 
Sunrise Oberursel GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
Sunrise Wiesbaden GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
Sunrise Hannover GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
Sunrise Munchen-Thalkirchen GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
Sunrise Konigstein GmbH
  Germany     100       100  
 
PS Germany (Jersey) GP Limited is the ultimate controlling party of the Partnership through the governance of the Board of Directors and Executive Committee. The Board of Directors is appointed by SHIP and Sunrise. The Board of Directors appoints the Executive Committee. All actions of the Executive Committee require the unanimous approval of all members.
 
Other related parties
 
The following table provides the closing balances for transactions which have been entered into with related parties for the relevant financial year.
 
                 
    2007     2006  
         
 
Amounts due from other related parties
               
General PartnerPS Germany (Jersey) GP Limited
    40,853       40,853  
Care Companies:
               
Sunrise Reinbek Pflege GmbH
    1,388,936       577,028  
Sunrise Klein Flottbek Pflege GmbH
    984,301       787,799  
Sunrise Villa Camphausen Pflege GmbH
    704,803       41,927  
Sunrise Frankfurt-Westend Pflege GmbH
    630,165       8,399  
Sunrise Oberursel Pflege GmbH
    375,574       48,685  
Sunrise Wiesbaden Pflege GmbH
    136,448        
Sunrise Munchen-Thalkirchen Pflege GmbH
    105,661        
Sunrise Hannover Pflege GmbH
    24,273        
                 
      4,391,014       1,504,691  
                 
Amounts due to other related parties Sunrise and its wholly owned subsidiaries
    16,430,307       16,809,312  
                 
      16,430,307       16,809,312  
                 
 
Sunrise and its wholly owned subsidiaries
 
Subsidiaries of the Partnership have entered into management and development agreements with Sunrise Senior Living Germany GmbH (SSL Germany), a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise, to provide development, design, construction, management, and operational services relating to the facilities in Germany. The development agreements commenced during 2002 and have or will terminate when the facilities open. The management agreements begin when the facilities open and will terminate fifteen years after the facility opens.
 
Under the development agreements, SSL Germany, as developer of the properties, will receive development fees equal to 4% of total project costs for each facility and may be eligible to receive a performance fee equal to 1% of total project costs, if certain criteria are met. Total development fees incurred and capitalised by the Partnership in 2007 were €1,492,881 (2006 — €2,940,527) (2005 — €3,864,062).

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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Under the management agreements, SSL Germany, as manager of the properties, will receive management fess equal to 5% — 7% of revenues based on facility occupancy levels. Total management fees incurred by the Partnership in 2007 were €313,560 (2006 — €139,708) (2005 — €43,073).
 
The Partnership has an amount due to Sunrise and its wholly owned subsidiaries of €16,430,307 as of 31 December 2007 (2006 — €16,809,312). This payable relates to the above described transactions as well as other development costs paid by Sunrise on behalf of the Partnership. This payable is due on demand and is non-interest bearing.
 
General Partner
 
The General Partner is responsible for managing the Partnership. The Partnership has an amount due from the General Partner of €40,853 as of 31 December 2007 (2006 — €40,853). This receivable relates to costs paid by the Partnership on behalf of the General Partner. This receivable is due on demand and is non-interest bearing.
 
Care Companies
 
Upon opening of each facility, each of the German Operating Companies has entered into a Service Agreement with their respective Care Companies, wholly owned subsidiaries of Sunrise, whereby the Care Company will provide emergency resident care services for the residents residing in a portion of the facility. Total amounts paid to the Care Companies in 2007 were €401,414 (2006 — €175,490) (2005 — €51,215), representing the net profit on the services provided. In addition under a second Service Agreement the Operating Company will provide non-care resident services for the residents residing in a portion of the facility. Total fees received by the Operating Companies in 2007 were €1,033,587 (2006 — €346,683) (2005 — €68,186) representing the net profit on the services provided.
 
Rent receivable and rental income
 
Upon the opening of each facility, each of the Care Companies enters into subleases for a portion of each facility under a twenty-five year sublease with their respective Operating Company. Total rental income received by the Partnership in 2007 was €4,673,335 (2006 — €2,394,728) (2005 - €1,013,166). The subleases may include an abatement of all or a portion of the first year’s rent. The excess of rents accrued over the amounts contractually due pursuant to the underlying leases is recorded as rent receivable on the consolidated balance sheet.
 
Future minimum lease payments to be received under eight subleases as of 31 December 2007 are as follows:
 
         
     
 
2008
    5,417,734  
2009
    5,417,734  
2010
    5,417,734  
2011
    5,417,734  
2012
    5,417,734  
Thereafter
    100,239,754  
         
      127,328,424  
         
 
Further, rent receivable, which represents the excess of the rent income accrued over the amount contractually due, will be paid commencing from the second year of the lease and will be fully paid by the last year of the lease. As of 31 December 2007, €118,031 (2006 — €59,717) of the rent receivable will be received in the next 12 months. Total rent receivable in 2007 was €4,454,895 (2006 — €2,298,332) (2005 — 876,389).


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PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Participation rights
 
A subsidiary of the Partnership entered into Participation Rights Agreements with nine of the Care Companies. These agreements grant the Partnership a share in the profits of the Care Companies. The Partnership paid €100,000 in 2007, €300,000 in 2006 and €500,000 in 2005 (€100,000 to each Care Company), the nominal value of the Participation Rights, which will be repaid at the end of the Participation Rights Agreement. These agreements will terminate in accordance with the terms of the Participation Rights Agreements. The share of profits received by the Partnership in 2007 was €nil (2006 — €nil) (2005 — €nil). In June 2008, the Participation Rights were repaid.
 
Partner loan
 
Under the terms of the Partnership Agreement, Sunrise LP and SHIP have provided loans to the Partnership in amounts sufficient to protect the Partnership’s assets or business. The loans are unsecured, non-interest bearing and are repayable from available cash from operations or capital transactions.
 
Notes payable to affiliates
 
In December 2005, a subsidiary of the Partnership entered into a subordinate loan agreement with Sunrise LP to fund the operating deficits of the facilities up to €10 million. Interest accrues at EURIBOR plus 4.25% on the subordinated debt and the debt matures on the earlier of the date the construction loans terminate or five years from the date of the subordinate loan agreement. There was €10,469,296 outstanding at 31 December 2007 including accrued interest of €469,296 (2006 — €3,661,206 including accrued interest of €172,026) (2005 — €1,775,736 including accrued interest of €nil).
 
Key management personnel
 
A director of certain subsidiaries of the Partnership is a partner in a law firm that provides legal services to the Partnership. During 2007, the Partnership paid fees to this law firm of €100,757 (2006 — €267,584) (2005 — €72,115). In December 2007, this director resigned from the Partnership.
 
6.   Accrued expenses
 
Accrued expenses consist of the following:
 
                 
    2007
    2006
 
         
 
Contractor accruals
    24,734       126,386  
Professional fee accruals
    806,486       553,374  
Interest payable on mortgage debt
    467,263       79,005  
Other accrued expenses
    402,988       300,269  
                 
      1,701,471       1,059,034  
                 


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
7.   Long-term debt and commitments
 
The Partnership obtained commitments for land loans, construction loans and revolving loans of up to €193.9 million to fund nine facilities and one parcel of undeveloped land. The loans are for terms ranging from two to seven years and are secured by the facilities. Advances under the loans bear interest of EURIBOR plus 1.125% to EURIBOR plus 3.25%. There was €176,097,544 outstanding at 31 December 2007 (2006 — €110,293,610). These amounts are net of finance costs of €2,084,076 at 31 December 2007 (2006 — €2,050,705). Land loans maturing during 2008 are expected to be re-financed with construction loans.
 
Principal maturities of long-term debt as of 31 December 2007 are as follows:
 
                                 
                2007
    2006
 
Current
 
Effective Interest Rate%
    Maturity          
 
€1,202,500 bank loan
    2.25 + EURIBOR       2008       1,202,500       1,189,090  
€2,358,100 bank loan
    3.25 + EURIBOR       2008       515,840       403,000  
€13,761,900 bank loan
    3.25 + EURIBOR       2008       2,000,000        
                                 
                      3,718,340       1,592,090  
                                 
Non-current
                               
€17,304,415 bank loan
    2.25 + EURIBOR       2009             16,322,065  
€2,440,000 bank loan
    2.25 + EURIBOR       2010             2,312,738  
€2,535,304 bank loan
    2.25 + EURIBOR       2010             2,688,453  
€2,786,390 bank loan
    2.50 + EURIBOR       2010             2,167,896  
€2,926,074 bank loan
    2.50 + EURIBOR       2010             2,632,437  
€18,494,696 bank loan
    2.25 + EURIBOR       2010             15,899,508  
€19,575,100 bank loan
    2.50 + EURIBOR       2010             14,716,980  
€19,969,848 bank loan
    2.50 + EURIBOR       2010             16,333,768  
€2,358,100 bank loan
    3.25 + EURIBOR       2008 - 2011       1,036,260       1,552,100  
€3,317,603 bank loan
    1.125 - 2.00 + EURIBOR       2011       2,472,894       420,714  
€3,380,292 bank loan
    1.125 - 2.00 + EURIBOR       2011       2,565,010       424,989  
€13,761,900 bank loan
    3.25 + EURIBOR       2008 - 2011       10,340,239       13,210,497  
€16,899,403 bank loan
    1.125 - 2.00 + EURIBOR       2011       15,125,874       4,502,554  
€21,062,550 bank loan
    1.125 - 2.00 + EURIBOR       2011       18,574,495       7,474,486  
€21,613,301 bank loan
    1.35 - 2.25 + EURIBOR       2011       18,957,299       8,042,335  
€2,992,567 bank loan
    1.35 - 2.25 + EURIBOR       2012       1,730,797        
€3,961,848 bank loan
    2.75 + EURIBOR       2012       3,944,845        
€4,230,775 bank loan
    2.75 + EURIBOR       2012       4,212,618        
€4,239,762 bank loan
    2.75 + EURIBOR       2012       4,221,566        
€4,289,330 bank loan
    1.125 - 2.00 + EURIBOR       2012       1,327,079        
€4,520,586 bank loan
    2.75 + EURIBOR       2012       4,455,250        
€15,223,829 bank loan
    2.75 + EURIBOR       2012       15,204,428        
€16,799,225 bank loan
    2.75 + EURIBOR       2012       16,727,128        
€17,032,444 bank loan
    1.125 - 2.00 + EURIBOR       2012       14,586,650        
€18,399,642 bank loan
    2.75 + EURIBOR       2012       18,320,677        
€18,656,160 bank loan
    2.75 + EURIBOR       2012       18,576,095        
                                 
                      172,379,204       108,701,520  
                                 


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
€1,202,500 bank loan
This loan is secured by land and is repayable in full in December 2008. In December 2007, the maturity date was extended to December 2008.
 
€2,358,100 bank loan
This loan is secured by facility and has quarterly payments with the balance repayable in June 2009.
 
€13,761,900 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and has quarterly payments beginning June 2009 and the balance repayable in March 2011. In accordance with the loan agreement, additional quarterly principal payments of €500,000 are made if the Debt to Net Operating Income ratio exceeds 8.25 beginning January 2007 or exceeds 8.0 beginning July 2007. Total principal payments made in 2007 were €1,000,000. The Partnership paid €500,000 in the first quarter of 2008 and it is anticipated the Partnership will be required to make the €500,000 principal payments for each of the remaining quarters in 2008.
 
€17,304,415 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was repaid in full in April 2007 upon refinancing of the debt by the Partnership.
 
€2,440,000 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was repaid in full in April 2007 upon refinancing of the debt by the Partnership.
 
€2,535,304 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was repaid in full in April 2007 upon refinancing of the debt by the Partnership.
 
€2,786,390 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was repaid in full in April 2007 upon refinancing of the debt by the Partnership.
 
€2,926,074 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was repaid in full in April 2007 upon refinancing of the debt by the Partnership.
 
€18,494,696 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was repaid in full in April 2007 upon refinancing of the debt by the Partnership.
 
€19,575,100 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was repaid in full in April 2007 upon refinancing of the debt by the Partnership.
 
€19,969,848 bank loan
This loan was secured by the facility and was repaid in full in April 2007 upon refinancing of the debt by the Partnership.


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€3,317,603 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in December 2011.
 
€3,380,292 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in November 2011.
 
€16,899,403 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in October 2011.
 
€21,062,550 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in December 2011.
 
€21,613,301 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in March 2011.
 
€2,992,567 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in March 2012.
 
€3,961,848 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in April 2012.
 
€4,230,775 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in April 2012.
 
€4,239,762 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in April 2012.
 
€4,289,330 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in July 2012.
 
€4,520,586 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in April 2012.
 
€15,223,829 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in April 2012.
 
€16,799,225 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in April 2012.
 
€17,032,444 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in July 2012.
 
€18,399,642 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in April 2012.
 
€18,656,160 bank loan
This loan is secured by the facility and is repayable in full in April 2012.


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Debt Service Reserve
 
In April 2007, the Partnership refinanced eight construction loans relating to four of the facilities. In accordance with the new loan agreements, the Partnership was required to open a Debt Service Reserve Account held by the Lender. These funds will be advanced to the Partnership when a debt service ratio of not less than 1.0 to 1.0 has been achieved as of 28 February 2009 and a debt service ratio of not less than 1.25 to 1.0 has been achieved as of 28 February 2010. If the debt service ratios are not achieved, the Partnership will be required to make principal payments. As of 31 December 2007, total funds in the Debt Service Reserve Account were €5,737,273, which is reflected as restricted cash on the balance sheet.
 
Commitments
 
Concurrent with the Partnership entering into the loan agreements with the lenders, Sunrise has also entered into certain guarantee agreements with the lenders related to construction cost overruns and operating deficits for which Sunrise has been paid a fee by the Partnership equal to a percentage of the loan amount. As of 31 December 2007, total fees paid and capitalized by the Partnership were €1,865,100.
 
The Cost Overrun Guarantees commence when construction of the facility commences and terminate when all obligations related to the construction of the facility have been satisfied. Under the Cost Overrun Guarantees, Sunrise agrees to immediately make available to the Partnership funds to cover any cost overruns incurred during the period of construction. These funds are generally advanced to the Partnership as non-interest bearing and subordinate to the claims of the primary lender.
 
The Operating Deficit Guarantees commence when the facility opens and terminate when the third party debt is paid in full for loans with principal balances of €101,548,327, with the following exception. The Operating Deficit Guarantees for loans with principal balances of €76,633,293 may be terminated by the lender if the Interest Cover Ratio and Debt Service Cover Ratio equals or exceeds the benchmarks determined by the Guarantee Agreements for 12 consecutive months. Under the Operating Deficit Guarantees, Sunrise agrees to immediately make available to the Partnership funds to cover any operating deficits of the facility. These funds are generally advanced to the Partnership as non-interest bearing and subordinate to the claims of the primary lender. As discussed in note 5, Sunrise LP has entered into a subordinate loan agreement of up to €10.0 million for the funding of operating deficits of the facilities. All operating deficit funding in excess of €10.0 million has been recorded as part of the Payables due to affiliates balance as at 31 December 2007.
 
8.   Income taxes
 
The Partnership is not a taxable entity since attributes of income and loss pass through pro rata to the partners on their respective income tax returns in accordance with the Partnership Agreement. However, the operating companies and property companies are subject to German income tax.
 
Major components of income for the years ended 31 December are as follows:
 
                         
    2007
    2006
    2005
 
             
                Unaudited  
 
Partnership income
    4,819,612       3,805,979       2,402,331  
Operating and property company loss
    (88,808,580 )     (26,938,455 )     (7,664,935 )
                         
Consolidated net loss
    (83,988,968 )     (23,132,476 )     (5,262,604 )
                         


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The operating and property companies had the following deferred tax assets and liabilities at 31 December:
 
                 
    2007
    2006
 
         
 
Deferred tax assets
               
Net operating losses for Operating and Property Companies
    18,392,000       13,441,272  
Negative fair value movement on property and equipment
    19,629,212       2,835,359  
                 
Total deferred tax assets
    38,021,212       16,276,631  
                 
Deferred tax liabilities
               
Property and equipment
    (517,682 )     (338,970 )
Rent abatement
    (1,183,018 )     (606,757 )
Facility development and operating expense
    (4,691,445 )     (3,846,626 )
Deferred finance cost
    (680,290 )     (180,778 )
                 
Total deferred tax liabilities
    (7,072,435 )     (4,973,131 )
                 
Net deferred tax asset
    30,948,777       11,303,500  
                 
 
As at 31 December 2007 the operating companies and property companies had combined accumulated net operating losses of approximately €69,666,665 (2006 — €50,913,909) (2005 — €24,555,458) which according to German tax laws can be carried forward indefinitely for offset against future taxable profits of the companies in which the losses arose. At the applicable statutory tax rate of 26.4% for 2007, 2006 and 2005 this would create a long-term deferred tax asset of €18,392,000 at 31 December 2007 (2006 — €13,441,272).
 
Additionally, a negative fair value charge taken for accounting purposes in 2007 in the amount of €63,613,081 (2006 — €10,739,995) would create a deferred tax asset of €19,629,212 (2006 — €2,835,359) at the above tax rate.
 
On the other hand, the deferred tax liabilities outlined above (depreciation, rent abatement, development and operating expenses, and deferred finance cost) in the amount of €26,789,529 at 31 December 2007 (2006 — €18,837,616) at the applicable statutory tax rate of 26.4% would create a long-term deferred tax liability of €7,072,435 at 31 December 2007 (2006 — €4,973,131). This long-term deferred tax liability will reduce the long-term deferred tax asset mentioned above, thus the net long-term deferred tax asset is €30,948,776 at 31 December 2007 (2006 — €11,303,500).
 
Deferred tax assets have not been recognised in respect of these losses as they may not be used to offset taxable profits that may arise elsewhere in the group and there can be no assurance that the subsidiary companies, in which the losses have arisen, will generate profits in future years.
 
Furthermore, the German operating and property entities are trade tax exempt. However, the German holding company is subject to the trade tax, but does not generate trade taxable income. The trade tax applicable statutory tax rate is 12% (after taking into consideration that the trade tax paid is a deduction of both the German corporate tax and trade tax base) for 2007 and 2006. The German holding company has a trade tax net operating loss of €82,345,466 as of 31 December 2007 (2006 — €26,037,021). However, due to the business model it is unlikely that these losses could be used in the future.
 
Accordingly, no provision for income taxes has been included in these financial statements, and there are no current or deferred income taxes recognised in the financial statements.
 
9.   Partners’ capital
 
The Partnership consists of the General Partner, Sunrise LP (20%), SHIP (80%) and SunCo. The General Partner is responsible for the management and control of the business and affairs of the Partnership and has the right


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
to transact business and sign documents in the Partnership’s name. The General Partner must obtain the approval of its Board of Directors for certain major actions as defined in the Shareholders’ Agreement.
 
A portion of Sunrise LP contributions is made directly to companies owned by the Partnership. The Partnership is arranged such that each partner’s capital account is increased by its proportionate share of net income or any additional capital contributions and is decreased by its proportionate share of net losses or the fair value of any property distributed to such partner. Cash available from operations and cash available from capital transactions shall be distributed to the partners and partnership interests in the order defined in the Partnership Agreement. There is no obligation of the Partnership to return the partners’ capital contributions other than as specified in the Partnership Agreement. A portion of Sunrise LP contributions and profit share is disclosed as minority interest in the balance sheet. The total of this and the balance attributable to Sunrise LP in the capital account is 20% of the Partnerships’ assets.
 
The partners have agreed to contribute €67,000,000 to the Partnership, of which €50,463,173 has been funded through to 31 December 2007.
 
Activity in the individual partners’ capital accounts was as follows:
 
                                 
    Sunrise LP
    SHIP
    SunCo
    Total
 
                 
 
Balance at 1 January 2005 — unaudited
    2,586,532       15,251,704       1       17,838,237  
Contributions
    2,415,761       13,095,428             15,511,189  
Net loss for the year
    (862,662 )     (4,399,942 )           (5,262,604 )
Asset revaluation reserve
    1,177,605       4,710,419             5,888,024  
                                 
Balance at 31 December 2005 — unaudited
    5,317,236       28,657,609       1       33,974,846  
Contributions
    2,017,006       12,023,074             14,040,080  
Net loss for the year
    (4,010,292 )     (19,122,184 )           (23,132,476 )
Asset revaluation reserve
    (1,177,605 )     (4,710,419 )           (5,888,024 )
                                 
Balance at 31 December 2006
    2,146,345       16,848,080       1       18,994,426  
Contributions
    54,000                   54,000  
Net loss for the year
    (15,561,886 )     (68,427,082 )           (83,988,968 )
Foreign currency translation
    (109,081 )     (436,324 )           (545,405 )
                                 
At 31 December 2007
    (13,470,622 )     (52,015,326 )     1       (65,485,947 )
                                 
 
10.   Financial risk management objectives and policies
 
Interest rate risk
 
The main risk arising from the Partnership’s long-term debt with floating interest rates is cash flow interest rate risk. The interest rates on these loans are all EURIBOR based plus a margin. The margin tends to be the highest during the construction phase, then is reduced during the lease-up phase and is reduced further once a facility reaches stabilization, as defined in the loan documents. The Partnership has not yet utilised hedging instruments to reduce its exposure to cash flow interest rate risk, but may do so in the future.
 
The subordinate loan with Sunrise LP will be used to fund operating deficits including interest expense on long-term debt.
 
The Partnership estimates that the fair value of its long-term floating rate debt is approximately equal to its carrying value at 31 December 2007.


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PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
At 31 December 2007, the Partnership had approximately €178 million of floating-rate debt that has not been hedged. Debt incurred in the future also may bear interest at floating rates. Therefore, increases in prevailing interest rates could increase our interest payment obligations, which would negatively impact earnings. For example, a one-percent change in interest rates would increase or decrease annual interest expense by approximately €1.8 million based on the amount of floating-rate debt that was not hedged at 31 December 2007.
 
The table below summarises the Partnership’s financial liabilities at 31 December based on contractual undiscounted payments, including interest.
 
                                                 
    Year Ended 31 December 2007  
          Less
    Three
                   
    On
    Than Three
    to Twelve
    One to
    More Than
       
    Demand
    Months
    Months
    Five Years
    Five Years
    Total
 
                         
 
Interest bearing loans and borrowings
          3,183,097       10,751,790       214,889,168             228,824,055  
Trade payables
    442,405                               442,405  
Accrued expenses
          1,701,471                         1,701,471  
Partner loan
                      2,010,000             2,010,000  
                                                 
      442,405       4,884,568       10,751,790       216,899,168             232,977,931  
                                                 
 
                                                 
    Year Ended 31 December 2006  
          Less
    Three
                   
    On
    Than Three
    to Twelve
    One to
    More Than
       
    Demand
    Months
    Months
    Five Years
    Five Years
    Total
 
                         
 
Interest bearing loans and borrowings
          1,724,330       6,362,080       130,190,926             138,277,336  
Trade payables
    268,607                               268,607  
Accrued expenses
          1,059,034                         1,059,034  
Partner loan
                      2,010,000             2,010,000  
                                                 
      268,607       2,783,364       6,362,080       132,200,926             141,614,977  
                                                 
 
Credit risk
 
There are no significant concentrations of credit risk within the Partnership. With respect to credit risk arising from cash and restricted cash, the Partnership’s exposure to credit risk arises from the default of the counterparty, with a maximum exposure equal to the carrying amount of these instruments.
 
Capital management
 
The primary objective of the Partnership’s capital management is to permit the acquisition and development of approximately twenty-six facilities.
 
To maintain the capital structure, the Partnership will require additional capital contributions from Sunrise LP and SHIP in accordance with the Limited Partnership agreement. Capital contributions for initial investment approval projects are made pursuant to the initial investment proposal approved budget. Capital contributions for final investment approved projects are made pursuant to the approved development budget. Capital contributions are also made for initial site investigation costs as well as other expenses, fees and liabilities that the Partnership may occur. No changes were made in the objectives, policies or processes during the year ended 31 December 2007.


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PS Germany Investment (Jersey) Limited Partnership
 
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
 
The following table provides the detail of the capital contributions made for the relevant financial year:
 
                 
    2007     2006  
         
 
General partnership expenses
          25,184  
Initial investment approved projects:
               
Sunrise Meerbusch Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
          (75,000 )
Sunrise Ratingen-Hosel Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
          75,000  
Final investment approved projects:
               
Sunrise Frankfurt-Westend Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
    6,000        
Sunrise Hannover Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
    6,000       2,429,197  
Sunrise Klein Flottbek Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
    6,000        
Sunrise Konigstein Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
    6,000       4,338,537  
Sunrise Munchen-Thalkirchen Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
    6,000       2,994,568  
Sunrise Oberursel Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
    6,000        
Sunrise Reinbek Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
    6,000        
Sunrise Villa Camphausen Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
    6,000        
Sunrise Wiesbaden Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG
    6,000       4,252,594  
                 
      54,000       14,040,080  
                 
 
11.   Events after the balance sheet date
 
On 1 September 2008, Sunrise paid €3,000,000 to SHIP for an option to purchase their entire interest in the Partnership through a two-step transaction. Sunrise expects to exercise their options in 2009. Also on 1 September, Sunrise entered into an agreement with SHIP whereby Sunrise will have the sole right to control certain major decisions of the Partnership, including potential restructuring of loans with lenders and pursuing potential sales of the nine communities and the one parcel of undeveloped land in the Partnership. Based on FIN46 of the US Accounting Standards and the transfer of control, the Partnership has been consolidated within the Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. group as of 1 September 2008.
 
On 1 October 2008 the Operating Companies of Oberusel, Villa Camphausen, Klein Flottbek, Wiesbaden, Frankfurt-Westend and Reinbek purchased the Care Companies of the same named location for €1 each. Subsequently, the Care Companies transferred their trade and assets into the Operating Companies and the current operations staff employed by the German Management Company, Sunrise Senior Living GmbH, were transferred to the Operating Companies. This change is estimated to result in annual cost savings of approximately €300,000 — €400,000.
 
On 9 October 2008, €700,000 was received as final settlement in respect of legal matters relating to a former contractor of the Konigstein property.
 
On 7 November 2008 the joint shareholders and partners of Hannover and Reinbek Care Companies, Operating Companies, Property Companies and Sunrise Properties Germany GmbH (HoldCo) resolved to close all operations in those locations. The final closing date is expected to occur on January 31, 2009. The financial effects are estimated at approximately €300,000 (€166,000 in closing costs and €134,000 for discontinued operations) and include costs of closing down operations, assistance to relocate the residences, security of the buildings, employee salary payments and other charges that may arise. Bank valuations completed on 7 July 2008 for Reinbeck and 13 August 2008 for Hannover show that the estimated market value is higher than the current book values of both properties and therefore no additional write down is anticipated at this time.


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Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
On 3 December 2008, Natixis, an agent for a group of lenders, issued a demand in respect of the Hannover PropCo and OpCo loans, claiming €11,224,376 as an amount due for a breach of the Loan to Value covenants. On 18 December 2008, Natixis issued a corresponding demand on Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. as guarantor of the loans. The Borrowers, Sunrise Hannover Senior Living GmbH & Co. KG and Sunrise Hannover GmbH, together with Sunrise are contesting the claim and have commenced negotiations with Natixis. A standstill agreement is under discussion with Natixis, which, when signed, will be effective for a period of 60 days from the date of signing.
 
The General Partner is aware that some bank covenants, most notably related to NOI and Loan to Value, have not been met as the Partnership strives to reach stabilization of the facilities, but the Partnership continues to make timely payments. As of 23 December 2008, no additional bank or lender notices have been received other than the one disclosed above regarding Hannover.


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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
 
To the Members of
Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC:
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2007, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in members’ capital, and cash flows for the year then ended. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes consideration of internal control over financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC as of December 31, 2007, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
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SUNRISE ASTON GARDENS VENTURE, LLC
 
 
                 
    2007     2006  
          (Unaudited)  
 
ASSETS
PROPERTY AND EQUIPMENT:
               
Land and land improvements
  $ 41,888,406     $ 41,752,725  
Building and building improvements
    398,382,224       398,066,037  
Furniture and equipment
    9,586,898       9,188,730  
Construction in progress
    310,895        
                 
      450,168,423       449,007,492  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (14,735,598 )     (2,935,491 )
                 
Property and equipment — net
    435,432,825       446,072,001  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    2,718,647       5,540,034  
RESTRICTED CASH
    1,511,197       444,885  
ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE — Less allowance for doubtful accounts of $10,811 and $0, respectively
    334,196       1,654,892  
PREPAID EXPENSES AND OTHER CURRENT ASSETS
    286,598       269,705  
DEFERRED FINANCING COSTS — Less accumulated amortization of $1,401,217 and $280,244 (unaudited), respectively
    4,859,614       5,980,587  
RESIDENT LEASE INTANGIBLE — Less accumulated amortization of $3,345,975 and $602,255 (unaudited), respectively
    2,810,853       5,554,573  
                 
TOTAL
  $ 447,953,930     $ 465,516,677  
                 
 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ CAPITAL
LIABILITIES:
               
Long-term debt
  $ 301,399,741     $ 303,542,206  
Derivative liability
    6,839,732       766,174  
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    1,795,426       1,998,847  
Payables to affiliates — net
    1,974,003       5,729,239  
Deferred revenue
    2,502,550       619,717  
Security and reservation deposits
    327,781       417,941  
                 
Total liabilities
    314,839,233       313,074,124  
MEMBERS’ CAPITAL
    133,114,697       152,442,553  
                 
TOTAL
  $ 447,953,930     $ 465,516,677  
                 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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    2007     2006  
          (Unaudited)  
 
OPERATING REVENUE:
               
Resident fees
  $ 67,592,971     $ 17,703,380  
Other income
    1,224,567       298,035  
                 
Total operating revenue
    68,817,538       18,001,415  
                 
OPERATING EXPENSES:
               
Labor
    18,003,624       5,045,396  
Depreciation and amortization
    15,547,904       3,872,439  
General and administrative
    7,150,525       1,273,211  
Taxes and license fees
    3,745,508       845,045  
Utilities
    3,855,839       1,182,464  
Food
    3,826,512       1,018,607  
Management fees
    3,729,740       880,795  
Insurance
    3,487,949       833,611  
Repairs and maintenance
    2,592,935       475,301  
Advertising and marketing
    735,047       242,984  
Ancillary expenses
    262,299       114,172  
Bad debt
    10,811        
                 
Total operating expenses
    62,948,693       15,784,025  
                 
INCOME FROM OPERATIONS
    5,868,845       2,217,390  
OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
               
Change in fair value of interest rate hedge instruments
    (6,073,558 )     (766,174 )
Interest expense
    (21,322,708 )     (5,026,921 )
Interest income
    199,565       123  
                 
NET LOSS
  $ (21,327,856 )   $ (3,575,582 )
                 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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    SSLII     GECCT     Total  
 
MEMBERS’ CAPITAL —
                       
June 27, 2006 (Inception) (unaudited)
  $     $     $  
Contributions
    39,004,534       117,013,601       156,018,135  
Net loss
    (893,896 )     (2,681,686 )     (3,575,582 )
                         
MEMBERS’ CAPITAL —
                       
December 31, 2006 (unaudited)
    38,110,638       114,331,915       152,442,553  
Contributions
    500,000       1,500,000       2,000,000  
Net loss
    (5,331,964 )     (15,995,892 )     (21,327,856 )
                         
MEMBERS’ CAPITAL —
                       
December 31, 2007
  $ 33,278,674     $ 99,836,023     $ 133,114,697  
                         
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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    2007     2006  
          (Unaudited)  
 
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
               
Net loss
  $ (21,327,856 )   $ (3,575,582 )
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
Depreciation and amortization
    15,664,800       3,817,990  
Change in fair value of interest rate hedge instruments
    6,073,558       766,174  
Bad debt expense
    10,811        
Changes in assets and liabilities:
               
Accounts receivable
    1,309,885       (1,654,892 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    (16,893 )     (269,705 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (203,421 )     1,998,847  
Payable to affiliates — net
    (3,255,236 )     5,729,239  
Deferred revenue
    1,882,833       619,717  
Security and reservation deposits
    (90,160 )     417,941  
                 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    48,321       7,849,729  
                 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
               
Restricted cash
    (1,066,312 )     (444,885 )
Investment in property and equipment
    (1,160,931 )     (145,052,007 )
Investment in resident lease intangible
          (6,156,828 )
                 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (2,227,243 )     (151,653,720 )
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
               
Payment of financing costs
          (6,260,831 )
Payment on long-term debt
    (2,142,465 )     (413,279 )
Contributions
    1,500,000       156,018,135  
                 
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (642,465 )     149,344,025  
                 
NET (DECREASE) INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS
    (2,821,387 )     5,540,034  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — Beginning of year
    5,540,034        
                 
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS — End of year
  $ 2,718,647     $ 5,540,034  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF NON-CASH FLOW INFORMATION Long-term debt assumed upon purchase of real estate
  $     $ 133,955,485  
Long-term debt acquired upon purchase of real estate
          170,000,000  
Non-cash capital contribution
    500,000        
                 
    $ 500,000     $ 303,955,485  
                 
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURE OF CASH FLOW INFORMATION — Cash paid for interest
  $ 20,478,433     $ 4,853,648  
                 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements.


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1.   ORGANIZATION
 
Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC, (the “Company”) was formed on June 27, 2006 as a limited liability company under the laws of the state of Delaware. The Company began operations on September 25, 2006. The Company shall terminate in 2021, unless substantially all of its assets are sold or the members elect to dissolve the Company prior to that date. The Company was funded by a capital contribution of approximately $39 million from Sunrise Senior Living Investments, Inc. (“SSLII”), which is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (“SSLI”), and a capital contribution of approximately $117 million from General Electric Credit Corporation of Tennessee (“GECCT”), a wholly owned subsidiary of General Electric Healthcare Financial Services (collectively, with SSLII, the “Members”), with the balance funded through financing obtained or assumed by the Company. SSLII holds a 25% ownership interest in the Company; GECCT holds a 75% ownership interest in the Company. SSLII is the managing member.
 
The amended and restated limited liability agreement effective August 25, 2006 (the “LLC Agreement”) details the commitments of the Members and provides the procedures for the return of capital to the Members. All net cash flow from operations and capital proceeds is to be distributed to the Members pro rata as specified in the LLC Agreement. Contributions are made in proportion to the percentage interests of the Member at the time of request. Net income is allocated to the Members in proportion to the percentage interests of the Members. SSLI provides an operating deficit guarantee. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited), no amounts have been funded under this operating deficit guarantee.
 
On July 19, 2006, the Company formed six wholly owned subsidiaries (the “Operator Entities”) that were organized to own and operate independent and assisted senior living facilities (the “Facilities”) which provide services to seniors:
 
             
Operator Entities
 
Location
 
Date Opened
 
Sunrise AG Pelican Pointe, LLC
    Venice, Florida     September 2006
Sunrise AG Tampa Bay, LLC
    Tampa, Florida     September 2006
Sunrise AG Parkland Commons, LLC
    Parkland, Florida     September 2006
Sunrise AG Pelican Marsh, LLC
    Naples, Florida     September 2006
Sunrise AG Sun City Center, LLC
    Sun City Center, Florida     September 2006
Sunrise AG Courtyards, LLC
    Sun City Center, Florida     September 2006
 
Assisted-living services provide a residence, meals and nonmedical assistance to elderly residents for a monthly fee. These services are generally not covered by health insurance and, therefore, monthly fees are generally payable by the residents, their family, or another responsible party.
 
The Facilities are managed by an affiliate of SSLII (see Note 3).
 
2.   SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Accounting — The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the consolidated accounts of Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC, and the Operator Entities (collectively, the “Company”) after elimination of significant intercompany accounts and transactions.
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related footnotes for the period June 27, 2006 (Inception) through December 31, 2006 are unaudited. They have been prepared on a basis consistent with that used in preparing the 2007 consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto and, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations and cash flows for the period June 27, 2006 (Inception) through December 31, 2006.


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Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC continuing as a going concern. The Facilities have been negatively impacted by adverse economic conditions in Florida during 2007 and continuing subsequent to year end, and the Company has been unable to meet the required debt service coverage ratios for the loan agreement with HSH Nordbank AG (“HSH-Nordbank”). As a result, at December 31, 2007, the Company was in default of certain financial covenants with the HSH-Nordbank loan agreement, which has an outstanding balance of $170,000,000 (see Note 5 of the consolidated financial statements).
 
In December 2008, GECCT, SSLI, and HSH-Nordbank executed an agreement whereby the $170,000,000 loan with HSH-Nordbank was severed into two separate tranches. The Tranche A note (“Tranche A”) continues to be held by HSH-Nordbank in the amount of $143,750,000 with a variable rate of London InterBank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.95% per annum. GECCT purchased the Tranche B note (“Tranche B”) in the amount of $26,250,000. Tranche B is subordinated to Tranche A and carries an interest rate of 10% per annum. The execution of this agreement and purchase of Tranche B by GECCT cured all existing defaults with HSH-Nordbank. Additionally, the loan was modified to include an option to extend the maturity date subject to various conditions including no events of default through the original maturity date. The extension option would allow the borrowers to extend the maturity date of the debt from September 25, 2011 to September 25, 2012.
 
Pursuant to the above, GECCT intends to hold its investment in the Company through December 1, 2017. Additionally, GECCT intends to take steps to refinance the Company’s debt currently held by HSH-Nordbank when the debt becomes due in 2011 (or the extended maturity date of 2012). GECCT intends to accomplish this refinancing either through a third party lender or by a GECCT affiliate acting as a lender.
 
Use of Estimates — The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions have been made with respect to the useful lives of assets, impairment of long-lived assets recoverable amounts of receivables, amortization periods of deferred costs, and the fair value of financial instruments, including derivatives. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Property and Equipment — Property and equipment are recorded at the lower of cost, or if impairment is indicated, at fair value. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. The Company capitalizes property taxes, insurance, and interest during construction to the extent such assets qualify for capitalization. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, as follows:
 
         
Land improvements
    10-15 years  
Building and improvements
    40 years  
Furniture, fixtures, and equipment
    3-10 years  
 
Property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the asset’s undiscounted expected cash flows are not sufficient to recover its carrying amount. The Company measures an impairment loss by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying amount. The Company determines fair values using various commonly used methods, including estimated cash flow projections discounted at appropriate rates and capitalization rates based on available market information. No impairment charge was recorded in 2007 or 2006 (unaudited).
 
In accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 142, Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets, and FASB Statement No. 141, Business Combinations, upon acquisition of the Facilities, the Company allocated the total purchase price of $455,161,750, to identifiable tangible and intangible assets based upon their relative fair values. The Company determined fair values using various commonly used methods, including estimated cash flow projections discounted at appropriate rates and capitalization rates based on available market information. The purchase price was allocated to land, building and improvements, furniture and equipment, inventory, and residential leasing intangible assets. The fair value of land was based upon relevant and recent comparable sales. The fair value of land improvements and building and improvements was based upon replacement cost as if the building were vacant.


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Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents — Cash and cash equivalents include all highly liquid investments with an original maturity of three months or less. Throughout the year, the Company may have cash balances in excess of federally insured amounts on deposit with various financial institutions.
 
Restricted Cash — Restricted cash balances represent amounts set aside for debt service charges as required by the loan agreement.
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts — The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts on its outstanding receivables balance based on its collection history and an estimate of uncollectible accounts.
 
Residential Leasing Intangible Assets — The fair value of above- and below- market leases is based on the present value of the difference between the contractual amounts to be paid pursuant to the acquired leases and management’s estimate of the market lease rates measured over a period equal to the remaining terms of the leases. The origination value of in-place leases is based on costs to execute similar leases including commissions and other related costs. The foregone value associated with acquiring a built-in expense reimbursement revenue stream on a leased building is based on assessments of common expenses, real estate taxes, insurance, and other operating expenses during the estimated time required to lease up the building from vacant to the occupancy level at the date of acquisition. The Company allocated $6,156,828 of the purchase price to residential leasing intangible assets at acquisition, including $7,495,598 allocated to in-place leases and a net value of ($1,338,770) allocated to above- and below- market leases.
 
The fair value of above- and below- market leases and the origination value of in-place leases are reflected as residential leasing intangible assets on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Residential leasing intangible assets are being amortized under the straight-line method over their respective estimated useful lives. Above- and below- market leases are amortized over a period of one year, based on the weighted average remaining terms of the respective leases. For the year ended December 31, 2007 and for the period June 27, 2006 (Inception) through December 31, 2006, the net amortization charge of above and below market leases was ($1,004,078) and ($334,692) (unaudited), which is reflected as an increase in resident fees on the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. Above- and below-market leases have been fully amortized as of December 31, 2007. In-place leases are amortized over a period of two years, based on management’s estimate of the average length of stay. For the year ended December 31, 2007 and for the period June 27, 2006 (Inception) through December 31, 2006, amortization of in-place leases was $3,747,798 and $936,947 (unaudited), which has been included in depreciation and amortization expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. As of December 31, 2007, the remaining $2,810,853 of residential leasing intangible asset in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets represents unamortized in-place leases and will be fully amortized during the year ending December 31, 2008.
 
Deferred Financing Costs — Costs incurred in conjunction with obtaining permanent financing for the Company have been deferred and are amortized using the straight-line method, which approximates the effective interest method, to interest expense over the remaining term of the financing. Amortization expense for the year ended December 31, 2007 and for the period June 27, 2006 (Inception) through December 31, 2006 was $1,120,973 and $280,244 (unaudited), respectively.
 
Revenue Recognition and Deferred Revenue — Operating revenue consists of resident fee revenue, including resident community fees. Generally, resident community fees approximating 30 to 60 times the daily residence fee are received from residents upon occupancy. Resident community fees are deferred and recognized as income over one year corresponding to the terms of agreements with residents. The agreements are cancelable by residents with 30 days’ notice. All other resident fee revenue is recognized when services are rendered. The Company bills the residents one month in advance of the services being rendered, and therefore, cash payments received for services are recorded as deferred revenue until the services are rendered and the revenue is earned.
 
Income Taxes — No provision has been made for federal and state income taxes as the liability for such taxes, if any, is that of the Members and not the Company.


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Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Accounting for Derivatives — The Company accounts for its derivative instruments in accordance with FASB Statement No. 133, Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity, as amended. FASB Statement No. 133, as amended, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities. All derivatives, whether designated in hedging relationships or not, are required to be recorded on the consolidated balance sheets at fair value. The statement requires that changes in the derivative instruments fair value be recognized currently in earnings, unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met.
 
The Company’s derivative instruments consist of an interest rate swap and an interest rate cap that it has entered into to manage its exposure to interest rate risk. The Company’s interest rate instruments do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment in accordance with FASB Statement No. 133 and, as a result, changes in the fair value of the swap are recorded in net income.
 
Fair Value of Financial Instruments — Disclosures of estimated fair value are determined by management using available market information and appropriate valuation methodologies. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. Accordingly, estimates presented are not necessarily indicative of the amounts the Company could realize on disposition of the financial instruments. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts.
 
Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, accounts payable and other accrued assets and liabilities are carried at amounts which reasonably approximate their fair values.
 
3.   TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES
 
The Facilities have entered into management agreements with Sunrise Senior Living Management, Inc. (“SSLMI”), a wholly owned subsidiary of SSLI, to manage each of the Facilities. The agreements have terms of 20 years, beginning on September 25, 2006, and provide for management fees to be paid monthly based on a percentage of the Facilities’ gross revenues. Total management fees incurred were $3,729,740 and $880,795 (unaudited) in 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
The management agreement also provides for reimbursement to SSLMI for all direct costs of operation. Payments to SSLMI for direct operating expenses were $39,628,950 and $5,046,189 (unaudited) in 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
The Company obtains professional and general liability coverage through Sunrise Senior Living Insurance, Inc., an affiliate of SSLI. Related payments totaled $2,692,281 and $727,419 (unaudited) in 2007 and 2006, respectively. A one-time refund of liability premiums of $188,072 was given in 2007.
 
The Company had payables to SSLI of $1,974,003 and $5,729,239 (unaudited) at December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. These transactions are subject to the right of offset wherein any receivables from the affiliate can be offset by any payables to the affiliate, and therefore, the amounts have been presented net as payable to affiliates — net on the accompanying consolidated financial statements. The amounts are non-interest bearing and due on demand.
 
Pursuant to the LLC Agreement, SSLMI, as manager, shall have the right (but not obligation) to fund any monthly “operating shortfalls”, as defined in the agreement, through an “OD Loan” to the owners of the Company. This loan would bear interest until its repayment. It is SSLMI’s intention to fund any such shortfalls as needed. There were no advances under this provision as of December 31, 2007 or 2006 (unaudited).


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Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
4.   CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
 
The Company grants credit without collateral to its residents, most of whom are insured under third-party agreements. The mix of receivables from residents and third-party payors at December 31, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited) was 100% private pay.
 
5.   LONG-TERM DEBT
 
As part of the purchase of the Facilities on September 25, 2006, the Company assumed loans for four of the Facilities in the aggregate amount of $133,955,485 and obtained new debt of $170 million for two of the Facilities. Mortgages payable consists of the following at December 31, 2007 and 2006 (unaudited):
 
On September 25, 2006, the Company assumed notes payable of $26,296,181 for the Courtyards property in the original loan amount of $26,975,000 payable to Capmark Financial, Inc. (“Capmark”). The notes are secured by a deed of trust on the facility, bear interest at fixed rates of 5.81% and 6.19% per annum, require monthly principal and interest payments, and mature on January 1, 2015.
 
On September 25, 2006, the Company assumed a note payable of $23,500,000 for the Sun City Center property, in the original amount of $24,966,000 payable to Capmark. The note is secured by a deed of trust on the facility, bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.24% per annum, due in monthly installments of interest only through November 2006, with monthly installments of principal and interest thereafter, with the remaining balance of the note maturing on November 1, 2015.
 
On September 25, 2006, the Company assumed notes payable of $34,572,673 for the Tampa Bay property, in the original amount of $34,900,000 payable to Capmark. The notes are secured by a deed of trust on the facility, bear interest at fixed rates of 5.61% and 5.83% per annum, require monthly principal and interest payments, and mature on July 1, 2015.
 
On September 25, 2006, the Company assumed a note payable of $49,586,631 for the Pelican Pointe property, in the original amount of $50,000,000 payable to Key Bank. The note is secured by a deed of trust on the facility, bears interest at a fixed rate of 6.11% per annum, requires monthly principal and interest payments, and matures on December 1, 2015.
 
On September 25, 2006, the Company entered into a note payable of $170,000,000 for the Parkland Commons and Pelican Marsh properties payable to HSH-Nordbank. The note is secured by a deed of trust on both facilities, bears interest at one-month LIBOR plus 1.95%, due in monthly installments of interest only through September 2010 and monthly installments of principal and interest thereafter, with the remaining balance of the note maturing September 25, 2011. The one-month LIBOR rate as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 was 4.60% and 5.33% (unaudited), respectively. Additionally, the terms of the loan agreement include restrictions related to sale of the the Courtyards facility, Sun City Center facility, Tampa Bay facility and Pelican Pointe facility. The Company entered into an interest rate swap contract to eliminate variability in cash flows due to changes in LIBOR (See Note 2).
 
Principal maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2007 are as follows:
 
         
2008
  $ 2,261,692  
2009
    2,414,497  
2010
    2,912,058  
2011
    172,382,008  
2012
    2,874,666  
Thereafter
    118,554,820  
         
    $ 301,399,741  
         


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The Company is subject to certain debt service, occupancy, and other financial covenants pursuant to the note agreements. On December 31, 2006 (unaudited), December 31, 2007 and March 31, 2008, the Company failed to meet certain financial covenants with HSH-Nordbank. A failure to achieve a coverage ratio of at least 1.05:1 will constitute an event of default. Upon an event of default, the lender has remedies ranging from a written waiver of default to requiring the setting up of a lockbox on cash receipts, and even acceleration of the debt obligation. As of March 2008, the Company has implemented an excess cash sweep to escrow accounts held by HSH-Nordbank in accordance with provisions of the loan documents. Also, SSLMI has agreed to subordinate 2% of management fees to be paid into the escrow accounts. In June 2008, HSH-Nordbank issued a notice of an event of default due to the failure of the Company to maintain the required debt service coverage ratio. As a result of this event of default, the Company immediately began accruing interest on the loan at the default rate as defined in the loan agreement, which is 3.5% higher than the LIBOR plus 1.95% previously charged. The rate charged during November 2008 was calculated at 8.30%. Additionally, the default notice also requires a principal payment be made on the loan no later than July 31, 2008, in an amount sufficient to achieve compliance with the debt service ratio requirement.
 
In December 2008, GECCT, SSLI, and HSH-Nordbank executed an agreement whereby the $170,000,000 loan with HSH-Nordbank was severed into two separate tranches. Tranche A continues to be held by HSH-Nordbank in the amount of $143,750,000 with a variable rate of LIBOR plus 1.95% per annum. GECCT purchased Tranche B in the amount of $26,250,000. Tranche B is subordinated to Tranche A and carries an interest rate of 10% per annum. The execution of this agreement and purchase of Tranche B by GECCT cured all existing defaults with HSH-Nordbank. Additionally, the loan was modified to include an option to extend the maturity date subject to various conditions including no events of default through the original maturity date. The extension option would allow the borrowers to extend the maturity date of the debt from September 25, 2011 to September 25, 2012.
 
Pursuant to the above, GECCT intends to hold its investment in the Company through December 1, 2017. Additionally, GECCT intends to take steps to refinance the Company’s debt currently held by HSH-Nordbank when the debt becomes due in 2011 (or the extended maturity date of 2012). GECCT intends to accomplish this refinancing either through a third party lender or by a GECCT affiliate acting as lender.
 
The HSH-Nordbank debt referred to above is guaranteed by the Company through a payment guaranty agreement between the Company and HSH-Nordbank. Additionally, SSLI has executed a guaranty of nonrecourse obligations agreement and an operating deficit agreement with HSH-Nordbank. In the event certain condition occur (i.e. borrower files for bankruptcy) as described in the agreement, the nonrecourse obligation agreement unconditionally guarantees SSLI’s payment and performance on the HSH-Nordbank debt up to SSLII’s 25% ownership interest in the Company.
 
The fair value of the Company’s long-term debt has been estimated based on current rates offered for debt with the same remaining maturities and comparable collateralizing assets. Changes in assumptions or methodologies used to make estimates may have a material effect on the estimated fair value. For the debt on the HSH-Nordbank properties of Parkland Commons and Pelican Marsh, which is LIBOR based, the estimated fair value of this debt approximated its carrying value of $170 million at December 31, 2007. The estimated fair value of the Company’s remaining long-term debt, with a carrying value of $131,399,741, has a fair value of $129,717,926 at December 31, 2007. The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt approximated its carrying value at December 31, 2006 (unaudited).
 
On September 26, 2006 the Company entered into an interest rate swap agreement with HSH-Nordbank. The interest rate swap pays interest at a fixed rate of 5.075% in exchange for interest based on LIBOR, in order to eliminate the variability of cash flows in interest payments associated with the $170 million mortgage payable, the source of which is due to changes in LIBOR. The fair market value of the interest rate swap at December 31, 2007 and December 31, 2006 was a liability of $6,839,732 and $766,174 (unaudited), respectively, and is included in the derivative liability on the consolidated balance sheets.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The Company utilizes this interest rate-related derivative instrument (interest rate swap) to manage its exposure on its debt instrument. The Company does not enter into derivative instruments for any purpose other than cash flow hedging purposes. That is, the Company does not speculate using derivative instruments.
 
By using derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates, the Company exposes itself to credit risk and market risk. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract. When fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes the Company, which creates credit risk for the Company. When fair value of a derivative contract is negative, the Company owes the counterparty and, therefore, it does not possess credit risk. The Company minimizes the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties.
 
6.   CONTINGENCIES
 
The Company is involved in claims and lawsuits incidental to the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these claims and lawsuits cannot be predicted with certainty, management of the Company does not believe the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
 
In August 2006, a plaintiff filed suit against SSLI, claiming it was entitled to broker commissions in connection with the purchase of the Facilities. SSLI’s request to dismiss this claim was granted and the plaintiff filed an amended complaint in 2007. Pursuant to the Company’s LLC Agreement, the Company is obligated to reimburse SSLI and GECCT up to a maximum of $2,666,667 in connection with this litigation. As of November 16, 2007, the plaintiff and SSLI executed a settlement agreement whereby SSLI agreed to pay the plaintiff a total of $2 million in exchange for dismissal of any claims with each party being responsible for their own legal costs. The $2 million was paid to the plaintiff in December 2007 through a $2 million capital contribution from SSLII and GECCT in proportion to their respective ownership percentages. SSLII’s contribution of $500,000 was reflected as a reduction of the payables to affiliate, net, balance in the consolidated balance sheets. Additionally, the Company incurred a total of $906,353 and $260,000 (unaudited) as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, in legal costs associated with this suit. In accordance with the Company’s LLC Agreement, SSLII and GECCT will contribute capital during 2008 totaling $666,667 in proportion to their respective ownership percentages. Per the LLC Agreement, the remaining amount of legal costs totaling $239,686 is the responsibility of SSLI and is included as a receivable from SSLI in the payable to affiliates, net, balance in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2007. A total of $2,666,667 representing settlement and legal costs is included in general and administrative expenses in the consolidated statements of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
7.   NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In September 2006, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 157, Fair Value Measurements. FASB Statement No. 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FASB Statement No. 157 is effective for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities on January 1, 2008. The FASB has proposed a deferral of the provisions of FASB Statement No. 157 relating to nonfinancial assets and liabilities that would delay implementation by the Company until January 1, 2009. FASB Statement No. 157 is not expected to materially affect how the Company determines fair value, but will result in certain additional disclosures.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued FASB Statement No. 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115. FASB Statement No. 159 permits companies to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. FASB Statement No. 159 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2008. The Company did not elect the fair value option for any of its existing financial statements on the effective date and has not determined whether or not it will elect this option for any eligible financial instruments it acquires in the future.
 
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(REZNICK GROUP)   Reznick Group, P.C.
2002 Summit Boulevard
Suite 1000
Atlanta, GA 30319-1470
  Tel: (404) 847-9447
Fax: (404) 847-9495
www.reznickgroup.com
 
 
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT
 
To the Members
Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC
 
We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC as of December 31, 2006, and the related consolidated statements of operations, changes in members’ capital, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2006. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audit.
 
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of America. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall consolidated financial statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC at December 31, 2006, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2006, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
/s/  Reznick Group, P.C.
 
Atlanta, Georgia
September 4, 2008


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SUNRISE IV SENIOR LIVING HOLDINGS, LLC
 
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)     (Restated)  
 
ASSETS
Current assets
               
Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 9,511,370     $ 3,686,323  
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,478,345 and $1,004,807, respectively
    10,219,287       6,575,643  
Due from affiliates
          2,000,000  
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    952,147       2,172,667  
                 
Total current assets
    20,682,804       14,434,633  
Property and equipment
               
Land and land improvements
    68,577,973       75,136,290  
Building and improvements
    323,799,471       349,783,555  
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
    23,503,903       22,291,388  
Construction in progress
    2,070,893       9,511,027  
                 
      417,952,240       456,722,260  
Less accumulated depreciation
    (28,308,784 )     (16,625,666 )
                 
Property and equipment, net
    389,643,456       440,096,594  
Restricted cash
    7,646,620       9,330,067  
Note receivable
          60,744  
Interest rate swap asset
          6,363,722  
Resident lease intangible, less accumulated amortization of $6,666,074 and $4,739,680, respectively
    1,612,100       3,658,910  
Deferred financing costs, less accumulated amortization of $4,164,835 and $2,475,532, respectively
    4,231,152       5,903,516  
                 
Total assets
  $ 423,816,132     $ 479,848,186  
                 
LIABILITIES AND MEMBERS’ CAPITAL
Current liabilities
               
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $ 11,687,579     $ 11,469,713  
Distributions payable
    25,268       2,449,470  
Payable to affiliates
    15,372,992       5,464,908  
Interest rate swap liability
    2,027,015        
Deferred revenue
    12,915,685       11,740,272  
Security and reservation deposits
    2,126,029       1,827,544  
Unearned entrance fees
    22,331,639       11,030,797  
Resident refund liabilities
    1,466,747       1,882,530  
Current maturities of long-term debt
    4,505,969       2,121,782  
                 
Total current liabilities
    72,458,923       47,987,016  
Long-term debt, less current maturities
    329,720,265       326,752,253  
                 
Total liabilities
    402,179,188       374,739,269  
Members’ capital
    21,636,944       105,108,917  
                 
Total liabilities and members’ capital
  $ 423,816,132     $ 479,848,186  
                 
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements


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    2007     2006     2005  
    (Unaudited)     (Restated)     (Unaudited)  
 
Operating revenue
                       
Resident fees and health care revenue
  $ 133,289,103     $ 125,996,511     $ 54,758,645  
Amortization of entrance fees
    1,778,872       945,722       110,653  
Management fee income
    398,712       272,159       118,844  
Lease income
    3,169,848       3,267,009       2,950,032  
Other income
    4,739,072       4,576,816       1,998,340  
                         
Total operating revenue
    143,375,607       135,058,217       59,936,514  
                         
Operating expense
                       
Loss on impairment
    51,712,900              
Labor
    55,556,035       53,860,356       24,236,473  
Selling, general, and administrative
    25,909,411       23,009,297       7,626,462  
Insurance and taxes
    11,485,100       11,809,251       4,240,458  
Management fees
    8,126,892       7,447,461       3,269,803  
Food
    7,606,053       7,067,446       3,792,106  
Utilities
    6,679,745       6,715,587       2,934,593  
Repairs and maintenance
    4,248,739       4,936,157       1,957,171  
Provision for bad debts
    963,657       326,719       7,000  
Depreciation and amortization
    13,604,815       14,321,917       7,043,429  
                         
Total operating expense
    185,893,347       129,494,191       55,107,495  
                         
(Loss) income from operations
    (42,517,740 )     5,564,026       4,829,019  
                         
Other income (expense)
                       
Interest expense
    (24,386,028 )     (24,057,734 )     (11,458,412 )
Gain on sale of residences
          634,978       1,269,167  
Change in fair value of interest rate hedge instruments
    (8,390,737 )     1,360,721       5,003,001  
Other miscellaneous income
    809,516       699,818       386,918  
                         
Net (loss) income
  $ (74,484,989 )   $ (15,798,191 )   $ 29,693  
                         
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements


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    SSLII
    US SLI
       
    20%     80%     Total  
 
Members’ capital, balance at July 1, 2005
(date of acquisition) (unaudited)
  $     $     $  
Contributions
    27,212,363       108,849,580       136,061,943  
Distributions
    (136,062 )     (4,898,232 )     (5,034,294 )
Net income
    5,939       23,754       29,693  
                         
Members’ capital, balance at December 31, 2005 (unaudited)
    27,082,240       103,975,102       131,057,342  
Distributions (restated)
    (434,060 )     (9,716,174 )     (10,150,234 )
Net loss (restated)
    (3,159,638 )     (12,638,553 )     (15,798,191 )
                         
Members’ capital, balance at December 31, 2006 (restated)
    23,488,542       81,620,375       105,108,917  
Distributions
    (1,044,277 )     (7,942,707 )     (8,986,984 )
Net loss
    (14,896,998 )     (59,587,991 )     (74,484,989 )
                         
Members’ capital, balance at December 31, 2007 (unaudited)
  $ 7,547,267     $ 14,089,677     $ 21,636,944  
                         
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements


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    2007     2006     2005  
    (Unaudited)     (Restated)     (Unaudited)  
 
Cash flows from operating activities
                       
Net (loss) income
  $ (74,484,989 )   $ (15,798,191 )   $ 29,693  
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                       
Loss on impairment
    51,712,900              
Depreciation and amortization
    13,604,815       14,321,917       7,043,429  
Amortization of unearned entrance fees
    (1,778,872 )     (945,722 )     (110,653 )
Amortization of resident refund liabilities discount
    103,445       132,962       76,993  
Amortization of financing costs
    1,689,303       1,652,627       822,905  
Amortization of management fee contract
    (480,000 )     (480,000 )     (240,000 )
Provision for bad debts
    963,657       326,719       7,000  
Change in fair value of interest rate hedge instruments
    8,390,737       (1,360,721 )     (5,003,001 )
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
Accounts receivable
    (4,607,301 )     (3,447,084 )     (3,462,278 )
Prepaid expenses and other current assets
    1,220,520       6,992,585       (9,165,252 )
Note receivable
    60,744       6,680       (67,424 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    1,220,230       35,108       9,342,070  
Payable to affiliates
    8,056,870       1,639,448       889,945  
Deferred revenue
    1,655,413       411,485       12,048,787  
Security and reservation deposits
    298,485       (417,500 )     2,245,044  
Unearned entrance fees
    13,079,714       9,121,789       2,965,383  
                         
Net cash provided by operating activities
    20,705,671       12,192,102       17,422,641  
                         
Cash flows from investing activities
                       
Change in restricted cash
    1,683,447       (3,972,192 )     (5,357,875 )
Investment in property and equipment
    (13,820,131 )     (9,684,898 )     (442,238,440 )
Investment in resident lease intangible
                (8,398,590 )
Due from affiliates
    2,000,000       6,000,000       (8,000,000 )
Payable to affiliates
    1,851,214       2,507,092        
                         
Net cash used in investing activities
    (8,285,470 )     (5,149,998 )     (463,994,905 )
                         
Cash flows from financing activities
                       
Financing costs paid
    (16,939 )     (150,000 )     (8,229,048 )
Proceeds from long-term debt
    8,400,980             330,750,000  
Payment on long-term debt
    (3,048,781 )     (628,784 )     (1,247,181 )
Payment on resident refund liabilities
    (519,228 )     (245,258 )     (360,131 )
Contributions
                136,061,943  
Distributions
    (11,411,186 )     (10,171,307 )     (2,563,751 )
                         
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
    (6,595,154 )     (11,195,349 )     454,411,832  
                         
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
    5,825,047       (4,153,245 )     7,839,568  
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
    3,686,323       7,839,568        
                         
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
  $ 9,511,370     $ 3,686,323     $ 7,839,568  
                         
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
                       
Cash paid for interest
  $ 20,407,418     $ 22,272,145     $ 10,558,514  
                         
Supplemental disclosure for non-cash investing and financing activities
                       
Investment in property and equipment, net
  $ 1,002,364     $ (2,092,535 )   $ (2,277,966 )
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
    (1,002,364 )     2,092,535        
Assumption of resident refund liabilities, net of discounts
                2,277,966  
Change in distributions payable
    (2,424,202 )     (21,073 )     2,470,543  
Distributions
    2,424,202       21,073       (2,470,543 )
                         
    $     $     $  
                         
 
See notes to consolidated financial statements


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Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC
 
 
NOTE 1 — ORGANIZATION
 
Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC, (the Company), a Delaware limited liability company, was formed on June 30, 2005. The Company began operations on July 1, 2005. The Company was formed to acquire certain assets and certain liabilities, as defined in the purchase agreement, of 16 senior living facilities (Facilities) as noted below for a purchase price of $449,064,326, excluding transaction costs. The Facilities provide the varying lifestyle needs of seniors and elderly residents by combining the services for independent living, assisted living, Alzheimer’s and related dementia care, and skilled nursing facilities in a campus setting. The Company shall terminate upon achievement of certain events and/or dates as outlined in the operating agreement.
 
Sunrise Senior Living Investments, Inc., (SSLII) a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. (SSLI) is the managing member and holds a 20% interest. US Senior Living Investments, LLC (US SLI) holds an 80% interest in the Company.
 
A summary of the 16 Facilities are as follows:
 
         
Facility
  State  
 
Fountains at La Cholla
    AZ  
Fountains at Canterbury
    OK  
Fountains at Albemarle
    NC  
Fountains at Crystal Lake
    IL  
Fountains at La Jolla
    CA  
Fountains at Bellevue
    WA  
Fountains at Sea Bluffs
    CA  
Fountains at Franklin
    MI  
Fountains at Millbrook
    NY  
Fountains at Lake Pointe Woods
    FL  
Fountains at Boca Ciega
    FL  
Fountains at Carlotta
    CA  
Fountains at Bronson Place
    MI  
Fountains at The Washington House
    VA  
Fountains at Greenbriar
    MO  
Fountains at River Vue
    NY  
 
NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
Basis of Accounting
 
The Company’s financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The accompanying financial statements include the consolidated accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation.
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements and related footnotes for the year ended December 31, 2007 and for the period from July 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 are unaudited. They have been prepared on a basis consistent with that used in preparing the 2006 consolidated financial statements and footnotes thereto, and in the opinion of management, include all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation of the Company’s results of operations and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2007 and for the period from July 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
The accompanying consolidated financial statements have been prepared on the basis of Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC continuing as a going concern. The Facilities have been negatively impacted by adverse economic conditions during 2007 and continuing subsequent to year end. Although the Company met required liquidity and debt service coverage ratio requirements under the loan agreement with HSH Nordbank AG (“Nordbank”) at December 31, 2007, it failed the debt service coverage ratio requirement for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and the six months ended June 30, 2008. As a result, in 2008, the Company is in default of certain financial covenants with the Nordbank loan agreement, which had an outstanding balance of $334,226,234 at December 31, 2007, and the lender has remedies which include the acceleration of the debt obligation (see Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements). In July 2008, the lender issued a notice of default and in September 2008, the lender issued a second notice of default which requires the Company to remit all excess cash to Nordbank. The Company has recorded an impairment charge of $51,712,900 (unaudited) relating to the Albemarle, Canterbury, Crystal Lake, Bronson Place, La Jolla, and Lake Pointe Woods properties, which are security for the HSH-Nordbank loan, to record these properties at their estimated fair value of $155,200,000 (unaudited). These conditions raise substantial doubt about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern and, therefore, the Company may be unable to realize its assets and discharge its liabilities in the normal course of business.
 
The Members have had discussions with Nordbank about the possibility of restructuring the loan agreement. There can be no assurances that the terms of the loan agreement will be restructured. Management believes the fair value of the Facilities is sufficient to cover the Company’s outstanding debt obligations in the event that the Company should find it necessary to sell certain Facilities. As a result, the consolidated financial statements do not include any adjustments to reflect the possible effects on the recoverability of assets or the amounts of liabilities that may result from the resolution of the uncertainty about the Company’s ability to continue as a going concern.
 
Use of Estimates
 
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Significant estimates and assumptions have been made with respect to the useful lives of assets, recoverable amounts of receivables, amortization periods of deferred costs, health care services revenue, and the fair value of financial instruments. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
Cash and Cash Equivalents
 
The Company considers cash and its cash equivalents to include all highly liquid investments with a maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase. The Company maintains its cash in deposit accounts, which, at times, may exceed federally insured limits. The Company has not experienced any losses in such accounts. The Company believes it is not exposed to any significant credit risk on such accounts.
 
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
 
The Company provides an allowance for doubtful accounts on its outstanding receivables based on its collection history and an estimate of uncollectible accounts.
 
Property and Equipment
 
Property and equipment are recorded at the lower of cost, or if impairment is indicated, at fair value. Maintenance and repairs are charged to expense as incurred. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of the related assets, as follows:
 
     
Building and Improvements
  40 years
Land improvements
  10 - 15 years
Furniture and Equipment
  3 - 10 years


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
In accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 144, “Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” property and equipment are reviewed for impairment whenever events or circumstances indicate that the asset’s undiscounted expected cash flows are not sufficient to recover its carrying amount. The Company measures an impairment loss by comparing the fair value of the asset to its carrying amount. The Company determines fair values using various commonly used methods including estimated cash flow projections discounted at appropriate rates and capitalization rates based on available market information. Based on management’s estimation process, no impairment losses were recorded in 2006 and 2005 (unaudited). In 2007, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $51,592,484 (unaudited) which is included in the loss on impairment line of the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2007.
 
Depreciation expense was $11,683,118 (unaudited), $11,162,130 and $5,463,536 (unaudited) for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
The acquisition of the Facilities has been accounted for using the provisions of SFAS No. 141, “Business Combinations” and SFAS No. 142, “Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets”. Based on appraisals and various valuation methods, the purchase price was allocated to working capital, land, building, equipment, identifiable intangible assets, debt, and resident lease intangibles. Following is a condensed balance sheet showing the fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed as of the date of acquisition:
 
         
Land and Land Improvements
  $ 74,854,505  
Building and Improvements
    349,395,728  
Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment
    19,334,960  
Resident Lease Intangible
    8,398,591  
         
      451,983,784  
         
Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
    (641,492 )
Resident Refund Liabilities, net of discount
    (2,277,966 )
         
      (2,919,458 )
         
Net assets acquired
  $ 449,064,326  
         
 
Restricted Cash
 
Restricted cash includes cash escrow reserves for working capital, which are required by the State of Florida for Lake Pointe Woods and Boca Ciega Bay. These restricted cash amounts, which are held by state authorities, totaled $1,259,012 (unaudited) and $1,825,196 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively. The reserve requirements under state statutes are calculated by applying a certain percentage to the applicable Facilities’ net operating expenses plus debt service reserve, as defined.
 
In addition to the working capital reserves, there is a furniture, fixtures, and equipment escrow account to be used to replace fixtures, equipment, structural elements, and other components of the Facilities as the need arises. It represents funding from operations net of fixed asset purchases and is a requirement of the joint venture agreement. The balance of the furniture, fixtures, and equipment escrow account was $6,177,221 (unaudited) and $6,726,954 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and is included in restricted cash in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
Security deposits are classified as restricted cash in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets and totaled $210,387 (unaudited) and $777,917 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Resident Lease Intangible
 
Resident lease intangible includes the fair value assigned at acquisition to the in-place resident leases at the 16 facilities, in connection with the purchase of the Facilities. This asset is being amortized over 2 to 5 years, which approximates the average resident’s stay. Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and for the period from July 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005, was $1,926,394 (unaudited), $3,159,787 and $1,579,893 (unaudited), respectively, and is included in depreciation and amortization in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. In connection with the impairment charge recorded for property and equipment, the Company recorded an impairment charge of $120,416 (unaudited) relating to resident lease intangible assets in 2007. Estimated amortization expense for the next three ensuing years is $693,000 for 2008 and 2009 and $346,516 for 2010.
 
Deferred Financing Costs
 
Costs incurred in connection with obtaining permanent financing for the Facilities have been deferred and are amortized to interest expense over the remaining term of the financing. Accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America require that the effective yield method be used to amortize financing costs; however, the effect of using the straight-line method is not materially different from the results that would have been obtained under the effective yield method. Amortization expense for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and for the period from July 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 was $1,689,303 (unaudited), $1,652,627 and $822,905 (unaudited), respectively.
 
Unearned Entrance Fees
 
The Company utilizes entrance fee agreements at certain communities whereby an agreed-upon percentage of the fee is refundable to the resident or the resident’s estate upon the termination of the contract. The entrance fee is recorded by the Company as a current liability on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The nonrefundable portion of the entrance fee is amortized into income using the straight-line method over the estimated remaining life expectancy of the resident, based upon an actuarial projection.
 
Resident Refund Liabilities
 
In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company assumed certain resident refund liabilities, which will be required to be repaid to the residents vacating the units, based on the terms of the resident agreement. As these liabilities do not require re-occupancy of the apartment to be refunded, the Company has recorded the estimated liability to the residents as a resident refund liability.
 
Future Service Obligation
 
The Company owns three Continuing Care Retirement Communities (CCRC) and is, therefore, obligated to provide services and the use of facilities to the residents of these communities over their remaining lives based on the terms of the continuing care contract agreements. The CCRC facilities include: Fountains at Lake Pointe Woods, Fountains at Carlotta and Fountains at The Washington House. When the present value of estimated costs to be incurred under the Care Agreements exceeds the present value of estimated revenues, the present values of such excess costs are accrued. The present value of estimated costs did not exceed the present value of estimated revenues as of December 31, 2007 (unaudited) and 2006, therefore, no future service obligation has been reflected on the accompanying balance sheets.
 
Revenue Recognition
 
Operating revenue consists of resident fee revenue, including resident community fees. Generally, resident community fees approximating 30 to 60 times the daily residence fee are received from residents upon occupancy. Resident community fees and related expenses are recognized as income and expense over 12 months beginning on the resident move-in date. All other resident fee revenue is recognized when services are rendered. Agreements with residents are for a term of one year and are cancelable by residents with 30-days’ notice.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company acquired the Facilities free of any management agreements. Under the Management Right Purchase Agreement, Sunrise Senior Living Management, Inc. (“SSLMI”) acquired the rights to enter into long-term management agreements with each Facility. In exchange for such long-term management agreements, SSLMI agreed to pay the Company $12,000,000 in six installment payments of $2,000,000 each. The deferred revenue related to the transaction is being amortized over 25 years, which equals the life of the management contracts. For the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and for the period from July 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005, $480,000 (unaudited), $480,000 and $240,000 (unaudited) has been recognized as revenue, and is included in other miscellaneous income in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
Lease income is recognized on a straight-line basis over the terms of the respective leases.
 
The Company periodically sells condominium units at some of the Facilities. The Company has no continuing involvement following a sale and therefore, the transactions qualify for full accrual profit recognition at the time of sale. Revenue from the sale of condominiums is recorded, net of the costs of the sale, as gain on sale of residences in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
Health Care Services Revenue
 
Health care services revenue is recorded at established rates with contractual adjustments deducted to arrive at net health care services revenue.
 
Laws and regulations governing the Medicare and Medicaid programs are complex and subject to interpretation. As a result, there is at least a reasonable possibility that recorded estimates of health care services revenue will change by a material amount.
 
Health care services rendered to Medicare beneficiaries are paid on a Prospective Payment System (PPS). Fee amounts are determined annually and are based on the acuity level of the resident. As a result, PPS does not have estimated annual settlements. Medicaid payment methodologies vary by state. Most state Medicaid programs will perform desk reviews of all submitted cost reports and audit only selected providers. Differences between the estimated amounts accrued and final settlements are reported in operations in the year of settlement. There are no receivables for estimated Medicare and Medicaid settlements at December 31, 2007 (unaudited), 2006 and 2005 (unaudited).
 
Income Taxes
 
The Company is treated like a partnership for federal income tax purposes. Accordingly, no provision for federal income taxes has been included in these financial statements since taxable income or loss passes through to, and is reportable by, the members individually in accordance with the Company’s operating agreement. State income taxes are recorded by the Company as incurred.
 
Accounting for Derivatives
 
The Company accounts for its derivative instruments in accordance with FASB Statement No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activity”, as amended. FASB Statement No. 133, as amended, establishes accounting and reporting standards for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities. All derivatives, whether designated in hedging relationships or not, are required to be recorded on the consolidated balance sheet at fair value. The statement requires that changes in the derivative instrument’s fair value be recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting criteria are met.
 
The Company’s derivative instruments consist of interest rate swaps that it has entered into to manage its exposure to interest rate risk. The Company’s interest rate instruments do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment in accordance with FASB Statement No. 133 and, as a result, changes in the fair value of the swap are recorded in net income.


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Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
NOTE 3 — AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
 
Management Services
 
The Company has entered into management agreements with Sunrise Senior Living Management, Inc. (SSLMI), a wholly-owned subsidiary of SSLII, to manage each of its facilities. The agreements have terms of 25 years and expire on July 1, 2030. The agreements provide for management fees to be paid monthly. The fee consists of a fixed fee of $2,530 per month and a percentage fee equal to 5.5 percent of the adjusted gross revenue on a monthly basis for the first 24 months and a fixed fee of $2,760 per month and 6 percent of the adjusted gross revenue on a monthly basis for the remainder of the term. Total management fees were incurred in the amount of $8,126,892 (unaudited), $7,447,461 and $3,269,803 (unaudited) for 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively.
 
The management agreements require the Facilities to maintain a reserve account to cover the cost of certain fixed asset additions, repairs, and maintenance, as defined in the agreements. Upon formation of the Company, the members established a reserve in the amount of $1,490,000. The required per unit annual reserve payment for the years 2007, 2006, and 2005 was $1,650 (unaudited), $1,610, and $800 (unaudited), respectively. The reserve payment shall increase by 2.5 percent each year thereafter. As outlined in the management agreements, SSLMI is required to transfer funds on a quarterly basis into the reserve account. The balance in this reserve was $6,177,221 (unaudited) and $6,726,954 as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively, which is included in restricted cash on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.
 
Receivable and Payable to Affiliates
 
In conjunction with the acquisition, the Company acquired the Facilities free of any management agreements. Under the Management Right Purchase Agreement, SSLMI acquired the rights to enter into long-term management agreements with each facility. In exchange for such long-term management agreements, SSLMI agreed to pay the Company $12,000,000 in six installment payments of $2,000,000 each. As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, $0 (unaudited) and $2,000,000, respectively, remains outstanding and is included in due from affiliates in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The deferred revenue related to the transaction is being amortized over 25 years, which equals the life of the management contracts. $480,000 (unaudited), $480,000 and $240,000 (unaudited) has been recognized as revenue for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006 and for the period from July 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005, respectively, and is included in other miscellaneous income in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
 
As of December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company had net payables to its affiliates of $15,372,992 (unaudited) and $5,464,908, respectively.
 
NOTE 4 — LONG-TERM DEBT
 
In accordance with the acquisition, the Company obtained a loan from HSH Nordbank AG (“Nordbank”) with a commitment amount of $405,750,000 of which $330,750,000 was drawn on the date of acquisition. The loan is collateralized by the assets of each Facility and guaranteed by SSLII. The loan matures on June 30, 2010, with an option to extend the loan for an additional two years, subject to certain debt service coverage ratio tests as defined in the loan agreement. In 2007, the Company borrowed an additional $8,400,980 (unaudited) under the loan to fund an expansion at the Fountains at Lake Pointe Woods facility. There was $334,226,234 (unaudited) and $328,874,035 outstanding under the loan as of December 31, 2007 and 2006, respectively.
 
The loan bears interest at LIBOR plus 2.25 percent. The LIBOR rate was 4.60 percent (unaudited), 5.32 percent and 4.82 percent (unaudited) as of December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, respectively. The loan requires payments of interest only for the first two years. Thereafter, the loan will begin amortization. Interest expensed (excluding swaps) for the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006 and for the period from July 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005 was $24,837,335 (unaudited), $24,040,140 and $10,068,684 (unaudited), respectively.


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Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Principal maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2007 and 2006 are as follows:
 
                 
    2007     2006  
    (Unaudited)     (Restated)  
 
2007
  $     $ 2,121,782  
2008
    4,505,969       4,505,969  
2009
    4,879,962       4,879,962  
2010
    324,840,303       317,366,322  
2011
           
                 
    $ 334,226,234     $ 328,874,035  
                 
 
The Company utilizes derivative financial instruments in the form of interest rate swaps to hedge interest rate exposure on variable-rate debt. The Company entered into two separate interest rate swap agreements with Nordbank in 2005 as follows:
 
                 
Hedged Amount
  Interest Rate     Term  
 
$107,500,000
    4.19 %     5 years  
$107,500,000
    4.29 %     7 years  
 
The Company adopted SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities,” as amended. The fair market value of the interest rate swap at December 31, 2007 was a liability of $2,027,015 (unaudited), and the net amount is included in the derivative liability on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. The fair market value of the interest rate swap at December 31, 2006 was an asset of $6,363,722, and the net amount is included in the derivative asset on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet. Amounts received or paid in connection with the swap agreements were recognized as adjustments to interest related to the designated debt. For the years ended December 31, 2007 and 2006, the Company recorded swap interest credit of $2,244,055 (unaudited) and $1,767,995, respectively. For the period from July 1, 2005 through December 31, 2005, the Company recorded additional swap interest of $489,830 (unaudited).
 
NOTE 5 — MEMBERS’ CAPITAL
 
The Company maintains separate capital accounts for US SLI and SSLII.
 
The operating agreement details the commitments of the members and provides the procedures for the return of capital to the members with defined priorities. All profits and losses, net cash flow from operations and capital proceeds, if any, are to be distributed according to the priorities specified in the operating agreement.
 
The December 2007, 2006 and 2005 distributions payable of $25,268 (unaudited), $2,449,470 and $2,470,543 (unaudited), respectively, were accrued at year end and the net change has been treated as a noncash transaction in the accompanying consolidated statements of cash flows.
 
NOTE 6 — FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS
 
The following disclosures of estimated fair value were determined by management, using available market information and valuation methodologies.
 
Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, accounts payable and accrued expenses and other current assets and liabilities are carried at amounts that approximate their fair values.
 
The fair value of the Company’s long term debt has been estimated based on current rates offered for debt with the same remaining maturities and comparable collateralizing assets. Changes in assumptions or methodologies used to make estimates may have a material effect on the estimated fair value. The estimated fair value of the


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Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
Company’s long term debt approximated its carrying amount at December 31, 2007 (unaudited), 2006, and 2005 (unaudited).
 
Disclosure about fair value of financial instruments is based on pertinent information available to management as of December 31, 2007 (unaudited), 2006 and 2005 (unaudited). Although management is not aware of any factors that would significantly affect the reasonableness of fair value amounts, these amounts have not been comprehensively revalued for purposes of these financial statements since December 31, 2007, 2006 and 2005, and current estimates of fair value may differ from amounts presented herein.
 
NOTE 7 — LEASE INCOME
 
The Company receives lease income from non-residential tenants under operating leases.
 
Future minimum lease payments as of December 31, 2007 (unaudited) are as follows:
 
         
2008
  $ 5,909,389  
2009
    5,809,923  
2010
    5,914,742  
2011
    6,008,884  
2012
    6,078,929  
Thereafter
    8,547,370  
         
Total
  $ 38,269,237  
         
 
No single tenant accounts for more than 10% of the Company’s total revenue in 2007 (unaudited), 2006, or 2005 (unaudited). The tenant base includes nursing homes, assisted living providers and home owners associations. Future minimum lease payments do not include amounts received for reimbursement of the facility operating expenses. Additionally, future minimum lease payments do not include revenues earned from temporary tenants with lease commitments that span less than one year.
 
NOTE 8 — LEASE EXPENSE
 
The Company entered into a contingent lease agreement with Pacific Regent Tower 1 Condominium Association for the use of the health center. The rent expense is contingent based on the actual costs allocable to the premises for a lease year. There is not a fixed minimum lease payment. The lease is for a term of ninety-nine years or the useful life of the building, whichever is shorter. The lease expense for the years ended December 31, 2007, 2006, and 2005 was $1,568,131 (unaudited), $1,298,380, and $635,292 (unaudited), respectively.
 
NOTE 9 — GAIN ON SALE
 
Both in 2006 and 2005, the Company sold three condominium suites to residents each year. In connection with the sale of these residences, the Company received proceeds of $2,225,500 and $1,580,000 (unaudited) for 2006 and 2005, respectively. Costs associated with the sale were $1,590,522 and $310,833 (unaudited) for 2006 and 2005, respectively, which have been netted with the proceeds on the sale. The sale transactions were not considered to be “available for sale,” rather, condominium sales are analyzed individually by management, given current occupancy levels and market conditions, and sold as the opportunity arises. There were no gains on sale in 2007 (unaudited).


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Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
NOTE 10 — CONCENTRATIONS OF CREDIT RISK
 
The Company grants credit without collateral to its residents, most of whom are insured under third-party agreements. The mix of receivables from residents and third-party payors was as follows:
 
                         
    2007     2006     2005  
    (Unaudited)     (Restated)     (Unaudited)  
 
Medicare
    23.54 %     20.50 %     18.38 %
Medicaid
    2.38 %     2.31 %     3.17 %
Private
    74.08 %     77.19 %     78.45 %
                         
      100.00 %     100.00 %     100.00 %
                         
 
NOTE 11 — CONTINGENCIES
 
The Company is involved in claims and lawsuits incidental to the ordinary course of business. While the outcome of these claims and lawsuits cannot be predicted with certainty, management and general counsel of the Company do not believe the ultimate resolution of these matters will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position.
 
NOTE 12 — NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
 
In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standard Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”, (“SFAS 157”). SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. SFAS 157 is effective for the Company’s financial assets and liabilities on January 1, 2008. The FASB has proposed a deferral of the provisions of SFAS 157 relating to nonfinancial assets and liabilities that would delay implementation by the Company until January 1, 2009. SFAS 157 is not expected to materially affect how the Company determines fair value, but may result in certain additional disclosures.
 
In February 2007, the FASB issued SFAS No. 159, “The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities-Including an amendment of FASB Statement No. 115”, (“SFAS 159”). SFAS 159 permits companies to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. SFAS 159 is effective for the Company on January 1, 2008. The Company did not elect the fair value option for any of its existing financial statements on the effective date and has not determined whether or not it will elect this option for any eligible financial instruments it acquires in the future.
 
NOTE 13 — RESTATEMENT
 
In 2007, the Company discovered errors in the calculation of the original purchase price allocation recorded in 2005, in its calculation of the future service obligation recorded in 2006 and 2005, and in its treatment of interest rate swap agreements in 2006 and 2005.
 
The Company had incorrectly determined the fair values of the individual assets and liabilities acquired, resulting in the recognition of goodwill of $41,287,104 at July 1, 2005, which was subsequently adjusted to $41,021,276 at December 31, 2006. The purchase price of $449,064,326 has been reallocated to the relative fair values of the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed, which resulted in no goodwill at December 31, 2006.
 
A future service obligation of $6,802,936 was recorded at July 1, 2005, which was subsequently adjusted to $4,516,056 at December 31, 2006. During 2007, errors were discovered in the calculation of the future service obligation which, when corrected, showed a net excess of the present value of the estimated revenues over the present value of the estimated future costs to be incurred under the Care Agreements. Accordingly, no liability should have been recorded.


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Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings, LLC
 
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements — (Continued)
 
In 2007, the Company also discovered that its interest rate swap agreements did not qualify for hedge accounting treatment in accordance with SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative Instruments and Hedges”.
 
The impact of the correction of these errors in 2006 is as follows:
 
         
    2006  
    (Restated)  
 
Decrease in Prepaid Expenses and Other Current Assets
  $ (105,640 )
Decrease in Land and Land Improvements
  $ (2,512,661 )
Decrease in Building and Improvements
  $ (32,944,971 )
Increase in Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment
  $ 2,485,209  
Increase in Construction in Progress
  $ 5,970  
Decrease in Accumulated Depreciation
  $ 466,516  
Decrease in Goodwill
  $ (41,021,276 )
Increase in Resident Lease Intangible
  $ 95,440  
Increase in Accounts Payable and Accrued Expenses
  $ (63,592 )
Decrease in Unearned Entrance Fees
  $ 62,731,286  
Increase in Resident Refund Liabilities, net
  $ (1,882,530 )
Decrease in Future Service Obligation
  $ 4,516,056  
Decrease in Payable to Affiliates
  $ 2,100,998  
Decrease in Members’ Capital
  $ 6,129,195  
Increase in Net Loss
  $ 3,627,469  
 
NOTE 14 — SUBSEQUENT EVENT
 
The Company is subject to certain debt service and other financial covenants pursuant to its long-term debt agreement described in Note 4. The Company met both liquidity and debt service coverage ratio requirements as of December 31, 2007 (unaudited), 2006, and 2005 (unaudited). However, for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and the six months ended June 30, 2008, the Company failed to meet certain financial covenants with Nordbank. A failure to achieve a debt service coverage ratio (“DSCR”) of at least 1.25:1 will constitute an event of default. Failure to achieve a 1.15:1 DSCR for one of those quarters also constitutes an event of default. In July 2008, Nordbank issued a notice of an event of default due to the failure of the Company to maintain the required DSCR of 1.25:1. As a result of this event of default, starting on April 1, 2008, the Company immediately began to accrue interest on the loan at the default rate as defined in the loan agreement as 3.0% higher than the LIBOR plus 2.25% previously charged. As of October 2008, this rate on the loan would be 8.97%. On September 4, 2008, the lender issued a notice of event of default due to the failure of the Company to maintain the required DSCR of 1.25:1 for two consecutive quarters and 1.15:1 for one of those two quarters. The Company is currently attempting to resolve the default with the lender. A resolution could involve either a partial pay-down of the debt or the provision of a partial guarantee of the debt by the members.


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Part IV
 
Item 15.   Exhibits and Financial Statement Schedules (As Amended)
 
(a) List of documents filed as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K:
 
(1) Financial statements:
 
         
    Page
 
Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.
       
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
    5  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
    6  
Consolidated Statements of Income
    7  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity
    8  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    9  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    10  
PS UK Investment (Jersey) LP
       
Report of Independent Auditors
    65  
Consolidated Income Statement
    66  
Consolidated Balance Sheet
    67  
Consolidated Statement of Changes in Partners Capital
    68  
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
    69  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    70  
AL US Development Venture, LLC
       
Independent Auditors’ Report
    91  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
    92  
Consolidated Statements of Operations
    93  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ Capital (Deficit)
    94  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    95  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    96  
Sunrise First Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
       
Independent Auditors’ Report
    102  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
    103  
Consolidated Statements of Operations
    104  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ (Deficit) Capital
    105  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    106  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    107  
Sunrise Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC
       
Independent Auditors’ Report
    112  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
    113  
Consolidated Statements of Operations
    114  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ (Deficit) Capital
    115  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    116  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    117  
Metropolitan Senior Housing, LLC
       
Report of Independent Auditors
    122  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
    123  
Consolidated Statements of Operations
    124  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ (Deficit) Capital
    125  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    126  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    127  
PS Germany Investment (Jersey) LP
       
Report of Independent Auditors
    134  
Consolidated Income Statement
    135  
Consolidated Balance Sheet
    136  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Partners’ Capital
    137  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    138  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    139  
Sunrise Aston Gardens Venture, LLC
       
Independent Auditors’ Report
    161  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
    162  
Consolidated Statements of Operations
    163  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’ (Deficit) Capital
    164  


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    Page
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    165  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    166  
Sunrise IV Senior Living Holdings
       
Independent Auditors’ Report
    173  
Consolidated Balance Sheets
    174  
Consolidated Statements of Operations
    175  
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Members’(Deficit) Capital
    176  
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
    177  
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
    178  
 
(2) Financial Statement Schedules:
 
All schedules for which provision is made in the applicable accounting regulations of the SEC are not required under the related instructions or are inapplicable or are included in the consolidated financial statements.
 
(3) Exhibits:
 
(b) Exhibits.
 
Sunrise files as part of this Annual Report on Form 10-K the Exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index.

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SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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, on this 29th day of December, 2008.
 
SUNRISE SENIOR LIVING, INC.
 
By:  
/s/  
Richard J. Nadeau
 
Richard J. Nadeau
Chief Financial Officer


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EXHIBIT INDEX
 
                         
        INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Exhibit
              Exhibit
Number  
Description
 
Form
 
Filing Date with SEC
  Number
 
                         
  2 .1   Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of December 30, 2002 by and among Marriott International, Inc., Marriott Senior Holding Co., Marriott Magenta Holding Company, Inc. and Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc.   10-K   March 27, 2003     2 .3
                         
  2 .2   Amendment No. 1 to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, by and among Marriott International, Inc., Marriott Senior Holding Co., Marriott Magenta Holding Company, Inc. and Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc.   8-K   April 9, 2003     2 .2
                         
  2 .3   Master Agreement (CNL Q3 2003 Transaction) dated as of the 30th day of September, 2003 by and among (i) Sunrise Development, Inc., (ii) Sunrise Senior Living Management, Inc., (iii) Twenty Pack Management Corp., Sunrise Madison Senior Living, L.L.C. and Sunrise Development, Inc. (collectively, as the Tenant), (iv) CNL Retirement Sun1 Cresskill NJ, LP, CNL Retirement Edmonds WA, LP, CNL Retirement Sun1 Lilburn GA, LP and CNL Retirement Sun1 Madison NJ LP, and (v) Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.   8-K   October 15, 2003     2 .4
                         
  2 .4   Securities Purchase Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., Greystone Partners, Ltd., Concorde Senior Living, LLC, Mahalo Limited, Westport Advisors, Ltd., Greystone Development Company, LLC, Michael B. Lanahan, Paul F. Steinhoff, Jr., Mark P. Andrews and John C. Spooner, dated as of May 2, 2005.   10-Q   August 9, 2005     2 .1
                         
  2 .5   Asset Purchase Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living Investments, Inc., Fountains Continuum of Care Inc. and various of its subsidiaries and affiliates, and George B. Kaiser, dated as of January 19, 2005.   10-Q   May 10, 2005     10 .1
                         
  2 .6   Facilities Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living Investments, Inc., and Fountains Charitable Income Trust and various of its subsidiaries and affiliates, dated as of January 19, 2005.   10-Q   May 10, 2005     10 .2
                         
  2 .7   Purchaser Replacement and Release Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and various of its subsidiaries and affiliates and Fountains Charitable Income Trust and various of its subsidiaries and affiliates, dated as of February 18, 2005.   10-Q   May 10, 2005     10 .3
                         
  2 .8   Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of August 2, 2006, by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc., a newly-formed indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Sunrise and Trinity Hospice, Inc., American Capital Strategies, Ltd. and certain affiliates of KRG Capital Partners, LLC, as the principal stockholders of Trinity Hospice, Inc.   10-K   March 24, 2008     2 .8
                         
  3 .1   Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Sunrise.   S-1   October 8, 1996     3 .1


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        INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Exhibit
              Exhibit
Number  
Description
 
Form
 
Filing Date with SEC
  Number
 
                         
  3 .2   Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Sunrise regarding name change.   10-Q   August 13, 2003     3 .1
                         
  3 .3   Certification of Elimination of the Series C Junior Participation Preferred Stock of Sunrise Senior Living, Inc.   8-K   April 27, 2006     3 .1
                         
  3 .4   Certification of Designation of the Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock.   8-K   April 21, 2006     3 .1
                         
  3 .5   Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Sunrise regarding increase in authorized shares of common stock.   10-K   July 31, 2008     3 .5
                         
  3 .6   Amended and Restated Bylaws of Sunrise, as amended.   8-K   March 18, 2008     3 .1
                         
  4 .1   Form of Common Stock Certificate.   10-K   March 24, 2008     4 .1
                         
  4 .2   Rights Agreement between Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent dated April 24, 2006.   8-K   April 21, 2006     4 .1
                         
  10 .1   1995 Stock Option Plan, as amended.+   10-K   March 31, 1998     10 .20
                         
  10 .2   1996 Directors’ Stock Option Plan, as amended.+   10-K   March 31, 1999     10 .36
                         
  10 .3   1996 Non-Incentive Stock Option Plan, as amended.+   10-Q   May 15, 2000     10 .8
                         
  10 .4   1997 Stock Option Plan, as amended.+   10-K   March 31, 1998     10 .25
                         
  10 .5   1998 Stock Option Plan.+   10-K   March 31, 1999     10 .41
                         
  10 .6   1999 Stock Option Plan.+   10-Q   May 13, 1999     10 .1
                         
  10 .7   2000 Stock Option Plan.+   10-K   March 12, 2004     10 .4
                         
  10 .8   2001 Stock Option Plan.+   10-Q   August 14, 2001     10 .15
                         
  10 .9   2002 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan.+   10-Q   August 14, 2002     10 .1
                         
  10 .10   2003 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan.+   10-Q   August 13, 2002     10 .1
                         
  10 .11   Forms of equity plan amendment adopted on March 19, 2008 regarding determination of option exercise price.+   10-K   July 31, 2008     10 .11
                         
  10 .12   Form of Executive Restricted Stock Agreement.+   10-Q   May 10, 2005     10 .4
                         
  10 .13   Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement.+   8-K   March 14, 2006     10 .1
                         
  10 .14   Form of Director Stock Option Agreement.+   8-K   September 14, 2005     10 .2
                         
  10 .15   Form of Stock Option Certificate.+   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .14
                         
  10 .16   Restricted Stock Agreement by and between Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and Michael B. Lanahan, dated as of May 10, 2005.+   10-Q   August 9, 2005     10 .2


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Exhibit
              Exhibit
Number  
Description
 
Form
 
Filing Date with SEC
  Number
 
                         
  10 .17   Form of Sunrise Assisted Living Holdings, L.P. Class A Limited Partner Unit Agreement.+   10-K   March 29, 2002     10 .89
                         
  10 .18   Sunrise Employee Stock Purchase Plan, as amended.+   Def 14A   April 7, 2005     B  
                         
  10 .19   Sunrise Executive Deferred Compensation Plan, effective June 1, 2001.+   10-Q   August 14, 2001     10 .14
                         
  10 .20   Amendment to Sunrise Assisted Living Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.+   10-Q   August 13, 2003     10 .2
                         
  10 .21   Second Amendment to Sunrise Assisted Living Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.+   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .20
                         
  10 .22   Third Amendment to Sunrise Assisted Living Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.+   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .21
                         
  10 .23   Fourth Amendment to Sunrise Assisted Living Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.+   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .22
                         
  10 .24   Fifth Amendment to Sunrise Assisted Living Executive Deferred Compensation Plan.+   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .23
                         
  10 .25   Greystone Communities Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.+   10-K   July 31, 2008     10 .25
                         
  10 .26   Bonus Deferral Programs for Certain Executive Officers.+   8-K   March 14, 2006     10 .2
                         
  10 .27   Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc. Long Term Incentive Cash Bonus Plan effective August 23, 2002.+   10-Q   November 13, 2002     10 .1
                         
  10 .28   Amendment 1 to the Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc. Long Term Incentive Cash Bonus Plan.+   10-K   March 16, 2005     10 .32
                         
  10 .29   Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. Senior Executive Severance Plan.+   10-K   March 16, 2006     10 .53
                         
  10 .30   Form of Indemnification Agreement.+   10-K   March 16, 2006     10 .54
                         
  10 .31   Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated as of November 13, 2003 by and between Sunrise and Paul J. Klaassen.+   10-K   March 12, 2004     10 .1
                         
  10 .32   Amendment No. 1 to Amended and Restated Employment Agreement by and between Sunrise and Paul J. Klaassen.+   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .30
                         
  10 .33   Employment Agreement by and between Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and Michael B. Lanahan, dated as of May 10, 2005.+   10-Q   August 9, 2005     10 .1
                         
  10 .34   2007 Non-Employee Director Fees and Other Compensation.+   10-K   July 31, 2008     10 .34
                         
  10 .35   2007 Summary of Certain Compensation Arrangements for Named Executive Officers.+   10-K   July 31,2008     10 .35


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Exhibit
              Exhibit
Number  
Description
 
Form
 
Filing Date with SEC
  Number
 
                         
  10 .36   Master Credit Facility Agreement by and between Sunrise Riverside Assisted Living, L.P., Sunrise Parma Assisted Living, L.L.C., Sunrise Wilton Assisted Living, L.L.C., Sunrise Wall Assisted Living, L.L.C., Sunrise Weston Assisted Living, Limited Partnership and Glaser Financial Group, Inc. dated as of November 29, 2001, as amended.   10-Q   May 14, 2002     10 .6
                         
  10 .37   Credit Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and certain subsidiaries, as the Borrowers, the subsidiaries of the Borrower as identified therein, as the Guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, Wachovia Bank, National Association, as Syndication Agent, and other lender parties thereto, dated as of December 2, 2005.   8-K   December 8, 2005     10 .1
                         
  10 .38   Pledge, Assignment and Security Agreement between Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, dated as of December 2, 2005.   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .41
                         
  10 .39   First Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and certain subsidiaries, as the Borrowers, the subsidiaries of the Borrower as identified therein, as the Guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and other lender parties thereto, dated as of March 6, 2006.   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .42
                         
  10 .40   Second Amendment to the Credit Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and certain subsidiaries, as the Borrowers, the subsidiaries of the Borrower as identified therein, as the Guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and other lender parties thereto, dated as of January 31, 2007.   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .43
                         
  10 .41   Third Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and certain subsidiaries, as the Borrowers, the subsidiaries of the Borrower as identified therein, as the Guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and other lender parties thereto, dated as of June 27, 2007.   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .44
                         
  10 .42   Fourth Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and certain subsidiaries, as the Borrowers, the subsidiaries of the Borrower as identified therein, as the Guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and other lender parties thereto, dated as of September 17, 2007.   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .45


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        INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Exhibit
              Exhibit
Number  
Description
 
Form
 
Filing Date with SEC
  Number
 
                         
  10 .43   Fifth Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and certain subsidiaries, as the Borrowers, the subsidiaries of the Borrower as identified therein, as the Guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and other lender parties thereto, dated as of January 31, 2008.   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .46
                         
  10 .44   Sixth Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and certain subsidiaries, as the Borrowers, the subsidiaries of the Borrower as identified therein, as the Guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and other lender parties thereto, dated as of February 19, 2008.   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .47
                         
  10 .45   Pledge, Assignment and Security Agreement between Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, dated as of February 19, 2008.   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .48
                         
  10 .46   Seventh Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and certain subsidiaries, as the Borrowers, the subsidiaries of the Borrower as identified therein, as the Guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and other lender parties thereto, dated as of March 13, 2008.   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .49
                         
  10 .47   Security Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and certain subsidiaries, as the Loan Parties, and Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and other lender parties thereto, dated as of March 13, 2008.   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .50
                         
  10 .48   Eighth Amendment to Credit Agreement by and among Sunrise Senior Living, Inc. and certain subsidiaries, as the Borrowers, the subsidiaries of the Borrower as identified therein, as the Guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as the Administrative Agent, Swing Line Lender and L/C Issuer, and other lender parties thereto, dated as of July 23, 2008.   10-K   July 31,2008     10 .48
                         
  10 .49   Second Amended and Restated Operating Agreement of Sunrise Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC dated as of December 20, 2002 by and between Sunrise Assisted Living Investments, Inc. and US Assisted Living Facilities II, Inc.   10-K   March 27, 2003     10 .100
                         
  10 .50   Amended and Restated Master Owner/Manager Agreement dated as of December 20, 2002 by and between Sunrise Second Assisted Living Holdings, LLC, together with its subsidiaries, and Sunrise Assisted Living Management, Inc.   10-K   March 27, 2003     10 .103


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        INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Exhibit
              Exhibit
Number  
Description
 
Form
 
Filing Date with SEC
  Number
 
                         
  10 .51   Limited Liability Agreement of AL U.S. Development Venture, LLC dated as of December 23, 2002 by and between Sunrise Assisted Living Investments, Inc. and AEW Senior Housing Company, LLC.   10-K   March 27, 2003     10 .98
                         
  10 .52   ROFO Agreement dated as of December 23, 2002 by and between AEW Capital Management, L.P., Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc., Sunrise Assisted Living Investments, Inc., Sunrise Assisted Living Management, Inc., and Sunrise Development, Inc.   10-K   March 27, 2003     10 .99
                         
  10 .53   Development Agreement dated as of December 23, 2002 by and between Sunrise Development, Inc. and certain Sunrise affiliates.   10-K   March 27, 2003     10 .102
                         
  10 .54   Operating Deficit Loan Agreement dated as of December 23, 2002 by and between Sunrise Assisted Living Management, Inc. and certain Sunrise affiliates.   10-K   March 27, 2003     10 .104
                         
  10 .55   Pre-Opening Services and Management Agreement dated as of December 23, 2002 by and between Sunrise Assisted Living Management, Inc. and certain Sunrise affiliates.   10-K   March 27, 2003     10 .105
                         
  10 .56   Assumption and Reimbursement Agreement made effective as of March 28, 2003, by and among Marriott International, Inc., Sunrise Assisted Living, Inc., Marriott Senior Living Services, Inc. and Marriott Continuing Care, LLC.   10-Q   May 15, 2003     10 .4
                         
  10 .57   Assumption and Reimbursement Agreement (CNL) made effective as of March 28, 2003, by and among Marriott International, Inc., Marriott Continuing Care, LLC, CNL Retirement Properties, Inc., CNL Retirement MA3 Pennsylvania, LP, and CNL Retirement MA3 Virginia, LP.   10-Q   May 15, 2003     10 .5
                         
  10 .58   Ground Lease, dated June 7, 1994, by and between Sunrise Assisted Living Limited Partnership and Paul J. Klaassen and Teresa M. Klaassen.   S-1   March 20, 1996     10 .16
                         
  10 .59   Termination of Lease Agreement by and between Sunrise Assisted Living Limited Partnership and Paul J. Klaassen and Teresa M. Klaassen, dated as of December 13, 2007.   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .61
                         
  10 .60   Amended and Restated Ground Lease, dated August 29, 2003, by and between Sunrise Fairfax Assisted Living, L.L.C. and Paul J. Klaassen and Teresa M. Klaassen.   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .62
                         
  10 .61   Stipulated Final Order of the Delaware Court of Chancery, dated September 5, 2007, settling the litigation previously filed by Millenco, L.L.C. seeking an order from the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware pursuant to Section 211 of the Delaware General Corporation Law.   8-K   September 10, 2007     10 .1


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Exhibit
              Exhibit
Number  
Description
 
Form
 
Filing Date with SEC
  Number
 
                         
  10 .62   Stipulated Final Order of the Delaware Court of Chancery, dated October 10, 2007, settling certain litigation filed by SEIU Master Trust regarding Sunrise Senior Living Inc.’s 2007 annual meeting of stockholders.   8-K   October 12, 2007     10 .1
                         
  10 .63   Letter dated March 16, 2008 regarding surrender of bonus compensation.+   10-K   March 24, 2008     10 .65
                         
  10 .64   Multifamily Mortgage, Assignment of Rents and Security Agreement.   8-K   May 12, 2008     10 .1
                         
  10 .65   Discount MBS Multifamily Note.   8-K   May 12, 2008     10 .1
                         
  21     Subsidiaries of the Registrant.   10-K   July 31,2008     21  
                         
  23 .1   Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
                         
  23 .2   Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
                         
  23 .3   Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
                         
  23 .4   Consent of Beers & Cutler PLLC.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
                         
  23 .5   Consent of Beers & Cutler PLLC.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
                         
  23 .6   Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
                         
  23 .7   Consent of Reznick Group, P.C.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
                         
  23 .8   Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
                         
  23 .9   Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
                         
  31 .1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   10-K   July 31, 2008     31 .1
                         
  31 .2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   10-K   July 31, 2008     31 .2
                         
  31 .3   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*   N/A   October 15, 2008     31 .3
                         
  31 .4   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*   N/A   October 15, 2008     31 .4
                         
  31 .5   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
                         
  31 .6   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
                         
  32 .1   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   10-K   July 31, 2008     32 .1


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        INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Exhibit
              Exhibit
Number  
Description
 
Form
 
Filing Date with SEC
  Number
 
                         
  32 .2   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.   10-K   July 31, 2008     32 .2
                         
  32 .3   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*   N/A   October 15, 2008     32 .3
                         
  32 .4   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*   N/A   October 15, 2008     32 .4
                         
  32 .5   Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
                         
  32 .6   Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.*   N/A   N/A     N/A  
 
 
+ Represents management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
 
Filed herewith.


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