Business Acquisition |
Business Acquisition On October 29, 2017, the Company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”) entered into a definitive Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with CalAtlantic Group, Inc. (" CalAtlantic"), a Delaware corporation. Subject to the terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, CalAtlantic will be merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving corporation (the “Merger”). CalAtlantic builds homes in over 43 metropolitan statistical areas spanning 19 states. CalAtlantic also provides mortgage, title and escrow services. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, CalAtlantic’s stockholders will receive 0.885 shares of the Company’s Class A common stock and 0.0177 shares of the Company's Class B common stock for each share of CalAtlantic’s common stock. However, the Company will pay $48.26 per share in cash for 24,083,091 of the shares of CalAtlantic common stock (the "Cash Election Option") in lieu of receiving the Company’s Class A and Class B common stock, which will total approximately $1.16 billion. The Cash Election Option will be subject to proration to the extent they exceed the maximum cash amount. No fractional shares of the Company’s Class A or Class B common stock will be issued in the Merger. Any holder of CalAtlantic’s common stock who would be entitled to receive a fraction of a share of the Company’s Class A or Class B common stock will instead receive cash equal to the market value of a share of such Class A common stock (based on the last sale price reported on the New York Stock Exchange on the last trading day before the closing date). On a pro forma basis, CalAtlantic stockholders are expected to own approximately 26% of the combined company. The transaction is expected to close in February 2018. On February 10, 2017, the Company acquired WCI Communities, Inc. ("WCI") a homebuilder of luxury single and multifamily homes, including a small percentage of luxury high-rise tower units, with operations in Florida. WCI stockholders received 642.6 million in cash. The cash consideration was funded primarily from working capital and from proceeds from the issuance of 4.125% senior notes due 2022 (see Note 7). Based on an evaluation of the provisions of ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations, ("ASC 805"), Lennar Corporation was determined to be the acquirer for accounting purposes. The following table summarizes the provisional purchase price allocation based on the estimated fair value of net assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition, which are subject to change within a measurement period of up to one year from the acquisition date pursuant to ASC 805. The purchase price allocation of WCI is provisional pending completion of the fair value analysis of acquired assets and liabilities assumed: | | | | | (In thousands) | | Assets: | | Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and receivables, net | $ | 42,079 |
| Inventories | 613,495 |
| Intangible assets (1) | 59,283 |
| Goodwill (2) | 156,566 |
| Deferred tax assets, net | 88,147 |
| Other assets | 66,173 |
| Total assets | 1,025,743 |
| Liabilities: | | Accounts payable | 26,735 |
| Senior notes and other debts payable | 282,793 |
| Other liabilities | 73,593 |
| Total liabilities | 383,121 |
| Total purchase price | $ | 642,622 |
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| | (1) | Intangible assets include non-compete agreements and a trade name. The amortization period for these intangible assets was six months for the non-compete agreements and 20 years for the trade name. |
| | (2) | Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of assets acquired and liabilities assumed, and it is not deductible for income tax purposes. As of the merger date, goodwill consisted primarily of purchasing and other synergies resulting from the merger, expected production, savings in corporate and division overhead costs and expected expanded opportunities for growth through a higher-end more luxurious product, greater presence in the state of Florida and customer diversity. The provisional amount of goodwill allocated to the Company's Homebuilding East segment was $136.6 million and to the Lennar Financial Services segment was $20.0 million. These provisional amounts were based on the relative fair value of each acquired reporting unit in accordance with ASC 350, Intangibles-Goodwill and Other. |
For the year ended November 30, 2017, Lennar Homebuilding revenues included $494.7 million of home sales revenues from WCI and earnings before income taxes included $51.7 million of pre-tax earnings from WCI since the date of acquisition, which included transaction-related expenses of $28.1 million comprised mainly of severance costs, general and administrative expenses, and amortization expense related to non-compete agreements and trade name since the date of acquisition. These transaction expenses were included primarily within Lennar Homebuilding selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statement of operations for the year ended November 30, 2017. The pro forma effect of the acquisition on the results of operations is not presented as this acquisition was not considered material.
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