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Capital Trust Completes Offering

NEW YORK CITY-Capital Trust CEO John Klopp says his firm is "right where we expected to be," adding that its direct public offering with WR Berkley Corp. was a "great transaction."

By Barbara Jarvie | Updated on May 13, 2004

NEW YORK CITY-Locally based investment firm Capital Trust completed a nearly $30.6 million directly public offering of common stock and warrants to WR Berkley Corp. For the quarter ended March 31, the dompany reported total revenues of $11.5 million and net income of $3.1 million, representing basic earnings per share of 47 cents and diluted earnings per share of 46 cents. For the same period in 2003, Capital Trust reported total revenues of $11.2 million and net income of $2.5 million.

Affiliates of WR Berkley bought 1.3 million shares of Capital Trust’s class A common stock and warrants to purchase an additional 365,000 shares for a total purchase price of $30.6 million. The warrants have an exercise price of $23.40 per share, expire on December 31, 2004 and are not exercisable unless the issuance of the underlying shares is approved by shareholders at the Company’s annual meeting on June 17, 2004. Subject to shareholder approval at the annual meeting and certain other closing conditions, WR Berkley will purchase an additional 325,000 shares for $23.40 per share, totaling 7.6 million.

Capital Trust intends to use the net proceeds from the sale for general corporate purposes, including funding balance sheet investment activity, capital commitments to managed funds, potential business acquisitions and repayment of indebtedness.

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