Great Ajax Corp. (NYSE:AJX), a Maryland corporation that is a real
estate investment trust, today announces results of operations for the
quarter ended March 31, 2015. Great Ajax focuses primarily on acquiring,
investing in and managing a portfolio of re-performing and
non-performing mortgage loans secured by single-family residences and,
to a lesser extent, of single-family properties. For the quarter ended
March 31, 2015, we had revenues of $6.0 million and net income
attributable to common stockholders of $3.6 million. Net income per
fully diluted share for the quarter was $0.28. During the first quarter
we also completed our IPO, issuing an additional 5.3 million shares of
our common stock for approximately $53.9 million of net proceeds (after
deducting the underwriting discount but before deducting estimated
offering expenses). These additional shares have a dilutive effect on
our earnings and our dividends for the quarter. As we did not commence
operations until July 2014, we cannot provide any comparative results.
During the quarter ended March 31, 2015, we acquired 511 mortgage loans
secured by single and one-to-four family residences with an aggregate
unpaid principal balance (“UPB”) of $102.2 million. The aggregate
purchase price for the mortgage loans was $74.1 million. Re-performing
mortgage loans (“RPLs”) represented $86.0 million UPB and $63.5 million
purchase price and non-performing loans (“NPLs”) represented $16.2
million UPB and $10.6 million purchase price. The purchase price for
RPLs and NPLs equaled 62.1 % and 47.9%, respectively, of the estimated
market value of the underlying collateral. Mortgage loans purchased in
the quarter were on our balance sheet for a weighted average of 25.1
days. We also purchased 11 REO properties during the quarter for $2.6
million, which was 64.8% of the estimated market value.
As of the quarter end, of the 1,828 loans in our portfolio, 76.1% were
re-performing loans and 23.9% were non-performing loans. As of the
quarter end, our portfolio of mortgage-related assets consisted of the
following:
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Portfolio as of March 31, 2015(1)
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No. of Loans
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1,828
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No. of Rental Properties
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2
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Total UPB
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$401,696,703
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Market Value of Rental Properties
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$144,900
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Interest-Bearing Balance
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$373,337,914
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Capital Invested
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$122,199
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Deferred Balance(2)
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$28,358,789
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Price/Market Value of Rental Properties
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84.3%
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Market Value of Collateral(3)
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$432,050,365
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Gross Rent/Month
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$1,950
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Price/Total UPB(3)
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70.7%
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Other REO
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36
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Price/Market Value of Collateral
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66.0%
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Market Value of Other REO
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$8,336,900
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Weighted Average Coupon(4)
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4.96%
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Weighted Average LTV(5)
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112%
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Remaining Term (as of March 31, 2015)
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234.1
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No. of first liens
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1,810
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No. of second liens
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18
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(1) Information reflects one loan in which we hold a 40.5% beneficial
interest through an equity method investee and 24 loans in which we have
a 95% Participation interest and are owned by the Servicer because
neither we nor our subsidiaries have the necessary licenses in certain
states.
(2) Amounts that have been deferred in connection with a loan
modification on which interest does not accrue. These amounts generally
become payable at the time of maturity.
(3) As of acquisition date.
(4) Our loan portfolio consists of fixed rate (52.1% of UPB), ARM (25.0%
of UPB) and Hybrid ARM (22.9% of UPB) mortgage loans with original terms
to maturity of not more than 40 years.
(5) UPB as of March 31, 2015 divided by market value of collateral as of
acquisition date and weighted by the UPB of the loan
Subsequent Events
On May 4, 2015, we declared a dividend of $0.18 per share, which will be
payable on May 29, 2015, to stockholders of record as of May 15, 2015.
Subsequent to the quarter end, we began marketing our third
securitization to institutional investors, which is expected to close on
May 7. We currently expect $35.6 million of senior securities will be
issued in a private offering with respect to $75.8 million UPB of
mortgage loans. Approximately 83.4% of these mortgage loans are RPLs and
approximately 16.6% are NPLs. Net proceeds from the sale of the senior
securities will provide leverage of approximately 2.06 times the related
equity.
The purchasers of our common stock issued in private placements in 2014
were entitled to have their shares registered with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) for public resale at our expense
pursuant to registration rights agreements with us. The resale
registration statement for 10,445,784 shares of our common stock was
declared effective by the SEC on April 17, 2015.
During the month of April 2015, we completed the acquisition of 262
mortgage loans secured by single and one-to-four family residences with
aggregate UPB of $61.3 million. RPLs represent $47.9 million UPB and
NPLs represent $13.4 million. RPLs and NPLs were acquired at 73.0% and
56.7% respectively, of UPB. The aggregate estimated market value of the
underlying collateral is $63.5 million. The purchase price for RPLs and
NPLs equaled 68.8% and 59.8%, respectively, of the estimated market
value of the underlying collateral.
In addition, the Company has agreed to acquire, subject to due
diligence, 521 mortgage loans secured by single and one-to-four family
residences with aggregate UPB of $142.4 million in eight transactions
from seven sellers. RPLs represent $139.9 million UPB and $116.0 million
purchase price, NPLs represent $2.5 million UPB and $1.5 million
purchase price. The purchase price for these mortgage loans is expected
to aggregate to $117.5 million and represents 65.9% and 54.1% of the
estimated market value of the underlying collateral for RPLs and NPLs,
respectively. While these acquisitions are expected to close by May 30,
2015, there can be no assurance that these acquisitions will close or
that the terms may not change.
Conference Call
Great Ajax will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT, May 4, 2015, to
review our financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. A
live Webcast of the conference call will be accessible from the Investor
Relations section of our website www.great-ajax.com.
An archive of the Webcast will be available through August 3, 2015.
About Great Ajax Corp.
Great Ajax Corp. is a Maryland corporation that focuses primarily on
acquiring, investing in and managing mortgage loans secured by
single-family residences and, to a lesser extent, single-family
properties themselves. We also invest in loans secured by multi-family
residential and smaller commercial mixed use retail/residential
properties, as well as in the properties directly. We are externally
managed by Thetis Asset Management LLC. Our mortgage loans and other
real estate assets are serviced by Gregory Funding LLC, an affiliated
entity. We intend to qualify and will elect to be taxed as a real estate
investment trust under the Internal Revenue Code.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements,
including statements with regard to Great Ajax’s proposed securities
offering. Words such as “believes,” “intends,” “expects,” “projects,”
“anticipates,” and “future” or similar expressions are intended to
identify forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements
are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results
and conditions, many of which are beyond the control of Great Ajax,
including, without limitation, the risk factors and other matters set
forth in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December
31, 2014 filed with the SEC and in its other filings with the SEC,
including, when filed, our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter
ended March 31, 2015. Great Ajax undertakes no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of
new information, future events or otherwise, except as may be required
by law.
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GREAT AJAX CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENT OF INCOME (In thousands except share and per
share amounts) (unaudited)
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Three months ended March 31, 2015
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INCOME:
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Loan interest income
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$
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6,884
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Interest expense
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(1,075
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)
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Net interest income
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5,809
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Other income
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214
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Total income
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6,023
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EXPENSE:
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Related party expense - management fee
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747
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Related party expense - loan servicing fees
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656
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Loan transaction expense
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260
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Professional fees
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385
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Other expense
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160
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Total expense
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2,208
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Income before provision for income tax
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3,815
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Provision for income tax
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-
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Consolidated net income
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3,815
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Less: consolidated net income attributable to non-controlling
interests
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175
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Consolidated net income attributable to common stockholders
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$
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3,640
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Basic earnings per common share
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$
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0.28
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Diluted earnings per common share
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$
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0.28
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Weighted average shares - basic
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13,008,268
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Weighted average shares - diluted
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13,680,687
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GREAT AJAX CORP. AND SUBSIDIARIES CONSOLIDATED
BALANCE SHEETS (In thousands except share and per
share amounts) (unaudited)
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March 31, 2015
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December 31, 2014
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ASSETS
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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27,104
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$
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53,099
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Mortgage loans, net(1)
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285,834
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211,159
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Property held-for-sale
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5,541
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1,316
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Rental property, net
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122
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290
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Receivable from servicer
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1,737
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1,340
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Investment in affiliate
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2,340
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2,237
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Prepaid expenses and other assets
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3,661
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3,317
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Total Assets
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$
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326,339
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$
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272,758
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LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
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Liabilities:
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Secured borrowings(1)
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$
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82,962
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$
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84,679
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Borrowings under repurchase agreement
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15,052
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15,249
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Management fee payable
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374
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258
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Accrued expenses and other liabilities
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2,800
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1,292
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Total liabilities
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101,188
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101,478
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Equity:
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Preferred stock $.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized, none
issued or outstanding
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-
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-
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Common stock $.01 par value; 125,000,000 shares authorized,
15,226,163 shares issued and outstanding, and 11,223,984 shares
issued and outstanding respectively
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152
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112
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Additional paid-in capital
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210,863
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158,951
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Retained earnings
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4,589
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2,744
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Noncontrolling interests
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9,547
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9,473
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Total equity(2)
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225,151
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171,280
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Total Liabilities and Equity
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$
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326,339
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$
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272,758
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(1) Mortgage loans includes $127,390 of loans transferred to
securitization trusts that are variable interest entities (“VIEs”) that
can only be used to settle obligations of the VIEs. Secured borrowings
consists of notes issued by VIEs that can only be settled with the
assets and cash flows of the VIEs. The creditors do not have recourse to
the primary beneficiary (Great Ajax Corp.).
(2) Net book value per diluted share was $14.18 and $14.43 at March 31,
2015 and December 31, 2014 respectively.
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