ContractAssisted Living Concepts Inc • November 9th, 2009 • Services-nursing & personal care facilities
On January 1, 2005, Assisted Living Concepts, Inc. (“ALC”) entered into a master lease agreement for five residences located in Oregon totaling 157 units. The master lease included what was determined at January 1, 2005 for accounting purposes to be a “bargain purchase option” and was accounted for as a capital lease. The master lease gave ALC the right to purchase all five buildings for total consideration of $10.3 million consisting of the assumption of $4.7 million of Oregon Housing and Community Services Bonds and $5.6 million in cash. The master lease provides that, in the event the option is not exercised, ALC will continue to lease one of the residences under a prior operating lease. Based upon the current operating performance, the assumption of bonds with an average rate of 8.03%, and various operating restrictions under the bond indentures, ALC determined it was not economically or operationally prudent to exercise the option to purchase these properties at the predefined pri
