BRT Apartments
Annual Report 2009

Plain-text annual report

BRT R e a lT y T RusT 2009 A N At i o N A l l e A d e r i N S h o r t-t e r m r e A l e S tAt e l e N d i N g 2009 aNNual RepoRT B R T R e a l T y T R u s T BRT Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust organized as a business trust in 1972 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. our principal business activity is to originate and hold for investment, senior mortgage loans secured by commercial and multi-family real estate property located in the united states. The loans we originate generally have relatively high yields and are short-term or bridge loans with an average duration ranging from six months to one year. We generally lend at a f loating rate of interest based on a spread over the prime rate and receive an origination fee for the loans that we originate. BRT’s shares of beneficial interest trade on the New york stock exchange under the symbol “BRT.” as of the close of fiscal 2009 there were 11,572,137 shares outstanding in the hands of approximately 4,400 shareholders. F I N a N C I a l H I G H l I G H T s (Dollar amounts in Thousands except per share amounts) year ended september 30, Revenues provision for loan loss Impairment charges other expenses Total expenses Total revenues less total expenses equity in (loss) earnings of unconsolidated ventures Gain on sale of joint venture interest Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities Gain on early extinguishment of debt Minority interest loss from discontinued operations (a) Net loss (loss) income from continuing operations (loss) from discontinued operations Basic (loss) earnings per share of beneficial interest Weighted average shares september 30, Total assets earning real estate loans (b) Non-earning real estate loans (b) purchase money mortgage loans Real estate loans held for sale Real estate properties Cash and cash equivalents available-for-sale securities at market Real estate properties held for sale Borrowed funds Junior subordinated notes Mortgage payable shareholders’ equity 2009 2008 $ 14,602 $ 22,386 17,110 12,762 21,629 51,501 (36,899) (2,791) 271 1,016 6,443 605 (16,400) 15,260 2,680 20,787 38,727 (16,341) 1,358 — 19,940 — (139) (5,078) $ (47,755) $ (2.69) (1.41) $ $ (260) 0.41 (0.43) $ (4.10) 11,643,972 $ (0.02) 11,648,885 2009 2008 $ 193,333 44,677 2,836 16,804 16,915 64,096 25,708 8,963 5,652 — 40,234 9,460 121,227 $ 270,020 95,228 18,407 — 22,373 30,539 35,765 10,482 46,473 3,000 56,702 2,315 186,772 (a) Discontinued operations include impairment charges of $18,284 and $6,535 in 2009 and 2008, respectively, and gain on sale of real estate assets of $2,199 and $1,517 in 2009 and 2008 respectively (b) earning and non-earning loans are presented without deduction of deferred fee income and the related allowances for possible losses T o o u R s H a R e H o l D e R s The real property industry has just completed two of the most difficult years that any of us can recall. The significant declines in real property values not only negatively impacted real property owners but also all mortgage lending entities, including real estate investment trusts and banking and savings institutions. The real property market is normally a “trailer” to the general economy, declining somewhat later than the general economy and rising somewhat later as well. as we all know, the economy has suffered in the last two years bringing about substantial declines in property values due to reduced demand resulting in lower rental rates, an abrupt halt to residential condominium sales and an inability to increase values by changing the usage of, or by upgrading, properties. In almost every geographic area of the country we have an “over supply” of product and it is likely that this imbalance will continue into 2010 and beyond. one just needs to read the newspapers or listen to television to hear about major institutions operating in the lending area requiring huge write-offs in their loan portfolios and in the case of many over leveraged entities failing entirely or, if they were fortunate enough to be considered “too big to fail,” being supported by the federal government. The bad news is that we were not immune to this downturn in value resulting in the substantial loss of $47.8 million that we suffered in 2009. But on the positive side, unlike so many others in our business, since our loans were predominantly first mortgage loans, we had the ability to foreclose on the properties and take possession and operate them to maximize value, and since our balance sheet was not overburdened with debt, we survived this most difficult period and are presently in a position to take advantage of opportunities which are likely to be coming about. at the beginning of this fiscal year we made a decision to spend the year reducing our problem loans to ownership of the properties and then fixing up the properties and selling them either for cash or for a reasonable cash down payment with our company taking a portion of the payment in a secured first mortgage loan. at the time of the writing of this letter we have accomplished same and have approximately $64 million in cash and securities. We feel confident that demand for our bridge loans will increase as the year unfolds as many borrowers will have the ability in the current environment to repay secured debt at a substantial discount, but lack liquidity, internally, to do so. We are starting to see the emergence of this type product and anticipate that 2010 will be a better year for us and that the improvement will continue into 2011 as we rebuild our portfolio. In the fiscal year ended september 30th, 2009 our financial results were as follows: • our revenues decreased by 35% to $14.6 million due to a substantial amount of nonearning loans and our inability to originate new loans in a declining market. • We had a net loss of $47.8 million or $4.10 per share which included loan loss provisions and impairment charges of $48.2 million ($4.14 per share) and capital gains of $1 million ($.09 per diluted share) primarily from the sale of securities. • We retired $15.9 million of our junior subordinated notes at a substantial discount and recognized a gain of $6.4 million ($.55 per share). • During the fiscal year we paid off our credit line entirely and terminated our credit facility. We are in discussions for a new facility and are hopeful that one will be in place by the spring. • our per share shareholders’ equity as at september 30th, 2009 was $10.48. • We paid a distribution of $1.15 per share, 90% of which was in our own shares and 10% in cash as allowed by a current Internal Revenue procedure relative to ReITs. although we were not required to pay a dividend in 2009 since we had an operating loss in excess of our capital gains, we made the judgment to pay this distribution which is taxable at capital gains rates and maintain a like amount of additional loss carryforward which we can write off against ordinary income in future years. This will benefit us by allowing us to retain future earnings to be used for additional loan originations and to rebuild our shareholders’ equity. We thank our Board of Trustees for their time and effort and their advice and guidance in these difficult times. We thank our staff for putting forth substantial efforts to rectify the many problem situations that we encountered and we thank our shareholders for their confidence and support. We wish all of you a very happy and healthy year. sincerely yours, Fredric H. Gould Chairman of the Board January 12, 2010 Jeffrey a. Gould President and Chief Executive Officer Certain statements contained in this letter are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the private securities litigation Reform act of 1995. such forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from future results expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. For additional information about the company, please see the company’s most recent annual Report on Form 10-K dated December 14, 2009, as filed with the securities and exchange Commission and other documents filed by the company with the securities and exchange Commission. UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) (cid:1) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 or (cid:2) TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 Commission file number 001-07172 BRT REALTY TRUST (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Massachusetts (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 60 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, New York (Address of principal executive offices) 13-2755856 (I.R.S. employer identification no.) 11021 (Zip Code) 516-466-3100 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which registered Shares of Beneficial Interest, $3.00 Par Value New York Stock Exchange Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE (Title of Class) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes (cid:2) No (cid:1) Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act. Yes (cid:2) No (cid:1) 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 (cid:1) No (cid:2) Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes (cid:2) No (cid:1) Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (Section 229.405 of this chapter) 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 (cid:2) 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 definitions of ‘‘large accelerated filer,’’ ‘‘accelerated filer’’ and ‘‘smaller reporting company’’ in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): Large accelerated filer (cid:2) Non-accelerated filer (cid:2) Smaller reporting company (cid:2) Accelerated filer (cid:1) Indicate by check mark whether registrant is a shell company (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 12b-2). Yes (cid:2) No (cid:1) The aggregate market value of voting and non-voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant was $25,726,000 based on the last sale price of the common equity on March 31, 2009, which is the last business day of the registrant’s most recently completed second quarter. As of December 1, 2009, the registrant had 14,009,489 Shares of Beneficial Interest outstanding, excluding treasury shares. DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE Portions of the proxy statement for the annual meeting of shareholders of BRT Realty Trust to be filed not later than January 28, 2010 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K. Forward-Looking Statements This Annual Report on Form 10-K, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by us, contains certain forward looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements relate to expectations, beliefs, projections, future plans and strategies, anticipated events or trends concerning matters that are not historical facts. Forward looking statements are generally identifiable by use of words such as ‘‘may,’’ ‘‘will,’’ ‘‘will likely result,’’ ‘‘shall,’’ ‘‘should,’’ ‘‘could,’’ ‘‘believe,’’ ‘‘expect,’’ ‘‘intend,’’ ‘‘anticipate,’’ ‘‘estimate,’’ ‘‘project’’ or similar expressions or variations thereof. Forward-looking statements contained in this Annual Report on Form 10-K are based on our beliefs, assumptions and expectations of our future performance taking into account all information currently available to us. These beliefs, assumptions and expectations can change as a result of many possible events or factors, not all of which are known to us or within our control, and which could materially affect actual results, performance or achievements. Factors which may cause actual results to vary from our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: (cid:127) factors described in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including those set forth under the captions ‘‘Risk Factors’’ and ‘‘Business’’; (cid:127) defaults by borrowers in paying debt service on outstanding loans; (cid:127) limitation of credit by institutional lenders; (cid:127) impairment in the value of real estate property we own and real estate property securing our loans; (cid:127) availability of mortgage origination opportunities acceptable to us; (cid:127) national and local economic and business conditions; (cid:127) general and local commercial real estate property conditions; (cid:127) changes in Federal government policies; (cid:127) changes in Federal, state and local governmental laws and regulations; (cid:127) increased competition from entities engaged in mortgage lending; (cid:127) changes in interest rates; and (cid:127) the availability of and costs associated with sources of liquidity. We caution you not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Except to the extent required by applicable law or regulation, we undertake no obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances after the date of the filing of this Annual Report on Form 10-K or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. Item l. Business. General PART I Our primary business is to originate and hold for investment senior mortgage loans secured by commercial and multi-family real estate property in the United States. The loans we originate generally have relatively high yields and are short term or bridge loans with a duration ranging from six months to one year. We generally lend at a floating rate of interest based on a spread over the prime rate and receive an origination fee for the loans we originate. We conduct our operations to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, for federal income tax purposes. From time-to-time we originate junior commercial and multi-family mortgage loans, participate as an equity investor in, and mortgage lender to, joint ventures which acquire income producing real estate property and, in the past, we have purchased securities of other REITs. The unprecedented disruptions in the credit markets and the economic recession have caused significant declines in the value of real estate property assets and loss of liquidity, both long and short term, from the capital markets. As discussed below, these conditions had an adverse effect on our business, requiring us to refocus our business activities from originating loans to servicing our loan portfolio, which included workout activities, pursuing foreclosure actions, acquiring title to real estate properties securing our loans and, subsequent to acquiring title, operating these properties and engaging in activities related to selling these properties. With respect to information regarding segment reporting, the information included in Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements is hereby incorporated by reference. We were organized as a business trust under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in June, 1972. Our address is 60 Cutter Mill Road, Suite 303, Great Neck, New York 11021, telephone number 516-466-3100. Our website address is www.brtrealty.com. The Effect of the Crisis in the Credit and Real Estate Markets on BRT The crisis in the credit and real estate markets and the recession had a material adverse effect on our business in Fiscal 2009, resulting in a net loss of $47,755,000 for the year ended September 30, 2009. The net loss contributed to the decrease in our shareholders’ equity from $186,772,000 at September 30, 2008 to $121,227,000 at September 30, 2009. Specifically, the crisis in the credit and real estate markets and the recession negatively impacted our business in the following ways: (cid:127) Substantially all of our borrowers repay the principal of our loan with the proceeds of a conventional institutional loan or proceeds derived from a sale of the property collateralizing our loan. In addition, borrowers engaged in conversion of multi-family residential properties to condominium ownership repay the principal of our loans from the sale of individual condominium units. Due to lending freezes, the imposition of stringent lending standards and onerous lending terms and dislocations in the mortgage securitization markets, our borrowers and potential purchasers of properties and individual residential condominium units have been significantly limited in their ability to obtain mortgage financing. These factors, plus the overall effects of the economic recession, caused a significant decline in real estate property values and caused our borrowers to default on their payment obligations to us. As a result, loans aggregating $68,184,000 in principal amount became non-earning in Fiscal 2009. (cid:127) We recorded provisions for loan losses of $17,110,000 during the year ended September 30, 2009. 1 (cid:127) We recorded impairment charges of $31,046,000 against real estate properties, including real estate properties held for sale, during the year ended September 30, 2009. (cid:127) Our loan originations in Fiscal 2009 were significantly less than in prior years due to reduced demand for our short term bridge loans, our concerns about the ability of potential borrowers to repay loans we originated, and the general turmoil in the commercial real estate market. As a result, we originated $12,704,000 of loans in Fiscal 2009 (excluding $17,777,000 of senior purchase money mortgage loans originated to facilitate the sale of real estate owned by us), as compared to $66,027,000 of loans originated in Fiscal 2008. (cid:127) We agreed to terminate our $185 million revolving credit facility in June 2009, and do not currently have a credit facility. The amount of loans that we will be able to originate will be limited to the funds we have available in cash and cash equivalents (approximately $55,000,000 at December 8, 2009), and proceeds we receive from loan payoffs and from securities and asset sales. (cid:127) At September 30, 2008, we owned real estate properties acquired in foreclosure proceedings, with a book value of $73,853,000, which is net of impairment charges of $6,545,000. In Fiscal 2009, we acquired real estate properties in foreclosure proceedings, with a book value of $60,305,000, and took additional impairment charges of $31,046,000. We sold real estate properties in Fiscal 2009 for an aggregate of $42,929,000 (which included $17,777,000 of senior purchase money mortgage loans provided to facilitate the sales). Since impairment charges had been taken prior to sale to reduce the book value of these properties to estimated market value, we recognized minimal gains or losses on the sale of these real estate properties. (cid:127) Real properties, including properties held for sale, acquired by us in foreclosure proceedings had a negative cash flow in Fiscal 2009 of $3,547,000. (cid:127) We incurred $908,000 of foreclosure related expenses in Fiscal 2009. (cid:127) We incurred a tax loss in calendar 2008 of approximately $3,500,000, which consisted of $21,600,000 of capital gain and $25,100,000 of ordinary loss. Although our board of trustees suspended the payment of our regular quarterly dividend in December 2008, it declared a special capital gain dividend of $1.15 per common share in September 2009, payable 10% in cash and 90% in our common shares. We expect to report a tax loss in calendar 2009, which we expect to be between $31,000,000 and $37,000,000. Our board of trustees reviews our dividend policy quarterly and it is highly unlikely that we will pay any dividends until we have offset our future taxable income against our tax loss carry-forward. It may take us several years to use this offset in its entirety. Our Loan Portfolio At September 30, 2009, we had twenty senior loans outstanding, including loans held for sale, secured by properties located in five states, of which 76% were secured by properties in the New York metropolitan area. Our outstanding loans had an aggregate principal balance as of September 30, 2009 of $81,232,000, before allowance for possible losses of $1,618,000, and an aggregate contractual interest rate of 9.11%. At September 30, 2009, eleven of our loans, with a principal balance of $17,481,000, or 22% of our outstanding loans, represented senior purchase money mortgage loans provided by us to facilitate the sale of real estate properties acquired in foreclosure proceedings. With respect to the outstanding loans, including loans held for sale, at September 30, 2009, $19,074,000, or 23.5% of our loan portfolio, was not earning interest. This compares with a loan portfolio, including loans held for sale, at September 30, 2008 of $136,008,000, before allowance for possible losses of $6,710,000, with an average contractual rate of interest of 12.42%. Of the loans outstanding at September 30, 2008, $18,407,000, or 13.5% of our loan portfolio, was not earning interest. A decrease in new originations 2 year-over-year (excluding our senior purchase money mortgage loans), combined with loan repayments, contributed to a 38% decrease in outstanding real estate loans year-over-year. Also contributing to the decrease in outstanding real estate loans year-over-year was the acquisition by us of real estate properties, securing our loans, in foreclosure proceedings. During the year ended September 30, 2009, we originated an aggregate of $12,704,000 of new loans, an aggregate of $20,207,000 loans were repaid, in whole or in part, and we provided $17,777,000 of senior purchase money mortgage loans to facilitate the sale by us of real estate properties acquired in foreclosure proceedings. Interest on our loans is payable to us monthly. Our loans usually require that our borrowers pay to us monthly escrow amounts that are adequate to pay, when due, real estate tax installments on the properties securing our loans. We may also require and hold funds in escrow for the payment of casualty insurance premiums. At September 30, 2009, our three largest loans outstanding, including loans held for sale and senior purchase money mortgages, of approximately $26,075,000, $16,238,000 and $9,975,000, respectively, each of which is secured by one property, represented approximately 13.5%, 8.4% and 5.2%, respectively, of our total assets. There were no other loans in our portfolio that represented more than 5% of our total assets as of September 30, 2009. With respect to certain loans originated by us, the borrower funds an interest reserve out of the loan proceeds, from which all or a portion of the interest payments due to us are made for a specified period of time. We generally lend at a floating rate of interest based on a spread over the prime rate, with a stated minimum interest rate. In Fiscal 2009, we provided senior purchase money mortgages with a fixed rate of interest to purchasers of properties acquired by us in foreclosure proceedings in order to facilitate the sale of these properties. Additionally, in certain loan work-out situations, we converted existing floating interest rate loans to fixed rate loans to reduce the risk of borrower defaults. As a result, the percentage of our loan portfolio which was at a floating rate of interest at September 30, 2009 was less than our historical percentage. At September 30, 2009, approximately 43% of our outstanding loans, including loans held for sale, had a floating rate of interest and 57%, including loans held for sale, were fixed rate mortgages. 3 The following table sets forth information regarding mortgage loans outstanding at September 30, 2009 (including senior purchase money mortgages and loans held for sale) before giving effect to deferred fee income: # OF LOANS EARNING INTEREST NOT EARNING INTEREST ALLOWANCE FOR POSSIBLE LOSSES REAL ESTATE LOANS NET TOTAL Portfolio loans Condominium units (existing multi-family and commercial residential units) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-family residential . . . . Hotel condominium units . . . Undeveloped land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential Purchase money mortgage loans—multi-family . . . . . . . Real estate loans held for sale Office/Retail . . . . . . . . . . . Condominium units . . . . . . . 2 3 1 1 1 8 4 1 7 8 $34,562,000(1) $ 2,067,000 1,650,000 6,390,000(2) 8,000 — $34,562,000 4,903,000 1,650,000 6,390,000 8,000 2,836,000 — — — $ — $34,562,000(1) (1,618,000) — — — 3,285,000 1,650,000 6,390,000(2) 8,000 44,677,000 2,836,000 47,513,000 (1,618,000) 45,895,000 16,804,000 — 16,804,000 — 677,000 677,000 16,238,000(3) — 16,238,000 677,000 16,238,000 16,915,000 — — — — 16,804,000 16,238,000(3) 677,000 16,915,000 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 $62,158,000 $19,074,000 $81,232,000 $(1,618,000) $79,614,000 (1) Includes a loan of $8,488,000 (representing a 50% parri passu interest in a loan of $16,976,000). The borrower filed for protection under Chapter XI of the Federal Bankruptcy Code in December 2009. (2) This loan was paid in full in November, 2009. (3) This loan was sold in December, 2009 for its approximate book value. Loan Defaults At September 30, 2009, three loans, including one loan held for sale, each to a separate borrower, with an aggregate outstanding principal balance of $19,074,000, before allowances for possible losses of $1,618,000, were not earning interest. The following table sets forth the information concerning loans not earning interest at September 30, 2009: TYPE OF PROPERTY LOCATION Syracuse, NY Multi-family residential Office/retail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brooklyn, NY Multi-family residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Manhattan, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BOOK VALUE AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2009, NET OF LOAN LOSS ALLOWANCES $ 638,000(1) 16,238,000(2) 580,000(1) $17,456,000 (1) Subject to foreclosure proceedings at September 30, 2009. (2) This loan was sold in December, 2009 for its approximate book value. 4 In the event of a default by a borrower on a loan, we will, in substantially all cases, foreclose on the loan or other collateral held by us and may seek to protect our investment through negotiations with the borrower or other interested parties. Once a loan becomes non-performing, we generally do not receive interest payments on our loan, thereby reducing our revenues and net income (and taxable income). Foreclosure proceedings in certain jurisdictions can take a considerable period of time, and may extend for as long as two years. In addition, if a borrower files for protection under the United States bankruptcy laws during the foreclosure process, the delays may be longer. In a foreclosure proceeding, we will typically seek to have a receiver appointed by the court or an independent third party property manager appointed with the borrower’s consent in order to preserve the property’s income stream and provide for the maintenance of the property. From time-to-time, we make cash advances to the borrower, a court appointed receiver or an independent third-party manager for emergency repair items and for real estate taxes. At the conclusion of the foreclosure or negotiated workout process, the rents collected by the receiver or the third party manager, as the case may be, less costs and expenses of operating the property and the receiver’s or manager’s fees, are usually paid over to us. Our Real Estate Assets At September 30, 2009, we owned real estate properties having a book value of $69,748,000, after impairment charges of $17,060,000 (including $5,652,000 of real estate assets held for sale after impairment charges of $2,668,000). These properties include assemblage sites and additional properties located in downtown Newark, NJ (vacant land, vacant buildings, retail, office and parking). The Newark, NJ properties, owned by a consolidated joint venture, had a total book value of $38,750,000 at September 30, 2009, representing 56% of our real estate assets and 20% of our total assets. None of our other real estate assets accounted for more than 10% of our total assets at September 30, 2009. In Fiscal 2009, $60,305,000 of real estate assets were acquired by foreclosure proceedings (net of loan chargeoffs of $15,935,000) and $42,929,000 (book value) of real estate assets were sold. The following table provides information relating to our sale in Fiscal 2009 of real estate properties we acquired in foreclosure proceedings: LOCATION TYPE OF PROPERTY Apopka, FL . . . . . Condominium units Naples, FL . . . . . . Condominium units Purchase, NY . . . . Residential West Palm, FL . . . Condominium units Mesa, AZ(6) . . . . . Multi-family Avalon, FL . . . . . . Condominium units New York, NY . . . Cooperative units Madison, TN . . . . . Multi-family Madison, TN . . . . . Multi-family Smyrna, TN . . . . . Multi-family Madison, TN . . . . . Multi-family Nashville, TN . . . . Multi-family Miami, FL . . . . . . Condominium units LOAN AMOUNT AT TIME OF ACQUISITION IN FORECLOSURE(1) LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS AND IMPAIRMENT CHARGES(2) BOOK VALUE OF PROPERTY AT TIME OF SALE(3) $19,249,000 6,475,000 2,666,000 1,510,000 12,455,000 1,070,000 — 2,764,000 3,389,000 6,338,000 5,122,000 7,351,000 10,158,000 $12,434,000 4,275,000 1,200,000 363,000 $ 5,916,000 2,215,000 1,504,000 971,000 — 12,455,000 268,000 30,000 1,729,000 1,789,000 4,872,000 3,096,000 3,796,000 3,409,000 807,000 — 1,439,000 1,665,000 1,550,000 2,371,000 3,886,000 2,728,000 NET SALES PROCEEDS $ 6,139,000(4) 2,215,000(5) 1,504,000 994,000(4) 13,960,000(6) 281,000 327,000 1,833,000 1,789,000 5,072,000 3,113,000 3,796,000 3,458,000(4) (1) Gives effect to loan paydowns prior to acquisition, but does not give effect to loan loss provisions taken against loans prior to acquisition. (2) Represents all loan loss provisions and impairment charges. 5 (3) Gives effect to (i) $3,783,000 of improvement costs, (ii) insurance proceeds of $403,000 received to restore and repair properties and (iii) $1,070,000 of depreciation expense. (4) The net sales proceeds reflects the sale of condominium units in both Fiscal 2009 and Fiscal 2008. (5) The net sales price does not reflect $2,000,000 recovered from guarantors of the loan. (6) The real estate property was acquired in a foreclosure proceeding by a subsidiary of the CIT Joint Venture. The CIT Joint Venture thereafter sold the subsidiary to us and the property was sold immediately thereafter by us to an unrelated purchaser. For a description of the transaction see ‘‘CIT Venture’’ under the caption—‘‘Joint Ventures’’ in Item I. ‘‘Business.’’ The information set forth in the table does not reflect the activities of the joint venture with respect to this property, including the loan amount at the time of acquisition in foreclosure or the loan loss provisions and impairment charges, but reflects the value upon acquisition of the subsidiary. The following table sets forth information concerning properties acquired in foreclosure proceedings and owned by us, including real estate held for sale, at September 30, 2009: LOCATION TYPE OF PROPERTY LOAN AMOUNT AT TIME OF ACQUISITION IN FORECLOSURE LOAN LOSS PROVISIONS AND IMPAIRMENT CHARGES(1) BOOK VALUE NET OF IMPAIRMENT CHARGES(2) Daytona, FL . . . . . Land/vacant Newark, NJ . . . . . Land, retail, office and parking Fort Wayne, IN . . Hotel Fort Wayne, IN . . Multi-family Manhattan, NY . . Land Nashville, TN . . . . Multi-family Miami, FL . . . . . . Condominium Units(3) Manhattan, NY . . Cooperative Units $14,525,000 37,804,000 3,258,000 14,693,000 6,162,000 11,201,000 10,158,000 — $ 4,050,000 9,057,000 553,000 13,595,000 2,916,000 8,105,000 —(3) — $10,437,000 38,750,000 2,653,000 2,271,000 2,768,000 3,628,000 5,633,000(3) 18,000 $66,158,000 (1) Represents all loan loss provisions and impairment charges. (2) Gives effect to (i) $5,192,000 of improvement costs, (ii) insurance proceeds of $760,000 received to restore and repair properties, and (iii) $650,000 of depreciation expense. (3) The total loan loss provisions and impairment charges of $2,278,000 applicable to the Miami, Florida condominium units is set forth in the above table which provides information relating to our sale in Fiscal 2009 of real estate properties we acquired in foreclosure. The condominium units referenced in the above table, representing the balance of the condominium units in Miami, FL owned by us at September 30, 2009, were sold subsequent to September 30, 2009 for its approximate book value. The Newark Joint Venture, which is described under the caption ‘‘Joint Ventures, Newark Joint Venture,’’ owns assemblage sites and additional properties located in downtown Newark, NJ, and intends to redevelop all or a portion of the sites, particularly the assemblage sites, with personnel hired by the Newark Joint Venture or with development partners or sell some of its sites to developers or potential users. The assets of the Newark Joint Venture are included in our real estate properties, and our $27,000,000 loan to the Newark Joint Venture, which is secured by substantially all of the real estate assets of the Newark Joint Venture, is eliminated in consolidation and is not included in our outstanding loans. The space that is currently rented by the Newark Joint Venture is suitable and adequate for its current use, and all the sites have adequate insurance coverage for their current use. 6 The following table sets forth information regarding the assemblage sites and the other properties conveyed to the Newark Joint Venture in Fiscal 2009, all of which are owned in fee by the Newark Joint Venture: ASSEMBLAGE OR PROPERTY NUMBER OF PROPERTIES PROPERTY TYPE OF RENTABLE SQUARE FEET(1) ANNUAL REAL ESTATE TAXES NUMBER OF TENANTS LEASED PERCENT PRINCIPAL TENANTS Assemblage #1 . . . . . . . . . 13(2) Assemblage #2 . . . . . . . . . 9(4) Office and retail Retail, office and parking(5) 294,952(2) $313,197 20(3) 52% None 193,368 324,593 9 67% Friends of Team Academy Charter School Beaver Street Property . . . . Lincoln Park Property . . . . 1 2 Retail 8,160 2,408 Retail, office and parking 96,063 81,803 0 3 0 None 84% LA Parking Corp. (1) Rentable square feet includes 419,798 square feet of retail and office space and 172,745 square feet of land used for parking. (2) Two of the Assemblage #1 properties are subject to third party mortgages. One mortgage, which is secured by a property which contains approximately 11% of the rentable square feet of the Assemblage, has an outstanding principal balance of approximately $900,000, provides for interest only payments of 7% per annum and matures in January 2015. The other mortgage is secured by a property which contains approximately 3% of the rentable square feet of the Assemblage, has an outstanding principal balance of approximately $1,200,000, provides for interest only payments of 7% per annum and matures in September 2011. (3) Leases representing 84.6% of the leased space of Assemblage #1 are month-to-month or have cancellation, relocation or demolition provisions. Many of these leases are at below market rentals. (4) One of the properties at Assemblage #2 is subject to two third party mortgages. The mortgages are secured by a property which contains 55,883 square feet of rentable space and is leased to a charter school and two retail tenants and have an outstanding principal balance aggregating approximately $5,130,000, provide for an interest rate of 6% per annum rate, are being amortized over the term of the mortgages and mature in 2030. (5) The Newark Joint Venture’s current intention is to redevelop Assemblage #2, either by itself or with a development partner, with charter schools and residences for teachers, while retaining the ground floor retail space. As part of its redevelopment plan, the Newark Joint Venture leased 35,848 rentable square feet of space at this Assemblage site to a charter school pursuant to a 20 year lease. The lease commenced on October 1, 2009. The charter school is currently in operation. 7 The following table sets forth a summary schedule of the annual lease expirations of the Newark Joint Venture’s real estate assets, assuming that none of the tenants exercise renewal or cancellation options, if any, at or prior to the scheduled expirations: LEASE EXPIRATION Month-to-month . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2015 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2017 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2018 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2019 and thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . TOTAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . NUMBER OF LEASES EXPIRING(1) SQUARE FOOTAGE OF LEASES EXPIRING PERCENTAGE OF TOTAL LEASED SQUARE FEET PROJECTED % OF 2010 RENTAL INCOME(2) 12 4 3 8 — 1 1 1 1 — 1 32 153,989 22,970 46,242 66,354 — 2,920 5,260 30,027 1,500 — 35,848 42.2% 6.3 12.7 18.2 — 0.8 1.4 8.2 0.4 — 9.8 100% 11.5 5.6 7.9 32.3 — 1.6 4.1 2.7 1.8 — 32.5 100% (1) With respect to the assemblage sites, there are twelve leases which are month-to-month and five leases which contain cancellation, relocation or demolition provisions. (2) Assumes all month-to-month tenants remain in occupancy for the entire 2010 calendar year. With respect to properties we acquire in foreclosure proceedings, we supervise local property managers, and our staff supervises, or is directly responsible for, repairs and improvements at such properties and completing any construction projects unfinished by borrowers. In Fiscal 2009, we expended a total of $4,721,000 for improvements at properties acquired in foreclosure proceedings. With respect to unsold individual residential condominium units we acquire in foreclosure proceedings, we examine the local real estate market to determine the advisability of selling and/or in leasing vacant units. These activities include retaining sales and leasing agents, preparing advertising materials, negotiating brokerage agreements, supervising activities of brokers selected by us, and seeking mortgage financing opportunities for potential purchasers. Generally, our policy is to sell properties we acquire in foreclosure proceedings after completing necessary repairs and maintenance and engaging in leasing activities, if required. We may retain a property if we determine that holding it will result in a substantial increase in its market value. We will provide senior purchase money mortgage loans at competitive fixed interest rates, if necessary, in order to consummate a sale which we deem to be beneficial to us. During Fiscal 2009, we provided $17,777,000 of senior purchase money mortgage loans on four properties and on eight individual condominium unit sales at an average interest rate of 7.8%. In addition, in Fiscal 2009 we provided senior purchase money mortgage loans aggregating $3,584,000 to the purchasers in connection with the sale of a parcel of undeveloped land and on the sale of nine individual condominium units, but under generally accepting accounting principles these transactions will not be treated as sales, until the cash received by us in these transactions reaches adequate levels. Accordingly, until we receive adequate cash consideration, these properties, although sold by us as a matter of law, are treated on our financial statements as real estate properties and we do not recognize the purchase money mortgages as loans receivable. At September 30, 2009, less than 1.3% of our total assets, or an aggregate of approximately $2,477,000, were represented by interests in unconsolidated joint ventures that collectively own two 8 properties and one loan. None of the real estate properties acquired by us in foreclosure proceedings are owned by these joint ventures. During Fiscal 2009, we sold our joint venture interest in four joint ventures, each of which owned one real estate property located in Connecticut, to our joint venture partner for a total consideration of $1,350,000, resulting in a gain to us of $271,000. Our Investment Strategy Our long-term objective is to provide our shareholders with returns over time, including capital appreciation and cash distributions, by originating loans secured by a diversified portfolio of commercial and multi-family real property. Due to the crisis in the credit and commercial real estate markets, our business focus has shifted from originating loans to servicing our loan portfolio, including workout activities, pursuing foreclosure actions, acquiring the underlying real estate properties in foreclosure proceedings and supervising real estate assets and real estate asset dispositions. Although we pursued loan originations in Fiscal 2009, we did so at a significantly reduced level due to a limited demand for our short term bridge loans and our concerns about the ability of potential borrowers, in the current environment, to refinance and repay a loan we originate or to be able to sell the underlying real estate collateral or otherwise raise funds in order to repay the loan. Although we anticipate there will be a greater need for short term bridge lending in Fiscal 2010, we cannot predict with certainty when the recovery will begin and there can be no assurance that there will be increased demand for our short-term bridge lending in Fiscal 2010. We pursue lending opportunities with purchasers and prospective purchasers of commercial and multi-family real estate properties and property owners who require short-term financing for renovation or repositioning of a real estate asset. Our investment policy emphasizes the origination of short-term real estate loans secured by senior liens on real property. As of September 30, 2009, all of our portfolio consisted of first mortgage loans or senior and pari passu participations in first mortgage loans. Our lending activities focus on operating properties such as multi-family residential properties, residential properties being converted to condominium ownership, office buildings, shopping centers, mixed use buildings, hotels/motels, and industrial buildings. We also will, on a limited basis, provide senior loans secured by unimproved land, but generally require that the unimproved land collateralizing our loan has proper entitlements and that zoning is in place for the intended purpose. We also originate and hold for investment loans secured by improved commercial or multi-family residential property which is vacant, pending renovation or repositioning and sale or leasing of the property. From time to time, we may sell a senior, junior or pari passu participation in a loan we originate. We may also acquire senior, junior or pari passu participations in loans originated by others, and we may invest in the securities of other REITs. From time-to-time we will originate junior commercial loans, invest in loans as a junior participant or sell senior participations in loans we originate. When we invest in junior loans or hold junior participations, the collateral securing our loan is subordinate to the liens of senior loans or senior participations. It is possible that the amount which may be recovered by us in cases in which we hold a junior position may be less, or significantly less, than our total investment. At September 30, 2009, none of our loans was represented by a junior loan or a junior participation. We have historically solicited loans secured by real estate property located within the continental United States. We may expand our lending activities to include loans secured by properties located in Canada and Puerto Rico. Our Origination Process and Underwriting Criteria We originate loans in a number of ways. We primarily rely on relationships developed by our officers and loan originators with real estate investors, commercial real estate brokers, mortgage 9 brokers and bankers. We also advertise, use the internet and attend trade shows in order to develop relationships with potential borrowers and real estate brokers, mortgage brokers and bankers. When underwriting a loan, the primary focus of our analysis is the value of a property, which we determine by considering a number of factors, including location, current use and potential for alternative use, current and potential net operating income, if any, the local market for condominium conversion, if conversion to condominium ownership is contemplated, comparable sales prices, existing zoning regulations and intended use, if the loan is to be secured by undeveloped land, and local demographics. We also examine the experience of our potential borrower’s principals in real estate ownership and management and, if applicable, real estate development. Loan approvals are based on a review of property information as well as other due diligence activities undertaken by us, including a site visit to the property, an in-house property valuation, a review of the results of operations of the property (historical and projected, if any) or, in the case of an acquisition of the property by our prospective borrower, a review of projected results of operations for the property, and a review of the financial condition and a credit report and background check of the principals of the prospective borrower. We do not obtain independent property appraisals, but instead rely on our in-house activities described above. If management determines that an environmental assessment of the underlying property is necessary, then such an assessment is conducted by an experienced third-party service provider. Before a loan commitment is issued, the loan must be reviewed and approved by our loan committee. Loan approval occurs after the assent of not less than four of the seven members of our loan committee, all of whom are executive officers of ours. We generally obtain a non-refundable cash deposit for legal, travel, and other expenses from a prospective borrower prior to or at the time of issuing a loan commitment, and our loan commitments are generally issued subject to receipt by us of title documentation and title insurance, in a form satisfactory to us, for the underlying property. The approval of our board of trustees is required for each loan which exceeds $20,000,000 in principal amount, and the approval of our board of trustees is also required where loans by us to one borrower exceed $50,000,000, in the aggregate. We usually require either a personal guarantee or a ‘‘walk-away guarantee’’ from the principal or principals of the borrower, in substantially all of the loans originated by us. A ‘‘walk-away guarantee’’ generally provides that the full guarantee of the principal or principals of the borrower terminates if the borrower conveys title to the property to us within a negotiated period of time after a loan default if the payment of mortgage interest to us, real estate taxes and other operating expenses are current. The ‘‘walk-away guarantee’’ is intended to provide an incentive to the principals of a borrower, in a situation where our borrower has defaulted, to have the collateral deeded to us in lieu of foreclosure, thereby reducing the cost of foreclosure proceedings. By complying with the terms of the ‘‘walk-away guarantee,’’ the principals of the borrower can avoid the risk of being personally responsible for any difference between the amount owed to us and the amount we recover in a foreclosure proceeding. If we make more than one loan to a borrower, we may require that all or some of the outstanding loans to that borrower be cross-collateralized. In our judgment, during Fiscal 2009, the ‘‘walk-away guarantees’’ we secured upon the origination of certain loans provided us with leverage in negotiating loan paydowns from ‘‘walk away guarantors’’ and assisted in expediting the foreclosure process. Joint Ventures Newark Joint Venture Two of our wholly-owned subsidiaries are members of a joint venture (which we refer to as the Newark Joint Venture) with two members that are not affiliated with us. The financial condition and the results of operations of the Newark Joint Venture are consolidated with our financial statements. The Newark Joint Venture owns assemblage sites and additional properties located in downtown Newark, NJ (which includes vacant land, vacant buildings, office, retail and parking). 10 Immediately prior to the formation of the Newark Joint Venture, we held loans aggregating approximately $38,000,000, secured by substantially all of the properties conveyed to the Newark Joint Venture by our borrowers. Since our borrowers were unable to repay our loans at maturity, we entered into loan work-out negotiations with them and, as a result of such negotiations, entered into the Newark Joint Venture. In connection with the work-out of our loans and the formation of the Newark Joint Venture, our loans were refinanced with a mortgage loan of $27,000,000, with the balance of our loans converted into a $6,900,000 preferred capital account interest and a 50.1% membership interest in the Newark Joint Venture, providing us with a capital account of $3,900,000. The other members caused all the properties secured by our loans, and additional properties (unencumbered by our loans) and contract rights to acquire additional properties, all located in downtown Newark, NJ, to be contributed to the Newark Joint Venture for which the other members received a 49.9% membership interest in the Newark Joint Venture (with a capital account of $3,900,000). Our $27,000,000 mortgage, which is eliminated in consolidation, is secured by a senior mortgage on substantially all of the properties owned by the Newark Joint Venture. See ‘‘Our Real Estate Assets’’ under Item 1 in this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Our loan matures on June 3, 2014, with a two-year extension option, and provides for an interest rate of 11% per annum, of which 6% is paid currently and 5% accrues and is paid at maturity. The extension option cannot be exercised unless all accrued interest is paid. The following is a summary of the material provisions of the amended and restated limited liability company operating agreement of the Newark Joint Venture, which is qualified in its entirety by reference to the agreement, a copy of which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2009 as an exhibit to our Current Report on Form 8-K. Membership Interests. We own 50.1% of the membership interests in the Newark Joint Venture, and the other members own 49.9% of the membership interests in the Newark Joint Venture. Manager. An affiliate of the other members is the manager of the Newark Joint Venture and is responsible for the day to day management activities of the Newark Joint Venture, but our consent is required for all major decisions affecting the Newark Joint Venture and its properties. We may remove the manager upon six months advance written notice or immediately upon the occurrence of certain significant events. Fees to the Manager. Until such time as the current manager is no longer the manager of the Newark Joint Venture, the Newark Joint Venture shall pay to the current manager an asset management fee and a property management fee aggregating $890,000 per annum, payable monthly in advance. Mandatory Capital Calls. Members are required to make pro rata capital contributions to the Newark Joint Venture for any projected budget shortfalls. Buy-Sell. Commencing on either December 3, 2013 or December 3, 2015, as the case may be, either member group may provide the other member group with written notice setting forth the amount they will pay to purchase all of the assets of the Newark Joint Venture. The member group which receives such notice has the option to (i) sell their membership interests in the Newark Joint Venture to the other members for their pro rata portion of the asset purchase price set forth in the written notice, or (ii) purchase the other members’ membership interests in the Newark Joint Venture for their pro rata portion of the asset purchase price set forth in the written notice. If the acquirer is a third party member, then such acquirer is required to pay in full our mortgage and our preferred equity interest at closing. Right of First Refusal and Tag-along Rights. At anytime, either member group may provide the other member group with written notice setting forth the sale price at which it desires to sell all or a portion of its membership interests. The member group which received such notice may purchase the 11 offered membership interests at the price set forth in the notice. If they do not elect to purchase the membership interest in accordance with the terms of the notice, the offering members may secure another person to purchase its offered membership interests within 180 days. The group of members which received the sale notice may tag-along in a sale to such other person and sell their pro rata portion of the membership interests. Distributions. The Newark Joint Venture may not distribute any cash flow to its members until our $27 million loan has been fully repaid, including accrued interest. Once it has been fully repaid, the cash flow of the Newark Joint Venture will generally be distributed as follows: (i) first, to each member pro rata in an amount equal to their unreturned additional capital contributions, (ii) second, to our members until we receive a 10% return on our preferred capital contributions, (iii) third, to our members until we receive an amount equal to our preferred capital contributions, and (iv) fourth, to each member pro rata until such members receive a 10% return on their additional capital contributions, (v) fifth, to the members pro rata an amount equal to their common capital contributions, and (vi) the remainder shall be distributed as follows: (a) 10% to the managing member, and (b) 90% pro rata to the other members pro rata. CIT Joint Venture In November 2006, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours entered into a joint venture with a wholly- owned subsidiary of CIT Capital USA, Inc; or the CIT member. The joint venture engaged in the business of investing in short-term commercial real estate loans for terms of six months to three years, similar to the real estate loans we originate. Subsequent to September 30, 2009, the joint venture was terminated and currently is winding up its affairs. The joint venture did not originate any loans in Fiscal 2008 or 2009. The joint venture’s activities in Fiscal 2009 principally consisted of managing its loan portfolio. At September 30, 2009, the joint venture had one loan outstanding in the principal amount of $6,246,000 secured by a development site located in mid-town Manhattan. This loan was paid in full in November 19, 2009. In Fiscal 2009, a subsidiary of the joint venture acquired a multi-family property located in Mesa, Arizona in foreclosure proceedings. The property secured a $27,000,000 loan, on which the joint venture took a loan loss provision of $11,346,000. The joint venture solicited bids for the sale of the property and received all cash offers and offers containing financing provisions. The CIT member required that the property be sold pursuant to an all cash offer, even though an all cash offer was not the highest offer received. We, BRT Realty Trust, agreed with the CIT member that we would purchase the subsidiary from the joint venture for $12,000,000, matching the price of the highest all cash offer for the purchase of the property and the transaction was consummated. The joint venture recorded an impairment charge of $2,783,000 on the sale of its subsidiary to us, and we recorded our proportionate share of this loss as an increase to the basis of the property owned by the acquired subsidiary. Immediately after we purchased the subsidiary from the joint venture, the subsidiary sold the property for $14,250,000 and we provided a senior purchase money mortgage loan of $9,975,000 to facilitate the sale. The loan provided by us has a three year term and provides for interest only payments of 9% per annum during the term. We recorded a gain on the sale of the property of $1,505,000, net of closing costs and expenses. Junior Subordinated Notes On May 26, 2009, we entered into an exchange agreement pursuant to which an aggregate of $55,000,000 of our outstanding trust preferred securities were exchanged for an aggregate of $58,300,000 of newly issued junior subordinated notes. From May 1, 2009 through July 31, 2012, the outstanding notes bear interest at the rate of 3.5% per annum, to be paid annually in advance. From August 1, 2012 through April 28, 2016, the interest rate will be 8.37% per annum, and commencing 12 April 29, 2016, the annual interest rate will equal LIBOR plus 2.95%. On September 29, 2009, we retired $15,900,000 of our junior subordinated notes in exchange for aggregate consideration of $7,950,000, consisting of replacement securities we acquired in the open market during September 2009 and cash, which resulted in an accounting gain to us of $6,443,000. As of September 30, 2009, $42,400,000 notional value of our junior subordinated notes is outstanding. These securities, which have an outstanding book balance of $40,234,000, mature on April 30, 2036 and are redeemable at our option at any time. Pursuant to the exchange agreement, at all times prior to August 1, 2012, as long as we remain a REIT, we will be permitted to make distributions to our shareholders provided that (i) for tax years 2008 and 2009, such distributions are paid in the form of common shares to the maximum extent permissible under existing Internal Revenue Service regulations, with the balance payable in cash and (ii) thereafter, to satisfy REIT requirements or pay capital gains, if any, provided such distributions are paid in the form of common shares to the maximum extent permissible under the IRS regulations in effect at the time of such distributions, with the balance payable in cash. Our Investment in Entertainment Properties Trust As of September 30, 2009 and November 30, 2009, we owned 89,289 and 15,091 common shares, respectively, of Entertainment Properties Trust, referred to as EPR. These shares have an average cost for book purposes of $13.15 per share. As of September 30, 2009, the market value of this investment was approximately $3,048,000, or $34.14 per share, and as of November 30, 2009, it was approximately $477,000, or $31.59 per share. In Fiscal 2009, we sold 42,000 shares of EPR for a gain for book purposes of $628,000 and from September 30, 2009 through November 30, 2009, we sold 74,198 shares of EPR for an approximate gain for book purposes of $1,450,000. Competition With respect to our real estate lending activities, we compete, in the current economic environment, for first mortgage loans with other entities, including other mortgage REITs, specialty finance companies, public and private lending companies, investment funds and others. Many of our competitors possess greater financial and other resources than we possess. Mortgage lending has been historically competitive, but in the current economic environment it is difficult to determine our direct and indirect competitors or the extent of the competition. Competitive variables in our lending activities include market visibility, size of loans offered, rate, fees, term and underwriting standards. To the extent a competitor offers a lower rate, is willing to risk more capital in a particular transaction, and/or employs more liberal underwriting standards, our origination volume and profit margins would be adversely impacted. We compete by offering rapid response time in terms of approval and closing and by offering ‘‘no prepayment penalty’’ loans. In order to supplement our marketing activities, we engage in a national advertising program. With respect to the sale by us of real estate assets, we compete with any entity seeking to dispose of similar properties, including other REITs, banks, pension funds, hedge funds, real estate developers and private real estate investors. Competition is primarily dependent on price and the ability to secure financing. Other competitive factors which a potential buyer may take into account are location and physical condition of the property. Our Structure We share facilities, personnel and other resources with several affiliated entities including, among others, Gould Investors L.P., a master limited partnership involved in the ownership and operation of a diversified portfolio of real estate, and One Liberty Properties, Inc., a publicly-traded equity REIT. Jeffrey A. Gould, our President and Chief Executive Officer, George Zweier, our Vice President and 13 Chief Financial Officer, two other officers engaged in loan origination, underwriting and servicing activities, and four others engaged in underwriting and servicing activities devote substantially all of their business time to us, while our other personnel (including several officers) share their services on a part-time basis with us and other affiliated entities that share our executive offices. The allocation of expenses for the shared facilities, personnel and other resources is computed in accordance with a shared services agreement by and among us and the affiliated entities. The allocation is based on the estimated time devoted by executive, administrative and clerical personnel to the affairs of each entity that is a party to the Shared Services Agreement. A copy of the Shared Services Agreement was filed on December 11, 2008 with the Securities and Exchange Commission as Exhibit 10.2 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2008. In addition, we are party to an Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, between us and REIT Management Corp., our advisor. Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, REIT Management Corp. furnishes advisory and administrative services with respect to our business, including, without limitation, arranging and negotiating credit facilities, participating in our loan analysis and approvals, providing investment advice, providing assistance with building inspections and litigation strategy and support. In addition, in connection with non-performing loans, REIT Management Corp., among other activities, engages in negotiations with borrowers, guarantors, and their advisors related to workouts, participates in strategic decisions relating to workouts and foreclosures and may interface with receivers, managing agents and court appointed trustees with respect to specific collateral securing our loans. For services performed by REIT Management Corp. under the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, REIT Management Corp. receives an asset management fee equal to .6% of our invested assets and an incentive fee from borrowers of .5% of the total commitment amount, payable upon funding a loan commitment, provided that we have received at least a loan commitment fee of 1% from the borrower in any such transaction and any loan commitment fee in excess of 1.5% of the total commitment amount is retained by us. REIT Management Corp. is wholly owned by the chairman of our Board of Trustees and he and certain of our executive officers, including our President and Chief Executive Officer, receive compensation from REIT Management Corp. We discuss compensation paid by REIT Management Corp. to our Chairman and President and Chief Executive Officer and to certain of our executive officers in our proxy statement for our Annual Meeting of Shareholders. We believe that the Shared Services Agreement and the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement allow us to benefit from access to, and from the services of, a group of senior executives with significant real estate knowledge and experience. We also engage affiliated entities in management activities with respect to some of the properties acquired by us in foreclosure proceedings and some of the properties owned by joint ventures in which we are an equity participant. These management activities include, among other things, rent billing and collection, property repair, maintenance and improvement, contractor negotiation, construction management and sales and leasing activities. In management’s judgment, the fees paid by us to these affiliated entities are competitive with fees that would be charged for comparable services by unrelated entities. Available Information You can access financial and other information regarding our company on our website: www.brtrealty.com. The information on our website is not a part of, nor is it incorporated by reference into, this Annual Report. We make available, free of charge, copies of our Annual Report on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K and Amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after electronically filing such material with, or furnishing such material to, the Securities and Exchange Commission. 14 Item 1A. Risk Factors. In addition to the other information contained or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-K, you should carefully consider the following risk factors. Any of these risks or the occurrence of any one or more uncertainties described below could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations and the price of our common shares. Risks Related to Our Business The disruptions in the credit and real estate markets may continue to adversely affect our business. Since mid-2007, the credit markets and the markets for real estate assets have been subject to unprecedented disruptions, which has had a material adverse effect on us. These disruptions have resulted in severe limitations on the availability of credit and a deterioration in the value of real estate assets causing a significant increase in defaults by our borrowers in their monetary obligations to us, declining revenues and increased expenses, including significant increases in provisions for loan losses and impairment charges, losses sustained in the operation of real estate properties acquired in foreclosure proceedings and foreclosure related professional fees. The continuing limitation of credit and the further devaluation of real estate assets may adversely impact our results of operations in the future. If defaults on our loans continue, it will result in continuing declines in revenues and net income. Loan defaults result in a decrease in interest income and may require the establishment of, or an increase in, loan loss reserves. The decrease in interest income resulting from loan defaults may be for a prolonged period of time as we seek to recover, primarily through legal proceedings, the outstanding principal balance and accrued interest due on a defaulted loan, plus the legal costs incurred in pursuing our legal remedies. Legal proceedings, which may include foreclosure actions and bankruptcy proceedings, are expensive and time consuming. The decrease in interest income, and the costs involved in pursuing our legal remedies will reduce the amount of cash available to meet our expenses. In addition, the decrease in interest income, the costs incurred by us in a defaulted loan situation and increases in loan loss reserves will have an adverse impact on our net income, taxable income, and shareholders’ equity. During Fiscal 2009, loans aggregating $68,184,000, before loan loss allowances, became non-earning. In Fiscal 2009 we acquired title to properties securing $56,448,000 of non-performing loans, before loan loss allowances, in foreclosure proceedings, and these loans were reclassified to real estate properties or real estate properties held for sale at a book value of $40,512,000, after chargeoffs of $15,936,000. Non-earning loans (including loans held for sale) represented 23.5% of the principal balance of our outstanding loans and 9.9% of our total assets at September 30, 2009. The non-payment of interest income on non-earning loans had the effect of reducing our revenues by $4,141,000 in Fiscal 2009. Continuing uncertainty in the credit and real estate markets may result in additional defaults by our borrowers in the future. Decrease in our loan originations will negatively affect our results of operations. In the current recessionary environment, potential borrowers have little or no need for short-term bridge loans, as their activity in the real estate markets has been curtailed or has slowed down to a significant extent. In addition, we are concerned with the ability of potential borrowers to refinance or sell properties in order to repay our loans and therefore we have been very conservative in originating loans. As a result, there was an 81% decrease in the amount of loans originated by us in Fiscal 2009 (excluding senior purchase money mortgages provided by us to facilitate the sale of real estate properties acquired by us in foreclosure), as compared to Fiscal 2008. Interest and fees earned on our loan portfolio, including purchase money mortgages but excluding loans held for sale, was $9,710,000, 15 $18,772,000 and $38,757,000 in Fiscal 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, resulting in part from an 81% decrease in originations in Fiscal 2009 as compared to Fiscal 2008 and a 45% decrease in originations in Fiscal 2008 as compared to Fiscal 2007. Until there are positive changes in the credit and real estate markets and an increased demand for bridge loans, the level of our loan originations will continue at a reduced level, which would negatively affect our revenues, net income, shareholders’ equity and may result in our operating at a cash flow deficit in Fiscal 2010. We do not have a credit facility, which will limit our loan origination activity. At September 30, 2009 and December 8, 2009, we had $25,708,000 and approximately $55,000,000, respectively, in cash and cash equivalents and $8,963,000 and approximately $5,000,000, respectively, of securities available-for-sale, or a total of $34,671,000 and approximately $60,000,000, respectively, available for loan originations and operations. Although the sale of real estate properties and loans would make additional funds available for loan originations, the time frame within which these properties and loans could be sold and potential proceeds generated to us is not predictable. Since we do not currently have a credit facility, if we are unable to obtain a new credit facility, we will be limited in the amount of mortgage loans we can originate, which will limit our revenues and operating results. Although we are in discussions with respect to a new credit facility, there can be no assurance that a new credit facility will be secured or that the terms will be acceptable to us. We incurred substantial loan loss provisions and impairment charges in Fiscal 2009 and may incur additional loan loss provisions and impairment charges in Fiscal 2010. We evaluate our loan loss provisions and impairment charges quarterly. Our loan loss provisions and impairment charges reflect management’s judgment of the probability and severity of loan losses and the decline in the value of real estate property assets owned by us and securing our loans. The valuation process, which is inherently difficult, is particularly difficult during a recession in which the availability of credit is severely limited and commercial real estate transactions have significantly decreased. Regardless of the loan loss provisions we have taken with respect to our loans or impairment charges we have taken with respect to real estate properties owned, additional provisions and impairments may be required in the future as a result of factors beyond our control, including, among other things, the continuation or downward acceleration of the economic recession and changes in market conditions affecting the value of loan collateral and real property assets. If our loan loss provisions or impairment charges prove inadequate to cover actual losses, we could suffer additional losses. Due to the credit crisis and the significant decrease in commercial real estate values, we incurred substantial loan loss provisions and impairment charges in Fiscal 2009. These loan loss provisions and impairment charges have been responsible to a significant extent for the losses we sustained in Fiscal 2009. We believe these loan loss provisions and impairment charges have depressed our stock price, harmed our liquidity and adversely impacted our results of operations and may continue to do so. Our loans and real estate properties may suffer additional impairments in the future causing us to recognize additional losses. We may be forced to sell our assets at a time when the market is depressed in order to support or enhance our liquidity. Despite our need to sell our assets, we may be unable to make such sales on favorable terms or at all, further materially damaging our liquidity and operations. Current economic conditions and turmoil in the credit markets expose us to a variety of risks. Current economic conditions, the availability and cost of credit, the weak mortgage market, and declining real estate values have contributed to increased volatility and diminished expectations for real estate markets. The recessionary economic conditions in the United States may continue and may cause 16 a significant increase in vacancy rates at commercial and multi-family properties in the future. Current economic conditions and the credit crisis may also cause real estate property values to decline further and these declines could reduce the proceeds we receive upon sale of real estate property assets, if we are able to sell our properties, or adversely impact our ability to lease our real estate properties. Current economic conditions and the credit crisis may also cause our borrowers to default in their payment obligations to us. The Newark Joint Venture may have an operating loss for the foreseeable future. Included in our real estate assets are the properties owned by the Newark Joint Venture, which properties have an aggregate book value of $38,750,000 at September 30, 2009. The Newark Joint Venture properties represent 56% and 20%, respectively, of our real property assets and total assets at September 30, 2009. We anticipate that the Newark Joint Venture will operate at a loss in Fiscal 2010 and will continue to operate at a loss for several years. If the Newark Joint Venture operates at a loss, we and our Newark Joint Venture partners will be required to fund the losses by making additional capital contributions, on a pro rata basis. Although it is possible that the need to make additional contributions will be mitigated by the sale of some of the Newark Joint Venture properties or financing secured by the Newark Joint Venture for the operation and/or development of its sites, currently, there are no agreements to sell any of the Newark Joint Venture properties or any financing commitments issued, and there is no assurance that any agreement or commitment will be obtained in the foreseeable future. The operations of the Newark Joint Venture could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and liquidity for a number of years. We have limited experience in developing and operating assemblage sites. The principal assets of our Newark Joint Venture are assemblage sites and additional properties located in downtown Newark, NJ. Since real estate development is not a business in which we have previously engaged, we are subject to risks that differ from those to which we have been subject to historically. Although the principal of the managing member of the Newark Joint Venture (who is formerly the principal of our borrowers) is knowledgeable with respect to the local real estate market, neither he nor we are experienced in real estate development activities. As a result, in order to redevelop these assemblage sites, the Newark Joint Venture will have to hire personnel knowledgeable in real estate development to assist in its development, become involved with a development partner, or sell some or all of the sites to developers or potential users. There can be no assurance that the Newark Joint Venture will be successful in hiring experienced personnel, finding a development partner with skills needed to develop and/or manage the redevelopment of the sites, or that we will be able to sell some or all of the properties to developers or potential users. The success of our Newark Joint Venture depends, to a large extent, on the principal of the Newark Joint Venture’s manager. The principal of the manager of the Newark Joint Venture was responsible for acquiring all the properties owned by the Newark Joint Venture. We believe that the principal’s continued involvement is important to the success of the Newark Joint Venture. The diminution or loss of his services due to disability, death or for any other reasons could have a material adverse effect on the Newark Joint Venture’s business, which would result in a material adverse effect on our business. The Newark Joint Venture carries key man life insurance on the principal of the manager of the Newark Joint Venture in the amount of $20,000,000. There can be no assurance that the proceeds from such life insurance would be sufficient to compensate the Newark Joint Venture for the loss of his services, and these policies do not provide any benefits if he becomes disabled or is otherwise unable to render services to the Newark Joint Venture. 17 The geographic concentration of our portfolio may make our revenues and the value of our portfolio vulnerable to adverse changes in local economic conditions. Although we originate and hold for investment loans secured by real property located anywhere in the United States, currently 78% of our outstanding loans (including loans held for sale) are secured by properties located in the New York metropolitan area. In addition, 56% of our real estate assets are located in Newark, NJ. A lack of geographical diversification makes our mortgage portfolio and real estate property holdings more sensitive to local or regional economic conditions. In particular, if there is a significant decline in the economy of the New York metropolitan area (including Newark, NJ), this could result in a greater risk of default under our loans compared with the default rate for loans secured by properties in other geographic locations and a greater risk of a decrease in the value of our real estate assets compared with a decrease in value of properties located in other geographic locations. This could result in a reduction of our revenues, increases in our loan loss allowances and impairment charges and a reduction of our net income, which reductions and increases might not be as acute if our portfolio were more geographically diverse. In order for real estate properties to generate positive cash flow or to make real estate properties suitable for sale, we may need to make significant capital improvements and incur deferred maintenance costs to these properties. Some of the properties we acquired or will acquire in foreclosure proceedings may face competition from newer, more updated properties. In order to remain competitive and increase occupancy at these properties and/or make them attractive to potential purchasers, we may have to make significant capital improvements and/or incur deferred maintenance costs with respect to these properties. The cost of these improvements and deferred maintenance items may impair our financial performance and our liquidity. Financing with high loan-to-value ratios involves increased risk of loss and may adversely affect us. Our primary source of recovery in the event of a loan default is the real estate property underlying a defaulted loan. Therefore, the value of our loan depends upon the value of the underlying real estate property. The value of the underlying property is dependent on numerous factors outside of our control, including national, regional and local business and economic conditions, inflation, government economic policies and the availability of credit. A loan-to-value ratio is the ratio of the amount of our loan to the estimated market value of the property underlying a loan, as determined by our internal valuation process. In the current economic environment, the market value of real property underlying our loans has, in a significant number of cases, decreased to less than the principal balance due on our loan. The higher the loan to value ratio, the greater the risk that the amount obtainable from sale of a property will be insufficient to repay the loan in full upon default. In order to facilitate the sale of our real estate properties in Fiscal 2009, we provided seller financing to several purchasers and may continue to do so in the future. Due to the current credit crisis, institutional lenders have adopted restrictive and onerous lending policies and significantly increased the costs of borrowing, making it very difficult for potential purchasers to secure financing for the purchase of a property. In Fiscal 2009 we sold properties for an aggregate of $42,929,000, of which we received an aggregate of $25,152,000 in cash and provided an aggregate of $17,777,000 of fixed rate senior purchase money mortgages in order to facilitate the sale of properties we acquired in foreclosure proceedings. As a result, we only received a portion of the sales proceeds from these properties at closing, and the balance of the sales proceeds is at risk if the purchaser defaults under the terms of the seller financing we provided. Since we may provide senior purchase money mortgages in the future, we may only receive a portion of the sales proceeds at closing and will only receive the balance of the sales proceeds if the purchaser does not default under the 18 terms of any seller financing we may provide. The sale of properties with seller financing also affects our liquidity. It is highly unlikely that we will declare any dividends in 2010. In December 2008, our board of trustees suspended the payment of our regular quarterly dividends. Except for a special capital gain dividend of $1.15 per share paid on October 30, 2009, of which 10% of the total dividend amount was paid in cash and the balance in our common shares, no other dividends were declared or paid in Fiscal 2009. In order to qualify as a REIT, we are required to distribute 90% of our taxable income. At December 31, 2008, we had a tax loss carry-forward of $16,800,000 and we anticipate a taxable loss ranging between $31,000,000 and $37,000,000 in calendar 2009. We can offset our future taxable income against our tax loss carry-forward for twenty years or until the tax loss carry-forward has been fully used, whichever occurs first. As a result, we do not expect to pay a dividend in calendar 2010 and it is unlikely that we will be required to pay a dividend for several years thereafter in order to maintain our REIT status. Our board of trustees considers the payment of dividends at its quarterly board meeting. At the present time there is no expectation that a dividend will be paid in the 2010 calendar year or for a number of years thereafter. The non-payment of dividends may negatively impact the price of our common shares. Risks of cost overruns and noncompletion of renovation of properties underlying rehabilitation loans or condominium conversions may result in significant losses. The renovation or refurbishment by a borrower of the property securing our loan involves risks of cost overruns and noncompletion. If such renovation or refurbishment is not completed in a timely manner, or if it costs more than projected, the borrower may experience a prolonged impairment of net operating income and may be unable to make payments on our loan, which could result in reduced income to us. In addition we may be required to complete the renovation or refurbishment if we acquire the property in foreclosure proceedings. The increased risk of loans secured by unimproved land may harm our results of operations. From time-to-time, we provide loans that are secured by unimproved land. Land loans are subject to a higher risk of default because such properties are not income producing properties. In addition, the market value of such properties is volatile. Although we only make loans on undeveloped land if entitlements and zoning is in place for the intended use, there is always the risk that entitlements and zoning may be changed or lapse. Consequently, in the event of a default and foreclosure, we may not be able to sell undeveloped land for an amount equal to our investment and we may lose a significant portion of our investment. In the event of our acquisition of undeveloped land in foreclosure proceedings, we may elect to hold the property until the market becomes more favorable. In such case during the holding period, which could be for a number of years, we will not receive any income from this property and we will be required to pay the costs of carrying the property, primarily real estate taxes and insurance, which could adversely affect our net income and shareholders’ equity. We are subject to the risks associated with loan participations, such as lack of full control rights. Some of our investments are participating interests in loans in which we share the rights, obligations and benefits of the loan with participating lenders pursuant to a participation agreement. We may need the consent of these parties to exercise our rights under such loans, including rights with respect to amendment of loan documentation, the institution of, and control over, foreclosure actions, entering into forbearance agreements with borrowers, and sale of the underlying property upon 19 acquisition in foreclosure. Our participant may have interests and goals that are different from ours and may desire an action or position which we oppose. We may have less control of our investment when we invest in joint ventures. From time-to-time, we have entered into joint venture agreements. Our co-venturers may have different interests or goals than we do and our co-venturers may not be able or willing to take an action that is desired by us. A disagreement with respect to the activities of the joint venture could result in a substantial diversion of time and effort by our management and could result in our exercise, or one of our co-venturers exercise, of the buy/sell provision often contained in our joint venture organizational documents. In addition, there is no limitation under our charter documents as to the amount of funds that we may invest in joint ventures. Accordingly, we could invest a substantial amount of our funds in joint ventures which ultimately may not be profitable as a result of disagreements with and among our co-venturers. Liability relating to environmental matters may impact the value of properties that we may acquire upon foreclosure of the properties underlying our investments. To the extent we foreclose on properties with respect to which we have extended mortgage loans, we may be subject to environmental liabilities arising from such foreclosed properties. Under various U.S. federal, state and local laws, an owner or operator of real property may become liable for the costs of removal of certain hazardous substances released on its property. These laws often impose liability without regard to whether the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the release of such hazardous substances. The presence of hazardous substances may adversely affect an owner’s ability to sell real estate or borrow using real estate as collateral. To the extent that an owner of a property underlying one of our loans becomes liable for removal costs, the ability of the owner to make payments to us may be reduced, which in turn may adversely affect the value of the relevant mortgage asset held by us. If we foreclose on properties underlying our loans, the presence of hazardous substances on a property may adversely affect our ability to sell the property and we may incur substantial remediation costs. The discovery of material environmental liabilities attached to such properties could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition. We operate in a highly competitive market. We compete with many third parties engaged in finance and real estate investment activities, including other REITs, specialty finance companies, public and private lending companies, investment funds and other entities. Some of these competitors have substantially greater financial resources than we do and generally may be able to accept more risk. As such, they have the ability to make larger loans and to reduce the risk of loss from any one loan by having a more diversified loan portfolio. They may also enjoy significant competitive advantages that result from, among other things, enhanced operating efficiencies. An increase in the availability of funds to lenders, or a decrease in the amount of borrowing activity, may increase competition for making loans and may reduce obtainable yields or increase the credit risk inherent in the available loans. Our revenues and the value of our portfolio may be negatively affected by casualty events occurring on properties securing our loans. We require our borrowers to obtain, for our benefit, comprehensive insurance covering the property and any improvements to the property collateralizing our loan in an amount intended to be sufficient to provide for the cost of replacement in the event of casualty. In addition, joint ventures in which we are an equity participant carry comprehensive insurance covering the property and any 20 improvements to the property owned by the joint venture for the cost of replacement in the event of a casualty. Further, we carry insurance for such purpose on properties owned by us. However, the amount of insurance coverage maintained for any property may not be sufficient to pay the full replacement cost following a casualty event. In addition, the rent loss coverage under a policy may not extend for the full period of time that a tenant may be entitled to a rent abatement that is a result of, or that may be required to complete restoration following a casualty event. In addition, there are certain types of losses, such as those arising from earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and terrorist attacks, that may be uninsurable or that may not be economically insurable. Changes in zoning, building codes and ordinances, environmental considerations and other factors may make it impossible for our borrower, a joint venture or us, as the case may be, to use insurance proceeds to replace damaged or destroyed improvements at a property. If any of these or similar events occur, the amount of coverage may not be sufficient to replace a damaged or destroyed property and/or to repay in full the amount due on all loans collateralized by such property. As a result, our returns and the value of our investment may be reduced. Senior management and other key personnel are critical to our business and our future success may depend on our ability to retain them. We depend on the services of Fredric H. Gould, chairman of our board of trustees, Jeffrey A. Gould, our president and chief executive officer, and other members of senior management to carry out our business and investment strategies. Although Jeffrey A. Gould devotes substantially all of his business time to our affairs, he devotes a limited amount of his business time to entities affiliated with us. In addition to Jeffrey A. Gould, only three other executive officers, Mitchell Gould, our executive vice president, Lonnie Halpern, a vice president, and George Zweier, our vice president and chief financial officer, devote substantially all of their business time to us. The remainder of our executive management personnel share their services on a part-time basis with entities affiliated with us and located in the same executive offices pursuant to a shared services agreement. We rely on part-time executive officers to provide certain services to us, including legal, accounting and computer services, since we do not employ full-time executive officers to handle these services. If the shared services agreement is terminated, we will have to obtain such services or hire employees to perform them. We may not be able to replace these services or hire such employees in a timely manner or on terms, including cost and level of expertise, that are as favorable as those we receive under the shared services agreement. In addition, in the future we may need to attract and retain qualified senior management and other key personnel, both on a full-time and part-time basis. The loss of the services of any of our senior management or other key personnel or our inability to recruit and retain qualified personnel in the future, could impair our ability to carry out our business and our investment strategies. We do not carry key man life insurance on members of our senior management. Our transactions with affiliated entities involve conflicts of interest. Entities affiliated with us and with certain of our executive officers provide services to us and on our behalf and we intend to continue the relationships with such entities in the future. Although our policy is to obtain terms in transactions with affiliates that are at least as favorable as those that we would receive if the transactions were entered into with unaffiliated entities, these transactions raise the potential that we may not receive terms as favorable as those that we would receive if the transactions were entered into with unaffiliated entities. 21 Compliance with REIT requirements may hinder our ability to maximize profits. In order to qualify as a REIT for Federal income tax purposes, we must continually satisfy tests concerning among other things, our sources of income, the amounts we distribute to our shareholders and the ownership of securities. We may also be required to make distributions to shareholders at disadvantageous times or when we do not have funds readily available for distribution. Accordingly, compliance with REIT requirements may hinder our ability to operate solely on the basis of maximizing profits. In order to qualify as a REIT, we must also ensure that at the end of each calendar quarter at least 75% of the value of our assets consists of cash, cash items, government securities and qualified REIT real estate assets. The remainder of our investment in securities cannot include more than 10% of the outstanding voting securities of any one issuer or more than 10% of the total value of the outstanding securities of such issuer. In addition, no more than 5% of the value of our assets can consist of the securities of any one issuer, other than a qualified REIT security. If we fail to comply with these requirements, we must dispose of the portion of our assets in excess of such amounts within 30 days after the end of the calendar quarter in order to avoid losing our REIT status and suffering adverse tax consequences. This requirement could cause us to dispose of assets for consideration of less than their true value and could lead to a material adverse impact on our results of operations and financial condition. Item 1B. Unresolved Staff Comments. None. 22 Executive Officers of Registrant Set forth below is a list of our executive officers whose terms will expire at our 2010 annual Board of Trustees’ meeting. The business history of officers who are also Trustees will be provided in our proxy statement to be filed pursuant to Regulation 14A not later than January 28, 2010. Name Office Fredric H. Gould* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chairman of the Board of Trustees Jeffrey A. Gould* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . President and Chief Executive Officer; Trustee Mitchell K. Gould . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Executive Vice President Matthew J. Gould* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Vice President; Trustee Simeon Brinberg** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Vice President; Senior Counsel; and Secretary David W. Kalish . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Vice President, Finance Israel Rosenzweig . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Vice President Mark H. Lundy** . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Senior Vice President, General Counsel; and Assistant Secretary George E. Zweier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President, Chief Financial Officer Lonnie Halpern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vice President * Fredric H. Gould is the father of Jeffrey A. and Matthew J. Gould. ** Simeon Brinberg is the father-in-law of Mark H. Lundy. Mitchell K. Gould (age 37), employed by us since May 1998, has been a Vice President since March 1999 and Executive Vice President since March 2007. From January 1998 until May 1998, Mr. Gould was employed by Bear Stearns Companies, Inc. where he was engaged in originating and underwriting commercial real estate loans for securitization. Simeon Brinberg (age 75) has been our Secretary since 1983, a Senior Vice President since 1988, and Senior Counsel since March 2006. Mr. Brinberg has been a Vice President of Georgetown Partners, Inc., the managing general partner of Gould Investors L.P., since October 1988. Gould Investors L.P. is primarily engaged in the ownership and operation of real estate properties held for investment. Since June 1989, Mr. Brinberg has been a Vice President of One Liberty Properties, Inc. (currently a Senior Vice President), a REIT engaged in the ownership of income producing real properties leased to tenants under long term leases. Mr. Brinberg is a member of the New York Bar and was engaged in the private practice of law for approximately 30 years prior to 1988. David W. Kalish (age 62) has been our Senior Vice President, Finance since August 1998. Mr. Kalish was our Vice President and Chief Financial Officer from June 1990 until August 1998. He has been Chief Financial Officer of One Liberty Properties, Inc. and Georgetown Partners, Inc. since June 1990. For more than five years prior to June 1990, Mr. Kalish, a certified public accountant, was a partner of Buchbinder Tunick & Company LLP and its predecessors. Israel Rosenzweig (age 62) has been a Senior Vice President since April 1998. Mr. Rosenzweig has been a Vice President of Georgetown Partners, Inc. since May 1997 and from 2000 to March 2009 was President of GP Partners, Inc., an affiliate of Gould Investors L.P. which provided advisory services in 23 the real estate and financial services industries to an investment advisor. He also has been a Senior Vice President of One Liberty Properties, Inc. since May 1997. Mark H. Lundy (age 47) has been our General Counsel and Assistant Secretary since March 2007 and a Senior Vice President since March 2005. From 1993 to March 2005 he was a Vice President. He has been the Secretary of One Liberty Properties, Inc. since June 1993 and he also serves as a Senior Vice President of One Liberty Properties, Inc. Mr. Lundy has been a Vice President of Georgetown Partners, Inc. (currently Senior Vice President) since July 1990. He is a member of the bars of New York and Washington, D.C. George E. Zweier (age 45) has been employed by us since June 1998 and was elected Vice President, Chief Financial Officer in August 1998. For approximately five years prior to joining us, Mr. Zweier, a certified public accountant, was an accounting officer with the Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi Limited in its New York office. Lonnie Halpern (age 34) has been employed by us since August 2005 and was elected a Vice President in March 2007. Mr. Halpern is a member of the bars of New York and Massachusetts, and was an associate at Goodwin Procter LLP, New York, N.Y. from September 2001 to March 2004 and Hogan & Hartson LLP, New York, N.Y. from April 2004 to July 2005. Item 2. Properties. Our executive offices are located at 60 Cutter Mill Road, Great Neck, New York, where we currently occupy approximately 12,000 square feet with Gould Investors L.P., REIT Management Corp., One Liberty Properties, Inc. and other related entities. The building in which our executive offices are located is owned by a subsidiary of Gould Investors L.P. For the year ended September 30, 2009, we contributed $83,000 to the annual rent of $441,000 paid by Gould Investors L.P., REIT Management Corp., One Liberty Properties, Inc., and related entities. We also lease, under a direct lease with the Gould Investors L.P. subsidiary, an additional 1,800 square feet directly adjacent to the 12,000 square feet at an annual rental of $58,000. At September 30, 2009, we owned nine real estate properties (including real estate properties held for sale), with an aggregate book value of $69,748,000, of which eight properties were acquired in foreclosure proceedings. The properties owned by our Newark Joint Venture, having a book value of $38,750,000 as of September 30, 2009, represent 20% of our total assets as of September 30, 2009. No other real estate property owned by us represents 10% of our total assets as of September 30, 2009. Reference is made to ‘‘Our Real Estate Assets’’ in Item 1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for a schedule of the real property assets acquired by us in foreclosure proceedings and owned at September 30, 2009 and for information concerning the properties owned by the Newark Joint Venture. Item 3. Legal Proceedings. None. Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. None. 24 PART II Item 5. Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities. Our common shares of beneficial interest, or Common Shares, are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or the NYSE, under the symbol ‘‘BRT.’’ The following table shows for the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices of the Common Shares on the NYSE as reported on the Composite Tape and the per share dividend declared in the periods indicated: Fiscal Year Ended September 30, High Low Dividend Per Share 2009 First Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Third Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourth Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9.38 5.20 5.72 7.69 $2.30 2.84 3.50 3.31 $ — — — 1.15* * Represents a special capital gain dividend of $1.15 per share, which was declared on September 14, 2009 and distributed on October 30, 2009. We applied the provisions of an IRS Revenue Procedure related to REITs, which permits public REITs to distribute a dividend with respect to the tax year ending December 31, 2009 by issuing shares of common stock; provided that at least 10% of the dividend amount is paid in cash. As a result, we distributed an aggregate of 2,437,352 of our Common Shares and paid approximately $1,330,000 in cash in connection with the special capital gain dividend. The cash amount was allocated pro rata among all shareholders who elected to receive cash. Since any shareholder electing cash could not receive the entire dividend in cash, the remainder of the dividend was paid in our Common Shares. Shareholders who did not elect to receive cash received the entire dividend in our Common Shares. Fiscal Year Ended September 30, High Low Dividend Per Share 2008 First Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Second Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Third Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Fourth Quarter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $18.20 16.50 16.37 12.98 $14.40 10.89 10.39 6.65 $ .62 .62 .62 1.33* * Represents a special dividend of $.71 per share and a regular dividend of $.62 per share, each of which was declared on September 8, 2008 and paid on October 2, 2008. On December 7, 2009, the high and low sales prices of our Common Shares on the NYSE was $4.96 and $4.80, respectively. As of December 7, 2009, there were approximately 1,316 holders of record of our Common Shares and approximately 4,390 shareholders. 25 Stock Performance Graph This graph compares the performance of our shares with the Standard & Poor’s 500 Stock Index and a peer group index consisting of publicly traded mortgage REITs. The graph assumes $100 invested on September 30, 2004 and assumes the reinvestment of dividends. COMPARISON OF 5 YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL RETURN* Among BRT Realty Trust, The S&P 500 Index And The FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index $180 $160 $140 $120 $100 $80 $60 $40 $20 $0 9/04 9/05 9/06 9/07 9/08 9/09 BRT Realty Trust S&P 500 10DEC200920052851 FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs * $100 invested on 9/30/04 in stock or index, including reinvestment of dividends. Fiscal year ending September 30. Copyright(cid:4) 2009 S&P, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. 9/04 9/05 9/06 9/07 9/08 9/09 BRT Realty Trust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63.47 S&P 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112.99 FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs . . . . . . . . . . . . 39.69 Copyright(cid:4) 2009 Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies Inc. All rights reserved. (www.researchdatagroup.com/S&P.htm) 103.34 144.81 57.38 100.00 100.00 100.00 154.18 124.37 93.47 117.17 112.25 83.88 50.43 105.18 49.87 26 Equity Compensation Plan Information The table below provides information as of September 30, 2009 with respect to our Common Shares that may be issued under the BRT Realty Trust 2003 Incentive Plan and the BRT Realty Trust 2009 Incentive Plan: Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (a) Equity compensation plans approved by security holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total 22,500(1) — 22,500(1) Weighted-average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rights Number of securities remaining available-for future issuance under equity compensation plans— excluding securities reflected in column (a) (b) $9.07 — $9.07 (c) 492,960 — 492,960 (1) Does not include 299,280 shares of restricted stock issued to officers, directors, employees and consultants. Each award of restricted shares vests five years from the effective date of the award, unless vesting is accelerated by our Compensation Committee and Board of Trustees under special circumstances. The 299,280 shares vest as follows: 29,800 shares in 2010; 39,125 shares in 2011; 41,050 shares in 2012; 63,355 shares in 2013; and 125,950 shares in 2014. Purchase of Securities The table below sets forth the purchases we made of our Common Shares in the three months ended September 30, 2009: Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities Period Total Number of Shares (or Units Purchased)(a) Average Price Paid per Share (or Unit) July 1, 2009 - July 31, 2009 . . . . . — August 1, 2009 - August 31, 2009 . 4,500 shs. September 1, 2009 - September 30, 2009 . . . . . . . . . 1,300 shs. Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,800 shs. $ — $4.93 $5.32 $5.02 Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs — 682,448 shs. 4,500 shs. 677,948 shs. 1,300 shs. 5,800 shs. 676,648 shs. (a) On March 10, 2008, we announced that our Board of Trustees authorized a program for us to repurchase up to 1,000,000 of our Common Shares in the open market from time to time. These shares were purchased pursuant to this program. 27 Item 6. Selected Financial Information. The following table, not covered by the report of the independent registered public accounting firm, sets forth selected historical financial data for each of the fiscal periods in the five years ended September 30, 2009. This table should be read in conjunction with the detailed information and financial statements appearing elsewhere herein. Operating statement data Total revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total expenses(1)(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities . . . Gain on early extinguishment of debt . . . . . . . (Loss) income from continuing operations . . . . (Loss) income from discontinued operations(3) . Net (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Loss) earnings per beneficial share: (Loss) income from continuing operations . . . . (Loss) income from discontinued Operations . . Basic (loss) earnings per share . . . . . . . . . . . (Loss) income from continuing operations . . . . (Loss) income from discontinued operations . . Diluted (loss) earnings per share . . . . . . . . . . . Distribution per common share(4) . . . . . . . . . . Balance sheet data: Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earning real estate loans(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-earning real estate loans(5) . . . . . . . . . . . Purchase money mortgage loans . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate loans held for sale . . . . . . . . . . . . Allowance for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate properties, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investment in unconsolidated ventures at equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Available-for-sale securities at market . . . . . . . Real estate properties held for sale . . . . . . . . . Borrowed funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Junior subordinated notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mortgage payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shareholders’ equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 $ 14,602 51,501 1,016 6,443 (31,355) (16,400) (47,755) $ 22,386 38,727 19,940 — 4,818 (5,078) (260) $ 42,900 30,570 19,455 — 34,702 368 35,070 $ 37,488 20,708 — — 19,279 792 20,071 $ 25,491 11,975 680 — 14,441 1,773 16,214 $ $ $ $ $ (2.69) $ (1.41) (4.10) $ (2.69) $ (1.41) (4.10) $ $ 1.15 $ .41 (.43) (.02) $ .41 $ (.43) (.02) $ $ 3.19 3.30 .04 3.34 3.29 .04 3.33 2.44 $ $ $ $ $ 2.43 .10 2.53 2.42 .10 2.52 2.14 $ $ $ $ $ 1.86 .23 2.09 1.85 .23 2.08 1.96 $193,333 44,677 2,836 16,804 16,915 1,618 64,096 $270,020 95,228 18,407 — — 6,710 30,539 $328,109 185,899 63,627 — — 8,917 3,336 $368,426 283,282 1,346 — — 669 3,342 $264,837 192,012 1,617 — — 669 6,117 2,477 25,708 8,963 5,652 — 40,234 9,460 121,227 9,669 35,765 10,482 46,473 3,000 56,702 2,315 186,772 14,167 17,103 34,936 9,355 20,000 56,702 2,395 235,175 9,608 8,393 53,252 2,833 141,464 56,702 2,471 154,435 8,713 5,709 48,453 — 110,932 — 2,542 142,655 (1) Includes $17,110,000, $15,260,000 and $9,300,000 of provision for loan losses for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. There were no provisions in the fiscal years ended September 30, 2006 or 2005. (2) Includes $12,762,000 and $2,680,000 of impairment charges in the fiscal years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. There were no impairments in the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 or 2005. 28 (3) Includes $18,284,000 and $6,535,000 of impairment charges in the fiscal years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. There were no impairments in the fiscal years ended September 30, 2007, 2006 or 2005. (4) The distributions in the fiscal years ended September 30, 2008, 2007, 2006 and 2005 were paid wholly in cash. In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, a distribution of $1.15 was paid in a combination of both cash, representing 10% of the total distribution of $13,308,000, and 90% in our common shares. The cash amount was allocated pro rata among all shareholders who elected to receive cash. Since any shareholder electing to receive cash could not receive the entire dividend in cash, the remainder of the dividend was paid to shareholders electing to receive cash in our common shares. Shareholders who did not elect cash received the entire dividend in our common shares. (5) Earning and non-earning loans, which exclude loans held for sale, are presented without deduction of the related allowance for possible losses and deferred fee income. Item 7. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations. Overview We are a real estate investment trust, also known as a REIT. Our primary business is to originate and hold for investment senior mortgage loans secured by commercial and multi-family real estate property in the United States, and our primary source of revenue is interest income, which is the interest our borrowers pay on our loans. A lesser source of revenues is loan fee income generated on the origination and extension of loans, operating income from real properties (including operating income from real properties acquired in foreclosure proceedings) and investment income. We continue to face challenging and volatile market conditions, with the recession causing continued disruptions in the credit markets, significant devaluations of real estate assets and continued lack of liquidity. Due to these conditions, and the effect they have had on our business, our focus has shifted from originating loans to servicing our loan portfolio, including work-out activities, pursuing foreclosure actions, acquiring the real property securing our loans, operating real property acquired by us in foreclosure proceedings, and engaging in activities related to the sale of certain of these properties. Continued disruption in the credit markets and devaluation of real estate assets may have a material adverse effect on our ability to operate our primary lending business. The credit and real estate crisis adversely affected our business in Fiscal 2009 in the following ways: (cid:127) We had a net loss of $47,755,000 for the year ended September 30, 2009, which contributed to a decrease in our shareholders’ equity from $186,772,000 at September 30, 2008 to $121,227,000 at September 30, 2009; (cid:127) Twenty-four loans (nineteen of which were to borrowers under common control), aggregating $68,184,000 in principal amount, went into default and became non-earning in Fiscal 2009; (cid:127) We added $17,110,000 to our loan loss provisions in Fiscal 2009 and had an aggregate of $1,618,000 in loan loss allowances outstanding against one non-earning loan with a principal balance of $2,256,000 at September 30, 2009; (cid:127) We recorded impairment charges of $31,046,000 in Fiscal 2009 against our real properties, including those held for sale; (cid:127) We acquired properties in foreclosure proceedings in Fiscal 2009 which secured defaulted loans having an aggregate principal loan balance of $56,448,000, before charge-offs of $15,935,000; 29 (cid:127) In Fiscal 2009, we sold properties acquired in foreclosure proceedings for an aggregate consideration of $42,929,000. The properties sold had an aggregate book value of $40,036,000. We provided $17,777,000 of senior purchase money mortgages in order to facilitate the sale of certain of these properties; (cid:127) At September 30, 2009, we owned eight properties, with a book value of $66,686,000 (including two properties held for sale with a book value of $5,652,000), which were acquired in foreclosure proceedings; and (cid:127) Real properties, including properties held for sale, acquired by us in foreclosure proceedings had a negative cash flow in Fiscal 2009 of $3,547,000. We made improvements in Fiscal 2009 to these properties at a cost of $4,722,000. We cannot predict with any certainty the potential impact the economic crisis will have on our future financial performance. However, because of our low leverage position we have been able to withstand the recent significant disruptions in the real estate and capital markets. At present, we are seeking to position ourselves to be able to take advantage of opportunities once market conditions improve. To do this, we continue to focus on: (cid:127) carefully monitoring and managing our liquidity position; (cid:127) carefully monitoring and managing our loan portfolio to reposition non-performing assets and maximize cash; (cid:127) acquiring, stabilizing and selling properties securing non-earning loans in order to increase our liquidity; (cid:127) investing in attractive REIT debt; and (cid:127) securing a new credit facility. Until credit becomes readily available, and there is an improvement in the overall economy, we could experience (i) more borrower defaults, (ii) additional loan loss provisions and impairment charges, (iii) additional foreclosure actions (with an increase in expenses incurred in pursuing such actions), (iv) the acquisition of additional properties in foreclosure proceedings, (v) significant expenses for stabilizing, repairing and operating properties acquired in foreclosure proceedings, (vi) limited origination activity, and (vii) reduced access to capital and increased cost of financing, all of which could result in a decline in our revenues and continuing operating losses. Year Ended September 30, 2009 Compared to Year Ended September 30, 2008 Revenues Interest on real estate loans. Interest on real estate loans decreased by $7,949,000, or 48%, to $8,577,000 for the year ended September 30, 2009 from $16,526,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008. The average balance of loans outstanding decreased by approximately $57,500,000 year-over-year accounting for a decrease in interest income of $6,840,000. This is due to reduced originations primarily caused by the crisis in the credit markets nationally and significant declines in the value of real estate property assets, which limited investments in real estate and the demand for bridge financing. The remaining decline of $1,109,000 is primarily due to a decline in the average rate received on the performing portfolio from 12.60% in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 to 11.48% in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009. Interest on purchase money mortgage loans. Interest on purchase money mortgages was $246,000 for the year ended September 30, 2009. In the current fiscal year, we originated purchase money mortgage loans to facilitate the sale of real estate that we acquired in foreclosure proceedings. We did not originate any senior purchase money mortgage loans in the prior fiscal year. 30 Loan fee income. Loan fee income decreased by $1,359,000, or 61%, to $887,000 for the year ended September 30, 2009 from $2,246,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008. The decrease is the result of the decline in our loan originations over the last year and a decline in extension fee income due to a reduced loan portfolio. Operating income from real estate. Operating income from real estate properties increased by $2,318,000, or 125%, for the year ended September 30, 2009 to $4,166,000 from $1,848,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008. The increase was primarily the result of rental revenues received from two multi-family garden apartment properties which we acquired by foreclosure during Fiscal 2008 and rental income received for four months in Fiscal 2009 from the properties owned by our Newark Joint Venture. Other, primarily investment income. Other, primarily investment income declined by $1,040,000, or 59%, to $726,000 for the year ended September 30, 2009 from $1,766,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008. This decline was due to reduced dividend income from shares of Entertainment Properties Trust owned by us due to our sale of 535,511 shares of EPR in Fiscal 2008 and 2009, and a decline in the rate earned on other short-term investments. Expenses Interest on borrowed funds. Interest expense on borrowed funds decreased to $4,435,000 for the year ended September 30, 2009, from $6,644,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008, a decline of $2,209,000, or 33%. For the year ended September 30, 2009, the average outstanding balance of borrowed funds declined $15,200,000 as a result of our paydown of the credit facility during the fiscal year with funds from loan repayments and the sale of properties. This decline accounted for a decrease in interest expense of $619,000. The Trust also recognized a reduction in interest of $806,000 as a result of the restructuring of its trust preferred securities. A decline of 257 basis points in the interest rate paid on the credit facility caused a further decrease in interest expense of $347,000. The remaining decrease of $437,000 was the result of a decline in the amortization of deferred fees. Advisor’s fee. Advisor’s fee, which is calculated based on invested assets, decreased by $557,000, or 32%, for the year ended September 30, 2009, to $1,173,000 from $1,730,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008. This was a result of a decreased level of invested assets, primarily a decline in outstanding mortgage loans, partially offset by an increase in real estate assets. Provision for loan losses. Management, in its regular review process, analyzes the loan portfolio and the underlying value of the collateral securing our loans to determine the necessity of recording provisions for loan losses to reflect a decrease in the value of the collateral underlying loans. The Trust recorded $17,110,000 in provisions for loan losses in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009. The provision was taken against 22 loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $65,771,000. The provision taken in Fiscal 2009 includes a $2,265,000 provision taken against a loan due to a fraud committed against us by our borrower. The fraud was reported by us to the appropriate authorities. In the prior fiscal year, the Trust recorded provisions for loan losses of $15,260,000. The prior period’s provisions were taken against nine loans with an aggregate outstanding balance of $71,312,000. The increase in the provisions year-over-year is due to the continuation of the credit crisis and acceleration of the decrease in real estate values. Impairment charges. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, the Trust recorded $12,762,000 of impairment charges against its real estate portfolio. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 impairment charges of $2,680,000 were taken against the real estate portfolio. Management analyzed the real estate portfolio and determined that the deterioration in the credit markets and the real estate markets where the Trust’s properties are located made it necessary to write down the value of our properties to our estimate of current market values. 31 Foreclosure related professional fees. Foreclosure related professional fees decreased to $908,000 for the year ended September 30, 2009 from $2,009,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008, a decrease of $1,101,000, or 55%. This decrease is due to reduced legal fees and other expenses as many of the foreclosure actions pending in the year ending September 30, 2008 came to a conclusion in Fiscal 2008 and during the fiscal year ending September 30, 2009, the number of foreclosure actions instituted in Fiscal 2009 was at a considerably reduced level. Debt restructuring charges. Debt restructuring charges of $685,000 were recorded in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009. These charges include legal expenses and third party costs in connection with restructuring of our trust preferred securities. There was no comparable expense in the prior fiscal year. General and administrative expense. General and administration expense increased $153,000, or 2%, from $6,839,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008 to $6,992,000 for the year ended September 30, 2009. There were decreases in most general and administrative expense categories, including payroll and payroll related expenses, travel, advertising and promotion, and expenses allocated under the shared services agreement. However, these decreases were substantially offset by increases in auditing and internal control expenses and in professional fees related to the workout and establishment of the Newark Joint Venture. Other taxes. Other taxes decreased by $198,000, or 79%, to $53,000 in the year ended September 30, 2009 from $251,000 in the year ended September 30, 2008. Current period amounts represent the accrual of state franchise and excise taxes, while the prior period also includes federal excise tax which is based on income generated in the prior year but not distributed until the calendar year. Operating expenses relating to real estate properties. Operating expenses relating to real estate properties increased $3,524,000, or 140%, from $2,519,000 in the year ended September 30, 2008 to $6,043,000 in the year ended September 30, 2009. The increase is primarily due to operating expenses relating to four properties acquired in foreclosure proceedings in the 2009 fiscal year, and two properties acquired in foreclosure during the prior fiscal year. The expenses relate primarily to normal operating expenses (real estate taxes, insurance, etc.) and costs of repair and maintenance as we seek to stabilize the occupancy levels at these properties. Amortization and depreciation. Amortization and depreciation increased by $545,000, or 69%, from $795,000 in the year ended September 30, 2008 to $1,340,000 in the year ended September 30, 2009, due to amortization and depreciation at four properties acquired in foreclosure proceedings during Fiscal 2009 and not classified as held for sale. Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures. Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures decreased by $4,149,000 in the year ended September 30, 2009 to a loss of $2,791,000 from income of $1,358,000 in the year ended September 30, 2008. This decrease in the year is primarily the result of a loss incurred in our joint venture with the CIT Capital USA, Inc., due to loan loss provisions. It also includes the write off of the balance of the unamortized fee, due to a change in estimate related to the remaining term of the agreement, paid by us to an investment banker for obtaining the capital from the CIT Capital USA, Inc. This venture was terminated and is in the process of winding up its affairs. Seven other unconsolidated ventures contributed varying amounts to equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated joint ventures none of which is material. We sold our interest in four of these seven joint ventures in Fiscal 2009. Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities. Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities was $1,016,000 in the year ended September 30, 2009 compared to $19,940,000 in the year ended September 30, 2008. In the current year, we sold 42,000 shares of Entertainment Properties Trust and 32 other securities for a gain of $1,016,000. These securities with a cost basis of $1,660,000, were sold for $2,676,000. In the prior year, we sold 493,511 shares of Entertainment Properties Trust for a gain of $19,940,000. These securities, with a cost basis of $6,483,000, were sold for $26,423,000. Gain on early extinguishment of debt. In the current fiscal year, we retired $15,900,000 of face value of junior subordinated notes for an aggregate consideration of $7,950,000. We incurred legal fees of $47,000 and $318,000 of other fees and expenses related to the transaction. The carrying value of the securities at the time of redemption was $14,758,000, which included $329,000 of deferred fees. We recorded a gain of $6,443,000 on the transaction. Gain on sale of joint venture interests. In the current fiscal year, we sold our interest in four joint ventures which owned properties in Connecticut. We received proceeds of $1,350,000 and recognized a gain on the sale of $271,000. There was no comparable transaction in the prior year. Minority interest. At September 30, 2009 minority interest represented an addition to our income of $605,000. At September 30, 2008 minority interest represented a decrease to our income of $139,000. The change is primarily the result of our minority partner’s share of the current year’s operating loss of the Newark Joint Venture. Discontinued operations. Discontinued operations represent the income from operations, impairment charges and gains from the sale of properties sold during the fiscal years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 and interest and fee income on loans classified as held for sale. Loss from discontinued operations was $16,400,000 in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 compared to a loss of $5,078,000 in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. The losses in both the current and prior period are primarily due to impairment charges taken on real estate that we classified as held for sale or sold in these periods. In the current fiscal year, we took impairment charges of $18,284,000 against 12 properties. In the prior fiscal year, we took impairment charges of $6,535,000 against eight properties. Year Ended September 30, 2008 Compared to Year Ended September 30, 2007 Revenues Interest on real estate loans. Interest on real estate loans decreased by $17,078,000, or 50%, to $16,526,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008 from $33,604,000 for the year ended September 30, 2007. The average balance of loans outstanding decreased by approximately $85,600,000, accounting for a decrease in interest income of $10,808,000. This is due to reduced originations primarily caused by a weakness in the real estate and credit markets nationally, which has limited investments in real estate and the demand for bridge financing. Also contributing substantially to the decrease is an increase in non-earning loans in 2008 compared with 2007, resulting in $4,421,000 of the decline in interest income. Additionally, decreases in the prime rate since September 30, 2007 have caused the average interest rate on the earning loan portfolio to decline to 12.60% in the year ended September 30, 2008 from 13.34% in the year ended September 30, 2007, which caused interest income to decrease by $1,849,000. Loan fee income. Loan fee income decreased by $2,907,000, or 56%, to $2,246,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008 from $5,153,000 for the year ended September 30, 2007. The decrease for the year is the result of a significant decline in our loan originations over the last year due to the current weakness in the real estate and credit markets. Operating income from real estate. Operating income from real estate properties increased by $362,000, or 24%, for the year ended September 30, 2008 to $1,848,000 from $1,486,000 for the year ended September 30, 2007. The increase was primarily the result of rental revenues received from a 33 multi-family residential property located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, which we acquired in foreclosure in July 2008. Other, primarily investment income. Other, primarily investment income declined by $891,000, or 34%, to $1,766,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008 from $2,657,000 for the year ended September 30, 2007. This decline was primarily due to reduced dividend income from EPR shares due to the sale of 493,511 shares of EPR in Fiscal 2008. Expenses Interest expense on borrowed funds. Interest expense on borrowed funds decreased to $6,644,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008, from $10,177,000 for the year ended September 30, 2007, a decline of $3,533,000, or 35%. For the year ended September 30, 2008, the average outstanding balance of borrowed funds declined $39,000,000 as a result of our paydown of the credit facility due to a decline in our loan portfolio. This decline accounted for a decrease in interest expense of $2,494,000. A decline of 193 basis points in the interest rate paid on the credit facility caused a further decrease in interest expense of $861,000. The remaining decrease of $178,000 was the result of a decline in the amortization of deferred fees on our credit facility. Advisor’s fee. Advisor’s fee, which is calculated based on invested assets, decreased by $578,000, or 25%, for the year ended September 30, 2008, to $1,730,000 from $2,308,000 for the year ended September 30, 2007. This was a result of a decreased level of invested assets. This resulted from a decline in outstanding mortgage loans, due to net paydowns and the sale of investment securities. Provision for loan losses. The provision for losses increased by 64% to $15,260,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008 as compared to $9,300,000 for the year ended September 30, 2007. These reserves are based on a comparison of the recorded carrying value of the loan to either the present value of the loan’s expected cash flow, the loan’s estimated market price or the estimated fair value of the collateral securing the loan. The increase was based on our evaluation of our portfolios of loans, current and expected market conditions and the adequacy of our allowance for losses. The $15,260,000 loan loss provision in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008 was taken against nine loans with an aggregate principal balance of $71,312,000. Impairment charges. For the year ended September 30, 2008, we recorded impairment charges of $2,680,000 with respect to certain of our owned real estate and our equity investment in a joint venture. In making this determination, management analyzed its real estate properties and joint ventures and determined that this provision was necessary to reflect a decline in the value of certain properties in the our real estate portfolio and a decline in the value of one of our joint ventures. We did not record any impairment charges in fiscal 2007. Foreclosure related professional fees. Foreclosure related professional fees increased to $2,009,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008 from $460,000 for the year ended September 30, 2007, an increase of $1,549,000, or 337%. This increase is the result of legal fees and expenses incurred in connection with foreclosure actions and workout activity and is directly related to increases in our non-earning loans that took place during 2008. General and administrative expense. General and administration expense increased $590,000, or 9%, from $6,249,000 for the year ended September 30, 2007 to $6,839,000 for the year ended September 30, 2008. The increase resulted from several factors. Payroll and related expenses increased by $272,000, the result of increased staffing levels, and amortization of restricted stock. There was also an increase in professional fees of $58,000 due to increased auditing fees. Additionally, we incurred increased allocated expenses, pursuant to a shared services agreement, of $132,000, related primarily to additional allocation of legal and accounting time spent on foreclosure and non-earning loan matters. 34 Travel expenses increased by approximately $61,000 due to increased travel to inspect properties collateralizing our loans and to properties acquired in foreclosure proceedings, marketing expenses increased by $46,000 and insurance expenses increased by $21,000. Other taxes. Other taxes decreased by $999,000, or 80%, to $251,000 in the year ended September 30, 2008 from $1,250,000 in the year ended September 30, 2007, resulting from a decrease in the amount of federal excise tax recorded. The federal excise tax is based on taxable income generated during the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, but not distributed. Operating expenses relating to real estate properties. Operating expenses relating to real estate properties increased $3,246,000, or 487%, from $666,000 in the year ended September 30, 2007 to $3,912,000 in the year ended September 30, 2008. The increase is the result of operating expenses relating to ten properties acquired by foreclosure proceedings in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, and expenses funded for real estate taxes and insurance on several properties during foreclosure proceedings. Amortization and depreciation. Amortization and depreciation increased $635,000, or 397%, from $160,000 in the year ended September 30, 2007 to $795,000 in the year ended September 30, 2008, due to the addition of five properties that were acquired in foreclosure proceedings in Fiscal 2008 and not classified as held for sale. Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures. Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures increased $186,000 in the year ended September 30, 2008 to $1,358,000 from $1,172,000 in the year ended September 30, 2007. This increase in the year is primarily the result of income received from our joint venture with the CIT Capital USA, Inc., of which $268,000 represents an out of period adjustment. While the earnings of the CIT venture declined in the 2008 fiscal year due to loan loss provisions and impairment charges, our equity earnings did not decline as we recorded an impairment charge against our portion of the ventures assets. Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities. Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities increased $485,000, or 3% in the year ended September 30, 2008 to $19,940,000 from $19,455,000 in the year ended September 30, 2007. In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008, we sold 493,511 shares of Entertainment Properties Trust. These securities, with a cost basis of $6,482,000, were sold for $26,423,000. In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007, we sold 384,800 shares of Entertainment Properties Trust and other securities. These securities, with a cost basis of $5,131,000, were sold for $24,586,000. Discontinued operations. Discontinued operations represent the revenue, expenses, and gains from the sale of properties either held for sale or sold during the years ended September 30, 2008 and 2007. (Loss) income from discontinued operations decreased in the year ended September 30, 2008 from $368,000 in the year ended September 30, 2007 to ($5,078,000) in the year ended September 30, 2008. The discontinued operations in the 2008 fiscal year reflects a loss from operations of $60,000, impairment charges of $6,535,000 and gain on the sale of assets of $1,517,000. Included within income from operations is $556,000 from the operations of a multi-family apartment complex in Chattanooga, Tennessee, $341,000 from the operations of a retail center in Stuart, Florida, a loss of $36,000 related to an industrial property in South Plainfield, New Jersey, a loss of $1,372,000 from the operations of condominium units in three separate projects in Florida and $109,000 from six multi-family apartment complexes located in Tennessee. The impairment charge of $6,535,000 related to real estate properties held for sale reflects a decline in the market values of real estate. The gain on the sale of real estate assets of $1,517,000 includes a gain of $1,026,000 from the sale of two cooperative units in Manhattan, New York, $219,000 from the sale of an industrial property in South Plainfield, New Jersey, $261,000 from the sale of 16 condominium units in Florida, $12,000 from the sale of a retail center and parcel of land in Stuart, Florida and a loss of $4,000 on the sale of the Chattanooga property. The discontinued 35 operations in the 2007 fiscal year represent the sale of a multi-family residential property in Charlotte, North Carolina. Liquidity and Capital Resources Liquidity is a measurement of our ability to meet cash requirements, including to fund loan originations, pay operating expenses, repay borrowings, and other general business needs. We require capital to fund loan originations and pay operating expenses, including operating expenses related to real estate properties owned and real estate properties held for sale. Apart from our cash at hand, our principal sources of liquidity have historically been our revolving credit facility, our margin lines of credit and cash flow from operating activities. Due to the economic crisis, we agreed with our lending group to terminate our revolving credit facility, and, although we are in discussions with lending institutions with respect to obtaining a new credit facility, we have not as of this date secured a new credit facility and there is no assurance that we will be able to obtain a new credit facility. Our current capital sources primarily consist of our cash on hand and marketable securities (primarily REIT bonds). Our total available liquidity at September 30, 2009 was approximately $34,671,000, including $25,708,000 of cash and cash equivalents. At December 8, 2009, our total available liquidity had increased to approximately $60,000,000, including $55,000,000 of cash and cash equivalents. The sale of real estate assets and loans and the payoff and paydowns of outstanding loans will increase our liquidity. We believe we have sufficient liquidity to meet our operating expenses in Fiscal 2010, including real estate operating expenses related to real estate acquired by us in foreclosure proceedings. We also have funds available to engage in our primary lending business and are expecting an increase in demand for bridge lending beginning in the second quarter of calendar 2010. Our ability to originate loans will be limited by our cash availability unless we can obtain a credit facility. Junior Subordinated Notes On May 26, 2009, we entered into an exchange agreement pursuant to which an aggregate of $55,000,000 of our statutory trusts’ outstanding trust preferred securities were exchanged for an aggregate of $58,300,000 of newly issued unsecured junior subordinated notes. On September 29, 2009, we retired $15,900,000 of these of unsecured junior subordinated notes in exchange for an aggregate consideration of $7,950,000. From May 1, 2009 through July 31, 2012, the notes bear interest at 3.5% per annum, to be paid annually in advance. From August 1, 2012 through April 28, 2016, the interest rate will be 8.37%, and commencing April 29, 2016, the interest rate will equal LIBOR plus 2.95%. As of September 30, 2009 and November 30, 2009, $42,400,000 of our unsecured junior subordinated notes were outstanding. The securities mature on April 30, 2036 and are redeemable at anytime at our option. Off Balance Sheet Arrangements None. 36 Disclosure of Contractual Obligations The following table sets forth as of September 30, 2009 our known contractual obligations: Long-Term Debt Obligations . . . . . . . Capital Lease Obligations . . . . . . . . . Operating Lease Obligation . . . . . . . . Purchase Obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other Long-Term Liabilities Reflected on Company Balance Sheet Under GAAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Less than 1 Year $183,000 — 58,000 — Payment due by Period 1 - 3 Years 3 - 5 Years More than 5 Years Total $1,693,000 — 116,000 — $2,267,000 — 116,000 — $45,551,000 — 580,000 — $49,694,000 — 870,000 — — — — — — Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $241,000 $1,809,000 $2,383,000 $46,131,000 $50,564,000 Significant Accounting Estimates and Critical Accounting Policies Our significant accounting policies are more fully described in Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements. The preparation of financial statements and related disclosure in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make certain judgments and estimates that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Certain of our accounting policies are particularly important to understand our financial position and results of operations and require the application of significant judgments and estimates by our management; as a result they are subject to a degree of uncertainty. These significant accounting policies include the following: Allowance for Possible Losses and Impairment Charges We conduct a quarterly comprehensive review of (i) each loan in our mortgage portfolio, including the real estate securing each loan, (ii) each of our real estate assets, and (iii) each real estate asset owned by our joint ventures. This review is conducted in order to determine whether a provision for loan loss should be taken with respect to outstanding loans, and whether we or any joint venture should take an impairment charge with respect to the real estate assets owned by us or any joint venture. In reviewing the value of the collateral underlying a loan and the real estate assets owned, whether by us or our joint ventures, we seek to arrive at the fair value of each piece of collateral and each real estate asset by using one or more valuation techniques, such as comparable sales, discounted cash flow analysis or replacement cost analysis. Determination of the fair value of the collateral securing a loan requires significant judgment, estimates and discretion by management. Our real estate assets (including real estate held for sale) and our joint venture’s real estate assets (including real estate held for sale) are evaluated for indicators of impairment using an undiscounted cash flow analysis. If the analysis suggests that the undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the property will be insufficient to recover the investment made by us or any joint venture, as the case may be, an impairment provision will be calculated based upon the excess of the carrying amount of the property over its fair value. Real estate assets are valued at the lower of the recorded cost or estimated fair value, less the cost to sell. We do not obtain any third party appraisals regarding the value of the property securing loans made by us or our joint ventures, or the real estate assets owned by us or our joint ventures. Instead, we rely on our own ‘‘in-house’’ valuations. Any valuation allowances taken with respect to our loan portfolio or real estate assets reduces our net income, assets and shareholders’ equity to the extent of the amount of the valuation allowance, but it will not affect our cash flow until such time as the property is sold. For the 37 fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, $17,110,000 of loan loss provisions were recorded against our mortgage portfolio and $31,046,000 of impairment charges were taken with respect to our real estate assets (including real estate properties held for sale). Revenue Recognition We recognize interest income and rental income on an accrual basis, unless we make a judgment that impairment of a loan or of real estate owned renders doubtful collection of interest or rent in accordance with the applicable loan documents or lease. In making a judgment as to the collectability of interest or rent, we consider, among other factors, the status of the loan or property, the borrower’s or tenant’s financial condition, payment history and anticipated events in the future. Income recognition is suspended for loans when, in the opinion of management, a full recovery of income and principal becomes doubtful. Income recognition is resumed when the loan becomes contractually current and continued performance is demonstrated. Accordingly, management must make a significant judgment as to whether to treat a loan or real estate owned as impaired. If we make a decision to treat a ‘‘problem’’ loan or real estate asset as not impaired and therefore continue to recognize the interest and rent as income on an accrual basis, we could overstate income by recognizing income that will not be collected and the uncollectible amount will ultimately have to be written off. The period in which the uncollectible amount is written off could adversely affect taxable income for a specific year. Cash Distribution Policy We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, since our organization. To qualify as a REIT, we must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that we distribute currently (within the time frames prescribed by the Code and the applicable regulations) to our shareholders at least 90% of our adjusted ordinary taxable income. It is the current intention of our management to maintain our REIT status. As a REIT, we generally will not be subject to corporate Federal income tax on taxable income we distribute currently in accordance with the Code and applicable regulations to shareholders. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, we will be subject to Federal income taxes at regular corporate rates and may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent tax years. Even if we qualify for Federal taxation as a REIT, we may be subject to certain state and local taxes on our income and to Federal income and excise taxes on undistributed taxable income, i.e., taxable income not distributed in the amounts and in the time frames prescribed by the Code and applicable regulations thereunder. In December 2008, our board of trustees suspended the payment of regular quarterly dividends. Except for a special capital gain dividend of $1.15 per share paid on October 30, 2009, of which 10% of the total dividend amount was paid in cash and the balance in our common shares, no other dividends were paid in Fiscal 2009. In calendar 2008, we had a taxable loss of approximately $3,500,000 and a tax loss carry-forward at December 31, 2008 of $16,800,000 and we anticipate a taxable loss of ranging between $31,000,000 and $37,000,000 in calendar 2009. Since we can offset our future taxable income against our tax loss carry-forward until the earlier of 2028 or the tax loss carry-forward has been fully used, we do not expect to pay a dividend in calendar 2010 and it is unlikely that we will be required to pay a dividend for several years thereafter in order to maintain our REIT status. Although our board of trustees considers the payment of dividends at its quarterly board meeting, there is no expectation at the present time that a dividend will be paid in the 2010 calendar year or for a number of years thereafter. 38 Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosure About Market Risk. Our primary component of market risk is interest rate sensitivity. Our interest income, and to a lesser extent our interest expense, are subject to changes in interest rates. We seek to minimize these risks by originating loans that are indexed to the prime rate, with a stated minimum interest rate. At September 30, 2009, approximately 43% of our portfolio was comprised of variable rate loans tied primarily to the prime rate. Accordingly, changes in the prime interest rate would affect our net interest income. When determining interest rate sensitivity, we assume that any change in interest rates is immediate and that the interest rate sensitive assets and liabilities existing at the beginning of the period remain constant over the period being measured. We assessed the market risk for our variable rate mortgage receivables and believe that a one percent increase in interest rates would cause an increase in income before taxes of $64,000 and a one percent decline in interest rates would cause a increase in income before taxes of approximately $64,000 based on our loan portfolio as of September 30, 2009. In addition, we originate loans with short maturities and maintain a low leverage capital position. As of September 30, 2009, 78% of our loan portfolio was secured by properties located in the metropolitan New York area, and we are therefore subject to risks associated with the New York economy. Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data. This information appears in a separate section of this Report following Part IV. Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure. None. Item 9A. Controls and Procedures. A review and evaluation was performed by our management, including our Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Based on that review and evaluation, the CEO and CFO have concluded that our current disclosure controls and procedures, as designed and implemented, were effective. There have been no significant changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could significantly affect our internal controls subsequent to the date of their evaluation. There were no significant material weaknesses identified in the course of such review and evaluation and, therefore, we took no corrective measures. Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, a company’s principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by a company’s board, management and other personnel to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with GAAP and includes those policies and procedures that: (cid:127) pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of a company; (cid:127) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with GAAP, and that receipts and expenditures of a company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of a company; and 39 (cid:127) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use or disposition of a company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial transactions. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risks that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2009. In making this assessment, our management used criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control- Integrated Framework. Management’s evaluation and assessment of internal controls did not include the internal controls of RBH-TRB Newark Holdings LLC, which is included in the 2009 consolidated statements of BRT Realty Trust. The entity was acquired on June 3, 2009. The assets of the entity totaled $43,881,000 or approximately 23% of the Trust’s consolidated assets at September 30, 2009. Revenues and net loss were $286,000 and $1,468,000 or 1.5% and 3.1%, respectively, of the Trust’s consolidated revenues and net loss for the period ended September 30, 2009. Based on its assessment, our management believes that, as of September 30, 2009, our internal control over financial reporting was effective based on those criteria. Our independent auditors, Ernst & Young, LLP, have issued an audit report on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting. This report appears on page F1 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. Item 9B. Other Information. None. 40 Item 10. Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance. PART III Apart from certain information concerning our executive officers which is set forth in Part I of this report, the other information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the applicable information in the proxy statement for our 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, including the information set forth under the captions ‘‘Election of Trustees,’’ ‘‘Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance,’’ ‘‘Corporate Governance of Our Company—Code of Business Conduct and Ethics,’’ ‘‘Corporate Governance of Our Company—Audit Committee’’ and ‘‘Corporate Governance of Our Company—Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.’’ Item 11. Executive Compensation. The information concerning our executive compensation required by Item 11 will be included in the proxy statement to be filed relating to our 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters. The information concerning our beneficial owners required by Item 12 will be included in the proxy statement to be filed relating to our 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions. The information concerning relationships and certain transactions required by Item 13 will be included in the proxy statement to be filed relating to our 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. Item 14. Principal Accounting Fees and Services. The information concerning our principal accounting fees required by Item 14 will be included in the proxy statement to be filed relating to our 2010 Annual Meeting of Shareholders and is incorporated herein by reference. PART IV Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules. (a) 1. All Financial Statements. The response is submitted in a separate section of this report following Part IV. 2. Financial Statement Schedules. The response is submitted in a separate section of this report following Part IV. 3. Exhibits: 3.1 Third Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 10-K of BRT Realty Trust for the year ended September 30, 2005). 41 3.2 By-laws of BRT Realty Trust, formerly known as Berg Enterprise Realty Group (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form 10-K of BRT Realty Trust for the year ended September 30, 2005). 3.3 Amendment to By-laws, dated December 10, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Form 8-K of BRT Realty Trust filed December 11, 2007). 4.1 Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of May 26, 2009, between BRT Realty Trust and the Bank of New York Mellon (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 8-K of BRT Realty Trust filed June 1, 2009). 10.1 Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement, effective as of January 1, 2007, between BRT Realty Trust and REIT Management Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K of BRT Realty Trust filed November 27, 2006). 10.2 Shared Services Agreement, dated as of January 1, 2002, by and among Gould Investors L.P., BRT Realty Trust, One Liberty Properties, Inc., Majestic Property Management Corp., Majestic Property Affiliates, Inc. and REIT Management Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 in the Form 10-K filed December 11, 2008). 10.3 Exchange Agreement, dated as of May 26, 2009, by and among BRT Realty Trust and Taberna Preferred Funding IV, Ltd., Taberna Preferred Funding V, Ltd., and Taberna Preferred Funding VI, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K of BRT Realty Trust filed June 1, 2009). 10.4 Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Operating Agreement by and among TRB Newark Assemblage LLC, TRB Newark TRS, LLC, RBH Capital, LLC and RBH Partners LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K of BRT Realty Trust filed June 9, 2009). 14.1 Revised Code of Business Conduct and Ethics of BRT Realty Trust, adopted June 12, 2006 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 14.1 to the Form 8-K of BRT Realty Trust filed June 14, 2006). 21.1 Subsidiaries (filed herewith). 23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young, LLP (filed herewith). 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (the ‘‘Act’’) (filed herewith). 31.2 Certification of Senior Vice President—Finance pursuant to Section 302 of the Act (filed herewith). 31.3 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Act (filed herewith). 32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Act (filed herewith). 32.2 Certification of Senior Vice President—Finance pursuant to Section 906 of the Act (filed herewith). 32.3 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Act (filed herewith). (b) Exhibits. See Item 15(a)(3) above. (c) Financial Statements. See Item 15(a)(2) above. 42 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. BRT REALTY TRUST Date: December 14, 2009 By: /s/ JEFFREY A. GOULD Jeffrey A. Gould Chief Executive Officer, President and Trustee Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacity and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date /s/ FREDRIC H. GOULD Fredric H. Gould /s/ JEFFREY A. GOULD Jeffrey A. Gould /s/ KENNETH BERNSTEIN Kenneth Bernstein /s/ ALAN GINSBURG Alan Ginsburg /s/ LOUIS C. GRASSI Louis C. Grassi /s/ MATTHEW J. GOULD Matthew J. Gould /s/ GARY HURAND Gary Hurand /s/ JEFFREY RUBIN Jeffrey Rubin /s/ JONATHAN SIMON Jonathan Simon /s/ ELIE WEISS Elie Weiss Chairman of the Board December 14, 2009 Chief Executive Officer, President and Trustee (Principal Executive Officer) December 14, 2009 Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee Trustee December 14, 2009 December 14, 2009 December 14, 2009 December 14, 2009 December 14, 2009 December 14, 2009 December 14, 2009 December 14, 2009 /s/ GEORGE E. ZWEIER George E. Zweier Chief Financial Officer, Vice President (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) December 14, 2009 43 Item 8, Item 15(a)(1) and (2) Annual Report on Form 10-K Index to Consolidated Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 2009 and 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Page No. F-1 F-3 Consolidated Statements of Operations for the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-4 Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Consolidated Financial Statement Schedules for the year ended September 30, 2009: III—Real Estate, Real Estate Properties Held for Sale and Accumulated Depreciation . . . . IV—Mortgage Loans on Real Estate and Real Estate Loans Held for Sale . . . . . . . . . . . . F-6 F-8 F-37 F-39 All other schedules are omitted because they are not applicable or the required information is shown in the consolidated financial statements or the notes thereto. 44 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries We have audited BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries’ (the ‘‘Trust’’) internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the COSO criteria). The Trust’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting included in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We conducted our audit 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 effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk, and performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion. A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. As indicated in the accompanying Management Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting, management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of RBH-TRB Newark Holdings LLC, which is included in the 2009 consolidated financial statements of BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries and constituted $43,881,000 and $9,613,000 of total and net assets, respectively, as of September 30, 2009 and $286,000 and $1,468,000 of revenues and net loss, respectively, for the year then ended. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries also did not include an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of RBH-TRB Newark Holdings LLC. In our opinion, BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2009, based on the COSO criteria. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2009 of the Trust and our report dated December 14, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon. New York, New York December 14, 2009 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP F-1 REPORT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM The Board of Trustees and Shareholders of BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries (the ‘‘Trust’’) as of September 30, 2009 and 2008, and the related consolidated statements of operations, shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2009. Our audits also included the financial statement schedules listed in the Index at Item 15(a). These financial statements and schedules are the responsibility of the Trust’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and schedules based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with auditing 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. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the consolidated financial position of BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries at September 30, 2009 and 2008, and the consolidated results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended September 30, 2009, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. Also, in our opinion, the related financial statement schedules, when considered in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole, present fairly in all material respects the information set forth therein. We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries’ internal control over financial reporting as of September 30, 2009, based on criteria established in Internal Control—Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission and our report dated December 14, 2009 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon. New York, New York December 14, 2009 /s/ Ernst & Young LLP F-2 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Balance Sheets (Amounts in thousands except per share amounts) September 30, 2009 2008 ASSETS Real estate loans Earning interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-earning interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 44,677 2,836 $ 95,228 18,407 Deferred fee income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allowance for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purchase money mortgage loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate loans held for sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate properties net of accumulated depreciation of $1,642 and $948 . . . . . Investment in unconsolidated ventures at equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Available-for-sale securities at market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate properties held for sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47,513 (44) (1,618) 45,851 16,804 16,915 64,096 2,477 25,708 8,963 5,652 6,867 113,635 (455) (6,710) 106,470 — 22,373 30,539 9,669 35,765 10,482 46,473 8,249 Total Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $193,333 $270,020 LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Liabilities: Borrowed funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Junior subordinated notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mortgages payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounts payable and accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deposits payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dividends payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ — $ 3,000 56,702 2,315 3,480 2,064 15,565 40,234 9,460 2,149 1,965 13,308 Total liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67,116 83,126 Minority interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,990 Commitments and contingencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shareholders’ equity: Preferred shares, $1 par value: Authorized 10,000 shares, none issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shares of beneficial interest, $3 par value: — — 122 — — Authorized number of shares, unlimited, issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,711 in both periods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accumulated other comprehensive income—net unrealized gain on available-for-sale securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retained deficit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cost of 1,438 and 1,206 treasury shares of beneficial interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 38,133 167,073 — 38,133 166,402 2,711 (75,374) (11,316) 7,126 (14,311) (10,578) Total Shareholders’ Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121,227 186,772 Total Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $193,333 $270,020 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-3 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Operations (Dollar amounts in thousands except per share amounts) Year Ended September 30, 2009 2008 2007 Revenues: Interest on real estate loans, including $15 from related parties in 2007 . . . . . . . . Interest on purchase money mortgage loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loan fee income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Rental revenues from real estate properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other, primarily investment income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ $ 8,577 246 887 4,166 726 Total revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14,602 Expenses: Interest—borrowed funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Advisor’s fees, related party . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for loan loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impairment charges Foreclosure related professional fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Debt restructuring charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . General and administrative—including $1,002, $1,039 and $907 to related party . . Other taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Operating expenses relating to real estate properties including interest on mortgages payable of $384, $149 and $154 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization and depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,435 1,173 17,110 12,762 908 685 6,992 53 6,043 1,340 51,501 $ 16,526 — 2,246 1,848 1,766 22,386 6,644 1,730 15,260 2,680 2,009 — 6,839 251 2,519 795 38,727 Total revenues less total expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (36,899) (16,341) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equity in (loss) earnings of unconsolidated ventures Gain on disposition of real estate related to unconsolidated ventures . . . . . . . . . . . Gain on sale of joint venture interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain on sale of available-for-sale securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain on early extinguishment of debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minority interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,791) — 271 1,016 6,443 605 (Loss) income from continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (31,355) Discontinued Operations: (Loss) income from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impairment charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain on sale of real estate assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Loss) income from discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (315) (18,284) 2,199 (16,400) 1,358 — — 19,940 — (139) 4,818 (60) (6,535) 1,517 (5,078) 33,604 — 5,153 1,486 2,657 42,900 10,177 2,308 9,300 — 460 — 6,249 1,250 666 160 30,570 12,330 1,172 1,819 — 19,455 — (74) 34,702 16 — 352 368 Net (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Loss) earnings per share of beneficial interest: (Loss) income from continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Loss) income from discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Basic (loss) earnings per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Loss) income from continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (Loss) income from discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diluted (loss) earnings per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cash distributions per common share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stock distribution per common share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ $ $ $ $ $ $ (47,755) $ (260) $ 35,070 (2.69) (1.41) (4.10) (2.69) (1.41) (4.10) .12 1.03 $ $ $ $ $ $ .41 (.43) (.02) .41 (.43) (.02) 3.19 $ $ $ $ $ — $ 3.30 .04 3.34 3.29 .04 3.33 2.44 — Weighted average number of common shares outstanding: Basic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,643,972 11,648,885 10,501,738 Diluted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,643,972 11,648,885 10,518,297 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-4 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity Years Ended September 30, 2009, 2008, and 2007 (Amounts in thousands except share and per share data) Balances, September 30, 2006 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $27,194 $ 85,498 $ 38,319 $ 13,510 $(10,086) $154,435 Shares of Additional Beneficial Interest Paid-In Capital Accumulated Other Retained Comprehensive Earnings/ Treasury Shares (Deficit) Income Total Shares issued—dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan (251,440 shares) . . . . . . . . . . . 754 5,648 8,798 — — — — — 68,296 — (2) (43) 765 — — — — — — — — — — 6,402 — (25,389) — — — 35,070 — 77,094 — (25,389) 20 22 — 43 765 — — 35,070 Shares issued—underwritten public offering (2,932,500 shares) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distributions—common share ($2.44 per share) . Exercise of stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restricted stock vesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compensation expense—restricted stock . . . . . . Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other comprehensive loss net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities (net of reclassification adjustment for gains of $13,918 included in net income) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comprehensive income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — — — — (13,222) — — — — (13,222) — 21,848 Balances, September 30, 2007 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36,746 160,162 25,097 23,191 (10,021) 235,175 Shares issued—dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan (462,315 shares) . . . . . . . . . . . Distributions—common share ($3.19 per share) . Exercise of stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Restricted stock vesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compensation expense—restricted stock . . . . . . Shares repurchased (67,334 shares) . . . . . . . . . . Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other comprehensive loss net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities (net of reclassification adjustment for gains of $18,588 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . included in net loss) Comprehensive loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,387 — — — — — — — 5,584 — (1) (201) 858 — — — — — — — — — — (37,242) — — — — (260) 6,971 — — (37,242) 10 11 — 201 858 — (769) (769) (260) — — — (17,971) — — — — (17,971) — (18,231) Balances, September 30, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38,133 166,402 7,126 (14,311) (10,578) 186,772 Distributions—common share ($1.15 per share) . Restricted stock vesting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Compensation expense—restricted stock . . . . . . Shares repurchased (256,110 shares) . . . . . . . . . Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other comprehensive loss net unrealized loss on available-for-sale securities (net of reclassification adjustment for gains of $1,014 included in net loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Comprehensive loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — — — — — — — — (205) 876 — — — — — — — (13,308) — — — (47,755) — (13,308) — 205 876 — (943) (943) (47,755) — — (4,415) — — — — (4,415) — (52,170) Balances, September 30, 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $38,133 $167,073 $ 2,711 $(75,374) $(11,316) $121,227 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-5 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Dollar amounts in thousands) Year Ended September 30, 2009 2008 2007 Cash flows from operating activities: Net (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $(47,755) $ (260) $ 35,070 Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash (used in) provided by operating activities: Provision for loan loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impairment charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization and depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization of deferred fee income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accretion of securities discount Accretion of junior subordinated notes principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization of restricted stock and stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net gain on sale of real estate assets from discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net gain on sale of available-for-sale securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equity in loss (earnings) of unconsolidated ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain on sale of joint venture interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain on disposition of real estate related to unconsolidated venture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain on early extinguishment of debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Distributions of earnings of unconsolidated ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minority interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increases and decreases from changes in other assets and liabilities: Increase in straight line rent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decrease in interest and dividends receivable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase in prepaid expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase in deferred costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cash flows from investing activities: Collections from real estate loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceeds from sale of participation interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repurchase of participation interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loan loss recoveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additions to real estate loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net costs capitalized to real estate owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collections of loan fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additions to real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceeds from sale of real estate owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Purchase of available-for-sale securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Contributions to unconsolidated ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Proceeds from the sale of joint venture interests Distributions of capital of unconsolidated ventures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,110 31,046 1,686 (897) (28) 322 876 (2,199) (1,016) 2,791 (271) — (6,443) 185 (605) (16) 754 (1,876) (1,431) — 340 (7,427) 20,207 — — 2,417 (12,704) (4,721) 557 (15,718) 25,152 (4,520) 2,668 (781) 1,350 4,111 15,260 9,215 1,506 (2,128) — — 858 (1,517) (19,940) (1,358) — — — 1,766 139 (16) 1,291 (159) (1,353) (463) 137 2,978 56,824 — — — (66,027) (3,914) 2,144 — 36,398 — 26,423 (1,076) — 4,413 9,300 — 990 (4,993) — — 765 (352) (19,455) (1,172) — (1,819) — 5,952 74 (128) 1,191 (1,584) (2,056) (309) (278) 21,196 152,129 1,110 (5,750) — (120,349) (106) 3,646 — 625 (49) 24,597 (12,948) — 5,557 Net cash provided by investing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,018 55,185 48,462 Cash flows from financing activities: Proceeds from borrowed funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repayment of borrowed funds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase in mortgage payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mortgage principal payments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repayment of subordinated debt Capital contributions from minority interest, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exercise of stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cash distribution—common shares Issuance of shares—dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Net proceeds from secondary offering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Increase in deferred mortgage costs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repurchase of shares 6,000 (9,000) 5,131 (86) (8,316) 3,117 — (15,565) — — (986) (943) 66,000 (83,000) — (80) — — 10 (28,633) 6,971 — — (769) 145,000 (266,464) — (76) — — 20 (22,924) 6,402 77,094 — — Net cash used in financing activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (20,648) (39,501) (60,948) Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (10,057) 35,765 18,662 17,103 8,710 8,393 Cash and cash equivalents at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 25,708 $ 35,765 $ 17,103 See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-6 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Continued) (Dollar amounts in thousands) Year Ended September 30, 2009 2008 2007 Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information: Cash paid during the year for interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 5,841 $ 6,196 $10,135 Cash paid during the year for income and excise taxes . . . . . . . . . . . $ 145 $ 1,070 $ 703 2009 2008 2007 Non cash investing and financing activity: Reclassification of loans to real estate and real estate held for sale upon foreclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $43,329 $104,828 $ 9,469 Accrued distributions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $13,308 $ 15,565 $ 6,956 Junior subordinated notes redeemed to cancel statutory trust common securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,702 Seller financing provided for sale of real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $17,777 Reclassification of real estate properties to/from real estate held for sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,801 Assumption of mortgages of consolidated joint venture . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,100 Reclassification of real estate loans to real estate loans held for sale . $16,915 $ $ $ $ $ — $ — — $ 2,560 7,118 $ — — $ — — $ — See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements. F-7 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements September 30, 2009 NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Organization and Background BRT Realty Trust is a real estate investment trust organized as a business trust in 1972 under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Our primary business is and has been for over twenty five years, to originate and hold for investment short-term senior and junior commercial mortgage loans secured by real property in the United States. Our objective is to provide our shareholders with returns over time, including quarterly cash distributions and capital appreciation, by originating mortgage loans secured by a diversified portfolio of real property. Due to the current credit crisis however, our business focus has temporarily shifted emphasis from originating loans to servicing our loan portfolio, workout activities, pursuing foreclosure actions, acquiring the underlying property in a foreclosure proceeding and supervising real estate assets. Principles of Consolidation; Basis of Preparation Certain items on the consolidated financial statements for the preceding periods have been reclassified to conform with the current consolidated financial statements. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts and operations of BRT Realty Trust, its wholly owned subsidiaries, and its majority-owned or controlled real estate entities and its interests in variable interest entities in which it is the primary beneficiary. Material intercompany items and transactions have been eliminated. BRT Realty Trust and its subsidiaries are hereinafter referred to as ‘‘BRT’’ or the ‘‘Trust.’’ On July 1, 2009, the Trust adopted the Financial Accounting Standards Board (‘‘FASB’’) Accounting Standards Codification (‘‘ASC’’) as the exclusive source of authoritative U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (‘‘GAAP’’), to be applied by non-government entities, except for SEC rules and interpretive releases, which are also authoritative GAAP for U.S. registrants. Upon adoption, the FASB ASC superseded all then existing non-SEC accounting and reporting standards. All other non-grandfathered, non-SEC accounting literature not included in the FASB ASC became non-authoritative. The FASB ASC does not change U.S. GAAP, but is intended to simplify user access to all authoritative U.S. GAAP by providing all the authoritative literature related to a particular topic in one place. The Trust’s conversion to FASB ASC, which is effective for financial statements issued for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009, did not have any effect on the Trust’s consolidated financial position, results of operations, or cash flows. The Trust has included the references to the FASB ASC, as appropriate, in these consolidated financial statements. With respect to its unconsolidated joint ventures, as (i) the Trust is primarily the managing member but does not exercise substantial operating control over these entities or the Trust is not the managing member and (ii) such entities are not variable-interest entities, the Trust has determined that such joint ventures should be accounted for under the equity method of accounting for financial statement purposes. RBH-TRB Newark Holdings LLC was determined to be a Variable Interest Entity (‘‘VIE’’) because the Trust has disproportionately few voting rights as compared with its obligations to absorb expected losses or rights to receive expected residual returns. The Trust was determined to be the Primary Beneficiary as it is expected to absorb a majority of the VIE’s expected losses. For these F-8 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) reasons, the Trust has consolidated the operations of this VIE in the Trust’s consolidated financial statements. Income Tax Status The Trust qualifies as a real estate investment trust under Sections 856-860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended. The Trustees may, at their option, elect to operate the Trust as a business trust not qualifying as a real estate investment trust. Income Recognition Income and expenses are recorded on the accrual basis of accounting for financial reporting purposes. The Trust does not accrue interest on impaired loans where, in the judgment of management, collection of interest according to the contractual terms of the loan documents is considered doubtful. Among the factors the Trust considers in making an evaluation of the amount of interest that is collectable, are the financial condition of the borrower, the status of the underlying collateral and anticipated future events. The Trust accrues interest on performing impaired loans and records cash receipts as a reduction of interest receivable. For impaired non-accrual loans, interest is recognized on a cash basis. Loan commitment and extension fee income on loans held in our portfolio is deferred and recorded as loan fee income over the life of the commitment and loan. Commitment fees are generally non-refundable. When a commitment expires or the Trust no longer has any other obligation to perform, the remaining fee is recognized into income. Rental income, which is included within operating income from real estate properties, includes the base rent that each tenant is required to pay in accordance with the terms of their respective leases reported on a straight line basis over the initial term of the lease. The basis on which cost was determined in computing the realized gain or loss on available-for-sale securities is average historical cost. Allowance for Possible Losses A loan evaluated for impairment is deemed to be impaired when based on current information and events, it is probable, in the judgment of management, that the Trust will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan documents. When making this evaluation numerous factors are considered, including, market evaluations of the underlying collateral, estimated operating cash flow from the property during the projected holding period, and estimated sales value computed by applying an estimated capitalization rate to the projected stabilized net operating income of the specific property, less selling costs, discounted at market discount rates. If upon completion of the evaluation, the value of the collateral securing the loan is less than the recorded investment in the loan, an allowance is created with a corresponding charge to expense. The fair values related to the collateral securing our impaired loans are based on discounted cash flow models, which are considered to be level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. F-9 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) Real Estate Properties and Real Estate Properties Held For Sale Real estate properties, shown net of accumulated depreciation, is comprised primarily of real property acquired by foreclosure proceedings. When real estate is acquired by foreclosure proceedings, it is recorded at the lower of the recorded investment of the loan or estimated fair value at the time of foreclosure or delivery of a deed in lieu of foreclosure. The recorded investment is the face amount of the loan that has been decreased by any deferred fees, loan loss allowances and any valuation adjustments. Real estate assets, including assets acquired by foreclosure proceedings, that are operated for the production of income are depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Costs incurred in connection with the foreclosure of the properties collateralizing the real estate loans are expensed as incurred. Real estate is classified as held for sale when management has determined that it has met the appropriate criteria in ASC 360. Properties which are held for sale are not depreciated and their operations are shown in discontinued operations. Real estate assets that are expected to be disposed of are valued at the lower of the carrying amount or their value less costs to sell on an individual asset basis. The Trust accounts for the sale of real estate when title passes to the buyer, sufficient equity payments have been received, there is no continuing involvement by the Trust and there is reasonable assurance that the remaining receivable, if any, will be collected. Valuation Allowance on Real Estate Assets The Trust reviews each real estate asset owned, including investments in real estate ventures, to determine whether the carrying amount of the asset can be recovered. Recognition of impairment is required if the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by the assets are less than the assets’ carrying amount. Measurement of impairment is based upon the estimated fair value of the asset. Upon evaluating a property, many factors are considered, including estimated current and expected operating cash flow from the property during the projected holding period, costs necessary to extend the life or improve the asset, expected capitalization rates, projected stabilized net operating income, selling costs, and the ability to hold and dispose of such real estate owned in the ordinary course of business. The fair values are based on discounted cash flow models which are considered to be level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. Valuation adjustments may be necessary in the event that effective interest rates, rent-up periods, future economic conditions, and other relevant factors vary significantly from those assumed in valuing the property. If future evaluations result in a diminution in the value of the property, the reduction will be recognized as an addition to the valuation allowance. Investments in Unconsolidated Ventures at Equity Investments in ventures in which the Trust does not have the ability to exercise operational or financial control, are accounted for using the equity method. Accordingly, the Trust reports its pro rata share of net profits and losses from its investments in unconsolidated ventures in the accompanying consolidated financial statements. F-10 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) Loan Participations The Trust recognizes the transfer of financial assets as sales, provided control has been relinquished. Control is deemed to be relinquished only when all of the following conditions have been met: (i) the assets have been isolated from the transferor, even in bankruptcy or other receivership (true sale opinions are required), (ii) the transferee has the right to pledge or exchange the assets received and (iii) the transferor has not maintained effective control over the transferred assets. The Trust only recognizes its retained interest of loan participations in the financial statements. Equity Based Compensation The Trust’s compensation expense for restricted stock awards is amortized over the vesting period of such awards, based upon the estimated fair value of such restricted stock at the grant date. Per Share Data Basic earnings (loss) per share was determined by dividing net income (loss) applicable to common shareholders for each year by the weighted average number of shares of beneficial interest outstanding during each year. Diluted earnings per share reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other contracts to issue shares of beneficial interest were exercised or converted into shares of beneficial interest or resulted in the issuance of shares of beneficial interest that then shared in the earnings of the Trust. Diluted earnings per share was determined by dividing net income applicable to common shareholders for each year by the total of the weighted average number of shares of beneficial interest outstanding plus the dilutive effect of the Trust’s unvested restricted stock and outstanding options using the treasury stock method. Cash Equivalents Cash equivalents consist of highly liquid investments, primarily direct United States treasury obligations and money market type U.S. Government obligations, with maturities of three months or less when purchased. Use of Estimates The preparation of the 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. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Segment Reporting Management has determined that it operates in two reportable segments: a loan and investment segment and a real estate segment. Our loan segment includes all activities related to the origination and servicing of our loan portfolio and other investments and our real estate segment includes all activities related to the operation and disposition of our real estate assets. F-11 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) New Accounting Pronouncements In December 2007, the FASB issued updated guidance, which applies to all transactions or events in which an entity obtains control of one or more businesses. This guidance establishes the acquisition-date fair value as the measurement objective for all assets acquired and liabilities assumed, (ii) requires expensing of most transaction costs, and (iii) requires the acquirer to disclose to investors and other users all of the information needed to evaluate and understand the nature and financial effect of the business combination. This guidance is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008 and early adoption is not permitted. The impact of adopting this guidance on the Trust’s consolidated financial statements will be the requirement to expense most transaction costs relating to its acquisition activities. In December 2007, the FASB issued updated guidance which requires non-controlling interests in a consolidated subsidiary to be displayed in the statement of financial position as a separate component of equity and earnings and losses attributable to non-controlling interests are no longer reported as part of consolidated earnings, rather they are disclosed on the face of the income statement. This guidance is effective in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008. Adoption is prospective and early adoption is not permitted. The impact of adopting this guidance on the consolidated financial statements will be limited to the presentation of non controlling interests in the consolidated balance sheets. In February 2008, the FASB issued updated guidance which defers the effective date of previous guidance issued regarding the fair value of non financial assets and liabilities, except for items that are recognized or disclosed at fair value in the financial statements on a recurring basis, until fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2008. These provisions will become effective October 1, 2009. The Trust does not believe that the adoption of this guidance as it relates to fair value measurements of nonfinancial assets and liabilities will have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. In June 2008, the FASB issued updated guidance which states that unvested share-based payment awards that contain non-forfeitable rights to dividends or dividend equivalents (whether paid or unpaid) are participating securities and shall be included in the computation of earnings per share. The Trust is required to adopt this guidance on October 1, 2009 and the adoption is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements. In December 2008, the FASB issued updated guidance about Transfers of Financial Assets and Interests in Variable Interest Entities. The guidance increases disclosure requirements for public companies and is effective for reporting periods (interim and annual) that end after December 15, 2008. The purpose of this guidance is to promptly improve disclosures by public entities and enterprises until pending further guidance is finalized and approved by the Board. The guidance requires public entities to provide additional disclosures about transferors’ continuing involvement with transferred financial assets. It also amends existing guidance to require public enterprises, including sponsors that have a variable interest in a variable interest entity, to provide additional disclosures about their involvement with variable interest entities. This guidance is related to disclosure only and upon its adoption during the quarter ended December 31, 2008, did not have an impact on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows. F-12 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) In April 2009, the FASB issued updated guidance which changes existing accounting requirements for other-than-temporary impairment for debt securities. The guidance also extends new disclosure requirements about debt and equity securities to interim reporting periods as well as provides new disclosure requirements. The Trust adopted this guidance at the beginning of the Trust’s third fiscal quarter of 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Trust’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. In April 2009, the FASB issued updated guidance which extends the disclosure requirements of existing guidance regarding disclosures about the fair value of financial instruments, to interim financial statements of publicly traded companies. This guidance requires disclosures of the fair value of all financial instruments (recognized or unrecognized) except for those specifically excluded, when practical to do so. The guidance must be applied prospectively and does not require disclosures for earlier periods presented for comparative purposes at initial adoption. The Trust adopted this guidance in the third fiscal quarter of 2009 and has added the required disclosures to its interim consolidated financial statements. In April 2009, the FASB issued updated guidance that clarifies the application of existing fair value measurements when the volume and level of activity for the asset or liability have significantly decreased. This guidance also includes guidance on identifying circumstances that indicate a transaction is not orderly. This guidance is effective for interim and annual reporting periods ending after June 15, 2009, and must be applied prospectively. Accordingly, the Trust adopted this guidance in the third fiscal quarter of 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Trust’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. In May 2009, the FASB issued updated guidance to establish general standards of accounting for and disclosure of subsequent events. This guidance renames the two types of subsequent events as recognized subsequent events or non-recognized subsequent events and to modify the definition of the evaluation period for subsequent events as events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date, but before the financial statements are issued. This will require entities to disclose the date, through which an entity has evaluated subsequent events and the basis for that date (the issued date for public companies). This guidance is effective for interim or annual financial periods ending after June 15, 2009, and is to be applied prospectively. Accordingly, the Trust adopted this guidance in the Trust’s third fiscal quarter of 2009. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Trust’s consolidated financial condition, results of operations, or cash flows. Refer to Note 18 for the Trust’s disclosure on subsequent events. In June 2009, the FASB issued updated guidance to amend various components of the guidance regarding sale accounting related to financial assets, including the recognition of assets obtained and liabilities assumed as a result of a transfer, and considerations of effective control by a transferor over transferred assets. In addition, this guidance removes the exemption for qualifying special purpose entities from previous the guidance. This guidance is effective for the first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, with early adoption prohibited. While we are currently evaluating the effect of the adoption of this guidance, we believe the adoption will not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. F-13 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 1—ORGANIZATION, BACKGROUND AND SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued) In June 2009, the FASB issued updated guidance, which amends guidance for determining whether an entity is a variable interest entity, or VIE, and requires the performance of a qualitative rather than a quantitative analysis to determine the primary beneficiary of a VIE. Under this guidance, an entity would be required to consolidate a VIE if it has (i) the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses of the VIE or the right to receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the VIE. This guidance is effective for the first annual reporting period that begins after November 15, 2009, with early adoption prohibited. While we are currently evaluating the effect of adopting this guidance, we believe that the adoption will not have a material impact on the consolidated financial statements. NOTE 2—REAL ESTATE LOANS AND PURCHASE MONEY MORTGAGES At September 30, 2009, information as to real estate loans and purchase money mortgages, all of which are first mortgage loans, is summarized as follows (dollar amounts in thousands): Earning Interest Non-Earning Interest Total Allowance For Possible Losses Real Estate Loans, Net Real Estate Loans: Condominium units (existing multi-family and commercial units) . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-family residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hotel condominium units . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential Deferred fee income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $34,562(1) 2,067 1,650 6,390 8 44,677 (44) Real estate loans, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,633 Purchase money mortgage loans $ — 2,836 — — — 2,836 — 2,836 $34,562 4,903 1,650 6,390 8 47,513 (44) 47,469 $ — (1,618) — — — (1,618) — (1,618) $34,562 3,285 1,650 6,390 8 45,895 (44) 45,851 Multi-family residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,804 — 16,804 — 16,804 Real estate and purchase money mortgage loans, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $61,437 $2,836 $64,273 $(1,618) $62,655 (1) Includes a loan with an outstanding balance of $8,488,000 in which the borrower filed for bankruptcy protection under chapter XI of the Federal Bankruptcy Act in December 2009. At September 30, 2009, two non-performing loans were outstanding to two separate unaffiliated borrowers, having an aggregate principal balance of $2,836,000 before loan loss allowances of $1,618,000, and which represented 4.41% of gross loans and 1.47% of total assets. F-14 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 2—REAL ESTATE LOANS AND PURCHASE MONEY MORTGAGES (Continued) Information as to the loans included in non-performing at September 30, 2009 is summarized as follows: (dollar amounts in thousands) Location Utica, NY New York, NY Principal Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accrued Interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — Cross collateral or cross default $2,256 $580 — provision . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No Secured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-family apartment buildings Vacant multi-family building Recourse/ non recourse . . . . . . . . . . Recourse Impaired . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes Allowance for possible losses . . . . . . Collateral Dependent . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes Recourse No $— Yes No Yes $1,618 At September 30, 2008 information as to real estate loans is summarized as follows (dollar amounts in thousands): Earning Interest Non-Earning Interest Total Allowance For Possible Losses Real Estate Loans, Net First mortgage loans: Condominium units (existing multi- family and commercial units) . . . . . . Multi-family residential . . . . . . . . . . . . Hotel condominium units . . . . . . . . . . Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shopping centers/retail . . . . . . . . . . . . Office . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Industrial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hotel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Residential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $32,270 4,986 5,273 15,192 29,987 1,500 1,055 3,258 22 $ 6,498 2,393 — 6,162 — — — — 2,700 $ 38,768 7,379 5,273 21,354 29,987 1,500 1,055 3,258 2,722 $(3,515) (850) — (1,645) — — — — (700) $ 35,253 6,529 5,273 19,709 29,987 1,500 1,055 3,258 2,022 Second mortgage loans: Retail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-family residential . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred fee income . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 1,685 95,228 (356) 654 — 654 1,685 — — 18,407 (99) 113,635 (455) (6,710) — 654 1,685 106,925 (455) Real estate loans, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . $94,872 $18,308 $113,180 $(6,710) $106,470 F-15 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 2—REAL ESTATE LOANS AND PURCHASE MONEY MORTGAGES (Continued) A summary of the changes in non-earning loans before allowance for possible losses of $1,618,000 and $6,710,000 for the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 respectively, is as follows (dollar amounts in thousands): 2009 2008 Beginning principal balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 18,407 $ 63,627 Additions(a)(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Protective advances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total additions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Payoffs and paydowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reclassified to performing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Reclassified to real estate loans held for sale(b) . . . . . . . . . . . Transferred to owned real estate(a)(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Direct charge off(d) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68,184 93 68,277 (883) (1,250) (22,967) (56,448) (2,300) 84,235 905 85,140 (6,927) (1,138) — (122,295) — Total reductions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (83,848) (130,360) Ending Principal balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 2,836 $ 18,407 (a) Includes the addition of 19 loans with an aggregate principal balance of $37,804,000 secured by a group of properties in downtown Newark, New Jersey consisting of existing office, retail, parking and vacant land during the quarter ended March 31, 2009. During the quarter ended June 30, 2009, a consolidated joint venture acquired title to these properties. BRT owns 50.1% of the membership interests in the joint venture and the remainder of the interests are owned by affiliates of the properties’ former owners. The Trust recorded a charge off of $9,057,000 in connection with the acquisition of the properties by the joint venture. (b) Includes the addition in the quarter ended March 31, 2009, of a loan with a principal amount of $22,967,000 secured by an office building with ground floor retail located in Brooklyn, NY. In the quarter ended September 30, 2009 the trust transferred this loan to real estate loans held for sale and took a $ 6,418,000 charge off against this loan. This loan was sold in December 2009 for its approximate book value. (c) In the current fiscal year the Trust acquired title to four additional properties, a residential home located in Purchase, New York, a 44 unit garden apartment complex in Naples Florida, a development parcel of land in Manhattan, New York and a hotel in Fort Wayne Indiana. At the time of foreclosure the gross principal balance of the loans securing these properties was $18,643,000, before loan loss allowances of $6,878,000. (d) In the current fiscal year the Trust took a direct charge off of $2,300,000 against a loan due to a fraud committed by a borrower against the Trust. The Trust reported the fraud to the appropriate authorities, who are currently investigating the matter. F-16 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 2—REAL ESTATE LOANS AND PURCHASE MONEY MORTGAGES (Continued) At September 30, 2009 and 2008, no earning loans were deemed impaired and accordingly no loan loss allowances have been established against our earning portfolio. During the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively, an average of $34,392,000, $37,036,000 and $33,416,000 respectively, of real estate loans were deemed impaired, on which, $0, $0 and $3,038,000 respectively, of interest income was recognized. Loans originated by the Trust generally provide for interest rates, which are indexed to the prime rate. However in 2009, in response to the current financial crisis, we provided fixed rate financing on loan extensions and workouts. In addition the Trust provided fixed rate financing to facilitate the sale of real estate that it owned. In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, the Trust provided $16,960,000 (excluding loans held for sale) of these purchase money mortgages, of which $16,804,000 remain in the portfolio at September 30, 2009. At September 30, 2009, two separate unaffiliated borrowers each had loans (excluding real estate loans for sale) outstanding in excess of 5% of the total assets of the Trust. Information regarding these loans is set forth in the table below: Gross Loan Balance $26,075,000 $ 9,975,000 # Of Loans % Of Gross Loans % Of Assets Type State Status 1 1 40.5% 13.5% Existing office/condo conversion NY Performing Performing 15.5% 5.2% Multi-family AZ No other borrower or single loan (excluding real estate loans for sale) accounted for more than 15% of the Trust’s loan portfolio or 5% of the Trust’s assets at September 30, 2009. The Trust’s portfolio consists of senior mortgage loans, secured by residential and commercial property, 71% of which are located in New York, 16% in Arizona, 11% in Florida and 2% in two other states. Annual maturities of real estate loans and purchase money mortgages before allowances for possible losses during the next five years and thereafter are summarized as follows (dollar amounts in thousands): Year Ending September 30, 2010(a) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 and thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount $47,512 2,876 3,954 9,975 — Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $64,317 (a) includes $2,836 of non earning loans which are due on demand. If a loan is not repaid at maturity, the Trust may either extend the loan or consider the loan past due and may commence foreclosure proceedings. The Trust analyzes each loan separately to determine the appropriateness of an extension. In analyzing each situation, management examines many aspects of F-17 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 2—REAL ESTATE LOANS AND PURCHASE MONEY MORTGAGES (Continued) the loan receivable, including the value of the collateral, the financial strength of the borrower, past payment history and plans of the owner of the property. There was $113,622,000 of real estate loans receivable which matured in Fiscal 2008, of which, $39,786,000 were extended, $14,128,000 were paid off, $56,735,000 were foreclosed upon, and $2,973,000 are currently in foreclosure. At September 30, 2009, the three largest real estate loans (excluding real estate loans held for sale) had principal balances outstanding of approximately $26,075,000, $9,975,000 and $8,488,000 respectively prior to loan loss allowances. Of the total interest and fees earned on real estate loans during the year ended September 30, 2009, 32.0%, 1.1% and 11.7% related to these loans, respectively. Included within the real estate loans at September 30, 2009 is one loan participation that was purchased from BRT Funding LLC, at par. This loan participation of $6,390,000 was purchased pursuant to the joint venture agreement with CIT Capital USA, Inc in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. This loan was paid off in full on November 19, 2009. NOTE 3—ALLOWANCE FOR POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES An analysis of the allowance for possible losses is as follows (dollar amounts in thousands): Year Ended September 30, 2009 2008 2007 Balance at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for loan loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Charge-offs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Recoveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 6,710 17,110 (24,619) 2,417 $ 8,917 15,260 (17,467) — $ 669 9,300 (1,052) — Balance at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 1,618 $ 6,710 $ 8,917 The allowance for possible losses applies to one loan aggregating $2,256,000 at September 30, 2009, four loans aggregating $17,753,000 at September 30, 2008 and five loans aggregating $61,648,000 at September 30, 2007. NOTE 4—REAL ESTATE LOANS HELD FOR SALE At September 30, 2009 and 2008 the Trust has reclassified to real estate loans held for sale one loan secured by an office building with ground floor retail and seven loans secured by condominium units located in Miami, Florida. The first loan, with an outstanding principal balance of $22,967,000 is being carried at its fair value of $16,238,000, which is net of a charge off of $6,418,000 and $311,000 of deferred fees. This loan, which is non earning, was sold in December 2009, for its approximate book value. The condominium loans, which were sold in November, 2009 are being carried at their fair value of $677,000. F-18 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 5—REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES A summary of real estate properties for the year ended September 30, 2009 is as follows (dollar amounts in thousands): Shopping centers/retail . . . . . . . . . Condominium units and coop shares . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commercial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Land . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9/30/08 Balance $ 3,159 559 16,384 Additions Costs Capitalized Depreciation, Amortization and Paydowns Impairment Charges 9/30/09 Balance — — $ (98) — $ 3,061(a) — — — $1,448 1,866 (20) — $39,690 4,418 10,437 (30) (444) (153) (358) — $(11,490) 529(b) 5,898(c) — 41,403(d) 13,205(e) (1,272) Total real estate properties . . . . . . $30,539 $44,108 $3,294 $(1,083) $(12,762) $64,096 (a) The Trust holds, with a minority partner, a leasehold interest in a portion of a retail shopping center located in Yonkers, New York. The leasehold interest is for approximately 28,500 square feet and, including all option periods, expires in 2045. The minority equity interest, was 30%, or $189,000 and $121,000 at September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. These amounts are included as a component of minority interest on the consolidated balance sheet. (b) Represents interests in nine condominium units at two properties located in Florida. (c) In the prior fiscal year the Trust acquired by foreclosure two multi-family apartment complexes. The first is a 388 unit complex in Fort Wayne, Indiana. During the current fiscal year the Trust recorded impairment charges on this property of $7,165,000. The book value of this property at September 30, 2009 was $2,271,000. The second property is a 250 unit complex located in Madison, Tennessee. The Trust took impairment charges of $4,325,000 on this property in the current fiscal year. This property had a book value of $3,627,000 at September 30, 2009. (d) In June of the current fiscal year, a consolidated Trust joint venture acquired title to a group of properties in downtown Newark, New Jersey consisting of existing office, retail, parking and vacant land. BRT owns 50.1% of the membership interests in the joint venture and the remainder of the interests are owned by affiliates of the properties former owners. The properties acquired by the joint venture previously secured a $37,804,000 loan provided by the Trust. The Trust recorded a charge off of $9,057,000 in connection with the acquisition of the properties by the joint venture. In addition to the properties which previously secured the Trust’s loans, the other members contributed four additional properties to the joint venture, two of which are subject to existing first mortgages and contract rights to additional properties. The properties are recorded at $31,822,000, their fair value upon closing the transaction. The other members subsequently contributed an additional property to the joint venture. This property, which is subject to a new first mortgage loan, was recorded at $5,215,000 the fair value upon the transfer of the property. In the current fiscal year the Trust also acquired title to a hotel located in Fort Wayne, Indiana. This property had a book value of $2,653,000 at September 30, 2009. The purchase price allocation for these properties is preliminary and will be finalized within 12 months of acquisition. F-19 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 5—REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES (Continued) (e) Land is composed of a development parcel located in Daytona Beach, Florida acquired in the previous year and a development property located in Manhattan, NY that was acquired by foreclosure in the current year. Future minimum rentals to be received by the Trust, pursuant to noncancellable operating leases in excess of one year, from properties on which the Trust holds title to at September 30, 2009, are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands): Year Ending September 30, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount $ 2,308 2,376 2,214 1,883 1,879 14,856 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $25,516 NOTE 6—IMPAIRMENT CHARGES The Trust reviews each real estate asset owned, including investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, for which indicators of impairment are present to determine whether the carrying amount of the asset can be recovered. Measurement is then based upon the fair value of the asset. Real estate assets held for sale are valued at the lower of cost or fair value, less costs to sell on an individual asset basis. As a result of the credit crisis and the deterioration in the value of real estate where the Trust owns properties, the Trust took impairment charges of $31,046,000 and $9,215,000 for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008 respectively as follows: September 30, 2009 2008 Real estate properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Investment in unconsolidated venture at equity . . . . . . . . $12,762,000 $1,630,000 — 1,050,000 Real estate properties held for sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,762,000 18,284,000 2,680,000 6,535,000 Total impairment charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $31,046,000 $9,215,000 There were no impairment charges taken in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007. F-20 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 7—INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED VENTURES AT EQUITY BRT Funding LLC A joint venture between the Trust and CIT Capital USA engages in the business of investing in short-term commercial real estate loans for terms of six months to three years, commonly referred to as bridge loans. The Trust is the managing member and holds an equity interest of 25% as adjusted. There were no loans originated by the joint venture in Fiscal 2009 or 2008. On October 21, 2009, the Trust notified CIT Capital USA of its intent to terminate the joint venture. The Trust is also responsible for the payment of a fee to a merchant bank for arranging the transaction and securing the capital from CIT USA Inc. In connection with the intent to terminate the agreement the Trust amortized the remaining portion of the fee, which was $680,000, or $.06 per share, in the current fiscal year due to a change in estimate of the remaining term of the agreement. Amortization of this fee for the years ended September 30, 2009 and September 30, 2008 was $884,000 and $298,000. In Fiscal 2009, a subsidiary of the joint venture acquired a multi-family property located in Mesa, Arizona in foreclosure proceedings. The property secured a $27,000,000 loan, before a loan loss provision of $11,346,000. The joint venture solicited bids for the sale of the property by its subsidiary, including all cash offers and offers containing financing provisions. The CIT member required that the property be sold pursuant to an all cash offer, even though an all cash offer was not the highest offer received. BRT negotiated to purchase the subsidiary from the joint venture for $12,000,000, matching the price of the highest all cash offer for the purchase of the property. The joint venture recorded an impairment charge of $2,783,000 on the sale of its subsidiary to BRT. Immediately after BRT purchased the subsidiary from the joint venture, the subsidiary sold the property for $14,250,000 and BRT provided a senior purchase money mortgage loan of $9,975,000 to facilitate the sale. The loan provided by BRT has a three year term and provides for an interest only payment of 9% per annum during the term. BRT recorded a net gain on the sale of the property by the subsidiary of $1,505,000. F-21 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 7—INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED VENTURES AT EQUITY (Continued) Condensed financial information regarding the joint venture is shown below (dollar amounts in thousands): Condensed Balance Sheet September 30, 2009 September 30, 2008 Assets Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate loans: Earning interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Non-earning interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deferred fee income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allowance for possible losses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Real estate property held for sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 444 $ 359 6,278(1) — 6,278 (32) — 6,246 119 — 6,323 26,421 32,744 (160) (2,703) 29,881 82 1,143 Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $6,809 $31,465 Liabilities and equity Other liabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total liabilities and equity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 123 6,686 $6,809 $ 211 31,254 $31,465 (1) This loan was paid in full in November 2009. Condensed Statement of Operations Year Ended September 30, 2009 Year Ended September 30, 2008 For the Period from November 2, 2006 to September 30, 2007 Total revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for loan loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loss on discounted payoff of loan . . . . . . . . . . . . Other expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total Operating expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 892 8,643 — 340 8,983 (Loss) Income from continuing operations . . . . . . (8,091) Discontinued Operations: Income (loss) from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impairment charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discontinued Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 (2,783) (2,618) $3,911 2,703 440 441 3,584 327 (50) (262) (312) Net (loss) income attributable to members . . . . . . $(10,709) $ 15 Amount recorded in statement of operations related to venture(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (2,800) $ 208 $4,121 — — 1 1 4,120 — — — $4,120 $1,079 (1) This amount is net of $ 884,000, $298,000 and $200,000 for the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007 respectively, of amortization of the fee the Trust paid to a merchant bank for arranging the transaction with the CIT member. This amount also includes a management allocation equal to 1% per F-22 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 7—INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED VENTURES AT EQUITY (Continued) annum of the loan portfolio, as defined, of $64,000, $298,000 and $268,000 in the fiscal years ended 2009, 2008 and 2007 respectively, paid to the BRT member. The fiscal period ended September 30, 2007 amount of $268,000 was recorded as an out of period adjustment in the fiscal year ended September 30, 2008. The fiscal period ended September 30, 2008 also includes an impairment charge of $1,050,000 related to this joint venture. Other Real Estate Ventures The Trust is also a partner in unconsolidated joint ventures which own and operated seven properties. These real estate ventures generated $9,000 and $100,000 in equity earnings for the year ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. The Trust’s equity investment in these unconsolidated joint ventures totaled $805,000 and $1,857,000 at September 30, 2009 and 2008 respectively. In the current fiscal year, the Trust sold its interest in four unconsolidated joint ventures, which owned four properties located in Connecticut, and recognized a gain of $271,000 on the sale. NOTE 8—AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES The cost of available-for-sale equity securities at September 30, 2009 was $2,561,000. The fair value of these securities was $4,780,000 at September 30, 2009. Gross unrealized gains were $2,245,000 and gross unrealized losses totaled $26,000 at September 30, 2009. These amounts are reflected as net accumulated other comprehensive income—net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The valuation of the Trust’s available-for-sale equity securities was determined to be a Level 1 financial asset and is based on current market quotes received from financial sources that trade such securities. Included in available-for-sale equity securities are 89,289 shares of Entertainment Properties Trust (NYSE:EPR), which have a cost basis of $1,174,000 and a fair market value at September 30, 2009 of $3,048,000. In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 the Trust sold 42,000 shares of Entertainment Properties Trust and various other securities for total proceeds of $1,726,000. The basis of these securities was $803,000 and was determined using average cost. Accordingly, the Trust recognized a gain from these sales of $922,000. Between October 1, 2009 and November 30, 2009 the Trust sold 74,198 shares of Entertainment Properties Trust for $2,430,000 and will recognize a gain on the sale of approximately $1,450,000 in the quarter ending December 31, 2009. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, the Trust purchased debt securities of other real estate investment trusts with a face amount of $5,338,000 for $4,520,000. These debt securities pay interest on the face amount of the securities at rates ranging from 2.875% to 6.75%. Some of the securities have put options which allow the Trust to put the securities back to the issuer between November 2011 and February 2012. The remaining securities mature between January 2012 and August 2015. One of these securities with a face amount of $1,000,000 was redeemed during the current fiscal year. The bond with a book value of $856,000 was redeemed for $950,000. Accordingly, the Trust recorded a gain of $94,000. F-23 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 8—AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE SECURITIES (Continued) The amortized cost of the available-for-sale debt securities at September 30, 2009 was $3,691,000. The fair value of these securities was $4,183,000 at September 30, 2009. Gross unrealized gains were $492,000 and there were no gross unrealized losses at September 30, 2009. These amounts are reflected as net accumulated other comprehensive income—net unrealized gains on available-for-sale securities in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. The valuation of the Trust’s available-for-sale debt securities was determined to be a Level 2 financial asset and is based on market quotes from inactive markets received from financial sources that trade such securities. NOTE 9—REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES HELD FOR SALE In the current fiscal year the Trust acquired two properties by foreclosure and one property was purchased from our joint venture partner. The two foreclosure properties were recorded at their fair market value of $4,436,000 which is net of charge offs of $2,680,000. The third property was purchased from our CIT joint venture in the current fiscal year. See Note 7 for a description of this transaction. In the current fiscal year the Trust sold 12 properties with a book value of $39,645,000 before impairment charges of $18,284,000 taken in the current year. Included in the sales were units at five separate condominium and cooperative apartment complexes with a book value of $8,885,000, a residential property with a book value of $1,504,000 and seven multi-family properties (four of which were located in Nashville, Tennessee) with a book value of $29,256,000. Included in the multi-family sales is the property that was acquired from our joint venture in the current fiscal year. A summary of changes in real estate properties held for sale is shown below (dollar amounts in thousands): Balance 9/30/08 Additions Improvements Impairment Charges (a) Depreciation Sales Balance 9/30/09 Residential . . . . . . . . . . Condominium Units . . . Multi-family . . . . . . . . . — $ 1,476 — 14,720 $24,316 22,157 $ 63 385 979 $ (35) (9,660) (8,589) Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $46,473 $16,196 $1,427 $(18,284) $(504) (11) $(515) $ (1,504) — (8,885) $5,652 — (29,256) $(39,645) $5,652 (a) Represents depreciation recorded when the property was not held for sale. At September 30, 2009 real estate properties held for sale consisted of 37 condominium units located in Miami Florida and one cooperative apartment unit located in Manhattan, New York. The Miami condominium units had a book value at September 30, 2009 of $5,634,000 and the Manhattan cooperative unit had a book value of $18,000. On November 3, 2009 the Trust sold its remaining Miami condominium units in a bulk sale. The sales price approximated the book value of the units, and accordingly the Trust does not anticipate recognizing a gain or loss on the sale. F-24 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 10—DEBT OBLIGATIONS Debt obligations consist of the following (dollar amounts in thousands): Credit facility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Junior subordinated notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mortgages payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ — $ 3,000 56,702 40,234 2,315 9,460 Total debt obligations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $49,694 $62,017 September 30, 2009 2008 Credit Facility On June 19, 2009, the Trust and its lending group which consisted of Capital One Bank, VNB New York Corp., Signature Bank and Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company, mutually agreed to terminate the $185 million credit facility and the Trust repaid the balance of $6,000,000 that was due and outstanding at the termination date. Upon termination, the Trust received a refund of $393,000, representing 85% percent of the fee it paid to extend the term of the facility to February 2010. For the Year Ended September 30, 2009 2008 Average balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outstanding balance at year end . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Weighted average interest rate during the year . . . . . . . . . Weighted average interest rate at year end . . . . . . . . . . . . $3,542,000 $18,740,000 — $ 3,000,000 3.08% — 5.65% 4.74% The interest rates do not reflect deferred fee amortization of $224,000 and $534,000 for the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively which is a component of interest expense. These fees are being amortized over the life of the credit facility. At September 30, 2009, all remaining fees have been amortized. Junior Subordinated Notes On May 26, 2009, the Trust entered into an exchange agreement with certain affiliates of Taberna Capital Management LLC, pursuant to which $55,000,000 of its outstanding trust preferred securities was exchanged for $58,300,000 of newly issued unsecured junior subordinated notes, representing approximately 106% of the original face amount. As part of exchange agreement, $1,702,000 of junior subordinated notes were redeemed and the Statutory Trust common securities, also in the amount of $1,702,000, were cancelled. From May 1, 2009 through July 31, 2012 (the ‘‘Modification Period’’), the new notes bear a fixed rate of interest of 3.5% per annum, to be paid annually in advance. Prior to the exchange, the blended interest rate on the Trust preferred securities was 8.37% per annum. Subsequent to the Modification Period, the interest rate will revert back to the rate in effect prior to the exchange, and commencing April 29, 2016, the interest rate will equal LIBOR plus 2.95%. F-25 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 10—DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Continued) The Trust is subject to certain additional restrictions during the Modification Period. As long as BRT remains a real estate investment trust, it will be permitted to make distributions to its shareholders provided that (i) during tax years 2008 and 2009, such distributions are paid in the form of common shares to the maximum extent permissible under existing Internal Revenue Service regulations, with the balance payable in cash and (ii) thereafter, to satisfy REIT requirements or pay capital gains, if any, provided such distributions are paid in the form of common shares to the maximum extent permissible under the IRS regulations in effect at the time of such distributions, with the balance payable in cash. As part of the agreement with Taberna Capital Management LLC, the Trust paid $580,000 for fees and costs incurred in connection with the exchange agreement and also incurred $105,000 in legal costs. These fees, which totaled $685,000, are being expensed and are shown in the statement of operations as ‘‘Debt restructuring expenses.’’ On September 29, 2009 the Trust retired $15,900,000 of face value of the notes in exchange for the transfer by BRT to the noteholder of cash and certain replacement securities purchased by BRT in the open market. The cost to the Trust was $7,950,000. The Trust also incurred legal fees of $47,000 in connection with the transaction and paid $318,000 to the collateral manager to cover fees and expenses of the noteholders related to the exchange agreement. The carrying value of the securities at the time of redemption was $14,758,000 which included $329,000 of deferred costs. The Trust recorded a gain of $6,443,000 or $.55 per share on the transaction. At September 30, 2009, the remaining notes had an outstanding principal balance of $42,400,000 and a book balance of $40,234,000. The difference of $2,166,000, which represents unamortized principal, is being accreted over the remaining term of the securities using the level yield method and will be charged to interest expense. The remaining unamortized fees, which totaled $878,000, are also being amortized over the remaining term. Amortization of these fees totaled $122,000 and $177,000 in the years ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively. BRT Realty Trust Statutory Trusts I and II, which issued the original trust preferred securities, and were subsequently dissolved, were variable interest entities and BRT had determined that the holders of the preferred securities were the primary beneficiaries of the two Statutory Trusts. This determination was based on the fact that BRT’s investments in the Statutory Trusts was financed directly by the Statutory Trusts and these investments were not considered to be at risk. Accordingly, BRT was not considered to be the primary beneficiary and did not consolidate the Statutory Trusts. The obligations to the Statutory Trusts were recorded under the caption ‘‘Junior Subordinated Notes’’ in the consolidated balance sheets. The investments in the common securities of the Statutory Trusts were reflected in other assets in the consolidated balance sheets and were accounted for under the equity method of accounting. BRT did not provide financial or other support during the periods presented to these variable interest entities that it was not contractually required to provide. Mortgage Payable The Trust has five first mortgages outstanding with an aggregate principal balance of $9,460,000. One of these mortgages with an outstanding balance at September 30, 2009 of $2,230,000 secures a F-26 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 10—DEBT OBLIGATIONS (Continued) long term leasehold position on a shopping center owned by a consolidated joint venture. The remaining four mortgages with outstanding balances at September 30, 2009 of $7,230,000 secure individual parcels on a land assemblage in Newark, NJ owned by another consolidated joint venture. Details pertaining to the outstanding mortgages payable at September 30, 2009 is as follows (dollar amounts in thousands): Location Balance Amortizing Rate Maturity Date Other Yonkers, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newark, NJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newark, NJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newark, NJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Newark, NJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,230,000 4,867,000 1,200,000 900,000 263,000 $9,460,000 Y Y N N Y 6.25% 10/1/2011 6.00% 7.00% 9/20/2011 7.00% 1/18/2015 6.00% (a) (a) 5 year extension option — — — — — (a) The maturity date for these loans is 20 years from the conversion date to a permanent loan. Amortization on these loans will begin after conversion but no later than July 20, 2010. Scheduled principal repayments on the mortgage during the initial and extended maturity are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands): Years Ending September 30, 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2011 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2012 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2013 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2014 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Thereafter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amount $ 183 1,440 254 271 288 7,024 $9,460 NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES The Trust has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (‘‘REIT’’), as defined under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As a REIT, the Trust will generally not be subject to Federal income taxes at the corporate level if it distributes 100% of its REIT taxable income, as defined, to its shareholders. To maintain its REIT status, the Trust must distribute at least 90% of its income; however if it does not distribute 100% of its income, it will be taxed on undistributed income. There are a number of organizational and operational requirements the Trust must meet to remain a REIT. If the Trust fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, its taxable income will be subject to Federal income tax at regular corporate tax rates and it may not be able to qualify as a REIT for four subsequent tax years. Even if it is qualified as a REIT, the Trust is subject to certain state and local income taxes and to Federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed taxable income. For income tax purposes the Trust reports on a calendar year. F-27 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 11—INCOME TAXES (Continued) During the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Trust recorded $53,000, $251,000 and $1,250,000, respectively, of corporate tax expense which included (i) 0, $158,000 and $1,253,000, respectively, for the payment of Federal excise tax which is based on taxable income generated but not yet distributed; and (ii) $53,000, $93,000 and ($3,000), respectively, for state and local taxes relating to the 2009, 2008 and 2007 tax years. Earnings and profits, which determine the taxability of dividends to shareholders, differs from net income reported for financial statement purposes due to various items among which are timing differences related to loan loss provision, impairment charges, depreciation methods and carrying values. The financial statement loss is expected to be between approximately $12,600,000 and $18,600,000 greater than the loss for tax purposes during calendar 2009, primarily due to impairment charges taken for book purposes on two properties in 2009 but are not currently deductible for tax purposes. At December 31, 2008 the Trust had a tax loss carry forward of $16,800,000. We anticipate the tax loss carry forward to increase by an additional amount between $31,000,000 and $37,000,000 in calendar 2009 due to tax losses we will incur in calendar 2009. These net operating losses will be used in future years to reduce taxable income when it is generated. NOTE 12—SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY Distributions During the year ended September 30, 2009, the Trust declared a capital gain distribution in the amount of $1.15 per share. This distribution which totaled $13,308,000 was paid 10% or $1,330,000 in cash and $11,978,000 or 90% with shares. This entire distribution will be a capital gain distribution. The share portion of this dividend will be treated as a stock issuance because not all shareholders elected to receive their proportionate share of the cash available for distribution. Stock Options On December 6, 1996, the Board of Trustees adopted the BRT 1996 Stock Option Plan (Incentive/ Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan), whereby a maximum of 450,000 shares of beneficial interest are reserved for issuance to the Trust’s officers, employees, trustees and consultants or advisors to the Trust. Incentive stock options are granted at per share amounts at least equal to the fair value at the date of grant, whereas for nonstatutory stock options, the exercise price may be any amount determined by the Board, but not less than the par value of a share. In December 2001, the 1996 stock option plan was amended to allow for an additional 250,000 shares to be issued. In December 2000, the Board of Trustees granted under the 1996 Stock Option Plan, options to purchase 165,500 shares of beneficial interest at $7.75 per share to a number of officers, employees and consultants of the Trust. The options are cumulatively exercisable at a rate of 25% per annum, commencing after two years and expire ten years after grant date. During the current year, none of these options were exercised. At September 30, 2009, options to purchase 11,500 shares are remaining, all of which are exercisable. F-28 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 12—SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued) In December 2001 the Board of Trustees granted, under the 1996 Stock Option Plan, options to purchase 89,000 shares of beneficial interest at $10.45 per share to a number of officers, employees and consultants of the Trust. The options are cumulatively exercisable at a rate of 25% per annum, commencing after one year and expiring ten years after grant date. During the current year none of the options were exercised. At September 30, 2009, options to purchase 11,000 shares are remaining, all of which are exercisable. Changes in the number of shares under all option arrangements are summarized as follows: Year Ended September 30, 2009 2008 2007 Outstanding at beginning of period . Exercised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Outstanding at end of period . . . . . 22,500 — 22,500 23,750 (1,250) 22,500 26,250 (2,500) 23,750 Exercisable at end of period . . . . . . Option prices per share outstanding . 22,500 $7.75 - $10.45 22,500 $7.75 - $10.45 23,750 $7.75 - $10.45 As of September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007 the outstanding options had a weighted average remaining contractual life of approximately 1.6, 2.6 and 3.6 years and a weighted average exercise price of $9.07, $9.07 and $9.00 respectively. Restricted Shares On December 8, 2008, the Board of Trustees adopted and on March 16, 2009, the shareholders of the Trust approved the 2009 BRT Incentive Plan, whereby a maximum of 500,000 shares of beneficial interest may be issued in the form of options or restricted shares to the Trust’s officers, employees, trustees and consultants. On December 16, 2002, the Board of Trustees adopted and on March 24, 2003 the shareholders of The Trust approved the 2003 BRT Incentive Plan, whereby a maximum of 350,000 shares of beneficial interest may be issued in the form of options or restricted shares to the Trust’s officers, employees, trustees and consultants. During the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Trust issued 126,450, 63,430 and 45,175 restricted shares under the Plans, respectively. The shares vest five years from the date of issuance and under certain circumstances may vest earlier. For accounting purposes, the restricted stock is not included in the outstanding shares shown on the balance sheet until they vest. For the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007, the Trust recognized $876,000, $855,000 and $765,000 of compensation expense respectively. At September 30, 2009, $1,957,000 has been deferred as unearned compensation and will be charged to expense over the remaining vesting periods. The weighted average vesting period is 3.06 years. F-29 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 12—SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued) Changes in number of shares under the 2003 and 2009 BRT Incentive Plans is shown below: Years Ended September 30, 2009 2008 2007 Outstanding at beginning of the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . Issued . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cancelled . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vested . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197,540 126,450 (750) (23,960) 157,985 63,430 (575) (23,300) 125,010 45,175 (7,200) (5,000) Outstanding at the end of the year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299,280 197,540 157,985 (Loss) Earnings Per Share The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share (dollar amounts in thousands): 2009 2008 2007 Numerator for basic and diluted (loss) earnings per share: Net (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (47,755) $ (260) $ 35,070 Denominator: Denominator for basic (loss) earnings per share—weighted average shares(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,643,972 11,648,885 10,501,738 Effect of dilutive securities: Employee stock options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Stock dividend payable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . — 2,437,352 7,549 — 16,559 — Denominator for diluted (loss) earnings per share—adjusted weighted average shares and assumed conversions(1) . . . . . 11,643,972 11,648,885 10,518,297 Basic (loss) earnings per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Diluted (loss) earnings per share . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ $ (4.10) $ (4.10) $ (.02) $ (.02) $ 3.34 3.33 (1) Outstanding shares for 2009 and 2008 are the same for basic and diluted as the effect of dilutive shares in the computation of earnings per share would have been antidilutive. Treasury Shares On March 10, 2008, the Board of Trustees approved a share repurchase program whereby the Trust may repurchase up to 1,000,000 of its shares of beneficial interest. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009, and 2008 the Trust repurchased 256,110 and 67,334 shares, respectively at an average cost of $3.68 and $11.41 per share respectively. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 no shares were purchased by the Trust. F-30 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 12—SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY (Continued) During the year ended September 30, 2009 and 2008, 23,960 and 24,550 treasury shares respectively, were issued in connection with the exercise of stock options and the issuance of restricted stock under the Trust’s stock option and incentive plans. In the year ended September 30, 2007, the Trust issued 47,675 treasury shares in connection with the exercise of stock options under the Trust’s existing stock option plan. As of September 30, 2009, the Trust owns 1,438,000 treasury shares of beneficial interest at an aggregate cost of $11,316,000. NOTE 13—ADVISOR’S COMPENSATION AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS Certain of the Trust’s officers and trustees are also officers and directors of REIT Management Corp. (‘‘REIT’’), (The Advisor) to which the Trust pays advisory fees for administrative services and investment advice. Fredric H. Gould, chairman of the board, is the sole shareholder of REIT Management Corp. The agreement, as amended, expires on December 31, 2010. Advisory fees are currently charged to operations at a rate of .6% on invested assets. Prior to January 1, 2007, advisory fees were charged to operations at a rate of 1% on real estate loans and 1⁄2 of 1% on other invested assets. Advisory fees amounted to $1,173,000, $1,730,000 and $2,308,000 for the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008, and 2007, respectively. The Trust’s borrowers pay fees directly to REIT based on loan originations, which generally are one-time fees payable upon funding of a loan, in the amount of 1⁄2 of 1% of the total loan. Prior to January 1, 2007, this fee was 1%. These fees, were $44,000, $223,000 and $775,000 for the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. Management of certain properties for the Trust is provided by Majestic Property Management Corp., a corporation in which the chairman of the board is the sole shareholder, under renewable year-to-year agreements. Certain of the Trust’s officers and Trustees are also officers and directors of Majestic Property Management Corp. Majestic Property Management Corp. provides real property management, real estate brokerage and construction supervision services to the Trust and its joint venture properties. For the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007 fees for these services aggregated $175,000, $139,000, and $209,000, respectively. The chairman of the board is also chairman of the board of One Liberty Properties, Inc., a related party, and is an executive officer and sole shareholder of Georgetown Partners Inc., the managing general partner of Gould Investors L.P. and the sole member of Gould General LLC, a general partner of Gould Investors L.P., a related party. Certain of the Trust’s officers and Trustees are also officers and directors of Georgetown Partners Inc. The allocation of expenses for the shared facilities, personnel and other resources is computed in accordance with a shared services agreement by and among us and the affiliated entities, which we refer to as the Shared Services Agreement. During the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007, allocated general and administrative expenses reimbursed by the Trust to Gould Investors L.P. pursuant to the Shared Services Agreement, aggregated $1,002,000, $1,039,000, and $907,000, respectively. At September 30, 2009, $166,000 remains unpaid and is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. F-31 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 14—SEGMENT REPORTING Management has determined that the Trust operates in two reportable segments, a loan and investment segment which includes the origination and servicing of our loan portfolio and our investments and a real estate segment which includes the operation and disposition of our real estate assets. The following table summarizes the Trust’s segment reporting for the year ended September 30, 2009 (dollar amounts in thousands): Loan and Investment Real Estate Total Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 10,436 $ 4,166 $ 14,602 Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for loan loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impairment charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization and depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,887 17,110 — 6,943 — 26,940 1,548 — 12,762 8,911 1,340 24,561 4,435 17,110 12,762 15,854 1,340 51,501 Loss before other revenue and expense items . . . . (16,504) (20,395) (36,899) Equity in loss of unconsolidated ventures . . . . . . . Net gain on sale of available-for-sale securities . . . Gain on sale of joint venture interest . . . . . . . . . . Gain on extinguishment of debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Minority interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (2,261) 1,016 — 4,194 — (530) — 271 2,249 605 (2,791) 1,016 271 6,443 605 Loss from continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . (13,555) (17,800) (31,355) Discontinued operations: Income (loss) from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impairment charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain on sale of real estate assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . (1,139) 824 — (18,284) 2,199 — (315) (18,284) 2,199 Income (loss) from discontinued operations . . . . . 824 (17,224) (16,400) Net loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ (12,731) $(35,024) $ (47,755) Segment assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $122,785 $ 70,548 $193,333 F-32 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 14—SEGMENT REPORTING (Continued) The following table summarizes the Trust’s segment reporting for the year ended September 30, 2008 (dollar amounts in thousands): Loan and Investment Real Estate Total Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 20,538 $ 1,848 $ 22,386 Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for loan loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impairment charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization and depreciation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Total expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,633 15,260 1,050 8,160 — 29,103 2,011 — 1,630 5,188 795 9,624 6,644 15,260 2,680 13,348 795 38,727 Loss before other revenue and expense items . . . . (8,565) (7,776) (16,341) Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures . . . . Net gain on sale of available-for-sale securities . . . Minority interest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income (loss) from continuing operations . . . . . . . Discontinued operations Income (loss) from operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impairment charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain on sale of real estate assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . Income (loss) from discontinued operations . . . . . 1,258 19,940 — 12,633 298 — — 298 100 — (139) 1,358 19,940 (139) (7,815) 4,818 (358) (6,535) 1,517 (5,376) (60) (6,535) 1,517 (5,078) Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 12,931 $(13,191) $ (260) Segment assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $188,309 $ 81,711 $270,020 In the fiscal year ended September 30, 2007 the Trust operated in a single segment due to the immateriality of its real estate holdings. Information for the fiscal year ended 2007 is summarized below as if the Trust had operated in two reportable segments in that year: Revenue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Other revenue and expense items . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loan and Investment $ 41,414 28,742 20,534 — Real Estate Total $ 1,486 1,828 1,838 368 $ 42,900 30,570 22,372 368 Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 33,206 $ 1,864 $ 35,070 Segment assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $311,566 $16,543 $328,109 F-33 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 15—FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments which are not measured at fair value: Cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable (included in other assets), accounts payable and accrued liabilities: The carrying amounts reported in the balance sheet for these instruments approximate their fair value due to the short term nature of these accounts. Real estate loans: The earning mortgage loans of the Trust which have variable rate provisions, which are based upon a margin over prime rate, have an estimated fair value which is $31,000 less than their carrying value assuming a market rate of interest of 12.5%. The earning loans of the Trust which have fixed rate provisions have an estimated fair value of $118,000 less than their carrying value assuming a market rates of interest between 8% and 11% which reflect institutional lender yield requirements. For loans which are impaired, the Trust has valued such loans based upon the estimated fair value of the underlying collateral as described more fully in Note 1. At September 30, 2009, the estimated fair value of the Trust’s junior subordinated notes is less than their carrying value by approximately $19,034,000, based on the retirement of a portion of identical notes on September 29, 2009. At September 30, 2009, the estimated fair value of the Trust’s mortgages payable is less than their carrying value by approximately $117,000 assuming market interest rates between 6.82% and 8.32%. Market interest rates were determined using current financing transactions provided by third party institutions. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. The use of different market assumptions and/or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the estimated fair value assumptions. The Trust has elected not to report nonfinancial assets and liabilities at fair value. Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value The Trust accounts for fair value measurements based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. As a basis for considering market participant assumptions in fair value measurements, there is a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between markets participant assumptions based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity and the reporting entity’s own assumptions about market participant assumptions. Level 1 assets/liabilities are valued based on quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets, Level 2 assets/liabilities are valued based on quoted prices in active markets for similar instruments, on quoted prices in less active or inactive markets, or on other ‘‘observable’’ market inputs and Level 3 assets/liabilities are valued F-34 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 15—FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Continued) based significantly on ‘‘unobservable’’ market inputs. The Trust does not currently own any financial instruments that are classified as Level 3. Carrying and Fair Value Maturity Date Fair Value Using Fair Level 1 Measurements Value Hierarchy Level 2 Financial assets: Available-for-sale securities Corporate equity securities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corporate debt security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corporate debt security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corporate debt security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corporate debt security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Corporate debt security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loans held for sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,780,000 961,000 971,000 929,000 973,000 349,000 16,915,000 NOTE 16—COMMITMENT — $4,780,000 — 961,000 — $ 971,000 — 929,000 — 973,000 — — 349,000 — 16,915,000 2/15/2037 11/15/2026 8/1/2015 6/1/2014 1/15/2012 N/A The Trust maintains a non-contributory defined contribution pension plan covering eligible employees and officers. Contributions by the Trust are made through a money purchase plan, based upon a percent of qualified employees’ total salary as defined therein. Pension expense approximated $303,000, $287,000, and $240,000 during the years ended September 30, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively. At September 30, 2009, $227,000 remains unpaid and is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities on the consolidated balance sheet. F-35 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Continued) September 30, 2009 NOTE 17—QUARTERLY FINANCIAL DATA (Unaudited) 1st Quarter Oct.-Dec 2nd Quarter Jan.-March 3rd Quarter April-June 4th Quarter July-Sept. Total For Year Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for loan loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impairment charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain on sale of available for sale securities . Gain on early extinguishment of debt . . . . Income from continuing operations . . . . . . Discontinued operations(a) . . . . . . . . . . Net (loss) income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 4,749 — — — — (554) (3,069) (3,623) $ 3,651 17,530 8,940 — — (30,283) (12,053) (42,336) (Loss) income per beneficial share Continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . Basic (loss) earnings per share . . . . . . (.05) (.26) (.31) $ (2.59) (1.03) (3.62) $ 2009 $ 2,662 — 122 92 — (2,678) (2,585) (5,263) (.23) (.22) (.45) $ $3,540 (420) 3,700 924 6,443 2,160 1,307 3,467 .19 .11 $ .30 $ 14,602 17,110 12,762 1,016 6,443 (31,355) (16,400) (47,755) (2.69) (1.41) $ (4.10)(c) 1st Quarter Oct.-Dec 2nd Quarter Jan.-March 3rd Quarter April-June 4th Quarter July-Sept. Total For Year Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for loan loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impairment charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gain on sale of available for sale securities . Income (loss) from continuing operations . . Discontinued operations(b) . . . . . . . . . . . Net income (loss) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $7,422 — — — 2,890 340 3,230 $5,156 5,300 — 3,818 (740) 726 (14) Income (loss) per beneficial share 2008 $ 5,135 6,400 1,050 7,885 143 (5,825) (5,682) $4,673 3,560 1,630 8,237 2,525 (319) 2,206 $22,386 15,260 2,680 19,940 4,818 (5,078) (260) Continuing operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . Discontinued operations . . . . . . . . . . . .25 .03 (.06) .06 .01 (.49) .22 (.03) Basic earnings (loss) per share . . . . . . . $ .28 $ .00 $ (.48) $ .19 $ $ .41 .43 (.02)(c) (a) Includes impairment charges of $3,500,000, $11,809,000, $2,461,000 and $514,000 in the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th quarters of 2009, respectively. (b) Includes impairment charges of $5,750,000 and $785,000 in the 3rd and 4th quarters of 2008 respectively. (c) Calculated on weighted average shares outstanding for the fiscal year. May not foot due to rounding. NOTE 18—SUBSEQUENT EVENTS Subsequent events have been evaluated through December 14, 2009, (the filing date of this annual report on Form 10-K) and any significant events, relative to our consolidated financial statements as of September 30, 2009 that warrant additional disclosure have been included in the notes to the consolidated financial statements. F-36 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES SCHEDULE III—REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES, REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES HELD FOR SALE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Dollar amounts in thousands) Initial Cost to Company Costs Capitalized Subsequent to Acquisition Gross Amount At Which Carried at September 30, 2009 Description Encumbrances Land Buildings and Improvements Improvements Carrying Costs Land Buildings and Improvements Total Accumulated Amortization Construction Acquired Date of Date Depreciation Life For Latest Income Statement F - 3 7 Commercial Yonkers, NY. . . . . . . . . . South Daytona, FL. . . . . . Newark, NJ . . . . . . . . . . Fort Wayne, IN . . . . . . . Residential Manhattan, NY . . . . . . . North Miami Beach, FL . . Fort Wayne, IN. . . . . . . . Highland Ridge . . . . . . . Misc.(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . $2,230 — 7,230 — — — — — — $10,437 17,088 531 — 2,199 1,653 1,802 — $ 4,000 — 19,033 2,123 — 7,959 6,610 7,187 — $ 53 — 2,781 — 18 2,007 1,479 826 — Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $9,460 $33,710 $46,912 $7,164 — — — — — — — — — — 10,437 17,088 531 — 1,116 220 611 — $ 4,053 — 21,814 2,123 $ 4,053 10,437 38,902 2,654 $ 992 — 153 — 18 4,798 2,316 3,248 3,297 18 5,914 2,536 3,859 3,297 — 280 265 232 — $30,003 $41,667 $71,670 $1,922 (a) (b) — (c) Aug-00 Feb-08 June-09 Sept-08 — Feb-08 July-08 July-08 39 years N/A 39 years 39 years 27.5 years 27.5 years 27.5 years 27.5 years (1) Represents loans which are reported as real estate because they do not qualify for sale treatment under current accounting guidance. BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES SCHEDULE III—REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES, REAL ESTATE PROPERTIES HELD FOR SALE AND ACCUMULATED DEPRECIATION (Continued) SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Dollar amounts in thousands) Notes to the schedule: (a) Total real estate properties (including properties held for sale) . . . . . Less: Accumulated depreciation and amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . $71,670 1,922 Net real estate properties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,748 (b) Amortization of the Trust’s leasehold interests is over the shorter of estimated useful life or the term of the respective land lease. Information not readily obtainable. (c) A reconciliation of real estate properties (including real estate properties held for sale) is as follows: Year Ended September 30, 2009 2008 2007 Balance at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $77,012 $ 12,691 $ 6,175 Additions: Acquisitions through foreclosure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Capital improvements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deductions: Sales . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Depreciation/amortization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Impairment charges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60,304 4,722 65,026 104,172 3,914 108,086 40,035 1,209 31,046 72,290 34,885 720 8,160 43,765 9,355 106 9,461 2,833 112 — 2,945 Balance at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $69,748 $ 77,012 $12,691 The aggregate cost of investments in real estate assets for Federal income tax purposes is approximately $17,060 higher than book value. F-38 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES SCHEDULE IV—MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE AND REAL ESTATE LOANS HELD FOR SALE SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Dollar amounts in thousands) F - 3 9 Description # of Loans Interest Rate Final Maturity Date Periodic Payment Terms Face Amount of Carrying Amount Of Prior Liens Mortgages Mortgages Principal Amount of Loans subject to delinquent principal or interest First Mortgage Loans Multi-family/Condo Conversion NY, NY . . . . Retail/Office Brooklyn, New York . . . . . . . . . Multi-family, Mesa, Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-family/Condo Brooklyn, New York . . . . Land New York, New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-family, Apopka, Florida . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-family, Utica, New York . . . . . . . . . . . Multi-family, Brooklyn, New York . . . . . . . . . $0 - 999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $1000 - 1,999 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 9 3 Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Dec-09 Interest monthly, principal at maturity — $26,075 7.00%Pay / 7% Accrue Prime+7.00% Demand Interest monthly, principal at maturity — 22,967 Interest monthly, principal at maturity — 9,975 9.00% Oct-12 Interest monthly, principal at maturity — 8,488 Oct-09 7.00% 6,390 Interest monthly, principal at maturity — Prime+4.00% Oct-09 3,954 7.00% Interest monthly, principal at maturity — June-12 2,256 Prime+7.00% Demand Interest monthly, principal at maturity — 2,066 Interest monthly, principal at maturity — Prime+4.25% May-10 1,265 — 4,524 — $26,032 — 16,238 9,975 8,488 6,390 3,954 638 2,066 1,265 4,524 $22,967 — — — — 2,256 — 580 $— $87,960 $79,570 $25,803 BRT REALTY TRUST AND SUBSIDIARIES SCHEDULE IV—MORTGAGE LOANS ON REAL ESTATE AND REAL ESTATE LOANS HELD FOR SALE (Continued) SEPTEMBER 30, 2009 (Dollar amounts in thousands) Notes to the schedule: (a) The following summary reconciles mortgage loans at their carrying values: Balance at beginning of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Additions: Advances under real estate loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Amortization of deferred fee income . . . . . . . . . . . Repurchase of participation interest . . . . . . . . . . . . Deductions: Collections of principal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sale of participation interests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Provision for loan loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Collection of loan fees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Loan loss recoveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Transfer to real estate upon foreclosure, net of charge offs and unamortized fees . . . . . . . . . . . . Year Ended September 30, 2009 2008 2007 $128,843 $239,341 $281,343 30,481 897 — 31,378 20,207 — 17,110 557 2,417 40,360 80,651 66,027 2,128 — 68,155 56,824 — 15,260 2,144 — 122,909 4,993 5,750 133,652 152,129 1,110 9,300 3,646 — 104,425 9,469 178,653 175,654 Balance at end of year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 79,570 $128,843 $239,341 (b) Carrying amount of mortgage loans are net of allowances for loan losses in the amount of $1,618, $6,710 and $8,917 in 2009, 2008 and 2007 respectively. (c) Carrying amount of mortgage loans are net of deferred fee income in the amount of $44, $455 and $1,268 in 2009, 2008 and 2007 respectively. (d) The aggregate cost of investments in mortgage loans is the same for financial reporting purposes and Federal income tax purposes. F-40 COMPANY STATE OF INCORPORATION SUBSIDIARIES EXHIBIT 21.1 Forest Green Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York TRB No. 1 Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York TRB 69th Street Corp. TRB Lawrence Realty Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York TRB Yonkers Corp. TRB Hartford Corp. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Connecticut BRT Joint Venture No. 1 LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Delaware TRB Stuart LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida TRB Plainfield LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Jersey TRB West 15th Street LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York TRB Fort Wayne LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana TRB Apopka LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida TRB Miami Beach LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida TRB MB Owner LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida TRB West Palm Beach LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida TRB West Palm Beach II LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida TRB Chattanooga LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee TRB Daytona LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida TRB Highland Ridge LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee TRB Cumberland LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee TRB Archwood LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee TRB Enon Springs LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee TRB Crestbrook LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee TRB Arbors LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tennessee TRB Chelsea LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York TRB Avalon LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida TRB Naples LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida TRB Utica LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York TRB Purchase Street Realty LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York TRB Broad Street LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Jersey TRB Newark Assemblage LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Jersey TRB Newark TRS LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New Jersey TRB Mesa Lender LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York TRB Clinton Street LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . New York TRB Fort Wayne Inn LLC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indiana EXHIBIT 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM We consent to the incorporation by reference in the following Registration Statements: (1) Form S-3 (No. 333-128458) and in the related Prospectuses regarding BRT Realty Trust’s Shelf Registration Statement, (2) Form S-3 (No. 333-118915) regarding BRT Realty Trust’s Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan, (3) Form S-3 (No. 333-160569) and in the related Prospectuses regarding BRT Realty Trust’s Shelf Registration Statement, (4) Form S-8 (No. 333-101681) regarding BRT Realty Trust’s 1996 Stock Option Plan, (5) Form S-8 (No. 333-104461) regarding BRT Realty Trust’s 2003 Incentive Plan, and (6) Form S-8 (No. 333-159903) regarding BRT Realty Trust’s 2009 Incentive Plan; of our reports dated December 14, 2009, with respect to the consolidated financial statements and schedules of BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of BRT Realty Trust and Subsidiaries, included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended September 30, 2009. /s/ Ernst & Young LLP New York, New York December 14, 2009 EXHIBIT 31.1 I, Jeffrey A. Gould, certify that: CERTIFICATION 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 of BRT Realty Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Date: December 14, 2009 /s/ JEFFREY A. GOULD Jeffrey A. Gould President and Chief Executive Officer EXHIBIT 31.2 I, David W. Kalish, certify that: CERTIFICATION 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 of BRT Realty Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Date: December 14, 2009 /s/ DAVID W. KALISH David W. Kalish Senior Vice President-Finance EXHIBIT 31.3 I, George Zweier, certify that: CERTIFICATION 1. I have reviewed this Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2009 of BRT Realty Trust; 2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report; 3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report; 4. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have: (a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared; (b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and (d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and 5. The registrant’s other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal controls over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions): (a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and (b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting. Date: December 14, 2009 /s/ GEORGE ZWEIER George Zweier Vice President and Chief Financial Officer CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 (SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002) EXHIBIT 32.1 The undersigned, Jeffrey A. Gould, does hereby certify to his knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that based upon a review of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2009 of the registrant, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof: (1) The report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (2) The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant. Date: December 14, 2009 /s/ JEFFREY A. GOULD Jeffrey A. Gould President and Chief Executive Officer CERTIFICATION OF SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT-FINANCE PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 (SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002) EXHIBIT 32.2 The undersigned, David W. Kalish, does hereby certify to his knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that based upon a review of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2009 of the registrant, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof: (1) The report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (2) The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant. Date: December 14, 2009 /s/ DAVID W. KALISH David W. Kalish Senior Vice President-Finance CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 (SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002) EXHIBIT 32.3 The undersigned, George Zweier, does hereby certify to his knowledge, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that based upon a review of the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2009 of the registrant, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof: (1) The report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and (2) The information contained in the report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the registrant. Date: December 14, 2009 /s/ GEORGE ZWEIER George Zweier Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Registrar, Transfer Agent, Distribution Disbursing Agent american stock Transfer and Trust Company 59 Maiden lane New york, New york 10038 Auditors ernst & young llp 5 Times square New york, New york 10036 Form 10-K Available a copy of the annual report (Form 10-K) filed with the securities and exchange Commission may be obtained without charge by writing to the secretary, BRT Realty Trust, 60 Cutter Mill Road, suite 303, Great Neck, New york 11021. Common Stock The company’s common stock is listed on the New york stock exchange under the ticker symbol BRT. Web Site Address www.BRTRealTy.com C o R p o R a T e D I R e C T o R y Fredric H. Gould Chairman of the Board of Trustees; Chairman of the Board of Georgetown partners, Inc., the Managing General partner of Gould Investors l.p., a real estate partnership; president of ReIT Management Corp., advisor to the Trust; Chairman of the Board of Directors of one liberty properties, Inc.; Director of east Group properties, Inc. Jeffrey a. Gould Trustee; president and Chief executive officer; senior Vice president of Georgetown partners, Inc.; senior Vice president and Director of one liberty properties, Inc. Matthew J. Gould Trustee; senior Vice president; president of Georgetown partners, Inc.; senior Vice president of the advisor; senior Vice president and Director of one liberty properties, Inc. Gary J. Hurand Trustee; president of Dawn Donut systems Inc.; president of Management Diversified Inc.; Director of Citizens Republic Bancorp. alan Ginsburg Trustee; Chief executive officer, CeD Companies elie Weiss Trustee; private Investor Israel Rosenzweig senior Vice president; senior Vice president of Georgetown partners, Inc.; senior Vice president of one liberty properties, Inc. David W. Kalish senior Vice president-Finance; senior Vice president and Chief Financial officer of Georgetown partners, Inc.; senior Vice president and Chief Financial officer of one liberty properties, Inc. simeon Brinberg senior Vice president and secretary; senior Vice president of Georgetown partners, Inc.; senior Vice president of one liberty properties, Inc. Mark H. lundy senior Vice president; senior Vice president and secretary of one liberty properties, Inc.; senior Vice president of Georgetown partners, Inc. louis Grassi Trustee; Managing partner, Grassi & Co., Cpa’s; Director, Flushing Financial Corp. George e. Zweier Vice president and Chief Financial officer Jeffrey Rubin Trustee; Chief executive officer and president of JR Group Kenneth F. Bernstein Trustee; president and Chief executive officer of acadia Realty Trust Jonathan H. simon Trustee; president and Chief executive officer of simon Development Group Mitchell K. Gould executive Vice president lonnie Halpern Vice president alysa Block Treasurer; Treasurer of one liberty properties, Inc. In 2009, our chief executive officer’s certification regarding the New york stock exchange’s corporate governance listing standards was filed with the New york stock exchange without qualification and in a timely fashion. In addition, the certifications of our chief executive officer and chief financial officer required to be filed with the securities and exchange Commission under section 302 of the sarbanes-oxley act with respect to the quality of our public disclosure have been filed as an exhibit to our annual report on Form 10-K. Annual Report Design by Curran & Connors, Inc. / www.curran-connors.com BRT RealTy TRusT 60 Cutter Mill Road, suite 303 Great Neck, Ny 11021 (516) 466-3100 www.BRTRealTy.com 

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