PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
Filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
(Reg. No. 333-138010-01)
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT TO PROSPECTUS DATED JUNE 25, 2007
6,300,000
LLC Interests
Macquarie Infrastructure
Company LLC
We are a Delaware limited liability company taxed as a
corporation for U.S. federal income tax purposes. We are
selling 5,701,000 of our limited liability company interests, or
LLC interests. Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc.,
our Manager and the selling shareholder in this offering, is
selling 599,000 of our LLC interests. We will receive no
proceeds from the sale of LLC interests by the selling
shareholder.
The LLC interests trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the
symbol MIC. On June 25, 2007, we dissolved our
former parent, Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust, or the
trust, and completed a mandatory exchange of shares of trust
stock, each representing one beneficial interest in the trust,
for LLC interests. Prior to this time, the shares of trust stock
traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
MIC. On June 28, 2007, the closing price of the
LLC interests on the New York Stock Exchange was $40.99.
The underwriters may also purchase up to an additional 945,000
LLC interests from us at the public offering price, less the
underwriting discount, within 30 days from the date of this
prospectus supplement to cover
over-allotments.
Investing in the LLC interests involves risks. See Risk
Factors on page 4 of the accompanying prospectus, and
our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006, which is incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement.
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Underwriting
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Proceeds to
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Discounts and
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Selling
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Commissions
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Proceeds to Us
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Shareholder
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Per Share
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$40.99
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$1.7421
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$39.2479
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$39.2479
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$258,237,000
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$10,975,230
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$223,752,278
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$23,509,492
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Delivery of the LLC interests will be made on or about
July 5, 2007.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or determined if this prospectus supplement or the
accompanying prospectus is truthful or complete. Any
representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
Joint Bookrunners
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Citi |
Credit
Suisse |
Merrill
Lynch & Co. |
Macquarie Securities (USA)
Inc.
Co-Managers
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A.G.
Edwards |
Jefferies
& Company |
Stifel
Nicolaus |
The date of this prospectus supplement is June 28, 2007.
TABLE OF
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Australian banking regulations that govern the operations of
Macquarie Bank Limited and all of its subsidiaries, including
our Manager, require the following statements: Investments in
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC are not deposits with or
other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited or of any Macquarie
Group company and are subject to investment risk, including
possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal
invested. Neither Macquarie Bank Limited nor any other member
company of the Macquarie Group guarantees the performance of
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC or the repayment of capital
from Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC.
You should rely only on the information contained or
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus. We, the selling shareholder, and the
underwriters have not, authorized anyone to provide you with
different information. If anyone provides you with different
information, you should not rely on it. We, the selling
shareholder, and the underwriters are not, making an offer to
sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or
sale is not permitted.
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In this prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus,
we rely on and refer to information and statistics regarding
market data and the industries of our businesses and investments
obtained from internal surveys, market research, independent
industry publications and other publicly available information.
The information and statistics are based on industry surveys and
our Managers and its affiliates experience in the
industry.
ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
This document is in two parts. The first part is the prospectus
supplement, which discusses the terms of this offering of our
LLC interests. The second part is the accompanying prospectus,
dated June 25, 2007, that is also a part of this document.
This prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus are
part of a registration statement that we filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, using the SECs
shelf registration rules. In this prospectus supplement, we
provide you with specific information about the terms of this
offering of the LLC interests. Both this prospectus supplement
and the accompanying prospectus include important information
about us, the selling shareholder, the LLC interests and other
information you should know before investing in the LLC
interests. This prospectus supplement also adds to, updates and
changes some of the information contained in the accompanying
prospectus. To the extent that any statement that we make in
this prospectus supplement is inconsistent with the statements
made in the accompanying prospectus, the statements made in the
accompanying prospectus are deemed modified or superseded by the
statements made in this prospectus supplement. You should assume
that the information appearing in this prospectus supplement and
the accompanying prospectus, as well as the information
contained in any document incorporated by reference herein or
therein, is accurate as of the date of each such document only,
unless the information specifically indicates that another date
applies. See Incorporation of Certain Documents by
Reference.
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SUMMARY
This summary highlights information incorporated by reference
or contained elsewhere in this prospectus supplement and the
accompanying prospectus. This summary may not contain all of the
information that may be important to you. You should read
carefully all of the information contained in or incorporated by
reference into this prospectus supplement and the accompanying
prospectus, including the information set forth under the
caption Risk Factors beginning on page 4 of the
accompanying prospectus, respectively, and our consolidated
financial statements and the related notes thereto incorporated
by reference herein before making a decision to invest in our
LLC interests.
Except as otherwise specified, Macquarie Infrastructure
Company, we, us, and
our refer to Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company that we refer to as the
company, and its subsidiaries together. With respect to periods
prior to effective date of the dissolution of Macquarie
Infrastructure Company Trust, a Delaware statutory trust that we
refer to as the trust, described elsewhere in the accompanying
prospectus and this prospectus supplement, such terms also refer
to the trust. References to our shareholders herein
means holders of beneficial interests in the trust prior to its
dissolution and thereafter means the holders of LLC interests.
The holders of LLC interests are also the members of our
company. Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc., the
company that we refer to as our Manager, is part of the
Macquarie Group of companies and is the selling shareholder in
this offering. References to the Macquarie Group include
Macquarie Bank Limited, or its ultimate parent company, and
their respective subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide.
Overview
We own, operate and hold investments in a diversified group of
infrastructure businesses in the United States. We believe our
infrastructure businesses, which provide basic everyday
services, have a sustainable and stable cash flow profile and
offer the potential for capital growth. Traditionally,
infrastructure businesses have been owned by governments or
private investors or have formed part of vertically integrated
companies. By owning our LLC interests, investors have an
opportunity to participate in the ownership of these businesses.
Our existing businesses consist of:
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an airport services business that operates 43 fixed base
operations in the United States;
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a gas production and distribution business in Hawaii;
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a 50% ownership interest in a bulk liquid storage terminal
business operating eight marine terminals in the United States
and two in Canada;
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a district energy business, with operations in Chicago and Las
Vegas; and
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an off-airport parking business at 30 locations serving 20
commercial airport markets in the United States.
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Our proposed acquisitions, discussed in more detail under
Recent Developments below, consist of:
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a network of 24 fixed base operations collectively known as
Mercury Air Centers; and
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two fixed base operations at Mineta San Jose International
Airport, collectively known as the San Jose Jet Center.
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Infrastructure Businesses
Private investment in infrastructure is a relatively new trend
in the United States, although well established in other
financial markets. Infrastructure businesses are generally
characterized by the essential nature of the services they
provide. Our businesses, such as our district energy and airport
parking businesses, provide basic, everyday services to our
customers. In addition, our airport services business and our
bulk liquid storage terminal business have long-lived,
high-value physical assets with low ongoing maintenance capital
expenditure requirements (in the case of our airport services
business), are scalable, and offer significant barriers to entry
for new participants. We invest in infrastructure businesses
that we believe provide sustainable cash flows and the
opportunity for future
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growth. We focus on the ownership and operation of
infrastructure businesses with long-lived physical assets in the
following categories:
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user pays, such as our airport services,
airport parking and bulk liquid storage terminal businesses, the
revenues of which are derived from per-use or rental charges;
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contracted, such as our district energy
business, a majority of the revenues of which are derived from
long-term contracts with governments or other
businesses; and
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regulated, such as the utility operations of
our gas production and distribution business.
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The physical assets of our infrastructure businesses tend to be
long-lived, require minimal or recoverable maintenance capital
expenditure and are generally not subject to major technological
change or rapid physical deterioration. This typically means
that significant cash flow is available from our infrastructure
businesses to service debt, make distributions to shareholders
and to renew and expand the businesses. Together with the
potential capital appreciation realized through the active
management of these businesses, investment in infrastructure
offers the potential for both income and growth.
Our infrastructure businesses provide sustainable and growing
long-term cash flows due to consistent customer demand and the
businesses strong competitive positions, which result from
high barriers to entry and our active management of our
businesses. We believe the ongoing cash flows of our
infrastructure businesses are protected by the nature of our
businesses, including:
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ownership of long-lived, high-value physical assets that
generally generate predictable revenue streams;
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consistent, relatively inelastic demand for their services,
which provides stable cash flows, particularly at our airport
services, district energy and bulk liquid storage terminal
businesses;
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strong competitive positions, largely due to high barriers to
entry, including:
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high initial development and construction costs, such as the
cost of cooling equipment and distribution pipes for our
district energy business and the regulated distribution assets
for our gas production and distribution business;
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difficulty in obtaining suitable land, such as the waterfront
land owned by our bulk liquid storage terminal business or the
land near the commercial airports at which our airport parking
business operates;
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long-term, exclusive concessions or leases and customer
contracts, such as those held by our airport services and
district energy businesses;
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the strong positions that our bulk liquid storage terminal and
gas production and distribution businesses have in their
respective markets; and
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lack of cost-effective alternatives to customers in the
foreseeable future, such as our district energy business.
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the ability to pass increased operating costs through to
customers in customer contracts by exercising pricing
power resulting from their strong market
positions; and
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many of our businesses are scalable, such that relatively small
amounts of growth related capital expenditure can result in
significant increases in EBITDA.
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We actively manage our businesses by seeking to grow revenues
through improved marketing designed to attract customers to use
the services provided by our businesses while controlling
expenses. In addition, we seek to optimize the capital
structures of our businesses to maximize the cash available for
distribution to holders of our LLC interests. As a result, we
believe we can grow our businesses at rates above the
fundamental drivers associated with these businesses. For
example, the fundamental driver of revenue growth for our
airport parking business is the level of commercial airline
passenger enplanements. The Federal Aviation Administration
projects increases in the commercial passenger enplanements of
approximately 3.5% per year. We believe that our ability to
effectively market our services and manage yield will enable us
to grow revenue in this business at rates above those forecasted
by the Federal Aviation Administration.
The revenues generated by our infrastructure businesses can
generally be expected to keep pace with inflation due to the
pricing power often enjoyed by user pays businesses, the price
increases built into the agreements with customers of contracted
businesses, and the inflation and cost pass-through adjustments
typically provided by the regulatory process to regulated
businesses. In addition, we employ interest rate swaps in
connection with our businesses floating rate debt to
protect our earnings from the higher costs that may result from
interest rate increases.
Recent
Developments
Dissolution
of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust and Mandatory Exchange
of Trust Stock for LLC Interests
On June 25, 2007, we dissolved the trust and completed a
mandatory share exchange in which we exchanged all of the shares
of beneficial interest in the trust held by each of our
shareholders for an equal number of LLC interests in the
company. As a result, each shareholder of the trust at the time
of the exchange became a shareholder of, and with the same
percentage interest in, the company. The LLC interests were
listed on the NYSE under the symbol MIC at the time
of the exchange. The company also elected to be treated as a
corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes. As a result of
this election, all investor tax reporting with respect to LLC
interests purchased in this offering will be based on the status
of the company as a corporation for U.S. federal tax purposes
and such reporting will be provided on a Form 1099.
Based on discussions with the Internal Revenue Service, or the
IRS, the company has requested permission to make the election
to be treated as a corporation retroactive to January 1,
2007. Although the IRS has the authority to grant such
permission, there can be no assurance that such permission will
be granted. If such permission were not granted, the election
would remain effective as of the date of our election.
For additional information on the dissolution of the trust and
concurrent mandatory share exchange, please refer to our Current
Reports on
Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on May 23, 2007 and June 22, 2007
which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus
supplement.
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Our
Proposed FBO Acquisitions
On April 16, 2007, we entered into an agreement providing
for our acquisition of Mercury Air Centers, Inc., which we refer
to as Mercury. On June 12, 2007, we amended this agreement
to reflect Mercury entering into an agreement to purchase all of
the membership interests in SJJC Aviation Services, LLC, which
we refer to as SJJC. The closing of Mercurys acquisition
of SJJC is conditioned on either the closing of our acquisition
of Mercury, or the termination of our acquisition of Mercury. In
the event of a termination or failure to close our acquisition
of Mercury by November 1, 2007, Mercury is obligated to
assign to a wholly-owned subsidiary of ours all of its rights
and obligations under its agreement with SJJC. As a result, we
have effectively entered into an agreement to acquire SJJC. SJJC
is the owner of two FBOs that operate at Mineta San Jose
International Airport, which we collectively refer to as the
San Jose Jet Center.
Mercury owns and operates 24 FBOs in the United States,
primarily in California, the southeastern United States,
Texas, and the Great Lakes region. The two FBOs that
collectively constitute the San Jose Jet Center make it one
of the largest such facilities in the United States. SJCC is the
sole FBO operator at the airport, servicing 100% of the general
aviation traffic at that location.
Combined with our existing portfolio of 43 Atlantic Aviation
FBOs, the total of 69 sites will constitute the largest network
of FBOs in the United States. Based on this large, nationwide
network, we believe that we will benefit from certain economies
of scale, for example by using our existing Atlantic management
team to oversee the operations of the larger combined
operations. In addition, we believe that the expanded geographic
coverage that will result from our acquisition of Mercury and
San Jose Jet Center will improve brand awareness and our
competitive position among FBO networks generally, and will also
allow us to deepen our relationships with our customers. There
is no overlap between the locations of our existing 43 Atlantic
Aviation FBOs, the 24 Mercury FBOs and the two San Jose Jet
Center FBOs. Additionally, we believe that including the
San Jose Jet Center FBOs in the Atlantic portfolio will
provide unique access to major corporate flight departments and
present Atlantic with new customer opportunities.
Like our existing Atlantic Aviation FBOs, Mercury and
San Jose Jet Center generate revenue primarily through the
sale of fuel to owners and operators of jet aircraft. In
general, their strategy is to maintain and, where possible, to
grow a dollar-based margin per gallon of fuel sold. Both
generate a small amount of revenue from hangar and office
rental, ramp fees, catering and other services. Under our
ownership, our airport services business has demonstrated an
ability to grow both the volume of fuel sold and the
dollar-based margin on those sales. We believe that the overlay
of our business model onto the Mercury and San Jose Jet
Center FBOs will result in comparable performance improvement.
Our airport services business delivered substantial increases in
gross profit in 2006, both organically and through acquisitions.
Gross profit generated at existing FBOs increased 11.8% over
2005. After giving effect to the acquisition of the 23 FBOs
comprising the Trajen FBO network completed in July 2006,
gross profit increased 52.6%.
These increases were produced principally by the strong
fundamental drivers of growth in the general aviation sector
including higher average aircraft utilization rates and the
increased number of general aviation jets in service. In
addition, we believe that we have generated growth in excess of
these fundamental drivers through our active management of the
business. In particular we believe that our airport services
business management team was able to integrate the FBOs acquired
during the year quickly and efficiently. A portion of the
integration involved the deployment of our proprietary customer
relationship management system and our pilot loyalty program,
Atlantic Awards. Together, the strong fundamental drivers and
our active management initiatives generated increases in
estimated cash available for distribution to investors.
The positive trend has continued into 2007. For the first
quarter of the year, gross profit at our existing FBOs increased
18.4% over the first quarter in 2006. After giving effect to
acquisitions completed in 2006, gross profit increased 75.2%
year over year.
In operating and maintaining their FBOs, Mercury and
San Jose Jet Center incur fixed expenses, such as lease
payments and insurance, as well as expenses that increase with
the level of activity, such as salaries. In addition, the
businesses incur general and administrative expenses, including
management, accounting, information technology,
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human resources, environmental compliance and other expenses. A
portion of these expenses are expected to be reduced or
eliminated following integration of the businesses into our
airport services business. For example, we believe that both the
Mercury and San Jose Jet Center FBOs can be accommodated
within our existing regional management structure, thereby
reducing the number and cost associated with senior management
personnel in the acquired businesses.
The Mercury and San Jose Jet Center facilities generally
operate pursuant to long-term leases from airport authorities or
local government agencies. Following our acquisitions, the
leases in our airport services business would have an average
remaining length of approximately 19 years and we would be
the sole provider of FBO services at 32 out of our 69 sites. Our
airport services business and its predecessors have a strong
history of successfully renewing leases.
The Mercury and the San Jose Jet Center FBOs will be
integrated into our airport services business and the results of
the businesses will be reported as components of our airport
services business segment. The management of our airport
services business has successfully integrated numerous acquired
FBOs since the completion of our initial public offering, and we
believe that this experience will assist us in integrating
Mercury and San Jose Jet Center into our airport services
business. For example, during the past 24 months, our
airport services business has completed the acquisition and
integration of a large FBO at McCarran International airport in
Las Vegas, Nevada and a nationwide network of 23 FBOs
collectively known as the Trajen FBO network.
For a detailed discussion of our airport services business
segment, its industry, strategy and financial metrics, please
see Business Our Businesses and
Investments Airport Services Business and
Managements Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report
on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, which is
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement. For
additional information on our proposed acquisitions, please see
our Current Report on
Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on April 19, 2007, as amended by our
Current Report on Form 8-K/A, filed with the SEC on
June 25, 2007, each of which are incorporated by reference
in this prospectus supplement.
Refinancing
of Bulk Liquid Storage Terminal Business
Indebtedness
On June 7, 2007, IMTT completed a refinancing of its
existing revolving credit facility and private placement bonds.
As a result, IMTT is now party to a five-year, $625 million
revolving credit agreement consisting of a $600 million
U.S. dollar-denominated revolving credit facility and a
$25 million equivalent Canadian dollar revolving credit
facility. IMTT has drawn an aggregate of $178.6 million
under the new revolving credit facilities. At its election, IMTT
may expand the aggregate commitments under the
U.S. dollar-denominated revolving credit facility by up to
$300 million on the same terms, although IMTT has not
requested such an expansion and no lenders have yet committed to
provide the additional financing. Borrowings under the revolving
credit facilities will bear interest at a floating rate equal to
LIBOR (or Canadian LIBOR, in the case of the Canadian dollar
facility) plus an applicable margin, which will vary between
0.55 percent and 1.50 percent, based on a ratio of
IMTTs total operating company level debt to EBITDA. The
current interest rate margin applicable to borrowings under the
new revolving credit facilities is 0.85 percent. The new
facilities will be used in part as a source of funding for
IMTTs growth capital expenditure commitments, including
the previously-announced construction of 25 new storage tanks
and the completion of the chemicals logistics center at Geismar,
Louisiana.
Quarterly
Performance Fee to Our Manager
To incentivize our Manager to maximize shareholder returns, we
may pay performance fees based on criteria set forth in the
management services agreement. Our Manager can earn a
performance fee equal to 20% of the outperformance, if any, of
quarterly total returns to our shareholders above that of a U.S.
utilities index.
Based on the relative performance of our LLC interests on the
New York Stock Exchange, and the U.S. utilities index used as a
benchmark through June 22, 2007, we estimate that our
Manager will be eligible to receive a performance fee of
approximately $49.3 million for the fiscal quarter ending
June 30, 2007. The actual performance fee payable to our
Manager will not be determined until the end of the quarter, and
therefore may differ from the estimated amount based upon the
relative performance of our LLC interests and the U.S. utilities
index over the remaining five trading days of the fiscal
quarter. Our Manager has informed us that it intends to elect to
receive its performance fee in LLC interests. Please see
Our Manager Management Services
Agreement Fees in the
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accompanying prospectus for a description of the terms of the
Management Services Agreement relating to fees payable to our
Manager.
Our
Manager
Our Manager, a member of the Macquarie Group, is responsible for
our day-to-day operations and affairs and actively oversees the
management teams of our operating businesses. Together with its
subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide, the Macquarie Group
provides specialist investment, advisory, trading and financial
services in select markets around the world. The Macquarie Group
is a global leader in advising on the acquisition, disposition,
management and financing of infrastructure businesses and the
management of infrastructure investment vehicles on behalf of
third-party investors.
Our Managers active involvement in each of our businesses
enables our operational management teams to benefit from the
Macquarie Groups extensive industry experience and
regulatory knowledge, as well as its expertise in identifying,
valuing and financing the acquisition of infrastructure
businesses. This relationship enables the operational management
teams to focus on expanding and strengthening the operations of
their respective businesses. Our acquisition opportunities are
identified largely by the Macquarie Groups advisory
division, with more than 1,000 executives around the world.
In addition, we can access the experience and expertise of the
more than 530 executives within Macquaries
IBF division in the management of infrastructure businesses
and investments to improve performance and optimize the capital
structure of those businesses.
Under the terms of the management services agreement, we have
first priority over all entities managed by members of the
Macquarie Group within the IBF division with respect to
infrastructure acquisition opportunities within the United
States with three main exceptions. These exceptions are toll
roads, airports and communication infrastructure, as described
in the accompanying prospectus.
Strategy
Our strategy for delivering increasing value to shareholders has
three key components. First, we seek to generate revenue growth
and gross operating income improvements by leveraging the proven
capabilities of Macquaries IBF division in managing
infrastructure businesses. Second, we seek to optimize the
capital structure of our businesses to maximize the level of
cash available for distribution generated by each. Third, we
seek to grow both our existing businesses and our portfolio of
businesses overall through yield accretive acquisitions. We
intend to acquire businesses that are complementary to our
existing businesses as well as those that expand our operations
into infrastructure sectors other than those in which our
businesses currently operate. We believe our association with
the Macquarie Group is key to the successful execution of our
strategy.
Operational
Strategy
We rely on the demonstrated expertise and experience of
Macquaries IBF division in the management of more
than 100 infrastructure businesses around the world to help
execute the operational component of our strategy. In managing
infrastructure businesses, the Macquarie Group endeavors to
recruit and support talented operational management teams and
instill disciplined financial management consistently across the
businesses through the development and execution of sound
business plans. With the support of the Macquarie Group, we will
continue to undertake the following initiatives:
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developing the skills and abilities of management personnel in
each of our businesses with respect to financial forecasting,
performance measurement and expense management; and
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designing and maintaining incentive compensation programs tied
to the performance of each business.
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generated by our businesses by increasing revenues and improving
gross operating income.
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Capital
Management Strategy
The management teams of our operating business work closely with
our Manager to evaluate and execute plans for the deployment of
growth capital expenditures. We will also leverage the Macquarie
Groups strong relationships with financial institutions
around the world to help finance our businesses. In implementing
the capital management component of our strategy, we will
undertake the following initiatives:
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developing plans for, and deployment of, selective capital
expenditures to renew facilities and expand certain operations;
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sourcing and appropriately structuring debt facilities at our
operating companies; and
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reducing our exposure to interest rate fluctuations through use
of rate swaps.
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We believe that these initiatives will help us to maximize the
amount of cash available for distribution generated by each of
our businesses.
Acquisition
Strategy
We expect the acquisition component of our strategy to benefit
from the Macquarie Groups deep knowledge and ability to
identify acquisition opportunities in the infrastructure area.
We believe it is often the case that infrastructure
opportunities are not widely offered, well-understood or
properly valued. The Macquarie Group has significant expertise
in the execution of such acquisitions, which can be
time-consuming and complex.
We intend to acquire infrastructure businesses and investments
that are complementary to our existing businesses or in sectors
other than those sectors in which our businesses and investments
currently operate, provided we believe we can achieve yield
accretive returns. Our focus is on acquiring businesses in the
United States. Generally, we will seek to acquire controlling
interests, but we may from time to time acquire minority
positions in attractive sectors where those acquisitions
generate immediate dividends and where our partners have
objectives similar to our own. We will not seek to acquire
infrastructure businesses that face significant competition,
such as merchant electricity generation facilities.
Execution
of Strategy to Date
Beginning with our initial public offering in December 2004, we
have pursued our strategy in order to increase cash
distributions to our shareholders and to grow the value of our
company. Since our initial public offering, we have successfully
executed our strategy by improving the performance of our
existing operations, and by increasing the cash available for
distribution generated by our businesses through effective
capital management and through executing yield accretive
acquisitions, and have realized growth in revenue and margins.
As a result, we have been able to increase our quarterly cash
distributions to shareholders four times during the past year,
from $0.50 to $0.59 per share.
Operational Strategy. We have executed the
operational component of our strategy by improving and expanding
our existing marketing programs. Centralizing the capital
management and acquisition-related activities of our businesses
has enabled management at the operating company level to focus
on improving the performance of these businesses. In particular,
operating company management personnel have been freed up to
enhance marketing efforts and the deployment of growth capital
expenditures, both of which have resulted in the generation of
increased levels of distributable cash.
Capital Management Strategy. We have executed
the capital management component of our strategy as follows:
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Leveraging Our Relationship with the Macquarie
Group. Our Managers expertise in
structuring and refinancing the debt of our existing and new
businesses, as well as its ability to optimize the capital
structure of all of our businesses, has contributed to our
efforts to maximize returns to holders of our LLC interests,
thereby increasing the amount of distributable cash generated by
our businesses.
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For example, following substantial growth in EBITDA from our
airport services business in 2005 over 2004, we were able to
increase the level of borrowing by this business while lowering
total borrowing costs (margin) and maintaining an appropriate
debt service coverage ratio. The net capital savings were
reinvested in our bulk liquid storage terminal business at
yields that are substantially above the cost of the borrowed
funds.
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In 2007, we helped refinance a substantial portion of the debt
in our bulk liquid storage terminal business. The process
resulted in an expansion of the business revolving credit
facilities from $155 million to $625 million and a
reduction in the average cost of borrowing. The newly available
resources will be used in part to fund expansion of the
business. Please see Recent Developments
above for additional information.
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Making Selective Capital Expenditures to Expand Existing
Businesses. We continue to make selected capital
expenditures in our businesses to improve facilities and expand
capacity, which we expect will produce growth in revenue, EBITDA
and cash available for distribution. Committed and anticipated
capital expenditures include:
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at least $232.0 million that International-Matex Tank
Terminals, or IMTT, intends to spend to expand its storage
facilities; IMTT has completed construction of 10 of 25 new
storage tanks and has contracted for approximately 60% of the
work associated with the construction of a new chemicals
logistics center at Geismar, Louisiana. The combined
contribution to gross profit and EBITDA from the projects is
expected to be approximately $31.1 million annually;
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approximately $12.4 million during 2006 and 2007 for
upgrades and expansion of certain facilities in our existing
airport services business plus approximately $7.1 million
for Mercury Air Centers in 2007; and
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approximately $8.1 million during 2007 and 2008 for system
capacity expansion of our district energy business.
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Acquisition Strategy. We have executed the
acquisition component of our strategy as follows:
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Focusing on Yield-Accretive Acquisitions in New
Sectors. We have concluded acquisitions of
businesses in new infrastructure sectors where our original
businesses and investments had not operated. In 2006, our
acquisitions of our bulk liquid storage terminal business and
gas production and distribution business expanded our operations
into new infrastructure sectors, and both acquisitions were
immediately yield-accretive.
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Strengthening Our Competitive Position Through Complementary
Acquisitions. We have grown our existing
businesses through the successful conclusion of yield-accretive,
complementary acquisitions identified by the Macquarie
Groups advisory division, including:
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our acquisition of Trajen and its 23 fixed base operations, or
FBOs;
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our acquisition of an FBO at McCarran International Airport in
Las Vegas during the third quarter of 2005; and
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our acquisition of eight additional off-airport parking
facilities during 2005, which increased the number of airports
served by our airport parking business from 15 to 20.
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Corporate
Information
Our principal executive offices are located at 125 West
55th Street, New York, NY 10019. Our telephone number is
(212) 231-1000.
You may also obtain additional information about us from our
website, www.macquarie.com/mic. Information on our website is
not a part of this prospectus supplement or the accompanying
prospectus.
S-8
The
Offering
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LLC Interests Offered by Us |
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5,701,000 LLC interests |
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LLC Interests Offered by the Selling Shareholder |
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599,000 LLC Interests |
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LLC Interests Outstanding After the Offering |
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43,263,165 LLC interests |
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Use of Proceeds |
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We estimate that the net proceeds to us from the sale of the LLC
interests in this offering based on the public offering price of
$40.99 per LLC interest, and after deducting estimated
underwriting discounts and commissions and the expenses of this
offering payable by us, will be approximately
$223.0 million, or $260.1 million if the underwriters
exercise their overallotment option in full. |
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We intend to use the aggregate net proceeds that we will receive
from this offering, including any proceeds we may receive from
the exercise by the underwriters of their overallotment option,
to partially finance the acquisitions of Mercury Air Centers and
San Jose Jet Center and any remaining amounts for general
corporate purposes. To the extent the net proceeds are not used
immediately to partially fund our proposed acquisitions, these
funds will be invested in short- and/or medium-term investment
grade securities. See Use of Proceeds for more
information. |
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We will receive no proceeds from the sale of LLC interests by
the selling shareholder. |
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U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations |
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Please refer to the Material U.S. Federal Income Tax
Considerations section in the accompanying prospectus for
information on the potential U.S. federal income tax
consequences of the purchase, ownership and disposition of LLC
interests. |
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Risk Factors |
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See Risk Factors in the accompanying prospectus and
other information included or incorporated by reference in this
prospectus supplement and the accompanying prospectus for a
discussion of factors you should carefully consider before
deciding to invest in our LLC interests. |
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New York Stock Exchange Symbol |
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MIC |
The number of LLC interests to be outstanding immediately after
the offering is based on LLC interests outstanding as of June
25, 2007 and excludes 27,183 LLC interests issuable upon vesting
of the same number of outstanding restricted stock units and an
estimated 22,000 LLC interests issuable to our Manager upon its
reinvestment of its performance fee earned for the first quarter
of 2007. The final number of LLC interests issuable to our
Manager will be determined based on the volume weighted average
price of trust stock/LLC interests for the fifteen trading days
beginning June 6, 2007. We estimate, based on calculations
as of June 22, 2007, that our Manager will be eligible to
receive a performance fee of approximately $49.3 million
for the second quarter of 2007. Our Manager has informed us that
it intends to elect to receive its fee in LLC interests. See
Recent Developments Quarterly
Performance Fee to Our Manager.
Except as otherwise noted, all information in this prospectus
supplement assumes that the underwriters overallotment
option is not exercised. If the overallotment option is
exercised in full, we will issue and sell an additional 945,000
LLC interests and the number of LLC interests outstanding after
the offering will be 44,208,165.
S-9
Summary
Historical Financial Data
On May 23, 2007, we issued a notice of mandatory share
exchange to all holders of shares of beneficial interests in the
trust. In the mandatory share exchange, we exchanged, effective
as of June 25, 2007, all of the shares of beneficial
interest in the trust held by each of our shareholders for an
equal number of LLC interests in the company and dissolved the
trust. As a result, each shareholder of the trust at the time of
the exchange became a shareholder of, and with the same
percentage interest in, the company. Since the following summary
financial data relates to period prior to the mandatory share
exchange, it represents financial data for the trust.
The summary financial data for Macquarie Infrastructure Company
Trust includes the results of operations and cash flow data of
Atlantic Aviation FBO, Inc. (formerly known as North America
Capital Holding Company), or Atlantic FBO Holdco, which was
deemed to be our predecessor. We have included the results of
operations and cash flow data of Atlantic FBO Holdco for the
period from January 1, 2004 through July 29, 2004 and
for the period July 30, 2004 through December 22,
2004. The period from December 23, 2004 through
December 31, 2004 includes the results of operations and
cash flow data for our businesses and investments from
December 23, 2004 through December 31, 2004 and the
results of the company from April 13, 2004 through
December 31, 2004. The years ended December 31, 2005
and December 31, 2006 include the full year results of
operations and cash flow data for our consolidated group, with
the results of businesses acquired during 2005 and 2006 being
included from their dates of acquisition. The summary balance
sheet data at December 31, 2004, December 31, 2005 and
December 31, 2006 are derived from our audited consolidated
balance sheets as of such dates. The summary financial data for
the three months ended March 31, 2006, and as of and for
the three months ended March 31, 2007 are derived from our
unaudited consolidated financial statements for such periods and
dates, included in our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007, incorporated
by reference in this prospectus supplement, which, in the
opinion of management, contain all adjustments necessary for a
fair presentation of the consolidated financial data. Our
historical results are not necessarily indicative of the
operating results that may be expected in the future. You should
read the following information together with the information
under Managements Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations and our
consolidated financial statements, including the notes thereto,
included in our Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006 and our
Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2007, all of which
is incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement.
Macquarie
Infrastructure Company Trust
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Successor
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Successor
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Successor
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Predecessor
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Predecessor
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Three Months
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Three Months
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Successor
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Successor
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December 23
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July 30
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Jan 1
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Ended
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Ended
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Year Ended
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Year Ended
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Through
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Through
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Through
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March 31,
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March 31,
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December 31,
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December 31,
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December 22,
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July 29,
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2007
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2006
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2006
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2005
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2004
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(Unaudited)
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($ in thousands)
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Statement of Operations
Data:
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Revenue
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$
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168,982
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$
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86,194
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$
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520,251
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$
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304,743
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$
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5,064
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$
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39,304
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$
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55,762
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Operating income (loss)
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19,798
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4,309
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26,076
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25,351
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4,298
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8,662
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operations
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7,877
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7,561
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49,918
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15,196
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(5,556
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Successor
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Balance Sheet Data:
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Total assets
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$
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2,111,889
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2,097,533
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$
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1,363,298
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$
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1,208,487
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Total liabilities
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1,255,137
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1,224,927
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786,693
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603,676
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Preferred stock
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Stockholders equity (deficit)
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848,864
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864,425
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567,665
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596,296
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S-10
SELLING
SHAREHOLDER
Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc., the selling
shareholder in this offering, acts as our Manager pursuant to a
management services agreement, providing for its management of
our day-to-day operations and affairs and oversight of the
management teams of our operating businesses.
As of June 25, 2007 and prior to this offering, our Manager
beneficially owned 2,619,772 LLC interests, of which it has sole
voting
and/or
investment power over 2,600,648 LLC interests. 599,000 of these
LLC interests were pledged by our Manager to secure a total
return swap as described under footnote (2) to the table
under the caption LLC Interest Ownership of Directors,
Executive Officers and Principal Shareholders. Our Manager
is offering the pledged 599,000 LLC interests pursuant to this
prospectus supplement. Upon completion of this offering, our
Manager will beneficially own 2,020,772 LLC interests or 4.7% of
LLC interests outstanding, assuming no exercise of the
underwriters over-allotment option.
S-11
USE OF
PROCEEDS
We estimate that the net proceeds to us from this offering
(based on the public offering price of $40.99) will be
approximately $223.0 million (or approximately
$260.1 million if the underwriters overallotment
option is exercised in full) after deducting estimated
underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated expenses of
this offering. We intend to use the net proceeds from this
offering to partially finance the acquisition of Mercury Air
Centers and San Jose Jet Center and any remaining amounts
for general corporate purposes. To the extent the net proceeds
are not used immediately to partially fund our proposed
acquisitions, these funds will be invested in short-
and/or
medium-term investment grade securities. We will receive no
proceeds from the sale of LLC interests by the selling
shareholder.
S-12
PRICE
RANGE OF SHARES OF TRUST STOCK AND LLC INTERESTS
The LLC interests in the company have been listed on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol MIC since
June 25, 2007, the date of the mandatory share exchange and
dissolution of the trust described above under
Summary Recent Developments. Prior to
that time, the trust stock was listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol MIC. On June 28, 2007, the
last reported sale price of the LLC interests on the New York
Stock Exchange was $40.99. The following table sets forth, for
the periods indicated, the high and low sales prices of shares
of our trust stock or LLC interests as applicable, as reported
on the New York Stock Exchange.
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2005:
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30.64
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34.65
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38.89
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DISTRIBUTION
POLICY
Our policy is to pay regular quarterly cash distributions on all
outstanding LLC interests. Our distribution policy is based on
the predictable and stable cash flows of our businesses and
investments and our intention to pay out, as distributions to
our shareholders, the majority of our cash available for
distribution and not to retain significant cash balances in
excess of prudent reserves in our operating subsidiaries. If our
strategy is successful, we expect to maintain and increase the
level of our distributions to shareholders in the future.
The declaration and payment of any future distribution will be
subject to a decision of the companys board of directors,
which will include a majority of independent directors. The
companys board of directors will take into account such
matters as general business conditions, our financial condition,
results of operations, capital requirements and any contractual,
legal and regulatory restrictions on the payment of
distributions by us to our shareholders or by our subsidiaries
to us, and any other factors that the board of directors deems
relevant. In particular, all of our businesses have substantial
debt commitments, which must be satisfied before any of them can
distribute dividends or make distributions to us. These factors
could affect our ability to continue to make distributions.
S-13
CAPITALIZATION
The following table sets forth our historical capitalization as
of March 31, 2007, as well as our capitalization as
adjusted to give effect to the dissolution of the trust, the
completion of the share exchange and this offering, assuming no
exercise of the underwriters overallotment option, at the
public offering price of $40.99 per LLC interest and the
application of the estimated net proceeds of such sale (after
deducting underwriting discounts and commissions and our
estimated offering expenses). This table should be read in
conjunction with Use of Proceeds and our
consolidated financial statements and related notes included in
our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, all of which are
incorporated by reference in this prospectus supplement.
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As of March 31, 2007
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Cash and cash equivalents
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$
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$
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369,454
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Long-term debt, excluding current
maturities
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960,867
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960,867
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Total long-term debt
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964,621
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964,621
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Stockholders equity
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Trust stock, no par value;
500,000,000 authorized; 37,562,165 shares issued and
outstanding, actual(2)(3)
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850,338
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LLC interests, no par value;
500,000,000 authorized; 43,263,165 issued and outstanding, as
adjusted for the offering(3)
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1,073,388
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Total stockholders equity
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848,864
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1,071,914
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Total capitalization
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$
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As adjusted reflects the receipt of the net proceeds of this
offering. As adjusted does not reflect the use of the net
offering proceeds, cash and the incurrence of indebtedness to
finance the acquisitions of Mercury Air Centers and
San Jose Jet Center, which will occur after the completion
of this offering. |
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Each share of trust stock represented one beneficial interest in
the trust. |
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On June 25, 2007, the trust was dissolved and former
holders of shares of trust stock received a corresponding number
of LLC interests in the company. The As Adjusted
amount reflects the total number of LLC interests outstanding
after that exchange plus the LLC interests sold by us in this
offering. |
S-14
LLC
INTEREST OWNERSHIP OF DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND
PRINCIPAL
SHAREHOLDERS
The following table sets forth information regarding the
beneficial ownership of LLC interests by each person who is
known to us to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent
of the outstanding LLC interests, each of our directors and
executive officers and our directors and executive officers as a
group as of June 25, 2007, based on 37,562,165 LLC
interests issued and outstanding.
All holders of LLC interests are entitled to one vote per LLC
interest on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. The
voting rights attached to LLC interests held by our directors,
executive officers or major shareholders do not differ from
those that attach to LLC interests held by any other holder.
Under
Rule 13d-3
of the Exchange Act, beneficial ownership includes
LLC interests for which the individual, directly or indirectly,
has voting power, meaning the power to control voting decisions,
or investment power, meaning the power to cause the sale of the
LLC interests, whether or not the LLC interests are held for the
individuals benefit.
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Amount and Nature of Beneficial Ownership
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(Number of LLC Interests)
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LLC Interests
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LLC Interests
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Percent of
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Representing
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Representing
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LLC
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Sole Voting
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Shared Voting
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Interests
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and/or
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and
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Percent of
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Total
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Outstanding
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Investment
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Investment
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LLC Interests
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After
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After
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Name and Address of Beneficial Owner
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Power
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Power
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Total
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Outstanding
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Offering(1)
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Offering(1)
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5% Beneficial Owners
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Macquarie Infrastructure Management
(USA) Inc.(2)
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2,600,648
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19,124
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2,619,772
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6.9
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%
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2,020,772
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4.7
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%
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125 West 55th Street
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New York, New York 10019
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BlackRock, Inc.(3)(4)
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2,604,700
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2,604,700
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6.9
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%
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2,604,700
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6.0
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%
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Directors(5)
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John Roberts(6)
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71,061
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2,600,648
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2,671,709
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7.1
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%
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2,072,709
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4.8
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%
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Norman H. Brown, Jr.(7)(8)
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12,188
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1,000
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13,188
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*
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13,188
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*
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George W. Carmany, III(7)
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14,962
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14,962
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*
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14,962
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*
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William H. Webb(7)
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17,462
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17,462
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*
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17,462
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*
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Shemara Wikramanayake(6)
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129,747
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2,600,648
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2,730,395
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7.3
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%
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2,131,395
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4.9
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%
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Named Executive
Officers
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Peter Stokes(6)
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19,961
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2,600,648
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2,620,609
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7.0
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%
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2,021,609
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4.7
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%
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Frank Joyce
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*
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*
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All Directors and Officers as a
Group(6)
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265,381
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2,601,648
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2,867,029
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7.6
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%
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2,268,029
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5.2
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%
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* |
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Less than 1% |
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(1) |
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Total After Offering gives effect to the sale of
599,000 LLC interests by our Manager in this offering.
Percent of LLC Interests Outstanding After Offering
is based on the 43,263,165 LLC interests to be outstanding after
this offering, assuming no exercise of the underwriters
over-allotment option. |
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(2) |
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Includes an estimated 22,000 LLC interests issuable to our
Manager upon its reinvestment of its performance fee earned for
the first quarter of 2007. The final number of LLC interests
will be determined based on the volume weighted average price of
trust stock/LLC interests for the fifteen trading days beginning
June 6, 2007. Macquarie Bank Limited, or MBL, has entered
into a total return swap with respect to 599,000 LLC interests
held by our Manager. The counterparty to the swap is Macquarie
International Infrastructure Fund Limited, or MIIF, a
mutual fund company which is managed by a member of the
Macquarie Group of companies. MBL had caused our Manager to
pledge 599,000 of its LLC interests to MIIF to secure MBLs
obligations under the total return swap. Our Manager retained
the voting rights on all the pledged interests. The 599,000 LLC
interests subject to the total return swap are the LLC interests
being sold by our Manager in this offering. As a result of |
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the sale of LLC interests by us and our Manager, our Manager
will beneficially own and have sole voting power over 2,001,648
LLC interests. In addition, the 19,124 LLC interests
representing shared voting and investment power consist of
shares owned by the Macquarie Group as part of its
Directors Profit Share Plan which our Manager, as a member
of the Macquarie Group, may be deemed to beneficially own. Our
Manager disclaims beneficial ownership and such information
shall not be construed as an admission that our Manager is, for
the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act,
the beneficial owner of any of the shares of trust stock owned
by other members of the Macquarie Group. |
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(3) |
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Number of LLC interests presented is based solely on the
information provided in a filing by such person with the SEC on
Schedule 13G. |
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(4) |
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Represents amounts beneficially owned by certain investment
advisory subsidiaries of BlackRock, Inc. The address of
BlackRock, Inc. is 40 East 52nd Street, New York, NY 10022. |
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(5) |
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The address of each person is
c/o Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC, 125 West 55th Street, New York,
New York 10019. |
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(6) |
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Each of the following persons may be deemed to beneficially own,
and share voting and investment power in, the LLC interests held
by Macquarie Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc., our Manager,
shown separately in the table above. |
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Mr. Roberts, as the Global Head of the
Macquarie Groups IB Funds division, of which our Manager
constitutes a part.
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Ms. Wikramanayake, as a director of our Manager.
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Mr. Stokes, as the president and a director of
our Manager.
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Each of the foregoing disclaims beneficial ownership and such
information shall not be construed as an admission that such
person is, for the purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of
the Exchange Act, the beneficial owner of any of the shares of
trust stock owned by our Manager. |
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As a result of the sale of 599,000 LLC interests by our Manager
in this offering, LLC interests representing shared voting and
investment power of Mr. Roberts, Ms. Wikramanayake and
Mr. Stokes, and of our directors and officers as a group,
will be reduced accordingly. See footnotes (1) and (2) above. |
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(7) |
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Reflects 5,623 LLC interests which each of Mr. Brown,
Mr. Carmany and Mr. Webb have a right, as of
May 23, 2007, to acquire through the companys
independent directors equity plan and does not reflect
3,438 LLC interests, which each will have a right to acquire
through such plan in May 2008 |
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(8) |
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Amounts reflected in the column entitled LLC Interests
Representing Shared Voting and Investment Power are LLC
interests which are held in trust and for which Mr. Brown
is the trustee but not the beneficiary. Mr. Brown disclaims
beneficial ownership of these LLC interests and the above shall
not be construed as an admission that such person is, for the
purposes of Section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Exchange Act, the
beneficial owner of such LLC interests. |
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CERTAIN
RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS
For information on our relationship with the Macquarie Group and
related party transactions, including those relating to our
acquisition and ownership of our existing businesses, our
proposed acquisitions, certain of our debt facilities and
derivative instruments and contractual arrangements with our
Manager, please refer to our revised Definitive Proxy Statement
dated April 20, 2007, our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2007, and each of our
Current Reports on
Form 8-K
incorporated by reference into this prospectus supplement.
The selling shareholder, who is also our Manager, is an
affiliate of Macquarie Bank Limited and a member of the
Macquarie Group. From time to time, we have entered into, and in
the future we may enter into, transactions and relationships
involving Macquarie Bank Limited, its affiliates, or other
members of the Macquarie Group. Although our audit committee,
all of the members of which are independent directors, is
required to approve of any related party transactions, including
those involving Macquarie Bank Limited, its affiliates, or
members of the Macquarie Group, the relationship of our Manager
to Macquarie Bank Limited and the Macquarie Group may result in
conflicts of interest.
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UNDERWRITING
Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Suisse Securities (USA)
LLC, Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated, and Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc. are acting as
representatives of the underwriters. Subject to the terms and
conditions described in a purchase agreement among us, the
selling shareholder and the underwriters, we and the selling
shareholder have agreed to sell to the underwriters, and the
underwriters severally have agreed to purchase from us and the
selling shareholder the number of LLC interests listed below.
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Number of
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Underwriters
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LLC Interests
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Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
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1,386,000
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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
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1,386,000
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Merrill Lynch, Pierce,
Fenner & Smith
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Incorporated
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1,386,000
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Macquarie Securities (USA)
Inc.
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1,197,000
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A.G. Edwards & Sons,
Inc.
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315,000
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Jefferies & Company,
Inc.
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315,000
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Stifel, Nicolaus & Company,
Incorporated
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315,000
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Total
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6,300,000
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Subject to the terms and conditions in the purchase agreement,
the underwriters have agreed to purchase all the LLC interests
sold under the purchase agreement if any of these LLC interests
are purchased. If an underwriter defaults, the purchase
agreement provides that the purchase commitments of the
nondefaulting underwriters may be increased or the purchase
agreement may be terminated.
We and the selling shareholder have agreed to indemnify the
underwriters against certain liabilities, including liabilities
under the Securities Act, or to contribute to payments the
underwriters may be required to make in respect of those
liabilities.
The underwriters are offering the LLC interests, subject to
prior sale, when, as and if issued to and accepted by them,
subject to approval of legal matters by their counsel, including
the validity of the LLC interests, and other conditions
contained in the purchase agreement, such as the receipt by the
underwriters of officers certificates and legal opinions.
The underwriters reserve the right to withdraw, cancel or modify
offers to the public and to reject orders in whole or in part.
The allocation of LLC interests in this offering is determined
by the underwriters, exercised within limits permitted by
applicable law and regulation. After the underwriters obtain
indications of interest from potential investors, including the
number of LLC interests that a potential investor may be
interested in purchasing, the underwriters will determine the
number of LLC interests to be offered to each potential investor
from the underwriters allocations. Depending on a variety
of factors, the underwriters may allocate to an investor a
smaller number of LLC interests than that investor had expressed
an interest in purchasing, or allocate no LLC interests at all
to that investor.
Commissions
and Discounts
The representatives have advised us and the selling shareholder
that the underwriters propose initially to offer the LLC
interests to the public at the initial public offering price on
the cover page of this prospectus supplement and to dealers at
that price less a concession not in excess of $1.0453 per LLC
interest. After the public offering, the public offering price,
concession and discount may be changed.
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The following table shows the public offering price,
underwriting discount and proceeds before expenses to us. The
information assumes either no exercise or full exercise by the
underwriters of their overallotment option.
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Per LLC
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Without
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With
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|
Interest
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Option
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Option
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Public offering price
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$
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40.99
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$
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258,237,000
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|
$
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296,972,550
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|
Underwriting discount
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|
$
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1.7421
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|
|
$
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10,975,230
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|
$
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12,621,515
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Proceeds, before expenses, to us
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$
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39.2479
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$
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223,752,278
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$
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260,841,543
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Proceeds, before expenses, to the
selling shareholder
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$
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39.2479
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$
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23,509,492
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$
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23,509,492
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|
The expenses of the offering, not including the underwriting
discount, are estimated at $700,000 and are payable by us.
Overallotment
Option
We have granted options to the underwriters to purchase up to
945,000 additional LLC interests at the public offering price
less the underwriting discount. The underwriters may exercise
these options for 30 days from the date of this prospectus
supplement solely to cover any over-allotments. If the
underwriters exercise these options, each underwriter will be
obligated, subject to conditions contained in the purchase
agreement, to purchase a number of additional LLC interests
proportionate to that underwriters initial amount
reflected in the above table.
No Sales
of Similar Securities
We have agreed, with exceptions, not to sell or transfer any LLC
interests for 60 days after the date of this prospectus
supplement without first obtaining the written consent of the
representatives. Additionally, our executive officers and
directors and our Manager, the selling shareholder, have agreed,
with exceptions, not to sell or transfer any LLC interests for
90 days after the date of this prospectus supplement
without first obtaining the written consent of the
representatives. Specifically, we and these other individuals
and our Manager, the selling shareholder, have agreed not to
directly or indirectly:
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offer, pledge, sell or contract to sell any LLC interests;
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sell any option or contract to purchase any LLC interests;
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purchase any option or contract to sell any LLC interests;
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grant any option, right or warrant for the sale of any LLC
interests;
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lend or otherwise dispose of or transfer any LLC interests;
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request or demand that we file a registration statement related
to the LLC interests; or
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enter into any swap or other agreement that transfers, in whole
or in part, the economic consequence of ownership of any LLC
interests
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whether any transaction described above is to be settled by
delivery of LLC interests or such other securities, in cash or
otherwise.
This lock-up
provision applies to LLC interests and to securities convertible
into or exchangeable or exercisable for or repayable with LLC
interests. It also applies to LLC interests owned now or
acquired later by the person executing the agreement or for
which the person executing the agreement later acquires the
power of disposition. These restrictions do not apply to:
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the sale of LLC interests to the underwriters;
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the issuance of LLC interests to our independent directors upon
vesting of outstanding restricted stock units;
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the sale to our Manager, and transfers by it to its affiliates,
of LLC interests acquired upon its reinvestment of fees payable
under the management services agreement; or
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the sale of up to 2,000 LLC interests by one of our directors to
satisfy tax obligations arising from his ownership of LLC
interests.
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New York
Stock Exchange Listing
The LLC interests are listed on the NYSE under the symbol
MIC.
Price
Stabilization, Short Positions and Penalty Bids
Until the distribution of the LLC interests is completed, SEC
rules may limit the underwriters and selling group members from
bidding for and purchasing our LLC interests. However, the
representatives may engage in transactions that stabilize the
price of the LLC interests, such as bids or purchases to peg,
fix or maintain that price.
If the underwriters create a short position in the LLC interests
in connection with the offering (i.e., if they sell more LLC
interests than are listed on the cover of this prospectus
supplement), the representatives may reduce that short position
by purchasing LLC interests in the open market. The
representatives may also elect to reduce any short position by
exercising all or part of the overallotment option described
above. Purchases of the LLC interests to stabilize their price
or to reduce a short position may cause the price of the LLC
interests to be higher than it might be in the absence of such
purchases.
The representatives may also impose a penalty bid on
underwriters and selling group members. This means that if the
representatives purchase LLC interests in the open market to
reduce the underwriters short position or to stabilize the
price of such LLC interests, the representatives may reclaim the
amount of the selling concession from the underwriters and the
selling group members who sold those LLC interests. The
imposition of a penalty bid may also affect the price of the LLC
interests in that it discourages resales of those LLC interests.
Neither we nor any of the underwriters make any representation
or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect
that the transactions described above may have on the price of
the LLC interests. In addition, neither we nor any of the
underwriters make any representation that the representatives
will engage in these transactions or that these transactions,
once commenced, will not be discontinued without notice.
European
Economic Area Selling Restrictions
In relation to each Member State of the European Economic Area
which has implemented the Prospectus Directive (each, a
Relevant Member State) each underwriter has
represented and warranted that it has not made and will not make
an offer to the public of any LLC interests which are the
subject of the offering contemplated by this prospectus
supplement in that Relevant Member State except that an offer to
the public in that Relevant Member State of any LLC interests
may be made at any time under the following exemptions under the
Prospectus Directive, if they have been implemented in that
Relevant Member State:
(a) to legal entities which are authorised or regulated to
operate in the financial markets or, if not so authorised or
regulated, whose corporate purpose is solely to invest in
securities;
(b) to any legal entity which has two or more of
(1) an average of at least 250 employees during the
last financial year; (2) a total balance sheet of more than
EUR43,000,000 and (3) an annual net turnover of more than
EUR50,000,000, as shown in its last annual or consolidated
accounts;
(c) by the underwriters to fewer than 100 natural or legal
persons (other than qualified investors as defined in the
Prospectus Directive) subject to obtaining the prior consent of
Citigroup Global Markets Inc. for any such offer; or
(d) in any other circumstances falling within
Article 3(2) of the Prospectus Directive,
provided that no such offer of LLC interests shall result in a
requirement for the publication by us or any underwriter of a
prospectus pursuant to Article 3 of the Prospectus
Directive. For the purposes of this provision, the expression an
offer to the public in relation to any LLC interests
in any Relevant Member State means the communication in any form
and by any means of sufficient information on the terms of the
offer and any LLC interests to be offered so as to enable an
investor to decide to purchase any LLC interests, as the same
may be varied in that Member State by
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any measure implementing the Prospectus Directive in that Member
State and the expression Prospectus Directive means
Directive 2003/71/EC and includes any relevant implementing
measure in each Relevant Member State.
U.K.
Selling Restrictions
Each underwriter has agreed that (i) it has only
communicated or caused to be communicated and will only
communicate or cause to be communicated any invitation or
inducement to engage in investment activity (within the meaning
of section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act
2000 (the FSMA)) received by it in connection with
the issue or sale of any LLC interests in circumstances in which
section 21(1) of the FSMA does not apply to us; and
(iii) it has complied and will comply with all applicable
provisions of the FSMA with respect to anything done by it in
relation to the LLC interests in, from or otherwise involving
the United Kingdom.
No Public
Offering Outside the United States
No action has been or will be taken in any jurisdiction (except
in the United States and Canada) that would permit a public
offering of our LLC interests or the possession, circulation or
distribution of this prospectus supplement or any other material
relating to us or our LLC interests in any jurisdiction where
action for that purpose is required. Accordingly, our LLC
interests may not be offered or sold, directly or indirectly,
and neither this prospectus supplement nor any other offering
material or advertisements in connection with our LLC interests
may be distributed or published, in or from any country or
jurisdiction except in compliance with any applicable rules and
regulations of any such country or jurisdiction.
Purchasers of the LLC interests offered by this prospectus
supplement may be required to pay stamp taxes and other charges
in accordance with the laws and practices of the country of
purchase in addition to the offering price on the cover page of
this prospectus supplement.
Other
Relationships
Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc., one of the representatives of
the underwriters, is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of
Macquarie Bank Limited. Macquarie Infrastructure Management
(USA) Inc., our Manager and the selling shareholder in this
offering, is part of the Macquarie Group, and, as such, is an
affiliate of Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc. We expect to pay
financial advisory fees to Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc. in
connection with the proposed acquisitions and financing of
Mercury and SJCC of approximately $7.7 million. In
addition, Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc. will be reimbursed for
any out-of-pocket expenses it incurs in connection with
providing such financial advisory services. We have agreed that
Macquarie Securities (USA) Inc. will have preferred provider
status in respect of any financial advisory services to be
contracted for by us or our subsidiaries in the future.
Macquarie Bank Limited and certain affiliates of Merrill
Lynch & Co., Citigroup Global Markets Inc. and Credit
Suisse Securities (USA) LLC are lenders under the MIC Inc.
acquisition credit facility. Macquarie Bank Limited, the parent
of our Manager and an affiliate of Macquarie Securities (USA)
Inc., has committed to an expansion of $30 million in the
MIC Inc. acquisition credit facility that may be used to
partially fund our acquisitions of Mercury and SJCC. In
addition, some of the underwriters and their affiliates have
engaged in, are engaged in, and may in the future engage in,
investment banking and other commercial dealings in the ordinary
course of business with us and other members of the Macquarie
Group. They have received customary fees and commissions for
these services.
Availability
of Prospectus Supplement Online
A prospectus supplement in electronic format will be made
available on the websites maintained by one or more of the lead
managers of this offering and may also be made available on
websites maintained by other underwriters. The underwriters may
agree to allocate a number of LLC interests to underwriters for
sale to their online brokerage account holders. Internet
distributions will be allocated by the lead managers to
underwriters that may make Internet distributions on the same
basis as other allocations.
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LEGAL
MATTERS
The validity of the securities offered in this prospectus
supplement and accompanying prospectus is being passed upon for
us by Potter Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington,
Delaware. Certain legal matters in connection with the
securities offered hereby will be passed upon for us by
Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, New York. Certain
legal matters will be passed upon on behalf of the underwriters
by Sidley Austin LLP, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements and schedule of Macquarie
Infrastructure Company Trust as of December 31, 2006 and
2005, and the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and
the period April 13, 2004 (inception) to December 31,
2004, the consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders equity (deficit) and comprehensive income
(loss), and cash flows of North America Capital Holding Company
for the periods January 1, 2004 through July 29, 2004
and July 30, 2004 through December 22, 2004, and
managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal
controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006
have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the
reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting
firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority
of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The report of KPMG LLP dated February 28, 2007, on
managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of
internal controls over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2006, contains an explanatory paragraph that
states Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust acquired K-1 HGC
Investment, L.L.C. (subsequently renamed Macquarie HGC
Investment LLC), which owns HGC Holdings LLC, or HGC, and The
Gas Company, LLC, collectively referred to as TGC on
June 7, 2006. Additionally, Macquarie Infrastructure
Company Trust, through wholly owned subsidiaries, acquired
Trajen Holdings, Inc., or Trajen, on July 11, 2006.
Management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of
Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trusts internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, both
TGCs and Trajens internal control over financial
reporting. The TGC assets represent 15% of the companys
total assets at December 31, 2006, and generated 17% of the
companys total revenues during the year ended
December 31, 2006. The Trajen assets represent 20% of the
companys total assets at December 31, 2006, and
generated 13% of the companys total revenues during the
year ended December 31, 2006. Such firms audit of
internal control over financial reporting of Macquarie
Infrastructure Company Trust also excluded an evaluation of the
internal control over financial reporting of both TGC and Trajen.
The consolidated financial statements of K-1 HGC Investment, LLC
and subsidiaries as of April 30, 2006 and for the period
from July 1, 2005 to April 30, 2006, and as of
June 30, 2005 and 2004, and for the year ended
June 30, 2005 and the period from August 8, 2003 (date
of inception) to June 30, 2004, incorporated in this
prospectus by reference from the Current Report on
Form 8-K/A
of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust and Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 27, 2006, have been audited by
Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated
in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference,
and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of
such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting
and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of IMTT Holdings, Inc.
(previously known as Loving Enterprises, Inc.) as of
December 31, 2006 and for the year then ended appearing in
the amended Current Report on
Form 8-K/A
of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust and Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 19, 2007 have been audited by
KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set
forth in their report thereon dated May 15, 2007 included
therein, and incorporated herein by reference, and upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of Loving Enterprises,
Inc. (currently known as IMTT Holdings, Inc.) as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the two years then ended
appearing in the amended Current Report on
Form 8-K/A
of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust and Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 19, 2007 have been audited by
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon dated
April 14, 2006, except with respect to the
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matters discussed in the last paragraph of Note 4 and to
Notes 7, 10 and 14, as to which the date is April 27,
2007, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference.
Such financial statements are, and audited financial statements
of Loving Enterprises, Inc. to be included in subsequently filed
documents of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust and
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC will be, incorporated
herein in reliance upon the report of Ernst & Young
LLP pertaining to such financial statements (to the extent
covered by consents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission) given on the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of SJJC Aviation Services,
LLC and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and for the
year then ended appearing in the amended Current Report on
Form 8-K/A
of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust and Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 25, 2007 have been audited by
McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon dated
April 16, 2007 included therein, and incorporated herein by
reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the
reports of such firm given upon their authority as experts in
accounting and auditing.
AVAILABLE
INFORMATION
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements
and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any
document we file with the SEC at the SECs public reference
room at Room 1580, 100 F Street, NE, Washington,
DC 20549. Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330
for information on the operations of the public reference room.
The SEC maintains a website that contains annual, quarterly and
current reports, proxy and information statements and other
information that issuers (including Macquarie Infrastructure
Company) file electronically with the SEC. The SECs
website is www.sec.gov.
In addition, our SEC filings and other information about us may
also be obtained from our website at
www.macquarie.com/mic, although information on our
website does not constitute a part of this prospectus
supplement. Our LLC interests are currently listed on the New
York Stock Exchange, or NYSE, under the symbol MIC,
and all reports, proxy statements and other information filed by
us with the NYSE may be inspected at the NYSEs offices at
20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the
information we file with them, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to those documents
that are considered part of this prospectus supplement. Later
information that we file will automatically update and supersede
this information. We incorporate by reference the documents
listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until
the offering of the shares of trust stock covered by this
prospectus supplement has been completed. This prospectus is
part of a registration statement filed with the SEC.
We are incorporating by reference into this prospectus
supplement the following documents filed with the SEC (excluding
any portions of such documents that have been
furnished but not filed for purposes of
the Exchange Act):
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Our Quarterly Report on
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for the quarter ended March 31, 2007;
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The description of our LLC interests set forth in our Amendment
No. 1 to our Registration Statement on
Form 8-A
filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act on
June 25, 2007;
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Our definitive Proxy Statement dated April 23,
2007; and
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Our Current Reports on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on January 5, 2007, April 19, 2007,
May 23, 2007, June 4, 2007, June 12, 2007,
June 18, 2007 and June 22, 2007, and our amended
Current Reports on
Form 8-K/A
filed with the SEC on June 19, 2007 and June 25, 2007.
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The documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus
supplement are available from us upon request. We will provide a
copy of any and all of the information that is incorporated by
reference in this prospectus
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supplement to any person, without charge, upon written or oral
request. Requests for such copies should be directed to the
following:
Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC
125 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Investor Relations
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PROSPECTUS
LLC
Interests
Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC may sell, and Macquarie
Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc., our Manager, as a selling
securityholder, may sell, from time to time, limited liability
company interests in Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, which
we refer to as LLC interests. We may, and our Manager may, offer
for sale the LLC interests covered by this prospectus directly
to purchasers or through underwriters, broker-dealers or agents,
in public or private transactions, at prevailing market prices
or at privately negotiated prices, including in satisfaction of
certain contractual obligations. For additional information on
the methods of sale, you should refer to the section of this
prospectus entitled Plan of Distribution. Unless
otherwise set forth in a prospectus supplement, we will not
receive any proceeds from the sale of LLC interests by our
Manager.
The LLC interests covered by this prospectus are listed for
trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
MIC.
We will provide more specific information about the terms of an
offering of these LLC interests in supplements or term sheets to
this prospectus. This prospectus may not be used to offer or
sell LLC interests unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement
or term sheet. You should read this prospectus, the prospectus
supplements and term sheets carefully before you invest. If any
underwriters, broker-dealers or agents are involved in any
offering, the names of such underwriters, broker-dealers or
agents and any applicable commissions or discounts will be
described in the applicable prospectus supplement or term sheet
relating to the offering.
Investing in the LLC interests involves risks that are
described in the Risk Factors section beginning on
page 4 of this prospectus.
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state
securities commission has approved or disapproved of these
securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this
prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal
offense.
The date of this prospectus is June 25, 2007.
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Australian banking regulations that govern the operations of
Macquarie Bank Limited and all of its subsidiaries, including
our Manager, require the following statements: Investments in
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC are not deposits with or
other liabilities of Macquarie Bank Limited or of any Macquarie
Group company and are subject to investment risk, including
possible delays in repayment and loss of income and principal
invested. Neither Macquarie Bank Limited nor any other member
company of the Macquarie Group guarantees the performance of
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC or the repayment of capital
from Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC.
You should rely only on the information contained in this
prospectus. We have not authorized anyone to provide you with
information different from that contained in this prospectus.
This prospectus may be used only for the purpose for which it
has been published, and no person has been authorized to give
any information not contained in this prospectus. If you receive
any other information, you should not rely on it. We are not
making an offer of these securities in any jurisdiction where
the offer is not permitted.
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ABOUT
THIS PROSPECTUS
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on
Form S-3
that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or
SEC, using a shelf registration process. Under this
shelf process, we may, and our Manager may, sell the LLC
interests covered by this prospectus in one or more offerings.
Because we are a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in
Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
Securities Act, we may, from time to time, add and offer
additional LLC interests by filing a prospectus supplement or
term sheet with the SEC at the time of the offer.
PROSPECTUS
SUPPLEMENT OR TERM SHEET
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the
LLC interests that we or our Manager may offer. Each time that
we or our Manager offer LLC interests, we will provide a
prospectus supplement or term sheet that will contain specific
information about the terms of that offering. The prospectus
supplement or term sheet may also add to, update or change
information contained in this prospectus. Any statement that we
make in this prospectus will be modified or superseded by any
inconsistent statement made by us in a prospectus supplement or
term sheet. You should read both this prospectus and any
accompanying prospectus supplement or term sheet together with
the additional information described under the heading
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
The prospectus supplement or term sheet to be attached to the
front of this prospectus will describe: the applicable public
offering price, the price paid for the LLC interests, the net
proceeds, the manner of distribution and any underwriting
compensation and the other specific material terms related to
the offering of LLC interests covered by this prospectus.
For more detail on the terms of the LLC interests offered, see
Description of LLC Interests.
FORWARD-LOOKING
STATEMENTS
We have included or incorporated by reference into this
prospectus, and from time to time may make in our public
filings, press releases or other public statements, certain
statements that may constitute forward-looking statements. These
include without limitation those under the headings
Macquarie Infrastructure Company and Risk
Factors, as well as those contained in any prospectus
supplement or term sheet or in any document incorporated by
reference into this prospectus. In addition, our management may
make forward-looking statements to analysts, investors,
representatives of the media and others. These forward-looking
statements are not historical facts and represent only our
beliefs regarding future events, many of which, by their nature,
are inherently uncertain and beyond our control. We may, in some
cases, use words such as project,
believe, anticipate, plan,
expect, estimate, intend,
should, would, could,
potentially, or may or other words that
convey uncertainty of future events or outcomes to identify
these forward-looking statements.
In connection with the safe harbor provisions of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, we are
identifying important factors that, individually or in the
aggregate, could cause actual results to differ materially from
those contained in any forward-looking statements made by us.
Any such forward-looking statements are qualified by reference
to the following cautionary statements.
Forward-looking statements in this prospectus and any prospectus
supplement or term sheet (including any documents incorporated
by reference herein or therein) are subject to a number of risks
and uncertainties, some of which are beyond our control,
including, among other things:
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our holding company structure, which may limit our ability to
meet our dividend policy;
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our ability to service, comply with the terms of and refinance
at maturity our substantial indebtedness;
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decisions made by persons who control the businesses in which we
hold less than majority control, including decisions regarding
dividend policies;
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our ability to implement our operating and internal growth
strategies;
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the regulatory environment in which our businesses and the
businesses in which we hold investments operate and our ability
to comply with any changes thereto, rates implemented by
regulators of our businesses and the businesses in which we hold
investments, and our relationships and rights under contracts
with governmental agencies and authorities;
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changes in patterns of commercial or general aviation air
travel, or automobile usage, including the effects of changes in
airplane fuel and gas prices, and seasonal variations in
customer demand for our businesses;
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the competitive environment in which our businesses and the
businesses in which we hold investments operate;
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or trends, or changes in the political environment, level of
tourism or construction and transportation costs, including
changes in interest rates and inflation;
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businesses in which we hold investments;
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work interruptions or other labor stoppages at our businesses or
the businesses in which we hold investments;
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changes in the current treatment of qualified dividend income
and long-term capital gains under current U.S. federal
income tax law;
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disruptions or other extraordinary or force majeure events
affecting the facilities or operations of our businesses and the
businesses in which we hold investments and our ability to
insure against any losses resulting from such events or
disruptions;
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fluctuations in fuel costs, or the costs of supplies upon which
our gas production and distribution business is dependent, and
our ability to recover increases in these costs from customers;
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our ability to make alternate arrangements to account for any
disruptions that may affect the facilities of the suppliers or
the operation of the barges upon which our gas production and
distribution business is dependent; and
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changes in U.S. domestic demand for chemical, petroleum and
vegetable and animal oil products, the relative availability of
tank storage capacity and the extent to which such products are
imported.
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Our actual results, performance, prospects or opportunities
could differ materially from those expressed in or implied by
the forward-looking statements. A description of risks that
could cause our actual results to differ appears under the
caption Risk Factors and elsewhere in this
prospectus and in the documents incorporated by reference into
this prospectus. It is not possible to predict or identify all
risk factors and you should not consider that description to be
a complete discussion of all potential risks or uncertainties
that could cause our actual results to differ.
In light of these risks, uncertainties and assumptions, you
should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking
statements. The future events discussed in this prospectus may
not occur. These forward-looking statements are made as of the
date of this prospectus. We undertake no obligation to publicly
update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a
result of new information, future events or otherwise. You
should, however, consult further disclosures we may make in
future filings with the SEC.
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WHERE YOU
CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
We are required to comply with the reporting requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange
Act, and, in accordance with those requirements, we file
combined annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements
and other information with the SEC. You may read and copy any
document we file at the SECs public reference room located
at Room 1580, 100 F Street, NE,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SECs
toll-free number at
1-800-SEC-0330
for further information about the public reference room. Our SEC
filings are also available to the public from the SECs
website at www.sec.gov and can be found by searching the
EDGAR archives on the website. In addition, our SEC filings and
other information about us may also be obtained from our website
at www.macquarie.com/mic, although information on our
website does not constitute a part of this prospectus. Our LLC
interests are listed on the New York Stock Exchange, or NYSE,
under the symbol MIC and all reports, proxy
statements and other information filed by us with the NYSE may
be inspected at the NYSEs offices at 20 Broad Street,
New York, New York 10005.
We have filed a registration statement on
Form S-3
to register with the SEC the securities covered by this
prospectus. This prospectus is a part of the registration
statement and does not contain all the information in the
registration statement. Whenever a reference is made in this
prospectus to a contract or other document, the reference is
only a summary and you should refer to the exhibits that are a
part of the registration statement or our other SEC filings for
a copy of the contract or other document.
INCORPORATION
OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the
information we file with them, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to those documents
that are considered part of this prospectus. Later information
that we file will automatically update and supersede this
information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed
below and any future filings we make with the SEC under
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act until
the offering of the particular securities covered by a
prospectus supplement or term sheet has been completed. This
prospectus is part of a registration statement filed with the
SEC.
We are incorporating by reference into this prospectus the
following documents filed with the SEC (excluding any portions
of such documents that have been furnished but not
filed for purposes of the Exchange Act):
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Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006;
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Our Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2007;
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The description of our LLC interests set forth in our Amendment
No. 1 to our Registration Statement on
Form 8-A
filed pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act on
June 25, 2007;
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Our definitive Proxy Statement dated April 20,
2007; and
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Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on January 5, 2007, April 19, 2007,
May 23, 2007, June 4, 2007, June 12, 2007,
June 18, 2007 and June 22, 2007, and our amended
Current Reports on
Form 8-K/A
filed with the SEC on June 19, 2007 and June 25, 2007.
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The documents incorporated by reference in this prospectus are
available from us upon request. We will provide a copy of any
and all of the information that is incorporated by reference in
this prospectus to any person, without charge, upon written or
oral request. Requests for such copies should be directed to the
following:
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC
125 West 55th Street
New York, NY 10019
Attention: Investor Relations
Except as provided above, no other information, including, but
not limited to, information on our website, is incorporated by
reference in this prospectus.
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MACQUARIE
INFRASTRUCTURE COMPANY
Except as otherwise specified, Macquarie Infrastructure
Company, we, us, and
our refer to Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company that we refer to as the
company, and its subsidiaries together. With respect to periods
prior to effective date of the dissolution of Macquarie
Infrastructure Company Trust, a Delaware statutory trust that we
refer to as the trust, described elsewhere in this prospectus,
such terms also refer to the trust. References to our
shareholders herein means holders of beneficial
interests in the trust prior to its dissolution and thereafter
means the holders of LLC interests. The holders of LLC interests
are also the members of our company. Macquarie Infrastructure
Management (USA) Inc., the company that we refer to as our
Manager, is part of the Macquarie Group of companies. References
to the Macquarie Group include Macquarie Bank Limited, or its
ultimate parent company, and their respective subsidiaries and
affiliates worldwide.
General
We own, operate and hold investments in a diversified group of
infrastructure businesses in the United States. Traditionally,
infrastructure businesses have been owned by governments or
private investors or have formed part of vertically integrated
companies. By owning our LLC interests, investors have an
opportunity to participate in the ownership of these businesses.
Our existing businesses consist of:
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an airport services business that operates 43 fixed base
operations in the United States;
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a gas production and distribution business in Hawaii;
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a 50% ownership interest in a bulk liquid storage terminal
business;
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a district energy business, conducted through Thermal Chicago
and Northwind Aladdin; and
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an off-airport parking business at 30 locations serving 20
commercial airport markets.
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through our airport services business during the third quarter
of 2007, consist of:
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a network of 24 fixed base operations collectively known as
Mercury Air Centers; and
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The trust and the company were each formed on April 13,
2004. On December 21, 2004, we completed our initial public
offering and concurrent private placement of shares of trust
stock representing beneficial interests in the trust, with each
share of trust stock corresponding to one LLC interest in the
company. We used the majority of the proceeds of the offering
and private placement to acquire our initial businesses and
investments and to pay related expenses. On June 25, 2007,
we dissolved the trust and completed a mandatory share exchange
in which we exchanged all of the shares of beneficial interest
in the trust held by each shareholder for an equal number of LLC
interests in the company. As a result, each shareholder of the
trust at the time of the exchange became a shareholder of, and
with the same percentage interest in, the company.
Our
Manager
We have entered into a management services agreement with our
Manager. Our Manager is responsible for our day-to-day
operations and affairs and oversees the management teams of our
operating businesses. The company does not have and will not
have any employees. Our Manager has the right to assign, or
second, to the company, on a permanent and wholly dedicated
basis, employees to assume the offices of chief executive
officer and chief financial officer and makes other personnel
available as required. The services performed for the company
are provided at our Managers expense, including the
compensation of our seconded officers.
Our Manager is a member of the Macquarie Group, which, together
with its subsidiaries and affiliates worldwide, provides
specialist investment, advisory, trading and financial services
in select markets around the
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world. The Macquarie Group is headquartered in Sydney, Australia
and is a global leader in advising on the acquisition, financing
and development of infrastructure businesses and the management
of infrastructure investment vehicles on behalf of third-party
investors.
We believe that the Macquarie Groups demonstrated
expertise and experience in the management, acquisition and
funding of infrastructure businesses provide us with a
significant advantage in pursuing our strategy. Our Manager is
part of the Macquarie Groups IB Funds division, or IBF,
which as of March 31, 2007 managed approximately
$44 billion of equity on behalf of retail and institutional
investors. Currently, the division manages a global portfolio of
106 businesses across 25 countries, the majority of which are
held through its listed and unlisted funds and vehicles. These
businesses include toll roads, airports and airport-related
infrastructure, communications, media, electricity and gas
distribution networks, water utilities, aged care, rail and
ferry businesses. The IBF division has been operating since 1996
and currently has over 530 executives internationally, with more
than 60 executives based in the United States.
We expect that the Macquarie Groups infrastructure
advisory division, with over 1,000 executives internationally,
including more than 200 executives in North America, is an
important source of acquisition opportunities and advice for us.
During 2006, the Macquarie Group globally advised on
infrastructure transactions valued at more than
$32 billion. The Macquarie Groups infrastructure
advisory division is separate from the IBF division.
Historically, the Macquarie Groups advisory group has
presented the various infrastructure investment vehicles in IBF
with a significant number of high quality infrastructure
acquisition opportunities.
Although it has no contractual obligation to do so, we expect
that Macquaries infrastructure advisory division will
continue to present our Manager with similar opportunities.
Under the terms of the management services agreement, our
Manager is obliged to present to us, on a priority basis,
acquisition opportunities in the United States that are
consistent with our strategy, as discussed below, and the
Macquarie Group is our preferred financial adviser.
We also believe that our relationship with the Macquarie Group
enables us to take advantage of its expertise and experience in
debt financing for infrastructure businesses. As the typically
strong, stable cash flows of infrastructure businesses are
usually able to support high levels of debt relative to equity,
we believe that the ability of our Manager and the Macquarie
Group to source and structure low-cost project and other debt
financing provides us with a significant advantage when
acquiring businesses. We believe that relatively lower costs
will help us to maximize returns to shareholders from those
businesses.
We pay our Manager a management fee based primarily on our
market capitalization. In addition, to incentivize our Manager
to maximize shareholder returns, we may pay performance fees
based on criteria set forth in the management services
agreement. Our Manager can earn a performance fee equal to 20%
of the outperformance, if any, of quarterly total returns to our
shareholders above a weighted average of two benchmark indices,
a U.S. utilities index and a European utilities index,
weighted in proportion to our U.S. and
non-U.S. equity
investments. To be eligible for the performance fee, our Manager
must also deliver total shareholder returns for the quarter that
are positive. Any underperformance from prior periods is carried
over to subsequent periods and must be exceeded in such
subsequent period for our Manager to be eligible for the
performance fee.
Principal
Executive Offices
Our principal executive offices are located at 125 West
55th Street, New York, NY 10019. Our telephone number at
that location is
(212) 231-1000.
You may also obtain additional information about us from our
website, www.macquarie.com/mic. Information on our
website is not a part of this prospectus.
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SELLING
SHAREHOLDER
We may register the reoffer and resale of LLC interests covered
by this prospectus by our Manager. Because we are a well-known
seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 under the
Securities Act, we may add secondary sales of the LLC interests
by our Manager by filing a prospectus supplement or term sheet
with the SEC. We may register the reoffer and resale of these
LLC interests to permit our Manager to resell its LLC interests
when it deems appropriate. Our Manager may resell all, a portion
or none of its LLC interests at any time and from time to time.
Our Manager may also sell, transfer or otherwise dispose of some
or all of its LLC interests in transactions exempt from the
registration requirements of the Securities Act. We do not know
when or in what amounts our Manager may offer LLC interests for
sale under this prospectus and any prospectus supplement or term
sheet. We will pay all expenses incurred with respect to the
registration of the LLC interests owned by our Manager, other
than underwriting fees, discounts or commissions, which will be
borne by our Manager. We will provide you with a prospectus
supplement or term sheet naming our Manager, the amount of LLC
interests to be registered and sold and any other terms of the
resale of LLC interests by our Manager.
Material
Relationships with the Selling Shareholder
The following discussion contains summary information regarding
our relationship with our Manager. For a more complete
discussion of our relationship with and related party
transactions involving various members of the Macquarie Group,
please see the section entitled Certain Relationships and
Related Party Transactions in our definitive Proxy
Statement, dated April 20, 2007, and our quarterly and
current reports which are incorporated by reference into this
prospectus.
Our
Managers Relationship with the Macquarie
Group
Our Manager is an indirect wholly owned subsidiary within the
Macquarie Group.
Contractual
Arrangements
At the closing of our initial public offering, we entered into a
management services agreement with our Manager, providing for
its management of our day-to-day operations and affairs and
oversight of the management teams of our operating businesses.
See Our Manager Management Services
Agreement for a further discussion of the terms of this
agreement.
Our Manager acquired 2,000,000 shares of trust stock from
the company concurrently with the closing of our initial public
offering with an aggregate purchase price of $50 million,
at a purchase price per share equal to the initial public
offering price of $25. In addition, our Manager may elect, and
has in the past elected, to reinvest all or any portion of its
management fees in shares of trust stock, or LLC interests, as
applicable, at a price based on calculations set forth in the
management services agreement. Upon the dissolution of the trust
and the completion of the share exchange described above under
Macquarie Infrastructure Company
General, the shares of trust stock owned by our Manager
were exchanged for a corresponding number of LLC interests.
Pursuant to the terms of the management services agreement, our
Manager may sell up to 65% of the LLC interests representing its
initial investment at any time and may sell the balance at any
time from and after December 21, 2007. We entered into a
registration rights agreement with our Manager under which we
agreed to register the LLC interests owned by our Manager. In
addition, our Manager may also require us to include its LLC
interests in future registration statements that we file,
subject to cutback at the option of the underwriters of any such
offering.
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RISK
FACTORS
An investment in the LLC interests involves a number of
risks. For a discussion of risks related to our business, please
see Part I, Item 1A Risk Factors of our
Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the SEC on
March 1, 2007, which is incorporated in this prospectus by
reference. You should carefully read and consider the risks
described below and elsewhere in this prospectus, as well as
those described in the documents we incorporate by reference,
before investing in our LLC interests.
Risks
Related to Ownership of Our LLC Interests
Future
sales of LLC interests may affect the market price of our LLC
interests.
We cannot predict what effect, if any, future sales of our LLC
interests, or the availability of LLC interests for future sale,
will have on the market price of our LLC interests. Sales of
substantial amounts of our LLC interests in the public market,
or the perception that such sales could occur, could adversely
affect the market price of our LLC interests and may make it
more difficult for you to sell your LLC interests at a time and
price which you deem appropriate.
As of the date of this prospectus, 2,578,648 LLC interests
were held by our Manager, and an additional 248,512 LLC
interests were held by our directors and executive officers.
Additionally, while our management services agreement currently
prohibits our Manager from selling 700,000 of its LLC interests,
this restriction will expire on December 21, 2007.
Thereafter, our Manager may sell all or a portion of these LLC
interests, as well as LLC interests that it may acquire as a
result of its election to reinvest all or any portion of its
management fees in LLC interests. In addition, pursuant to the
registration rights agreement between us and our Manager, we
have granted our Manager rights to require us to register under
the Securities Act the public sale of its existing LLC interests
and any additional LLC interests our Manager may acquire in the
future. By exercising its registration rights and selling a
large number of shares, our Manager could cause the price of our
LLC interests to decline.
The
market price and marketability of our LLC interests may from
time to time be significantly affected by numerous factors
beyond our control, which may adversely affect our ability to
raise capital through future equity financings.
The market price of our LLC interests may fluctuate
significantly. Many factors that are beyond our control may
significantly affect the market price and marketability of our
LLC interests and may adversely affect our ability to raise
capital through equity financings. These factors include the
following:
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price and volume fluctuations in the stock markets generally;
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significant volatility in the market price and trading volume of
securities of registered investment companies, business
development companies or companies in our sectors, which may not
be related to the operating performance of these companies;
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fluctuations in interest rates;
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changes in our earnings or variations in operating results;
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any shortfall in revenue or net income or any increase in losses
from levels expected by securities analysts;
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changes in regulatory policies or tax law;
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operating performance of companies comparable to us;
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general economic trends and other external factors; and
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loss of a major funding source.
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Certain
provisions of the management services agreement, the third
amended and restated operating agreement of the company and
other agreements make it difficult for third parties to acquire
control of the company and could deprive you of the opportunity
to obtain a takeover premium for your LLC
interests.
Under the terms of the management services agreement, our
Manager must significantly underperform in order for the
management services agreement to be terminated. The
companys board of directors cannot remove our Manager
unless:
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our LLC interests, or trust stock prior to the dissolution of
the trust, underperform a weighted average of two benchmark
utilities indices by more than 30% in relative terms and more
than 2.5% in absolute terms in 16 out of 20 consecutive quarters
prior to and including the most recent full quarter, and the
holders of a minimum of
662/3%
of the outstanding LLC interests (excluding any LLC interests
owned by our Manager or any affiliate of the Manager) vote to
remove our Manager;
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our Manager materially breaches the terms of the management
services agreement and such breach continues unremedied for
60 days after notice;
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our Manager acts with gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad
faith or reckless disregard of its duties in carrying out its
obligations under the management services agreement, or engages
in fraudulent or dishonest acts; or
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our Manager experiences certain bankruptcy events.
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Our Managers performance will be measured by the market
performance of our LLC interests, or trust stock prior to the
dissolution of the trust, relative to a weighted average of two
benchmark utilities indices, a U.S. utilities index and a
European utilities index, weighted in proportion to our
U.S. and
non-U.S. equity
investments. As a result, even if the absolute market
performance of our LLC interests does not meet expectations, the
companys board of directors cannot remove our Manager
unless the market performance of our LLC interests, or trust
stock, as applicable, also significantly underperforms the
benchmark. If we were unable to remove our Manager in
circumstances where the absolute market performance of our LLC
interests or trust stock does not meet expectations, the market
price of our LLC interests or trust stock could be negatively
affected.
In addition to the limited circumstances in which our Manager
can be terminated under the terms of the management services
agreement, the management services agreement provides that, in
circumstances where the LLC interests cease to be listed on a
recognized U.S. national securities exchange as a result of
the acquisition of LLC interests by third parties in an amount
that results in the LLC interests ceasing to meet the
distribution and trading criteria on such exchange or market,
the Manager has the option to either propose an alternate fee
structure and remain our Manager or resign, terminate the
management services agreement upon 30 days written
notice and be paid a substantial termination fee. The
termination fee payable on the Managers exercise of its
rights to resign as our Manager subsequent to a delisting of our
LLC interests could delay or prevent a change in control of the
company that may favor our shareholders. Furthermore, where our
Manager elects not to resign subsequent to a delisting and
unless otherwise approved in writing by our Manager, any
proceeds from the sale, lease or exchange of a significant
amount of assets must be reinvested in new assets of our
company. We will also be prohibited from incurring any new
indebtedness or engaging in any transactions with the
shareholders of the company or their respective affiliates
without the prior written approval of the Manager. These
provisions could also delay or prevent a change in control of
the company that may favor our shareholders.
The third amended and restated operating agreement of the
company, which we refer to as the LLC agreement, contains a
number of provisions that could have the effect of making it
more difficult for a third party to acquire, or discouraging a
third party from acquiring, control the company. These
provisions include:
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restrictions on the companys ability to enter into certain
transactions with our major shareholders, with the exception of
our Manager, modeled on the limitation contained in
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law;
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allowing only the companys board of directors to fill
vacancies, including newly created directorships, and requiring
that directors may be removed only for cause and by a
shareholder vote of
662/3%;
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requiring that only the companys chairman or board of
directors may call a special meeting of our shareholders;
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prohibiting shareholders from taking any action by written
consent;
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establishing advance notice requirements for nominations of
candidates for election to the companys board of directors
or for proposing matters that can be acted upon by our
shareholders at a shareholders meeting;
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having a substantial number of additional authorized but
unissued LLC interests;
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providing the companys board of directors with broad
authority to amend the LLC agreement; and
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requiring that any person who is the beneficial owner of
71/2 percent
or more of our LLC interests to make a number of representations
to the City of Chicago in its standard form of Economic
Disclosure Statement, or EDS.
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In addition, most of the contracts governing our debt
arrangements contain change of control provisions that would
require repayment or cause a default in the event our Manager or
another member of the Macquarie Group ceases to manage the
company.
Risks
Related to Taxation
The
current treatment of qualified dividend income and long-term
capital gains under current U.S. federal income tax law may be
adversely affected, changed or repealed in the
future.
Under current law, qualified dividend income and long-term
capital gains are taxed to non-corporate investors at a maximum
U.S. federal income tax rate of 15%. This tax treatment may
be adversely affected, changed or repealed by future changes in
tax laws at any time and is currently scheduled to expire for
tax years beginning after December 31, 2010.
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USE OF
PROCEEDS
Unless indicated otherwise in the applicable prospectus
supplement or term sheet, we expect to use the net proceeds from
our sale of LLC interests under this prospectus for general
corporate purposes, including, but not limited to, repayment or
refinancing of borrowings, working capital, capital
expenditures, investments and acquisitions. Unless otherwise set
forth in the applicable prospectus supplement or term sheet, we
will not receive any proceeds from the sale of LLC interests by
our Manager. Additional information on the use of net proceeds
from the sale of securities offered by this prospectus may be
set forth in the prospectus supplement or term sheet relating to
such offering.
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OUR
MANAGER
Management
Services Agreement
The company and its managed subsidiaries appointed Macquarie
Infrastructure Management (USA) Inc. as Manager pursuant to the
terms of a management services agreement, which has been amended
and restated to give effect to the dissolution of the trust and
the share exchange. Under the management services agreement, the
companys direct, wholly owned subsidiaries are referred to
as managed subsidiaries. The material elements of the amended
and restated management services agreement are summarized below.
The statements that follow are subject to and are qualified in
their entirety by reference to all of the provisions of the
amended and restated management services agreement, which has
been filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on
Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on June 22, 2007.
Duties
of Our Manager
The management services agreement defines our Managers
duties and responsibilities. Subject to the oversight and
supervision of the companys board of directors, our
Manager manages the companys and the managed
subsidiaries day-to-day business and affairs. The company
does not have any employees. Our Manager has the right to second
to the company, on a permanent and wholly dedicated basis, our
chief executive officer and chief financial officer. The
companys board of directors elects the seconded chief
executive officer and chief financial officer as officers of the
company in accordance with the terms of the LLC agreement as
amended from time to time, and the operating objectives,
policies and restrictions of the company in existence from time
to time.
Our Manager agreed to perform the following duties:
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cause the carrying out of all of the companys day-to-day
management, secretarial, accounting, administrative, liaison,
representative, regulatory and reporting functions and
obligations and those of its managed subsidiaries;
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maintain the companys and managed subsidiaries books
and records consistent with industry standards and in compliance
with the rules and regulations promulgated under the Securities
Act and the Exchange Act and with GAAP;
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identify, evaluate and recommend, through the companys
officers, acquisitions or investment opportunities from time to
time; and, if the companys board of directors approves any
acquisition or investment, negotiate and manage such
acquisitions or investments on the companys behalf; and
thereafter manage those acquisitions or investments, as a part
of the companys business under the management services
agreement, on behalf of the company and any relevant managed
subsidiary. To the extent acquisition or investment
opportunities covered by the priority protocol described below
are offered to our Manager or to entities that are managed by
subsidiaries within the IB Funds division (or any such successor
thereto) of the Macquarie Group, our Manager will offer any such
acquisition or investment opportunities to the company in
accordance with the priority protocol described below unless our
chief executive officer notifies our Manager in writing that the
acquisition or investment opportunity does not meet the
companys acquisition criteria, as determined by the
companys board of directors from time to time. The company
acknowledges and agrees that (i) no Manager affiliate has
any obligation to offer any acquisition or investment
opportunities covered by the priority protocol described below
to our Manager or to the IB Funds division of the Macquarie
Group, (ii) any Manager affiliate is permitted to establish
further investment vehicles that will seek to invest in
infrastructure businesses in the United States, provided that
the then-existing rights of the company and the managed
subsidiaries pursuant to the management services agreement are
preserved, and (iii) in the event that an acquisition or
investment opportunity is offered to the company by our Manager
and the company determines that it does not wish to pursue the
acquisition or investment opportunity in full, any portion of
the opportunity which the company does not wish to pursue may be
offered to any other person, including a new investment vehicle
or any other investment vehicle managed by the Macquarie Group,
in the sole discretion of our Manager or any Manager affiliate;
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attend to all matters necessary to ensure the professional
management of any business controlled by the company;
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identify, evaluate and recommend the sale of all or any part of
the business that the company owns from time to time in
accordance with the companys criteria and policies then in
effect and, if such proposed sale is approved by the
companys board of directors and the board of directors of
any relevant managed subsidiary, negotiate and manage the
execution of the sale on the companys behalf and on behalf
of any relevant managed subsidiary;
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recommend and, if approved by the companys board of
directors, use its reasonable efforts to procure the raising of
funds whether by way of debt, equity or otherwise, including the
preparation, review, distribution and promotion of any
prospectus or offering memorandum in respect thereof, but
without any obligation to provide such funds;
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recommend changes to the companys LLC agreement and the
management services agreement to the companys board of
directors;
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recommend capital reductions, including repurchases of LLC
interests, to the companys board of directors;
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recommend to the companys board of directors and, as
applicable, the boards of directors of the managed subsidiaries
the appointment, hiring and dismissal (including all material
terms related thereto) of officers, staff and consultants to the
company, its managed subsidiaries and any of their subsidiaries,
as the case may be;
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cause the carrying out of maintenance to, or development of, any
part of the business or any asset of the company or any managed
subsidiary approved by the companys board of directors;
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when appropriate, recommend to the companys board of
directors nominees of the company as directors of the managed
subsidiaries and any of their subsidiaries or companies in which
the company, its managed subsidiaries or any of their
subsidiaries has made an investment;
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recommend to the companys board of directors the payment
of dividends and interim dividends to its shareholders;
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prepare all necessary budgets for the company for submission to
the companys board of directors for approval;
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make recommendations to the boards of directors of the company
and its managed subsidiaries for the appointment of auditors,
accountants, legal counsel and other accounting, financial or
legal advisers and technical, commercial, marketing or other
independent experts;
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make recommendations with respect to the exercise of the voting
rights to which the company or any managed subsidiary is
entitled in respect of its investments;
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recommend and, subject to approval of the companys board
of directors, provide or procure all necessary technical,
business management and other resources for the companys
subsidiaries, including the managed subsidiaries, and any other
entities in which the company has made an investment;
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do all things necessary on its part to enable the companys
and, as applicable, each managed subsidiarys compliance
with:
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the requirements of applicable law, including the rules and
regulations promulgated under the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act or the rules, regulations or procedures of any foreign,
federal, state or local governmental, judicial, regulatory or
administrative authority, agency or commission; and
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any contractual obligations by which the company or any of its
managed subsidiaries is bound;
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prepare and, subject to approval of the companys board of
directors, arrange to be filed on the companys behalf with
the SEC, any other applicable regulatory body, the NYSE or any
other applicable stock exchange or automated quotation system,
in a timely manner, all annual, quarterly, current and other
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reports the company is required to file with the SEC pursuant to
Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act;
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attend to all matters necessary for any reorganization,
bankruptcy proceedings, dissolution or winding up of the company
or any of its managed subsidiaries subject to approval by the
relevant board of directors of the company or any such managed
subsidiary;
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attend to the timely calculation and payment of taxes and the
filing of all tax returns by the company and each of its
subsidiaries;
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attend to the opening, closing, operation and management of all
company and managed subsidiary bank accounts and accounts held
with other financial institutions, including making any deposits
and withdrawals reasonably necessary for the management of the
companys and the managed subsidiaries day-to-day
operations;
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cause the consolidated financial statements of the company and
its subsidiaries for each fiscal year to be prepared and
quarterly interim financial statements to be prepared in
accordance with applicable accounting principles for review and
audit as required by law;
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recommend the arrangements for the holding and safe custody of
the companys property, including the appointment of
custodians or nominees;
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manage litigation in which the company or any managed subsidiary
is sued or commence litigation after consulting with, and
subject to the approval of, the board of directors of the
company or such managed subsidiary;
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carry out valuations of any of the companys assets or the
assets of any of its subsidiaries or arrange for such valuation
to occur as and when our Manager deems necessary or desirable in
connection with the performance of its obligations under the
management services agreement, or as otherwise approved by the
companys board of directors;
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make recommendations in relation to and effect the entry into
insurance of the companys assets, or the assets of any of
its managed subsidiaries and their subsidiaries, together with
other insurances against other risks, including directors and
officers insurance, as our Manager and the board of directors of
the company or any managed subsidiary, as applicable, may from
time to time agree; and
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provide all such other services as may from time to time be
agreed upon with the company, including any and all accounting
and investor relations services (such as the preparation and
organization of communications with shareholders and
shareholders meetings) and all other duties reasonably
related to day-to-day operations of the company and its managed
subsidiaries.
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maintain professional indemnity insurance and fraud and other
insurance and maintain such coverage as is reasonable having
regard to the nature and extent of its obligations under the
management services agreement;
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exercise all due care, loyalty, skill and diligence in carrying
out its duties under the management services agreement as
required by applicable law;
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provide the companys board of directors
and/or the
compensation committee with all information in relation to the
performance of our Managers obligations under the
management services agreement as the companys board of
directors
and/or the
compensation committee may request;
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promptly deposit all amounts payable to the company or the
managed subsidiaries, as the case may be, to a bank account held
in the companys name, or in the name of a managed
subsidiary, as applicable;
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ensure that all of the companys property and that of the
managed subsidiaries is clearly identified as such, held
separately from property of our Manager and, where applicable,
in safe custody;
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ensure that all of the companys property and that of the
managed subsidiaries (other than money to be deposited to any
company or managed subsidiary bank account, as the case may be)
is transferred to or otherwise held in the companys name
or in the name of a managed subsidiary, as the case may be, or
any nominee or custodian appointed by the company or a managed
subsidiary, as the case may be;
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prepare detailed papers and agendas for scheduled meetings of
the board of directors (and all committees thereof) of the
company and the managed subsidiaries that, where applicable,
contain such information as is reasonably available to our
Manager to enable the boards of directors (and any such
committees) to base their opinion; and
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in conjunction with the papers referred to in the bullet point
above, prepare or cause to be prepared reports to be considered
by the board of directors of the company or the managed
subsidiaries (or any applicable committee thereof) in accordance
with the companys internal policies and procedures
(1) on any acquisition, investment or sale of any part of
the business proposed for consideration by any such board of
directors or committee, (2) on the management of the
business and (3) otherwise in respect of the performance of
our Managers obligations under the management services
agreement, in each case that the company may require and in such
form that the company and our Manager agree upon or as otherwise
reasonably requested by any such board of directors (or any
applicable committee thereof).
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Board
Appointee
Pursuant to the terms of the management services agreement and
the LLC agreement, for so long as our Manager or any affiliate
of our Manager holds at least 200,000 LLC interests (as adjusted
to reflect any subsequent equity splits or similar
recapitalizations), our Manager has the right to appoint one
director to the companys board of directors and an
alternate for such appointee, and such director, or alternate,
if applicable, will serve as the chairman of the board of
directors. Our Managers appointees on the companys
board of directors are not required to stand for election by our
shareholders.
Our Managers appointees do not receive any compensation
(other than out-of-pocket expenses) and do not have any special
voting rights. The appointees of our Manager shall not
participate in discussions regarding, or vote on, any related
party transaction in which any affiliate of our Manager has an
interest. The audit committee of the board of directors is
responsible for approving all related party transactions.
Secondment
of Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial
Officer
Under the management services agreement, our Manager has the
right to second to us our chief executive officer and chief
financial officer on a permanent and wholly dedicated basis. The
companys board of directors elects the seconded chief
executive officer and chief financial officer as officers of the
company in accordance with the terms of the LLC agreement. Our
Manager and the companys board of directors agree from
time to time to second to the company one or more additional
individuals to serve as officers or otherwise of the company.
All seconded persons remain employees of, and are remunerated
by, our Manager or an affiliate of our Manager. Our Manager also
provides on a non-seconded basis and at its own cost other
personnel as required to meet its obligations under the
management services agreement.
Our Manager or an affiliate of our Manager determines and pays
the compensation of the chief executive officer and chief
financial officer with input from the companys board of
directors. In establishing the remuneration for the chief
executive officer and chief financial officer, our Manager or an
affiliate of our Manager will take into account the following
considerations: the standard remuneration guidelines as adopted
by our Manager or an affiliate of our Manager from time to time;
assessment by our Manager or an affiliate of our Manager of the
respective individuals performance, our Managers
performance and the companys and its subsidiaries
performance, financial or otherwise; and assessment by the
companys board of directors of the respective
individuals performance and the performance of our Manager.
After consultation with our Manager, the companys board of
directors may at any time request that our Manager replace any
individual seconded to the company, and our Manager will, as
promptly as practicable, replace such individual.
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The company provides any individuals seconded to the company
with adequate indemnities and maintains directors and officers
insurance in support of the indemnities. Our Manager is required
to reduce our management fees by the amount of any fees that any
individual seconded to the company or any staff member or
employee of our Manager or its affiliates receives as
compensation for serving as a director on the boards of
directors of the company, any of the companys subsidiaries
or any company in which the company or its subsidiaries has made
an investment.
Expenses
of the Company
The company and the managed subsidiaries have agreed jointly and
severally to pay, or indemnify and reimburse if incurred by our
Manager on the companys behalf, all costs incurred by our
Manager in relation to the proper performance of our
Managers powers and duties under the management services
agreement or in relation to the administration or management of
the company, which include, but are not limited to, costs
incurred with respect to:
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the performance by our Manager of its obligations under the
management services agreement;
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all fees required to be paid to the SEC;
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the acquisition, disposition, insurance, custody and any other
transaction in connection with assets of the company or any
managed subsidiary and any proposed acquisition, disposition or
other transaction in connection with an investment, provided
that no reimbursement will be made except for costs that have
been authorized by the company and the relevant managed
subsidiary;
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the administration or management of the company, the managed
subsidiaries and the business;
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financing arrangements on behalf of the company or any managed
subsidiary or guarantees in connection with the company or any
managed subsidiary, including hedging costs;
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stock exchange listing fees;
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underwriting of any offer and sale of LLC interests, including
underwriting fees, handling fees, costs and expenses, amounts
payable under indemnification or reimbursement provisions in the
underwriting agreement and any amounts becoming payable in
respect of any breach (other than for negligence, fraud or
breach of duty) by our Manager of its obligations,
representations or warranties (if any) under any such
underwriting agreement;
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convening and holding meetings of shareholders;
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taxes incurred by our Manager on behalf of the company or any
subsidiary (including any amount charged by a supplier of goods
or services or both to our Manager by way of or as a
reimbursement for value added taxes) and financial institution
fees;
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engagement of agents, valuers, contractors and advisers, whether
or not associates of our Manager;
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engagement of accountants for the preparation
and/or audit
of financial information, financial statements and tax returns
of the company and the managed subsidiaries;
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termination of the management services agreement and the
retirement or removal of our Manager and the appointment of a
replacement;
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any court proceedings, arbitration or other dispute concerning
the company or any of the managed subsidiaries, including
proceedings against our Manager, except to the extent that our
Manager is found by a court to have acted with gross negligence,
willful misconduct, bad faith or reckless disregard of its
duties or engaged in fraudulent or dishonest acts;
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advertising, investor relations and promotion of the
company; and
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complying with any other applicable law or regulation.
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Termination
of Management Services Agreement
The companys board of directors may terminate the
management services agreement and our Managers appointment
only if:
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our LLC interests, or trust stock prior to the dissolution of
the trust, underperform a weighted average of two benchmark
utilities indices by more than 30% in relative terms and more
than 2.5% in absolute terms in 16 out of 20 consecutive quarters
prior to and including the most recent full quarter, and the
holders of a minimum of
662/3%
of shares or LLC interests (excluding any LLC interests owned by
our Manager or any Manager affiliate) vote to remove our Manager
(see example of quarterly performance test calculation
below); or
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our Manager materially breaches the terms of the management
services agreement and such breach continues unremedied for
60 days after notice; or
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our Manager acts with gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad
faith or reckless disregard of its duties in carrying out its
obligations under the management services agreement or engages
in fraudulent or dishonest acts; or
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our Manager experiences certain bankruptcy events.
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The management services agreement permits our Manager to resign
and terminate the management services agreement at any time with
90 days written notice to the company, and this right
is not contingent upon our finding a replacement. If our Manager
resigns, it is under no obligation to find a replacement before
resigning. However, if our Manager resigns, until the date on
which the resignation becomes effective, it will, upon request
of the companys board of directors, use reasonable efforts
to assist the companys board of directors to find
replacement management.
If at any time the LLC interests cease to be listed on a
recognized U.S. national securities exchange as a result of
the acquisition of LLC interests by third parties in an amount
that results in the LLC interests ceasing to meet the
distribution and trading criteria of such exchange or market,
then:
(i) unless otherwise approved in writing by our Manager:
(A) any proceeds from the sale, lease or exchange of the
assets of the company or any of its subsidiaries, subsequent to
the delisting of the LLC interests, in one or more transactions,
which in aggregate exceed 15% of the value of the company (as
calculated by multiplying the price per LLC interest stated in
clause (i) of the definition of Termination Fee
below by the aggregate number of LLC interests issued and
outstanding, other than LLC interests held in treasury, on the
date the LLC interests cease to be listed), shall be reinvested
in new assets of the company (other than cash or cash
equivalents) within six months of the date on which the
aggregate proceeds from such transaction or transactions exceed
15% of the value of the company;
(B) neither the company nor any of its subsidiaries shall
incur any new indebtedness or engage in any transactions with
the shareholders of the company or affiliates of shareholders of
the company; and
(C) the Macquarie Group shall no longer have any obligation
to provide investment opportunities to the company pursuant to
the priority protocol described below;
(ii) our Manager shall as soon as practicable provide a
proposal for an alternate method to calculate fees to act as
Manager on substantially similar terms as set forth in the
management services agreement to the companys board of
directors for approval, which approval shall not be unreasonably
withheld or delayed; or
(iii) our Manager may elect to resign and terminate the
management services agreement upon 30 days written
notice to the company and be paid the Termination Fee within
45 days of such notice.
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Where:
Termination Fee means the amount calculated
as follows: the sum of (i) all accrued and unpaid base
management fees and performance fees for the period from the
previous applicable fiscal quarter end date to the date our LLC
interests ceased to be listed, using the volume weighted average
price per LLC interest, paid by an acquiror in the transaction
or series of transactions that led to the delisting of the LLC
interests to calculate such fees, plus (ii) (a) if the
price per LLC interest stated in (i) above multiplied by
the aggregate number of LLC interests issued and outstanding,
other than LLC interests held in treasury, on the date the LLC
interests ceased to be listed is less than or equal to
$500 million, 10% of such value, or (b) if the price
per LLC interest stated in (i) above multiplied by the
aggregate number of LLC interests issued and outstanding, other
than LLC interests held in treasury, on the date the LLC
interests ceased to be listed is greater than $500 million,
$50 million plus 1.5% of such value in excess of
$500 million.
Upon the resignation of our Manager and the termination of the
management services agreement, or within 30 days of a
delisting of our LLC interests, unless otherwise approved in
writing by our Manager, the company and its subsidiaries will
cease using the Macquarie brand entirely, including changing
their names to remove any reference to Macquarie.
Similarly, if our Managers appointment is terminated by
the company, the company and its subsidiaries will cease using
the Macquarie brand within 30 days of termination.
Set out below is an example of the quarterly calculation of
Manager performance that will be performed pursuant to the terms
of the management services agreement. The results of the
calculations are rounded for use in the example below; however,
no rounding is applied under the terms of the management
services agreement.
Manager
Performance Test Example
Assumptions
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B1 =
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Average closing of the company
accumulation index over the last 15 trading days of the previous
fiscal quarter
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1.00
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C1 =
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Average closing of the company
accumulation index over the last 15 trading days of the current
fiscal quarter
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1.10
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J1 =
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U.S. net equity value on the
last business day of the previous fiscal quarter
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75
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K1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI
U.S. IMI/Utilities Index over the last 15 trading days of
the previous fiscal quarter
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1.02
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L1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI
U.S. IMI/Utilities Index over the last 15 trading days of
the current fiscal quarter
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1.06
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N1 =
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Foreign net equity value on the
last business day of the previous fiscal quarter
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25
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P1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI Europe
Utilities Index (in U.S. dollars) over the last 15 trading
days of the previous fiscal quarter
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1.00
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Q1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI Europe
Utilities Index (in U.S. dollars) over the last 15 trading
days of the current fiscal quarter
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1.04
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(1)
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Calculation
of performance test return for the period
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Performance test return for the period
= (C1 − B1)/B1
= (1.1 − 1)/1
= 10%
This is the total return on the LLC interests for the fiscal
quarter.
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Calculation
of performance test benchmark return for the period
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Weighted average percentage change in MSCI
U.S. IMI/Utilities Index over the period
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= J1 × (L1 − K1)/K1
= 75% × (1.06 − 1.02)/1.02
= 2.94%
= Y1
Weighted average percentage change in MSCI Europe Utilities
Index over the period
= N1 × (Q1 − P1)/P1
= 25% × (1.04 − 1)/1
= 1%
= Z1
Performance test benchmark return for the period
= Y1 + Z1
= 2.94% + 1%
= 3.94%
This is the total return on the benchmark for the fiscal quarter
against which our Managers performance is assessed.
For our Manager to fail the performance test for the fiscal
quarter, the performance test return for the period must be less
than:
(A) 3.94% − 2.5%
= 1.44%
and
(B) 70% of 3.94%
= 2.76%
As the performance test return is greater than (A) (the
performance test benchmark return minus 2.5% in absolute terms)
and (B) (the performance test benchmark return minus 30% in
relative terms), our Manager passed the test for the fiscal
quarter in the example above. Subject to a shareholder vote, we
can remove our Manager if it fails to pass the performance test
illustrated above in 16 out of 20 consecutive fiscal quarters.
Our
Managers Investment and Registration Rights
Concurrently with the closing of our initial public offering on
December 21, 2004, our Manager acquired
2,000,000 shares of trust stock with an aggregate purchase
price of $50 million, at a purchase price per share equal
to the initial public offering price, which we refer to as the
initial investment. Pursuant to the terms of the management
services agreement, our Manager may sell up to 65% of these
shares at any time and may sell the balance at any time from and
after December 21, 2007, the third anniversary of the
closing of our initial public offering.
On December 21, 2004, in connection with the closing of our
initial public offering, we entered into a registration rights
agreement with our Manager under which we agreed to register the
shares or LLC interests owned by our Manager. In addition, our
Manager may also require us to include its LLC interests in
future registration statements that we file, subject to cutback
at the option of the underwriters of any such offering. LLC
interests sold pursuant to any of these registration statements
will be freely tradable in the public market without restriction.
Upon the dissolution of the trust and the completion of the
share exchange described under Macquarie Infrastructure
Company General, the shares of trust stock
owned by our Manager were exchanged for a
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corresponding number of LLC interests. The registration rights
agreement remains unchanged and continues to be in effect,
except that references to trust stock are now deemed to refer to
LLC interests.
Acquisition
Opportunities
Our Manager has exclusive responsibility for reviewing and
making recommendations to the companys board of directors
with respect to acquisition opportunities and dispositions. In
the event that an opportunity is not originated by our Manager,
the companys board of directors must seek a recommendation
from our Manager prior to making a decision concerning any
acquisition or disposition.
Our Manager and its affiliates will refer to the companys
board of directors any acquisition opportunities in accordance
with the U.S. acquisition priorities below that are made
available by any source to the IB Funds division of the
Macquarie Group unless our chief executive officer determines
that such opportunity does not meet our acquisition criteria
adopted by the companys board of directors.
U.S. Acquisition
Priorities
The company has first priority ahead of all current and future
entities managed by our Manager or by members of the Macquarie
Group within the IB Funds division in each of the following
infrastructure acquisition opportunities that are within the
United States:
Sector
Airport fixed base operations
District energy
Airport parking
User pays assets, regulated assets and contracted
assets (as defined below) that represent an
investment of greater than AUD 40 million,
subject to the following qualifications:
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The company has second priority after Macquarie Infrastructure
Group, any successor thereto or spin-off managed entity thereof
or any one managed entity, or a MIG Transferee, to which
Macquarie Infrastructure Group has transferred a substantial
interest in its U.S. Assets; provided that, in the case of
such MIG Transferee, both Macquarie Infrastructure Group and
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The company has second priority after Macquarie Airports
(consisting of Macquarie Airports Group (MAG) and Macquarie
Airports (MAp)), any successor thereto or spin-off managed
entity thereof or any one managed entity, or a MAp Transferee,
to which Macquarie Airports has transferred a substantial
interest in its U.S. Assets; provided that, in the case of
such MAp Transferee, both Macquarie Airports and such entity are
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Communications |
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The company has second priority after Macquarie Communications
Infrastructure Group, any successor thereto or spin-off managed
entity thereof or any one managed entity, or a MCG Transferee,
to which Macquarie Communications Infrastructure Group has
transferred a substantial interest in its U.S. Assets;
provided that, in the case of such MCG Transferee, both
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User pays assets means businesses that are
transportation-related and derive a majority of their revenues
from a per use fee or charge.
Contracted assets means businesses that derive a majority of
their revenues from long-term contracts with other businesses or
governments.
Regulated assets means businesses that are the sole or
predominant providers of at least one essential service in their
service areas and where the level of revenue earned or charges
imposed are regulated by government entities.
The company has first priority ahead of all current and future
entities managed by our Manager or any Manager affiliate in all
investment opportunities originated by a party other than our
Manager or any Manager affiliate where such party offers the
opportunity exclusively to the company and not to any other
entity managed by our Manager or any Manager affiliate within
the IB Funds division of the Macquarie Group.
Fees
The company and the managed subsidiaries will compensate our
Manager for managing our operations through base management fees
and performance fees, which are described below.
The company and the managed subsidiaries will pay our Manager a
base management fee each fiscal quarter for services provided in
the amount of (i) 0.375% per fiscal quarter of net
investment value up to $500 million,
(ii) $1.875 million per fiscal quarter plus
0.3125% per fiscal quarter of net investment value over
$500 million and up to $1.5 billion, or
(iii) $5 million per fiscal quarter plus
0.25% per fiscal quarter of net investment value over
$1.5 billion, less:
(A) the amount of any fees paid by the company or any of
its subsidiaries during the fiscal quarter to any individuals
seconded to the company or to any officer, director, staff
member or employee of our Manager or its affiliates, received as
compensation for serving as a director on the boards of
directors of the company, any of the companys subsidiaries
or any company in which the company or its subsidiaries has
invested, excluding amounts paid as reimbursement for expenses,
in each case to the extent such fees are not subsequently paid
to the company or any of its subsidiaries; less
(B) the amount of any management fees other than
performance-based management fees payable to our Manager or its
affiliates for that fiscal quarter in relation to its management
of an investment vehicle in which the company has invested
(calculated in U.S. dollars using the applicable exchange
rate on the last business day of such fiscal quarter) multiplied
by the companys percentage ownership in the investment
vehicle on the last business day of the fiscal quarter; provided
that, to the extent that such management fee accrues over a
period in excess of any fiscal quarter, such management fee for
any fiscal quarter will be estimated by our Manager and will be
adjusted to actual in the fiscal quarter such fee becomes
available; and less
(C) all base management fees previously earned in any
fiscal quarter in relation to any future investment if it is
determined conclusively during the relevant fiscal quarter that
such future investment will not be completed.
For purposes of calculating the base management fees under the
management services agreement, net investment value is
calculated as follows:
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the volume-weighted average market capitalization of the
company, or the trust prior to its dissolution, over the last 15
trading days of the quarter (based on the volume-weighted
average trading prices and average number of outstanding LLC
interests, or, prior to the dissolution of the trust and the
completion of the share exchange, shares of trust stock); plus
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the amount of debt with recourse to the company or to its
managed subsidiaries excluding any debt incurred on behalf of
any subsidiary of a managed subsidiary; plus
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the value of firm commitments for future investments, provided
such firm commitments have not been outstanding for more than
two consecutive fiscal quarters; and less
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cash and cash equivalents held by the company and its managed
subsidiaries, excluding amounts held for the benefit of any
subsidiary of a managed subsidiary.
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The company will pay performance fees to our Manager based on
the total returns to shareholders, as measured by the return on
the company accumulation index, relative to those of a
benchmark. The benchmark is comprised of a weighted average of
the MSCI U.S. IMI/Utilities Index and the MSCI Europe
Utilities Index (in U.S. dollars), both calculated on a
total return basis. The weightings used in the calculation of
the benchmark will be adjusted quarterly in advance to reflect
the fair values in U.S. dollars of our U.S. and
non-U.S. businesses
and investments. In the event that a more suitable benchmark
becomes available, the benchmark may be changed as agreed upon
by the company and our Manager.
Performance fees are calculated and payable quarterly in arrears
in the amount of 20% of outperformance of the company
accumulation index over the benchmark. Performance fees are
payable only if there is a positive total return in the company
accumulation index for the relevant quarter. If there is a
negative total return in the company accumulation index but the
company accumulation index outperforms the benchmark, such
outperformance is carried forward and included in the
calculation of performance fees in the subsequent period. Any
underperformance of the company accumulation index relative to
the benchmark is also carried forward and included in the
calculation of performance fees in the subsequent period.
In the event of an offering by the company of greater than or
equal to 15% of the total number of LLC interests issued and
outstanding (excluding any issuance of LLC interests to the
Manager upon reinvestment of management fees, in relation to any
dividend reinvestment plan or employee or director benefit plan
or in connection with the share exchange, the performance fee
calculated in the fiscal quarter in which the offering occurs
will be adjusted to reflect the performance of the price of such
newly issued LLC interests relative to the performance of the
benchmark for the period from the date of such offering to the
end of the relevant fiscal quarter.
Base management fees and performance fees are due at the end of
the relevant fiscal quarter and are payable in cash by the
company and the managed subsidiaries. Our Manager may elect to
reinvest all or any portion of its fees in LLC interests. If our
Manager elects to reinvest its fees in LLC interests, the price
of the LLC interests will be based on the volume-weighted
average trading price of our outstanding LLC interests over the
15 trading days beginning on the trading day immediately
following the record date for the payment of dividends relating
to the most recent fiscal quarter or, otherwise, on the third
trading day following an earnings release relating to such
fiscal quarter. The company will at all times have reserved a
sufficient number of LLC interests to enable our Manager to
invest all reasonably foreseeable fees receivable in LLC
interests.
By way of illustration, the tables below provide an example of a
quarterly base management fee calculation and three examples of
quarterly performance fee calculations. The results of the
calculations are rounded for use in the examples below; however,
no rounding is applied under the terms of the management
services agreement. The performance fee examples also assume
that there have been no adjustments required to reflect
offerings equal to or greater than 15% of the total number of
LLC interests issued and outstanding during the fiscal quarter.
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Base
Management Fee Example
Assumptions
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A1 =
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Average number of LLC interests
issued and outstanding over the last 15 trading days of the
fiscal quarter
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25,000,000
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A2 =
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Volume-weighted average trading
price per LLC interest over the last 15 trading days of the
fiscal quarter
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$
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20
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A =
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Market value of the LLC
interests(A) = (A1) (A2)
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$
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500,000,000
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B =
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External borrowings of the company
and the managed subsidiaries at the end of the fiscal quarter
not on behalf of a subsidiary of a managed subsidiary
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100,000,000
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C =
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Future investments as at the end
of the fiscal quarter
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Nil
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D =
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Cash balances of the company and
the managed subsidiaries at the end of the fiscal quarter
excluding amounts held on behalf of any subsidiary of a managed
subsidiary
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20,000,000
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E =
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Non-performance-based management
fees earned by an affiliate of the Manager from the management
of a Macquarie Group managed investment vehicle in which the
company has an investment
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1,000,000
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F =
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The companys percentage
ownership in the Macquarie Group managed investment vehicle on
the last day of the fiscal quarter
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15
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G =
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Unreimbursed fees paid to
secondees or employees of the Manager
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Nil
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H =
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Base management fees previously
earned by the Manager on future investments not completed
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Nil
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The net investment value for the fiscal quarter is calculated as
follows:
= A + B + C − D
= $500,000,000 + $100,000,000 + $0 − $20,000,000
= $580,000,000
The base management fee for the fiscal quarter is calculated as
follows:
= (applicable rate × net investment value) − (E
× F) − G − H
= $1,875,000 + (0.3125% × ($580,000,000 −
$500,000,000)) − ($1,000,000 × 15%) − 0 −
0
= $1,875,000 + $250,000 − $150,000 − 0 − 0
= $1,975,000
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Performance
Fee Example 1 Outperformance and Performance Fee
Paid
Assumptions
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A1/X1 =
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Average market capitalization of
the company over the last 15 trading days of the previous fiscal
quarter
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$
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500,000,000
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B1 =
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Average closing of the company
accumulation index over the last 15 trading days of the previous
fiscal quarter
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1.00
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C1 =
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Average closing of the company
accumulation index over the last 15 trading days of the current
fiscal quarter
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1.05
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J1 =
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U.S. net equity value on the
last business day of the previous fiscal quarter
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65
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%
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K1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI
U.S. IMI/Utilities Index over the last 15 trading days of
the previous fiscal quarter
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1.00
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L1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI
U.S. IMI/Utilities Index over the last 15 trading days of
the current fiscal quarter
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1.02
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N1 =
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Foreign net equity value on the
last business day of the previous fiscal quarter
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35
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%
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P1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI Europe
Utilities Index (in U.S. dollars) over the last 15 trading
days of the previous fiscal quarter
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1.00
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Q1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI Europe
Utilities Index (in U.S. dollars) over the last 15 trading
days of the current fiscal quarter
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1.03
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D =
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Deficit carried
forward from the previous period
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Nil
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S =
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Surplus carried
forward from the previous period
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Nil
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The performance fee is 20% of the return for the period above
the benchmark return for that period, after allowing for any
deficit or surplus carried forward from
previous periods.
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(1)
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Calculation
of return for the period
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Return for the period:
= A1 × (C1 − B1)/B1
= $500,000,000 × (1.05 − 1)/1
= $25,000,000
Return for the period after allowing for any surplus carried
forward:
= Return for the period + S
= $25,000,000 + $0
= $25,000,000
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(2)
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Calculation
of benchmark return for the period
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Weighted average percentage change in MSCI
U.S. IMI/Utilities Index over the period:
= J1 × (L1 − K1)/K1
= 65% × (1.02 − 1)/1
= 1.3%
= Y1
Weighted average percentage change in MSCI Europe Utilities
Index (in U.S. dollars) over the period:
= N1 × (Q1 − P1)/P1
= 35% × (1.03 − 1)/1
= 1.05%
= Z1
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Benchmark return for the period:
= X1 × (Y1 + Z1)
= $500,000,000 X (1.3% + 1.05%)
= $11,750,000
Benchmark return for the period after allowing for deficit
carried forward:
= Benchmark return for the period + D
= $11,750,000 + $0
= $11,750,000
Performance fee for the period:
= 20% × (return − benchmark return)
= 20% × ($25,000,000 − $11,750,000)
= 20% × ($13,250,000)
= $2,650,000
As the return for the fiscal quarter is greater than the
benchmark return for the fiscal quarter, a performance fee is
payable in respect of the period to the order of $2,650,000.
Deficit carried forward to next period:
= $0
Performance
Fee Example 2 Underperformance and Deficit Carried
Forward
Assumptions
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A1/X1 =
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Average market capitalization of
the company over the last 15 trading days of the previous fiscal
quarter
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$
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500,000,000
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B1 =
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Average closing of the company
accumulation index over the last 15 trading days of the previous
fiscal quarter
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1.05
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C1 =
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Average closing of the company
accumulation index over the last 15 trading days of the current
fiscal quarter
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1.02
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J1 =
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U.S. net equity value on the
last business day of the previous fiscal quarter
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70
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%
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K1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI
U.S. IMI/Utilities Index over the last 15 trading days of
the previous fiscal quarter
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1.02
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L1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI
U.S. IMI/Utilities Index over the last 15 trading days of
the current fiscal quarter
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1.05
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N1 =
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Foreign net equity value on the
last business day of the previous fiscal quarter
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30
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%
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P1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI Europe
Utilities Index (in U.S. dollars) over the last 15 trading
days of the previous fiscal quarter
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1.03
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Q1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI Europe
Utilities Index (in U.S. dollars) over the last 15 trading
days of the current fiscal quarter
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1.06
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D =
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Deficit carried
forward from the previous period
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Nil
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S =
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Surplus carried
forward from the previous period
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Nil
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The performance fee is 20% of the return for the period above
the benchmark return for that period, after allowing for any
deficit or surplus carried forward from
previous periods.
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(1)
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Calculation
of return for the period
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Return for the period:
= A1 × (C1 − B1)/B1
= $500,000,000 × (1.02 − 1.05)/1.05
= $ − 14,285,714
Return for the period after allowing for any surplus carried
forward:
= Return for the period + S
= $ − 14,285,714 + $0
= $ − 14,285,714
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(2)
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Calculation
of benchmark return for the period
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Weighted average percentage change in MSCI
U.S. IMI/Utilities Index over the period:
= J1 × (L1 − K1)/K1
= 70% × (1.05 − 1.02)/1.02
= 2.06%
= Y1
Weighted average percentage change in MSCI Europe Utilities
Index (in U.S. dollars) over the period:
= N1 × (Q1 − P1)/P1
= 30% × (1.06 − 1.03)/1.03
= 0.87%
= Z1
Benchmark return for the period:
= X1 × (Y1 + Z1)
= $500,000,000 × (2.06% + 0.87%)
= $14,650,000
Benchmark return for the period after allowing for deficit
carried forward:
= Benchmark return for the period + D
= $14,650,000 + $0
= $14,650,000
Performance fee for the period:
= 20% × (return 7 − benchmark return)
= 20% × ( − $14,285,714 − $14,650,000)
= $0 since return < benchmark return
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As the return for the fiscal quarter is less than the benchmark
return for the fiscal quarter, no performance fee is payable in
respect of the period and a deficit is carried forward.
Deficit carried forward to next period:
= $14,650,000 − − $14,285,714
= $28,935,714
Performance
Fee Example 3 Outperformance and Performance Fee
Paid After Recovery of Carried Forward Deficit
Assumptions
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A1/X1 =
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Average market capitalization of
the company over the last 15 trading days of the previous fiscal
quarter
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$
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500,000,000
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B1 =
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Average closing of the company
accumulation index over the last 15 trading days of the previous
fiscal quarter
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1.02
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C1 =
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Average closing of the company
accumulation index over the last 15 trading days of the current
fiscal quarter
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1.10
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J1 =
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U.S. net equity value on the
last business day of the previous fiscal quarter
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75
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%
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K1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI
U.S. IMI/Utilities Index over the last 15 trading days of
the previous fiscal quarter
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1.05
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L1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI
U.S. IMI/Utilities Index over the last 15 trading days of
the current fiscal quarter
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1.06
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N1 =
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Foreign net equity value on the
last business day of the previous fiscal quarter
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25
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%
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P1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI Europe
Utilities Index (in U.S. dollars) over the last 15 trading
days of the previous fiscal quarter
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1.06
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Q1 =
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Average closing of the MSCI Europe
Utilities Index (in U.S. dollars) over the last 15 trading
days of the current fiscal quarter
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1.04
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D =
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Deficit carried
forward from the previous period
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$
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28,935,714
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S =
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Surplus carried
forward from the previous period
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Nil
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The performance fee is 20% of the return for the period above
the benchmark return for that period, after allowing for any
deficit or surplus carried forward from
previous periods.
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(1)
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Calculation
of return for the period
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Return for the period:
= A1 × (C1 − B1)/B1
= $500,000,000 × (1.1 − 1.02)/1.02
= $39,215,686
Return for the period after allowing for any surplus carried
forward:
= Return for the period + S
= $39,215,686 + $0
= $39,215,686
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(2)
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Calculation
of benchmark return for the period
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Weighted average percentage change in MSCI
U.S. IMI/Utilities Index over the period:
= J1 × (L1 − K1)/K1
= 75% × (1.06 − 1.05)/1.05
= 0.71%
= Y1
Weighted average percentage change in MSCI Europe Utilities
Index (in U.S. dollars) over the period:
= N1 × (Q1 − P1)/P1
= 25% × (1.04 − 1.06)/1.06
= −0.47%
= Z1
Benchmark return for the period:
= X1 × (Y1 + Z1)
= $500,000,000 × (0.71% − 0.47%)
= $1,200,000
Benchmark return for the period after allowing for deficit
carried forward:
= Benchmark return for the period + D
= $1,200,000 + $28,935,714
= $30,135,714
Performance fee for the period:
= 20% × (return − benchmark return)
= 20% × ($39,215,686 − $30,135,714)
= 20% × ($9,079,972)
= $1,815,994
As the return for the fiscal quarter is greater than the
benchmark return for the fiscal quarter after allowing for
recovery of the deficit carried forward from prior periods, a
performance fee is payable in respect of the period to the order
of $1,815,994.
Deficit carried forward to next period:
= $0
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DESCRIPTION
OF LLC INTERESTS
General
The following is a summary of the material terms of the limited
liability company interests in Macquarie Infrastructure Company
LLC, which we refer to as the LLC interests. Our third amended
and restated operating agreement, as amended from time to time,
which we refer to as the LLC agreement, provides for the
issuance of the LLC interests and the distributions on and
voting rights of the LLC interests. The following description is
subject to the provisions of the Delaware Limited Liability
Company Act. Certain provisions of the LLC agreement are
intended to be consistent with the Delaware General Corporation
Law, and the powers of the company and the shareholders of the
company are generally intended to be similar in many respects to
those of a Delaware corporation. In some instances, this summary
refers to specific differences between the rights of holders of
LLC interests, on the one hand, and the rights of shareholders
of a Delaware corporation, on the other hand. Similarly, in some
instances this summary refers to specific differences between
the attributes of LLC interests, on the one hand, and shares of
stock of a Delaware corporation, on the other hand. The
statements that follow are subject to and are qualified in their
entirety by reference to all of the provisions of the LLC
agreement, which will govern your rights as a holder of LLC
interests, which is filed as an exhibit to our Current Report on
Form 8-K,
filed with the SEC on June 22, 2007.
Authorized
LLC Interests
The company is authorized to issue 500,000,000 LLC interests.
Currently, the company has 37,562,165 LLC interests outstanding.
The company does not intend to issue any other class of LLC
interests. All LLC interests will be fully paid and
nonassessable upon payment therefor.
Dividends
and Distributions
The board of directors of the company may, in its sole
discretion and at any time, declare and pay dividends of the
company and make and pay distributions from the net cash flow of
the company to the holders of its LLC interests, in proportion
to their percentage of the aggregate number of our outstanding
limited liability company interests, as they appear on the LLC
interest register on the related record date. Net cash
flow, for any period, is defined as the gross cash
proceeds of the company for such period less the portion thereof
used to pay or establish reserves for company expenses, debt
payments, capital improvements, replacements and contingencies,
all as determined by the board of directors of the company. Net
cash flow will not be reduced by depreciation, amortization,
cost recovery deductions or similar allowances, but will be
increased by any reductions of reserves discussed in the prior
sentence.
Voting
Rights
Each outstanding LLC interest is entitled to one vote on any
matter with respect to which the shareholders of the company are
entitled to vote, as provided in the LLC agreement and as
detailed below.
The LLC agreement provides that the shareholders are entitled,
at the annual meeting of shareholders of the company, to vote
for the election of all of the directors other than any director
appointed by our Manager. Because the LLC agreement does not
provide for cumulative voting rights, the holders of a plurality
of the voting power of the then outstanding LLC interests
represented at a meeting will effectively be able to elect all
the directors of the company standing for election.
Right
to Bring a Derivative Action and Enforcement of the Provisions
of the LLC Agreement by Holders of the LLC
Interests
The LLC agreement provides that a holder of LLC interests has
the right to directly institute a legal proceeding against the
company to enforce the provisions of the LLC agreement.
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Optional
Purchase by Acquirer of 90% of LLC Interests
The LLC agreement provides that, if at any time more than 90% of
the then outstanding LLC interests are held by one person, whom
we refer to as the acquirer, such acquirer has the right to
purchase from the other shareholders for cash all, but not less
than all, of the outstanding LLC interests that the acquirer
does not own. The acquirer can exercise its right to effect such
purchase by delivering notice to the company of its election to
make the purchase not less than 60 days prior to the date
which it selects for the purchase. The company will use
reasonable efforts to cause the transfer agent to mail the
notice of the purchase to the record holders of the LLC
interests at least 30 days prior to purchase.
Upon the acquirers exercise of its purchase right, the LLC
agreement provides that members other than the acquirer shall be
required to sell all, but not less than all, of their
outstanding LLC interests at the offer price. The offer price
will be equal to the average closing price (as described below)
per LLC interest, on the 20 trading days immediately prior to,
but not including, the date of the acquisition exchange. While
this provision of the LLC agreement provides for a fair price
requirement, the LLC agreement does not provide members with
appraisal rights that shareholders of a Delaware corporation
would be entitled to under Section 262 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law.
The closing price of the LLC interests, as applicable, on any
date of determination means:
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the closing sale price (or, if no closing price is reported, the
last reported sale price) of an LLC interest (regular way) on
the NYSE on such date;
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if the LLC interests are not listed for trading on the NYSE on
any such date, the closing sale price as reported in the
composite transactions for the principal U.S. securities
exchange on which the LLC interests are so listed;
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if the LLC interests are not so reported, the last quoted bid
price for the LLC interests in the over-the-counter market as
reported by the National Quotation Bureau or a similar
organization; or
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if the LLC interests are not so quoted, the average of the
midpoint of the last bid and ask prices for the LLC interests
from at least three nationally recognized investment firms that
the company selects for such purpose.
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Dissolution
of the Company
The LLC agreement provides for the dissolution and winding up of
the company upon the occurrence of:
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the adoption of a resolution by a majority vote of the board of
directors approving the dissolution, winding up and liquidation
of the company and such action has been approved by the
affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding LLC interests
entitled to vote thereon;
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the unanimous vote of its shareholders to dissolve, wind up and
liquidate the company; or
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a judicial determination that an event has occurred that makes
it unlawful, impossible or impractical to carry on the business
of the company as then currently operated as determined in
accordance with
Section 18-802
of the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act.
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Following the occurrence of a dissolution event with respect to
the company, the company will be wound up in accordance with the
terms of the LLC agreement. Upon the winding up of the company,
the then holders of LLC interests will be entitled to share
ratably in the assets of the company legally available for
distribution following payment to creditors.
Anti-Takeover
Provisions
Certain provisions of the management services agreement and the
LLC agreement may make it more difficult for third parties to
acquire control of the company by various means. These
provisions could deprive the shareholders of the company of
opportunities to realize a premium on the LLC interests owned by
them. In
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addition, these provisions may adversely affect the prevailing
market price of the LLC interests. These provisions are intended
to:
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protect the position of our Manager and its rights to manage the
business and affairs of the company under the management
services agreement;
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enhance the likelihood of continuity and stability in the
composition of the board of directors of the company and in the
policies formulated by the board;
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discourage certain types of transactions which may involve an
actual or threatened change in control of the company;
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discourage certain tactics that may be used in proxy fights;
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encourage persons seeking to acquire control of the company to
consult first with the board of directors of the company to
negotiate the terms of any proposed business combination or
offer; and
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reduce the vulnerability of the company to an unsolicited
proposal for a takeover that does not contemplate the
acquisition of all of the outstanding LLC interests or that is
otherwise unfair to shareholders of the company.
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Anti-Takeover
Effects of the Management Services Agreement
The limited circumstances in which our Manager may be terminated
means that it will be very difficult for a potential acquirer of
the company to take over the management and operation of our
business. Under the terms of the management services agreement,
our Manager may only be terminated by the company in the
following circumstances:
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our LLC interests, or shares of trust stock prior to the
dissolution of the trust, underperform a weighted average of two
benchmark utilities indices by more than 30% in relative terms
and more than 2.5% in absolute terms in 16 out of 20 consecutive
quarters prior to and including the most recent full quarter,
and the holders of a minimum of
662/3%
of LLC interests (excluding any LLC interests owned by our
Manager or any affiliate of our Manager) vote to remove our
Manager;
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our Manager materially breaches the terms of the management
services agreement and such breach continues unremedied for
60 days after notice;
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our Manager acts with gross negligence, willful misconduct, bad
faith or reckless disregard of its duties in carrying out its
obligations under the management services agreement or engages
in fraudulent or dishonest acts; or
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our Manager experiences certain bankruptcy events.
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In addition to the limited circumstances in which our Manager
can be terminated under the terms of the management services
agreement, the management services agreement provides that in
circumstances where the LLC interests cease to be listed on a
recognized U.S. national securities exchange as a result of
the acquisition of LLC interests by third parties in an amount
that results in the LLC interests ceasing to meet the
distribution and trading criteria on such exchange or market,
the Manager has the option to either propose an alternate fee
structure and remain our Manager or resign, terminate the
management services agreement upon 30 days written
notice and be paid a substantial termination fee. The
termination fee payable on the Managers exercise of its
right to resign as our Manager subsequent to a delisting of our
shares could delay or prevent a change in control that may favor
our shareholders. Furthermore, in the event of such a delisting
and unless otherwise approved in writing by our Manager, any
proceeds from the sale, lease or exchange of a significant
amount of assets must be reinvested in new assets of our
company. We will also be prohibited from incurring any new
indebtedness or engaging in any transactions with the
shareholders of the company or their affiliates without the
prior written approval of the Manager. These provisions could
deprive the shareholders of the company of opportunities to
realize a premium on the LLC interests owned by them.
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Furthermore, upon resignation of our Manager and the termination
of the management services agreement, or within 30 days of
a delisting of our LLC interests unless otherwise agreed by our
Manager, the company and its subsidiaries will cease using the
Macquarie brand entirely, including changing their names to
remove any reference to Macquarie. Similarly, if our
Managers appointment is terminated by the company, the
company and its subsidiaries will cease using the Macquarie
brand within 30 days of termination.
Anti-Takeover
Provisions in the LLC Agreement
A number of provisions of the LLC agreement also could have the
effect of making it more difficult for a third party to acquire,
or of discouraging a third party from acquiring, control of the
company. The LLC agreement prohibits the merger or consolidation
of the company with or into any limited liability company,
corporation, trust or any other unincorporated business or the
sale, lease or exchange of all or substantially all of
companys assets unless the board of directors adopts a
resolution by a majority vote approving such action and unless
such action is approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of
the outstanding LLC interests entitled to vote thereon;
provided, however, that any LLC interests held by the Manager or
an affiliate or associate of the Manager shall not be entitled
to vote to approve any merger or consolidation with or into, or
sale, lease or exchange to, the Manager or any affiliate or an
associate thereof. In addition, the LLC agreement contains
provisions based on Section 203 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law which prohibit the company from engaging in a
business combination with an interested shareholder unless such
business combination is approved by the affirmative vote of the
holders of
662/3%
of the outstanding LLC interests in the company (other than
those LLC interests held by the interested shareholder or any
affiliate or associate thereof).
A business combination means:
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any merger or consolidation of the company or a subsidiary of
the company with an interested shareholder or any person that
is, or after such merger or consolidation would be, an affiliate
or associate of an interested shareholder; or
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any sale, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or other
disposition (in one transaction or a series of transactions) to
or with, or proposed by or on behalf of, an interested
shareholder or an affiliate or associate of an interested
shareholder of any assets of the company or a subsidiary of the
company, having an aggregate fair market value of not less than
ten percent of the net investment value of the company; or
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the issuance or transfer by the company or any subsidiary of the
company (in one transaction or series of transactions) of any
securities of the company or any subsidiary of the company to,
or proposed by or on behalf of, an interested shareholder or an
affiliate or associate of an interested shareholder in exchange
for cash, securities or other property (or a combination
thereof) having an aggregate fair market value of not less than
ten percent of the net investment value of the company; or
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any spinoff or
split-up of
any kind of the company or a subsidiary of the company proposed
by or on behalf of an interested shareholder or an affiliate or
associate of the interested shareholder; or
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any reclassification of the LLC interests (including any reverse
split of LLC interests, or both) or recapitalization of the
company, or any merger or consolidation of the company with any
subsidiary of the company, or any other transaction that has the
effect of increasing the percentage of the outstanding LLC
interests in the company or any subsidiary of the company or any
class of securities of the company or any subsidiary of the
company convertible or exchangeable for LLC interests or equity
securities of any subsidiary, as the case may be, that are
directly or indirectly owned by an interested shareholder or any
affiliate or associate of an interested shareholder; or
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any agreement, contract or other arrangement providing for any
one or more of the actions in the above bullet points.
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Please see Our Manager Management Services
Agreement Fees for a description of the
definition of net investment value.
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An interested shareholder is a person (other than
our Manager, the company or any subsidiary of the company or any
employee benefit plan) who:
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is, or was at any time within the three-year period immediately
prior to the date in question, the beneficial owner of 15% or
more of the LLC interests, or trust stock, as applicable, and
who did not become the beneficial owner of such amount of LLC
interests or trust stock pursuant to a transaction that was
approved by the companys board of directors; or
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is an assignee of, or has otherwise succeeded to, any LLC
interests of which an interested shareholder was the beneficial
owner at any time within the three-year period immediately prior
to the date in question, if such assignment or succession
occurred in the course of a transaction, or series of
transactions, not involving a public offering.
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Subject to the right of our Manager to appoint one director and
his or her successor in the event of a vacancy, the LLC
agreement authorizes only the board of directors of the company
to fill vacancies, including for newly created directorships.
This provision could prevent a shareholder of the company from
effectively obtaining an indirect majority representation on the
board of directors of the company by permitting the existing
board to increase the number of directors and to fill the
vacancies with its own nominees. The LLC agreement also provides
that, with the exception of the director appointed to serve as
Chairman by our Manager, directors may be removed only for cause
and only by the affirmative vote of holders of
662/3%
of the outstanding LLC interests.
The LLC agreement does not permit holders of the LLC interests
to act by written consent. Instead, shareholders may only take
action via proxy, which may be presented at a duly called annual
or special meeting of shareholders of the company. Furthermore,
the LLC agreement provides that special meetings may only be
called by the chairman of the board of directors of the company
or by resolution adopted by the board of directors. The LLC
agreement also provides that shareholders seeking to bring
business before an annual meeting of members or to nominate
candidates for election as directors at an annual meeting of
shareholders of the company, must provide notice thereof in
writing to the company not less than 120 days and not more
than 150 days prior to the anniversary date of the
preceding years annual meeting of the company. In
addition, the shareholder furnishing such notice must be a
shareholder of record on both (1) the date of delivering
such notice and (2) the record date for the determination
of shareholders entitled to vote at such meeting. The LLC
agreement specifies certain requirements as to the form and
content of a shareholders notice. These provisions may
preclude shareholders from bringing matters before an annual
meeting or from making nominations for directors at an annual or
special meeting.
Authorized but unissued LLC interests are available for future
issuance, without approval of the shareholders of the company.
These additional LLC interests may be utilized for a variety of
purposes, including future public offerings to raise additional
capital or to fund acquisitions. The existence of authorized but
unissued LLC interests could render more difficult or discourage
an attempt to obtain control of the company by means of a proxy
contest, tender offer, merger or otherwise.
In addition, the board of directors of the company has broad
authority to amend the LLC agreement, as discussed below. The
board could, in the future, choose to amend the LLC agreement to
include other provisions which have the intention or effect of
discouraging takeover attempts.
Disclosure
Requirements Applicable to
Seven-and-One-Half
Percent Investors
In the event that we are required to obtain approval from the
City of Chicago in the future for any matter, including to
expand our district cooling system in downtown Chicago or to
amend the use agreement we have entered into with the City of
Chicago, we will need to, and certain of our investors may need
to, submit an Economic Disclosure Statement, or EDS, to the City
of Chicago. The LLC agreement requires any holder of
71/2 percent
of the LLC interests to prepare and provide to us an executed
EDS for submission to the City within 30 days of our
written
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request. Completion of the then-current EDS is likely to involve
making a number of representations, acknowledgements and
agreements, including the following:
Representations
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whether the investor has had a business relationship
with any City of Chicago elected official in the 12 months
before the date of the EDS;
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the investor is not delinquent in the payment of any tax
administered by the Illinois Department of Revenue, nor is it or
its affiliates delinquent in paying any fine, fee, tax or other
charge owed to the City of Chicago;
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the investor and its affiliates have not, in the past five
years, been found in violation of any City of Chicago, state or
federal law or regulation, including environmental laws or
regulations;
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the investor, and its officers, directors, partners, members,
managers and executive directors, if any, have not, in the past
five years, been convicted or found liable in connection with a
public transaction or contract or antitrust violations, fraud,
embezzlement, theft, forgery, falsification or destruction of
records, making false statements, receiving stolen property, had
one or more public transactions terminated for cause or default
or engaged in acts of bribery, bid-rigging or bid collusion;
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the investor and its affiliates are not listed on any list of
suspect or debarred persons maintained by the Office of Foreign
Assets Control of the U.S. Department of the Treasury or
the Bureau of Industry and Security of the U.S. Department
of Commerce or their successors; and
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the investor has searched any and all of its records and the
records of any and all predecessor entities for records of
investments or profits from slavery, the slave industry or
slaveholder insurance policies, and has either found no such
records and no records of names of any slaves or slaveholders or
has provided full disclosure to the City of Chicago as required
in the EDS.
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the investor will comply fully with the Citys Governmental
Ethics and Campaign Financing Ordinances;
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the investor understands and will comply with the applicable
requirements of the City of Chicagos Governmental Ethics
Ordinance and the provisions of the Municipal Code relating to
cooperation with investigations by the Inspector
General; and
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the investor will comply with all statutes, ordinances and
regulations on which the EDS is based.
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Each investor that submits an EDS must also supplement the EDS
for any changes up to the time the City of Chicago takes action
on the matter.
If the City of Chicago determines that any information provided
in an EDS is false, incomplete or inaccurate, it could rescind
or void our use agreement or any other arrangement that we have
with the City of Chicago at that time, as well as pursue any
remedies under the use agreement or such other arrangements.
Furthermore, the City of Chicago could decline to allow us or
any investor that submits an EDS to participate in other
transactions with the City of Chicago.
Any EDS filed by an investor may become publicly available. By
completing and signing an EDS, an investor will have waived and
released any possible rights or claims which it may have against
the City of Chicago in connection with the public release of
information contained in the EDS and also will have authorized
the City of Chicago to verify the accuracy of any information
submitted in the EDS. The filing of an EDS will entitle the City
of Chicago to investigate the creditworthiness of the investor
named in the EDS. For further details on the currently required
disclosures, we refer you to the current form of EDS, which can
be found at the City of Chicagos website at
egov.cityofchicago.org.
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Amendment
of the LLC Agreement
The LLC agreement may be amended by a majority vote of the board
of directors of the company, except with respect to the
following provisions, which effectively require an affirmative
vote of at least a majority of the outstanding LLC interests:
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the purpose or powers of the company;
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the authorization of additional LLC interests;
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the right of a holder of LLC interests to enforce the LLC
agreement;
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the provisions regarding the right of an acquirer of at least
90% of the LLC interests to acquire the remaining LLC interests
described above;
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the hiring of a replacement manager following the termination of
the management services agreement;
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the merger or consolidation of the company, the sale, lease or
exchange of all or substantially all of the companys
assets and certain other business combinations or transactions;
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the right of holders to vote on the dissolution of the
company; and
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the provision of the LLC agreement governing amendments thereof.
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In addition, the consent of our Manager is required to amend the
provisions providing for the duties of our Manager and the
secondment of our officers pursuant to the management services
agreement, the provision entitling our Manager to appoint the
director who will serve as the chairman of the board of
directors of the company for so long as the management services
agreement is in effect and the provision of the LLC agreement
governing amendments thereof.
Transfer
Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for the LLC interests is The
Bank of New York.
Listing
The LLC interests are listed on the NYSE under the symbol
MIC.
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MATERIAL
U.S. FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS
The following discussion describes the material
U.S. federal income tax considerations associated with the
purchase, ownership and disposition of LLC interests by
U.S. holders (as defined below) and
non-U.S. holders
(as defined below). Except where noted, this discussion deals
only with LLC interests held as capital assets by holders who
acquired LLC interests in this issuance and does not address
special situations, such as those of:
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dealers in securities or currencies;
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financial institutions;
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real estate investment trusts;
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tax-exempt organizations;
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insurance companies;
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persons holding LLC interests as a part of a hedging, integrated
or conversion transaction or a straddle;
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traders in securities that elect to use a mark-to-market method
of accounting for their securities holdings; or
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persons liable for alternative minimum tax.
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Furthermore, the discussion below is based upon the provisions
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code,
the Treasury regulations promulgated thereunder, or the
Regulations, and administrative and judicial interpretations
thereof, all as of the date hereof, and such authorities may be
repealed, revoked, modified or subject to differing
interpretations, possibly on a retroactive basis, so as to
result in U.S. federal income tax consequences different
from those described below.
A U.S. holder of LLC interests means a
beneficial owner of LLC interests that is for U.S. federal
income tax purposes:
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an individual citizen or resident of the United States;
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a corporation (or other entity taxable as a corporation) created
or organized in or under the laws of the United States or
any state thereof or the District of Columbia;
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an estate the income of which is subject to U.S. federal
income taxation regardless of its source; or
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a trust if it (1) is subject to the primary supervision of
a court within the United States and one or more
U.S. persons have the authority to control all substantial
decisions of the trust or (2) has a valid election in
effect under applicable Regulations to be treated as a
U.S. person.
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A
non-U.S. holder
of LLC interests means a beneficial owner of LLC interests that
is an individual, a corporation, an estate or a trust that is
not a U.S. holder.
If a partnership or other entity or arrangement treated as a
partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes holds LLC
interests, the tax treatment of a partner will generally depend
upon the status of the partner and the activities of the
partnership. If you are a partner of a partnership holding LLC
interests, we urge you to consult your own tax adviser.
We cannot assure you that the Internal Revenue Service, or the
IRS, or the courts will agree with the tax consequences
described herein. A different treatment from that described
below could adversely affect the amount, timing and character of
income, gain or loss in respect of an investment in the LLC
interests. If you are considering the purchase of LLC
interests, we urge you to consult your own tax adviser
concerning the particular U.S. federal income tax
consequences to you of the purchase, ownership and disposition
of LLC interests, as well as any consequences to you arising
under the laws of any other taxing jurisdiction.
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Prior
Status of the Company
Prior to the share exchange and dissolution of the trust, the
company was owned by the trust, which was treated as a grantor
trust for U.S. federal income tax purposes. As part of the
dissolution of the trust and the share exchange, the trust was
liquidated, resulting in a distribution of the LLC interests to
holders of trust shares. The company, which had been treated as
a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes, filed
an election with the IRS to be treated as an association taxable
as a corporation on the date of filing. The company has
requested permission from the IRS to be treated as a corporation
effective retroactively from January 1, 2007. Although the
IRS has the authority to grant such permission, there can be no
assurance that such permission will be granted. If such
permission were not granted, the election would be effective as
of the date of filing. Regardless of whether the IRS grants such
permission, persons purchasing our LLC interests under this
registration statement will be treated as holding interests in
an association taxable as a corporation for U.S. federal
income tax purposes.
U.S.
Holders
The following discussion summarizes the material
U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and
disposition of our LLC interests applicable to
U.S. holders, subject to the limitations described above.
Distributions
Distributions of cash or property that we pay in respect of our
LLC interests will constitute dividends for U.S. federal
income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or
accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under
U.S. federal income tax principles) and will be includible
in gross income by a U.S. holder upon receipt. Any such
dividend will be eligible for the dividends received deduction
if received by an otherwise qualifying corporate
U.S. holder that meets the holding period and other
requirements for the dividends received deduction. Dividends
paid by us to certain non-corporate U.S. holders (including
individuals), with respect to taxable years beginning on or
before December 31, 2010, are eligible for
U.S. federal income taxation at the rates generally
applicable to long-term capital gains for individuals (currently
at a maximum tax rate of 15%), provided that the
U.S. holder receiving the dividend satisfies the applicable
holding period and other requirements. If the amount of a
distribution exceeds our current and accumulated earnings and
profits, such excess first will be treated as a tax-free return
of capital to the extent of the U.S. holders tax
basis in our LLC interests, and thereafter will be treated as
capital gain.
Dispositions
Upon a sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our LLC
interests, a U.S. holder generally will recognize capital
gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount realized
on the sale, exchange or other taxable disposition and the
U.S. holders adjusted tax basis in our LLC interests.
Such capital gain or loss will be long-term capital gain or loss
if the U.S. holder has held the LLC interests for more than
one year at the time of disposition. Long-term capital gains of
certain non-corporate U.S. holders (including individuals)
are currently subject to U.S. federal income taxation at a
maximum rate of 15%. The deductibility of capital losses is
subject to limitations under the Code.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding Requirements
In general, dividends on our LLC interests, and payments of the
proceeds of a sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our
LLC interests paid to a U.S. holder are subject to
information reporting and may be subject to backup withholding
at a current maximum rate of 28% unless the U.S. holder
(i) is a corporation or other exempt recipient or
(ii) provides an accurate taxpayer identification number
and certifies that it is not subject to backup withholding.
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts
withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a
U.S. holder will be refunded or credited against the
U.S. holders U.S. federal income tax liability,
if any, provided that the required information is furnished to
the IRS.
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Non-U.S.
Holders
The following discussion summarizes the material
U.S. federal income tax consequences of the ownership and
disposition of our LLC interests applicable to
non-U.S. holders,
subject to the limitations described above.
U.S.
Trade or Business Income
For purposes of this discussion, dividend income and gain on the
sale, exchange or other taxable disposition of our LLC interests
will be considered to be U.S. trade or business
income if such income or gain is (i) effectively
connected with the conduct by a
non-U.S. holder
of a trade or business within the United States and (ii) in
the case of a
non-U.S. holder
that is eligible for the benefits of an income tax treaty with
the United States, attributable to a permanent establishment
(or, for an individual, a fixed base) maintained by the
non-U.S. holder
in the United States. Generally, U.S. trade or business
income is not subject to U.S. federal withholding tax
(provided the
non-U.S. holder
complies with applicable certification and disclosure
requirements); instead, a
non-U.S. holder
is subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis
at regular U.S. federal income tax rates (in the same
manner as a U.S. person) on its U.S. trade or business
income. Any U.S. trade or business income received by a
non-U.S. holder
that is a corporation also may be subject to a branch
profits tax at a 30% rate (or lower treaty rate, if
applicable) on its effectively connected earnings and profits
that are not timely reinvested in a U.S. trade or business.
Distributions
Distributions of cash or property that we pay in respect of our
LLC interests will constitute dividends for U.S. federal
income tax purposes to the extent paid from our current or
accumulated earnings and profits (as determined under
U.S. federal income tax principles). A
non-U.S. holder
generally will be subject to U.S. federal withholding tax
at a 30% rate, or at a reduced rate prescribed by an applicable
income tax treaty, on any dividends received in respect of our
LLC interests. If the amount of a distribution exceeds our
current and accumulated earnings and profits, such excess first
will be treated as a tax-free return of capital to the extent of
the
non-U.S. holders
tax basis in our LLC interests, and thereafter will be treated
as capital gain (and thus treated in the manner described in
Dispositions below). In order to obtain a
reduced rate of U.S. federal withholding tax under an
applicable income tax treaty, a
non-U.S. holder
will be required to provide a properly executed IRS
Form W-8BEN
certifying its entitlement to benefits under the treaty. A
non-U.S. holder
of our LLC interests that is eligible for a reduced rate of
U.S. federal withholding tax under an income tax treaty may
obtain a refund or credit of any excess amounts withheld by
filing an appropriate claim for a refund with the IRS. A
non-U.S. holder
should consult its own tax advisor regarding its possible
entitlement to benefits under an income tax treaty.
The U.S. federal withholding tax described in the preceding
paragraph does not apply to dividends that represent
U.S. trade or business income of a
non-U.S. holder
who provides a properly executed IRS
Form W-8ECI,
certifying that the dividends are effectively connected with the
non-U.S. holders
conduct of a trade or business within the United States.
Dispositions
Except as set forth below, a
non-U.S. holder
generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income or
withholding tax in respect of any gain on a sale, exchange or
other taxable disposition of LLC interests unless:
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the
non-U.S. holder
is an individual who is present in the United States for 183 or
more days in the taxable year of the disposition and meets other
conditions.
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In addition, gains, if any, attributable to a sale by a
non-U.S. holder
of a U.S. real property interest, or USRPI
(other than such gains subject to tax under the rules discussed
above), are generally subject to U.S. federal income tax as
if such gains were effectively connected with the conduct by the
non-U.S. holder
of a U.S. trade or business. Moreover, a withholding tax is
imposed with respect to such gain as a means of collecting such
tax. This withholding tax would be creditable against a
non-U.S. holders
actual U.S. federal income tax liability and any excess
withholding tax may generally be eligible for refund. For this
purpose, a USRPI includes an interest (other than solely as a
creditor) in a U.S. real property holding
corporation (in general, a U.S. corporation, at least
50%
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of whose real estate and trade or business assets, measured by
fair market value, consists of USRPIs), as well as an interest
in a partnership that holds USRPIs. While we do not believe we
currently are a U.S. real property holding corporation,
there can be no assurance that we will not become a
U.S. real property holding corporation. Gains will not be
taxable under the USRPI provisions, however, where the
non-U.S. holder
owns no more than 5% of a publicly traded entity such as the
company. A
non-U.S. holder
that owns more than 5% of the company should consult its tax
adviser about the potential application of the USRPI provisions.
Information
Reporting and Backup Withholding Requirements
We must annually report to the IRS and to each
non-U.S. holder
any dividend income that is subject to U.S. federal
withholding tax, or that is exempt from such withholding tax
pursuant to an income tax treaty. Copies of these information
returns also may be made available under the provisions of a
specific treaty or agreement to the tax authorities of the
country in which the
non-U.S. holder
resides. Under certain circumstances, the Code imposes a backup
withholding obligation (currently at a rate of 28%) on certain
reportable payments. Dividends paid to a
non-U.S. holder
of LLC interests generally will be exempt from backup
withholding if the
non-U.S. holder
provides a properly executed IRS
Form W-8BEN
or otherwise establishes an exemption.
The payment of the proceeds from the disposition of our LLC
interests to or through the U.S. office of any broker,
U.S. or foreign, will be subject to information reporting
and possible backup withholding unless the owner certifies as to
its
non-U.S. status
under penalties of perjury or otherwise establishes an
exemption, provided that the broker does not have actual
knowledge or reason to know that the holder is a
U.S. person or that the conditions of any other exemption
are not, in fact, satisfied. The payment of the proceeds from
the disposition of our LLC interests to or through a
non-U.S. office
of a
non-U.S. broker
will not be subject to information reporting or backup
withholding unless the
non-U.S. broker
has certain types of relationships with the United States (a
U.S. related person). In the case of the
payment of the proceeds from the disposition of our LLC
interests to or through a
non-U.S. office
of a broker that is either a U.S. person or a
U.S. related person, the Treasury regulations require
information reporting (but not the backup withholding) on the
payment unless the broker has documentary evidence in its files
that the owner is a
non-U.S. holder
and the broker has no knowledge to the contrary.
Non-U.S. holders
should consult their own tax advisors on the application of
information reporting and backup withholding to them in their
particular circumstances (including upon their disposition of
LLC interests).
Backup withholding is not an additional tax. Any amounts
withheld under the backup withholding rules from a payment to a
non-U.S. holder
will be refunded or credited against the
non-U.S. holders
U.S. federal income tax liability, if any, provided that
the required information is furnished to the IRS.
Non-U.S. holders
are advised to consult their own tax advisers with respect to
the particular tax consequences to them of an investment in the
company.
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PLAN OF
DISTRIBUTION
We may sell, and our Manager may sell, LLC interests in any one
or more of the following ways from time to time:
(i) through agents; (ii) to or through underwriters;
(iii) through brokers or dealers; (iv) directly by us
or our Manager to purchasers, including through a specific
bidding, auction or other process; or (v) through a
combination of any of these methods of sale. The applicable
prospectus supplement or term sheet will contain the terms of
the transaction, name or names of any underwriters, dealers,
agents and the respective amounts of LLC interests underwritten
or purchased by them, the public offering price of the LLC
interests, and the applicable agents commission,
dealers purchase price or underwriters discount. Our
Manager or any dealers and agents participating in the
distribution of the LLC interests may be deemed to be
underwriters, and compensation received by them on resale of the
LLC interests may be deemed to be underwriting discounts.
Additionally, because our Manager may be deemed to be an
underwriter within the meaning of Section 2(11)
of the Securities Act, our Manager may be subject to the
prospectus delivery requirements of the Securities Act.
Any initial offering price, dealer purchase price, discount or
commission may be changed from time to time.
The LLC interests may be distributed from time to time in one or
more transactions, at negotiated prices, at a fixed price or
fixed prices (that may be subject to change), at market prices
prevailing at the time of sale, at various prices determined at
the time of sale or at prices related to prevailing market
prices.
Offers to purchase LLC interests may be solicited directly by us
or our Manager or by agents designated by us from time to time.
Any such agent may be deemed to be an underwriter, as that term
is defined in the Securities Act, of the LLC interests so
offered and sold.
If underwriters are utilized in the sale of any LLC interests in
respect of which this prospectus is being delivered, such LLC
interests will be acquired by the underwriters for their own
account and may be resold from time to time in one or more
transactions, including negotiated transactions, at fixed public
offering prices or at varying prices determined by the
underwriters at the time of sale. LLC interests may be offered
to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented
by managing underwriters or directly by one or more
underwriters. If any underwriter or underwriters are utilized in
the sale of LLC interests, unless otherwise indicated in the
applicable prospectus supplement, the obligations of the
underwriters are subject to certain conditions precedent and the
underwriters will be obligated to purchase all such LLC
interests if any are purchased.
If a dealer is utilized in the sale of the LLC interests in
respect of which this prospectus is delivered, we will sell, and
our Manager will sell, LLC interests to the dealer, as
principal. The dealer may then resell such LLC interests to the
public at varying prices to be determined by such dealer at the
time of resale. Transactions through brokers or dealers may
include block trades in which brokers or dealers will attempt to
sell LLC interests as agent but may position and resell as
principal to facilitate the transaction, or in crosses in which
the same broker or dealer acts as agent on both sides of the
trade. Any such dealer may be deemed to be an underwriter, as
such term is defined in the Securities Act, of the LLC interests
so offered and sold. In addition, our Manager may sell LLC
interests in ordinary brokerage transactions or in transactions
in which a broker solicits purchases.
Offers to purchase LLC interests may be solicited directly by us
or by our Manager and the sale thereof may be made by us or our
Manager directly to institutional investors or others, who may
be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the
Securities Act with respect to any resale thereof.
Our Manager may also resell all or a portion of its LLC
interests in transactions exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act in reliance upon
Rule 144 under the Securities Act, provided they meet the
criteria and conform to the requirements of that rule,
Section 4(1) of the Securities Act or other applicable
exemptions, regardless of whether the LLC interests are covered
by the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a
part.
If so indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement or term
sheet, we may, or our Manager may, authorize agents and
underwriters to solicit offers by certain institutions to
purchase LLC interests from us or our Manager at the public
offering price set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement
or term sheet pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing
for payment and delivery on the date or dates stated in the
applicable prospectus supplement.
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Such delayed delivery contracts will be subject only to those
conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Agents, underwriters and dealers may be entitled under relevant
agreements with us or our Manager to indemnification by us
against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the
Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments
which such agents, underwriters and dealers may be required to
make in respect thereof. The terms and conditions of any
indemnification or contribution will be described in the
applicable prospectus supplement or term sheet. We will pay all
expenses incurred with respect to the registration of the LLC
interests owned by our Manager, other than underwriting fees,
discounts or commissions, which will be borne by our Manager.
We may, or our Manager may, also sell LLC interests through
various arrangements involving mandatorily or optionally
exchangeable securities, and this prospectus may be delivered in
connection with those sales.
We may, or our Manager may, enter into derivative, sale or
forward sale transactions with third parties, or sell LLC
interests not covered by this prospectus to third parties in
privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus
supplement or term sheet indicates, in connection with those
transactions, the third parties may sell LLC interests covered
by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement or
term sheet, including in short sale transactions and by issuing
LLC interests not covered by this prospectus but convertible
into or exchangeable for or representing beneficial interests in
such LLC interests, or the return of which is derived in whole
or in part from the value of such LLC interests. If so, the
third party may use LLC interests received under those sales,
forward sale or derivative arrangements or LLC interests pledged
by us or our Manager or borrowed from us, our Manager or others
to settle those sales or to close out any related open
borrowings of LLC interests, and may use LLC interests received
from us or our Manager in settlement of those transactions to
close out any related open borrowings of LLC interests. The
third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and
will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement (or a
post-effective amendment).
Additionally, our Manager may engage in hedging transactions
with broker-dealers in connection with distributions of LLC
interests or otherwise. In those transactions, broker-dealers
may engage in short sales of LLC interests in the course of
hedging the positions they assume with our Manager. Our Manager
also may sell LLC interests short and redeliver LLC interests to
close out such short positions. Our Manager may also enter into
option or other transactions with broker-dealers which require
the delivery of LLC interests to the broker-dealer. The
broker-dealer may then resell or otherwise transfer such LLC
interests pursuant to this prospectus. Our Manager also may loan
or pledge LLC interests, and the borrower or pledgee may sell or
otherwise transfer the LLC interests so loaned or pledged
pursuant to this prospectus. Such borrower or pledgee also may
transfer those LLC interests to investors in our LLC interests
or our Managers securities or in connection with the
offering of other securities not covered by this prospectus.
Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may receive compensation
in the form of commissions, discounts or concessions from us or
our Manager. Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents may also
receive compensation from the purchasers of LLC interests for
whom they act as agents or to whom they sell as principals, or
both. Compensation as to a particular underwriter, broker-dealer
or agent might be in excess of customary commissions and will be
in amounts to be negotiated in connection with transactions
involving LLC interests. In effecting sales, broker-dealers
engaged by us or our Manager may arrange for other
broker-dealers to participate in the resales.
Agents, underwriters and dealers may engage in transactions
with, or perform services for, us or our Manager and our
respective subsidiaries in the ordinary course of business.
Any underwriter may engage in overallotment, stabilizing
transactions, short covering transactions and penalty bids in
accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act.
Overallotment involves sales in excess of the offering size,
which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions permit
bids to purchase the underlying LLC interests so long as the
stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short
covering transactions involve purchases of the LLC interests in
the open market after the distribution is completed to cover
short positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim
a selling concession from a dealer when the LLC interests
originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering
transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause
the price of the LLC interests to be higher than it would
otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue
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any of the activities at any time. An underwriter may carry out
these transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, in the
over-the-counter market or otherwise.
The place and time of delivery for the LLC interests will be set
forth in the accompanying prospectus supplement or term sheet
for such LLC interests.
LEGAL
MATTERS
The validity of the LLC interests offered in this prospectus is
being passed upon for us and our Manager by Potter
Anderson & Corroon LLP, Wilmington, Delaware. Certain
legal matters in connection with the LLC interests offered
hereby will be passed upon for us and our Manager by
Shearman & Sterling LLP, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statement and schedule of Macquarie
Infrastructure Company Trust as of December 31, 2006 and
2005, and the years ended December 31, 2006 and 2005 and
the period April 13, 2004 (inception) to December 31,
2004, the consolidated statements of operations,
stockholders equity (deficit) and comprehensive income
(loss), and cash flows of North America Capital Holding Company
for the periods January 1, 2004 through July 29, 2004
and July 30, 2004 through December 22, 2004, and
managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal
controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006
have been incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the
reports of KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting
firm, incorporated by reference herein, and upon the authority
of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The report of KPMG LLP dated February 28, 2007, on
managements assessment of the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting and the effectiveness of
internal controls over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2006, contains an explanatory paragraph that
states Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust acquired K-1 HGC
Investment, L.L.C. (subsequently renamed Macquarie HGC
Investment LLC), which owns HGC Holdings LLC, or HGC, and The
Gas Company, LLC, collectively referred to as TGC on
June 7, 2006. Additionally, Macquarie Infrastructure
Company Trust, through wholly owned subsidiaries, acquired
Trajen Holdings, Inc., or Trajen, on July 11, 2006.
Management excluded from its assessment of the effectiveness of
Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trusts internal control
over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, both
TGCs and Trajens internal control over financial
reporting. The TGC assets represent 15% of the companys
total assets at December 31, 2006, and generated 17% of the
companys total revenues during the year ended
December 31, 2006. The Trajen assets represent 20% of the
companys total assets at December 31, 2006, and
generated 13% of the companys total revenues during the
year ended December 31, 2006. Such firms audit of
internal control over financial reporting of Macquarie
Infrastructure Company Trust also excluded an evaluation of the
internal control over financial reporting of both TGC and Trajen.
The consolidated financial statements of K-1 HGC Investment, LLC
and subsidiaries as of April 30, 2006 and for the period
from July 1, 2005 to April 30, 2006, and as of
June 30, 2005 and 2004, and for the year ended
June 30, 2005 and the period from August 8, 2003 (date
of inception) to June 30, 2004, incorporated in this
prospectus by reference from the Current Report on
Form 8-K/A
of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust and Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 27, 2006, have been audited by
Deloitte & Touche LLP, independent auditors, as stated
in their reports, which are incorporated herein by reference,
and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the reports of
such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting
and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of IMTT Holdings, Inc.
(previously known as Loving Enterprises, Inc.) as of
December 31, 2006 and for the year then ended appearing in
the amended Current Report on
Form 8-K/A
of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust and Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 19, 2007 have been audited by
KPMG LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set
forth in their report thereon dated May 15, 2007 included
therein, and incorporated herein by reference, and upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
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The consolidated financial statements of Loving Enterprises,
Inc. (currently known as IMTT Holdings, Inc.) as of
December 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the two years then ended
appearing in the amended Current Report on
Form 8-K/A
of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust and Macquarie
Infrastructure Company LLC filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 19, 2007 have been audited by
Ernst & Young LLP, independent registered public
accounting firm, as set forth in their report thereon dated
April 14, 2006, except with respect to the matters
discussed in the last paragraph of Note 4 and to
Notes 7, 10 and 14, as to which the date is April 27,
2007, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference.
Such financial statements are, and audited financial statements
of Loving Enterprises, Inc. to be included in subsequently filed
documents of Macquarie Infrastructure Company Trust and
Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC will be, incorporated
herein in reliance upon the report of Ernst & Young
LLP pertaining to such financial statements (to the extent
covered by consents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission) given on the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
The consolidated financial statements of SJJC Aviation Services,
LLC and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006 and for the
year then ended appearing in the amended Current Report on
Form 8-K/A
of Macquarie Infrastructure Company LLC filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 25, 2007 have been
audited by McGladrey & Pullen, LLP, independent
registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their report
thereon dated April 16, 2007 included therein, and
incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated
in reliance upon the reports of such firm given upon their
authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
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6,300,000 LLC
Interests
Macquarie Infrastructure
Company LLC
PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT
Citi
Credit Suisse
Merrill Lynch &
Co.
Macquarie Securities (USA)
Inc.
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Company
Stifel Nicolaus
June 28, 2007