TIPTREE INC
For the period ended Dec 31, 2023. Filed Feb 29, 2024.
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FY2023 · Filed Feb 29, 2024
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17) Stockholders’ Equity
Stock Repurchases
The Board of Directors authorized the Company to make repurchases of up to $20,000 of shares of the Company’s outstanding common stock in the aggregate, at the discretion of the Company's Executive Committee. There were no shares repurchased during the year ended December 31, 2023. As of December 31, 2023, the remaining repurchase authorization was $11,945.
Tiptree Warrants
In the year ended December 31, 2022, warrants were exercised for 1,999,989 shares of Tiptree common stock, with 1,979,325 warrants exercised for $13,724 in cash, and 20,664 exercised cashless. As of December 31, 2023 and 2022, there wereno warrants for shares of Tiptree common stock outstanding.
Dividends
The Company declared cash dividends per share for the following periods presented below:
| Dividends per share for the | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| For the Year Ended December 31, | |||
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| First quarter | $0.05 | $0.04 | $0.04 |
| Second quarter | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Third quarter | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Fourth quarter | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Total cash dividends declared | $0.20 | $0.16 | $0.16 |
Fortegra Non-Controlling Interests
On June 21, 2022, the Company closed the WP Transaction. On that date, Fortegra converted to a Delaware corporation and Warburg made a $200,000 investment in Fortegra in exchange for Fortegra Common Stock, Fortegra Preferred Stock, Fortegra Warrants and Fortegra Additional Warrants. Also, in connection with the closing of the WP Transaction, Tiptree was issued Fortegra Additional Warrants, and management’s interests in LOTS Intermediate were exchanged for interests in Fortegra. As of December 31, 2022, Fortegra was owned approximately 79.5% by Tiptree Holdings,17.4% by Warburg and 3.1% by management and directors of Fortegra. As a result of the WP Transaction, for the year ended December 31, 2022, the Company recorded an increase of $167,008 to total stockholders’ equity of which $48,285 impacted Tiptree Inc. stockholders’ equity and $118,723 impacted non-controlling interests. Of the increase to Tiptree Inc. stockholders’ equity, $41,092 impacted additional paid in capital and $7,193 impacted accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Additionally, the Company recognized $9,059 of net income attributable to non-controlling interests during the year ended December 31, 2022 due to the increase in non-controlling interest. As of December 31, 2023, Fortegra was owned approximately 79.5% by Tiptree Holdings,17.5% by Warburg and 3.0% by management and directors of Fortegra.
Fortegra Preferred Stock
The face amount of the Fortegra Preferred Stock is $80,000. Dividends are cumulative and accrue at a rate of 8% per annum, compounding quarterly. Any quarterly dividend may be paid in cash, at Fortegra’s option. For the years ended December 31, 2023 and 2022, cash dividends declared were $6,400 and$3,384, respectively.
Warburg has the option to convert, at any time, its shares of Fortegra Preferred Stock into shares of Fortegra Common Stock at an initial conversion premium of 33% to Warburg’s initial investment valuation (the “Fortegra Preferred Stock Conversion Price”). The Fortegra Preferred Stock Conversion Price is adjusted for any Fortegra Common Stock splits, dividends, extraordinary dividends and similar transactions. All of the Fortegra Preferred Stock will automatically convert into shares of Fortegra Common Stock at the Fortegra Preferred Stock Conversion Price upon the closing of a qualifying initial public offering, subject to afive year make-whole provision. Upon conversion, the Fortegra Preferred Stock would result in Warburg owning an additional 6.6% interest in Fortegra, for a total as converted ownership of 24.0% (including its ownership of Fortegra Common Stock).
Fortegra Warrants
The Fortegra Warrants have aseven-year term and an exercise premium of 33% to Warburg’s initial investment valuation (the “Fortegra Warrant Exercise Price”). The Fortegra Warrant Exercise Price will be reduced by any Fortegra Common Stock cash dividends made by Fortegra and adjusted for stock splits, common stock dividends, extraordinary dividends and similar transactions. The Fortegra Warrants, if exercised with cash, would result in Warburg owning an additional 3.8% interest in Fortegra.
Fortegra Additional Warrants
The Fortegra Additional Warrants issued to both Warburg and Tiptree have aseven-year term and an exercise price of $0.01 per share of Fortegra Common Stock. The Fortegra Additional Warrants issued to Warburg will be forfeited based on Warburg achieving an all-in return on its investment in excess of 23%, as measured primarily by Fortegra’s Common Stock price. The Fortegra Additional Warrants issued to Warburg are classified as liabilities, at fair value. The Fortegra Additional Warrants issued to Tiptree will vest based on Warburg achieving an all-in return on its investment in excess of 30%, as measured primarily by Fortegra’s Common Stock price. The number of shares of Fortegra Common Stock issuable to Warburg or Tiptree with respect to the Fortegra Additional Warrants is subject to adjustment for Fortegra Common Stock splits, stock or cash dividends and similar transactions. The Fortegra Additional Warrants are exercisable from the earlier of a transaction that results in Warburg having sold 50% of its Fortegra Common Stock or the fifth anniversary of the closing date. The maximum number of shares issued to Warburg or Tiptree, if exercised with cash, would be an additional 1.7% interest in Fortegra on an as converted basis (including its ownership of Fortegra Common and Preferred Stock).
The following table presents the components of non-controlling interests as reported in the consolidated balance sheets:
| As of December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |
| Fortegra preferred interests | $77,679 | $77,679 |
| Fortegra common interests | 82,020 | 55,364 |
| Other third-party common interests | — | 3,165 |
| Total non-controlling interests | $159,699 | $136,208 |
Statutory Reporting and Insurance Company Subsidiaries Dividend Restrictions
The Company’s U.S. insurance subsidiaries prepare financial statements in accordance with Statutory Accounting Principles (SAP) prescribed or permitted by the insurance departments of their states of domicile. Prescribed SAP includes the Accounting Practices and Procedures Manual of the NAIC as well as state laws, regulations and administrative rules.
Statutory Capital and Surplus
The Company’s insurance company subsidiaries must maintain minimum amounts of statutory capital and surplus as required by regulatory authorities, including the NAIC; their capital and surplus levels exceeded respective minimum requirements as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
| As of December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |
| Combined statutory capital and surplus of the Company's insurance company subsidiaries | $454,540 | $370,340 |
| Required minimum statutory capital and surplus | $75,750 | $75,750 |
Under the NAIC Risk-Based Capital Act of 1995, a company's Risk-Based Capital (RBC) is calculated by applying certain risk factors to various asset, claim and reserve items. If a company's adjusted surplus falls below calculated RBC thresholds, regulatory intervention or oversight is required. The Company's U.S. domiciled insurance company subsidiaries' RBC levels, as calculated in accordance with the NAIC’s RBC instructions, exceeded all RBC thresholds as of December 31, 2023 and 2022.
The following table presents the statutory net income of the Company’s U.S. domiciled statutory insurance companies for the following periods:
| For the Year Ended December 31, | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | |
| Net income of statutory insurance companies | $47,384 | $12,964 | $33,999 |
The Company also has a foreign insurance subsidiary that is not subject to SAP. The statutory capital and surplus amounts and statutory net income presented above do not include the foreign insurance subsidiary in accordance with SAP.
Statutory Dividends
The Company’s U.S. domiciled insurance company subsidiaries may pay dividends to the Company, subject to statutory restrictions. Payments in excess of statutory restrictions (extraordinary dividends) to the Company are permitted only with prior approval of the insurance department of the applicable state of domicile. The Company eliminates all dividends from its subsidiaries in the consolidated financial statements.
The following table presents the dividends paid to the Company by its U.S domiciled insurance company subsidiaries and the combined amount available for ordinary dividends of the Company's U.S. domiciled insurance company subsidiaries for the following periods:
| For the Year Ended December 31, | ||
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2022 | |
| Ordinary dividends | $27,114 | $— |
| Total dividends | $27,114 | $— |
| As of | ||
| December 31,2023 | December 31, 2022 | |
| Amount available for ordinary dividends of the Company's insurance company subsidiaries | $24,327 | $35,145 |
At December 31, 2023, the maximum amount of dividends that our U.S. domiciled insurance company subsidiaries could pay under applicable laws and regulations without regulatory approval was approximately $24,327. The Company may seek regulatory approval to pay dividends in excess of this permitted amount, but there can be no assurance that the Company would receive regulatory approval if sought.
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