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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X]  QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2006

OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______________   to   ______________

Commission File Number 001-32168

GLOBAL SIGNAL INC.


DELAWARE 65-0652634
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

301 North Cattlemen Road, Suite 300, Sarasota, Florida 34232-6427
(Address of principal executive offices)

Telephone: (941) 364-8886
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes   [X]    No [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of ‘‘accelerated filer and large accelerated filer’’ in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer [ ]        Accelerated filer [X]        Non-accelerated filer [ ]

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). Yes [ ]    No [X]

At August 1, 2006, Registrant had outstanding 70,219,342 shares of $0.01 par value common stock.




PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION


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PART I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.    Financial Statements

GLOBAL SIGNAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share data)


  June 30,
2006
December 31,
2005
  (unaudited)  
Assets  
 
Current assets:  
 
Cash and cash equivalents $ 142,071
$ 47,793
Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,722 and $1,559, respectively 4,399
2,360
Prepaid expenses and other current assets 45,603
36,930
Interest rate swap asset, at fair value
22,609
Total current assets 192,073
109,692
Restricted cash 28,713
20,232
Fixed assets, net of accumulated depreciation of $242,177 and $174,917, respectively 1,669,887
1,681,755
Intangible assets:  
 
Goodwill 10,610
10,610
Leasehold interests, net of accumulated amortization of $14,469 and $12,811, respectively 6,004
8,084
Lease absorption value, net of accumulated amortization of $68,357 and $53,229, respectively 379,867
395,391
Lease origination value, net of accumulated amortization of $2,334 and $1,669, respectively 22,706
23,638
Deferred debt issuance costs, net of accumulated amortization of $3,251 and $10,943, respectively 15,925
16,870
Other assets 31,128
22,540
  $ 2,356,913
$ 2,288,812
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity  
 
Current liabilities:  
 
Accounts payable $ 20,969
$ 20,299
Accrued expenses 22,267
22,266
Dividend payable 36,859
34,304
Deferred revenue 27,120
21,307
Current portion of long-term debt 496
538
Total current liabilities 107,711
98,714
Long-term debt, net of current portion 1,844,002
1,693,058
Other liabilities 59,731
43,851
Total liabilities 2,011,444
1,835,623
Stockholders' equity:  
 
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value, 20,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued or outstanding at June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 70,206,766 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2006, and 68,608,725 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2005 702
686
Additional paid-in capital 411,086
476,388
Treasury stock, at cost, 29,327 shares at June 30, 2006 and 0 shares at December 31, 2005 (1,463
)
Deferred stock-based compensation
(1,055
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income 30,830
20,800
Accumulated deficit (95,686
)
(43,630
)
Total stockholders' equity 345,469
453,189
  $ 2,356,913
$ 2,288,812

The accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

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GLOBAL SIGNAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)


  Three Months Ended June 30,
  2006 2005
Revenues $ 122,467
$ 77,557
Direct site operating expenses (excluding depreciation, amortization and accretion) 56,872
30,133
Gross margin 65,595
47,424
Other expenses:  
 
Selling, general and administrative (including $4,867 and $972 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, respectively) 16,827
9,398
Sprint sites integration costs 192
3,164
State franchise, excise and minimum taxes 263
157
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 42,638
28,351
  59,920
41,070
Operating income 5,675
6,354
Interest expense, net 22,415
15,538
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
461
Other expense (income) (1
)
21
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax benefit (expense) (16,739
)
(9,666
)
Income tax benefit (expense) (2
)
(16
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations (16,741
)
(9,682
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (173
)
377
Income (loss) before loss on sale of properties (16,914
)
(9,305
)
Loss on sale of properties (56
)
(119
)
Net income (loss) $ (16,970
)
$ (9,424
)
Basic income (loss) per common share:  
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (0.24
)
$ (0.16
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Loss on sale of properties
Net income (loss) $ (0.24
)
$ (0.16
)
Diluted income (loss) per common share:  
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (0.24
)
$ (0.16
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations
Loss on sale of properties
Net income (loss) $ (0.24
)
$ (0.16
)
Dividends declared per common share $ 0.525
$ 0.450
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:  
 
Basic 69,809
59,762
Diluted 69,809
59,762

The accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

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GLOBAL SIGNAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)


  Six Months Ended June 30,
  2006 2005
Revenues $ 243,462
$ 131,587
Direct site operating expenses (excluding depreciation, amortization and accretion) 110,227
46,185
Gross margin 133,235
85,402
Other expenses:  
 
Selling, general and administrative (including $4,857 and $1,290 of non-cash stock-based compensation expense, respectively) 27,926
16,153
Sprint sites integration costs 446
3,164
State franchise, excise and minimum taxes 788
332
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 86,920
45,804
  116,080
65,453
Operating income 17,155
19,949
Interest expense, net 47,062
25,739
Gain on derivative instruments (176
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 21,102
461
Other expense (income) 43
(82
)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax benefit (expense) (50,876
)
(6,169
)
Income tax benefit (expense) (40
)
509
Income (loss) from continuing operations (50,916
)
(5,660
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (517
)
270
Income (loss) before loss on sale of properties (51,433
)
(5,390
)
Loss on sale of properties (623
)
(138
)
Net income (loss) $ (52,056
)
$ (5,528
)
Basic income (loss) per common share:  
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (0.73
)
$ (0.10
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (0.01
)
Loss on sale of properties (0.01
)
Net income (loss) $ (0.75
)
$ (0.10
)
Diluted income (loss) per common share:  
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations $ (0.73
)
$ (0.10
)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations (0.01
)
Loss on sale of properties (0.01
)
Net income (loss) $ (0.75
)
$ (0.10
)
Dividends declared per common share $ 1.050
$ 0.850
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:  
 
Basic 69,595
55,914
Diluted 69,595
55,914

The accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

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GLOBAL SIGNAL INC.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
(in thousands, except share data)
(unaudited)


  Common Stock Additional
Paid-In
Capital
Treasury
Stock
Deferred
Stock-Based
Compensation
Comprehensive
Loss
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
Accumulated
Deficit
Stockholders'
Equity
  Shares Amount              
Balance at December 31, 2005 68,608,725
$ 686
$ 476,388
$
$ (1,055
)
 
$ 20,800
$ (43,630
)
$ 453,189
Comprehensive loss:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net loss  
 
 
 
 
$ (52,056
)
 
(52,056
)
(52,056
)
Foreign currency translation adjustment  
 
 
 
 
430
430
 
430
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of applicable income taxes  
 
 
 
 
8,450
8,450
 
8,450
Amortization of accumulated comprehensive income  
 
 
 
 
(2,258
)
(2,258
)
 
(2,258
)
Write-off of other comprehensive income due to refinancing  
 
 
 
 
3,408
3,408
 
3,408
Total comprehensive loss  
 
 
 
 
$ (42,026
)
 
 
 
Issuance of common stock:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Warrants exercised 21,676
183
 
 
 
 
 
183
Options exercised 1,230,744
13
4,637
 
 
 
 
 
4,650
Shares issued to directors and executives 84,000
1
4,110
 
 
 
 
 
4,111
Restricted shares issued 349,488
3
(3
)
 
 
 
 
 
Restricted shares forfeited (58,540
)
(1
)
(445
)
 
 
 
 
 
(446
)
Purchase of treasury stock (29,327
)
 
 
(1,463
)
 
 
 
 
(1,463
)
Dividends  
 
(73,921
)
 
 
 
 
 
(73,921
)
Stock-based compensation  
 
1,192
 
 
 
 
 
1,192
Transfer of deferred stock-based compensation to additional paid-in capital  
 
(1,055
)
 
1,055
 
 
 
Balance at June 30, 2006 70,206,766
$ 702
$ 411,086
$ (1,463
)
$
 
$ 30,830
$ (95,686
)
$ 345,469

The accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these condensed
financial statements.

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GLOBAL SIGNAL INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (unaudited)
(in thousands, except per share data)


  Six Months Ended June 30,
  2006 2005
    (Revised)
    (see Note 2)
Cash flows from operating activities:  
 
Net loss $ (52,056
)
$ (5,528
)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:  
 
Depreciation, amortization and accretion 86,920
45,804
Amortization of deferred debt issuance costs and other accumulated comprehensive income 522
3,734
Loss on early extinguishment of debt 21,102
461
Non-cash stock-based compensation expense 4,857
1,290
Net of effects from other adjustments:  
 
Continuing operations 1,018
(932
)
Discontinued operations 190
213
Increase in assets (21,923
)
(14,053
)
Increase in liabilities 20,691
7,764
Net cash provided by operating activities 61,321
38,753
Cash flows from investing activities:  
 
Payments made in connection with acquisitions of communication sites and land (45,368
)
(1,345,689
)
Capital expenditures (10,172
)
(5,591
)
Proceeds from the sale of fixed assets:  
 
Continuing operations 282
2,252
Discontinued operations 54
Funds provided by (invested in) restricted cash (8,481
)
54,606
Net cash used in investing activities (63,685
)
(1,294,422
)
Cash flows from financing activities:  
 
Borrowings under notes payable and long-term debt 1,557,050
1,018,631
Repayment of notes payable and long-term debt (1,413,153
)
(97,965
)
Payment of debt issuance costs (12,524
)
(5,841
)
Payment received to terminate interest rate swaps 33,759
Ordinary dividends paid (71,366
)
(41,754
)
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock 3,374
437,257
Net cash provided by financing activities 97,140
1,310,328
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash (498
)
492
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 94,278
55,151
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period 47,793
5,991
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 142,071
$ 61,142
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:  
 
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of interest rate swaps recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income $ 8,450
$ (12,189
)
Assets acquired under a capital lease obligation $
$ 243

The accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.

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NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

1.  Nature of Business

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements reflect the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of Global Signal Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiaries. Global Signal Inc. owns, leases and manages communications towers and other communications sites and leases space on them to providers of communications and broadcast services, such as wireless telephony, paging, mobile radio, wireless data transmission, radio and television broadcasting, and to operators of private networks such as federal, state and local government agencies. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, Sprint Corporation comprised 38.3% and 38.4%, respectively, and Cingular Wireless comprised 15.7% and 15.6%, respectively, of our site revenues.

As used herein, unless the context otherwise requires, ‘‘we,’’ ‘‘us,’’ ‘‘our,’’ ‘‘Company,’’ or ‘‘Global Signal’’ refers to Global Signal Inc. and its wholly owned consolidated subsidiaries. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. ‘‘Fortress’’ refers to Fortress Investment Holdings LLC and certain of its affiliates, ‘‘Greenhill’’ refers to Greenhill Capital Partners, L.P. and affiliated investment funds, and ‘‘Abrams’’ refers to Abrams Capital, LLC and certain of its affiliates. Since November 1, 2002, Fortress has been our largest stockholder, Greenhill has been our second largest stockholder and Abrams has been our third largest stockholder.

On May 11, 2004, we completed our formation of an UPREIT structure whereby we own substantially all of our assets and conduct our operations through an operating partnership, Global Signal Operating Partnership, L.P. (‘‘Global Signal OP’’). Global Signal Inc. is the special limited partner of Global Signal OP. Global Signal GP LLC, our wholly owned subsidiary, is the managing general partner and, as such, has the power to manage and conduct the business of Global Signal OP. Global Signal Inc. holds 99% of the partnership interests and Global Signal GP LLC holds 1% of the partnership interests in Global Signal OP. The partnership agreement of Global Signal OP provides that it shall distribute cash flows from its operations to its limited partners and the managing general partner in accordance with their relative percentage interests. The distributions that we receive from Global Signal OP are, among other things, used to make dividend distributions to our stockholders.

Results of operations for any interim period are not necessarily indicative of results of any other periods or for the year. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States for interim financial statements and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Rule 10-01 of Regulation S-X. They do not include all information and notes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for fair presentation have been included. Certain amounts from the prior year period have been reclassified for consistency with current presentation. These reclassifications were not material to the condensed consolidated financial statements. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with Global Signal’s audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto for the year ended December 31, 2005, included in Global Signal’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 16, 2006.

2.  Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The principal accounting policies are set forth below:

Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results may differ from those estimates and such differences could be material.

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Stock-Based Compensation

Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (‘‘SFAS’’) No. 123(R) Share-Based-Payments, using the modified prospective transition method to account for our employee stock options. Under that transition method, compensation costs for the portion of awards for which the requisite service had not yet been rendered, and that were outstanding as of the adoption date, will be recognized as the service is rendered based on the grant date fair value of those awards calculated under SFAS No. 123. Prior period results are not restated. The adoption of SFAS No. 123(R) had no impact on net income or earnings per share. In connection with the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), we reclassified $1.1 million of deferred stock-based compensation expense, which relates entirely to unvested restricted stock, to additional paid-in capital as of January 1, 2006. See Note 7 for disclosures related to stock-based compensation.

New Accounting Pronouncements

Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted Financial Accounting Standards Board (‘‘FASB’’) Interpretation No. 47 (‘‘FIN 47’’), Accounting for Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations. This interpretation clarifies that the term ‘‘conditional asset retirement obligation’’ as used in SFAS No. 143, Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations, refers to a legal obligation to perform an asset retirement activity in which the timing and (or) method of settlement are conditional on a future event that may or may not be within the control of the entity. The obligation is unconditional even though uncertainty exists about the timing and (or) method of settlement. Our asset retirement obligations are within our control as to timing and method as they relate to the removal of our communications towers from leased land; therefore the adoption of this interpretation did not impact our financial statements.

Effective January 1, 2006, we adopted FASB Staff Position 13-1, Accounting for Rental Costs Incurred during a Construction Period. This staff position concludes that rental costs associated with ground or building operating leases that are incurred during a construction period should be recognized as rental expense. We had already accounted for such rental costs in the manner prescribed by the staff position, so this staff position did not impact our financial statements.

In June 2006, the FASB issued Interpretation No. 48 (‘‘FIN 48’’), Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes. This interpretation clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with SFAS No. 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. This interpretation prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. This interpretation also provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. This standard must be adopted as of January 1, 2007. We anticipate that this standard will have an immaterial effect on our financial statements due to the fact that as a REIT our income taxes are immaterial.

Reclassifications and Revisions

For the first half of 2006, we have separately disclosed the operating, investing and financing portions of the cash flows attributed to discontinued operations, which in the prior period were not separately reported. Certain amounts from the prior year have been reclassified for consistency with current year presentation. All other reclassifications relate to discontinued operations. These reclassifications and revisions were not material to the consolidated financial statements.

3.  Discontinued Operations

As a part of our ongoing operational reviews, we make decisions to divest under-performing towers or other communications sites, including three and 22 tower sites in the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, and 42 tower sites in the three and six months ended June 30, 2005. At June 30, 2006, we had 113 tower sites that are being marketed for sale. Of these 113 sites, 108 are included in continuing operations and classified as held for use, and five are included in discontinued operations and classified as held for sale, respectively.

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In accordance with SFAS No. 144, Accounting for the Impairment or Disposal of Long-Lived Assets, we classified the operating results of the five sites held for sale in discontinued operations and other previously terminated sites as discontinued operations in the accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements as of June 30, 2006 and all prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current quarter’s presentation with respect to these sites.

Assets held for sale of $0.1 million and $0.8 million are included in fixed assets, net in the condensed consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

Results of operations for these discontinued sites for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 are as follows (in thousands):


  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
  2006 2005 2006 2005
  (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Revenues $ 250
$ 741
$ 727
$ 1,426
Direct operating expenses (405
)
(718
)
(1,028
)
(1,505
)
Results of operations (155
)
23
(301
)
(79
)
Loss on impariment of assets
(33
)
Gain (loss) recognized on assets of
discontinued sites
(18
)
354
(183
)
349
Income (loss) from discontinued operations $ (173
)
$ 377
$ (517
)
$ 270

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4.  Debt

Our outstanding debt as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 consists of the following (in thousands):


  June 30,
2006
December 31,
2005
  (unaudited)  
February 2004 mortgage loan, weighted average interest rate of approximately 5.0%, secured by first priority mortgage liens on substantially all tangible assets of Pinnacle Towers LLC and its subsidiaries, monthly principal and interest installments of approximately $2.4 million beginning March 2004. Contractual maturity date of January 2029, anticipated maturity date of January 2009 (repaid in full with a portion of the net proceeds from the February 2006 mortgage loan) $
$ 404,087
December 2004 mortgage loan, weighted average interest rate of approximately 4.7%, secured by first priority mortgage liens on substantially all tangible assets of Pinnacle Towers Acquisition LLC and its subsidiaries, monthly interest-only installments beginning January 2005, contractual maturity date of December 2009 293,825
293,825
February 2006 mortgage loan, weighted average interest rate of approximately 5.7%, secured by first priority mortgage liens on substantially all tangible assets of Pinnacle Towers LLC, Global Signal Acquisitions LLC (‘‘GSA’’) and Global Signal Acquisitions II LLC (‘‘GSA II’’), monthly interest-only installments beginning March 2006, contractual maturity date of February 2011 1,550,000
Bridge loan, interest at LIBOR plus 1.50% (5.8% at December 31, 2005), secured by our ownership interests in GSA II, and in GSA II’s leasehold and subleasehold interests in the Sprint Towers, and an assignment of leases and rent. Interest installments due monthly and a contractual maturity date of May 25, 2006, before extension options (repaid in full with a portion of the net proceeds from the February 2006 mortgage loan)
850,000
$200.0 million acquisition credit facility, interest at LIBOR plus 2.0% (6.4% at December 31, 2005), secured by the acquired tower assets through a pledge of Global Signal OP’s equity interest in GSA. Interest installments due monthly and a contractual maturity date of April 24, 2006 (repaid in full with a portion of the net proceeds from the February 2006 mortgage loan.)
144,725
Capital lease obligations, interest rate fixed at a weighted average rate of 9.5%, secured by the underlying capital assets, with monthly principal installments beginning April 2004 and continuing through July 2010 673
959
Revolving credit facility interest at a variable rate of LIBOR plus 3.0% or the lender’s base rate plus 2.0%, secured by a pledge of Global Signal OP’s assets, maturity date of December 2006
  1,844,498
1,693,596
Less: Current portion of long-term debt (496
)
(538
)
  $ 1,844,002
$ 1,693,058

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As noted in the table above, the February 2004 mortgage loan, the bridge loan and the $200.0 million acquisition credit facility were repaid in full with a portion of the net proceeds from the February 2006 mortgage loan described below. In accordance with SFAS No. 6 Classification of Short-Term Obligations Expected to be Refinanced, we reclassified the current portion of debt at December 31, 2005 under these three loans to long-term.

The following table shows the maturities of long-term debt for the five twelve month periods after June 30, 2006 (in thousands):


For the twelve months ending June 30,  
2007 $ 496
2008 140
2009 18
2010 293,844
2011 1,550,000
  $ 1,844,498

The February 2006 Mortgage Loan

On February 28, 2006, three of our wholly owned special purpose entities, Global Signal Acquisitions II LLC, Global Signal Acquisitions LLC and Pinnacle Towers LLC (and its 13 subsidiaries), borrowed a total of $1.55 billion under a mortgage loan made payable to a newly formed trust, Global Signal Trust III (‘‘February 2006 mortgage loan’’), that issued $1.55 billion in fixed-rate commercial mortgage pass-through certificates to provide fixed-rate financing for the assets leased in May 2005 from Sprint Corporation (the ‘‘Sprint Towers’’), the communications sites originally financed with the February 2004 mortgage loan, and for other communications sites acquired from April 2005 to January 2006. We have continued to consolidate our subsidiaries, but have not consolidated Global Signal Trust III in our financial statements. The proceeds of the February 2006 mortgage loan were used to repay the $850.0 million bridge loan, to repay $402.7 million (the total then-outstanding borrowings under the February 2004 mortgage loan), to repay $151.8 million (the total then-outstanding borrowings under the acquisition credit facility) and to provide $145.5 million of funds for working capital and general corporate purposes, including payment of fees and expenses of the offering and potential future acquisitions. The borrowers and their direct parent, Global Signal Holdings V LLC, are separate legal entities from Global Signal Inc., with their own assets, which are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of Global Signal Inc. or any of its other affiliates.

The principal amount of the February 2006 mortgage loan is divided into seven tranches, each having a different level of seniority. Interest accrues on the February 2006 mortgage loan at a weighted average interest rate of approximately 5.7%. The effective interest rate on the February 2006 mortgage loan, including the benefit from terminating the 2005 interest rate swaps which qualified for hedge accounting and the amortization of deferred debt issuance costs, is approximately 5.5%. The February 2006 mortgage loan requires monthly payments of interest until its repayment date in February 2011. The February 2006 mortgage loan is secured by, among other things, (1) mortgage liens on the borrowers’ interests (fee, leasehold or easement) in over 80% of their communications sites, (2) a security interest in substantially all of the borrowers’ personal property and fixtures and (3) a pledge of the capital stock (or equivalent equity interests) of each of the borrowers (including a pledge of the capital stock of Pinnacle Towers LLC, Global Signal Acquisitions LLC and Global Signal Acquisitions II LLC from its direct parent, Global Signal Holdings V LLC).

On a monthly basis, the excess cash flows from the securitized entities, after the payment of principal, interest, reserves and expenses, are distributed to us. If the debt service coverage ratio (‘‘DSCR’’), defined in the February 2006 mortgage loan as the net cash flow for the sites for the immediately preceding twelve calendar month period divided by the amount of interest that we will be required to pay over the succeeding twelve months on the February 2006 mortgage loan, as of the end of any calendar quarter falls to 1.35 times or lower, then all excess cash flow will be deposited into a reserve account instead of being released to us. The funds in the reserve account will not be released to us until the DSCR exceeds 1.35 times for two consecutive calendar quarters. If the DSCR falls below 1.20 times as of the end of any

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calendar quarter, then all funds on deposit in the reserve account along with future excess cash flows will be applied to prepay the February 2006 mortgage loan with applicable prepayment penalties.

We may not prepay the February 2006 mortgage loan in whole or in part at any time prior to February 28, 2008, the second anniversary of the closing date, except in limited circumstances (such as the occurrence of certain casualty and condemnation events relating to the communications sites securing the February 2006 mortgage loan). Thereafter, prepayment is permitted provided it is accompanied by any applicable prepayment consideration. If the prepayment occurs within three months of the February 2011 monthly payment date, no prepayment consideration is due.

The February 2006 mortgage loan documents include covenants customary for mortgage loans subject to rated securitizations. Among other things, the borrowers are prohibited from incurring additional indebtedness or further encumbering their assets.

The December 2004 Mortgage Loan

On December 7, 2004, our subsidiary Pinnacle Towers Acquisition Holdings LLC and five of its direct and indirect subsidiaries issued a $293.8 million mortgage loan to a newly formed trust, Global Signal Trust II (the ‘‘December 2004 mortgage loan’’). Global Signal Trust II (‘‘Trust II’’) then issued an identical amount of commercial mortgage pass-through certificates in a private transaction. We have continued to consolidate our subsidiaries, but have not consolidated Trust II in our financial statements. The net proceeds of the December 2004 mortgage loan were used primarily to repay the $181.7 million of then-outstanding borrowings under our credit facility and to partially fund a $120.7 million site acquisition reserve account which was used to acquire additional qualifying wireless communications sites over the six-month period following the December 2004 closing. The borrowers and their direct parent, Global Signal Holdings III LLC, are separate legal entities from Global Signal Inc., with their own assets, which are not available to satisfy the debts and other obligations of Global Signal Inc. or any of its other affiliates.

The principal amount of the December 2004 mortgage loan is divided into seven tranches, each having a different level of seniority. Interest accrues on each tranche at a fixed rate per annum. The weighted average interest rate on the various tranches is approximately 4.7%. The December 2004 mortgage loan requires monthly payments of interest until its maturity in December 2009 when the unpaid principal balance will be due. The December 2004 mortgage loan is secured by, among other things, (1) mortgage liens on the borrowers’ interests (fee, leasehold or easement) in substantially all of their wireless communications sites, (2) a security interest in substantially all of the borrowers’ personal property and fixtures and (3) a pledge of the capital stock (or equivalent equity interests) of each of the borrowers (including a pledge of the capital stock of Pinnacle Towers Acquisition Holdings LLC from its direct parent, Global Signal Holdings III LLC).

On a monthly basis, the excess cash flows from the securitized entities, after the payment of principal, interest, reserves and expenses, are distributed to us. If the debt service coverage ratio (‘‘DSCR’’), defined in the December 2004 mortgage loan as the net cash flow for the sites for the immediately preceding twelve calendar month period divided by the amount of principal and interest that we will be required to pay over the succeeding twelve months on the December 2004 mortgage loan, as of the end of any calendar quarter falls to 1.30 times or lower, then all excess cash flow will be deposited into a reserve account instead of being released to us. The funds in the reserve account will not be released to us until the DSCR exceeds 1.30 times for two consecutive calendar quarters. If the DSCR falls below 1.15 times as of the end of any calendar quarter, then all funds on deposit in the reserve account along with future excess cash flows will be applied to prepay the December 2004 mortgage loan.

We may not prepay the December 2004 mortgage loan in whole or in part at any time prior to December 7, 2006, the second anniversary of the closing date, except in limited circumstances (such as the occurrence of certain casualty and condemnation events relating to the communications sites securing the December 2004 mortgage loan). Thereafter, prepayment is permitted provided it is accompanied by any applicable prepayment consideration. If the prepayment occurs within three months of the December 2009 monthly payment date, no prepayment consideration is due.

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The December 2004 mortgage loan documents include covenants customary for mortgage loans subject to rated securitizations. Among other things, the borrowers are prohibited from incurring additional indebtedness or further encumbering their assets.

The February 2004 Mortgage Loan

On February 5, 2004, one of our subsidiaries, Pinnacle Towers LLC and thirteen of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, issued a $418.0 million mortgage loan to a newly formed trust, Global Signal Trust I (‘‘February 2004 mortgage loan’’). On February 28, 2006, a portion of the net proceeds from the February 2006 mortgage loan was used to repay the February 2004 mortgage loan in full. A prepayment penalty of $7.0 million was paid and recognized in the first quarter of 2006 as loss on early extinguishment of debt. In addition, unamortized deferred debt issuance costs of $9.5 million and accumulated other comprehensive loss of $3.4 million related to the elimination of the portion for interest rate swaps related to the February 2004 mortgage loan (see Note 5), respectively, were expensed in the first quarter of 2006 as loss on early extinguishment of debt.

Sprint Bridge Financing

At the closing of the Sprint Transaction in May 2005, we executed the $850.0 million bridge loan financing with Morgan Stanley Asset Funding Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. The borrower was a newly created entity, Global Signal Acquisitions II LLC, under our indirect control, which owned 100% of our interest in the Sprint Towers. On February 28, 2006, a portion of the net proceeds from the February 2006 mortgage loan was used to repay the Sprint bridge loan in full. Unamortized deferred debt issuance costs of $1.0 million related to the Sprint bridge loan were expensed in the first quarter of 2006 as loss on early extinguishment of debt.

Acquisition Credit Facility

On April 25, 2005, our wholly owned subsidiary, GSA, entered into a 364-day $200.0 million credit facility, which we refer to as the acquisition credit facility, with Morgan Stanley Asset Funding Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. to provide funding for the acquisition of additional communications sites. On February 28, 2006, a portion of the net proceeds from the February 2006 mortgage loan was used to repay in full and terminate the acquisition credit facility. Unamortized deferred debt issuance costs of $0.2 million related to the acquisition credit facility were expensed in the first quarter of 2006 as loss on early extinguishment of debt.

Revolving Credit Agreement

On December 1, 2005, Global Signal OP entered into a 364-day $15.0 million revolving credit facility pursuant to a revolving credit agreement, which we refer to as the revolving credit agreement, with Morgan Stanley Asset Funding Inc. and Bank of America, N.A. to provide funding for working capital and other corporate purposes.

At June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, there were no balances outstanding under the revolving credit facility. Interest on the $15.0 million revolving credit facility is payable, at Global Signal OP’s option, at either LIBOR plus 3.0% or the bank’s base rate plus 2.0%. Interest is payable at the end of the interest period or at the time of principal repayments. Principal on the revolving credit facility may be paid, in whole or in part, at any time and must be repaid by the loan maturity date, December 1, 2006.

The revolving credit agreement and the related ancillary documentation contain covenants and restrictions customary for a facility of this type, including a limitation on our consolidated indebtedness at approximately $1.875 billion and a requirement to limit our ratio of consolidated indebtedness to consolidated EBITDA, as defined in the loan document, to a ratio of 7.65 to 1.0. The revolving credit agreement is guaranteed by us, Global Signal GP, LLC and certain subsidiaries of Global Signal OP. It is secured by a pledge of Global Signal OP’s assets, including a pledge of 65% of its interest in our United Kingdom subsidiary, 100% of its interest in certain other domestic subsidiaries, a pledge by us and Global Signal GP, LLC of our interests in Global Signal OP, and a pledge by us of 65% of our interest in our Canadian subsidiary.

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5.  Interest Rate Swap Agreements

2005 Interest Rate Swaps

On January 11, 2005, in anticipation of the issuance of interim bridge financing and later a third mortgage loan to finance the acquisition of additional communications sites we expected to acquire during 2005, we entered into six forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with Morgan Stanley as counterparty to hedge the variability of future interest rates on our anticipated mortgage financing. Concurrent with the pricing of our February 2006 mortgage loan, we terminated our six interest rate swaps and received a payment, excluding accrued interest, of $8.1 million, of which $4.3 million was recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income and is being amortized as a reduction of interest expense on the February 2006 mortgage loan using the effective interest method over five years, the life of the February 2006 mortgage loan.

On February 2, 2005 and March 21, 2005, in connection with the Sprint Transaction, we entered into ten forward-starting interest rate swap agreements with Bank of America, N.A. as counterparty, in anticipation of securing $850.0 million of bridge financing, which was expected to be replaced by a mortgage loan, for a total notional value of $850.0 million. Concurrent with the pricing of our February 2006 mortgage loan, we terminated our ten interest rate swaps and received a payment, excluding accrued interest, of $25.8 million, which was recorded as accumulated other comprehensive income and which is being amortized as a reduction of interest expense on the February 2006 mortgage loan using the effective interest method over five years, the life of the February 2006 mortgage loan.

The effective interest rate on the February 2006 mortgage loan including the effect of terminating the swaps and the amortization of deferred debt issuance costs is approximately 5.5%. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, amortization of accumulated other comprehensive income of $1.7 million and $2.3 million, respectively, was recorded as an offset to interest expense.

2004 Interest Rate Swaps

On March 26, 2004, in anticipation of a future financing, we entered into four forward-starting interest rate swaps with Morgan Stanley as counterparty to hedge the variability of future interest rates on the financing. On August 27, 2004, in anticipation of a future financing, we entered into two additional forward-starting interest rate swaps with Morgan Stanley as counterparty to hedge the variability of future interest rates on the financing.

Concurrent with the pricing of the December 2004 mortgage loan, we terminated our six interest rate swaps and received a net payment of $2.0 million which was recorded as part of accumulated other comprehensive income and is being amortized as a reduction of interest expense using the effective interest method over five years, the life of the December 2004 mortgage loan. The effective interest rate on the December 2004 mortgage loan, including the proceeds from terminating the interest rate swaps and the amortization of deferred debt issuance costs, is approximately 5.0%. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, amortization of accumulated other comprehensive income of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, was recorded as an offset to interest expense. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, amortization of accumulated other comprehensive income of $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, was recorded as an offset to interest expense.

2003 Interest Rate Swap

On December 11, 2003, in anticipation of the issuance of the February 2004 mortgage loan, we entered into a forward-starting interest rate swap agreement (the ‘‘December 2003 swap’’) with Morgan Stanley as the counterparty to hedge the variability of future interest payments under the anticipated February 2004 mortgage loan. The December 2003 swap was terminated in connection with the issuance of the February 2004 mortgage loan on February 5, 2004 at a cost of $6.2 million which was recorded as part of accumulated other comprehensive loss and was being amortized as interest expense using the effective interest method over five years, the expected life of the February 2004 mortgage loan. The effective interest rate on the February 2004 mortgage loan, including the cost of terminating the interest

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rate swap and the amortization of deferred debt issuance costs, was approximately 6.0%. For the six months ended June 2006 and 2005, amortization of accumulated other comprehensive loss of $0.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively, was recorded as interest expense. For the three months ended June 30, 2005, amortization of accumulated other comprehensive income of $0.3 million, was recorded as interest expense. On February 28, 2006, the February 2004 mortgage loan was repaid in full from a portion of the net proceeds from the February 2006 mortgage loan (see Note 4), and the remaining $3.4 million of unamortized accumulated other comprehensive loss related to the 2003 interest rate swap was recorded in the first quarter of 2006 as loss on early extinguishment of debt.

6.  Commitments and Contingencies

Purchase Commitments

As of June 30, 2006, we signed master services agreements with Stratos VSAT, Inc. and Hark Tower Systems, Inc. which require us to purchase approximately $6.5 million in satellite data monitoring equipment. As of June 30, 2006, we purchased $4.9 million of equipment under these commitments. As of June 30, 2006, we signed an agreement with Intuit, Inc. to purchase and install lease and asset management software. The amount of the purchase commitment is $1.2 million of which $0.2 million has been paid. As of June 30, 2006, we also had outstanding purchase agreements to acquire three communications sites from various sellers for a total estimated purchase price of $4.2 million, including estimated fees and expenses, and 139 land parcels for $22.2 million, including estimated fees and expenses. As of June 30, 2006, we also had letters of intent to purchase seven additional communications sites for approximately $7.7 million, including estimated fees and expenses. Subsequent to June 30, 2006, we completed the acquisition of one communication site.

Earn Outs

A number of our asset purchase agreements provide for additional monies to be paid to the sellers based on future lease commencements during a limited period after the acquisition is completed, generally one year or less. The aggregate amount of these contingent purchase prices is not expected to be material for the acquisitions we have closed through June 30, 2006. As of June 30, 2006, we had no accruals for any such additional acquisition payments. The maximum additional contingent payments on closed acquisitions were approximately $0.9 million at June 30, 2006.

Legal Matters

We are involved in litigation incidental to the conduct of our business. We believe that none of such pending litigation, or unasserted claims of which we have knowledge, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

7.  Stockholders’ Equity

Dividends

On March 15, 2006, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.525 per share of our common stock for the three months ended March 31, 2006, which was paid on April 20, 2006, to stockholders of record as of April 6, 2006. The entire dividend of $36.7 million was a reduction of additional paid-in capital. On June 15, 2006, our board of directors declared a dividend of $0.525 per share of our common stock for the three months ended June 30, 2006, which was paid on July 20, 2006, to stockholders of record as of July 6, 2006. The entire dividend of $36.9 million was a reduction of additional paid-in capital.

Stock-Based Compensation

Prior to our January 1, 2006 adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), we accounted for stock option and restricted stock grants to employees and stock grants to directors using the intrinsic value method under Accounting Principles Board (APB) Opinion No. 25, Accounting for Stock Issued to Employees. Under

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APB No. 25, no compensation costs were recognized relating to the stock option grants to employees if the exercise price of the options awarded was equal to or greater than the fair value of the common stock on the dates of grant. We used and will continue to use under SFAS No. 123(R) the accelerated method to recognize compensation expense of our equity-based awards with graded vesting. For restricted stock grants under APB No. 25, the unamortized portion of the related compensation expense was recorded as deferred stock compensation expense, a contra account within stockholders’ equity. In connection with the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), we reclassified $1.1 million of deferred stock-based compensation expense, which relates entirely to unvested restricted stock, to additional paid-in capital as of January 1, 2006. Prior to adopting SFAS No. 123(R) as part of a restructuring of compensation, we amended a former officer’s option agreement to cancel options relating to 35,875 shares with an exercise price of $8.53 per share and options relating to 107,625 shares with an exercise price of $18.00 per share, and accelerated vesting of options relating to 46,125 shares with an exercise price of $8.53 per share and options relating to 138,375 shares with an exercise price of $18.00 per share.

Had compensation costs for employee stock option activity been determined based on the fair value at the dates of grant for the periods prior to 2006, our net loss for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005, would have increased to the pro forma amounts indicated below (in thousands, except per share data):


  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended
June 30,
  2005 2005
  (unaudited) (unaudited)
Net loss attributable to common stockholders:  
 
Net loss as reported $ (9,424
)
$ (5,528
)
Add: Stock-based compensation costs included in reported net income, net of $0 related tax effect for all periods 972
1,290
Deduct: Total stock-based employee compensation expense determined under fair value based method for all awards, net of $0 related tax effect for all periods (1,312
)
(1,970
)
Pro forma net loss $ (9,764
)
$ (6,208
)
Basic loss per share attributable to common stockholders:  
 
Net loss per share as reported $ (0.16
)
$ (0.10
)
Pro forma net loss per share $ (0.16
)
$ (0.11
)
Diluted loss per share attributable to common stockholders:  
 
Net loss per share as reported $ (0.16
)
$ (0.10
)
Pro forma net loss per share $ (0.16
)
$ (0.11
)

Stock Incentive Plan

The Global Signal Inc. Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan (the ‘‘Plan’’) became effective November 1, 2002, and was amended on December 21, 2005. The Plan provides for awards consisting of stock options, restricted stock grants or deferred stock awards (‘‘Awards’’) to employees, non-employee directors, and other persons who perform services for us. The Plan is administered by the board of directors or, at the board of directors’ sole discretion, by a committee consisting solely of persons who are non-employee directors and outside directors (the ‘‘Committee’’).

On February 11, 2004, the stockholders approved an increase of 2,000,000 shares in the shares available under the Plan and as of January 1, 2005, subsequent annual increases of the lesser of 1,000,000 shares or 2% of the then-outstanding number of shares of common stock on the last day of the immediately preceding fiscal year. The maximum number of shares of common stock that may be made subject to awards granted under the Plan was 7,715,000 at December 31, 2005. On January 1, 2006, the number of shares available increased by 1,000,000 pursuant to the annual increases provision discussed above. In the event of any change in our capitalization, an equitable substitution or proportionate

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adjustment shall be made in the aggregate number and/or kind of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Plan and the kind, number and/or option price at the sole discretion of the Committee. In addition, if any Award expires or terminates without having been exercised, the shares of common stock subject to the Award again become available for grant under the Plan.

The Committee is authorized to grant to eligible persons incentive stock options (‘‘ISO’’) or nonqualified stock options (‘‘NSO’’). The term of an ISO cannot exceed 10 years, and the exercise price of any ISO must be equal to or greater than the fair market value of the shares of common stock on the date of the grant. Any ISO granted to a holder of 10% or more of the combined voting power of our capital stock must have an exercise price equal to or greater than 110% of the fair market value of the common stock on the date of grant and may not have a term exceeding five years from the grant date. The Committee shall determine the exercise price and the term of an NSO on the date that the NSO is granted.

Options shall become exercisable in whole or in part on the date or dates specified by the Committee. The Committee, in its sole discretion, may accelerate the date or dates on which an option becomes exercisable. Each option shall expire on such date or dates as the Committee shall determine at the time the option is granted. Upon termination of an optionee’s employment for retirement, death or disability, options granted to the employee will expire one year from the date of termination. Upon termination of an optionee’s employment for involuntary termination other than for cause, options granted to the employee will expire ninety days plus the number of days the employee is prohibited from trading in Global Signal’s shares because of insider trading rules or other arrangements, after the date of termination. Upon termination of an optionee’s employment for any other reasons, options granted to the employee will expire on the expiration date specified in the agreement. If an optionee’s employment is terminated for cause (as defined in the Plan), all of such person’s options shall immediately terminate.

The Committee may also grant to an eligible person an award of common stock subject to future service and such other restrictions and conditions as the Committee may determine, which may be either restricted stock, wherein the recipient receives the benefits of ownership (such as voting and the receipt of dividends) prior to the vesting of the stock (other than the right to sell or transfer the stock), or deferred stock, wherein the recipient does not have any benefits of ownership prior to the vesting of the stock (as applicable, the ‘‘Restricted Stock’’ or the ‘‘Deferred Stock’’). The Committee will determine the terms of such Restricted Stock and/or Deferred Stock, including the price, if any, to be paid by the recipient for the stock, the restrictions placed on the shares and the time or times when the restrictions will lapse, at the time of the granting thereof.

A summary of our stock option activity under the Plan for the six months ended June 30, 2006, is presented in the table below. Net proceeds from the exercise of stock options for the six months ended June 30, 2006, were $4.7 million which was recorded in common stock and additional paid-in capital. The fair value at the time of issuance of the options that vested during the six months ended June 30, 2006, was $2.1 million. The intrinsic value at the time of exercise of the stock options exercised during the six months ended June 30, 2006, was $47.9 million.


  Number of Shares
Subject to Option
Exercise Price
Range
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
Under option, December 31, 2005 1,317,134
$ 4.26-$18.00
$ 9.41
Granted
N/A
N/A
Forfeited
N/A
N/A
Exercised (1,317,134
)
$ 4.26-$18.00
$ 9.41
Under option, June 30, 2006
N/A
N/A

All shares that were issued upon option exercises were newly issued shares.

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The following table discloses the number of shares subject to option that are unvested and the weighted average fair value of these shares at the date of grant as of June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005:


  Number of Shares
Subject to Option
Weighted Average Fair Value
at Date of Grant
Unvested balance at December 31, 2005 459,208
$ 4.57
Vested (459,208
)
$ 4.57
Unvested balance at June 30, 2006
N/A

Other Stock Options

In connection with the initial public offering and to compensate Fortress and Greenhill for their successful efforts in raising capital in the offering, in March 2004 we granted options to Fortress and Greenhill, or their respective affiliates, to purchase the number of shares of our common stock equal to an aggregate of 10% of the number of shares issued in the initial public offering in the following amounts (1) for Fortress (or its affiliates), the right to acquire the number of shares equal to 8% of the number of shares issued in the initial public offering, including the over-allotment and (2) for Greenhill (or its affiliate), the right to acquire the number of shares equal to 2% of the number of shares issued in the initial public offering, including the over-allotment, all at an exercise price per share equal to the initial offering price per share. Upon consummation of the offering, the number of shares and exercise price were thereby fixed at 805,000 shares at $18.00 per share, respectively. All of the options were immediately vested upon the initial public offering and are exercisable for ten years from June 8, 2004. We recognized the fair value of these options using the Black-Scholes method on the offering date as a cost of the offering of $1.9 million by netting it against the net proceeds of the offering. These options were granted outside of the Plan, and therefore are excluded from the Plan activity shown above. Greenhill exercised 128,800 of its options in March 2006. At June 30, 2006, 644,000 of the Fortress options remain outstanding.

Common Stock Grants

In the first quarter of 2006, we issued 28,488 shares of restricted stock to certain employees. The grants vest 33.3%, 33.3% and 33.4% on December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. We valued the restricted stock awards at $1.3 million on the dates of grant using the current market price. This amount will be amortized as non-cash stock-based compensation expense over the vesting period using the accelerated method, over a weighted average period of approximately three years. Also, 58,540 restricted shares issued in 2004 and 2006 were forfeited in the first half of 2006. Prior to the adoption of SFAS No. 123(R), we accounted for forfeitures at the time they occurred. Under SFAS No. 123(R), we estimate forfeitures each quarter.

In April 2006, our new Chief Financial Officer was granted 120,000 shares of restricted stock of which 20% vested immediately and 20% vests on December 31, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. In May 2006, our new Chief Executive Officer was granted 200,000 shares of restricted stock, of which 20% vested immediately and 20% vests on December 31, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

In June 2006, six executives were granted a total of 65,000 shares of restricted stock which vest 20% on December 31, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

In July 2006, one executive was issued 12,500 shares of restricted stock which vest 20% on December 31, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively.

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The following table discloses the number of unvested shares of restricted stock and the weighted average fair value of these shares at date of grant:


  Restricted Stock Weighted Average
Fair Value
at Date of Grant
Unvested balance at December 31, 2005 54,917
$ 26.02
Granted 413,488
$ 48.09
Vested (64,000
)
$ 49.15
Forfeited (58,540
)
$ 28.86
Unvested balance at June 30, 2006 345,865
$ 47.64

As of June 30, 2006, total unearned compensation on stock-based awards was $15.4 million and the weighted average vesting period is 2.9 years.

Deferred Shares

On January 3, 2006, we entered into Deferred Shares Award Agreements with certain employees. The number of shares that will be granted in December 2006 will be determined by the amount of our fourth quarter 2006 dividend. These employees were awarded an aggregate base grant of 5,233 shares, but the actual number of shares to be issued will vary between 0% and 150% of the base grant. These shares, if granted, will vest 33.3%, 33.3% and 33.4% on December 31, 2008, 2009 and 2010, respectively. As of June 30, 2006, 2,326 of the deferred shares have been forfeited.

In December 2005, we awarded two officers an aggregate base grant of 124,698 deferred shares. These officers have resigned and their deferred shares were forfeited.

Warrants

In connection with our 2002 bankruptcy plan, 1,229,850 common stock warrants were issued to our convertible note holders and our common stockholders. The warrants have a current exercise price of $8.53 and expire on October 31, 2007. In the first half of 2006, warrants were exercised resulting in the issuance of 21,676 shares. As of June 30, 2006, there were 423,830 warrants outstanding to acquire common stock.

Treasury Stock

In the first quarter of 2006, 29,327 shares of outstanding common stock were returned to us to pay for the exercise price of certain stock options. The value of this returned stock was $1.5 million and was recorded as treasury stock.

8.  Earnings Per Share

The following table sets forth the reconciliation of basic and diluted average shares outstanding (in thousands) used in the computation of income (loss) per share of common stock:


  Three Months Ended
June 30,
Six Months Ended
June 30,
  2006 2005 2006 2005
  (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Denominator for basic income per share – adjusted weighted average 69,809
59,762
69,595
55,914
Effect of dilutive securities
Denominator for diluted income per share – adjusted weighted average 69,809
59,762
69,595
55,914

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their effect would have been antidilutive. Approximately 1.9 million shares of common stock issuable pursuant to outstanding stock options and warrants have been excluded from the calculations of diluted earnings per share for the three and six months ended June 30, 2005 as their effect would have been antidilutive.

9.  Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005 is comprised of the following (in thousands):


  Three Months Ended June 30, Six Months Ended June 30,
  2006 2005 2006 2005
  (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited) (unaudited)
Net loss $ (16,970
)
$ (9,424
)
$ (52,056
)
$ (5,528
)
Change in fair value of derivative financial instruments, net of applicable income taxes
(23,892
)
8,450
(12,189
)
Derivative amounts amortized to interest expense (1,801
)