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Maiden Lane II LLC (A Special Purpose Vehicle Consolidated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) Financial Statements as of and for the Years Ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, and Independent Auditors’ Report Maiden Lane II LLC Table of Contents Page Management’s Report On Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 1 Independent Auditors’ Report 2-3 Financial Statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009: Statements of Financial Condition 4 Condensed Schedules of Investments 5 Statements of Operations 6 Statements of Cash Flows 7 Notes to Financial Statements 8-17 INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ REPORT To the Managing Member of Maiden Lane II LLC: We have audited the accompanying statements of financial condition of Maiden Lane II LLC (a Special Purpose Vehicle consolidated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) (the “LLC”), including the condensed schedules of investments, as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the related statements of operations and cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009. We also have audited the LLC’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. The LLC’s management is responsible for these financial statements, for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting, and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Report of Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and an opinion on the LLC’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audits. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards as established by the Auditing Standards Board (United States) and in accordance with the auditing standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement and whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audits of the financial statements included examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, and evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audits also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions. The LLC’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed by, or under the supervision of, the LLC’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, and effected by the LLC’s Managing Member to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The LLC’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the LLC; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the LLC are being made only in accordance with authorizations of the Managing Member; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the LLC’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements. Because of the inherent limitations of internal control over financial reporting, including the possibility of collusion or improper management override of controls, material misstatements due to error or fraud may not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. Also, projections of any evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal control over financial reporting to future periods are subject to the risk that the controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate. In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Maiden Lane II LLC (a Special Purpose Vehicle consolidated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Also, in our opinion, the LLC maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2010, based on the criteria established in Internal Control — Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission. March 22, 2011 Maiden Lane II LLC Statements of Financial Condition As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 (Amounts in thousands, except par value and share data) 2010 Assets Investments, at fair value (cost of $15,860,683 and $17,779,227, respectively) Cash and cash equivalents Principal and interest receivable Total assets Liabilities and Member’s Equity Senior Loan, at fair value Fixed Deferred Purchase Price, at fair value Professional fees payable and accrued Total liabilities $ $ $ 16,188,128 264,540 4,193 16,456,861 $ 15,067,548 1,387,545 1,768 16,456,861 $ Member’s equity ($10 par value, 1 share issued and outstanding) Total liabilities and member’s equity $ $ 16,456,861 The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 4 2009 15,642,678 266,821 2,478 15,911,977 15,910,176 1,801 15,911,977 - $ 15,911,977 Maiden Lane II LLC Condensed Schedules of Investments As of December 31, 2010 and 2009 (Amounts in thousands) Cost 2010 Non-agency RMBS Alt-A ARM Subprime Option ARM Other $ 1 Total investments in non-agency RMBS $ $ 1 Total investments in non-agency RMBS 1 1,455,074 15,860,683 $ $ Cost 2009 Non-agency RMBS Alt-A ARM Subprime Option ARM Other 4,832,040 8,401,213 1,172,356 Fair Value $ 5,508,637 9,355,179 1,237,324 1,678,087 17,779,227 4,764,499 8,993,715 1,103,866 29.4% 55.6% 6.8% 1,326,048 16,188,128 8.2% 100.0% Fair Value $ $ Percentage of Total Investments 4,893,526 8,565,932 953,057 31.3% 54.8% 6.1% 1,230,163 15,642,678 7.8% 100.0% Includes all asset types that, individually, represent less than 5% of total investments. The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 5 Percentage of Total Investments Maiden Lane II LLC Statements of Operations For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 (Amounts in thousands) 2010 Investment Income Interest income $ Expenses Interest expense Professional fees Total expenses Net investment income Realized and Unrealized Gains (Losses) Realized gains on investments, net Unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net Unrealized gains (losses) on Senior Loan, net Unrealized gains (losses) on Fixed Deferred Purchase Price, net Net realized and unrealized losses 794,016 1,088,173 271,496 12,367 283,863 563,751 804,310 2,549 2,463,994 (1,677,181) (1,353,113) 33,962 (637,472) (234,894) 34,094 (563,751) (804,310) The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 6 $ 220,064 10,201 230,265 $ Net change in member’s equity resulting from operations 2009 - $ - Maiden Lane II LLC Statements of Cash Flows For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 (Amounts in thousands) 2010 Cash flows from operating activities Net change in member’s equity resulting from operations $ 2009 - $ - Adjustments to reconcile net change in member's equity resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities: Unrealized (gains) losses on investments, net (2,463,994) 637,472 Unrealized (gains) losses on Senior Loan, net 1,677,181 234,894 Unrealized (gains) losses on Fixed Deferred Purchase Price, net 1,353,113 (34,094) Increase in capitalized and accrued interest on Senior Loan Increase in capitalized and accrued interest on Fixed Deferreddecrease PurchaseinPrice (Increase) interest receivable Decrease in professional fees payable and accrued 185,632 238,328 34,432 34,094 (1,715) 1,850 (33) Proceeds from principal paydowns on investments 1 Proceeds from sale of investments Realized gains from sale of investments, net (533) 1,883,451 2,503,686 37,642 89,165 (2,549) (33,962) Net cash flow provided by operating activities 2,703,160 3,670,900 Cash flows from financing activities Repayments of Senior Loan Net cash flow used in financing activities (2,705,441) (2,705,441) (3,755,296) (3,755,296) $ (84,396) 351,217 266,821 $ 272,422 Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents Beginning cash and cash equivalents Ending cash and cash equivalents $ (2,281) 266,821 264,540 Supplemental non-cash operating and financing activities Accrued and capitalized interest on Senior Loan and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price $ 220,064 1 The Cash Flow Statement for the year ended December 31, 2009 has been revised relating to proceeds from the sale of investments, net in 2009, to present both proceeds from sale of investments and realized gains from sale of investments, net, on a gross basis. The previously reported 2009 proceeds from sale of investments was $55,203. The revised proceeds from sale of investments are $89,165 and realized gains from sale of investments are ($33,962). The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements. 7 Maiden Lane II LLC Notes to Financial Statements For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 1. Organization and Nature of Business Maiden Lane II LLC (the “LLC”), a special purpose vehicle consolidated by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“FRBNY” or “Managing Member”), is a single member Delaware limited liability company that was formed to acquire non-agency residential mortgage-backed securities (“non-agency RMBS”) from the reinvestment pool of the securities lending portfolio of several regulated U.S. insurance subsidiaries of the American International Group, Inc. (the “AIG Subsidiaries”). On December 12, 2008, the LLC purchased from the AIG Subsidiaries, non-agency RMBS with an approximate fair value of $20.8 billion, determined as of October 31, 2008. The LLC financed this purchase by borrowing $19.5 billion (the “Senior Loan”) from FRBNY and through the deferral of $1.0 billion of the purchase price payable to the AIG Subsidiaries (the “Fixed Deferred Purchase Price”). The Senior Loan proceeds were used to purchase the $20.8 billion of non-agency RMBS. The aggregate amount of principal and interest proceeds from RMBS received after the announcement date, but prior to the settlement date, net of financing costs, amounted to approximately $0.3 billion and therefore reduced the amount of funding required at settlement by $0.3 billion, from $20.8 billion to $20.5 billion. Under the terms of the Asset Purchase Agreement, after the Senior Loan has been repaid in full plus interest, the AIG Subsidiaries will be entitled to receive from the LLC payment of the Fixed Deferred Purchase Price, plus accrued and unpaid interest. The Senior Loan and the Fixed Deferred Purchase Price are collateralized by all of the assets of the LLC through a pledge to The Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”) as collateral agent. FRBNY is the sole and managing member as well as the controlling party of the assets of the LLC, and will remain as such as long as FRBNY retains an economic interest in the LLC. BlackRock Financial Management, Inc. (the “Investment Manager” or “BlackRock”) manages the investment portfolio of the LLC under a multi-year contract with FRBNY that includes provisions governing termination. BNYM provides administrative services and has been appointed to serve as collateral agent under multi-year contracts with FRBNY that include provisions governing termination. The LLC does not have any employees and therefore does not bear any employee-related costs. 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies The financial statements are prepared in accordance with the accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”), which require the Managing Member to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and the reported amounts of income and expense during the reporting period. Significant estimates include the fair value of investments in nonagency RMBS, the Senior Loan, and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the LLC: A. Cash and Cash Equivalents The LLC defines investments in money market funds and other highly liquid investments with original maturities of three months or less, when acquired, as cash and cash equivalents. Money market funds and other short-term investments are carried at fair value based on quoted prices in active markets. 8 Maiden Lane II LLC Notes to Financial Statements For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 B. Valuation of Financial Assets and Liabilities The LLC qualifies as a nonregistered investment company under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 (“ASC 946”) Financial Services - Investment Companies and therefore, all investments are recorded at fair value in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820 (“ASC 820”) Fair Value Measurements & Disclosures. The LLC has elected the fair value option in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 825 (“ASC 825”) Financial Instruments for the Senior Loan and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price. Under ASC 825, the LLC records the Senior Loan and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price, including related accrued and capitalized interest, at fair value in the LLC’s financial statements in accordance with ASC 820. The Managing Member believes that accounting for the Senior Loan and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price at fair value appropriately reflects the LLC’s purpose and intent with respect to its financial assets and liabilities and most closely reflects the LLC’s obligations. Fair Value Hierarchy ASC 820 establishes a three-level fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between assumptions developed using market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the LLC’s assumptions developed using the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs). The three levels established by ASC 820 are described as follows: · Level 1 – Valuation is based on quoted prices for identical instruments traded in active markets. · Level 2 – Valuation is based on quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are not active, and model-based valuation techniques for which all significant assumptions are observable in the market. · Level 3 – Valuation is based on model-based techniques that use significant inputs and assumptions not observable in the market. These unobservable inputs and assumptions reflect the LLC’s estimates of inputs and assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the assets and liabilities. Valuation techniques include the use of option pricing models, discounted cash flow models, and similar techniques. The inputs or methodologies used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. C. Investment Transactions and Investment Income Investment transactions are accounted for at trade date. Interest income is recorded when earned and includes paydown gains and losses on investments. Realized gains or losses on investment transactions are determined on the identified cost basis. D. Accounting for the Senior Loan and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price The Senior Loan and related accrued and capitalized interest, at fair value, are recorded as “Senior Loan, at fair value” in the Statements of Financial Condition and changes in fair value are recorded as “Unrealized gains (losses) on Senior Loan, net” in the Statements of Operations. The Fixed Deferred Purchase Price and related accrued and capitalized interest, at fair value, are reported as a liability and recorded as “Fixed Deferred Purchase Price, at fair value” in the Statements of Financial Condition and changes in fair value are recorded as “Unrealized gains (losses) on Fixed Deferred Purchase Price, net” in the Statements of Operations. 9 Maiden Lane II LLC Notes to Financial Statements For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 E. Professional Fees Professional fees are primarily comprised of the fees charged by the Investment Manager and administrator. F. Income taxes The LLC is a single member limited liability company and was structured as a disregarded entity for U.S. Federal, state and local income tax purposes. Accordingly, no provision for income taxes is made in the LLC’s financial statements. G. Recently Issued Accounting Standards In January 2010, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update 2010-06, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures (Topic 820). New requirements for disclosure of information about transfers among the hierarchy’s classification and the level of disaggregation of classes of assets were effective for the LLC for the year beginning on January 1, 2010, and the required disclosures are included in Note 5. Other requirements, including the gross presentation of purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements in the reconciliation for Level 3 fair value measurements are effective for the LLC in 2011 and are not expected to have a material effect on the LLC’s financial statements. 3. Senior Loan and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price The Senior Loan has an original six year term maturing on December 12, 2014 provided that FRBNY may extend the date of final maturity to any later date. The interest rate on the Senior Loan is equal to the London interbank offered rate (“Libor”) rate for one-month deposits in U.S. dollars plus 100 basis points, while the interest rate on the Fixed Deferred Purchase Price is equal to the Libor rate for one-month deposits in U.S. dollars plus 300 basis points. Interest on the Senior Loan and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price is capitalized monthly and accrued daily based on the amount of principal and capitalized interest outstanding on the last business day of each month. Repayment of the Senior Loan will be made monthly, subject to availability of funds in the LLC’s accounts, and pursuant to the order of priority described in Note 4. 10 Maiden Lane II LLC Notes to Financial Statements For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 The following table presents a reconciliation of the Senior Loan and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price as of December 31, 2010 and 2009 (in thousands): Senior Loan Fair value, January 1, 2009 $ 2009 Activity: Accrued and capitalized interest Repayments 2 19,192,250 Fixed Deferred Purchase Price 3 $ - Total $ 19,192,250 238,328 (3,755,296) 34,094 - 272,422 (3,755,296) Unrealized (gains) / losses Fair value, December 31, 2009 234,894 15,910,176 (34,094) - 200,800 15,910,176 2010 Activity: Accrued and capitalized interest Repayments 185,632 (2,705,441) 34,432 - 220,064 (2,705,441) 1 Unrealized (gains) / losses 1 Fair value, December 31, 2010 $ 1,677,181 15,067,548 $ 1,353,113 1,387,545 $ 3,030,294 16,455,093 1 Recorded as "Unrealized gains (losses) on Senior Loan" and "Unrealized gains (losses) on Fixed Deferred Purchase Price," respectively, in the Statements of Operations. 2 The outstanding principal and accrued interest balance of the Senior Loan were $13,484,961 (principal of $13,033,550 and interest of $451,411) and $16,004,769 (principal of $15,738,990 and interest of $265,779 as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. 3 The outstanding principal and accrued interest balance of the Fixed Deferred Purchase Price were $1,071,027 (principal of $1,000,000 and interest of $71,027) and $1,036,595 (principal of $1,000,000 and interest of $36,595) as of December 31, 2010 and 2009, respectively. The weighted-average interest rates on the Senior Loan and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price for the year ended December 31, 2010 were 1.27 percent and 3.27 percent, respectively. The weighted-average interest rates on the Senior Loan and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price for the year ended December 31, 2009 were 1.36 percent and 3.36 percent, respectively. 4. Distribution of Proceeds Prior to December 15, 2010, in accordance with the Security Agreement, amounts available in the accounts of the LLC as of the 27th calendar day of each month were distributed on the 4th business day following each month-end or such other date as may be specified by FRBNY in the following order of priority: first, to pay any costs, fees and expenses of the LLC then due and payable; second, to fund the expense reimbursement sub-account until the balance thereof is equal to an amount specified by FRBNY ($5 million as of December 31, 2010); third, to pay all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Senior Loan; 11 Maiden Lane II LLC Notes to Financial Statements For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 fourth, so long as the entire outstanding principal amount of the Senior Loan shall have been paid in full in cash, to pay all or any portion of the accrued but unpaid interest outstanding on the Senior Loan; fifth, so long as the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest outstanding on, the Senior Loan shall have been paid in full in cash, to pay all or any portion of the outstanding principal amount of the Fixed Deferred Purchase Price; sixth, so long as (i) the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest outstanding on, the Senior Loan shall have been paid in full in cash and (ii) the entire outstanding principal amount of the Fixed Deferred Purchase Price shall have been paid in full in cash, to pay all or any portion of the accrued but unpaid interest outstanding on the Fixed Deferred Purchase Price; seventh, so long as (i) the entire outstanding principal amount of, and all accrued and unpaid interest outstanding on, the Senior Loan and the Fixed Deferred Purchase Price shall have been paid in full in cash and (ii) all other remaining secured obligations outstanding (and all fees and expenses or other amounts to the extent not constituting fees or costs and expenses) shall have been paid in full in cash, to pay five-sixth of all remaining amounts to FRBNY as contingent interest and one-sixth of all remaining amounts to the AIG Subsidiaries. After December 15, 2010, amounts available in the accounts of the LLC as of the 27 th calendar day of each month shall be distributed on the 2 nd business day following each month-end in the order of priority as described above. The first distribution of proceeds under the modified terms was in January 2011. 5. Fair Value Measurements The LLC qualifies as a non-registered investment company under the provisions of ASC 946 and therefore, all investments are recorded at fair value in accordance with ASC 820. The LLC measures the Senior Loan and the Fixed Deferred Purchase Price at fair value in accordance with ASC 820. Determination of Fair Value The LLC values its investments on the basis of last available bid prices or current market quotations provided by dealers or pricing services selected under the supervision of the Investment Manager. To determine the value of a particular investment, pricing services may use certain information with respect to market transactions in such investment or comparable investments, various relationships observed in the market between investments, quotations from dealers, and pricing metrics and calculated yield measures based on valuation methodologies commonly employed in the market for such investments. Market quotations may not represent fair value in certain instances in which the Investment Manager and the LLC believe that facts and circumstances applicable to an issuer, a seller or a purchaser, or the market for a particular investment cause such market quotations to not reflect the fair value of an investment. In such cases, the Investment Manager applies proprietary valuation models that use collateral performance scenarios and pricing metrics derived from the reported performance of bonds with similar characteristics as well as available market data to determine fair value. The fair value of the Senior Loan and the Fixed Deferred Purchase Price is determined based on the fair value of the underlying assets held by the LLC and the allocation of the LLC’s net investment income (loss) and realized gains (losses) on investments, as reflected in the Senior Loan and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price reconciliation presented in Note 3. 12 Maiden Lane II LLC Notes to Financial Statements For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 Because of the uncertainty inherent in determining the fair value of investments and debt instruments that do not have a readily available fair value, the fair values of the LLC’s investments, Senior Loan and Fixed Deferred Purchase Price may differ from the values that may ultimately be realized and paid. Valuation Methodologies for Level 3 Assets and Liabilities In certain cases, where there is limited trading activity for particular investments or where current market quotations are not reflective of the fair value of an investment, the valuation is based on model-based techniques that use inputs, estimates and assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the investments. To the extent that such inputs, estimates and assumptions are not observable, the investments are classified within Level 3 of the valuation hierarchy. For instance, in valuing certain non-agency RMBS, the determination of fair value is based on proprietary valuation models when external price information is not available. Key inputs to the model may include market spreads or yield estimates for comparable instruments, data for each credit rating, valuation estimates for underlying property collateral, projected cash flows, and other relevant contractual features. The following table presents the assets and liabilities recorded at fair value as of December 31, 2010 by the fair value hierarchy (in thousands): Fair value hierarchy 2010 Assets: Non-agency RMBS Alt-A ARM Subprime Option ARM Other Total Non-agency RMBS Level 1 $ Money market funds 1 Other short-term investments Total assets 1 Liabilities: Senior Loan Fixed Deferred Purchase Price Total liabilities 1 $ $ $ 1 Level 2 - $ Level 3 2,802,317 6,039,687 613,197 693,438 10,148,639 $ Total fair value 1,962,182 2,954,028 490,669 632,610 6,039,489 $ 4,764,499 8,993,715 1,103,866 1,326,048 16,188,128 217,540 - - 217,540 47,000 264,540 10,148,639 6,039,489 47,000 16,452,668 - $ $ $ - $ $ $ (15,067,548) (1,387,545) (16,455,093) Recorded as a component of “Cash and cash equivalents” in the Statements of Financial Condition. 13 $ $ $ (15,067,548) (1,387,545) (16,455,093) Maiden Lane II LLC Notes to Financial Statements For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 The following table presents the assets and liabilities recorded at fair value as of December 31, 2009 by the fair value hierarchy (in thousands): Fair value hierarchy 2009 Assets: Non-agency RMBS Money market funds Total assets Level 1 1 Level 3 Total fair value $ - $ 8,586,482 $ 7,056,196 $ 15,642,678 $ 266,821 266,821 $ 8,586,482 $ 7,056,196 $ 266,821 15,909,499 1 Liabilities: Senior Loan Fixed Deferred Purchase Price Total liabilities Level 2 $ $ - $ $ - $ $ (15,910,176) (15,910,176) Recorded as a component of “Cash and cash equivalents” in the Statements of Financial Condition. 14 $ $ (15,910,176) (15,910,176) Maiden Lane II LLC Notes to Financial Statements For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 The following table presents a reconciliation of all assets and liabilities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the year ended December 31, 2010, including unrealized gains (losses) (in thousands): Fair value at January 1, 2010 Net purchases, sales, paydowns, and settlements Net realized / unrealized gains (losses) Fair value at December 31, 2010 Net transfers in or (out) 3,4 Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to financial instruments held at December 31, 2010 Assets: Non-agency RMBS Alt-A ARM Subprime Option ARM Other $ 2,591,300 3,228,837 632,089 603,970 $ (284,793) (308,612) (20,476) (106,599) $ 204,330 446,340 104,902 131,500 $ (548,655) (412,537) (225,846) 3,739 $ 1,962,182 2,954,028 490,669 632,610 $ 204,328 446,340 104,901 131,501 Total assets $ 7,056,196 $ (720,480) $ 887,072 $ (1,183,299) $ 6,039,489 $ 887,070 $ (15,910,176) $ $ - $ (15,067,548) $ $ (16,455,093) Liabilities: Senior Loan Fixed Deferred Purchase Price Total liabilities (15,910,176) 1 $ (34,432) 2 $ 2,519,809 $ 2,485,377 (1,677,181) (1,353,113) $ (3,030,294) $ - (1,387,545) 1 Includes $185,632 of accrued and capitalized interest. 2 Includes $34,432 of accrued and capitalized interest. 3 Non-agency RMBS, with a December 31, 2009 fair value of $3,830,023, were transferred from Level 3 to Level 2 because they are valued at December 31, 2010 based on quoted prices for identical or similar assets in non-active markets (Level 2). These investments were valued in the prior year based on non-observable inputs (Level 3). There were also certain Non-agency RMBS for which valuation inputs became less observable during the year ended December 31, 2010 which resulted in $2,646,724 in transfers from Level 2 to Level 3. These gross transfers resulted in a net transfer from Level 3 to Level 2 of $1,183,299. There were no other significant transfers between Levels during the year ended December 31, 2010. 4 The amount of transfers is based on fair values of the transferred assets at the beginning of the reporting period. 15 (1,677,181) (1,353,113) $ (3,030,294) Maiden Lane II LLC Notes to Financial Statements For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 The following table presents a reconciliation of all assets and liabilities measured at fair value using significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) for the year ended December 31, 2009, including unrealized gains (losses) (in thousands): Assets: Non-agency RMBS Liabilities: Senior Loan Fixed Deferred Purchase Price Total liabilities Net purchases, sales, paydowns, and settlements Net realized / unrealized gains (losses) $ 11,433,000 $ (1,386,677) $ (480,884) $ $ (19,192,250) $ 3,516,968 $ (234,894) $ $ (19,192,250) (34,094) $ 3,482,874 1 2 Net transfers in or (out) 3 34,094 $ (200,800) $ (2,509,243) Fair value at December 31, 2009 $ $ (514,846) $ (234,894) 7,056,196 - $ (15,910,176) - - - $ (15,910,176) 34,094 $ 1 Includes $238,328 of accrued and capitalized interest. 2 Includes $34,094 of accrued and capitalized interest. Valuation inputs for Non-agency RMBS have become more observable during the year ended December 31, 2009, which resulted in transfers from Level 3 to Level 2. 3 6. Fair value at January 1, 2009 Change in unrealized gains (losses) related to financial instruments held at December 31, 2009 (200,800) Investment Risk Profile The LLC’s investments in non-agency RMBS contain varying levels of credit, interest rate, general market, and concentration risk. Credit-related risk on non-agency RMBS arises from losses due to delinquencies and defaults by borrowers on the underlying residential mortgage loans and breaches by originators and servicers of their obligations under the underlying documentation pursuant to which the non-agency RMBS are issued. The rate of delinquencies and defaults on residential mortgage loans and the aggregate amount of the resulting losses will be affected by a number of factors, including general economic conditions, particularly those in the area where the related mortgaged property is located; the level of the borrower’s equity in the mortgaged property and the individual financial circumstances of the borrower. The rate of interest payable on certain non-agency RMBS may be set or effectively capped at the weighted average net coupon of the underlying residential mortgage loans themselves, often referred to as an “available funds cap.” As a result of this cap, the return to the holder of such non-agency RMBS is dependent on the relative timing and rate of delinquencies and prepayments of mortgage loans bearing a higher rate of interest. The fair value of any particular non-agency RMBS asset may be subject to substantial variation. The entire market or particular instruments traded on a market may decline in value, even if projected cash flow or other factors improve, because the prices of such instruments are subject to numerous other factors that have little or no correlation to the performance of a particular instrument. Adverse developments in the non-agency RMBS market could have a considerable effect on the LLC because of its investment concentration in non-agency RMBS. 16 Maiden Lane II LLC Notes to Financial Statements For the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 At December 31, 2010, the type/sector and rating composition of the LLC’s $16.2 billion non-agency RMBS portfolio, recorded at fair value, as a percentage of aggregate fair value, was as follows: Ratings AAA Asset Type: Alt-A ARM Subprime Option ARM 2 Other Total AA+ to AA- A+ to A- 1, 3 BBB+ to BBB- BB+ and lower Total 0.3% 4.1% 0.0% 1.3% 2.6% 0.0% 0.9% 1.3% 0.0% 0.3% 1.2% 0.0% 26.5% 46.4% 6.8% 29.4% 55.6% 6.8% 0.0% 4.5% 0.5% 4.4% 1.1% 3.3% 0.1% 1.6% 6.4% 86.2% 8.2% 100.0% 1 Lowest of all ratings is used for the purposes of this table if rated by two or more nationally recognized statistical rating organizations. 2 Includes all asset types that, individually, represent less than 5 percent of aggregate portfolio fair value. 3 Rows and columns may not total due to rounding. As of December 31, 2010, approximately 30 percent and 13 percent of the properties collateralizing the nonagency RMBS held by the LLC were located in California and Florida, respectively, based on the geographic location data available for the underlying loans by aggregate unpaid principal balance. 7. Contingencies The LLC agrees to pay the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses of its service providers incurred in connection with its duties under the respective agreements and to indemnify its service providers for any losses, claims, damages, liabilities and related expenses etc., which may arise out of the respective agreements unless they result from the service provider’s bad faith, gross negligence, fraudulent actions or willful misconduct. The indemnity, which is provided solely by the LLC, survives termination of the respective agreements. The LLC has not had any prior claims or losses pursuant to these contracts and expects the risk of loss to be remote. 8. Financial Highlights The disclosures of internal rate of return and ratios of net investment income and expenses to average member’s equity have been omitted because the LLC has no substantial equity and such disclosures would not be meaningful. 9. Subsequent Events There were no subsequent events that require adjustments to or disclosures in the financial statements as of December 31, 2010. Subsequent events were evaluated through March 22, 2011, which is the date the LLC issued the financial statements. 17