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 Exhibit 99.1



 
 
 
LEASING FUND
 
TWELVE, LLC

 
 
 
ANNUAL
 
PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW
 
2009

 
 
 

 

 
LETTER FROM THE CEOs                                                                                                                                      As of April 22, 2010


Dear investor in ICON Leasing Fund Twelve, LLC:

We write to briefly summarize our activity for 2009.  A more detailed analysis, which we encourage you to read, is contained in our Form 10-K.  Our Form 10-K and our other annual, quarterly and current reports are available in the Investor Relations section of our website, www.iconcapital.com.

As of December 31, 2009, Fund Twelve was in its operating period.  As of December 31st, we had invested $289,163,9411 of capital, or 94.30% of capital available for investment, in approximately $578,093,8912 worth of business-essential equipment and corporate infrastructure.  Further, our distribution coverage ratio3 for the fourth quarter was 170.84%.  As of December 31st, Fund Twelve held $25,336,624 of capital available for future investments and maintained a leverage ratio of 0.82:14.  Fund Twelve collected 97.98%5 of all scheduled rent and loan receivables due for the fourth quarter, with the uncollected receivables primarily relating to the semiconductor manufacturing equipment on lease to Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc., which, during the fourth quarter, filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, which you can read about in further detail in the portfolio overview section that follows this letter.

In the fourth quarter of 2009, we continued to make investments in business-essential equipment and corporate infrastructure.  During the quarter, we expanded our maritime fleet by purchasing and bareboat chartering a product tanker vessel to an affiliate of the Ionian Group and a pipelay barge to an affiliate of Leighton Holdings Limited.  We also made a secured term loan to Quattro Plant Limited that is secured by, among other things, rail support construction equipment, which consists of railcars, attachments to railcars, bulldozers, excavators, tractors, lowboy trailers, street sweepers, service trucks and forklifts.  Further, we leveraged our investment in fourteen 2009 MCI Model D4505 passenger buses with Wells Fargo Equipment Finance for the purpose of making additional investments in business-essential equipment and corporate infrastructure.  The total equity we invested in the fourth quarter of 2009 was $14,461,1756.

We believe our portfolio is performing well and that there will be many excellent opportunities to deploy equity in well structured deals secured by business-essential equipment and corporate infrastructure, as traditional lenders are still fairly reluctant to lend in the current economic climate. 

We invite you to read through our portfolio overview on the pages that follow for a more detailed explanation of the above described investments.  As always, thank you for entrusting ICON with your investment assets.

Sincerely,
 
   
Michael A. Reisner
  Mark Gatto
Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer
  Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer


  
 1
Pursuant to Fund Twelve’s financials, prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
 
 2
Pursuant to Fund Twelve’s financials, prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
 
 3
The ratio of inflows from investments divided by paid distributions.
 
 4
Pursuant to Fund Twelve’s financials, prepared in accordance with US GAAP.  Leverage ratio is defined as total liabilities divided by total equity.
 5
Collections as of March 31, 2010.
 
 6
Pursuant to Fund Twelve’s financials, prepared in accordance with US GAAP.
 
 

 
 
ICON LEASING FUND TWELVE, LLC
 
- Annual Portfolio Overview -
 
 - 2009 -
 


 
We are pleased to present ICON Leasing Fund Twelve, LLC’s (the “Fund”) annual Portfolio Overview for 2009.  References to “we,” “us” and “our” are references to the Fund, and references to the “Manager” are references to the manager of the Fund, ICON Capital Corp.
 
The Fund
 
We raised $347,686,947 commencing with our initial offering on May 7, 2007 through the closing of our offering on April 30, 2009.
 
Our operating period commenced on May 1, 2009, during which time we will continue to seek to finance equipment subject to lease or to structure financings secured primarily by equipment.  Cash generated from these investments is used to make distributions to our members.  Availability of cash to be used for reinvestment depends on the requirements for expenses, reserves and distributions to members.
 
Our operating period is anticipated to continue for a period of five years from the closing of the offering, unless extended at our Manager’s sole discretion.  Following our operating period, we will enter our liquidation period, during which time the leases and loans we own will mature or be sold in the ordinary course of business.
 
Recent Transactions
 
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On December 11, 2009, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICON Coach, LLC (“ICON Coach”), borrowed approximately $3,207,000 from Wells Fargo Equipment Finance, Inc. (“Wells Fargo”) pursuant to a non-recourse loan agreement.  The loan is secured by, among other things, a first priority security interest in the fourteen 2009 MCI Model D4505 passenger buses owned by ICON Coach.  The loan is payable monthly for a period of thirty-eight months, beginning on January 1, 2010.  Interest is computed at a rate of 7.5% per annum throughout the term of the loan.
 
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On December 18, 2009, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICON Faulkner, LLC (“ICON Faulkner”), entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (the “Faulkner MOA”) to purchase the pipelay barge, the Leighton Faulkner, from Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited (“Leighton Contractors”) for $20,000,000.  Simultaneously with the execution of the Faulkner MOA, ICON Faulkner entered into a bareboat charter with Leighton Contractors for a period of ninety-six months commencing on January 5, 2010.  The purchase price for the Leighton Faulkner consisted of $1,000,000 in cash and $19,000,000 in a non-recourse loan, which included $12,000,000 of senior debt pursuant to a senior facility agreement with Standard Chartered Bank, Singapore Branch (“SCB”) and $7,000,000 of subordinated seller’s credit.  The loan has a term of five years, with an option to extend for another three years. The interest rate has been fixed pursuant to a swap agreement.  All of Leighton Contractors’ obligations are guaranteed by its ultimate parent company, Leighton Holdings Limited (“Leighton Holdings”), a publicly traded company on the Australian Stock Exchange.  We paid an acquisition fee to our Manager of approximately $600,000 relating to this transaction.
 
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On December 23, 2009, ICON Quattro, LLC (“ICON Quattro”), a joint venture owned 55% by us and 45% by ICON Equipment and Corporate Infrastructure Fund Fourteen, L.P., an affiliate of our Manager (“Fund Fourteen”), participated in a £24,800,000 loan facility by making a second priority secured term loan to Quattro Plant Limited (“Quattro Plant”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Quattro Group Limited (“Quattro Group”), in the amount of £5,800,000.  The loan is secured by (i) all of Quattro Plant’s rail support construction equipment, which consists of railcars, attachments to railcars, bulldozers, excavators, tractors, lowboy trailers, street sweepers, service trucks, forklifts and any other existing or future asset owned by Quattro Plant, (ii) all of Quattro Plant’s accounts receivable, and (iii) a mortgage over certain real estate in London, England owned by the majority shareholder of Quattro Plant.  In addition, ICON Quattro will receive a key man insurance policy insuring the life of the majority shareholder of Quattro Plant in an amount not less than £5,500,000 and not more than £5,800,000.  All of Quattro Plant’s obligations under the loan are guaranteed by Quattro Group and its subsidiaries, Quattro Hire Limited and Quattro Occupational Academy Limited (collectively, the "Quattro Companies").  Interest on the secured term loan accrues at a rate of 20% per annum and the loan will be amortized to a balloon payment of 15% at the end of term.  The loan is payable monthly in arrears for a period of 33 months, which began on January 1, 2010.  Quattro Plant has the option to prepay the entire outstanding amount of the loan beginning January 1, 2012 in consideration for a fee of 5% of the amount being prepaid.  We paid an acquisition fee to our Manager of approximately $807,000 relating to this transaction, of which our share was approximately $480,000.
 
 
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On March 31, 2010, we, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICON Mynx Pte. Ltd. (“ICON Mynx”), entered into an agreement with Leighton Offshore Pte. Ltd. (“Leighton”) (previously known as Leighton Contractors (Singapore) Pte. Ltd.) to significantly upgrade the accommodation and work barge, the Leighton Mynx, for $20,000,000.  The upgrades include the addition of a helicopter deck, as well as a new crane and accommodation unit.  The purchase price for the upgrades consists of $2,000,000 in cash and $18,000,000 in a non-recourse loan, which included $4,000,000 of subordinated contractor’s credit and $14,000,000 of senior debt pursuant to an amended senior facility agreement with SCB (the “Amended Facility Agreement”).  The Amended Facility Agreement will be repaid in quarterly installments beginning on March 31, 2011 and interest will be fixed pursuant to a swap agreement with SCB.  In consideration for financing the upgrades, ICON Mynx and Leighton agreed to amend the bareboat charter for the Leighton Mynx to, among other things, increase the amount of monthly charter hire payable by Leighton and increase the value of the purchase option price at the expiry of the charter.  All of Leighton’s obligations are guaranteed by Leighton Holdings.  We paid an acquisition fee to our Manager of approximately $600,000 relating to this transaction.
 
Portfolio Overview
 
Our portfolio consists of investments that we have made directly, as well as those that we have made with our affiliates.  As of December 31, 2009, our portfolio consisted primarily of the following investments.
 
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We, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICON Global Crossing IV, LLC, own telecommunications equipment that is subject to various leases with Global Crossing Telecommunications, Inc.  We paid purchase prices in the amounts of approximately $21,294,000, $5,939,000 and $3,859,000 for the equipment and their respective leases are set to expire on November 30, 2011, March 31, 2011 and March 31, 2012.
 
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We, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICON Ionian, LLC (“ICON Ionian”), purchased a product tanker vessel, the Ocean Princess, from Lily Shipping Ltd. (“Lily Shipping”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Ionian Group (“Ionian”), for the purchase price of $10,750,000.  Simultaneously with the purchase, the Ocean Princess was bareboat chartered back to Lily Shipping for sixty months.  The purchase price consisted of (i) a non-recourse loan in the amount of $5,500,000, (ii) $950,000 in cash and (iii) a subordinated, interest-free $4,300,000 payable to Lily Shipping, which is due upon the sale of the Ocean Princess in accordance with the terms of the bareboat charter.  If an event of default occurs, ICON Ionian’s obligation to repay the payable is terminated.  The obligations of Lily Shipping are guaranteed by Delta Petroleum Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Ionian.
 
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We, through ICON Atlas, LLC (“ICON Atlas”), a joint venture owned 55% by us and 45% by Fund Fourteen, purchased four Ariel natural gas driven gas compressors and four Ariel electric driven gas compressors from AG Equipment Co. for the aggregate purchase price of approximately $11,298,000.  Simultaneously with the purchases, ICON Atlas entered into a forty-eight month lease with Atlas Pipeline Mid-Continent, LLC (“Atlas”) that expires on August 31, 2013.  The obligations of Atlas are guaranteed by its parent company, Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P.
 
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We own a saturation diving system that we acquired from Swiber Engineering Ltd. (“Swiber”) through our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICON Diving Marshall Islands, LLC, for $10,000,000, comprised of $8,000,000 in cash and a $2,000,000 subordinated seller’s credit.  Simultaneously with the purchase, we entered into a lease with our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICON Diving Netherlands B.V. (“ICON Diving”).  ICON Diving then entered into a sixty month lease with Swiber Offshore Construction Pte. Ltd. (“Swiber Construction”) that is scheduled to expire on June 30, 2014.  All of the obligations of Swiber Construction are guaranteed by its parent company, Swiber Holdings Limited (“Holdings”).
 
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A 300-man accommodation and work barge, the Swiber Victorious (the “Barge”), equipped with a 300-ton pedestal mounted offshore crane that is subject to a ninety-six month bareboat charter with Swiber Offshore Marine Pte. Ltd. (“Swiber Marine”).  The Barge was purchased by Victorious, LLC (“Victorious”), a Marshall Islands limited liability company that is controlled by us through our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICON Victorious, LLC (“ICON Victorious”), from Swiber for $42,500,000.  The purchase price was comprised of (i) a $19,125,000 equity investment from ICON Victorious, (ii) an $18,375,000 contribution-in-kind by Swiber and (iii) a subordinated, non-recourse and unsecured $5,000,000 payable.  The payable bears interest at 3.5% per year, accrues interest quarterly and is only required to be repaid after we achieve our minimum targeted return.  At the end of the charter, Swiber Marine has the option to purchase the Barge for $21,000,000 plus 50% of the difference between the then fair market value less $21,000,000. ICON Victorious is the sole manager of Victorious and holds a senior, controlling equity interest and all management rights with respect to Victorious.  Swiber holds a subordinate, non-controlling equity interest in Victorious and the obligations of the various Swiber entities that are parties to the transaction are guaranteed by Holdings.  In addition, Victorious granted a first priority mortgage in the Barge as security for Swiber Construction’s obligations under its lease with ICON Diving.  The obligations of Swiber Construction, Swiber, and Holdings are subordinate only to ICON Victorious’ rights in the Barge.
 

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ICON ION, LLC (“ICON ION”), a joint venture owned 55% by us and 45% by Fund Fourteen, was formed for the purpose of making secured term loans to ARAM Rentals Corporation (“ARC”) and ARAM Seismic Rentals, Inc. (“ASR,” together with ARC, collectively referred to as the “ARAM Borrowers”) in the aggregate amount of $20,000,000. The ARAM Borrowers are wholly-owned subsidiaries of ION Geophysical Corporation (“ION”).  The loans are secured by (i) a first priority security interest in all of the ARAM analog seismic system equipment owned by the ARAM Borrowers and (ii) a pledge of all equity interests in the ARAM Borrowers.  In addition, ION guaranteed all of the obligations of the ARAM Borrowers under the loans.  The loans are payable monthly for a period of five years, beginning on August 1, 2009.
 
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We own two Aframax product tankers that we acquired from Aframax Tanker I AS through our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICON Eagle Holdings, LLC (“ICON Eagle Holdings”).  ICON Eagle Auriga Pte. Ltd., a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICON Eagle Holdings, purchased the M/V Eagle Auriga (the “Eagle Auriga”) for $42,000,000, comprised of $14,000,000 in cash and $28,000,000 in a non-recourse loan.  ICON Eagle Centaurus Pte. Ltd., also a wholly-owned subsidiary of ICON Eagle Holdings, purchased the M/V Eagle Centaurus (the “Eagle Centaurus”) for $40,500,000, comprised of $13,500,000 in cash and $27,000,000 in a non-recourse loan. The Eagle Auriga and the Eagle Centaurus are subject to eighty-four month bareboat charters with AET, Inc. Limited (“AET”) that expire on November 14, 2013 and November 13, 2013, respectively.  

·  
A 95,639 DWT (deadweight tonnage) Aframax product tanker, the M/V Eagle Carina (“Eagle Carina”), was purchased from Aframax Tanker II AS by ICON Eagle Carina Pte. Ltd., a Singapore corporation wholly-owned by ICON Eagle Carina Holdings, LLC, a joint venture owned 64.30% by us and 35.70% by ICON Income Fund Ten, LLC (“Fund Ten”), an affiliate of our Manager.  The Eagle Carina was acquired for $39,010,000, comprised of $12,010,000 in cash and $27,000,000 in a non-recourse loan.  The Eagle Carina is subject to an eighty-four month bareboat charter with AET that expires on November 14, 2013.
 
·  
A 95,634 DWT (deadweight tonnage) Aframax product tanker, the M/V Eagle Corona (“Eagle Corona”), was purchased from Aframax Tanker II AS by ICON Eagle Corona Pte. Ltd., a Singapore corporation wholly-owned by ICON Eagle Corona Holdings, LLC, a joint venture owned 64.30% by us and 35.70% by Fund Ten.  The Eagle Corona was acquired for $41,270,000, comprised of $13,270,000 in cash and $28,000,000 in a non-recourse loan.  The Eagle Corona is subject to an eighty-four month bareboat charter with AET that expires on November 14, 2013.
 
·  
ICON Pliant, LLC (“ICON Pliant”) acquired from Pliant Corporation (“Pliant”) and simultaneously leased back equipment that manufactures plastic films and flexible packaging for consumer products for a purchase price of $12,115,000.  We and ICON Leasing Fund Eleven, LLC (“Fund Eleven”), an affiliate of our Manager, have ownership interests of 45% and 55% in ICON Pliant, respectively.  The lease expires on September 30, 2013.  On February 11, 2009, Pliant commenced a voluntary Chapter 11 proceeding in U.S. Bankruptcy Court to eliminate all of its high-yield debt.  In connection with this action, Pliant submitted a financial restructuring plan to eliminate its debt as part of a pre-negotiated package with its high-yield creditors.  On September 22, 2009, Pliant assumed its lease with ICON Pliant in full as part of its financial restructring and on December 3, 2009, Pliant emerged from bankruptcy.  As of December 31, 2009, Pliant has made all of its lease payments.
 
·  
ICON Northern Leasing, LLC (“ICON Northern Leasing”), a joint venture among us, Fund Ten and Fund Eleven, purchased four promissory notes (the “Notes”) and received an assignment of the underlying Master Loan and Security Agreement, dated July 28, 2006. We, Fund Ten and Fund Eleven have ownership interests of 52.75%, 12.25% and 35%, respectively.  The aggregate purchase price for the Notes was approximately $31,573,000 and the Notes are secured by an underlying pool of leases for credit card machines. The Notes accrue interest at rates ranging from 7.97% to 8.40% per year and require monthly payments ranging from approximately $183,000 to $422,000. The Notes mature between October 15, 2010 and August 14, 2011 and require balloon payments at the end of each note ranging from approximately $594,000 to $1,255,000. Our share of the purchase price was approximately $16,655,000.
 
 
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ICON Northern Leasing II, LLC, our wholly-owned subsidiary, provided a senior secured loan in the amount of approximately $7,870,000 to Northern Capital Associates XV, L.P. (“NCA XV”) and Northern Capital Associates XIV, L.P. (“NCA XIV”), affiliates of Northern Leasing Systems, Inc., pursuant to a Master Loan and Security Agreement, dated March 31, 2009. The loan accrues interest at a rate of 18% per year and is secured by a first priority security interest in an underlying pool of leases for credit card machines of NCA XV, a second priority security interest in an underlying pool of leases for credit card machines of NCA XIV (subject only to the first priority security interest of ICON Northern Leasing) and a limited guaranty from Northern Leasing Systems, Inc. of up to 10% of the loan amount.
 
·  
Our wholly-owned entities, ICON Mynx, ICON Stealth Pte. Ltd. (“ICON Stealth”), and ICON Eclipse Pte. Ltd., purchased an accommodation and work barge, the Leighton Mynx, and the pipelay barges, the Leighton Stealth and the Leighton Eclipse, from Leighton for the aggregate amount of $133,000,000.  Simultaneously with the purchases, each of ICON Mynx and ICON Stealth entered into a bareboat charter to charter its respective vessel to Leighton for a period of eight years.  The Leighton Mynx was purchased for $10,000,000 consisting of $450,000 in cash and $9,550,000 in a non-recourse loan, which included $6,000,000 of senior debt pursuant to the Amended Facility Agreement and $3,550,000 of subordinated seller’s credit. The Leighton Stealth was purchased for $48,000,000 consisting of $2,250,000 in cash and $45,750,000 in a non-recourse loan, which included $28,800,000 of senior debt pursuant to the Amended Facility Agreement and $16,950,000 of subordinated seller’s credit.  Subsequently, the Leighton Eclipse was purchased for $75,000,000 consisting of $3,500,000 in cash and $71,500,000 in a non-recourse loan, which included $45,000,000 of senior debt pursuant to the Amended Facility Agreement and $26,500,000 of subordinated seller’s credit.  The Leighton Eclipse was also bareboat chartered back to Leighton for a period of eight years.  All of Leighton’s obligations are guaranteed by Leighton Holdings.
 
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A Bucyrus Erie model 1570 Dragline (the “Dragline”) subject to a sixty month lease with Magnum Coal Company and its subsidiaries that commenced on June 1, 2008.  We, through our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICON Magnum, LLC, acquired title to the Dragline for a purchase price of approximately $12,461,000.
 
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Mining equipment consisting of three 100-ton haul trucks and one 14-cubic yard wheel loader that was purchased through our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICON Murray, LLC, for approximately $3,348,000.  The equipment is subject to a lease with American Energy Corporation (“American Energy”) and Ohio American Energy, Incorporated that is set to expire on March 31, 2011.  We also own pan line and hauling equipment used in underground long wall mining that was purchased through our wholly-owned subsidiary, ICON Murray II, LLC, for approximately $3,196,000.  That equipment is subject to a lease with American Energy and The Ohio Valley Coal Company that is set to expire on December 31, 2011.  The obligations under the leases are guaranteed by Murray Energy Corporation.
 
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A one off machine paper coating manufacturing line through ICON Appleton, LLC (“ICON Appleton”), our wholly-owned subsidiary.  ICON Appleton made a secured term loan to Appleton Papers, Inc. (“Appleton”) in the amount of $22,000,000 commencing on November 7, 2008 for a period of sixty months.  On March 26, 2009, the loan and security agreement and the secured term loan note issued by Appleton were amended due to a default on one of the covenants in Appleton’s credit facility.  As a result of the cross-default provisions of the loan, the interest on the term note was adjusted to accrue interest at 14.25% per year.  Additionally, on February 26, 2010, we amended certain financial covenants in the loan agreement with Appleton.  In consideration for amending the loan, we received an amendment fee in the amount of approximately $117,000 from Appleton.
 
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Fourteen 2009 MCI D4505 passenger buses that were purchased through ICON Coach for approximately $5,314,000 from CUSA PRTS, LLC (“CUSA”), an affiliate of Coach America Holdings, Inc. (“Coach”).  The equipment is subject to a lease with CUSA that is set to expire on March 31, 2014 and the obligations of CUSA are guaranteed by Coach.
 
 
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Machining and metal working equipment subject to lease with LC Manufacturing, LLC (“LC”) and MW Crow, Inc. (“Crow”), both wholly-owned subsidiaries of MW Universal, Inc. (“MWU”).  We acquired the equipment for a purchase price of $18,990,000 and it is subject to a sixty month lease with LC and Crow that commenced on January 1, 2008.  The equipment is comprised of all of LC’s and Crow’s capital assets including, but not limited to, hydraulic presses, stamping equipment, welders, drop hammers, forgers, and other related metal working and plastic injection molding equipment.  On February 27, 2009, we, Fund Ten, Fund Eleven and IEMC Corp., a subsidiary of our Manager, entered into an Amended Forbearance Agreement with MWU, LC, Crow and seven other subsidiaries of MWU with respect to certain lease defaults.  In consideration for restructuring LC’s lease payment schedule, we received, among other things, a warrant to purchase 10% of the fully diluted membership interests of LC at an aggregate exercise price of $1,000 exercisable until March 31, 2015.  On June 1, 2009, we amended and restructured the lease with LC to reduce the assets under lease from $14,890,000 to approximately $12,420,000. Contemporaneously, we entered into a new lease with Metavation, LLC (“Metavation”), an affiliate of LC, for the assets previously on lease to LC.  The equipment is subject to a forty-three month lease with Metavation that expires on December 31, 2012.  Metavation’s obligations under the lease are guaranteed by its parent company, Cerion, LLC.  In consideration for restructuring LC’s lease payment schedule, we received a warrant to purchase an additional 65% of the fully diluted membership interests of LC at an aggregate exercise price of $1,000 exercisable until March 31, 2015.
 
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ICON EAR, LLC (“ICON EAR”) acquired and simultaneously leased back semiconductor manufacturing equipment to Equipment Acquisition Resources, Inc. (“EAR”).  We paid approximately $3,814,000 for our interest in the equipment. ICON EAR also acquired and simultaneously leased back to EAR semiconductor manufacturing equipment for a total purchase price of approximately $8,795,000.  The equipment consists of silicone wafer slicers, dicers, backgrinders, lappers, and polishers that are designed to size microchips from embryo wafers.  EAR’s obligations under the lease are secured by the owner’s real estate located in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, as well as personal guarantees from the owners of EAR.  We and Fund Eleven have ownership interests of 55% and 45%, respectively, in ICON EAR.  The leases commenced on July 1, 2008 and will continue for a period of sixty months. In October 2009, certain facts came to light that led our Manager to believe that EAR was perpetrating a fraud against EAR’s lenders, including ICON EAR.  On October 23, 2009, EAR filed a petition for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.  Due to the bankruptcy filing and ongoing investigation regarding the alleged fraud, at this time it is not possible to determine our ability to collect the amounts due to us in accordance with the leases or the security we received.
 
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A 51% interest in one 98,507 DWT (deadweight tonnage) Aframax product tanker – the M/T Mayon Spirit (the “Mayon Spirit”).  We acquired our interest in the vessel through a joint venture with Fund Ten.  The purchase price of the Mayon Spirit was approximately $40,250,000, comprised of approximately $15,312,000 in cash, paid in the form of a capital contribution to the joint venture, and a non-recourse loan in the amount of approximately $24,938,000.  Simultaneously with the purchase of the Mayon Spirit, the vessel was bareboat chartered back to an affiliate of Teekay Corporation for a term of forty-eight months, which is scheduled to expire in July 2011.  We acquired our interest in the Mayon Spirit for approximately $8,472,000 in cash.
 
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Auto parts manufacturing equipment purchased from Sealynx Automotive Transieres SAS (“Sealynx”) that was simultaneously leased back to Sealynx.  We paid approximately $11,626,000 for the equipment.  The lease commenced on March 3, 2008 and is for a period of sixty months.  The equipment consists of all of Sealynx’s machinery in its operating facility, including its mixing, extrusion and pressing machinery.  As additional security, we received a first lien on Sealynx’s real property located in Transieres, France.  Subsequently, due to the global downturn in the automotive industry, Sealynx requested a restructuring of its lease payments and on January 4, 2010, we restructured the payment obligations of Sealynx under the lease to provide them with cash flow flexibility while at the same time attempting to preserve our projected economic return on this investment.  As additional security for restructuring the payment obligations, we received an additional mortgage over certain real property owned by Sealynx located in Charleval, France.
 
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Two handy-size vessels that hold 1,500 TEU (twenty-foot equivalent unit) containers (each a “Vessel” and, collectively, referred to as the “Vessels”) from the Vroon Group B.V. (“Vroon”), through our wholly-owned subsidiaries, ICON Arabian Express, LLC and ICON Aegean Express, LLC.  We acquired the Vessels by making a cash payment of approximately $6,150,000 per Vessel and a non-recourse loan in the amount of approximately $19,350,000 per Vessel.  The total aggregate purchase price of the Vessels was $51,000,000.  We have seventy-two month bareboat charters for the Vessels with subsidiaries of Vroon that commenced on April 24, 2008.  All obligations of the charterer under each respective bareboat charter are guaranteed by Vroon.
 
 
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Revolving Line of Credit

We and certain entities managed by our Manager, ICON Income Fund Eight B L.P., ICON Income Fund Nine, LLC, Fund Ten, Fund Eleven and Fund Fourteen (collectively, the “ICON Borrowers”), are parties to a Commercial Loan Agreement, as amended (the “Loan Agreement”), with California Bank & Trust.  The Loan Agreement provides for a revolving line of credit of up to $30,000,000 pursuant to a senior secured revolving loan facility (the “Facility”), which is secured by all assets of the ICON Borrowers not subject to a first priority lien.  The Facility expires on June 30, 2011.  The interest rate at December 31, 2009 was 4.0%.  Aggregate borrowings by all ICON Borrowers under the Facility amounted to $2,360,000 at December 31, 2009, none of which was attributable to the Fund.
 
10% Status Report
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Leighton Eclipse was the only individual asset that constituted at least 10% of the aggregate purchase price of our equipment portfolio.  The Leighton Eclipse is scheduled to remain on bareboat charter during the 2010 calendar year.
 
As of December 31, 2009, the Leighton Eclipse had 96 monthly payments remaining.  To the best of our Manager’s knowledge, the barge remains seaworthy, is maintained in good commercial marine standards and in accordance with applicable laws and the regulations of the governing shipping registry as required under each bareboat charter.
 
Distribution Analysis
 
During the year ended December 31, 2009, we continued to make monthly distributions at a rate of 9.65% per annum.  From the inception of the offering period, we have made 33 monthly distributions to our members.  During the year ended December 31, 2009, we paid our members approximately $31,873,588 in cash distributions.  As of December 31, 2009, a $10,000 investment made at the initial closing would have received $2,519 in cumulative distributions, representing a return of approximately 25% of such initial investment.

   
Source of Distributions
     
                       
   
Cash from current period operations
   
Cash accumulated from operations of prior periods
   
Cash from current period disposition of assets
   
Capital contributions used to establish the initial reserve
   
Total distributions
 
For the year ended
                             
December 31, 2009
 
$
29,534,544
   
$
2,339,044
   
$
-
   
$
-
   
$
31,873,588
 
 
Transactions with Related Parties
 
We entered into certain agreements with our Manager and with ICON Securities Corp. (“ICON Securities”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of our Manager, whereby we paid certain fees and reimbursements to those parties.  Our Manager was entitled to receive an organizational and offering expense allowance of 3.5% of capital raised up to $50,000,000, 2.5% of capital raised between $50,000,001 and $100,000,000, 1.5% of capital raised between $100,000,001 and $200,000,000, 1.0% of capital raised between $200,000,001 and $250,000,000 and 0.5% of capital raised over $250,000,000.  ICON Securities was entitled to receive a 2% underwriting fee from the gross proceeds from sales of shares to additional members.
 
In accordance with the terms of our limited liability company agreement, we pay or paid our Manager (i) management fees ranging from 1% to 7% based on the type of transaction and (ii) acquisition fees, through the end of the operating period, of 3% of the purchase price of our investments. The purchase price includes the cash paid, indebtedness incurred, assumed or to which our gross revenues from the investment are subject, or the value of the equipment secured by or subject to such investment, and the amount of the related acquisition fees on such investment, plus that portion of the expenses incurred by our Manager or any of its affiliates in making investments on an arm’s length basis with a view to transferring such investments to us, which is allocated to the investments in question in accordance with allocation procedures employed by our Manager or such affiliate from time to time and within generally accepted accounting principles.  In addition, our Manager will be reimbursed for administrative expenses incurred in connection with our operations.
 
 
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Our Manager performs certain services relating to the management of our equipment leasing and other financing activities.  Such services include, but are not limited to, the collection of lease payments from the lessees of the equipment or loan payments from borrowers, re-leasing services in connection with equipment which is off-lease, inspections of the equipment, liaising with and general supervision of lessees and borrowers to ensure that the equipment is being properly operated and maintained, monitoring performance by the lessees and borrowers of their obligations under the leases and loans and the payment of operating expenses.
 
Administrative expense reimbursements are costs incurred by our Manager or its affiliates that are necessary to our operations.  These costs include our Manager’s and its affiliates’ legal, accounting, investor relations and operations personnel, as well as professional fees and other costs, that are charged to us based upon the percentage of time such personnel dedicate to us.  Excluded are salaries and related costs, office rent, travel expenses and other administrative costs incurred by individuals with a controlling interest in our Manager.
 
Our Manager also has a 1% interest in our profits, losses, cash distributions and liquidation proceeds.  We paid distributions to our Manager in the amounts of $318,725, $162,440 and $20,561 for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  Our Manager’s interest in our net income for the years ended December 31, 2009, 2008 and 2007 was $138,589, $59,426 and $1,169, respectively.
 
Fees and other expenses paid or accrued by us to our Manager or its affiliates were as follows:
 
               
For the Period from
 
                 
May 25, 2007
 
                 
(Commencement of
 
           
Years Ended December 31,
   
Operations) through
 
 Entity
 
 Capacity
 
 Description
 
2009
   
2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
       ICON Capital Corp.    Manager  
 Organizational and offering expenses (1)
  $ 372,809     $ 2,273,874     $ 2,841,757  
 ICON Securities Corp.
 
 Managing broker-dealer
 
 Underwriting fees (1)
    1,441,563       3,458,030       1,849,163  
 ICON Capital Corp.
 
 Manager
 
 Acquisition fees (2)
    8,021,745       7,905,969       2,090,934  
       ICON Capital Corp.    Manager  
 Administrative expense reimbursements (3)   
    3,594,400       2,705,118       1,346,866  
 ICON Capital Corp.
 
 Manager
 
 Management fees (3)
    3,390,239       1,474,993       178,289  
 Total fees paid to related parties
      $ 16,820,756     $ 17,817,984     $ 8,307,009  
                             
(1) Amount charged directly to members' equity.
 
(2) Amount capitalized and amortized to operations over the estimated service period in accordance with the LLC's accounting policies.
 
(3) Amount charged directly to operations.
 
 
At December 31, 2009, we had a payable of $482,301 primarily related to administrative expenses due to our Manager and its affiliates.  Members may obtain a summary of administrative expense reimbursements upon request. 

Your participation in the Fund is greatly appreciated.
 
We are committed to protecting the privacy of our investors in compliance with all applicable laws. Please be advised that, unless required by a regulatory authority such as the FINRA or ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction, we will not share any of your personally identifiable information with any third party.
 
 
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(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
 
Consolidated Balance Sheets
 
   
Assets
 
   
   
   
December 31,
 
   
2009
   
2008
 
 Current assets:
           
 Cash and cash equivalents
  $ 27,075,059     $ 45,408,378  
 Current portion of net investment in finance leases
    18,783,013       6,175,219  
 Current portion of notes receivable
    22,786,334       17,058,414  
 Other current assets
    3,995,632       2,455,649  
 Assets held for sale, net
    8,982,354       -  
                 
 Total current assets
    81,622,392       71,097,660  
                 
 Non-current assets:
               
 Net investment in finance leases, less current portion
    137,797,207       20,723,514  
 Leased equipment at cost (less accumulated depreciation of
               
     $43,506,562 and $14,178,194, respectively)
    335,480,153       302,253,674  
 Notes receivable, less current portion
    51,122,271       35,641,940  
 Investment in joint venture
    4,609,644       5,374,899  
 Derivative instrument
    -       92,388  
 Due from Manager and affiliates
    -       641,568  
 Other non-current assets, net
    10,346,719       2,759,899  
                 
 Total non-current assets
    539,355,994       367,487,882  
                 
 Total Assets
  $ 620,978,386     $ 438,585,542  
                 
Liabilities and Equity
 
                 
 Current liabilities:
               
 Current portion of non-recourse long-term debt
  $ 43,305,938     $ 29,073,897  
 Derivative instruments
    4,779,552       5,431,968  
 Deferred revenue
    6,576,971       4,608,711  
 Due to Manager and affiliates
    482,301       330,980  
 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    3,154,453       2,046,343  
                 
 Total current liabilities
    58,299,215       41,491,899  
                 
 Non-current liabilities:
               
 Non-recourse long-term debt, less current portion
    176,961,900       133,501,171  
 Other non-current liabilities
    44,082,046       -  
                 
 Total non-current liabilities
    221,043,946       133,501,171  
                 
 Total Liabilities
    279,343,161       174,993,070  
                 
 Commitments and contingencies
               
                 
 Equity:
               
 Members' Equity:
               
Additional Members
    278,405,366       229,360,768  
Manager
    (301,542 )     (121,406 )
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
    (5,024,109 )     (5,751,632 )
                 
 Total Members' Equity
    273,079,715       223,487,730  
                 
 Noncontrolling Interests
    68,555,510       40,104,742  
                 
 Total Equity
    341,635,225       263,592,472  
                 
 Total Liabilities and Equity
  $ 620,978,386     $ 438,585,542  
 
 
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(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
 
Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
   
               
For the Period from
 
               
May 25, 2007
 
               
(Commencement of
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
   
Operations) through
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
                   
 Revenue:
                 
 Rental income
  $ 59,604,472     $ 22,940,645     $ 3,745,463  
 Finance income
    7,246,926       3,695,178       762,779  
 Income from investment in joint venture
    573,040       325,235       -  
 Interest and other income
    11,066,780       2,385,444       322,073  
                         
 Total revenue
    78,491,218       29,346,502       4,830,315  
                         
 Expenses:
                       
 Management fees - Manager
    3,390,239       1,474,993       178,289  
 Administrative expense reimbursements - Manager
    3,594,400       2,705,118       1,346,866  
 General and administrative
    2,276,211       1,350,134       161,497  
 Interest
    11,616,105       3,086,275       704,418  
 Depreciation and amortization
    34,507,641       12,875,095       1,860,863  
 Bad debt expense
    572,721       -       -  
 Impairment loss
    3,429,316       -       -  
 Loss on financial instruments
    25,642       55,495       25,024  
                         
 Total expenses
    59,412,275       21,547,110       4,276,957  
                         
 Net income
    19,078,943       7,799,392       553,358  
                         
 Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
    (5,220,027 )     (1,856,812 )     (436,506 )
                         
 Net income attributable to Fund Twelve
  $ 13,858,916     $ 5,942,580     $ 116,852  
                         
 Net income attributable to Fund Twelve allocable to:
                       
 Additional Members
  $ 13,720,327     $ 5,883,154     $ 115,683  
 Manager
    138,589       59,426       1,169  
                         
    $ 13,858,916     $ 5,942,580     $ 116,852  
                         
 Weighted average number of additional shares of
                       
 limited liability company interests outstanding
    333,979       181,777       47,186  
                         
 Net income attributable to Fund Twelve per weighted
                       
 average additional share of limited liability company
                       
 interests
  $ 41.08     $ 32.36     $ 2.45  

 
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(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
 
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity
 
   
               
   
Members' Equity
             
   
 
   
 
         
 
   
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
Additional
Shares of
Limited Liability
Company Interests
   
Additional
Members
   
Manager
   
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Loss
   
Total
Members' Equity
   
Noncontrolling
Interests
   
Total
Equity
 
 Balance, December 31, 2006
    1     $ 1,000     $ 1,000     $ -     $ 2,000     $ -     $ 2,000  
                                                         
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
 Net income
    -       115,683       1,169       -       116,852       436,506       553,358  
 Change in valuation of
                                                       
interest rate swap contracts
    -       -       -       (349,950 )     (349,950 )     (336,226 )     (686,176 )
            Total comprehensive loss
                                    (233,098 )     100,280       (132,818 )
 Proceeds from issuance of additional shares
                                                       
 of limited liability company interests
    93,805       93,670,295       -       -       93,670,295       -       93,670,295  
 Shares of limited liability company interests repurchased
    (1 )     (1,000 )                     (1,000 )     -       (1,000 )
 Sales and offering expenses
    -       (12,087,572 )     -       -       (12,087,572 )     -       (12,087,572 )
 Cash distributions
    -       (2,040,455 )     (20,561 )     -       (2,061,016 )     -       (2,061,016 )
 Investment in joint venture by noncontrolling interest
    -       -       -       -       -       10,762,478       10,762,478  
 
Balance, December 31, 2007
    93,805     $ 79,657,951     $ (18,392 )   $ (349,950 )   $ 79,289,609     $ 10,862,758     $ 90,152,367  
                                                         
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
 Net income
    -       5,883,154       59,426       -       5,942,580       1,856,812       7,799,392  
 Change in valuation of
                                                       
derivative instruments
    -                       (4,455,706 )     (4,455,706 )     (279,661 )     (4,735,367 )
 Currency translation adjustment
    -                       (945,976 )     (945,976 )     -       (945,976 )
            Total comprehensive income
                                    540,898       1,577,151       2,118,049  
 Proceeds from issuance of additional shares
                                                       
 of limited liability company interests
    180,184       179,455,836       -       -       179,455,836       -       179,455,836  
 Sales and offering expenses
    -       (19,564,022 )     -       -       (19,564,022 )     -       (19,564,022 )
 Cash distributions
    -       (16,072,151 )     (162,440 )     -       (16,234,591 )     (1,943,705 )     (18,178,296 )
 Investments in joint ventures by noncontrolling interests
    -       -       -       -       -       29,608,538       29,608,538  
                                                         
Balance, December 31, 2008
    273,989     $ 229,360,768     $ (121,406 )   $ (5,751,632 )   $ 223,487,730     $ 40,104,742     $ 263,592,472  
                                                         
Comprehensive income:
                                                       
 Net income
    -       13,720,327       138,589       -       13,858,916       5,220,027       19,078,943  
 Change in valuation of
                                                       
derivative instruments
    -       -       -       555,127       555,127       231,872       786,999  
 Currency translation adjustment
    -       -       -       172,396       172,396       -       172,396  
 Total comprehensive income
                                    14,586,439       5,451,899       20,038,338  
 Proceeds from issuance of additional shares
                                                       
 of limited liability company interests
    74,837       74,561,816       -       -       74,561,816       -       74,561,816  
 Sales and offering expenses
    -       (7,580,626 )     -       -       (7,580,626 )     -       (7,580,626 )
 Cash distributions
    -       (31,554,863 )     (318,725 )     -       (31,873,588 )     (13,458,787 )     (45,332,375 )
 Shares of limited liability company interests repurchased
    (117 )     (102,056 )     -       -       (102,056 )     -       (102,056 )
 Investments in joint ventures by noncontrolling interests
    -       -       -       -       -       36,457,656       36,457,656  
                                                         
 Balance, December 31, 2009
    348,709     $ 278,405,366     $ (301,542 )   $ (5,024,109 )   $ 273,079,715     $ 68,555,510     $ 341,635,225  
 
 
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(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
                   
               
For the Period from
 
               
May 25, 2007
 
               
(Commencement of
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
   
Operations) through
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
                   
 Cash flows from operating activities:
                 
 Net income
  $ 19,078,943     $ 7,799,392     $ 553,358  
 Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by
                       
 operating activities:
                       
 Rental income paid directly to lenders by lessees
    (36,136,272 )     (11,314,201 )     (3,261,468 )
 Finance income
    (7,246,926 )     (3,695,178 )     (762,779 )
 Income from investment in joint venture
    (573,040 )     (325,235 )     -  
 Depreciation and amortization
    34,507,641       12,875,095       1,860,863  
 Interest expense on non-recourse financing paid directly
                       
 to lenders by lessees
    7,422,605       2,944,076       674,781  
 Interest expense from amortization of debt financing costs
    959,712       142,199       18,436  
 Accretion of seller's credit and other
    756,948       -       -  
 Impairment loss
    3,429,316       -       -  
 Bad debt expense
    572,721       -       -  
 Loss on financial instruments
    25,642       55,495       25,024  
 Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
                       
 Collection of finance leases
    15,788,477       9,244,453       1,142,760  
 Other assets, net
    (11,727,785 )     (4,617,634 )     (189,187 )
 Accrued expenses and other current liabilities
    (692,743 )     1,194,823       132,620  
 Deferred revenue
    1,968,260       (1,342,076 )     541,830  
 Due to/from Manager and affiliates, net
    62,750       397,763       246,926  
 Distributions from joint venture
    573,040       325,235       -  
                         
 Net cash provided by operating activities
    28,769,289       13,684,207       983,164  
                         
 Cash flows from investing activities:
                       
 Purchase of equipment
    (69,304,587 )     (120,866,253 )     (54,022,668 )
 Investment in joint venture
    -       (5,615,735 )     -  
 Distributions received from joint venture in excess of profits
    765,255       240,836       -  
 Restricted cash
    (1,071,816 )     -       -  
 Investment in notes receivable
    (38,359,443 )     (38,599,487 )     (4,328,300 )
 Repayment of notes receivable
    19,018,668       5,697,874       -  
                         
 Net cash used in investing activities
    (88,951,923 )     (159,142,765 )     (58,350,968 )
                         
 Cash flows from financing activities:
                       
 Proceeds from non-recourse long-term debt
    3,205,167       27,000,000       -  
 Repayments of non-recourse long-term debt
    (1,740,000 )     -       -  
 Issuance of additional shares of limited liability company interests,
                       
 net of sales and offering expenses
    66,981,190       159,891,814       81,581,723  
 Shares of limited liability company interests repurchased
    (102,056 )     -       -  
 Investment in joint ventures by noncontrolling interest
    18,807,296       -       -  
 Distributions to noncontrolling interests
    (13,458,787 )     (1,943,705 )     -  
 Cash distributions to members
    (31,873,588 )     (16,234,591 )     (2,061,016 )
                         
 Net cash provided by financing activities
    41,819,222       168,713,518       79,520,707  
                         
 Effects of exchange rates on cash and cash equivalents
    30,093       (1,485 )     -  
                         
 Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
    (18,333,319 )     23,253,475       22,152,903  
                         
 Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of the year
    45,408,378       22,154,903       2,000  
                         
 Cash and cash equivalents, end of the year
  $ 27,075,059     $ 45,408,378     $ 22,154,903  
 
 
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ICON Leasing Fund Twelve LLC
 
(A Delaware Limited Liability Company)
 
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
 
   
               
For the Period from
 
               
May 25, 2007
 
               
(Commencement of
 
   
Years Ended December 31,
   
Operations) through
 
   
2009
   
2008
   
December 31, 2007
 
                   
 Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                 
                   
 Cash paid during the period for interest
  $ 1,723,285     $ -     $ -  
                         
 Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing activities:
                       
                         
 Principal and interest on non-recourse long-term debt
                       
 paid directly to lenders by lessees
  $ 36,136,272     $ 11,314,201     $ 3,261,468  
                         
 Equipment purchased with non-recourse long-term debt paid directly by lender
  $ 85,300,000     $ 121,699,640     $ 24,938,433  
                         
 Equipment purchased with subordinated financing provided by seller
  $ 58,300,000     $ -     $ -  
                         
 Investment in joint venture by noncontrolling interest
  $ 18,381,998     $ 28,548,220     $ 10,762,478  
 
 
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Forward-Looking Information – Certain statements within this document may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (“PSLRA”).  These statements are being made pursuant to the PSLRA, with the intention of obtaining the benefits of the “safe harbor” provisions of the PSLRA, and, other than as required by law, we assume no obligation to update or supplement such statements.  Forward-looking statements are those that do not relate solely to historical fact.  They include, but are not limited to, any statement that may predict, forecast, indicate or imply future results, performance, achievements or events.  You can identify these statements by the use of words such as “may,” “will,” “could,” “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “continue,” “further,” “plan,” “seek,” “intend,” “predict” or “project” and variations of these words or comparable words or phrases of similar meaning.  These forward-looking statements reflect our current beliefs and expectations with respect to future events and are based on assumptions and are subject to risks and uncertainties and other factors outside our control that may cause actual results to differ materially from those projected.  We undertake no obligation to update publicly or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
 
Additional Required Disclosure
 
To fulfill our promises to you we are required to make the following disclosures when applicable:
 
A detailed financial report on SEC Form 10-Q or 10-K (whichever is applicable) is available to you.  It is typically filed either 45 or 90 days after the end of a quarter or year, respectively.  Usually this means a filing will occur on or around March 31, May 15, August 15, and November 15 of each year.  It contains financial statements and detailed sources and uses of cash plus explanatory notes.  You are always entitled to these reports.  Please access them by:
 
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Visiting www.iconcapital.com
 
or
 
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Visiting www.sec.gov
 
or
 
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Writing us at:  Angie Seenauth c/o ICON Capital Corp., 120 Fifth Avenue, 8th Floor, New York, NY 10011
 
We do not distribute these reports to you directly in order to keep our expenses down as the cost of mailing this report to all investors is significant.  Nevertheless, the reports are immediately available upon your request.

 
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