BALTIMORE, Aug. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MMA Capital Management, LLC (NASDAQ: MMAC) ("MMA Capital" or "the Company") today reported financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2017, including common shareholders' equity of $127.5 million, or $21.69 per share of diluted common shareholders' equity ("Book Value").  The Company filed its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2017 (the "Second Quarter 2017 Report") with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") earlier today and will hold an investor call on Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 8:30 a.m. EDT.

Common shareholders' equity increased from $120.3 million at March 31, 2017 to $127.5 million at June 30, 2017.  This change was driven by $8.2 million in comprehensive income that is allocable to common shareholders that was partially offset by $1.0 million in other reductions in common shareholders' equity that were primarily driven by the repurchase of the Company's common shares.  Book Value per share increased to $21.69 at June 30, 2017, which represents an increase of $1.37 per share of Book Value compared to what we reported at March 31, 2017.  This increase was primarily attributable to net income from operations, which includes a $3.8 million extinguishment gain  from our discounted purchase of subordinated debt and $3.9 million of asset management fees from our tax credit investment venture. We recognized comprehensive income that is allocable to common shareholders of $8.2 million in the second quarter of 2017, which consisted of $7.4 million of net income that is allocable to common shareholders and $0.8 million of other comprehensive income that is allocable to common shareholders.  In comparison, we recognized $5.4 million of comprehensive income that is allocable to common shareholders in the second quarter of 2016, which consisted of $5.1 million of net income that is allocable to common shareholders and $0.3 million of other comprehensive income that is allocable to common shareholders.

Michael Falcone, MMA Capital's Chief Executive Officer stated, "We had a very active second quarter with a number of realization events in our LIHTC management and leveraged bond business lines. Our project-based solar lending business continues to be a source of growth and the impact of the loan loss realized in the prior two quarters has been offset by the progress across our business.  Our asset management efforts, combined with good market conditions, have contributed to our success so far this year, and we hope to see further success from our disposition efforts as the year unfolds.   

"We also executed on our capital allocation strategies, including our stock buyback plan and the retirement of debt at a substantial discount during the quarter. For the quarter, we bought back approximately 42,000 shares at an average price of $23.29 and retired approximately $20 million of debt resulting in a $3.8 million gain.  Lastly, as a function of the reported Book Value, the maximum price at which we may buy back stock will adjust to $24.94 and that price will remain in effect until our next quarterly filing."

Conference Call Information

The conference call with investors will be webcast.  All interested parties are welcome to join the live webcast, which can be accessed through the Company's web site at www.mmacapitalmanagement.com (refer to the Shareholder Relations tab of our website for more information.  Participants may also join the conference call by dialing toll free 1-888-346-6987 or 1-412-902-4268 for international participants and 1-855-669-9657 for Canadian participants.

For purposes of the conference call, the Company will reference select tables from Item 2 of the Second Quarter 2017 Report (Management's Discussion & Analysis). 

An archived replay of the event will be available one hour after the event through 5:00 p.m. on August 17, 2017, toll free at 1-877-344-7529, or 1-412-317-0088 for international participants and 1-855-669-9658 for Canadian participants (Passcode: 10110997).

The Second Quarter 2017 Report is available on the Company's web site at www.mmacapitalmanagement.com, under Shareholder Relations, and is also available on the SEC's web site at www.sec.gov.

Source: MMA Capital Management, LLC

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This Release contains forward-looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbor contained in Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements often include words such as "may," "will," "should," "anticipate," "estimate," "expect," "project," "intend," "plan," "believe," "seek," "would," "could," and similar words or are made in connection with discussions of future operating or financial performance.

Forward-looking statements reflect our management's expectations at the date of this Release regarding future conditions, events or results. They are not guarantees of future performance. By their nature, forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties. Our actual results and financial condition may differ materially from what is anticipated in the forward-looking statements. There are many factors that could cause actual conditions, events or results to differ from those anticipated by the forward-looking statements contained in this Release. These factors include changes in market conditions or other factors that affect the willingness of potential investors or lenders to provide us with debt or equity, changes in market conditions that affect the value or marketability of assets we own, changes in market conditions or other factors that affect our access to cash that we may need to meet our commitments to other persons, changes in interest rates or other conditions that affect the value of mortgage loans we have made, changes in interest rates that affect our cost of funds, changes in tax laws, environmental laws or other conditions that affect the value of the real estate underlying mortgage loans we own, and changes in tax laws or other matters beyond our control that affect the tax benefits available to us and our investors. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. We have not undertaken to update any forward-looking statements in this Release.

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SOURCE MMA Capital Management, LLC