form10-ka.htm
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009
Commission file number 1-12616

SUN COMMUNITIES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Maryland
  
38-2730780
(State of Incorporation)
  
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
     
27777 Franklin Rd.
    
Suite 200
    
Southfield, Michigan
  
48034
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
  
(Zip Code)

(248) 208-2500
 (Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 per Share
New York Stock Exchange
Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act
Name of each exchange on which registered

Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.  Yes [   ]  No [X]

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act.  Yes[   ]  No [X]

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

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).  Yes [   ]  No [   ]

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of Registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [   ]

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer [   ]
Accelerated filer [ X]
Non-accelerated filer [   ]
Smaller reporting company [   ]

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

As of June 30, 2009, the aggregate market value of the Registrant’s stock held by non-affiliates was approximately $229,522,000 (computed by reference to the closing sales price of the Registrant’s common stock as of June 30, 2009). For this computation, the Registrant has excluded the market value of all shares of common stock reported as beneficially owned by executive officers and directors of the Registrant; such exclusion shall not be deemed to constitute an admission that any such person is an affiliate of the Registrant.

Number of shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of March 1, 2010: 18,830,191





 
 
 

EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
Sun Communities, Inc. (the “Company”) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009 (this “Amended Report”), which was originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on March 11, 2010, (the “Original Report”) to include the financial statements of Origen Financial, Inc. (“Origen”), an unconsolidated affiliate of the Company which met the conditions of a significant subsidiary under Rule 1-02(w) of Regulation S-X, whose financial statements were not available at time of filing of the Original Report. This Amended Report does not affect any other items in the Original Report.

Amendment No. 1 to the Report is being filed solely to include the separate financial statements of Origen as provided in Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto. In addition, in connection with the filing of this Amendment No. 1 to the Report and pursuant to Rule 12b-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the currently dated certifications of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Company are attached as exhibits hereto.

Item 15 is the only portion of the Report being supplemented or amended by this Form 10-K/A. Except as described above, this Form 10-K/A does not amend, update or change the financial statements or any other items or disclosures contained in the Report and does not otherwise reflect events occurring after the original filing date of the Report. Accordingly, this Form 10-K/A should be read in conjunction with the Company’s filings with the SEC subsequent to the filing of the Report.


Part IV
Item 15. Exhibits and Financial Schedules

Item 15 of the Report filed on March 11, 2010, is amended by the addition of the following exhibits:

Exhibits

Exhibit
Number
  
 
Description
 
23.1
  
 
Consent of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
 
31.1
  
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
31.2
  
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
32.1
  
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
99.1
  
 
Financial Statements of Origen Financial, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2009


SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
   
SUN COMMUNITIES, INC., a Maryland corporation
 
 
Dated: March 30, 2010
  
By:
 
/s/ Karen J. Dearing
     
Karen J. Dearing, Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer, Secretary and Treasurer



 
 
 


EXHIBITS FILED HEREWITH

 
Exhibit
Number
  
 
Description
 
23.1
  
 
Consent of Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP
 
31.1
  
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
31.2
  
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
32.1
  
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
99.1
  
 
Financial Statements of Origen Financial, Inc. for the year ended December 31, 2009