BEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Aug. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kennedy Wilson (OTC: KWIC), a real estate investment and services firm, reported financial results for the six-months ended June 30, 2007 . Pre-tax income for the six-month period was $3.7 million . Net income for the period was $2.2 million , or $0.39 per share diluted.

Kennedy Wilson is a real estate investment and services firm. The Company was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Beverly Hills, with 20 offices in the US and Japan . Kennedy Wilson is an investor and manager of value-added investments, including commercial and industrial properties, apartments, and discounted note portfolios. The Company acquires properties both in partnership with institutional investors and in wholly-owned projects. Kennedy Wilson also offers clients a comprehensive array of real estate services, including property management, leasing, asset management, brokerage, auction, and development.

This release contains forward-looking statements as well as historical information. Statements of goals and strategies and words such as 'plan,' 'believe,' 'anticipate,' 'expect,' 'objectives,' 'forecast,' and 'predict' and other similar words are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These forward looking statements are included in accordance with the 'safe harbor' provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, and involve risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the company's actual results, performance, or financial condition to be materially different from any results, performance, or financial condition suggested by the statements in this release.

    Contact:   Freeman A. Lyle
               Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer
               Tel:  (310) 887-6400  Fax:  (310) 887-6459



                    Kennedy Wilson, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                          Consolidated Balance Sheet
                                June 30, 2007

    Assets
      Cash and cash equivalents                    $28,298,000
      Accounts receivable                            7,369,000
      Notes receivable                               2,733,000
      Investment in real estate                     41,997,000
      Investments in joint ventures                 55,812,000
      Contracts and other assets, net                3,230,000
      Goodwill, net                                 23,965,000
    Total Assets                                  $163,404,000

    Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

    Liabilities
      Accounts payable                                $211,000

      Accrued expenses and other liabilities        12,704,000
      Accrued salaries and benefits                  1,705,000
      Deferred and accrued income taxes              5,838,000
      Notes payable                                     78,000
      Borrowings under lines of credit              10,762,000
      Mortgage loan payable                         38,850,000
         Total liabilities                          70,148,000

    Commitments and Contingencies

    Trust preferred securities                      40,000,000

    Minority interest                                1,774,000

    Stockholders' Equity

    Preferred stock, $0.01 par value:
     5,000,000 shares authorized; none
     issued as of June 30, 2007                              -
    Common stock, $0.01 par value:
     50,000,000 shares authorized;
     5,679,755 shares issued and
     outstanding as of June 30, 2007                    57,000
    Additional paid-in capital                      11,542,000
    Retained earnings                               39,927,000
    Accumulated comprehensive income                   (44,000)
         Total stockholders' equity                 51,482,000
    Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity    $163,404,000



                    Kennedy Wilson, Inc. and Subsidiaries
                       Consolidated Statement of Income
                    For the six-months ended June 30, 2007

    Revenue
      Property management and leasing fees         $10,652,000

      Commissions                                    6,599,000

      Equity in joint venture income                 3,489,000
      Interest and other income                      1,218,000

    Total revenue                                   21,958,000

    Operating Expenses
      Commissions and marketing expenses               683,000

      Compensation and related expenses             10,816,000

      General and administrative                     3,026,000

      Depreciation and amortization                    547,000

        Total operating expenses                    15,072,000

    Total operating income                           6,886,000

    Non-operating income (expense)
      Interest expense                              (3,080,000)

    Income before minority interest
     and provision for income taxes                  3,806,000

    Minority interest                                 (136,000)

    Income before provision for income taxes         3,670,000

    Provision for income taxes                      (1,468,000)

    Net Income                                      $2,202,000

   Basic income per share                               $0.44

   Basic weighted average shares                    5,027,472

   Diluted income per share                             $0.39

   Diluted weighted average shares
5,593,465

SOURCE Kennedy Wilson