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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
☒
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2019
OR
☐
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the Transition period from ____ to ____
Commission file number 1-11314
LTC PROPERTIES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
71-0720518
(State or other jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
Identification No.)
2829 Townsgate Road, Suite 350
Westlake Village, California 91361
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(805) 981-8655
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common stock, $.01 par value
LTC
New York Stock Exchange
Indicate by check mark whether 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 þ No ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted 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 such files). Yes þ No ◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer þ
Accelerated filer ◻
Non-accelerated filer ◻
Smaller reporting company ☐
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨◻
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes ☐ No þ
The number of shares of common stock outstanding on October 24, 2019 was 39,751,704.
September 30, 2019
INDEX
PART I -- Financial Information
Page
Item 1.
Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets
3
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
4
Consolidated Statements of Equity
5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
7
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
27
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
43
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures
PART II -- Other Information
Legal Proceedings
44
Item 1A.
Risk Factors
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
Item 6.
Exhibits
45
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(amounts in thousands, except per share)
December 31, 2018
(unaudited)
(audited)
ASSETS
Investments:
Land
$
129,403
125,358
Buildings and improvements
1,339,543
1,290,352
Accumulated depreciation and amortization
(340,505)
(312,959)
Operating real estate property, net
1,128,441
1,102,751
Properties held-for-sale, net of accumulated depreciation: 2019—$1,916; 2018—$1,916
3,830
Real property investments, net
1,132,271
1,106,581
Mortgage loans receivable, net of loan loss reserve: 2019—$2,551; 2018—$2,447
253,186
242,939
Real estate investments, net
1,385,457
1,349,520
Notes receivable, net of loan loss reserve: 2019—$177; 2018—$128
17,552
12,715
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
24,426
30,615
Investments, net
1,427,435
1,392,850
Other assets:
Cash and cash equivalents
3,960
2,656
Restricted cash
2,108
Debt issue costs related to bank borrowings
2,380
2,989
Interest receivable
25,099
20,732
Straight-line rent receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts: 2019—$0; 2018—$746
44,814
73,857
Lease incentives
2,590
14,443
Prepaid expenses and other assets
3,845
3,985
Total assets
1,512,231
1,513,620
LIABILITIES
Bank borrowings
165,400
112,000
Senior unsecured notes, net of debt issue costs: 2019—$831; 2018—$938
518,469
533,029
Accrued interest
3,996
4,180
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
30,472
31,440
Total liabilities
718,337
680,649
EQUITY
Stockholders’ equity:
Common stock: $0.01 par value; 60,000 shares authorized; shares issued and outstanding:
2019—39,752; 2018—39,657
398
397
Capital in excess of par value
865,721
862,712
Cumulative net income
1,280,940
1,255,764
Cumulative distributions
(1,361,625)
(1,293,383)
Total LTC Properties, Inc. stockholders’ equity
785,434
825,490
Non-controlling interests
8,460
7,481
Total equity
793,894
832,971
Total liabilities and equity
See accompanying notes.
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(amounts in thousands, except per share, unaudited)
Three Months Ended
Nine Months Ended
September 30,
2019
2018
Revenues:
Rental income
38,665
34,211
114,566
102,646
Interest income from mortgage loans
7,646
7,087
22,308
20,910
Interest and other income
808
478
1,967
1,502
Total revenues
47,119
41,776
138,841
125,058
Expenses:
Interest expense
7,827
7,497
23,004
22,981
Depreciation and amortization
9,932
9,447
29,399
28,159
(Recovery) provision for doubtful accounts
(14)
106
153
76
Transaction costs
75
9
275
19
Property tax expense
4,270
—
12,566
General and administrative expenses
4,745
4,879
13,912
14,392
Total expenses
26,835
21,938
79,309
65,627
Other operating income:
Gain on sale of real estate, net
6,236
14,353
6,736
62,698
Operating income
26,520
34,191
66,268
122,129
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures
760
746
1,973
2,103
Net income
27,280
34,937
68,241
124,232
Income allocated to non-controlling interests
(88)
(17)
(257)
Net income attributable to LTC Properties, Inc.
27,192
34,920
67,984
124,215
Income allocated to participating securities
(112)
(138)
(298)
(504)
Net income available to common stockholders
27,080
34,782
67,686
123,711
Earnings per common share:
Basic
0.68
0.88
1.71
3.13
Diluted
1.69
3.12
Weighted average shares used to calculate earnings per common share:
39,586
39,487
39,565
39,470
39,965
39,865
39,944
39,845
Dividends declared and paid per common share
0.57
Comprehensive Income:
Comprehensive income
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY
(In thousands)
Capital in
Cumulative
Total
Non-
Common Stock
Excess of
Net
Stockholder's
Controlling
Shares
Amount
Par Value
Income
Distributions
Equity
Interests
Balance—December 31, 2017
39,570
396
856,992
1,100,783
(1,203,011)
755,160
3,488
758,648
Common Stock cash distributions ($0.57 per share)
(22,578)
Issuance of restricted stock
82
Stock option exercises
123
Stock-based compensation expense
1,376
20,359
Other
(28)
(1,065)
Balance—March 31, 2018
39,629
857,426
1,121,142
(1,225,589)
753,375
756,863
(22,590)
(8)
1,521
68,936
Non-controlling interest contributions
1,081
(3)
(107)
Balance—June 30, 2018
39,635
858,832
1,190,078
(1,248,179)
801,127
4,569
805,696
(22,600)
Proceeds from common stock issued, net of issuance costs
22
1
928
929
1,487
17
2,882
Non-controlling interest distributions
(21)
Balance—September 30, 2018
39,657
861,226
1,224,998
(1,270,779)
815,842
7,451
823,293
(22,604)
1,486
30,766
78
30,844
(48)
Balance—December 31, 2018
Cumulative effect of the adoption of the ASC 842
(42,808)
As Adjusted Balance at January 1, 2019
1,212,956
782,682
790,163
48
(22,931)
(1)
1,689
20,346
81
20,427
919
(89)
(44)
(2,024)
Balance—March 31, 2019
39,739
862,376
1,233,302
(1,316,314)
779,761
8,392
788,153
(22,653)
8
(6)
1,623
20,446
88
20,534
46
(87)
Balance—June 30, 2019
39,747
863,993
1,253,748
(1,338,967)
779,171
8,439
787,610
(22,658)
122
1,626
(67)
(20)
Balance—September 30, 2019
39,752
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Amounts in thousands, unaudited)
Nine Months Ended September 30,
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
4,938
4,384
(6,736)
(62,698)
(1,973)
(2,103)
Income distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures
2,577
1,727
Insurance proceeds for damaged property
2,619
Payment for remediation of damaged property
(455)
Straight-line rental income
(3,598)
(8,629)
Adjustment for collectibility of rental income
1,926
Lease incentives funded
(322)
(1,272)
Amortization of lease incentives
281
1,651
Provision for doubtful accounts
Non-cash interest related to contingent liabilities
377
Other non-cash items, net
923
Increase in interest receivable
(4,367)
(4,240)
Decrease in accrued interest payable
(184)
(1,808)
Net change in other assets and liabilities
(1,003)
495
Net cash provided by operating activities
90,092
83,438
INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Investment in real estate properties
(38,334)
(40,408)
Investment in real estate developments
(15,052)
(25,717)
Investment in real estate capital improvements
(2,121)
(2,063)
Capitalized interest
(441)
(850)
Proceeds from sale of real estate, net
8,068
82,340
Investment in real estate mortgage loans receivable
(10,919)
(20,530)
Principal payments received on mortgage loans receivable
565
1,636
(394)
(580)
Proceeds from dissolution of unconsolidated joint ventures
6,601
Advances and originations under notes receivable
(8,531)
(50)
Principal payments received on notes receivable
3,446
3,848
Net cash used in investing activities
(57,112)
(2,374)
FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
73,400
96,500
Repayment of bank borrowings
(20,000)
(73,000)
Principal payments on senior unsecured notes
(14,667)
(20,166)
Proceeds from common stock issued
1,005
Distributions paid to stockholders
(68,241)
(67,768)
Contribution from non-controlling interests
3,963
Distributions paid to non-controlling interests
(243)
Financing costs paid
(41)
(3,162)
(2,053)
(1,201)
Net cash used in financing activities
(31,676)
(63,706)
Increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash
1,304
17,358
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
4,764
5,213
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
6,068
22,571
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Interest paid
22,431
23,869
Non-cash investing and financing transactions:
Reclassification of notes receivable to lease incentives
200
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
1.
General
LTC Properties, Inc., a health care real estate investment trust (“REIT”), was incorporated on May 12, 1992 in the State of Maryland and commenced operations on August 25, 1992. We invest primarily in seniors housing and health care properties primarily through sale-leaseback transactions, mortgage financing and structured finance solutions including mezzanine lending. We conduct and manage our business as one operating segment, rather than multiple operating segments, for internal reporting and internal decision-making purposes. Our primary objectives are to create, sustain and enhance stockholder equity value and provide current income for distribution to stockholders through real estate investments in seniors housing and health care properties managed by experienced operators. Our primary seniors housing and health care property classifications include skilled nursing centers (“SNF”), assisted living communities (“ALF”), independent living communities (“ILF”), memory care communities (“MC”) and combinations thereof. To meet these objectives, we attempt to invest in properties that provide opportunity for additional value and current returns to our stockholders and diversify our investment portfolio by geographic location, operator, property classification and form of investment.
We have prepared consolidated financial statements included herein without audit and in the opinion of management have included all adjustments necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated financial statements pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Certain information and note disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to rules and regulations governing the presentation of interim financial statements. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts of our company and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 are not necessarily indicative of the results for a full year.
No provision has been made for federal or state income taxes. Our company qualifies as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. As such, we generally are not taxed on income that is distributed to our stockholders.
New Accounting Pronouncements
New Accounting Standards Adopted by Our Company
In August 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2016-15 (“ASU 2016-15”), Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments (A Consensus of the Emerging Issues Task Force). ASU 2016-15 provides guidance that reduces the diversity in practice of the classification of certain cash receipts and cash payments within the statement of cash flows. This guidance is effective for fiscal periods beginning after December 15, 2017. We adopted this standard on January 1, 2018. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material impact on our financial statements.
Revenue Recognition ASC Topic 606. On January 1, 2018, we adopted Accounting Standard codification (“ASC”) Topic 606, Revenue From Contracts With Customers (“ASC 606”) using the modified retrospective adoption method. ASC 606 outlines a comprehensive model for entities to use in accounting for revenue arising from contracts with customers. We evaluated the impact of this standard by assessing our revenue streams to identify any differences in the timing, measurement or presentation of
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS CONTINUED
revenue recognition. We concluded that adoption of this standard did not have an impact on our results of operations or financial condition, as our revenue consists of rental income from leasing arrangements and interest income from loan arrangements, both of which are specifically excluded from ASC 606.
Leases ASC Topic 842. In February 2016, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2016-02 (“ASU 2016-02”), Leases. ASU 2016-02 and its amendments have now formally entered into the FASB codification as ASC Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”). The objective of ASC 842 is to establish the principles for lessees and lessors to apply for reporting useful information to users of financial statements about the amount, timing, and uncertainty of cash flows arising from a lease.
ASC 842 requires lessees to record a right-of-use asset and a lease liability for all leases with a term of greater than 12 months regardless of their classification. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will be accounted for similar to existing guidance of operating leases.
ASC 842 requires the lessors to identify lease and non-lease components of a lease agreement. Revenue related to non-lease components under lease agreements will be subject to the revenue recognition standard, upon adoption of this standard. Also, the new standard narrows definition of initial direct costs. Accordingly, upon adoption of the new standard, certain costs (primarily legal costs related to lease negotiations) should be expensed rather than capitalized.
Further, per ASC 842, lessors are required to assess the probability of collecting substantially all of the lease payments. The standard defines collectibility as lessee’s ability and intent to pay. If collectibility of substantially all of the lease payments through maturity is not probable, the lease income recorded during the period would be limited to lesser of the income that would have been recognized if collection were probable, and the lease payments received. If the assessment of collectibility changes, any difference between the lease income that would have been recognized and the lease payments should be recognized as an adjustment to lease income. At adoption, lessors are required to perform a lease-by-lease analysis for collectibility of all lease payments through maturity. If at adoption, it is not probable that substantially all of the lease obligations through maturity will be collected, a cumulative adjustment to equity should be made to reflect all of the lease obligations which are not probable to be collected.
Additionally, ASC 842 provides lessors with the option to elect a practical expedient allowing them to not separate lease and non-lease components and instead, to account for those components as a single lease component. This practical expedient is limited to circumstances in which: (i) the timing and pattern of transfer are the same for the non-lease component and the related lease component and (ii) the lease component, if accounted for separately, would be classified as an operating lease. This practical expedient causes an entity to assess whether a contract is predominantly lease-based or service-based and recognize the entire contract under the relevant accounting guidance (i.e., predominantly lease-based would be accounted for under ASC 842 and predominantly service-based would be accounted for under the ASC 606). This practical expedient option is available as a single election that must be consistently applied to all existing leases at the date of adoption. Also, ASC 842 provides a practical expedient that allows companies to use an optional transition method. Under the optional transition method, a cumulative adjustment to equity during the period of adoption is recorded and prior periods would not require restatement. Consequently, entities that elect both the practical expedient and the optional transitional method will apply the new lease ASC prospectively to leases commencing or modified after January 1, 2019 and will not be required to apply the disclosures under the new lease standard to comparative periods.
ASC 842 has subsequently been amended by other issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) to clarify and improve the standard as well as to provide certain practical expedients. In December 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-20 (“ASU 2018-20”), Narrow-Scope Improvements for Lessors, which amends ASC 842 to require the lessors to exclude the lessor costs that are directly paid by the lessee to third parties on lessor’s behalf from variable payments. However, the lessor costs that are paid by the lessor and reimbursed by the lessee are required to be included in variable payments. Furthermore, ASC 842 allows for several practical expedients which permit the following: no reassessment of lease classification or initial direct costs and use of the standard’s effective date as the date of initial application. In March 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-01 (“ASU 2019-01”), Leases (Topic 842), Codification Improvements which provides clarification regarding presentation and disclosures. ASC 842 and its amendments are effective January 1, 2019.
Adoption of ASC 842. On January 1, 2019, we adopted ASC 842 using the modified retrospective approach as of the adoption date, whereby the cumulative effect of adoption was recognized on the adoption date and prior periods were not restated.
Upon adoption of the standard, we elected the practical expedients provided for in ASC 842, including:
As a lessee, we have an office lease agreement with a 5-year remaining term which was classified as an operating lease under ASC 840. Due to election of the package of practical expedients, upon adoption of ASC 842 this lease agreement will continue to be classified as operating lease. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded $224,000 of rent expense related to this lease agreement. Adoption of ASC 842 resulted in recording a right-of use asset and a lease liability which represents the present value of the remaining minimum lease payments using our incremental borrowing rate. At September 30, 2019, the balance of the right-of use asset and the lease liability related to our office lease agreement were $1,354,000.
As a lessor, our properties are leased subject to non-cancelable operating leases. Each lease is a triple net lease which requires the lessee to pay all taxes, insurance, maintenance and repairs, capital and non-capital expenditures and other costs necessary in the operations of the facilities. Upon adoption of ASC 842, we recorded real estate taxes that are reimbursed by our operators as Rental Income with a corresponding Property tax expense in the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we have recognized $12,094,000 in Rental Income related to reimbursement of real estate taxes from our operators.
Furthermore, upon adoption of ASC 842, we assessed the probability of collecting substantially all of our lease payments through maturity. As previously reported, we have been monitoring Anthem Memory Care (“Anthem”), Thrive Senior Living, LLC (“Thrive”), Preferred Care, Inc. (“Preferred Care”) and Senior Care Centers, LLC. (“Senior Care”) due to cash flow concerns, performance concerns and/or bankruptcy filing. In conjunction with adoption of ASC 842, we evaluated our straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to the noted operators and determined that we do not have
the level of collectibility certainty required by the standard to record the straight-line rent receivable. Accordingly, we wrote-off the straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances associated with these leases. Also, we wrote-off our 1% general straight-line rent receivable reserve. These balances totaled $42,808,000 and were written-off to equity effective January 1, 2019 as required by ASC 842.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we received cash rent from Anthem, Thrive, Preferred Care and Senior Care. The total amount of rental income received from these operators was $26,135,000 and is included in Rental Income on the Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income. Of the $26,135,000 received, $5,571,000 and $22,542,000 are comprised of cash payments received for amounts previously written-off in transition to ASC 842 (“Recoveries”) during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively.
New Accounting Standards Not Yet Adopted by Our Company
In 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-13, Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments (“ASU 2016-13”). This standard requires a new forward looking “expected loss” model to be used for receivables, held-to-maturity debt, loans, and other instruments. When shared risk characteristics exist, ASU 2016-13 requires a collective basis measurement of expected credit losses of the financial assets. ASU 2016-13 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2019, and early adoption is permitted for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. We are currently evaluating the impact that the standard will have on our consolidated financial statements.
2.
Real Estate Investments
Assisted living communities, independent living communities, memory care communities and combinations thereof are included in the assisted living property classification (collectively “ALF”).
Any reference to the number of properties or facilities, number of units, number of beds, number of operators and yield on investments in real estate are unaudited and outside the scope of our independent registered public accounting firm’s review of our consolidated financial statements in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board.
Owned Properties. Our Owned properties are leased pursuant to non-cancelable operating leases generally with an initial term of 10 to 15 years. Each lease is a triple net lease which requires the lessee to pay all taxes, insurance, maintenance and repairs, capital and non-capital expenditures and other costs necessary in the operations of the facilities. Many of the leases contain renewal options. The leases provide for fixed minimum base rent during the initial and renewal periods. The majority of our leases contain provisions for specified annual increases over the rents of the prior year that are generally computed in one of four ways depending on specific provisions of each lease:
Our leases that contain fixed annual rental escalations and/or have annual rental escalations that are contingent upon changes in the Consumer Price Index, are generally recognized on a straight-line
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basis over the minimum lease period. Certain leases have annual rental escalations that are contingent upon changes in the gross operating revenues of the property. This revenue is not recognized until the appropriate contingencies have been resolved.
The following table summarizes our investments in owned properties at September 30, 2019 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Average
Percentage
Number
Number of
Investment
Gross
of
SNF
ALF
per
Type of Property
Properties (1)
Beds
Units
Bed/Unit
Assisted Living
844,635
57.3
%
105
6,070
139.15
Skilled Nursing
605,763
41.1
72
8,835
261
66.60
Under Development (2)
12,934
0.9
Other (3)
11,360
0.7
118
1,474,692
100.0
178
8,953
6,331
Future minimum base rents receivable under the remaining non-cancelable terms of operating leases excluding the effects of straight-line rent receivable, amortization of lease incentives and renewal options are as follows (in thousands):
Cash
Rent (1)
32,265
2020
132,387
2021
124,338
2022
125,420
2023
127,027
Thereafter
731,116
During 2017, we issued a notice of default to Anthem Memory Care (“Anthem”) resulting from Anthem’s partial payment of minimum rent. Anthem operates 11 memory care communities under a master lease. We currently estimate that Anthem will pay $7,500,000 of annual cash rent during 2019. This amount represents approximately 50% of the contractual amount due under the lease in 2019. In accordance with ASC 842 lease accounting guidance, at January 1, 2019, we evaluated the collectibility of straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to Anthem and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual lease obligations through maturity. Accordingly, we wrote-off the balances to equity as of January 1, 2019, as required by the ASC 842 transition guidance.
During 2017, Preferred Care, Inc. (“Preferred Care”) and affiliated entities filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a result of a multi-million-dollar judgment in a lawsuit in Kentucky against Preferred Care and certain affiliated entities. The affiliated entities named in the lawsuit operate properties in Kentucky and New Mexico. Preferred Care leased 24 properties under two master leases from us and none of the 24 properties are located in Kentucky or New Mexico. Those 24 properties are in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas and Texas. The Preferred Care operating entities that sublease those properties did not file for
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bankruptcy. The court ordered deadline for affirmation or rejection of the lease passed without action by Preferred Care. In accordance with ASC 842 lease accounting guidance, at January 1, 2019, we evaluated the collectibility of straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to Preferred Care and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual lease obligations through maturity. Accordingly, we wrote-off the balances to equity as of January 1, 2019, as required by the ASC 842 transition guidance. During the third quarter of 2019, Preferred Care began paying only $55,000 of monthly rent. The rental obligation under unconfirmed lease was approximately $1,000,000. We applied all of their security deposit to rental income during the third quarter and recorded only the $55,000 cash received in October 2019 to rental income. We are working with Preferred Care on options for the portfolio which likely will include selling the majority of the properties. In October of 2019, we entered into multiple contracts to sell a portion of the properties and are negotiating contracts to sell the remainder of the properties. The contracts are subject to standard due diligence and other contingencies to close. Should these conditions be met, we anticipate reclassifying these properties to held-for-sale.
On December 4, 2018, Senior Care Centers, LLC. and affiliates and subsidiaries (“Senior Care”) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a result of lease terminations from certain landlords and on-going operational challenges. Senior Care did not pay us December 2018 rent, but has paid us January to October 2019 rent, real estate property tax and maintenance deposits. In December 2018, we placed Senior Care on a cash basis. In accordance with ASC 842 lease accounting guidance, at January 1, 2019, we evaluated the collectibility of straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to Senior Care and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual lease obligations through maturity. Accordingly, we wrote-off the balances to equity as of January 1, 2019, as required by the ASC 842 transition guidance.
Pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, Senior Care had an initial period of 120 days from the petition date to assume or reject the lease. However, the Bankruptcy Code also provides that the court may extend this initial 120-day period for an additional 90 days. Accordingly, Senior Care requested, and the court approved an additional 90 days, which ended on July 2, 2019, to assume or reject the lease. In July 2019, Senior Care filed a motion attempting to affirm the lease. We subsequently filed an objection in opposition to Senior Care’s motion. During the fourth quarter of 2019, the court rejected our motion and accordingly, our master lease with Senior Care was affirmed. At October 4, 2019, as of court filing, the court has ordered Senior Care to pay us unpaid rent from December 2018, late fees and legal costs totaling $1,596,000 by the earlier of the bankruptcy plan effective date or December 16, 2019.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we placed Thrive Senior Living, LLC. (“Thrive”) on a cash basis due to short-payment of contractual rent in November 2018 and non-payment of rent in December 2018 totaling $700,000. This rent was subsequently received in 2019. Thrive did not pay 2019 contractual rent. In April 2019, we issued a notice of default to Thrive. In accordance with ASC 842 lease accounting guidance, at January 1, 2019, we evaluated the collectibility of straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to Thrive and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual lease obligations through maturity. Accordingly, we wrote-off the balances to equity as of January 1, 2019, as required by the ASC 842 transition guidance.
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We completed the following for all of the properties in the Thrive portfolio. As of September 30, 2019, Thrive does not operate any property in our portfolio:
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The following table summarizes components of our rental income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
Rental Income
Base cash rental income
33,754
31,506
100,687
95,273
Variable cash rental income
3,926
(2)
12,488
395
Straight-line rent
1,085
3,189
3,598
8,629
(1,926)
(4)
(100)
(560)
(281)
(1,651)
Some of our lease agreements provide purchase options allowing the lessees to purchase the properties they currently lease from us. The following table summarizes information about purchase options included in our lease agreements (dollar amount in thousands):
Type
Carrying
Option
State
Property
Properties
Investments
Value
Window
California
ALF/MC
2
38,895
36,777
2024-2029
28,246
15,551
2021-TBD
Florida
MC
14,201
12,845
2028-2029
Kentucky and Ohio
30,087
28,007
Texas
25,265
24,490
2025-2027
South Carolina
11,680
10,939
148,374
128,609
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Acquisitions and Developments: The following table summarizes our acquisitions for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Purchase
Transaction
Acquisition
Year
Price
Costs (1)
Costs
Beds/Units
Skilled Nursing (2)
19,500
77
19,577
90
Assisted Living (3)
16,719
176
16,895
74
Land (4)
2,732
49
2,781
38,951
302
39,253
164
Assisted Living (5) (6)
39,600
65
39,665
177
Land (6)
695
743
40,295
113
40,408
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we invested the following in development and improvement projects (in thousands):
Developments
Improvements
Assisted Living Communities
10,266
1,826
19,251
1,131
Skilled Nursing Centers
4,786
6,466
500
295
432
15,052
2,121
25,717
2,063
Completed Developments. The following table summarizes our completed developments during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Type of Project
Development
143
Kentucky
24,496
ILF/ALF/MC
110
Wisconsin
21,893
253
46,389
66
Illinois
13,974
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Properties held-for-sale. The following table summarizes our property held-for-sale as of September 30, 2019 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Accumulated
Depreciation
Beds/units
ILF
5,746
1,916
140
Properties Sold. The following table summarizes property sales during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Sales
Gain
(Loss)
N/A
Georgia
148
7,920
1,639
Total 2019
Alabama
285
17,525
3,272
14,253
Kansas
350
346
Ohio and Pennsylvania
320
67,500
16,352
48,445
Total 2018
605
85,375
19,970
Mortgage Loans. The following table summarizes our investments in mortgage loans secured by first mortgages at September 30, 2019 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Interest Rate (1)
Maturity
Loans (2)
Properties (3)
9.7%
2043
186,510
72.9
2,029
91.92
9.2%
2045
34,886
13.6
501
69.63
9.4%
19,391
7.6
205
94.59
14,950
5.9
157
95.22
255,737
2,892
88.43
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The following table summarizes our mortgage loan activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
Originations and funding under mortgage loans receivable
10,919
20,530
Pay-offs received
(1,086)
Scheduled principal payments received
(565)
(550)
Mortgage loan premium amortization
Provision for loan loss reserve
(104)
(189)
Net increase in mortgage loans receivable
10,247
18,702
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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
The following table summarizes our investment in an unconsolidated joint venture (dollar amounts in thousands):
Currently
Preferred
Paid in
Return
Beds/ Units
Commitment
Arizona
ALF/MC/ILF
Preferred Equity
585
25,650
Subsequent to September 30, 2019, the JV in which we hold our preferred equity investment signed a letter of intent for the sale of the four properties comprising the JV. Concurrently, the JV is pursuing a refinancing alternative to take advantage of lower interest rates in today’s market. Based upon the information available to us regarding available alternatives and courses of action as of September 30, 2019, we performed a recoverability test on the carrying amount of our preferred equity investment and concluded the preferred equity investment was not impaired.
The following table summarizes our capital contributions, income recognized, and cash interest received related to our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures (in thousands):
Capital
Cash Interest
Contribution
Recognized
Received
394
614
1,166
ALF/ILF/MC
955
979
404
580
1,490
1,436
383
291
230
4.
Notes Receivable
Notes receivable consists of mezzanine loans and other loan arrangements. The following table is a summary of our notes receivable components as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in thousands):
At September 30, 2019
At December 31, 2018
Mezzanine loans
13,284
9,868
Other loans
4,445
2,975
Notes receivable reserve
(177)
(128)
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The following tables summarizes our notes receivable activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Advances under notes receivable
8,531
50
Principal payments received under notes receivable
(3,446)
(3,848)
Reclassified to lease incentives (2)
(200)
38
4,837
(3,760)
5.
Lease Incentives
Our lease incentives balances at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows (in thousands):
Non-contingent lease incentives
The following table summarizes our lease incentive activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018(in thousands):
Funding
Amortization
Reclassification
322
(11,893)
1,272
(1,292)
Contingent lease incentives
(359)
Net increase (decrease) in lease incentives
Non-contingent lease incentives represent payments made to our lessees for various reasons including entering into a new lease or lease amendments and extensions. Contingent lease incentives represent potential contingent earn-out payments that may be made to our lessees in the future, as part of our lease agreements. From time to time, we may commit to provide contingent payments to our lessees, upon our properties achieving certain rent coverage ratios. Once the contingent payment becomes probable and estimable, the contingent payment is recorded as a lease incentive. Lease incentives are amortized as a yield adjustment to rental income over the remaining life of the lease.
6.
Debt Obligations
Bank Borrowings. During 2018, we amended and restated our unsecured credit agreement to replace the previous unsecured credit agreement, prior to its expiration on October 14, 2018. The amended credit agreement maintains the $600,000,000 aggregate commitment of the lenders under the prior agreement and provides for the opportunity to increase the commitment size of the credit agreement up to a total of $1,000,000,000. The amended credit agreement extends the maturity of the credit agreement to June 27, 2022 and provides for a one-year extension option at our discretion, subject to customary conditions. Additionally, the amended credit agreement decreases the interest rate margins and converts from the payment of unused commitment fees to a facility fee. Based on our leverage at September 30, 2019, the facility provides for interest annually at LIBOR plus 115 basis points and a facility fee of 20 basis points. At September 30, 2019, we were in compliance with all covenants.
Senior Unsecured Notes. We have a $337,500,000 shelf agreement with affiliates and managed accounts of PGIM, Inc. (“Prudential”) which expires on February 16, 2020.
The debt obligations by component as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
Applicable
Available
Interest
Outstanding
for
Rate (1)
Balance
Borrowing
Bank borrowings (2)
3.39%
434,600
488,000
Senior unsecured notes, net of debt issue costs (3)
4.48%
107,500
93,833
4.22%
683,869
542,100
645,029
581,833
Our borrowings and repayments are as follows (in thousands):
Borrowings
Repayments
Senior unsecured notes
(34,667)
(93,166)
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Common Stock. We have separate equity distribution agreements (collectively, “Equity Distribution Agreements”) to offer and sell, from time to time, up to $200,000,000 in aggregate offering price of shares of our common stock. As of September 30, 2019, no shares had been issued under the Equity Distribution Agreements. Accordingly, at September 30, 2019, we had $200,000,000 available under the Equity Distribution Agreements.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we acquired 45,030 shares and 31,326 shares, respectively, of common stock held by employees who tendered owned shares to satisfy tax withholding obligations.
Non-controlling Interests. We have entered into partnerships to develop and/or own real estate. Given that our limited members do not have the substantive kick-out rights, liquidation rights, or participation rights, we have concluded that the partnerships are VIEs. As we exercise power over and receive benefits from the VIEs, we are considered the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, we consolidate the VIEs and record the non-controlling interests at cost.
As of September 30, 2019, we have the following consolidated VIEs (dollar amounts in thousands):
Consolidated
Non-Controlling
Purpose
Assets
Owned real estate
VA
14,400
2,857
Owned real estate and development
UDP
9,987
2017
WI
2,318
SC
1,285
74,855
Available Shelf Registration. We have an automatic shelf registration statement on file with the SEC, and currently have the ability to file additional automatic shelf registration statements, to provide us with capacity to publicly offer an indeterminate amount of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt, depositary shares, or units. We may from time to time raise capital under our automatic shelf registration statement in amounts, at prices, and on terms to be announced when and if the securities are offered. The specifics of any future offerings, along with the use of proceeds of any securities offered, will be described in detail in a prospectus supplement, or other offering materials, at the time of the offering. Our shelf registration statement expires on February 28, 2022.
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Distributions. We declared and paid the following cash dividends (in thousands):
Declared
Paid
Common Stock (1)
67,768
In October 2019, we declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.19 per share on our common stock for the months of October, November and December 2019, payable on October 31, November 29, and December 31, 2019, respectively, to stockholders of record on October 23, November 21, and December 23, 2019, respectively.
Stock-Based Compensation. Under our 2015 Equity Participation Plan (“the 2015 Plan”), 1,400,000 shares of common stock have been reserved for awards, including nonqualified stock option grants and restricted stock grants to officers, employees, non-employee directors and consultants. The terms of the awards granted under the 2015 Plan are set by our compensation committee at its discretion.
At September 30, 2019, we had 15,000 stock options outstanding and exercisable. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, no stock options were granted. The stock options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were as follows:
Weighted
Options
Exercise
Market
Exercised
Value (1)
5,000
24.65
123,000
233,000
205,000
The following table summarizes our restricted stock and performance-based stock units activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018:
Outstanding, January 1
325,750
244,181
Granted
147,608
156,718
Vested
(127,725)
(75,149)
Outstanding, September 30
345,633
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018, we granted restricted stock and performance-based stock units under the 2015 Plan as follows:
No. of
Price per
Shares/Units
Share
Vesting Period
78,276
46.54
ratably over 3 years
60,836
TSR targets (1)
8,496
44.73
May 29, 2020
81,819
38.18
66,171
8,728
41.25
May 30, 2019
Compensation expense recognized related to the vesting of restricted common stock and performance-based stock units for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and 2018 were $4,938,000 and $4,384,000, respectively. At September 30, 2019, the remaining compensation expense to be recognized related to the future service period of unvested outstanding restricted common stock and performance-based stock units are as follows (in thousands):
Remaining
Compensation
Vesting Date
Expense
1,627
4,619
2,503
189
8,938
8.
Commitments and Contingencies
At September 30, 2019, we had commitments as follows (in thousands):
Funded
Real estate properties (Note 2. Real Estate Investments)
50,647
9,450
18,959
31,688
Accrued incentives and earn-out liabilities (Note 5. Lease Incentives)
9,000
Mortgage loans (Note 2. Real Estate Investments)
56,200
3,419
22,009
Joint venture investments (Note 3. Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures)
24,078
1,572
Notes receivable (Note 4. Notes Receivable)
2,850
1,603
1,223
144,347
14,866
66,673
77,674
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Also, some of our lease agreements provide purchase options allowing the lessee to purchase the properties they currently lease from us. See Note 2. Real Estate Investments for a table summarizing information about our purchase options.
We are a party from time to time to various general and professional liability claims and lawsuits asserted against the lessees or borrowers of our properties, which in our opinion are not singularly or in the aggregate material to our results of operations or financial condition. These types of claims and lawsuits may include matters involving general or professional liability, which we believe under applicable legal principles are not our responsibility as a non-possessory landlord or mortgage holder. We believe that these matters are the responsibility of our lessees and borrowers pursuant to general legal principles and pursuant to insurance and indemnification provisions in the applicable leases or mortgages. We intend to continue to vigorously defend such claims.
9.
Major Operators
We have two operators from each of which we derive 10% or more of our combined rental revenue and interest income from mortgage loans. The following table sets forth information regarding our major operators as of September 30, 2019:
Percentage of
Operator
Revenue (1)
Prestige Healthcare
24
3,010
93
17.0
17.3
Senior Lifestyle Corporation
1,457
10.8
10.3
1,550
27.8
27.6
Our financial position and ability to make distributions may be adversely affected if Prestige Healthcare, Senior Lifestyle Corporation, or any of our lessees and borrowers face financial difficulties, including any bankruptcies, inability to emerge from bankruptcy, insolvency or general downturn in business of any such operator, or in the event any such operator does not renew and/or extend its relationship with us.
10.
Earnings per Share
The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted net income per share (in thousands, except per share amounts):
Less income allocated to non-controlling interests
Less income allocated to participating securities:
Non-forfeitable dividends on participating securities
(93)
(279)
(268)
(19)
(49)
(236)
Total net income allocated to participating securities
Effect of dilutive securities:
Participating securities
138
504
Net income for diluted net income per share
Shares for basic net income per share
Stock options
Performance-based stock units
375
217
155
Total effect of dilutive securities
379
378
Shares for diluted net income per share
Basic net income per share
Diluted net income per share
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Fair Value Measurements
In accordance with the accounting guidance regarding the fair value option for financial assets and financial liabilities, entities are permitted to choose to measure certain financial assets and liabilities at fair value, with the change in unrealized gains and losses reported in earnings. We did not elect the fair value option for any of our financial assets and financial liabilities.
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The carrying amount of cash and cash equivalents approximates fair value because of the short-term maturity of these instruments. We do not invest our cash in auction rate securities. The carrying value and fair value of our financial instruments as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 assuming election of fair value for our financial assets and financial liabilities were as follows (in thousands):
Fair
Mortgage loans receivable
310,842
295,492
Senior unsecured notes, net of debt issue costs
537,739
508,613
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Subsequent Events
Subsequent to September 30, 2019 the following events occurred:
Debt. We sold $100,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.85% senior unsecured notes due in 2031 to Prudential. Accordingly, we have $618,469,000 outstanding and $7,500,000 available under our senior unsecured notes. Additionally, we paid down $100,000,000 under our unsecured revolving line of credit using the proceeds from the sale of senior unsecured noted explained above. Accordingly, we have $65,400,000 outstanding under our revolving line of credit with $534,600,000 available for borrowing.
Equity: We declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.19 per share on our common stock for the months of October, November and December 2019, payable on October 31, November 29, and December 31, 2019, respectively to stockholders of record on October 23, November 21, and December 23, 2019, respectively.
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Item 2.MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
Statement Regarding Forward Looking Disclosure
This quarterly report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, adopted pursuant to the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Statements that are not purely historical may be forward-looking. You can identify some of the forward-looking statements by their use of forward-looking words, such as “believes,” “expects,” “may,” “will,” “could,” “would,” “should,” “seeks,” “approximately,” “intends,” “plans,” “estimates” or “anticipates,” or the negative of those words or similar words. Forward-looking statements involve inherent risks and uncertainties regarding events, conditions and financial trends that may affect our future plans of operation, business strategy, results of operations and financial position. A number of important factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those included within or contemplated by such forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the status of the economy; the status of capital markets (including prevailing interest rates) and our access to capital; the income and returns available from investments in health care related real estate (including our ability to re-lease properties upon expiration of a lease term); the ability of our borrowers and lessees to meet their obligations to us; our reliance on a few major operators; our dependence on operators for revenue and cash flow; the bankruptcy, insolvency or financial deterioration of our lessees; potential limitations on our remedies when mortgage loans default; competition faced by our borrowers and lessees within the health care industry; regulation of the health care industry by federal, state and local governments; changes in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement amounts (including due to federal and state budget constraints); compliance with and changes to regulations and payment policies within the health care industry; debt that we may incur and changes in financing terms; our ability to continue to qualify as a real estate investment trust; the relative illiquidity of our real estate investments; and risks and liabilities in connection with properties owned through limited liability companies and partnerships. For a discussion of these and other factors that could cause actual results to differ from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements, please see the discussion under “Risk Factors” contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and in our publicly available filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We do not undertake any responsibility to update or revise any of these factors or to announce publicly any revisions to forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
Executive Overview
Business and Investment Strategy
We are a self-administered health care real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that invests in seniors housing and health care properties through sale-leaseback transactions, mortgage financing and structured finance solutions including mezzanine lending. We conduct and manage our business as one operating segment, rather than multiple operating segments, for internal reporting and internal decision-making purposes. Our primary objectives are to create, sustain and enhance stockholder equity value and provide current income for distribution to stockholders through real estate investments in seniors housing and health care properties managed by experienced operators.
The following graph summarizes our gross investments as of September 30, 2019:
Our primary seniors housing and health care property classifications include skilled nursing centers (“SNF”), assisted living communities (“ALF”), independent living communities (“ILF”), memory care communities (“MC”) and combinations thereof. ALF, ILF, MC, and combinations thereof are included in the ALF classification. As of September 30, 2019, seniors housing and long-term health care properties comprised approximately 99.3% of our real estate investment portfolio. We have been operating since August 1992.
Substantially all of our revenues and sources of cash flows from operations are derived from operating lease rentals, interest earned on outstanding loans receivable and income from investments in unconsolidated joint ventures. Our investments in owned properties and mortgage loans represent our primary source of liquidity to fund distributions and are dependent upon the performance of the operators on their lease and loan obligations and the rates earned thereon. To the extent that the operators experience operating difficulties and are unable to generate sufficient cash to make payments to us, there could be a material adverse impact on our consolidated results of operations, liquidity and/or financial condition. To mitigate this risk, we monitor our investments through a variety of methods determined by property type and operator. Our monitoring process includes periodic review of financial statements for each facility, periodic review of operator credit, scheduled property inspections and review of covenant compliance.
In addition to our monitoring and research efforts, we also structure our investments to help mitigate payment risk. Some operating leases and loans are credit enhanced by guaranties and/or letters of credit. In addition, operating leases are typically structured as master leases and loans are generally cross-defaulted and cross-collateralized with other loans, operating leases or agreements between us and the operator and its affiliates.
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Real Estate Portfolio Overview
The following tables summarize our real estate investment portfolio by owned properties and mortgage loans and by type, as of September 30, 2019 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Rental
Owned Properties
Income (1)
Revenues
Properties (2)
Beds (3)
Units (3)
48.8
51,023
40.3
35.0
52,662
41.5
Under Development (4)
Other (5)
713
0.6
Total Owned Properties
85.2
104,398
82.4
Mortgage Loans
14.8
17.6
Total Mortgage Loans
Total Portfolio
1,730,429
11,845
Summary of Properties by Type
861,500
49.8
59.2
94
11,727
0.5
As of September 30, 2019, we had $1.4 billion in net carrying value of real estate investments, consisting of $1.1 billion or 81.7% invested in owned and leased properties and $0.3 billion or 18.3% invested in mortgage loans secured by first mortgages. Our investment in mortgage loans mature in 2043 and beyond and contain interest rates between 9.2% and 9.7%.
For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, rental income and interest income from mortgage loans represented 82.5% and 16.1%, respectively, of total gross revenues. In most instances, our lease structure contains fixed annual rental escalations and/or annual rental escalations that are contingent upon changes in the Consumer Price Index, which are generally recognized on a straight-line basis over the minimum lease period. Certain leases have annual rental escalations that are contingent upon changes in the gross operating revenues of the property. This revenue is not recognized until the appropriate contingencies have been resolved.
During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, there were no lease renewals. For the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we recorded $3.6 million in straight-line rental income and amortization of lease incentive cost of $0.3 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we received $113.2 million of cash rental income, which includes $12.1 million of operator reimbursements for our real estate taxes. At September 30, 2019, the straight-line rent receivable balance, net of reserves, on the balance sheet was $44.8 million.
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Update on Certain Operators
During 2017, we issued a notice of default to Anthem Memory Care (“Anthem”) resulting from Anthem’s partial payment of minimum rent. Anthem operates 11 memory care communities under a master lease. We currently estimate that Anthem will pay $7.5 million of annual cash rent during 2019. This amount represents approximately 50% of the contractual amount due under the lease in 2019. In accordance with Accounting Standard codification (“ASC”) Topic 842, Leases (“ASC 842”) lease accounting guidance, at January 1, 2019, we evaluated the collectibility of straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to Anthem and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual lease obligations through maturity. Accordingly, we wrote-off the balances to equity as of January 1, 2019 as required by the ASC 842 transition guidance.
During 2017, Preferred Care, Inc. (“Preferred Care”) and affiliated entities filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a result of a multi-million-dollar judgment in a lawsuit in Kentucky against Preferred Care and certain affiliated entities. The affiliated entities named in the lawsuit operate properties in Kentucky and New Mexico. Preferred Care leased 24 properties under two master leases from us and none of the 24 properties are located in Kentucky or New Mexico. Those 24 properties are in Arizona, Colorado, Iowa, Kansas and Texas. The Preferred Care operating entities that sublease those properties did not file for bankruptcy. The court ordered deadline for affirmation or rejection of the lease passed without action by Preferred Care. In accordance with ASC 842 lease accounting guidance, at January 1, 2019, we evaluated the collectibility of straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to Preferred Care and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual lease obligations through maturity. Accordingly, we wrote-off the balances to equity as of January 1, 2019 as required by the ASC 842 transition guidance. Furthermore, we placed Preferred Care on a cash basis on January 1, 2019. In October of 2019, Preferred Care began paying only $55,000 of monthly rent. The rental obligation under unconfirmed lease was approximately $1.0 million. We applied all of their security deposit to rental income during the third quarter and recorded only the $55,000 cash received in October 2019 to rental income. We are working with Preferred Care on options for the portfolio which likely will include selling the majority of the properties. During the fourth quarter of 2019, we entered into multiple contracts to sell a portion of the properties and are negotiating contracts to sell the remainder of the properties. The contracts are subject to standard due diligence and other contingencies to close. Should these conditions be met, we anticipate reclassifying these properties to held-for-sale.
On December 4, 2018, Senior Care Centers, LLC. and affiliates and subsidiaries (“Senior Care”) filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a result of lease terminations from certain landlords and on-going operational challenges. Senior Care did not pay us December 2018 rent, but has paid us January to October 2019 rent, real estate property tax and maintenance deposits. In December 2018, we placed Senior Care on a cash basis. In accordance with ASC 842 lease accounting guidance, at January 1, 2019, we evaluated the collectibility of straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to Senior Care and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual lease obligations through maturity. Accordingly, we wrote-off the balances to equity as of January 1, 2019 as required by the ASC 842 transition guidance.
Pursuant to the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, Senior Care had an initial period of 120 days from the petition date to assume or reject the lease. However, the Bankruptcy Code also provides that the court may extend this initial 120-day period for an additional 90 days. Accordingly, Senior Care requested, and the court approved an additional 90 days, which ended on July 2, 2019, to assume or reject the lease. In July 2019, Senior Care filed a motion attempting to affirm the lease. We subsequently filed an objection in opposition to Senior Care’s motion. During the fourth quarter of 2019, the court rejected our motion and accordingly, our master lease with Senior Care was affirmed. At October 4, 2019, as of court filing,
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the court has ordered Senior Care to pay us unpaid rent from December 2018, late fees and legal costs totaling $1.6 million by the earlier of the bankruptcy plan effective date or December 16, 2019.
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we placed Thrive Senior Living, LLC. (“Thrive”) on a cash basis due to short-payment of contractual rent in November 2018 and non-payment of rent in December 2018 totaling $0.7 million. This rent was subsequently received in 2019. Thrive did not pay 2019 contractual rent. In April 2019, we issued a notice of default to Thrive. In accordance with ASC 842 lease accounting guidance, at January 1, 2019, we evaluated the collectibility of straight-line rent receivable and lease incentive balances related to Thrive and determined that it was not probable that we would collect substantially all of the contractual lease obligations through maturity. Accordingly, we wrote-off the balances to equity as of January 1, 2019 as required by the ASC 842 transition guidance.
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2019 Activities Overview
The following tables summarize our transactions during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 (dollar amounts in thousands):
Investment in Owned Properties
Initial
Yield
(1)
137
Missouri
(2)
SNF/Land
22,122
99
22,221
Virginia
(3)
7.4
Investment in Development and Improvement projects
Completed Developments
24,493
21,872
46,365
Investment in Mortgage Loans
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Florida (2)
Mezzanine
Florida (3)
UDP/ALF/MC
Reclassed to real estate under development
Net decrease in notes receivable
Health Care Regulatory Climate
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) annually updates Medicare skilled nursing facility prospective payment system rates and other policies. On July 30, 2019, CMS issued its final fiscal year 2020 Medicare skilled nursing facility update. Under the final rule, CMS projects aggregate payments to skilled nursing facilities will increase by $851 million, or 2.4%, for fiscal year 2020 compared with fiscal year 2019. The final rule also addresses implementation of the new Patient-Driven Payment Model case mix classification system that became effective on October 1, 2019, changes to the group therapy definition in the skilled nursing facility setting, and various skilled nursing facility Value-Based Purchasing and quality reporting program policies.
On July 18, 2019, CMS published a final rule that eliminates the prohibition on pre-dispute binding arbitration agreements between long-term care facilities and their residents. The rule also strengthens the transparency of arbitration agreements and makes other changes to arbitration requirements for long-term care facilities. There can be no assurance that these rules or future regulations modifying Medicare skilled nursing facility payment rates or other requirements for Medicare and/or
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Medicaid participation will not have an adverse effect on the financial condition of our borrowers and lessees which could, in turn, adversely impact the timing or level of their payments to us.
Congress periodically considers legislation revising Medicare and Medicaid policies, including legislation that could have the impact of reducing Medicare reimbursement for skilled nursing facilities and other Medicare providers, limiting state Medicaid funding allotments, encouraging home and community-based long-term care services as an alternative to institutional settings, or otherwise reforming payment policy for post-acute care services. There can be no assurances that enacted or future legislation will not have an adverse impact on the financial condition of our lessees and borrowers, which subsequently could materially adversely impact our company.
Additional reforms affecting the payment for and availability of health care services have been proposed at the federal and state level and adopted by certain states. Increasingly, state Medicaid programs are providing coverage through managed care programs under contracts with private health plans, which is intended to decrease state Medicaid costs. Congress and state legislatures can be expected to continue to review and assess alternative health care delivery systems and payment methodologies. Changes in the law, new interpretations of existing laws, or changes in payment methodologies may have a dramatic effect on the definition of permissible or impermissible activities, the relative costs associated with doing business and the amount of reimbursement by the government and other third-party payors.
Key Performance Indicators, Trends and Uncertainties
We utilize several key performance indicators to evaluate the various aspects of our business. These indicators are discussed below and relate to concentration risk and credit strength. Management uses these key performance indicators to facilitate internal and external comparisons to our historical operating results in making operating decisions and for budget planning purposes.
Concentration Risk. We evaluate by gross investment our concentration risk in terms of asset mix, real estate investment mix, operator mix and geographic mix. Concentration risk is valuable to understand what portion of our real estate investments could be at risk if certain sectors were to experience downturns. Asset mix measures the portion of our investments that are real property or mortgage loans. The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), an organization representing U.S. REITs and publicly traded real estate companies, classifies a company with 50% or more of assets directly or indirectly in the equity ownership of real estate as an equity REIT. Investment mix measures the portion of our investments that relate to our various property classifications. Operator mix measures the portion of our investments that relate to our top five operators. Geographic mix measures the portion of our real estate investment that relate to our top five states.
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The following table reflects our recent historical trends of concentration risk (gross investment, in thousands):
9/30/19
6/30/19
3/31/19
12/31/18
9/30/18
Asset mix:
Real property
1,452,669
1,445,596
1,421,456
1,414,267
Loans receivable
254,555
246,775
245,386
245,053
Real estate investment mix:
Skilled nursing centers
844,136
834,185
830,485
832,599
Assisted living communities
843,682
840,926
820,686
812,800
Under development
8,167
6,193
4,606
2,881
Other (1)
11,239
11,067
11,065
11,040
Operator mix:
Prestige Healthcare (1)
268,869
267,688
259,907
258,519
258,186
191,283
190,758
190,368
189,945
Senior Care Centers
138,109
Anthem Memory Care
136,483
136,397
135,946
Carespring Health Care Management
102,042
102,038
99,997
97,461
95,951
Remaining operators
893,643
872,234
867,593
845,988
841,183
Geographic mix:
292,238
292,159
292,091
292,317
Michigan (1)
256,680
255,498
247,718
246,329
245,996
149,184
149,064
146,750
143,657
137,056
Colorado
114,923
102,561
102,412
102,254
Remaining states
814,843
793,168
788,635
767,362
766,774
Credit Strength. We measure our credit strength both in terms of leverage ratios and coverage ratios. Our leverage ratios include debt to gross asset value and debt to market capitalization. The leverage ratios indicate how much of our consolidated balance sheet capitalization is related to long-term obligations. Our coverage ratios include interest coverage ratio and fixed charge coverage ratio. The coverage ratios indicate our ability to service interest and fixed charges (interest). The coverage ratios are based on earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization for real estate (“EBITDAre”) as defined by NAREIT. EBITDAre is calculated as net income available to common stockholders (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding (i) interest expense, (ii) income tax expense, (iii) real estate depreciation and amortization, (iv) impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate, (v) gains or losses on the sale of depreciable real estate, and (vi) adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Leverage ratios and coverage ratios are widely used by investors, analysts and rating agencies in the valuation, comparison, rating and investment recommendations of companies. The following table reflects the recent historical trends for our credit strength measures:
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Balance Sheet Metrics
Year to Date
Quarter Ended
Debt to gross asset value
36.8
37.1
35.2
(5)
36.4
Debt to market capitalization ratio
25.1
27.1
28.1
(6)
27.7
Interest coverage ratio (8)
4.9
x
4.8
(4)
5.2
(7)
Fixed charge coverage ratio (8)
Less: Gain on sale
(6,236)
(500)
(7,984)
(14,353)
Add: Interest expense
7,710
7,467
7,215
Add: Depreciation and amortization
9,860
9,607
9,396
Total EBITDAre
113,908
38,803
37,604
37,501
39,471
37,528
Add: Capitalized interest
441
108
73
260
298
Interest incurred
23,445
7,935
7,783
7,727
7,613
7,795
Interest coverage ratio
Total fixed charges
Fixed charge coverage ratio
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We evaluate our key performance indicators in conjunction with current expectations to determine if historical trends are indicative of future results. Our expected results may not be achieved, and actual results may differ materially from our expectations. This may be a result of various factors, including, but not limited to
Management regularly monitors the economic and other factors listed above. We develop strategic and tactical plans designed to improve performance and maximize our competitive position. Our ability to achieve our financial objectives is dependent upon our ability to effectively execute these plans and to appropriately respond to emerging economic and company-specific trends.
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Operating Results (unaudited, in thousands)
Difference
4,454
(1) (2)
559
330
5,343
(330)
(485)
120
(66)
(4,270)
134
(4,897)
(8)
(8,117)
(7,671)
(7,657)
(71)
(7,728)
(7,702)
11,920
1,398
465
13,783
(23)
(1,240)
(77)
(256)
(12,566)
480
(13,682)
(55,962)
(55,861)
(130)
(55,991)
(240)
(56,231)
206
(56,025)
Funds From Operations Available to Common Stockholders
Funds from Operations (“FFO”) available to common stockholders, basic FFO available to common stockholders per share and diluted FFO available to common stockholders per share are supplemental measures of a REIT’s financial performance that are not defined by GAAP. Real estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions, but cost accounting for real estate assets in accordance with GAAP assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. We believe that by excluding the effect of historical cost depreciation, which may be of limited relevance in evaluating current performance, FFO facilitates comparisons of operating performance between periods.
We use FFO as a supplemental performance measurement of our cash flow generated by operations. FFO does not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP,
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and is not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs and should not be considered an alternative to net income available to common stockholders.
We calculate and report FFO in accordance with the definition and interpretive guidelines issued by NAREIT. FFO, as defined by NAREIT, means net income available to common stockholders (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding gains or losses on the sale of real estate and impairment write-downs of depreciable real estate plus real estate depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Our calculation of FFO may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that have a different interpretation of the current NAREIT definition from us; therefore, caution should be exercised when comparing our FFO to that of other REITs.
The following table reconciles GAAP net income available to common stockholders to NAREIT FFO available to common stockholders (unaudited, amounts in thousands, except per share amounts):
GAAP net income available to common stockholders
Less: Gain on sale of real estate, net
NAREIT FFO attributable to common stockholders
30,776
29,876
90,349
89,172
NAREIT FFO attributable to common stockholders per share:
0.78
0.76
2.28
2.26
0.77
(1)
0.75
2.25
Weighted average shares used to calculate NAREIT FFO per share:
40,129
40,106
Liquidity and Capital Resources
Sources and Uses of Cash
As of September 30, 2019, we had a total of $4.0 million of cash and cash equivalents, $434.6 million available under our unsecured revolving line of credit, $107.5 million available under our senior unsecured note shelf agreement and the potential ability to access the capital markets through the issuance of $200.0 million of common stock under our Equity Distribution Agreements. Furthermore, we have the ability to access the capital markets through the issuance of debt and/ or equity securities under an automatic shelf registration statement.
We believe that our current cash balance, cash flow from operations available for distribution or reinvestment, our borrowing capacity and our potential ability to access the capital markets are sufficient to provide for payment of our current operating costs, meet debt obligations and pay common dividends at least sufficient to maintain our REIT status and repay borrowings at, or prior to, their maturity. The timing, source and amount of cash flows used in financing and investing activities are sensitive to the capital markets environment, especially to changes in interest rates. We continuously evaluate the availability of cost-effective capital and believe we have sufficient liquidity for additional capital investments in 2019 and 2020.
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We expect our future income and ability to make distributions from cash flows from operations to depend on the collectibility of our rents and mortgage loans receivable. The collection of these loans and rents will be dependent, in large part, upon the successful operation by the operators of the seniors housing and health care properties we own or that are pledged to us. The operating results of the facilities will be impacted by various factors over which the operators/owners may have no control. Those factors include, without limitation, the status of the economy, changes in supply of or demand for competing seniors housing and health care facilities, ability to control rising operating costs, and the potential for significant reforms in the health care industry. In addition, our future growth in net income and cash flow may be adversely impacted by various proposals for changes in the governmental regulations and financing of the health care industry. We cannot presently predict what impact these proposals may have, if any. We believe that an adequate provision has been made for the possibility of loans proving uncollectible but we will continually evaluate the financial status of the operations of the seniors housing and health care properties. In addition, we will monitor our borrowers and the underlying collateral for mortgage loans and will make future revisions to the provision, if considered necessary.
Our investments, principally our investments in owned properties and mortgage loans, are subject to the possibility of loss of their carrying values as a result of changes in market prices, interest rates and inflationary expectations. The effects on interest rates may affect our costs of financing our operations and the fair market value of our financial assets. Generally, our leases have agreed upon annual increases and our loans have predetermined increases in interest rates. Inasmuch as we may initially fund some of our investments with variable interest rate debt, we would be at risk of net interest margin deterioration if medium and long-term rates were to increase.
Our primary sources of cash include rent and interest receipts, borrowings under our unsecured credit facility, public and private issuances of debt and equity securities, proceeds from investment dispositions and principal payments on loans receivable. Our primary uses of cash include dividend distributions, debt service payments (including principal and interest), real property investments (including acquisitions, capital expenditures and construction advances), loan advances and general and administrative expenses. These sources and uses of cash are reflected in our Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as summarized below (in thousands):
Change
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities
6,654
Investing activities
(54,738)
Financing activities
32,030
(16,054)
(449)
(16,503)
Bank Borrowings. We have an Unsecured Credit Agreement that provides for a revolving line of credit up to $600.0 million in aggregate commitment of the lenders and the opportunity to increase the commitment size of the credit agreement up to a total of $1.0 billion. The Unsecured Credit Agreement matures on June 27, 2022 and provides for a one-year extension option at our discretion, subject to customary conditions. Based on our leverage at September 30, 2019, the facility provides for interest annually at LIBOR plus 115 basis points and a facility fee of 20 basis points. At September 30, 2019, we were in compliance with all covenants.
Senior Unsecured Notes. We have a $337.5 million shelf agreement with affiliates and managed accounts of PGIM, Inc. (“Prudential”) which expires on February 16, 2020.
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The debt obligations by component as of September 30, 2019 are as follows (dollar amounts in thousands):
Our debt borrowings and repayments during the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
At September 30, 2019, we had 39,751,704 shares of common stock outstanding, equity on our balance sheet totaled $793.9 million and our equity securities had a market value of $2.0 billion. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we declared and paid $68.2 million of cash dividends.
Subsequent to September 30, 2019, we declared a monthly cash dividend of $0.19 per share on our common stock for the months of October, November and December 2019, payable on October 31, November 29, and December 31, 2019, respectively, to stockholders of record on October 23, November 21, and December 23, 2019, respectively.
At-The-Market Program. On March 1, 2019, we entered into new separate equity distribution agreements (collectively, “Equity Distribution Agreements”) with four sales agents, replacing prior equity distribution agreements dated August 1, 2016. Under the terms of the new Equity Distribution Agreements, we may offer and sell, from time to time, up to $200.0 in aggregate offering price of shares of our common stock. As of September 30, 2019, no shares had been issued under the Equity Distribution Agreements. Accordingly, at September 30, 2019, we had $200.0 available under the Equity Distribution Agreements.
Available Shelf Registrations. We have an automatic shelf registration statement on file with the SEC and currently have the ability to file additional automatic shelf registration statements to provide us with capacity to publicly offer an indeterminate amount of common stock, preferred stock, warrants, debt, depositary shares, or units. We may from time to time raise capital under our automatic registration statement in amounts, at prices, and on terms to be announced when and if the securities are offered. The specifics of any future offerings, along with the use of proceeds of any securities offered, will be described in detail in a prospectus supplement, or other offering materials, at the time of the offering. Our shelf registration statement expires on February 28, 2022.
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Stock-Based Compensation. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, we granted restricted stock and performance-based stock units under the 2015 Plan as follows:
Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated financial statements included in Part I, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are prepared in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for interim financial information set forth in the Accounting Standards Codification as published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which require us to make estimates and assumptions regarding future events that affect the amounts reported in our financial statements and accompanying footnotes. We base these estimates on our experience and assumptions regarding future events we believe to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results could differ from those estimates and such differences may be material to the consolidated financial statements. We have described our most critical accounting policies in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
There have been no changes to our critical accounting policies or estimates since December 31, 2018, with exception of the adoption of ASC Topic 842, Leases. Please refer to Note 1. General of these unaudited consolidated financial statements under Part 1, Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for information regarding recently adopted standards.
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK
There were no material changes in our market risk during the nine months ended September 30, 2019. For additional information, refer to Item 7A as presented in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Item 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES
Our management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended). As of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective.
There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II
OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
We are and may become from time to time a party to various claims and lawsuits arising in the ordinary course of business, which in our opinion are not singularly or in the aggregate anticipated to be material to our results of operations or financial condition. Claims and lawsuits may include matters involving general or professional liability asserted against the lessees or borrowers related to our properties, which we believe under applicable legal principles are not our responsibility as a non-possessory landlord or mortgage holder. We believe that these matters are the responsibility of our lessees and borrowers pursuant to general legal principles and pursuant to insurance and indemnification provisions in the applicable leases or mortgages. We intend to continue to vigorously defend such claims and lawsuits.
Item 1A. RISK FACTORS
There have been no material changes from the risk factors as previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018.
Item 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS
None
Item 6. Exhibits
3.1
LTC Properties, Inc. Articles of Restatement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to LTC Properties Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11314) filed June 6, 2016)
3.2
Bylaws of LTC Properties, Inc., as restated June 2, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to LTC Properties Inc.’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 1-11314) filed June 5, 2015)
31.1
Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
Registrant
Dated: October 31, 2019
By:
/s/ Pamela Kessler
Pamela Kessler
Executive Vice President, Chief FinancialOfficer and Corporate Secretary
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)