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Chatham Lodging Trust
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
x
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended
June 30, 2015
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: 001-34693
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Maryland
27-1200777
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
50 Cocoanut Row, Suite 211
Palm Beach, Florida
33480
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
(561) 802-4477
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
x
Yes
¨
No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).
x
Yes
¨
No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
¨
Yes
x
No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
Outstanding at August 6, 2015
Common Shares of Beneficial Interest ($0.01 par value per share)
38,306,820
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
Financial Statements.
3
Item 2.
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
21
Item 3.
Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
39
Item 4.
Controls and Procedures.
40
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Legal Proceedings.
40
Item 1A.
Risk Factors.
40
Item 2.
Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
40
Item 3.
Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
40
Item 4.
Mine Safety Disclosures.
40
Item 5.
Other Information.
41
Item 6.
Exhibits.
43
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
June 30,
2015
December 31,
2014
(unaudited)
Assets:
Investment in hotel properties, net
$
1,172,798
$
1,096,425
Cash and cash equivalents
18,075
15,077
Restricted cash
18,545
12,030
Investment in unconsolidated real estate entities
25,602
28,152
Hotel receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $82 and $71, respectively)
5,030
3,601
Deferred costs, net
7,547
7,514
Prepaid expenses and other assets
3,665
2,300
Total assets
$
1,251,262
$
1,165,099
Liabilities and Equity:
Mortgage debt
$
521,379
$
527,721
Revolving credit facility
—
22,500
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
22,332
20,042
Distributions and losses in excess of investments of unconsolidated real estate entities
306
—
Distributions payable
3,968
2,884
Total liabilities
547,985
573,147
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized and unissued at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
—
—
Common shares, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 38,306,743 and 34,173,691 shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
379
339
Additional paid-in capital
718,905
599,318
Retained earnings (distributions in excess of retained earnings)
(19,970
)
(11,120
)
Total shareholders’ equity
699,314
588,537
Noncontrolling Interests:
Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership
3,963
3,415
Total equity
703,277
591,952
Total liabilities and equity
$
1,251,262
$
1,165,099
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Consolidated Statements of Operations
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30,
June 30,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Revenue:
Room
$
67,698
$
43,978
$
122,729
$
77,935
Food and beverage
1,355
585
2,522
1,213
Other
2,335
2,021
4,204
3,629
Cost reimbursements from unconsolidated real estate entities
869
493
1,717
1,165
Total revenue
72,257
47,077
131,172
83,942
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses:
Room
12,755
8,802
23,696
16,557
Food and beverage
973
432
1,820
899
Telephone
416
285
825
572
Other hotel operating
661
507
1,188
950
General and administrative
5,330
3,847
9,971
7,274
Franchise and marketing fees
5,560
3,602
10,055
6,394
Advertising and promotions
1,192
859
2,411
1,689
Utilities
2,100
1,482
4,426
3,102
Repairs and maintenance
2,856
2,057
5,677
4,056
Management fees
2,197
1,396
4,013
2,490
Insurance
285
217
586
433
Total hotel operating expenses
34,325
23,486
64,668
44,416
Depreciation and amortization
12,063
7,365
23,586
13,680
Property taxes and insurance
4,254
2,809
8,339
5,458
General and administrative
2,156
2,364
5,583
4,686
Hotel property acquisition costs and other charges
524
5,559
784
7,041
Reimbursed costs from unconsolidated real estate entities
869
493
1,717
1,165
Total operating expenses
54,191
42,076
104,677
76,446
Operating income
18,066
5,001
26,495
7,496
Interest and other income
323
12
383
26
Interest expense, including amortization of deferred fees
(6,852
)
(4,362
)
(13,665
)
(8,100
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
—
—
(184
)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated real estate entities
1,333
(2,000
)
1,077
(2,316
)
Net gain from remeasurement and sale of investment in unconsolidated real estate entities
—
66,701
—
66,701
Income before income tax expense
12,870
65,352
14,290
63,623
Income tax expense
(25
)
(38
)
(25
)
(41
)
Net income
12,845
65,314
14,265
63,582
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(82
)
(108
)
(90
)
(108
)
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
12,763
$
65,206
$
14,175
$
63,474
Income per Common Share - Basic:
Net income attributable to common shareholders (Note 11)
$
0.33
$
2.46
$
0.37
$
2.40
Income per Common Share - Diluted:
Net income attributable to common shareholders (Note 11)
$
0.33
$
2.44
$
0.37
$
2.38
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic
38,211,833
26,437,878
37,618,234
26,355,237
Diluted
38,618,824
26,734,919
38,022,675
26,637,261
Distributions per common share:
$
0.30
$
0.24
$
0.60
$
0.45
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Consolidated Statements of Equity
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
Common Shares
Additional
Paid - In
Capital
Retained earnings (distributions in excess of retained earnings)
Total
Shareholders’
Equity
Noncontrolling
Interest in
Operating
Partnership
Total
Equity
Shares
Amount
Balance, January 1, 2014
26,295,558
$
261
$
433,900
$
(50,792
)
$
383,369
$
2,167
$
385,536
Issuance of shares pursuant to Equity Incentive Plan
16,542
—
337
—
337
—
337
Issuance of shares, net of offering costs of $461
486,969
5
10,506
—
10,511
—
10,511
Issuance of restricted time-based shares
48,213
—
—
—
—
—
—
Issuance of performance based shares
31,342
—
—
—
—
—
—
Repurchase of common shares
(867
)
—
(18
)
—
(18
)
—
(18
)
Amortization of share based compensation
—
—
616
—
616
391
1,007
Dividends declared on common shares ($0.45 per share)
—
—
—
(11,953
)
(11,953
)
—
(11,953
)
Distributions declared on LTIP units ($0.45 per unit)
—
—
—
—
—
(116
)
(116
)
Reallocation of noncontrolling interest
—
—
86
—
86
(86
)
—
Net income
—
—
—
63,474
63,474
108
63,582
Balance, June 30, 2014
26,877,757
$
266
$
445,427
$
729
$
446,422
$
2,464
$
448,886
Balance, January 1, 2015
34,173,691
$
339
$
599,318
$
(11,120
)
$
588,537
$
3,415
$
591,952
Issuance of shares pursuant to Equity Incentive Plan
14,113
—
412
—
412
—
412
Issuance of shares, net of offering costs of $2,001
4,026,318
40
118,748
—
118,788
—
118,788
Issuance of restricted time-based shares
49,110
—
—
—
—
—
—
Issuance of performance based shares
44,274
—
—
—
—
—
—
Repurchase of common shares
(763
)
—
(22
)
—
(22
)
—
(22
)
Amortization of share based compensation
—
—
769
—
769
311
1,080
Dividends declared on common shares ($0.60 per share)
—
—
—
(23,025
)
(23,025
)
—
(23,025
)
Distributions declared on LTIP units ($0.60 per unit)
—
—
—
—
—
(173
)
(173
)
Reallocation of noncontrolling interest
—
—
(320
)
—
(320
)
320
—
Net income
—
—
—
14,175
14,175
90
14,265
Balance, June 30, 2015
38,306,743
$
379
$
718,905
$
(19,970
)
$
699,314
$
3,963
$
703,277
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(unaudited)
For the six months ended
June 30,
2015
2014
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net income
$
14,265
$
63,582
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation
23,493
13,623
Amortization of deferred franchise fees
93
57
Amortization of deferred financing fees included in interest expense
855
749
Net gain from remeasurement and sale of investment in unconsolidated real estate entities
—
(66,701
)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
184
Share based compensation
1,355
1,213
(Income) loss from unconsolidated real estate entities
(1,077
)
2,316
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Hotel receivables
(1,348
)
(389
)
Deferred costs
(608
)
(136
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(1,119
)
(619
)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
1,544
1,225
Net cash provided by operating activities
37,453
15,104
Cash flows from investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotel properties
(9,154
)
(7,721
)
Acquisition of hotel properties, net of cash acquired
(90,155
)
(265,288
)
Distributions from unconsolidated entities
3,932
449
Restricted cash
(6,515
)
(3,455
)
Net cash used in investing activities
(101,892
)
(276,015
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Borrowings on revolving credit facility
5,000
126,000
Repayments on revolving credit facility
(27,500
)
(78,000
)
Payments on debt
(1,582
)
(1,342
)
Proceeds from the issuance of debt
—
256,000
Principal prepayment of mortgage debt
(4,760
)
(32,186
)
Payment of financing costs
(374
)
(531
)
Payment of offering costs
(2,001
)
(511
)
Proceeds from issuance of common shares
120,789
10,972
In-substance repurchase of vested common shares
(22
)
(18
)
Distributions-common shares/units
(22,113
)
(11,759
)
Net cash provided by financing activities
67,437
268,625
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
2,998
7,714
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
15,077
4,221
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
18,075
$
11,935
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest
$
12,409
$
7,129
Cash paid for income taxes
$
95
$
165
-continued-
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing information:
On January 15, 2015, the Company issued
14,113
shares to its independent trustees pursuant to the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan as compensation for services performed in 2014. On January 15, 2014, the Company issued
16,542
shares to its independent trustees pursuant to the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan as compensation for services performed in 2013.
As of
June 30, 2015
, the Company had accrued distributions payable of
$3,968
. These distributions were paid on July 31, 2015, except for
$112
related to accrued but unpaid distributions on unvested performance based shares (See Note 12). As of
June 30, 2014
, the Company had accrued distributions payable of
$2,260
. These distributions were paid on July 25, 2014, except for
$89
related to accrued but unpaid distributions on unvested performance based shares.
Accrued share based compensation of
$275
and
$206
is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses as of
June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively.
Accrued capital improvements of
$1,544
and
$424
are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses as of
June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively.
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements
(in thousands, except share and per share data)
(unaudited)
1. Organization
Chatham Lodging Trust (“we,” “us” or the “Company”) was formed as a Maryland real estate investment trust (“REIT”) on October 26, 2009. The Company is internally-managed and invests primarily in premium-branded upscale extended-stay and select-service hotels.
In January 2014, the Company established an At the Market Equity Offering ("ATM Plan") whereby, from time to time, we may publicly offer and sell our common shares having an aggregate maximum offering price of up to
$50,000
by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"), in negotiated transactions or in transactions that are deemed to be “at the market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. ("Cantor") acting as sales agent pursuant to a Sales Agreement (the “Cantor Sales Agreement”). On January 13, 2015, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement (the “Barclays Sales Agreement”) with Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays”) to add Barclays as an additional sales agent under the Company’s ATM Plan. As of
June 30, 2015
, we had issued
880,820
shares under the ATM Plan at a weighted average price of
$23.54
. As of
June 30, 2015
, there was approximately
$29,264
available for issuance under the ATM Plan.
In January 2014, the Company established a
$25,000
dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan ("DRSPP"). Under the DRSPP, shareholders may purchase additional common shares by reinvesting some or all of the cash dividends received on the Company's common shares. Shareholders may also make optional cash purchases of the Company's common shares subject to certain limitations detailed in the prospectus for the DRSPP. As of
June 30, 2015
, we had issued
3,401
shares under the DRSPP at a weighted average price of
$26.35
. As of
June 30, 2015
, there was approximately
$24,910
available for issuance under the DRSPP.
On January 27, 2015, the Company completed a follow-on common share offering of
4,025,000
shares (including
525,000
shares issued pursuant to the exercise of the underwriters' option to purchase additional shares) generating gross proceeds of
$120,750
and net proceeds to the Company of approximately
$118,802
. Proceeds from the January 2015 offering were used to pay down borrowings under the Company's senior secured revolving credit facility and to invest in additional hotel properties, including the acquisition of the Residence Inn San Diego Gaslamp on February 25, 2015.
The net proceeds from any share offerings are contributed to Chatham Lodging, L.P., our operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), in exchange for partnership interests. Substantially all of the Company’s assets are held by, and all operations are conducted through, the Operating Partnership. Chatham Lodging Trust is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and owns
100%
of the common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership. Certain of the Company’s executive officers hold vested and unvested long-term incentive plan units in the Operating Partnership ("LTIP units"), which are presented as non-controlling interests on our consolidated balance sheets.
As of
June 30, 2015
, the Company owned
35
hotels with an aggregate of
5,355
rooms located in
15
states and the District of Columbia. As of
June 30, 2015
, the Company also (i) owns a
10.3%
noncontrolling interest in a joint venture (the “NewINK JV”) with affiliates of NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. ("NorthStar"), which was formed in the second quarter of 2014 and acquired
47
hotels comprising an aggregate of
6,094
rooms from a joint venture (the "Innkeepers JV") between the Company and Cerberus Capital Management ("Cerberus"), (ii) owns a
10.0%
noncontrolling interest in a separate joint venture (the "Inland JV") with affiliates of NorthStar, which was formed in the fourth quarter of 2014 and acquired
48
hotels from Inland American Real Estate Trust, Inc. ("Inland"), comprising an aggregate of
6,401
rooms, and (iii) owns a
5.0%
noncontrolling interest in a joint venture (the "Torrance JV") with Cerberus that owns the
248
-room Residence Inn by Marriott in Torrance, CA. We sometimes refer to the NewINK JV, Inland JV and Torrance JV collectively as the "JVs").
To qualify as a REIT, the Company cannot operate the hotels. Therefore, the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries lease our wholly owned hotels to taxable REIT subsidiary lessees (“TRS Lessees”), which are wholly owned by one of the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) holding companies. The Company indirectly owns its (i)
10.3%
interest in
47
of the NewINK JV hotels, (ii)
10%
interest in
48
of the Inland JV hotels and (iii) its
5%
interest in the Torrance JV through the Operating Partnership. All of the NewINK JV hotels, Inland JV hotels and the Torrance JV hotel are leased to TRS Lessees, in which the Company indirectly owns noncontrolling interests through one of its TRS holding companies. Each hotel is leased to a TRS Lessee under a percentage lease that provides for rental payments equal to the greater of (i) a fixed base rent amount or (ii) a percentage rent based on hotel room revenue. The initial term of each of the TRS leases is
5 years
. Lease revenue from each TRS Lessee is eliminated in consolidation.
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The TRS Lessees have entered into management agreements with third party management companies that provide day-to-day management for the hotels. As of
June 30, 2015
, Island Hospitality Management Inc. (“IHM”), which is
51%
owned by Jeffrey H. Fisher, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and
45%
owned by affiliates of NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc, managed
33
of the Company’s wholly owned hotels and Concord Hospitality Enterprises Company managed
two
of the Company’s wholly owned hotels. As of
June 30, 2015
, all of the NewINK JV hotels were managed by IHM. As of
June 30, 2015
,
34
of the Inland JV hotels were managed by IHM and
14
hotels were managed by Marriott International, Inc. ("Marriott"). The Torrance JV hotel is managed by Marriott.
2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable to interim financial information. These unaudited consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments consisting of normal, recurring adjustments which are considered necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of equity, and consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance due to seasonal and other factors including the timing of the acquisition of hotels.
The consolidated financial statements include all of the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the related notes thereto as of
December 31, 2014
, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2014
.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the balance sheet date and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
3. Recently Issued Accounting Standards
On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
, which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU No. 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP when it becomes effective. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. In July 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date to January 1, 2018 with early adoption beginning January 1, 2017. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU No. 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its financial statements.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15,
Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entities Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,
which requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity's ability to continue within one year of the date the financial statements are issued and provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going concern uncertainties in the financial statements. Certain disclosures will be required if conditions give rise to substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern. This guidance is effective for the Company on January 1, 2017 and will not have an impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02,
Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis
, which requires amendments to both the variable interest entity and voting models. The amendments (i) rescind the indefinite deferral of certain aspects of accounting standards relating to consolidations and provide a permanent scope exception for registered money market funds and similar unregistered money market funds, (ii) modify the identification of variable interest (fees paid to a decision maker or service provider), the VIE characteristics for a limited partnership or similar entity and primary beneficiary determinations under the VIE model, and (iii) eliminate the presumption within the current voting model that a general partner controls a limited partnership or similar entity. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted. The amendments may be applied using either a modified retrospective or full retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.
On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03,
Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs,
which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the debt liability. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted and will be applied on a retrospective basis. The new standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 and will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
4. Acquisition of Hotel Properties
Hotel Purchase Price Allocation
The allocation of the purchase price of the Residence Inn San Diego Gaslamp hotel ("Gaslamp") based on the fair value on the date of the acquisition, was (dollars in thousands):
Gaslamp
Acquisition date
2/25/2015
Number of Rooms
240
Land
$
—
Building and improvements
89,040
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
960
Cash
3
Accounts receivable
81
Prepaid expenses and other assets
278
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
(204
)
Net assets acquired
$
90,158
Net assets acquired, net of cash
$
90,155
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The Company incurred acquisition costs of
$524
and
$784
, respectively, during the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
and
$5,559
and
$7,041
, respectively, during the
three and six months ended June 30, 2014
.
The amount of revenue and operating income from the new hotel acquired in
2015
is as follows (in thousands):
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30, 2015
June 30, 2015
Revenue
Operating Income
Revenue
Operating Income
Residence Inn San Diego Gaslamp
$
3,784
$
988
$
5,323
$
1,336
Total
$
3,784
$
988
$
5,323
$
1,336
Pro Forma Financial Information
The following condensed pro forma financial information presents the unaudited results of operations for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
as if the acquisition of the hotels acquired in
2015
and
2014
had taken place on January 1, 2014 and 2013, respectively. Since the acquisition of the Cherry Creek hotel was not material, the pro forma numbers presented below do not include the operating results of the Cherry Creek hotel prior to the acquisition date. Supplemental pro forma earnings were adjusted to exclude
$0
and
$80
, respectively of acquisition costs incurred in the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
. Supplemental pro forma earnings for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2014
were adjusted to include these charges from
2015
. Supplemental pro forma earnings were adjusted to exclude
$4,784
and
$4,784
, respectively, of acquisition costs incurred in the
three and six months ended June 30, 2014
. The unaudited pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and are not necessarily indicative of what actual results of operations would have been had the acquisitions taken place on January 1, 2014 and 2013, respectively, nor do they purport to represent the results of operations for future periods (in thousands, except share and per share data).
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30,
June 30,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Pro forma total revenue
$
72,257
$
66,392
$
133,240
$
122,162
Pro forma net income
$
12,845
$
6,915
$
14,070
$
13,767
Pro forma income per share:
Basic
$
0.34
$
0.26
$
0.37
$
0.51
Diluted
$
0.33
$
0.25
$
0.36
$
0.51
Weighted average Common Shares Outstanding
Basic
38,306,743
26,877,757
38,306,743
26,877,757
Diluted
38,713,734
27,174,798
38,711,184
27,159,781
5. Allowance for Doubtful Accounts
The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts at a level believed to be adequate to absorb estimated probable losses. That estimate is based on past loss experience, current economic and market conditions and other relevant factors. The allowance for doubtful accounts was
$82
and
$71
as of
June 30, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
, respectively.
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6. Investment in Hotel Properties
Investment in hotel properties as of
June 30, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
consisted of the following (in thousands):
June 30, 2015
December 31, 2014
Land and improvements
$
261,113
$
261,108
Building and improvements
937,048
844,396
Furniture, fixtures and equipment
57,766
61,185
Renovations in progress
11,723
6,574
1,267,650
1,173,263
Less: accumulated depreciation
(94,852
)
(76,838
)
Investment in hotel properties, net
$
1,172,798
$
1,096,425
7. Investment in Unconsolidated Entities
On April 17, 2013, the Company acquired a
5.0%
interest in the Torrance JV for
$1.7 million
. The Torrance JV acquired the
248
-room Residence Inn by Marriott in Torrance, CA for
$31,000
. The Company accounts for this investment under the equity method. During the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, the Company received cash distributions from the Torrance JV as follows (in thousands):
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30,
June 30,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Cash generated from other activities and excess cash
$
—
$
—
$
45
$
38
Total
$
—
$
—
$
45
$
38
Until June 9, 2014, the Company owned a
10.3%
interest in the Innkeepers JV with Cerberus, which owned
51
hotels comprising an aggregate of
6,845
rooms. The Company accounted for this investment under the equity method. During the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, the Company received cash distributions from the Innkeepers JV as follows (in thousands):
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30,
June 30,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Cash generated from other activities and excess cash
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
411
Total
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
411
On June 9, 2014, the Innkeepers JV completed the sale of
47
of the
51
-hotels, owned by the Innkeepers JV to the NewINK JV, a joint venture between affiliates of NorthStar and the Operating Partnership. NorthStar owns an
89.7%
interest and the Company owns a
10.3%
interest in the NewINK JV and its
47
-hotel portfolio. The remaining
four
hotels that were part of the
51
-hotel portfolio owned by the Innkeepers JV, each of which is a Residence Inn hotel located in Silicon Valley, CA (the "Silicon Valley Hotels"), were purchased by the Company. The Company accounts for its investment in the NewINK JV under the equity method. The remeasurement gain of the Company's interest in the
four
Silicon Valley Hotels as a result of the step acquisition was approximately
$19,701
and the net gain from the Company's promote interest in the Innkeepers JV was approximately
$47,000
(which was credited toward the purchase of the Silicon Valley Hotels), resulting in a total gain of
$66,701
from the transaction. For tax purposes, the Company's gain resulting from this transaction will be rolled tax deferred between the basis of the Company's investment in the NewINK JV and the Company's basis in the
four
Silicon Valley Hotels. As of
June 30, 2015
, the Company’s share of partners’ capital in the NewINK JV is approximately
$20,400
and the total difference between the carrying amount of investment and the Company’s share of partners’ capital is approximately
$20,706
(for which the basis difference related to amortizing assets is being recognized over the life of the related assets as a basis difference adjustment).
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During the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, the Company received cash distributions from the NewINK JV as follows (in thousands):
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30,
June 30,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Cash generated from other activities and excess cash
$
1,670
$
—
$
2,492
$
—
Total
$
1,670
$
—
$
2,492
$
—
On November 17, 2014, the Company acquired a
10.0%
interest in the Inland JV, a joint venture between affiliates of NorthStar and the Operating Partnership. NorthStar owns a
90.0%
interest in the Inland JV and the Company owns a
10.0%
interest. The Company accounts for this investment under the equity method. During the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, the Company received cash distributions from the Inland JV as follows (in thousands):
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30,
June 30,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Cash generated from other activities and excess cash
$
970
$
—
$
1,395
$
—
Total
$
970
$
—
1,395
$
—
The Company’s ownership interest in the JVs are subject to change in the event that either the Company, NorthStar or Cerberus calls for additional capital contributions to the respective JVs necessary for the conduct of business, including contributions to fund costs and expenses related to capital expenditures. The Company manages the JVs and will receive a promote interest in each applicable JV if it meets certain return thresholds for such JV. NorthStar and Cerberus may also approve certain actions by the JVs in which they are the partner without the Company’s consent, including certain property dispositions conducted at arm’s length, certain actions related to the restructuring of the applicable JV and removal of the Company as managing member in the event the Company fails to fulfill its material obligations under the applicable joint venture agreement.
The Company's investment in the Innkeepers JV is
$0
at
June 30, 2015
. The Company's investment in the NewINK JV, the Inland JV and Torrance JV are
$(306)
,
$24,805
, and
$797
, respectively, at
June 30, 2015
. The following table sets forth the combined components of net income (loss), including the Company’s share, related to the Innkeepers JV, NewINK JV and Inland JV (the Torrance JV is not material) for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
(in thousands):
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30,
June 30,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Revenue
$
131,809
$
72,857
$
239,667
$
136,570
Total hotel operating expenses
73,132
39,359
140,387
76,358
Operating income
$
58,677
$
33,498
$
99,280
$
60,212
Net income (loss) from continuing operations
$
11,293
$
(19,843
)
$
7,113
$
(23,177
)
Loss on sale of hotels
$
—
$
—
$
—
$
(5
)
Net income (loss)
$
11,293
$
(19,843
)
$
7,113
$
(23,182
)
Income (loss) allocable to the Company
$
1,144
$
(2,039
)
$
717
$
(2,382
)
Basis difference adjustment
150
—
300
—
Total income (loss) from unconsolidated real estate entities attributable to Chatham
$
1,294
$
(2,039
)
$
1,017
$
(2,382
)
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8. Debt
The Company’s mortgage loans and its senior secured revolving credit facility are collateralized by first-mortgage liens on certain of the Company’s properties. The mortgages are non-recourse except for instances of fraud or misapplication of funds. Mortgage debt consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
Collateral
Interest
Rate
Maturity Date
6/30/15
Property
Carrying
Value
Balance Outstanding on Loan as of
June 30, 2015
December 31,
2014
Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility (1)
2.67
%
November 5, 2016
$
238,773
$
—
$
22,500
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Washington, PA (2)
5.84
%
April 1, 2015
—
—
4,760
Courtyard by Marriott Altoona, PA
5.96
%
April 1, 2016
10,347
6,064
6,172
Residence Inn by Marriott New Rochelle, NY
5.75
%
September 1, 2021
21,025
14,665
14,832
Residence Inn by Marriott San Diego, CA
4.66
%
February 6, 2023
46,364
29,809
30,062
Homewood Suites by Hilton San Antonio, TX
4.59
%
February 6, 2023
29,256
17,028
17,174
Residence Inn by Marriott Vienna, VA
4.49
%
February 6, 2023
32,367
23,330
23,534
Courtyard by Marriott Houston, TX
4.19
%
May 6, 2023
31,890
19,300
19,475
Hyatt Place Pittsburgh, PA
4.65
%
July 6, 2023
37,573
23,464
23,657
Residence Inn by Marriott Bellevue, WA
4.97
%
December 6, 2023
69,033
47,244
47,580
Residence Inn by Marriott Garden Grove, CA
4.79
%
April 6, 2024
42,309
34,000
34,000
Residence Inn by Marriott Silicon Valley I, CA
4.64
%
July 1, 2024
88,286
64,800
64,800
Residence Inn by Marriott Silicon Valley II, CA
4.64
%
July 1, 2024
96,734
70,700
70,700
Residence Inn by Marriott San Mateo, CA
4.64
%
July 1, 2024
69,664
48,600
48,600
Residence Inn by Marriott Mountain View, CA
4.64
%
July 6, 2024
53,309
37,900
37,900
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Savannah, GA
4.62
%
July 6, 2024
37,592
30,000
30,000
Homewood Suites by Hilton Billerica, MA
4.32
%
December 6, 2024
11,889
16,225
16,225
Homewood Suites by Hilton Carlsbad CA
4.32
%
December 6, 2024
28,447
19,950
19,950
Hampton Inn & Suites Houston Medical Center, TX
4.25
%
January 6, 2025
15,432
18,300
18,300
Total
$
960,290
$
521,379
$
550,221
(1)
Twelve
properties in the borrowing base serve as collateral for borrowings under the senior secured revolving credit facility at
June 30, 2015
. The interest rate for the senior secured revolving credit facility is variable and based on LIBOR plus
2.5%
.
(2)
On
March 31, 2015
, the Company paid off the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Washington, PA loan, due
April 1, 2015
.
At
June 30, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
, the Company had
$0
and
$22,500
, respectively, of outstanding borrowings under its senior secured revolving credit facility. At
June 30, 2015
, the maximum borrowing availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility was
$175,000
.
The Company estimates the fair value of its fixed rate debt, which is all of the Company's mortgage loans, by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at estimated market rates. Rates take into consideration general market conditions, quality and estimated value of collateral and maturity of debt with similar credit terms and are classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed rate debt as of
June 30, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
was
$524,742
and
$542,538
, respectively.
The Company estimates the fair value of its variable rate debt by taking into account general market conditions and the estimated credit terms it could obtain for debt with similar maturity and is classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The Company’s only variable rate debt is under its senior secured revolving credit facility. The estimated fair value of the Company’s variable rate debt as of
June 30, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
was
$0
and
$22,498
, respectively.
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As of
June 30, 2015
, the Company was in compliance with all of its financial covenants. At
June 30, 2015
, the Company’s consolidated fixed charge coverage ratio was
3.13
. Future scheduled principal payments of debt obligations as of
June 30, 2015
, for the current year and each of the next four calendar years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):
Amount
2015 (remaining six months)
$
1,586
2016
9,487
2017
3,901
2018
4,954
2019
6,899
Thereafter
494,552
Total
$
521,379
9. Income Taxes
The Company’s TRSs are subject to federal and state income taxes. The Company’s TRSs are structured under two TRS holding companies, which are referred to as TRS 1 and TRS 2, that are treated separately for income tax purposes.
The components of income tax expense for the following periods are as follows (in thousands):
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30,
June 30,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Federal
$
16
$
28
$
16
$
30
State
9
10
9
11
Tax expense
$
25
$
38
$
25
$
41
At
June 30, 2015
, TRS 1 had a net deferred tax asset associated with future tax deductions of $
1,157
. TRS 1 has continued to record a full valuation allowance equal to
100%
of the gross deferred tax asset due to the uncertainty of realizing the benefit of its deferred assets due to the cumulative taxable losses incurred by TRS 1 since its inception. TRS 2 has a deferred tax asset of $
0
as of
June 30, 2015
.
10. Dividends Declared and Paid
The Company declared total common share dividends of
$0.30
per share and distributions on LTIP units of
$0.30
per unit for the
three months ended June 30, 2015
and
$0.60
per share and distributions of LTIP units of
$0.60
per unit for the
six months ended June 30 2015
. The dividends and distributions were as follows:
Record
Date
Payment
Date
Common
share
distribution
amount
LTIP
unit
distribution
amount
January
1/30/2015
2/27/2015
$
0.10
$
0.10
February
2/27/2015
3/27/2015
0.10
0.10
March
3/31/2015
4/24/2015
0.10
0.10
1st Quarter 2015
$
0.30
$
0.30
April
4/30/2015
5/29/2015
$
0.10
$
0.10
May
5/29/2015
6/26/2015
0.10
0.10
June
6/30/2015
7/31/2015
0.10
$
0.10
2nd Quarter 2015
$
0.30
$
0.30
Total 2015
$
0.60
$
0.60
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11. Earnings Per Share
The two class method is used to determine earnings per share because unvested restricted shares and unvested LTIP units are considered to be participating shares. Unvested restricted shares and unvested LTIP units that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future would not be included in the computation of diluted loss per share, for the periods where a loss has been recorded, because they would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented. The following is a reconciliation of the amounts used in calculating basic and diluted net income (loss) per share (in thousands, except share and per share data):
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30,
June 30,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Numerator:
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
12,763
$
65,206
$
14,175
$
63,474
Dividends paid on unvested shares and units
(28
)
(69
)
(72
)
(145
)
Net income attributable to common shareholders
$
12,735
$
65,137
$
14,103
$
63,329
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common shares - basic
38,211,833
26,437,878
37,618,234
26,355,237
Effect of dilutive securities:
Unvested shares
406,991
297,041
404,441
282,024
Weighted average number of common shares - diluted
38,618,824
26,734,919
38,022,675
26,637,261
Basic income per Common Share:
Net income attributable to common shareholders per weighted average basic common share
$
0.33
$
2.46
$
0.37
$
2.40
Diluted income per Common Share:
Net income attributable to common shareholders per weighted average diluted common share
$
0.33
$
2.44
$
0.37
$
2.38
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12. Equity Incentive Plan
The Company maintains its Equity Incentive Plan to attract and retain independent trustees, executive officers and other key employees and service providers. The plan provides for the grant of options to purchase common shares, share awards, share appreciation rights, performance units and other equity-based awards. The plan was amended and restated as of May 17, 2013 to increase the maximum number of shares available under the plan to
3,000,000
shares. Share awards under this plan generally vest over
three
years, though compensation for the Company’s independent trustees includes shares granted that vest immediately. The Company pays dividends on unvested shares and units, except for performance based shares and out-performance based units, for which dividends on unvested performance based shares and units are not paid until those shares are vested. Certain awards may provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control. In January 2015 and 2014, the Company issued
14,113
and
16,542
common shares, respectively, to its independent trustees as compensation for services performed in 2014 and 2013. The quantity of shares was calculated based on the average of the closing price for the Company’s common shares on the NYSE for the
ten
trading days immediately preceding the reporting date. The Company would have distributed
10,050
common shares for services performed in 2015 had this liability classified award been satisfied as of
June 30, 2015
. As of
June 30, 2015
, there were
2,013,791
common shares available for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan.
Restricted Share Awards
A summary of the shares granted to executive officers that have not fully vested pursuant to the Equity Incentive Plan as of
June 30, 2015
is as follows:
Award Type
Award Date
Total Shares Granted
Vested as of June 30, 2015
2013 Time-based Awards
1/29/2013
40,829
27,222
2013 Performance-based Awards
5/17/2013
40,829
27,222
2014 Time-based Awards
1/31/2014
48,213
16,071
2014 Performance-based Awards
1/31/2014
38,805
12,935
2015 Time-based Awards
1/30/2015
40,161
—
2015 Performance-based Awards
1/30/2015
36,144
—
2015 Time-based Awards
6/1/2015
8,949
—
Time-based shares will vest over a
three
-year period. The performance-based shares will be issued and vest over a
three
-year period only if and to the extent that long-term performance criteria established by the Board of Trustees are met and the recipient remains employed by the Company through the vesting date.
The Company measures compensation expense for time-based vesting restricted share awards based upon the fair market value of its common shares at the date of grant. For the performance-based shares granted in 2013, 2014 and 2015, compensation expense is based on a valuation of $
10.93
, $
13.17
and
$21.21
, respectively, per performance share granted, which takes into account that some or all of the awards may not vest if long-term performance criteria are not met during the vesting period. Compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period and is included in general and administrative expense in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations. The Company pays dividends on non-vested time-based restricted shares. Dividends for performance-based shares are accrued and paid annually only if and to the extent that long-term performance criteria established by the Board of Trustees are met and the recipient remains employed by the Company on the vesting date.
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A summary of the Company’s restricted share awards for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and the year ended
December 31, 2014
is as follows:
Six Months Ended
Year Ended
June 30, 2015
December 31, 2014
Number of
Shares
Weighted -
Average Grant
Date Fair
Value
Number of
Shares
Weighted -
Average Grant
Date Fair
Value
Non-vested at beginning of the period
179,641
$
14.92
158,035
$
12.39
Granted
85,254
26.59
87,018
17.46
Vested
(94,415
)
13.80
(65,412
)
12.17
Non-vested at end of the period
170,480
$
21.38
179,641
$
14.92
As of
June 30, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
, there were
$2,956
and
$1,458
, respectively, of unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted share awards. As of
June 30, 2015
, these costs were expected to be recognized over a weighted–average period of approximately
2.2 years
. For the
three months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, the Company recognized approximately
$399
and
$329
, respectively, and for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, the Company recognized approximately
$769
and
$616
, respectively, of expense related to the restricted share awards. This expense is included in general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.
Long-Term Incentive Plan Units
The Company recorded
$116
and
$196
in compensation expense related to the LTIP units for the
three months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively, and
$311
and
$391
in compensation expense related to the LTIP units for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively. As of
June 30, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
, there was
$2,515
and
$267
, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation cost related to LTIP units. This cost is expected to be recognized over approximately
3.7 years
, which represents the weighted average remaining vesting period of the LTIP units. Upon the closing of the Company's equity offering on September 30, 2013, the Company determined that a revaluation event occurred, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
26,250
LTIP units awarded in 2010 and held by
one
of the officers of the Company had achieved full parity with the common units of the Operating Partnership with respect to liquidating distributions and all other purposes.
80%
of these units have vested as of
June 30, 2015
. As of June 4, 2014, the Company determined that a revaluation event occurred, as defined in the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and
231,525
LTIP units awarded in 2010 and held by
two
other officers of the Company had achieved full parity with the common units of the Operating Partnership with respect to liquidating distributions and all other purposes. As of
June 30, 2015
,
100%
of these units have vested. Accordingly, these LTIP units awarded in 2010 will be allocated their pro-rata share of the Company's net income.
On June 1, 2015, the Company granted
183,300
Class A Performance LTIP units, as recommended by the Compensation Committee of the Board (the “Compensation Committee”), pursuant to a long-term, multi-year performance plan (the “Plan”).
The awards granted pursuant to the Plan are subject to two separate performance measurements, with
60%
of the award (the "Absolute Award") based solely on the Company's total shareholder return ("TSR") (the "Absolute TSR Component") and
40%
of the award (the "Relative Award") measured by the Company's TSR (the "Relative TSR Component") relative to the other companies (the "Index Companies") that were constituents of the SNL US REIT Hotel Index (the "Index") during the entire measurement period. Under the Absolute TSR Component,
37.5%
of the Absolute Award is earned if the Company achieves a
25%
TSR over the measurement period. That percentage increases on a linear basis with the full Absolute Award being earned at a
50%
TSR over the measurement period. For TSR performance below
25%
, no portion of the Absolute Award will be earned. Under the Relative TSR Component,
37.5%
of the Relative Award is earned if the Company is at the
50th
percentile of the Index Companies at the end of the measurement period. That percentage increases on a linear basis with the full Relative Award earned if the Company is at the
75th
percentile of the Index Companies at the end of the measurement period. If the Company is below the
50th
percentile of the Index Companies at the end of the measurement period, no portion of the Relative Award will be earned. Compensation expense is based on an estimated value of
$13.97
per Class A Performance LTIP unit, which takes into account that some or all of the awards may not vest if long-term performance criteria are not met during the vesting period. Awards earned under the Plan will vest
50%
at the end of the
three
-year measurement period on June 1, 2018 and
25%
each on the one-year and two-year anniversaries of the end of the three-year measurement period, or June 1, 2019 and 2020, respectively, and provided that the recipient remains employed by the Company through the vesting dates. In the event of a Change in Control (as defined in the executive officers’ employment agreements), Plan awards
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will be earned contingent upon the attainment of a pro rata TSR hurdle for the Absolute Award and achievement of the relative TSR percentile for the Relative Award based upon the in-place formula and using the Change of Control as the end of measurement period. Vesting continues to apply to awards earned upon a Change of Control, subject to full acceleration upon termination without cause or resignation for good reason within
18
months of the Change of Control. Prior to vesting, holders of Class A Performance LTIP Units will not be entitled to vote their Class A Performance LTIP units. In addition, under the terms of the Class A Performance LTIP units, a holder of a Class A Performance LTIP unit will generally (i) be entitled to receive
10%
of the distributions made on a common unit of the Operating Partnership during the period prior to vesting of such Class A Performance LTIP unit (the “Pre-Vesting Distributions”), (ii) be entitled, upon the vesting of such Class A Performance LTIP unit, to receive a special one-time “catch-up” distribution equal to the aggregate amount of distributions that were paid on a common unit during the period prior to vesting of such Class A Performance LTIP unit minus the aggregate amount of Pre-Vesting Distributions paid on such Class A Performance LTIP unit, and (iii) be entitled, following the vesting of such Class A Performance LTIP unit, to receive the same amount of distributions paid on a common unit of the Operating Partnership.
13. Commitments and Contingencies
Litigation
The nature of the operations of the Company's hotels exposes those hotels, the Company and the Operating Partnership to the risk of claims and litigation in the normal course of their business. An affiliate of the Company is currently a defendant, along with IHM, in a class action lawsuit pending in the San Diego County Superior Court. The class actions were filed on April 25, 2012 and February 27, 2013, and were subsequently consolidated on November 8, 2013 under the title Martinez et al v. Island Hospitality Management, Inc., et al. Case No. 37-2012-00096221-CU-OE-CTL. The class action relates to
fifteen
hotels operated by IHM in the state of CA and owned by affiliates of the Company, NewINK JV, Innkeepers JV, and/or certain third parties. Both complaints in the now consolidated lawsuit allege various wage and hour law violations, including unpaid off-the-clock work, failure to provide meal breaks and failure to provide rest breaks. The plaintiffs seek injunctive relief, money damages, penalties, and interest. We are defending the case vigorously. As of
June 30, 2015
, we have included
$642
in accounts payable and accrued expenses, which represents an estimate of our exposure to the litigation and is also estimated as the maximum possible loss that the Company may incur.
Hotel Ground Rent
The Altoona hotel is subject to a ground lease with an expiration date of
April 30, 2029
with an extension option of up to
12
additional terms of
five years
each. Monthly payments are determined by the quarterly average room occupancy of the hotel. Rent is equal to approximately
$7,500
per month when monthly occupancy is less than
85%
and can increase up to approximately
$20,000
per month if occupancy is
100%
, with minimum rent increased by two and one-half percent (
2.5%
) on an annual basis.
The Gaslamp hotel is subject to a ground lease with an expiration date of
January 31, 2065
with an extension option of up to
3
additional terms of
ten years
each. Monthly payments are currently
$40,000
per month and increase
10%
every
5
years. The hotel is subject to supplemental rent payments annually calculated as
5%
of gross revenues during the applicable lease year, minus
12
times the monthly base rent scheduled for the lease year.
At the New Rochelle Residence Inn, there is an air rights lease and garage lease that each expire on
December 1, 2104
. The lease agreements with the City of New Rochelle cover the space above the parking garage that is occupied by the hotel as well as
128
parking spaces in a parking garage that is attached to the hotel. The annual base rent for the garage lease is the hotel’s proportionate share of the city’s adopted budget for the operations, management and maintenance of the garage and established reserves to fund for the cost of capital repairs. Rent for 2015 is equal to approximately
$30,700
per quarter.
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Future minimum rental payments under the terms of all non-cancellable operating ground leases under which the Company is the lessee are expensed on a straight-line basis regardless of when payments are due. The following is a schedule of the minimum future obligation payments required under the ground, air rights and garages leases as of
June 30, 2015
, for the remainder of
2015
and for each of the next four calendar years and thereafter (in thousands):
Amount
2015 (remaining six months)
$
347
2016
696
2017
698
2018
701
2019
703
Thereafter
47,198
Total
$
50,343
Management Agreements
The management agreements with Concord have an initial
ten
-year term that expire on
February 28, 2017
and will renew automatically for successive
one
-year terms unless terminated by the TRS lessee or the manager by written notice to the other party no later than
90 days
prior to the then current term’s expiration date. The management agreements may be terminated for cause, including the failure of the managed hotel to meet specified operating performance levels. If the Company were to terminate the management agreements during the first
nine years
of the term, other than for breach or default by the manager, the Company would be responsible for paying termination fees to the manager.
The management agreements with IHM have an initial term of
five years
and automatically renew for
two
five
-year periods unless IHM provides written notice to us no later than
90
days prior to the then current term’s expiration date of their intent not to renew. The IHM management agreements provide for early termination at the Company’s option upon sale of any IHM-managed hotel for no termination fee, with
six months
advance notice. The IHM management agreements may be terminated for cause, including the failure of the managed hotel to meet specified performance levels. Base management fees are calculated as a percentage of the hotel's gross room revenue. If certain financial thresholds are met or exceeded, an incentive management fee is calculated as
10%
of the hotel's net operating income less fixed costs, base management fees and a specified return threshold. The incentive management fee is capped at
1%
of gross hotel revenues for the applicable calculation.
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Terms of the Company's management agreements entered into during the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
are as follows:
Property
Management Company
Base Management Fee
Monthly Accounting Fee
Monthly Revenue Management Fee
Incentive Management Fee
Residence Inn San Diego Gaslamp
IHM
3.0
%
$
1,500
$
1,000
1.0
%
Management fees totaled approximately
$2,197
and
$1,396
, respectively, for the
three months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively and approximately
$4,013
and
$2,490
, respectively, for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
.
Franchise Agreements
The fees associated with the franchise agreements are calculated on the specified percentage of the hotel's gross room revenue. Terms of the Company's franchise agreements entered into during the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
are as follows:
Property
Franchise Company
Franchise/Royalty Fee
Marketing/Program Fee
Expiration
Residence Inn San Diego Gaslamp
Marriott International, Inc
6.0
%
2.5
%
2035
Franchise and marketing fees totaled approximately
$5,560
and
$3,602
, respectively, for the
three months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively, and approximately
$10,055
and
$6,394
, respectively, for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
.
14. Related Party Transactions
Mr. Fisher owns
51%
of IHM and affiliates of NorthStar Asset Management Group, Inc. own
45%
. As of
June 30, 2015
, the Company had hotel management agreements with IHM to manage
33
of its wholly-owned hotels. As of
June 30, 2015
, all
47
hotels owned by the NewINK JV and
34
of the
48
hotels owned by the Inland JV are managed by IHM. Hotel management, revenue management and accounting fees paid to IHM for the hotels owned by the Company for the
three months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
were
$2,124
and
$1,309
, respectively, and for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
were
$3,874
and
$2,332
, respectively. At
June 30, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
, the amounts due to IHM were
$904
and
$715
, respectively.
Cost reimbursements from unconsolidated real estate entities revenue represent reimbursements of costs incurred on behalf of the Innkeepers JV, NewINK JV, Inland JV and an entity which is
97.5%
owned by affiliates of NorthStar and
2.5%
owned by Mr. Fisher. These costs relate primarily to corporate payroll costs at the Innkeepers JV, NewINK JV and Inland JV where the Company is the employer. As the Company records cost reimbursements based upon costs incurred with no added markup, the revenue and related expense has no impact on the Company’s operating income or net income. Cost reimbursements from the JVs are recorded based upon the occurrence of a reimbursed activity.
15. Subsequent Events
On July 17, 2015, the Company completed the acquisition of the
104
-room Residence Inn Dedham in Dedham, MA (the "Dedham hotel"). The company funded the purchase price with available cash and borrowings under the Company's senior secured revolving credit facility. The Dedham hotel will be managed by IHM for a base management fee of
3.0%
of the hotel's gross room revenue plus standard revenue management and accounting fees.
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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report and in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2014
. In this report, we use the terms “the Company," “we” or “our” to refer to Chatham Lodging Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Information
The following information contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). These forward-looking statements include information about possible or assumed future results of the lodging industry and our business, financial condition, liquidity, results of operations, cash flow and plans and objectives. These statements generally are characterized by the use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “plan,” “continue,” “intend,” “should,” “may” or similar expressions. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, our actual results could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Some factors that might cause such a difference include the following: local, national and global economic conditions, increased direct competition, changes in government regulations or accounting rules, changes in local, national and global real estate conditions, declines in lodging industry fundamentals, increased operating costs, seasonality of the lodging industry, our ability to obtain debt and equity financing on satisfactory terms, changes in interest rates, our ability to identify suitable investments, our ability to close on identified investments and inaccuracies of our accounting estimates. Given these uncertainties, undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect future events or circumstances or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events. The forward-looking statements should also be read in light of the risk factors identified in the “Risk Factors” section in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2014
as updated by the Company's subsequent filings with the SEC under the Exchange Act.
Overview
We are a self-advised hotel investment company organized in October 2009 that commenced operations in April 2010. Our investment strategy is to invest in upscale extended-stay and premium-branded select-service hotels in geographically diverse markets with high barriers to entry near strong demand generators. We may acquire portfolios of hotels or single hotels. We expect that a significant portion of our portfolio will consist of hotels in the upscale extended-stay or select-service categories, including brands such as Homewood Suites by Hilton
®
, Residence Inn by Marriott
®
, Hyatt Place
®
, Courtyard by Marriott
®
, Hilton Garden Inn by Hilton
®
, Hampton Inn
®
and Hampton Inn and Suites
®
.
The Company's future hotel acquisitions may be funded by issuances of both common and preferred shares or the issuance of partnership interests in our operating partnership, Chatham Lodging, L.P. (the "Operating Partnership"), draw-downs under our senior secured revolving credit facility, the incurrence or assumption of debt, available cash, proceeds from dispositions of assets or distributions from our
10.3%
investment in a joint venture with affiliates of NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. (“NorthStar”) that owns
47
hotels (the "NewINK JV"), distributions from our
10.0%
investment in a joint venture with NorthStar that owns
48
hotels (the "Inland JV") or distributions from our 5.0% investment in a joint venture with Cerberus Capital Management ("Cerberus") that owns the Residence Inn by Marriott in Torrance, CA (the "Torrance JV" and together with the NewINK JV and the Inland JV, the "JVs"). We intend to acquire quality assets at attractive prices and improve their returns through knowledgeable asset management and seasoned, proven hotel management while remaining prudently leveraged.
At
June 30, 2015
, our leverage ratio was
38.2%
based on the ratio of our net debt (total debt outstanding less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents) to hotel investments at cost, including the JV investments. Over the past several years, we have maintained a leverage ratio between the mid-30s and the low 50s to fund our acquisitions and JV investments. We have issued mortgage debt of
$521,379
at an average rate of approximately
4.7%
. Accordingly, our debt coverage ratios currently are favorable and, as a result, we are comfortable in this leverage range and believe we have the capacity and flexibility to take advantage of acquisition opportunities as they arise. We intend to continue to fund our investments with a prudent balance of debt and equity.
We believe the remainder of 2015 and 2016 will offer attractive growth for the lodging industry and for us because lodging demand is projected to surpass supply growth for at least the next two years. Increased demand has generally correlated with economic growth in the U.S. and with gross domestic product (“GDP”) expected to grow moderately, we believe lodging demand will increase.
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We are a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. In order to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), we cannot operate our hotels. Therefore, our Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries lease our hotel properties to taxable REIT lessee subsidiaries (“TRS Lessees”), who in turn engage eligible independent contractors to manage the hotels. Each of the TRS Lessees is treated as a taxable REIT subsidiary for federal income tax purposes and is consolidated within our financial statements for accounting purposes. However, since we control both the Operating Partnership and the TRS Lessees, our principal source of funds on a consolidated basis is from the operations of our hotels. The earnings of the TRS Lessees are subject to taxation as regular C corporations, as defined in the Code, potentially reducing the TRS Lessees’ cash available to pay dividends to us, and therefore our funds from operations and the cash available for distribution to our shareholders.
Financial Condition and Operating Performance Metrics
We measure our financial condition and hotel operating performance by evaluating financial metrics and measures such as:
•
Revenue Per Available Room (“RevPAR”),
•
Average Daily Rate (“ADR”),
•
Occupancy,
•
Funds From Operations (“FFO”),
•
Adjusted FFO,
•
Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”),
•
Adjusted EBITDA, and
•
Hotel EBITDA
We evaluate the hotels in our portfolio and potential acquisitions using these metrics to determine each hotel’s contribution toward providing income to our shareholders through increases in distributable cash flow and increasing long-term total returns through appreciation in the value of our common shares. RevPAR, ADR and Occupancy are hotel industry measures commonly used to evaluate operating performance. RevPAR, which is calculated as total room revenue divided by total number of available rooms, is an important metric for monitoring hotel operating performance, and more specifically hotel revenue.
“Non-GAAP Financial Measures” provides a detailed discussion of our use of FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA and a reconciliation of FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA to net income or loss, measurements recognized by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).
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Results of Operations
Industry Outlook
We believe that the lodging industry’s performance is correlated to the performance of the economy overall, and specifically, key economic indicators such as GDP growth, employment trends, corporate travel and corporate profits. We expect a continuing improvement in the performance of the lodging industry as GDP is currently forecasted to grow approximately 3.0% in the second half of 2015, labor market conditions are expected to continue to improve and corporate profits and travel expenses are expected to continue to rise. As reported by Smith Travel Research, monthly industry RevPAR has been higher year over year since March 2010, so we are into the sixth year of RevPAR growth in what many believe will be a longer cycle than those experienced in the past due to the fact that new room supply is forecast to grow only moderately. As a comparison, from 1992 to 2000, the industry saw nine consecutive years of RevPAR growth and from 2003 to 2007 the industry saw five consecutive years of RevPAR growth. As reported by Smith Travel Research, industry RevPAR grew
7.2%
and
7.5%
year to date through
June 30, 2015
and
2014
compared to the same period in the prior years. Industry analysts such as Smith Travel Research and PKF Hospitality are projecting industry RevPAR to grow in a range of 6.6% to 7.2% in 2015 based on economic growth, with lodging demand projected to increase 2.6% to 3.1% and new supply projected to grow by 1.2% to 1.3%. Of the projected RevPAR growth, industry analysts believe growth in ADR will comprise the majority of the expected growth. Primary hotel franchisors Marriott and Hilton are projecting 2015 RevPAR growth in a range of 5% to 7%. We are currently projecting RevPAR at our hotels to grow 5.5% to 6.5% in 2015 with ADR comprising all of our RevPAR growth. Industry analysts are currently predicting that RevPAR will continue to grow in 2016 with preliminary estimates from Smith Travel Research and PFK Hospitality ranging between 5.8% and 6.8%.
Comparison of the
three months ended June 30, 2015
to the
three months ended June 30, 2014
Results of operations for the
three months ended June 30, 2015
include the operating activities of our
35
wholly owned hotels and our investments in the NewINK JV, Inland JV and the Torrance JV. We wholly owned
25
hotels at April 1, 2014 and owned a 10.3% joint venture interest in the ("Innkeepers JV"), a joint venture between Cerberus Capital Management and the Company and a 5.0% interest in the Torrance JV. Accordingly, the comparisons below are influenced by the fact that six hotels were not owned by us in the
second quarter
of
2014
and four hotels were owned for less than a month in the second quarter of 2014. Four hotels in the Silicon Valley, CA area and our interest in the NewINK JV were acquired on June 9, 2014, one hotel in Glendale, CO was acquired on August 29, 2014, four hotels and our 10% interest in the Inland JV was acquired on November 17, 2014 and one hotel in San Diego, CA was acquired on February 25, 2015.
Revenues
Revenue, which consists primarily of room, food and beverage and other operating revenues from our wholly owned hotels, was as follows for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
For the three months ended
June 30, 2015
June 30, 2014
% Change
Room
$
67,698
$
43,978
53.9
%
Food and beverage
1,355
585
131.6
%
Other
2,335
2,021
15.5
%
Cost reimbursements from unconsolidated real estate entities
869
493
76.3
%
Total revenue
$
72,257
$
47,077
53.5
%
Total revenue was $
72,257
for the quarter ended
June 30, 2015
, up $
25,180
compared to total revenue of $
47,077
for the corresponding
2014
period. Total revenue related to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the second quarter of 2014 contributed $22,693 of the increase. Since all of our hotels are select-service or limited-service hotels, room revenue is the primary revenue source as these hotels do not have significant food and beverage revenue or large group conference facilities. Room revenue comprised 93.7% and 93.4% of total revenue for the quarters ended
June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively. Room revenue was
$67,698
and
$43,978
for the quarters ended
June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively, with
$21,463
of the increase in
2015
attributable to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the second quarter of 2014. For the 25 comparable hotels owned by us throughout both the 2015 and 2014 periods, room revenue was up
$2,257
, or 5.5%, driven primarily by RevPAR growth of
5.4
%.
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Food and beverage revenue was
$1,355
and
$585
for three months ended
June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively. The increase of
$770
relates primarily to the Cherry Creek, Burlington and San Diego hotels, which were acquired subsequent to the second quarter of 2014.
Other operating revenue, comprised of meeting room, gift shop, in-room movie and other ancillary amenities revenue, was
$2,335
and
$2,021
for the quarters ended
June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively. The increase in other operating revenue is primarily related to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the second quarter of 2014.
Cost reimbursements from unconsolidated real estate entities, comprised of payroll costs at the NewINK JV and Inland JVs and an entity which is 97.5% owned by affiliates of NorthStar and 2.5% by Mr. Fisher, where the Company is the employer, were
$869
and
$493
for the three months ended
June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively. Costs increased due to an increase in the number of employees. These costs were offset by the reimbursed costs from unconsolidated real estate entities included in operating expenses.
As reported by Smith Travel Research, industry RevPAR for the
three months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
increased 6.5% and 8.2%, respectively, in the 2015 and 2014 periods as compared to the respective prior periods. RevPAR at our wholly owned hotels increased 6.4% and 9.6%, respectively, in the 2015 and 2014 periods as compared to the respective prior periods.
Since room revenue is the primary component of total revenue, our revenue results are dependent on maintaining and improving hotel occupancy, ADR and RevPAR at our hotels. Occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR results for the
35
wholly owned hotels are presented in the following table in each period to reflect operation of the hotels regardless of our ownership interest during the periods presented.
For the three months ended
For the three months ended
June 30, 2015
June 30, 2014
Occupancy
85.8
%
86.4
%
ADR
$
161.96
$
151.17
RevPar
$
138.92
$
130.57
The RevPar increase of
6.4
% was due to an increase in ADR of 7.1% and a decrease in occupancy of 0.7%. As the lodging cycle matures, occupancy growth stabilizes and hotels drive most of their increases in room revenue through the increase in rates.
Hotel Operating Expenses
Hotel operating expenses consist of the following for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
For the three months ended
June 30, 2015
June 30, 2014
% Change
Hotel operating expenses:
Room
$
12,755
$
8,802
44.9
%
Food and beverage
973
432
125.2
%
Telephone
416
285
46.0
%
Other
661
507
30.4
%
General and administrative
5,330
3,847
38.5
%
Franchise and marketing fees
5,560
3,602
54.4
%
Advertising and promotions
1,192
859
38.8
%
Utilities
2,100
1,482
41.7
%
Repairs and maintenance
2,856
2,057
38.8
%
Management fees
2,197
1,396
57.4
%
Insurance
285
217
31.3
%
Total hotel operating expenses
$
34,325
$
23,486
46.2
%
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Hotel operating expenses increased
$10,839
to
$34,325
for the three months ended
June 30, 2015
from
$23,486
for the three months ended
June 30, 2014
. Total hotel operating expenses related to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the second quarter of 2014 contributed
$10,280
of the increase. For the 25 comparable hotels, total hotel operating expenses increased
$553
or 2.4%.
Room expenses, which are the most significant component of hotel operating expenses, increased
$3,953
, or 44.9%, from
$8,802
in
2014
to
$12,755
in the
second quarter
of
2015
. This compares to a 53.9% increase in room revenue over the same period in
2014
and a 23.4% increase in the number of rooms owned. The number of rooms for the quarter increased from 4,341 rooms in 2014 to 5,355 rooms in 2015 due to acquisitions. Total room expenses related to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the second quarter of 2014 contributed $3,726 of the increase in room expenses. For the 25 comparable hotels, total room operating expenses increased $227, or 2.6%, for the
second quarter
of
2015
. Expenses increased due to increased salary and benefits for housekeeping.
The remaining hotel operating expenses increased $6,886, from $14,684 in the
second quarter
of
2014
to $21,570 in the
second quarter
of
2015
. The increase in remaining hotel operating expenses is mainly attributable to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the second quarter of 2014, which contributed $6,554 of the increase, implying that the increase attributable to the comparable 25 hotels was $332 or 2.3%. Food and beverage expense increased due to the Cherry Creek, Burlington and San Diego hotels that were acquired after the second quarter of 2014, each of which have food and beverage operations whereas most of our other hotels have limited for sale food and beverage activities.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $4,698 from $7,365 for the three months ended
June 30, 2014
to $12,063 for the three months ended
June 30, 2015
. The increase is due to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the second quarter of 2014, which contributed depreciation and amortization expense of $4,963. The offset of
$265
is due to assets that were fully depreciated. Depreciation is recorded on our assets generally 40 years for buildings, 20 years for land improvements, 15 years for building improvements and one to ten years for furniture, fixtures and equipment from the date of acquisition on a straight-line basis. Depreciable lives of hotel furniture, fixtures and equipment are generally between the date of acquisition and the date that the furniture, fixtures and equipment will be replaced. Amortization of franchise fees is recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the respective franchise agreement.
Property Taxes and Insurance
Total property taxes and insurance expenses increased $1,445 from $2,809 for the three months ended
June 30, 2014
to $4,254 for the three months ended
June 30, 2015
. The ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the second quarter of 2014 contributed $1,344 of the increase.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses principally consist of employee-related costs, including base payroll, bonuses and amortization of restricted stock and awards of long-term incentive plan (“LTIP”) units. These expenses also include corporate operating costs, professional fees and trustees’ fees. Total general and administrative expenses (excluding amortization of stock based compensation of
$652
and
$628
for the three months ended
June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively) decreased
$232
to
$1,504
in
2015
from
$1,736
in
2014
, with the decrease primarily due to lower costs associated with SEC reporting and increased reimbursements from the JV's for the Company's management employee costs.
Hotel Property Acquisition Costs and Other Charges
Hotel property acquisition costs and other charges decreased $5,035 from $
5,559
for the three months ended
June 30, 2014
to $524 for the three months ended
June 30, 2015
. Hotel property acquisition costs of $524 in the
2015
period related to our acquisitions of the four Inland hotels, the San Diego Hotel, future acquisitions and litigation for a class action lawsuit in California. The Company incurred other charges of $698 in the 2014 period related to matters associated with the unsolicited offer from Blue Mountain Capital Management, matters related to its proxy settlement agreement with the HG Vora Group and $4,784 related to the Silicon Valley Hotel Portfolio. Acquisition-related costs are expensed when incurred.
Reimbursed Costs from Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities
Reimbursed costs from unconsolidated real estate entities, comprised of corporate payroll costs at the NewINK and Inland JVs and an entity which is 97.5% owned by affiliates of NorthStar and 2.5% by Mr. Fisher, where the Company is the employer, were $869 and $493 for the quarters ended
June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively. Reimbursements increased due to an increase in the number of employees. These costs were offset by the cost reimbursements from unconsolidated real estate entities included in revenues.
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Interest and Other Income
Interest on cash and cash equivalents and other income increased $311 from $12 for the three months ended
June 30, 2014
to $323 for the three months ended
June 30, 2015
. Of the $311 increase, $157 related to the restaurant leases at the Gaslamp hotel and $150 is related to services provided to NorthStar.
Interest Expense, Including Amortization of Deferred Fees
Interest expense increased $2,490 from $4,362 for the three months ended
June 30, 2014
to $6,852 for the three months ended
June 30, 2015
and is comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
For the three months ended
June 30, 2015
June 30, 2014
% Change
Mortgage debt interest
$
6,222
$
3,367
84.8
%
Credit facility interest and unused fees
177
640
(72.3
)%
Amortization of deferred financing costs
453
355
27.6
%
Total
$
6,852
$
4,362
57.1
%
The increase in interest expense for the three months ended
June 30, 2015
as compared to the three months ended
June 30, 2014
is primarily due to interest expense of $2,956 on loans issued subsequent to the first quarter of 2014 having a total principal balance of $306,475, including the four new loans having an aggregate principal balance of $222,000 on the four Silicon Valley hotels issued on June 9, 2014, the $30,000 loan on the Savannah hotel issued on July 2, 2014, the $16,225 and $19,950 loans on the Billerica and Carlsbad hotels, respectively, each issued on November 25, 2014, and the $18,300 loan on the Houston Medical hotel issued on December 17, 2014, offset by the Washington, PA mortgage pay off in March 2015 of $72. The increase in deferred financing costs relates to the new loans issued subsequent to the first quarter of 2014. Interest expense on the Company's senior secured revolving credit facility decreased due to lower average weighted borrowings of $275 in 2015 compared to $73,198 in 2014.
Income or (loss) from Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities
Income or (loss) from unconsolidated real estate entities increased $3,333 from a loss of $2,000 for the three months ended
June 30, 2014
to income of $1,333 for the three months ended
June 30, 2015
. The increase is due primarily to the adjustment for the amortization of the basis difference of the carrying amount of investment in the Company's share of partners' capital of the NewINK JV (see note 7) of $150, income on the Inland JV of $602 and income on the NewINK JV of $542, compared to a loss on the Innkeepers JV of $2,038 for the
three months ended June 30, 2014
.
Gain on Sale from Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities
Gain on sale from unconsolidated real estate entities decreased $66,701 from the 2014 period to zero in 2015. The decrease is due to the sale of Cerberus' 89.7% interest in 51 hotels in the Innkeepers JV in the period ended June 30, 2014, which generated a gain of $66,701 comprised of remeasurement of the Company's interest in the four Silicon Valley Hotels and a promote interest in the Innkeepers JV. The gain includes the Company's pro rata share of a promote interest.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense decreased $13 from $38 for the three months ended
June 30, 2014
to $25 for the three months ended
June 30, 2015
. We are subject to income taxes based on the taxable income of our TRS Lessees at a combined federal and state tax rate of approximately 40%.
Net Income
Net income was $12,845 for the three months ended
June 30, 2015
, compared to net income of $65,314 for the three months ended
June 30, 2014
. The change in net income was due to the factors discussed above.
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Material Trends or Uncertainties
We are not aware of any material trends or uncertainties, favorable or unfavorable, that may be reasonably anticipated to have a material impact on either the capital resources or the revenues or income to be derived from the acquisition and operation of properties, loans and other permitted investments, other than those referred to in this report and in the risk factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2014
.
Comparison of the
six months ended June 30, 2015
to the
six months ended June 30, 2014
Results of operations for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
include the operating activities of our
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wholly owned hotels and our investments in the NewINK JV, Inland JV and the Torrance JV. We wholly owned
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hotels at January 1, 2014 and owned a 10.3% joint venture interest in the Innkeepers JV and a 5.0% interest in the Torrance JV. Accordingly, the comparisons below are influenced by the fact that six hotels were not owned by us in the first half of
2014
and four hotels were owned for less than a month in the first half of 2014. Four hotels in the Silicon Valley, CA area and our interest in the NewINK JV were acquired on June 9, 2014, one hotel in Glendale, CO was acquired on August 29, 2014, four hotels and our 10% interest in the Inland JV was acquired on November 17, 2014 and one hotel in San Diego, CA was acquired on February 25, 2015.
Revenues
Revenue, which consists primarily of room, food and beverage and other operating revenues from our wholly owned hotels, was as follows for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
June 30, 2014
% Change
Room
$
122,729
$
77,935
57.5
%
Food and beverage
2,522
1,213
107.9
%
Other
4,204
3,629
15.8
%
Cost reimbursements from unconsolidated real estate entities
1,717
1,165
47.4
%
Total revenue
$
131,172
$
83,942
56.3
%
Total revenue was $131,172 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
, up $47,230 compared to total revenue of $83,942 for the
2014
period. Total revenue related to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the first half of 2014 contributed $43,525 of the increase. Since all of our hotels are select-service or limited-service hotels, room revenue is the primary revenue source as these hotels do not have significant food and beverage revenue or large group conference facilities. Room revenue comprised 93.6% and 92.8% of total revenue for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively. Room revenue was $122,729 and $77,935 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively, with $41,458 of the increase in
2015
attributable to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the first half of 2014. For the 25 comparable hotels owned by us throughout both the 2015 and 2014 periods, room revenue was up $3,336, or 4.5%, driven primarily by RevPAR growth of 4.3%.
Food and beverage revenue was $2,522 and $1,213 for
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively. The increase of $1,309 relates primarily to the Cherry Creek, Burlington and San Diego hotels, which were acquired subsequent to the first half of 2014.
Other operating revenue, comprised of meeting room, gift shop, in-room movie and other ancillary amenities revenue, was $4,204 and $3,629 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively. The increase in other operating is revenue primarily related to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the first half of 2014.
Cost reimbursements from unconsolidated real estate entities, comprised of payroll costs at the NewINK JV and Inland JVs and an entity which is 97.5% owned by affiliates of NorthStar and 2.5% by Mr. Fisher, where the Company is the employer, were $1,717 and $1,165 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively. Costs increased due to an increase in the number of employees. These costs were offset by the reimbursed costs from unconsolidated real estate entities included in operating expenses.
As reported by Smith Travel Research, industry RevPAR for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
increased 7.2% and 6.8%, respectively, in the 2015 and 2014 periods as compared to the respective prior periods. RevPAR at our wholly owned hotels increased 6.6% and 8.9%, respectively, in the 2015 and 2014 periods as compared to the respective prior periods.
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Since room revenue is the primary component of total revenue, our revenue results are dependent on maintaining and improving hotel occupancy, ADR and RevPAR at our hotels. Occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR results for the
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wholly owned hotels are presented in the following table in each period to reflect operation of the hotels regardless of our ownership interest during the periods presented.
For the six months ended
For the six months ended
June 30, 2015
June 30, 2014
Occupancy
80.8
%
81.9
%
ADR
$
159.02
$
147.12
RevPar
$
128.45
$
120.49
The RevPar increase of 6.6% was due to an increase in ADR of 8.1% and a decrease in occupancy of 1.4%. As the lodging cycle matures, occupancy growth stabilizes and hotels drive most of their increases in room revenue through the increase in rates.
Hotel Operating Expenses
Hotel operating expenses consist of the following for the periods indicated (dollars in thousands):
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
June 30, 2014
% Change
Hotel operating expenses:
Room
$
23,696
$
16,557
43.1
%
Food and beverage
1,820
899
102.4
%
Telephone
825
572
44.2
%
Other
1,188
950
25.1
%
General and administrative
9,971
7,274
37.1
%
Franchise and marketing fees
10,055
6,394
57.3
%
Advertising and promotions
2,411
1,689
42.7
%
Utilities
4,426
3,102
42.7
%
Repairs and maintenance
5,677
4,056
40.0
%
Management fees
4,013
2,490
61.2
%
Insurance
586
433
35.3
%
Total hotel operating expenses
$
64,668
$
44,416
45.6
%
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Hotel operating expenses increased $20,252 to $64,668 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
from $44,416 for the
six months ended June 30, 2014
. Total hotel operating expenses related to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the first half of 2014 contributed $19,409 of the increase. For the 25 comparable hotels, total hotel operating expenses increased $843 or 1.9%.
Room expenses, which are the most significant component of hotel operating expenses, increased $7,139, or 43.1%, from $16,557 in
2014
to $23,696 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
. This compares to a 57.5% increase in room revenue over the same period in
2014
and a 23.4% increase in the number of rooms owned. The number of rooms for the year increased from 4,341 rooms in 2014 to 5,355 rooms in 2015 due to acquisitions. Total room expenses related to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the first half of 2014 contributed $6,764 of the increase in room expenses. For the 25 comparable hotels, total room operating expenses increased $375, or 2.3%, for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
. Expenses increased due to increased salary and benefits for housekeeping.
The remaining hotel operating expenses increased $13,113, from $27,859 for the
six months ended June 30, 2014
to $40,972 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
. The increase in remaining hotel operating expenses is mainly attributable to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the first half of 2014, which contributed $12,645 of the increase, implying that the increase attributable to the comparable 25 hotels was $468 or 1.7%. Food and beverage expense increased $921, $770 of the increase is due to the Cherry Creek, Burlington and San Diego hotels that were acquired after the second quarter of 2014, each of which have food and beverage operations whereas most of our other hotels have limited for sale food and beverage activities.
Depreciation and Amortization
Depreciation and amortization expense increased $9,906 from $13,680 for the
six months ended June 30, 2014
to $23,586 million for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
. The increase is due to the ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the first half of 2014, which contributed depreciation and amortization expense of $10,411. The offset of $505 is due to assets that were fully depreciated. Depreciation is recorded on our assets generally 40 years for buildings, 20 years for land improvements, 15 years for building improvements and one to ten years for furniture, fixtures and equipment from the date of acquisition on a straight-line basis. Depreciable lives of hotel furniture, fixtures and equipment are generally between the date of acquisition and the date that the furniture, fixtures and equipment will be replaced. Amortization of franchise fees is recorded on a straight-line basis over the term of the respective franchise agreement.
Property Taxes and Insurance
Total property taxes and insurance expenses increased $2,881 from $5,458 for the
six months ended June 30, 2014
to $8,339 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
. The ten hotels acquired during or subsequent to the first half of 2014 contributed $2,678 of the increase.
General and Administrative
General and administrative expenses principally consist of employee-related costs, including base payroll, bonuses and amortization of restricted stock and awards of LTIP units. These expenses also include corporate operating costs, professional fees and trustees’ fees. Total general and administrative expenses (excluding amortization of stock based compensation of $1,355 and $1,213 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively) increased $755 to $4,228 in
2015
from $3,473 in
2014
, with the increase primarily due to higher employee compensation associated with additional employees, base salary and incentive compensation.
Hotel Property Acquisition Costs and Other Charges
Hotel property acquisition costs and other charges decreased $6,257 from $7,041 for the
six months ended June 30, 2014
to $784 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
. Hotel property acquisition costs of $784 in the
2015
period related to our acquisitions of the four recently acquired Inland hotels, the San Diego Hotel, future acquisitions and litigation for a class action lawsuit in California. In the
six months ended June 30, 2014
, the Company incurred other charges of $1,890 related to matters associated with the unsolicited offer from Blue Mountain Capital Management, matters related to its proxy settlement agreement with the HG Vora Group and $4,784 related to the purchase of the Silicon Valley Hotel Portfolio. Acquisition-related costs are expensed when incurred.
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Reimbursed Costs from Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities
Reimbursed costs from unconsolidated real estate entities, comprised of corporate payroll costs at the NewINK and Inland JVs and an entity which is 97.5% owned by affiliates of NorthStar and 2.5% by Mr. Fisher, where the Company is the employer, were $1,717 and $1,165 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, respectively. Reimbursements increased due to an increase in the number of employees. These costs were offset by the cost reimbursements from unconsolidated real estate entities included in revenues.
Interest and Other Income
Interest on cash and cash equivalents and other income increased $357 from $26 for the
six months ended June 30, 2014
to $383 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
. Of the $357 increase, $157 is related to the restaurant leases at the Gaslamp hotel and $150 is related to services provided to NorthStar.
Interest Expense, Including Amortization of Deferred Fees
Interest expense increased $5,565 from $8,100 for the
six months ended June 30, 2014
to $13,665 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and is comprised of the following (dollars in thousands):
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2015
June 30, 2014
% Change
Mortgage debt interest
$
12,413
$
6,190
100.5
%
Credit facility interest and unused fees
395
1,161
(66.0
)%
Amortization of deferred financing costs
857
749
14.4
%
Total
$
13,665
$
8,100
68.7
%
The increase in interest expense for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
as compared to the
six months ended June 30, 2014
is primarily due to interest expense of $6,463 on loans issued subsequent to the first quarter of 2014 having a total principal balance of $306,475, including the four new loans having an aggregate principal balance of $222,000 on the four Silicon Valley hotels issued on June 9, 2014, the $30,000 loan on the Savannah hotel issued on July 2, 2014, the $16,225 and $19,950 loans on the Billerica and Carlsbad hotels, respectively, each issued on November 25, 2014, and the $18,300 loan on the Houston Medical hotel issued on December 17, 2014, offset by $72 on the Washington, PA loan paid off in March, 2015 and lower costs for the Garden Grove loan of $126 due to refinancing the loan at a lower rate. The increase in deferred financing costs relates to the new loans issued during or subsequent to the second quarter of 2014. Interest expense on the Company's senior secured revolving credit facility decreased due to lower average weighted borrowings of $3,086 in 2015 compared to $66,630 in 2014.
Income or (loss) from Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities
Income or (loss) from unconsolidated real estate entities increased $3,393 from a loss of $2,316 for the
six months ended June 30, 2014
to income of $1,077 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
. The increase is due primarily to the adjustment for the amortization of the basis difference of the carrying amount of investment in the Company's share of partners' capital of the NewINK JV (see note 7) of $300, income on the Inland JV of $524 and income on the NewINK JV of $192, compared to a loss on the Innkeepers JV of $2,316 for the
six months ended June 30, 2014
.
Gain on Sale from Unconsolidated Real Estate Entities
Gain on sale from unconsolidated real estate entities decreased $66,701 from 2014 to zero in 2015. The decrease is due to the sale of Cerberus' 89.7% interest in 51 hotels in the Innkeepers JV in the period ended June 30, 2014, which generated a gain of $66,701 comprised of remeasurement of the Company's interest in the four Silicon Valley Hotels and a promote interest in the Innkeepers JV. The gain includes the Company's pro rata share of a promote interest.
Income Tax Expense
Income tax expense decreased $16 from $41 for the
six months ended June 30, 2014
to $25 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
. We are subject to income taxes based on the taxable income of our TRS Lessees at a combined federal and state tax rate of approximately 40%.
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Net Income
Net income was $14,265 for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
, compared to net income of $63,582 for the
six months ended June 30, 2014
. The change in net income was due to the factors discussed above.
Non-GAAP Financial Measures
We consider the following non-GAAP financial measures useful to investors as key supplemental measures of our operating performance: (1) FFO, (2) Adjusted FFO, (3) EBITDA, (4) Adjusted EBITDA and (5) Hotel EBITDA. These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, net income or loss as prescribed by GAAP as a measure of our operating performance.
FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA do not represent cash generated from operating activities under GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income or loss, cash flows from operations or any other operating performance measure prescribed by GAAP. FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA are not measures of our liquidity, nor are FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions. These measurements do not reflect cash expenditures for long-term assets and other items that have been and will be incurred. FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA may include funds that may not be available for management’s discretionary use due to functional requirements to conserve funds for capital expenditures, property acquisitions, and other commitments and uncertainties.
We calculate FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment
Trusts ("NAREIT"), which defines FFO as net income or loss (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains or losses from sales of real estate, impairment write-downs, items classified by GAAP as extraordinary, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, plus depreciation and amortization (excluding amortization of deferred financing costs), and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures following the same approach. We believe that the presentation of FFO provides useful information to investors regarding our operating performance because it measures our performance without regard to specified non-cash items such as real estate depreciation and amortization, gain or loss on sale of real estate assets and certain other items that we believe are not indicative of the performance of our underlying hotel properties. We believe that these items are more representative of our asset base and our acquisition and disposition activities than our ongoing operations, and that by excluding the effects of the items, FFO is useful to investors in comparing our operating performance between periods and between REITs that report FFO using the NAREIT definition.
We calculate Adjusted FFO by further adjusting FFO for certain additional items that are not in NAREIT’s definition of FFO, including hotel property acquisition costs and other charges, losses on the early extinguishment of debt and similar items related to our unconsolidated real estate entities that we believe do not represent recurring operations. We believe that Adjusted FFO provides investors with another financial measure that may facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between REITs that make similar adjustments to FFO.
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The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) to FFO and Adjusted FFO for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
(in thousands, except share data):
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30,
June 30,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Funds From Operations (“FFO”):
Net income
$
12,845
$
65,314
$
14,265
$
63,582
Noncontrolling interests
(82
)
(108
)
(90
)
(108
)
Net gain from remeasurement and sale of investment in unconsolidated real estate entities
—
(66,701
)
—
(66,701
)
Loss on the sale of assets within the unconsolidated real estate entity
—
—
—
1
Depreciation
12,016
7,335
23,493
13,623
Adjustments for unconsolidated real estate entity items
1,853
1,229
3,664
2,435
FFO attributable to common shareholders
26,632
7,069
41,332
12,832
Hotel property acquisition costs and other charges
524
5,559
784
7,041
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
—
—
184
Adjustments for unconsolidated real estate entity items
80
2,218
92
2,220
Adjusted FFO
$
27,236
$
14,846
$
42,208
$
22,277
Weighted average number of common shares
Basic
38,211,833
26,437,878
37,618,234
26,355,237
Diluted
38,618,824
26,734,919
38,022,675
26,637,261
Diluted per share count may differ from GAAP per share count when FFO or Adjusted FFO is positive. Unvested restricted shares and unvested LTIP units that could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future would not be included in the computation of diluted loss per share for the periods where a loss has been recorded because they would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented.
We calculate EBITDA for purposes of the credit facility debt covenants as net income or loss excluding: (1) interest expense; (2) provision for income taxes, including income taxes applicable to sale of assets; (3) depreciation and amortization; and (4) unconsolidated real estate entity items including interest, depreciation and amortization excluding gains or losses from sales of real estate. We believe EBITDA is useful to investors in evaluating our operating performance because it helps investors compare our operating performance between periods and between REITs by removing the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense) and asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) from our operating results. In addition, we use EBITDA as one measure in determining the value of hotel acquisitions and dispositions.
We calculate Adjusted EBITDA by further adjusting EBITDA for certain additional items, including hotel property acquisition costs and other charges, gains or losses on the sale of real estate, losses on the early extinguishment of debt, amortization of non-cash share-based compensation and similar items related to our unconsolidated real estate entities which we believe are not indicative of the performance of our underlying hotel properties entities. We believe that Adjusted EBITDA provides investors with another financial measure that may facilitate comparisons of operating performance between periods and between REITs that report similar measures.
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The following is a reconciliation of net income (loss) to EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
(in thousands):
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30,
June 30,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”):
Net income
$
12,845
$
65,314
$
14,265
$
63,582
Interest expense
6,852
4,362
13,665
8,100
Income tax expense
25
38
25
41
Depreciation and amortization
12,063
7,365
23,586
13,680
Adjustments for unconsolidated real estate entity items
3,750
2,765
7,414
5,389
Noncontrolling interests
(82
)
(108
)
(90
)
(108
)
EBITDA
35,453
79,736
58,865
90,684
Hotel property acquisition costs and other charges
524
5,559
784
7,041
Loss on early extinguishment of debt
—
—
—
184
Adjustments for unconsolidated real estate entity items
86
2,296
121
2,298
Net gain from remeasurement and sale of investment in unconsolidated real estate entities
—
(66,701
)
—
(66,701
)
Loss on the sale of assets within the unconsolidated real estate entity
—
—
—
1
Share based compensation
651
628
1,355
1,213
Adjusted EBITDA
$
36,714
$
21,518
$
61,125
$
34,720
The following is a presentation of Hotel EBITDA for the
three and six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
(in thousands):
For the three months ended
For the six months ended
June 30,
June 30,
2015
2014
2015
2014
Total revenue
$
72,257
$
47,077
$
131,172
$
83,942
Less: Total hotel operating expenses
34,325
23,486
64,668
44,416
Less: Reimbursed costs from unconsolidated real estate entities
869
493
1,717
1,165
Gross operating income
37,063
23,098
64,787
38,361
Less: Property taxes and insurance
4,254
2,809
8,339
5,458
Hotel EBITDA
$
32,809
$
20,289
$
56,448
$
32,903
We present Hotel EBITDA because we believe it is useful to investors in comparing our hotel operating performance between periods and comparing our Hotel EBITDA margins to those of our peer companies. Hotel EBITDA represents the results of operations for our wholly owned hotels only.
Although we present FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA because we believe they are useful to investors in comparing our operating performance between periods and between REITs that report similar measures, these measures have limitations as analytical tools. Some of these limitations are:
•
FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA do not reflect our cash expenditures, or future requirements, for capital expenditures or contractual commitments;
•
FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA do not reflect changes in, or cash requirements for, our working capital needs;
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•
FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA do not reflect funds available to make cash distributions;
•
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA do not reflect the significant interest expense, or the cash requirements necessary to service interest or principal payments, on our debts;
•
Although depreciation and amortization are non-cash charges, the assets being depreciated and amortized may need to be replaced in the future, and FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA do not reflect any cash requirements for such replacements;
•
Non-cash compensation is and will remain a key element of our overall long-term incentive compensation package, although we exclude it as an expense when evaluating our ongoing operating performance for a particular period using Adjusted EBITDA;
•
Adjusted FFO, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA do not reflect the impact of certain cash charges (including acquisition transaction costs) that result from matters we consider not to be indicative of the underlying performance of our hotel properties; and
•
Other companies in our industry may calculate FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA differently than we do, limiting their usefulness as a comparative measure.
In addition, FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA do not represent cash generated from operating activities as determined by GAAP and should not be considered as alternatives to net income or loss, cash flows from operations or any other operating performance measure prescribed by GAAP. FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA are not measures of our liquidity. Because of these limitations, FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for performance measures calculated in accordance with GAAP. We compensate for these limitations by relying primarily on our GAAP results and using FFO, Adjusted FFO, EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA only supplementally. Our consolidated financial statements and the notes to those statements included elsewhere are prepared in accordance with GAAP.
Sources and Uses of Cash
Our principal sources of cash include net cash from operations and proceeds from debt and equity issuances. Our principal uses of cash include acquisitions, capital expenditures, operating costs, corporate expenditures, interest costs, debt repayments and distributions to equity holders.
As of
June 30, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
, we had cash and cash equivalents of approximately
$18,075
and
$15,077
, respectively. We are required to maintain at least a total of
$10,000
of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents under certain non-recourse covenant guarantees related to debt in the NewINK JV and the Inland JV. Additionally, we had
$175,000
available under our
$175,000
senior secured revolving credit facility as of
June 30, 2015
.
For the
six months ended June 30, 2015
, net cash flows provided by operations were $37,453, driven by net income of $14,265, $24,720 of non-cash items, including $24,441 of depreciation and amortization and $1,355 of share-based compensation expense, offset by $1,077 related to income from unconsolidated entities. In addition, changes in operating assets and liabilities due to the timing of cash receipts, payments for real estate taxes, payments of corporate compensation and payments from our hotels resulted in net cash outflow of $1,531. Net cash flows used in investing activities were $101,892, primarily related to the purchase of the Residence Inn San Diego Gaslamp hotel for $90,155, capital improvements on our 35 wholly owned hotels of $9,154, $6,515 related to required escrow deposits of restricted cash, reduced by distributions of $3,932 from unconsolidated real estate entities. Net cash flows provided by financing activities were $67,437, comprised of $120,789 raised from our issuance of common shares in our January 2015 underwritten public offering and through our dividend reinvestment and share purchase plan ("DRSPP"), net repayments on our senior secured revolving credit facility of $22,500, principal payments or payoffs on mortgage debt of $6,342, payments of deferred financing and offering costs of $2,375, repurchase of vested common shares of $22 and distributions to shareholders of $22,113.
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For the
six months ended June 30, 2014
, net cash flows provided by operations were $15,104, comprised of net income of $63,582 and primarily non-cash expenses, including $14,429 of depreciation and amortization, net gain from the sale of interests in unconsolidated real estate entities of $66,701, $184 from the extinguishment of debt, $1,213 of share-based compensation expense and $2,316 related to the loss from unconsolidated entities. In addition, changes in operating assets and liabilities due to the timing of cash receipts, payments for real estate taxes, payments of corporate compensation and payments from our hotels resulted in net cash inflow of $81. Net cash flows used in investing activities were $276,015, primarily related to the purchase of the 4 Silicon Valley hotels for $265,288, capital improvements on our 29 wholly owned hotels of $7,721, $3,455 related to the required escrow deposits of restricted cash, reduced by distributions of $449 from unconsolidated real estate entities. Net cash flows provided by financing activities were $268,625, comprised of proceeds from the issuance of refinanced and new mortgage loans of $256,000, $48,000 of net borrowings on our senior secured revolving credit facility and $10,461 raised from our At the Market Equity Offering ("ATM Plan"), offset by principal payments or payoffs on mortgage debt of $33,528, payments of deferred financing costs of $531, distributions to shareholders of $11,759 and repurchase of vested common shares of $18.
In April 2014, we changed our monthly dividend and distribution from $0.07 to $0.08 per common share and LTIP unit. In January 2015, we changed the monthly dividend and distribution from $0.08 to $0.10 per common share and LTIP unit. We declared total dividends of
$0.45
and
$0.60
per common share and LTIP unit for the
six months ended June 30, 2014
and
2015
, respectively.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
At
June 30, 2015
, our leverage ratio was
38.2%
based on the ratio of our net debt (total debt outstanding less unrestricted cash and cash equivalents) to hotel investments at cost, including our JV investments. Over the past several years, we have maintained a leverage ratio between the mid-30s and the low 50s to fund our acquisitions and investments in joint ventures. We have issued mortgage debt of
$521,379
at an average rate of approximately
4.7%
. Accordingly, our debt coverage ratios are currently in a favorable position and, as a result, we are comfortable in this leverage range and believe we have the capacity and flexibility to take advantage of acquisition opportunities as they arise. We intend to continue to fund our investments with a prudent balance of debt and equity. We will pay down borrowings on our senior secured revolving credit facility with excess cash flow until we find other uses of cash such as investments in our existing hotels, hotel acquisitions or further joint venture investments.
At
June 30, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
, we had $
0
and $
22,500
, respectively, in outstanding borrowings under our senior secured revolving credit facility. At
June 30, 2015
, there were
12
properties in the borrowing base under the credit agreement and the maximum borrowing availability under the senior secured revolving credit facility was approximately
$175,000
. We also had mortgage debt on individual hotels aggregating $
521,379
and $
527,721
at
June 30, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
, respectively.
The senior secured credit facility contains representations, warranties, covenants, terms and conditions customary for transactions of this type, including a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio and minimum net worth financial covenants, limitations on (i) liens, (ii) incurrence of debt, (iii) investments, (iv) distributions, and (v) mergers and asset dispositions, covenants to preserve corporate existence and comply with laws, covenants on the use of proceeds of the credit facility and default provisions, including defaults for non-payment, breach of representations and warranties, insolvency, non-performance of covenants, cross-defaults and guarantor defaults. We were in compliance with all financial covenants at
June 30, 2015
. We expect to meet all financial covenants during the remainder of
2015
based upon our current projections.
We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements generally through net cash provided by operations, existing cash balances and, if necessary, short-term borrowings under our senior secured credit facility or through the encumbrance of any unencumbered hotels. We believe that our net cash provided by operations will be adequate to fund operating obligations, pay interest on any borrowings and fund dividend payments in accordance with the requirements for qualification as a REIT under the Code. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements, such as hotel property acquisitions and debt maturities or repayments through additional long-term secured and unsecured borrowings, the issuance of additional equity or debt securities or the possible sale of existing assets.
Through our $25,000 DRSPP, which was established in January 2014, shareholders may purchase additional common shares by reinvesting some or all of the cash dividends received on our common shares. Shareholders may also make optional cash purchases of our common shares subject to certain limitations detailed in the prospectus for the DRSPP. As of
June 30, 2015
, we had issued
3,401
shares under the DRSPP at a weighted average price of $
26.35
. As of
June 30, 2015
, there was approximately
$24,910
available for issuance under the DRSPP.
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In January 2014, we also established an ATM Plan whereby, from time to time, we may publicly offer and sell our common shares having an aggregate maximum offering price of up to $50,000 by means of ordinary brokers’ transactions on the New York Stock Exchange, in negotiated transactions or in transactions that are deemed to be “at-the-market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act with Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. acting as sales agent
p
ursuant to a Sales Agreement (the “Cantor Sales Agreement”). On January 13, 2015, the Company entered into a Sales Agreement (the “Barclays Sales Agreement”) with Barclays Capital Inc. (“Barclays”) to add Barclays as an additional sales agent under the Company’s ATM Plan. For the
three and six
months ended
June 30, 2015
, we did not issue any shares under the ATM Plan. Total shares issued under the ATM Plan are
880,820
at a weighted average price of $
23.54
raising net proceeds after sales commissions and fees of approximately
$20,736
. As of
June 30, 2015
, there was approximately
$29,264
available for issuance under the ATM Plan.
We intend to continue to invest in hotel properties as suitable opportunities arise. We intend to finance a substantial portion of our future investments with the net proceeds from additional issuances of common and preferred shares, issuances of units of limited partnership interest in our Operating Partnership or other securities, borrowings or asset sales. The success of our acquisition strategy depends, in part, on our ability to access additional capital through other sources. There can be no assurance that we will continue to make investments in properties that meet our investment criteria. Additionally, we may choose to dispose of certain hotels as a means to provide liquidity.
Dividend Policy
Our current common share dividend policy is generally to distribute, annually, at least 100% of our annual taxable income. The amount of any dividends is determined by our Board of Trustees. In January 2015, our Board of Trustees approved an increase in our monthly dividend and distribution to $0.10 per common share and LTIP unit. The aggregate amount of dividends and distributions declared for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
were
$0.60
per common share and LTIP unit.
Capital Expenditures
We intend to maintain each hotel property in good repair and condition and in conformity with applicable laws and regulations and in accordance with the franchisors' standards and any agreed-upon requirements in our management and loan agreements. After we acquire a hotel property, we may be required to complete a property improvement plan (“PIP”) in order to be granted a new franchise license for that particular hotel property. PIPs are intended to bring the hotel property up to the franchisors' standards. Certain of our loans require that we escrow, for property improvement purposes, at the hotels collateralizing these loans, amounts up to 5% of gross revenue from such hotels. We intend to spend amounts necessary to
comply with any reasonable loan or franchisor requirements and otherwise to the extent that such expenditures are in the best interest of the hotel. To the extent that we spend more on capital expenditures than is available from our operations, we intend to fund those capital expenditures with available cash and borrowings under our senior secured revolving credit facility.
For the
three months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, we invested approximately
$4,698
and
$3,998
, respectively, and for the
six months ended June 30, 2015
and
2014
, we invested approximately
$10,569
and
$7,692
, respectively, on capital investments in our hotels. We expect to invest an additional
$7,271
on capital improvements on our existing hotels for the remainder of 2015.
The Company is planning to develop and expand all four hotels that comprise the Silicon Valley Hotels to increase the aggregate room count by 36% to a total of 1,023 rooms. The 272 room expansion is expected to include a new lobby and public spaces in each location. The Company is currently moving forward with the 32-room expansion of the Residence Inn Mountain View. We expect to commence the expansions of the two Sunnyvale Residence Inns in early 2016 and the San Mateo Residence Inn in mid-2016. While we do not have final budgets for these projects, we currently anticipate that total expenditures will be approximately $70 million to $80 million.
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Contractual Obligations
The following table sets forth our contractual obligations as of
June 30, 2015
and the effect these obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods (in thousands). We had no material off-balance sheet arrangements at
June 30, 2015
, other than non-recourse debt associated with the NewINK JV, Inland JV and the Torrance JV as discussed below.
Payments Due by Period
Contractual Obligations
Total
Less Than
One Year
One to Three
Years
Three to Five
Years
More Than Five
Years
Corporate office lease (1)
$
7,222
$
20
$
376
$
1,564
$
5,262
Revolving credit facility, including interest (2)
867
306
561
—
—
Ground leases
50,343
347
1,394
1,404
47,198
Property loans, including interest (2)
705,007
13,969
61,164
58,833
571,041
Total
$
763,439
$
14,642
$
63,495
$
61,801
$
623,501
(1)
The Company entered into a new corporate office lease in 2015. The lease is for
eleven
years and includes a
12
-month rent abatement period and certain tenant improvement allowances. The Company will share the space with related parties and will be reimbursed for the pro-rata share of rentable space occupied by related parties.
(2)
Does not reflect paydowns or additional borrowings under the senior secured revolving credit facility after
June 30, 2015
. Interest payments are based on the interest rate in effect as of
June 30, 2015
. See Note 8, “Debt” to our unaudited consolidated financial statements for additional information relating to our property loans.
In addition to the above listed obligations, we pay management and franchise fees to our hotel management companies and franchisors based on the revenues of our hotels.
The Company’s ownership interests in the NewINK JV, Inland JV and the Torrance JV are subject to change in the event that either NorthStar or Cerberus calls for additional capital contributions to the respective JVs, as applicable, necessary for the conduct of that JV's business, including contributions to fund costs and expenses related to capital expenditures. We manage the NewINK JV, Inland JV and the Torrance JV and will receive a promote interest in the applicable JV if it meets certain return thresholds. NorthStar and Cerberus may also approve certain actions by their respective JV or JVs without the Company’s consent, including certain property dispositions conducted at arm’s length, certain actions related to the restructuring of the respective JVs and removal of the Company as managing member in the event the Company fails to fulfill its material obligations under the respective joint venture agreements.
In connection with certain non-recourse mortgage loans in either the NewINK JV, Inland JV or the Torrance JV, our Operating Partnership could require us to repay our pro rata share of portions of each respective JV's indebtedness in connection with certain customary non-recourse carve-out provisions such as environmental conditions, misuse of funds and material misrepresentations.
Inflation
Operators of hotels, in general, possess the ability to adjust room rates daily to reflect the effects of inflation. However, competitive pressures may limit the ability of our management companies to raise room rates.
Seasonality
Demand for our hotels is affected by recurring seasonal patterns. Generally, we expect that we will have lower revenue, operating income and cash flow in the first and fourth quarters and higher revenue, operating income and cash flow in the second and third quarters. These general trends are, however, influenced by overall economic cycles and the geographic locations of our hotels.
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Critical Accounting Policies
Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. While we do not believe the reported amounts would be materially different, application of these policies involves the exercise of judgment and the use of assumptions as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ from these estimates. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. All of our significant accounting policies, including certain critical accounting policies, are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 2014
.
Recently Issued Accounting Standards
On May 28, 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued ASU No. 2014-09,
Revenue from Contracts with Customers
, which requires an entity to recognize the amount of revenue to which it expects to be entitled for the transfer of promised goods or services to customers. ASU No. 2014-09 will replace most existing revenue recognition guidance in GAAP when it becomes effective. The standard permits the use of either the retrospective or cumulative effect transition method. In July 2015, the FASB voted to defer the effective date to January 1, 2018 with early adoption beginning January 1, 2017. The Company is evaluating the effect that ASU No. 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures. The Company has not yet selected a transition method nor has it determined the effect of the standard on its financial statements.
In August 2014, the FASB issued ASU No. 2014-15,
Disclosure of Uncertainties about an Entities Ability to Continue as a Going Concern,
which requires management to perform interim and annual assessments of an entity's ability to continue within one year of the date the financial statements are issued and provides guidance on determining when and how to disclose going concern uncertainties in the financial statements. Certain disclosures will be required if conditions give rise to substantial doubt about an entity's ability to continue as a going concern. This guidance is effective for the Company on January 1, 2017 and will not have an impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-02,
Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis
, which requires amendments to both the variable interest entity and voting models. The amendments (i) rescind the indefinite deferral of certain aspects of accounting standards relating to consolidations and provide a permanent scope exception for registered money market funds and similar unregistered money market funds, (ii) modify the identification of variable interest (fees paid to a decision maker or service provider), the VIE characteristics for a limited partnership or similar entity and primary beneficiary determinations under the VIE model, and (iii) eliminate the presumption within the current voting model that a general partner controls a limited partnership or similar entity. The new guidance is effective for annual reporting periods, and interim periods within those annual periods, beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted. The amendments may be applied using either a modified retrospective or full retrospective approach. The Company is currently evaluating the effect the guidance will have on its consolidated financial statements.
On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03,
Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs,
which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the debt liability. This standard is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted and will be applied on a retrospective basis. The new standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 and will not have a material impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
We may be exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of our assumption of long-term debt in connection with our acquisitions. Our interest rate risk management objectives are to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower overall borrowing costs. To achieve these objectives, we will seek to borrow primarily at fixed rates or variable rates with the lowest margins available and, in some cases, with the ability to convert variable rates to fixed rates. With respect to variable rate financing, we will assess interest rate risk by identifying and monitoring changes in interest rate exposures that may adversely impact expected future cash flows and by evaluating hedging opportunities.
The Company estimates the fair value of its fixed rate debt by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at estimated market rates. Rates take into consideration general market conditions and maturity and fair value of the underlying collateral. The estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed rate debt at
June 30, 2015
and
December 31, 2014
was
$524,742
and
$542,538
, respectively.
At
June 30, 2015
, our consolidated debt was comprised of floating and fixed interest rate debt. The fair value of our fixed rate debt indicates the estimated principal amount of debt having the same debt service requirements that could have been borrowed at the date presented, at then current market interest rates. The following table provides information about the maturities of our financial instruments as of
June 30, 2015
that are sensitive to changes in interest rates (dollars in thousands):
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
Thereafter
Total/ Weighted Average
Fair Value
Floating rate:
Debt
—
—
$
—
—
—
—
$
—
$
—
Average interest rate (1)
—
2.67
%
—
—
—
—
2.67
%
Fixed rate:
Debt
$1,586
$9,487
$3,901
$
4,954
$
6,899
$494,552
$
521,379
$
524,742
Average interest rate
4.85
%
5.52
%
4.77
%
4.69
%
4.68
%
4.65
%
4.67
%
(1)
LIBOR of 0.17% plus a margin of 2.50% at
June 30, 2015
.
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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures
Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures were effective to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in reports we file or submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The nature of the operations of the Company's hotels exposes those hotels, the Company and the Operating Partnership to the risk of claims and litigation in the normal course of their business. An affiliate of the Company is currently a defendant, along with IHM, in a class action lawsuit pending in the San Diego County Superior Court. The class actions were filed on April 25, 2012 and February 27, 2013, and were subsequently consolidated on November 8, 2013 under the title Martinez et al v. Island Hospitality Management, Inc., et al. Case No. 37-2012-00096221-CU-OE-CTL. The class action relates to fifteen hotels operated by IHM in the state of CA and owned by affiliates of the Company, NewINK JV, Innkeepers JV, and/or certain third parties. Both complaints in the now consolidated lawsuit allege various wage and hour law violations including unpaid off-the-clock work, failure to provide meal breaks and failure to provide rest breaks. The plaintiffs seek injunctive relief, money damages, penalties, and interest. We are defending the case vigorously. As of
June 30, 2015
, we have included
$642
in accounts payable and other expenses, which represents an estimate of our exposure to the litigation and is also estimated as the maximum possible loss that the Company may incur.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.
There have been no material changes in the risk factors described in Item 1A of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
None.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Other Information.
As previously disclosed in a Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on June 2, 2015 (the “June 2015 Form 8-K”), the Board of Trustees of the Company approved, as recommended by the Compensation Committee, the grant of performance-based LTIP units to certain of the Company’s executive officers (the “Class A Performance LTIP Units”) pursuant to Long Term Incentive Plan Unit Award Agreements (the “LTIP Unit Award Agreements”). In connection with the issuance of Class A Performance LTIP Units, on August 5, 2015, the Board of Trustees of the Company, on behalf of the Company, for itself and as the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, approved the First Amendment to the Agreement of Limited Partnership of the Operating Partnership (the “Agreement of Limited Partnership”), effective as of June 1, 2015 (the “First Amendment” and together with the Agreement of Limited Partnership, the “Amended Partnership Agreement”). The First Amendment establishes and designates the Class A Performance LTIP Units under the Amended Partnership Agreement.
Pursuant to the First Amendment, the definition of (i) “Percentage Interest” was amended such that Class A Performance Units will be treated similarly to LTIP Units (as defined in the Amended Partnership Agreement) under the definition and (ii) “Vesting Agreement” was amended to include vesting agreements entered into by a Class A Performance LTIP Unitholder (as defined in the Amended Partnership Agreement) upon acceptance of an award of Class A Performance LTIP Units. The First Amendment also establishes the addition of “Article XIII¯Class A Performance LTIP Units” under the Amended Partnership Agreement, which designates the Class A Performance LTIP Units as a series of Partnership Units (as defined in the Amended Partnership Agreement) in the Operating Partnership and sets forth certain terms of the Class A Performance LTIP Units, including with respect to distributions, allocations and conversion. The Class A Performance LTIP Units will be treated similar to LTIP Units for purposes of distributions, allocations and conversion, except as follows:
•
Distributions:
A holder of a Class A Performance LTIP Unit will generally (i) only be entitled, during the period prior to the vesting of such Class A Performance LTIP Unit, to receive 10% of the distributions made on a Common Unit (the “Pre-Vesting Distributions”), and (ii) be entitled, upon the vesting of such Class A Performance LTIP Unit, to a special one-time “catch-up” distribution (the “Special Distribution”) equal to the aggregate amount of distributions that were paid on a Common Unit during the period prior to vesting of such Class A Performance LTIP Unit minus the aggregate amount of Pre-Vesting Distributions paid on such Class A Performance LTIP Unit;
•
Allocations:
A holder of a Class A Performance LTIP Unit will receive, during the period prior to the vesting of such Class A Performance LTIP Unit, allocations of profit and loss equal to 10% of such allocations made to a Common Unit;
provided, however,
that in the event the receipt of the Special Distribution would cause or increase a deficit balance in such holder’s Capital Account that exceeds the sum of such holder’s share of Partnership Minimum Gain and Partner Nonrecourse Debt Minimum Gain, as determined in accordance with Treasury Regulations Sections 1.704-2(g) and 1.704-2(i), such holder shall be allocated specially for such taxable year (and, if necessary, later taxable years) items of income and gain in an amount and manner sufficient to eliminate such deficit Capital Account balance as quickly as possible; and
•
Conversion
: A holder of a Class A Performance LTIP Unit has the right to convert all or a portion of his or her Vested Class A Performance LTIP Units into Common Units; provided that such Vested Class A Performance LTIP Units have reached capital account equivalency with Common Units. In order to exercise his or her Conversion Right, such holder must deliver a Conversion Notice to the Operating Partnership, subject to the timing and procedural requirements contained in the Amended Partnership Agreement. When a holder of a Class A Performance LTIP Unit is notified of the expected occurrence of an event that will cause such Class A Performance LTIP Unit to become a Vested Class A Performance LTIP Unit, such holder may give the Operating Partnership a Conversion Notice with respect to such Class A Performance LTIP Unit conditioned upon and effective as of the time of vesting, and unless subsequently revoked by such holder, the Conversion Notice shall be accepted by the Operating Partnership subject to such condition. In addition, upon the expected occurrence of an event that will cause such Class A Performance LTIP Unit to become a Vested Class A Performance LTIP Unit, the Operating Partnership may force the conversion of such Class A Performance LTIP Unit, conditioned upon and effective on or after the time of vesting, by issuing a Forced Conversion Notice to such holder.
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Prior to the vesting of a Class A Performance LTIP Unit, the holder of such Class A Performance LTIP Unit will not be entitled to vote, or, except as set forth above, to receive distributions on, such Class A Performance LTIP Unit. A description of the other terms of the Class A Performance LTIP Units, including their vesting and performance requirements, is set forth in the June 2015 Form 8-K, which description is incorporated by reference herein. The foregoing summary of the First Amendment and the summary of the LTIP Unit Award Agreements contained in the June 2015 Form 8-K do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the First Amendment and the LTIP Unit Award Agreements, as applicable, copies of which are filed as Exhibit [10.1] and Exhibits [10. - 10. ] to this Quarterly Report, respectively, and are incorporated herein by reference.
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Item 6. Exhibits.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
Exhibit
Number
Description of Exhibit
3.1
Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Chatham Lodging Trust
(1)
3.2
Articles Supplementary relating to Chatham Lodging Trust's election to be subject to the provisions of Section 3-803 of the MGCL
(2)
3.3
Articles Supplementary relating to Chatham Lodging Trust's election to be subject to opt out of the provisions of Section 3-803 of the MGCL
(3)
3.4
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Chatham Lodging Trust
(4)
10.1
First Amendment to the Agreement of Limited Partnership of Chatham Lodging, L.P.
10.2
Award Agreement, dated June 1, 2015, between Chatham Lodging Trust and Jeffrey Fisher (Outperformance Plan)
10.3
Award Agreement, dated June 1, 2015, between Chatham Lodging Trust and Dennis Craven (Outperformance Plan)
10.4
Award Agreement, dated June 1, 2015, between Chatham Lodging Trust and Peter Willis (Outperformance Plan)
10.5
Share Award Agreement, dated June 1, 2015, between Chatham Lodging Trust and Jeremy Wegner
10.6
Employment Agreement of Jeremy Wegner, dated May 4, 2015
(5)
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
101.INS
XBRL Instance Document
101.SCH
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CAL
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEF
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LAB
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PRE
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
(1
)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Amendment No. 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-11 filed with the SEC on February 12, 2010 (File No. 333-162889).
(2
)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on November 13, 2013.
(3
)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 13, 2015.
(4
)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 21, 2015.
(5
)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on May 5, 2015.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
CHATHAM LODGING TRUST
Dated:
August 6, 2015
By: /s/ JEREMY B. WEGNER
Jeremy B. Wegner
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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