UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
 FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
ýANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 20162019
OR
oTRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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Commission File Number: 001-13957
RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Washington91-1032187
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
201 W. North River Drive, Suite 100
Spokane Washington
1550 Market St. #350
Denver99201Colorado80202
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code: (509) 459-6100
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $.01 per shareRLHNew York Stock Exchange
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The aggregate market value of the registrant's common stock as of June 30, 20162019 was $168.5$178.3 million, of which 81.59%81.6% or $137.5$145.4 million was held by non-affiliates as of that date.
As of March 27, 2017,February 24, 2020, there were 23,495,90825,208,983 shares of the registrant's common stock outstanding.

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Portions of the registrant's Proxy Statement for its 20172020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Regulation 14A within 120 days of the end of the registrant's 20162019 fiscal year, are incorporated by reference herein in Part III.






TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
Item No.DescriptionPage No.
Item No.DescriptionPage No.
PART I
PART I
Item 1
Item 1A
Item 1B
Item 2
Item 3
Item 4
PART II
Item 5
Item 6
Item 7
Item 7A
Item 8
Item 9
Item 9A
Item 9B
PART III
Item 10
Item 11
Item 12
Item 13
Item 14
PART IV
Item 15
Item 16










PART I

This annual report on Form 10-K includes forward-looking statements. We have based these statements on our current expectations and projections about future events. When words such as "anticipate", "believe", "estimate", "expect", "intend", "may", "plan", "seek", "should", "will" and similar expressions or their negatives are used in this annual report, these are forward-looking statements. Many possible events or factors, including those discussed in "Risk Factors" under Item 1A of this annual report, could affect our future financial results and performance, and could cause actual results or performance to differ materially from those expressed. You are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this annual report. We undertake no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements except as required by law.


In this report, "we", "us""our", "our""us", "our company" "RLHC" and "RLHC""RLH Corporation" refer to Red Lion Hotels Corporation, doing business as RLH Corporation, and as the context requires, all of its consolidated subsidiaries including:as follows:

Wholly-owned subsidiaries:
Red Lion Hotels Holdings, Inc.
Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc.
Red Lion Hotels Canada Franchising, Inc.
Red Lion Hotels Management, Inc. ("RL Management")(RL Management)
Red Lion Hotels Limited Partnership
TicketsWest.com,RL Baltimore LLC (RL Baltimore)
WestCoast Hotel Properties, Inc.
Red Lion Anaheim, LLC
RLabs, Inc.
Joint venture entities:
RL Venture LLC ("RL Venture")(RL Venture) in which we hold a 55% member interest
RLS Atla Venture LLC ("RLS(RLS Atla Venture")Venture) in which we hold a 55% member interest
RLS Balt Venture LLC ("RLS Balt Venture") in which we hold a 73% member interest
RLS DC Venture LLC ("RLS(RLS DC Venture")Venture) in which we hold a 55% member interest


The terms "the network", "systemwide hotels" "system of hotels" or "network of hotels" refer to our entire group of owned, managed and franchised hotels.


Item 1.
Business

Item 1.Business

Available Information


Through our website (www.redlion.com), we make available our annual report on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10‑Q,10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, proxy statements, amendments to these filings and all other reports and documents that we file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")(SEC) pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The public may read and copy the materials we file with the SEC at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549. The public may obtain information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330.


The SEC also maintains an internet site at www.sec.gov that contains reports, proxy and information statements, and other information regarding issuers that file electronically with the SEC.


Our internet website also contains our Code of Business Conduct and Ethics, our Corporate Governance Guidelines; chartersCharters for our Audit, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees, Accounting and Audit Complaints and Concerns Procedures, our Statement of Policy with Respect to Related Party Transactions, Stock Ownership Guidelines for Directors and Executive Officers and information regarding shareholder communications with our board of directors. The contents of our website are not incorporated into this filing.


General


We are a NYSE-listed hospitality and leisure company (ticker symbol: RLH) doing business as RLH Corporation and primarily engaged in the franchising management and ownership of hotels under ourthe following proprietary brands, which includebrands: Hotel RL, Red Lion Hotel,Hotels, Red Lion Inn & Suites, GuestHouse, and Settle Inn, & Suites. On September 30, 2016, we acquired certain assets from Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. and a number of its affiliates ("Vantage"), including the brands of Americas Best Value Inn, Canadas Best Value Inn, Lexington Hotels & Inns, America's Best Inns & Suites, Jameson Inns,Signature and Signature Inn, Knights Inn, and Country Hearth Inns & Suites, Vantage Hotels, Value Inn Worldwide, Value Hotel Worldwide, 3 Palms Hotels and Resorts and Signature Inn. All our brands are referred to collectively as the RLHC brands, and our hotels operate in the upscale, midscale or economy hotel segments.Suites.



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All our properties strive to highlight friendly service and reflect the local flair of their markets. The upscale and midscale RLHCRLH Corporation brands of Hotel RL, Red Lion Hotel and Red Lion Inn & Suites offer a unique local spin on the expected travel experience


in an environment that allows customers to feel welcome and at home. Our focus is to anticipate guest needs and pleasantly surprise them with our distinctive Pacific Northwest-inspired customer service. Warm and authentic, our commitment to customer service includes a focus on delivering the guest locally inspired, friendly and personalized signature moments. This is intended to position each RLHCRLH Corporation brand hotel as an advocate to our traveling guests, creating brand relevance and loyalty, differentiating us from our competition.

In October 2014, we launched a new brand, Hotel RL. This upscale lifestyle brand is a full-service, conversion brand that is targeted for the top 80 U.S. urban markets inspired by the spirit of the Pacific Northwest and designed for consumers with a millennial mindset. The first additions to Hotel RL were the Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor and the Hotel RL Washington DC, which opened in August 2015 and October 2015, respectively. During 2016, we converted three of our existing hotels located in Olympia and Spokane, Washington and Salt Lake City, Utah to the Hotel RL brand. These five properties are owned through our joint ventures and operated by RLHC. In addition, the Hotel RL brand currently has 6 signed franchise agreements. In January 2017, two of the franchise Hotel RLs in Brooklyn, New York and Omaha, Nebraska opened. The remaining four are expected to open in the second half of 2017 or early 2018.


Our economy brands are focused on delivering our guests a consistent experience with exceptional comfort, quality and service at an affordable rate, with overapproximately 1,000 locations in 4746 states, the District of Columbia, and fourtwo countries outside the United States.


A summary of our propertiesopen franchise and company operated hotels as of December 31, 20162019, including the approximate number of available rooms, is provided below:
Midscale BrandEconomy BrandTotal
HotelsTotal Available RoomsHotelsTotal Available RoomsHotelsTotal Available Rooms
Beginning quantity, January 1, 2019112  15,900  1,215  69,800  1,327  85,700  
Newly opened 700  32  1,600  40  2,300  
Change in brand / adjustments (1)
(1) 100  (30) (1,800) (31) (1,700) 
Terminated properties(23) (3,200) (251) (15,400) (274) (18,600) 
Ending quantity, December 31, 201996  13,500  966  54,200  1,062  67,700  
(1) During the fourth quarter of 2019 we identified a number of errors in our contract tracking system, primarily related to the status of acquired contracts from acquisitions. The impact of these adjustments is reflected on this line.

A summary of our executed franchise agreements for the year ended December 31, 2019 is provided below:
Midscale BrandEconomy BrandTotal
Executed franchise license agreements, year ended December 31, 2019:
New locations16  27  43  
New contracts for existing locations11  115  126  
Total executed franchise license agreements, year ended December 31, 201927  142  169  

In 2017, we announced that we would be marketing for sale 11 of our owned hotels held by our consolidated joint venture, RL Venture. This is consistent with the Company’s previously stated business strategy of moving towards operating as primarily a franchise company. During 2018, nine of the properties were sold. Using proceeds from the sale of the hotels and the release of restricted cash associated with the debt, RL Venture repaid the remaining principal balance outstanding under its loan agreement with Pacific Western Bank in July 2018. In December 2019, we sold an additional RL venture property, the Hotel RL Salt Lake City. Using proceeds from the sale, RL Venture repaid the remaining principal balance outstanding under its loan agreement secured by the Hotel RL Salt Lake City property with Umpqua Bank. As of December 31, 2019, there is one remaining owned hotel held by our consolidated joint venture, RL Venture.

In November 2019, we sold the Red Lion Hotel Atlanta Airport hotel, previously owned by our consolidated joint venture, RLS Atla Venture, LLC. Using the proceeds from the sale, RLH Atlanta LLC, which is wholly-owned by RLS Atla Venture, repaid the remaining principal balance outstanding under its loan agreement with PFP Holding Company IV LLC.

In May 2018, Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of RLH Corporation (RLH Franchising) completed the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Knights Franchise Systems, Inc. (KFS), and the purchase of certain operating assets from, and assumption of certain liabilities relating to the business of franchising Knights Inn branded hotels to hotel owners from Wyndham Hotel Group Canada, ULC and Wyndham Hotel Group Europe Limited, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement for an aggregate purchase price of $27.2 million.


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  Hotels 
Total
Available
Rooms
Company operated hotels    
Majority owned and consolidated 14
 2,900
Leased 4
 900
Managed 2
 500
Franchised hotels 1,117
 68,900
Total systemwide 1,137
 73,200


We are also engaged in entertainment operations, which derive revenue from promotion and presentation of entertainment productions under the WestCoast Entertainment tradename and from ticketing services under the TicketsWest tradename. The ticketing service offers online ticket sales, ticketing inventory management systems, call center services, and outlet/electronic distributions for event locations.

Our company was incorporated in the State of Washington in April 1978.

Operations


We operate in threetwo reportable segments:


The franchised hotels segment is engaged primarily in licensing our brands to franchisees. This segment generates revenue from franchiseroyalty, marketing, and other fees whichthat are typicallyprimarily based on a percentage of room revenue or on a flat fee per month,room count or on transaction count and are charged to hotel owners in exchange for the use of our brand and access to our marketing and central services programs. These central services and marketing programs include our reservation system, guest loyalty program, national and regional sales, revenue management tools, quality inspections, advertising and brand standards. Additionally, this segment includes our initial direct contracts for Canvas Integrated Systems, discussed further below.


The company operated hotel segment derives revenuerevenues primarily from guest room rentals and food and beverage offerings at owned and leased hotels for which we consolidate results. Revenues arehave also been derived from management fees and related charges for hotels with which we contract to perform management services.services, however our last management agreement terminated in February 2019.

The entertainment segment is composed of our WestCoast Entertainment and TicketsWest operations.
Our remaining activities, none of which constitutes a reportable segment, have been aggregated into "other".


We have two measures of segment performance under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP): revenue and operating income. In addition, we measure performance of our company operated hotel segment using the following non-GAAP measures:




Revenue per available room (RevPAR)
Average daily rate (ADR)
Occupancy
Comparable hotel revenue
Comparable hotel direct operating income (margin)

Intersegment revenues are minimal. Certain operating expenses are allocated to the operating segments based upon internally established allocation methodologies. Income tax provision (benefit) and certain corporate operating expenses are neither allocated to the segments nor included in the measures of segment performance. See Non-GAAP Financial Measures within Item 6. Selected7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial DataCondition and Results of Operations for information about our non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measures.


Overview
A summary of our reporting segment revenues is provided below (in thousands, except for percentages). For further information regarding our reportable segments, see Note 3 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.
  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014
Company operated hotels $123,589
 75.3% $119,773
 83.9% $118,616
 81.6 %
Franchised hotels 24,634
 15.0% 12,039
 8.4% 9,618
 6.6 %
Entertainment 15,719
 9.6% 11,057
 7.7% 17,115
 11.8 %
Other 128
 0.1% 51
 % 77
  %
Total revenues $164,070
 100.0% $142,920
 100.0% $145,426
 100.0 %




Average occupancy, ADR and RevPAR statistics are provided below on a comparable basis:
Comparable Hotel Statistics (1)(2)(3)
       
  For the year ended December 31,
  2016 2015
  Average Occupancy  ADR RevPAR  Average Occupancy ADR  RevPAR 
Systemwide             
Midscale 64.5%  $93.85 $60.58 64.6% $91.78 $59.31
Economy (pro forma) (2)
 56.4%  $67.73 $38.22 53.1% $67.16 $35.65
Total systemwide 62.3%  $87.18 $54.28 61.4% $85.89 $52.75
Franchised hotels             
Midscale 60.5%  $90.54 $54.78 59.4% $87.31 $51.85
Economy (pro forma) (2)
 56.4%  $67.73 $38.22 53.1% $67.16 $35.65
Company operated hotels             
Midscale 68.7%  $96.88 $66.60 70.1% $95.71 $67.06
              
Change from prior comparative period: Average Occupancy  ADR RevPAR      
Systemwide             
Midscale (10)bps 2.3% 2.1%      
Economy (pro forma) (2)
 330
bps 0.8% 7.2%      
Total systemwide 90
bps 1.5% 2.9%      
Franchised hotels             
Midscale 110
bps 3.7% 5.7%      
Economy (pro forma) (2)
 330
bps 0.8% 7.2%      
Company operated hotels             
Midscale (140)bps 1.2% (0.7)%      
(1)Certain operating results for the periods included in this report are shown on a comparable hotel basis. With the exception of pro forma economy hotels, comparable hotels are defined as hotels that were in the system for at least one full calendar year as of the beginning of the current reporting year under materially similar operations.
(2)We acquired the franchise license agreements of GuestHouse and Settle Inn & Suites properties on April 30, 2015. Results presented for periods prior to that date are attributable to and provided by the prior owner. These results do not include any franchises acquired from Vantage, as comparable pro forma data is not available.
(3)The results for our three Hotel RLs converted in 2016 are included in midscale company operated hotels, as these properties were previously Red Lion Hotels, which we classify as midscale.

Average occupancy, ADR and RevPAR, as defined below, are widely used in the hospitality industry and appear throughout this document as important measures to the discussion of our operating performance.

Average occupancy represents total paid rooms occupied divided by total available rooms. We use average occupancy as a measure of the utilization of capacity in our network of hotels.
RevPAR represents total room and related revenues divided by total available rooms. We use RevPAR as a measure of performance yield in our network of hotels.
ADR represents total room revenues divided by the total number of paid rooms occupied by hotel guests. We use ADR as a measure of room pricing in our network of hotels.
Total available rooms represents the number of rooms available multiplied by the number of days in the reported period. We use total available rooms as a measure of capacity in our network of hotels and do not adjust total available rooms for rooms temporarily out of service for remodel or other short-term periods.
Comparable hotels are hotels that have been owned, leased, managed, or franchised by us and were in operation for at least one full calendar year as of the beginning of the reporting year and properties for which comparable results were available.



Throughout this document and unless otherwise stated, RevPAR, ADR and average occupancy statistics are calculated using statistics for comparable hotels. Some of the terms used in this report, such as "upscale", "midscale" and "economy" are consistent with those used by Smith Travel Research, an independent statistical research service that specializes in the lodging industry.
Refer to Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K for specific segment results.


Company Strategy


Our strategy prioritizes getting "back to basics" with a renewed commitment to franchisees and a tactical focus on growth opportunities. We are focusing on what matters most to our franchisees: the evaluation and implementation of common sense brand standards which focus on return on investment for owners; amplifying marketing spend to increase brand contribution; targeted campaigns with input from franchisees; digital enhancements and expansion; and a commitment to development opportunities in markets that resonate with our brands. Corporate efforts will be rooted in R.O.A.R – Recruit, Onboard, Add value and Retain. We also plan to strategically expand our digital and targeted marketing program, primarily in local and regional markets, putting a larger focus on community engagement, franchisee revenue sources, and with the intent to increase contribution to owners.

Our intention is to grow our brands and profitability by expanding our franchise hotel network with additional franchised hotels, managing the operations of hotels leased or partially owned by us through joint venture or minority equity participation, managing operations of hotels for hotel owners who have contracted with us to perform management services, and increasing RevPAR by offering superior hotel management technology to hotel operators.hotels. In 2019 we executed 169 franchise agreements. Also during 2019, 274 franchise agreements in our network terminated.


We believe franchising and management represents a profitable, non-capital intensive growth opportunity. By segmenting our upscale, midscale and economy brands with clear distinctions between each offering, we are uniquely positioned to provide an appealing alternative for a variety of owners. Our strategy for our upscale and midscale hotel brands is to identify larger urban metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) that are saturated by larger brands in order to become the conversion brand of choice for owners of established hotels looking for alternatives in those markets. We believe our midscale brands have strong brand name recognition in the Western U.S. markets, providesproviding us with an opportunity to expand our hotel network within our existing footprint. The Midwest, South and East Coast markets also provide us with opportunity to expand our hotel network into markets across North America aswhere our brands will be a unique and new value proposition for current and potential hotel owners in markets saturated by competitor brands. To assist in our ability to grow our hotel network in larger metropolitan cities, we may consider special incentives, management contracting services, minority equity, joint venture opportunities with hotel owners and investors, or adding additional brand options. In addition to conversion from other brands, independently branded hotel operations may also benefit from the RLHC central services programs. Our economy hotel brands have strong national brand name recognition and provide hotel owners an affordable alternative to traditional franchise programs with primarily flat fees, sensible property improvement plans and a wealth of resources and programs to support owners. In addition to conversion from other brands, independently branded hotel operations may also benefit from the RLH Corporation central services programs. For all of our properties, we strive to provide hotel owners leading demand distribution technology and sales support as part of our brand support programs.


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Franchised Hotels

As of December 31, 2019 our network of hotels included 1,056 hotels under franchise agreements, representing approximately 66,700 rooms. We believe that additional growth inare growing our hotelfranchise network in larger metropolitan areas will also come from hotel acquisitions where we contribute partial equity or participate in equity ownership opportunities in joint venturesof hotels through execution of franchise agreements with hotel owners and investors. Equity investmentthrough acquisitions of hotel brands and/or companies.

Also included is Canvas Integrated Systems, an all-in-one cloud-based hospitality management suite featuring a collection of seamlessly-integrated tools designed to drive revenue, secure more revenue opportunities, automate channel management and reduce cost and friction for independent hotel owners. Revenues from these agreements are included in Marketing, reservations and reimbursables revenue and associated expenses are included in Marketing, reservations, and reimbursables expense and Selling, general, administrative and other expenses in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

In May 2018, we acquired the Knights Inn brand and related franchise agreements for approximately 330 hotels newoperating under the brand. See Note 16 for discussion of Acquisitions and Dispositions within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Our focus on providing improved e-commerce revenue generation to our system is an opportunity for us to redeploy cash on hand or cashhotel owners includes investing in our rlhco.com website, enhanced and economical guest loyalty program, and improved and targeted digital marketing utilizing information generated from sales of joint venture hotels into improvementthrough our RevPak reservation and expansion of our hotel network in major cities. Further growth opportunities may come from the expansion of our brand offerings. With Hotel RL we have a hotel product that is intended to be flexible enough to allow adaptive reuse projects, conversions and new builds while giving owners a more free-form approach to adapt the hotel to their unique markets and locations. The new flat fee structure is a true differentiator in this segment, which provides a predictable cost structure for our franchisees with the opportunity to leverage a greater proportion of their top-line growth to superior hotel performance.distribution system.

All of our owned properties are held in joint venture (JV) entities, in each of which we have a majority ownership interest. Eleven of our hotels are held in RL Venture, LLC, which was formed in January 2015 in which we hold a 55% interest. Immediately after transferring the properties into the JV entity, we sold a 45% member interest to a third party and concurrently refinanced all of our secured debt. During 2016, we completed extensive renovations to these properties, and converted three of them to Hotel RLs. All 11 hotels will continue to be managed by RLHC's wholly-owned subsidiary, RL Management, each with an initial five-year management contract, with three five-year extensions.

Our Baltimore Hotel RL is held in its own JV entity, RLS Balt Venture, LLC, of which we own 73%.

Our Red Lion Hotel Atlanta Airport is held in its own JV entity, RLS Atla Venture, of which we own 55%.

Our Washington DC Hotel RL is held in its own JV entity, of which we own 55%. Prior to 2016, we owned 86% of this entity. During the first and second quarters of 2016, we sold 31% of our interest, in two transactions, to our joint venture partner.

The obligation for all of our debt under the JV loan agreements is generally non-recourse to RLHC, except for instances of fraud, criminal activity, waste, misappropriation of revenues, and breach of environmental representations. 



In 2015, we completed the acquisition of the intellectual property assets and all hotel franchise license agreements of GuestHouse International, LLC. The acquisition expanded our presence across the country by adding two recognized hotel brands GuestHouse and Settle Inn & Suites, to the RLHC brands, and their franchise license agreements.

On September 30, 2016 (the close date), we (i) acquired selected assets and assumed certain liabilities of Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. (“Vantage”), a subsidiary of Thirty-Eight Street, Inc. (“TESI”) and (ii) acquired one brand name asset from TESI. Vantage is a hotel franchise company, and the addition of the Vantage assets substantially increases our number of franchise properties and provides us with a broader presence across the United States and Canada. We acquired over 1,000 hotel franchise and membership license agreements, as well as multiple brand names, including Americas Best Value Inn, Canadas Best Value Inn, Lexington Hotels & Inns, America's Best Inns & Suites, Jameson Inns, Country Hearth Inns & Suites, Vantage Hotels, Value Inn Worldwide, Value Hotel Worldwide, 3 Palms Hotels and Resorts and Signature Inn. The acquisition was funded at closing with $22.6 million of cash on hand, of which $10.3 million was paid to Vantage and $12.3 million was paid to TESI and 690,000 shares of RLHC stock paid to TESI, which was valued at $5.8 million, based on the closing price of RLHC stock of $8.34 on the close date. The total purchase price was $40.2 million, which included the estimated fair value of $0.9 million for the assumption of an obligation related to a previous business acquisition of Vantage and the estimated fair value of $10.9 million of primarily contingent consideration, the total of which will be payable to TESI at the first and second anniversaries of the close date, based on the attainment of certain performance criteria. A minimum of $2 million of the additional consideration is not contingent and will be paid in equal amounts at the first and second anniversaries of the close date. Payment of the contingent consideration is dependent on the retention of Vantage properties under franchise or membership license agreements, as determined by the room count at the first and second year anniversary dates when compared with the room count at the close date

In December 2016, we completed an underwritten public offering of 2.5 million shares of our common stock with net proceeds to the company of $18.5 million. Proceeds from this offering will be used for general corporate purposes which may include, but are not limited to, pursing acquisitions and supporting our working capital needs.


We are also investing in technology and sales and marketing talent and technology to improve our ability to manage the various channels that drive occupancy and average daily rate at our hotels, including transient, group and preferred corporate business. We continue to improve and implement our guest management ecosystem, RevPak, which includes a number of industry revenue generation systems fully integrated to provide comprehensive information by integrating information on customer acquisition, customer management and customer retention. This suite of products is flexible and dynamic and can be tailored to the needs of individual hotel brands. It also delivers dynamic and personalized communications and promotions tailored to individual guest travel needs and habits.


Company Operated Hotels

Consistent with the Company's previously stated business strategy to move towards operating as primarily a franchise company, in 2017, we announced that we would be marketing for sale 11 of our owned hotels held by our consolidated joint venture, RL Venture. In 2018, nine of the RL Venture properties were sold for $116.5 million. In December 2019, we sold an additional RL Venture property for $33.0 million. In November 2019, we sold the only hotel in our consolidated joint venture, RLS Atla Venture for $12.3 million. Most of the buyers entered into franchise license agreements to retain the Red Lion brand.

We operated six hotels as of December 31, 2019. These include one wholly owned hotel, two hotels owned or operated under a land lease through joint venture (JV) entities, and three hotels operated under land and/or property leases held directly by the Company.

Our focus on improving e-commerce revenue generation includes ongoing updatesBaltimore Hotel RL became a wholly owned hotel in 2018. Previously, the hotel was held in its own JV entity, RLS Balt Venture, LLC, of which we owned 73%, until we purchased the remaining noncontrolling interest in October 2018.

As of December 31, 2019, our Hotel RL Olympia hotel is the only remaining property held in RL Venture, of which we own a 55% interest. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we sold the Hotel RL Salt Lake City, a property previously held in RL Venture.

Also as of December 31, 2019, our Washington DC Hotel RL is held in its own JV entity, RLS DC Venture, LLC, of which we own 55%.

In the fourth quarter of 2019, we sold our Red Lion Hotel Atlanta Airport hotel. The property was previously held in its own JV entity, RLS Atla Venture, LLC, of which we own 55%.

We have leasehold interests in our Anaheim, Seatac, and improvements toKalispell hotel properties. These leases have expiration dates in 2021, 2024, and 2028, respectively. The Anaheim lease has 17 five-year renewal options remaining and the Kalispell lease has three five-year renewal options remaining.


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Revenues
A summary of our RedLion.com websitereporting segment revenues is provided below (in thousands, except for percentages). For further information regarding our reportable segments, see Note 3, Business Segments within Item 8. Financial Statements and improved and targeted digital marketing utilizing information generated through our RevPak reservation and distribution system.Supplementary Data.


 Years Ended December 31,
20192018
Royalty$22,121  19.4 %$22,309  16.4 %
Marketing, reservations and reimbursables31,375  27.5 %28,239  20.8 %
Other franchise5,749  5.0 %3,246  2.4 %
Company operated hotels55,029  48.1 %82,021  60.4 %
Other14  — %34  — %
Total revenues$114,288  100.0 %$135,849  100.0 %
Employees


At December 31, 2016,2019, we employed 1,752approximately 285 people on a full-time or part-time basis, with 1,593 directly related to hotel operations, 98 employees in other operating segments, primarily within our entertainment segment, and 61 employees in our corporate office.basis. Our total number of employees fluctuates seasonally, and we employ many part-time employees.

primarily due to company operated hotel activity. At December 31, 2016, approximately 8%2019, none of our total workforce was covered by various collective bargaining agreements. Our employee count has declined over time as we have disposed of a number of our company operated hotels and entered into third party management agreements providing, generally, for basic pay rates, working hours, other conditionsmany of employment and organized settlement of labor disputes.our remaining company operated hotels. We believe our employee relations are satisfactory.


Information about our Executive Officers

NameAgePosition
John J. Russell, Jr.72 Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
Gary Sims61 Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Julie Shiflett52 Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer
Harry G. Sladich59 Executive Vice President, Lodging Development and Franchise Operations
Thomas L. McKeirnan51 Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

John J. Russell, Jr. Mr. Russell joined RLH Corporation in December 2019 as Interim President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Russell previously served as President of Sentry Hospitality and COO with Sentry Companies and concurrently served as Senior Advisor for Ocean Visions, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization that funds and launches companies that have solutions for problems in our oceans and its sources. With 40 years of hospitality experience, positions Mr. Russell has held have included Chairman and CEO or Senior Executive for companies including: ITT Sheraton, Days Inn of America, Carlson Companies, Benchmark Hospitality, HFS, Cendant, RCI, Yesawich, Pepperdine, Brown and Russell (Partner), NYLO Hotels, MODO Hotels and CampusBrands. Mr. Russell is known as an extremely successful brand builder and innovator of new brands such as Wingate Inns, NYLO and XP by NYLO and MODO Hotels and MODO zip and has accelerated growth of legacy brands such as Days Inn, Ramada, Howard Johnson and Super 8. Mr. Russell was CEO for three management companies: Days Inns Management Company, Colony Hotels and Resorts, and NYLO Hotels. Mr. Russell also launched three start up hospitality companies.

Gary Sims. Mr. Sims joined RLH Corporation in 2018 as Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer overseeing all franchise operations, sales, hotel management and human resources. Mr. Sims has over 30 years of experience with notable brands around the globe including over ten years of franchise and management sales experience at Starwood Hotels and Resorts. Prior to joining RLH Corporation, Mr. Sims was managing director at Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in southern California, a 650-room luxury golf resort, from 2013 - 2018. He led all operations and strategy for the resort, driving incremental revenue and exceptional service.


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Julie Shiflett. Ms. Shiflett returns to RLH Corporation after having served as the company’s Vice President of Finance from October 2010 to September 2011, and as Chief Financial Officer from September 2011 to October 2014. Since December 2014, Ms. Shiflett served as Principal of NorthWest CFO, an outsourced financial expert consultancy she founded in 2008, where she provided financial consulting services and support to RLH Corporation for various strategic initiatives. Ms. Shiflett currently serves on the Board of Directors of Northwest Farm Credit Services. Ms. Shiflett holds an MBA from University of Phoenix and a BA from Eastern Washington University.

Harry G. Sladich.   Mr. Sladich serves as Executive Vice President of Lodging Development and Franchise Operations for RLH and is the driving force behind companywide franchise operational and owner initiatives for more than 1,000 hotels nationwide and in three countries. Mr. Sladich recently served on two prominent national industry boards, including the U.S. Travel Association and Destination & Travel Foundation Board of Trustees. Additionally, former Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire appointed Mr. Sladich to the Motion Picture Competitiveness board and to the Washington State Convention Center Board of Directors. He has also served on the board for the Western Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (WACVB). A 36-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Mr. Sladich has also served as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) where he played a key role in selling the City of Spokane and Washington State to prospective meeting planners, associations and individual travelers. Mr. Sladich has spent 26 years in hotel operations & sales prior to the CVB having served in the capacity of Vice President, Regional Operations Manager, VP of Sales, General Manager, and other front-line positions with extensive experience in rooms division, sales and food and beverage. Mr. Sladich has worked for hotel developers and operators of multiple franchises nationwide including Sterling Hospitality, Sheraton, IHG, Hilton and Choice hotels.

Thomas L. McKeirnan.   Mr. McKeirnan has been with RLH Corporation since 2003 and serves as our Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary. Mr. McKeirnan has been actively involved in executive management since shortly after joining the company. Prior to joining us, Mr. McKeirnan was in private practice for eight years at Riddell Williams P.S. in Seattle, WA and Paine Hamblen Coffin Brooke & Miller, LLP in Spokane, WA, focused on corporate, transactional, real estate and securities law, with an emphasis on the hospitality industry. While in private practice, Mr. McKeirnan represented RLH Corporation as outside counsel on various strategic and transactional matters and also represented WestCoast Hotels, Inc. prior to our acquisition of that company. Mr. McKeirnan earned his law degree with honors from the University of Washington and his MBA from Gonzaga University, both in 1995.


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Item 1A.Risk Factors

Item 1A.Risk Factors

We are subject to various risks, including those set forth below, that could have a negative effect on our financial condition and could cause results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements contained in this report or other RLHCRLH Corporation communications.


Our operating results areasset-light business model, which relies on revenue from franchise hotel agreements, is subject to conditions affecting the lodging industry.

Our revenues and operating results may be impacted by and fluctuate due to a number of factors, includingrisks.

Our business strategy to operate as primarily a franchise company means we are reliant in part on the following:financial success and cooperation of our franchisees. Our franchise business generates revenue from royalty, marketing, and other fees that are primarily based on a percentage of room revenue, on room count or on transaction count. Therefore, if our franchisees experience flat or declining room revenues, or face challenges which reduce room count, our revenues and margins could be negatively affected as a result.




Changes in demand for business, convention, group and leisure traveler rooms and related lodging services, including reductions in business and federal, state and local government travel may resultThe size of our largest franchisees creates additional risk due to budgetary constraints, increase in the use of video conferencing services, or general economic conditions;
Extended periods of low occupancy demand, which may negatively impact our ability to increase rates;
Changes in travel patterns, extreme weather conditionsdependence on their particular growth, financial and cancellation of or changes in events scheduled to occur inoperating performance and cooperation and alignment with our markets;
Changes in the desirability of the geographic regions in which our hotels are located, or adverse changes in local economies where our hotels are concentrated;
The attractiveness of our hotels to consumers and competition from other hotels and lodging alternatives such as Airbnb;
The need to periodically repair and renovate the hotels in our hotel network, including the ongoing need to refresh hotels to meet current industrybrand standards and guest expectations;
Insufficient available capital to us orinitiatives. Should one of these franchisees leave our franchise hotel owners to fund renovations and investments needed to maintain our competitive position;
The quality and performance of the employees of the hotels in our network;
Transportation and fuel costs, thesystem, experience financial condition of the airline industry and the resulting impacts on travel, including possible cancellation or reduction of scheduled flights into our markets and reductions in our business with airlines crews, which regularly stay at our hotels in many markets;
Increases in operating costs due to inflation and other factors such as minimum wage requirements, overtime, healthcare, working conditions, work permit requirements and other labor-related costs, energy prices, insurance and property taxes, as well as increases in construction or associated renovation costs;
Existing and potential new regulations relating to the preparation and sale of food and beverages, liquor service and health and safety of premises;
Impact of war, actual or threatened terrorist attacks, heightened security measures and other national, regional or international political and geopolitical conditions;
Recent travel bans and other federal regulations that restrict entry into the United States could reduce overall tourist and business travel;
Travelers' fears of exposure to contagious diseases or foodborne illness;
The impact of internet intermediaries and competitor pricing;
New supply or oversupply of hotel rooms in markets in which we operate;
Restrictive changes in zoning and similar land use laws and regulations, or in health, safety and environmental laws, rules and regulations;
Recently enacted, pending and possible future requirements to make substantial modifications to our hotels to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or other governmentaldifficulties, or regulatory requirements;
The financial condition of third-party property owners and franchisees, which may impact their ability to fund renovations and meet their financial obligations to us as required under management and franchise agreements;
Changes in guest expectations with respect to amenities at network hotels that require additional capital to meet; and
Improvements in technology that require capital investment by us or our franchise hotel owners in infrastructure to implement and maintain.

Any of these factors could adversely impact hotel room demand and pricing and thereby reduce occupancy, ADR and RevPAR or give rise to government imposed fines or private litigants winning damage awards against us. Reductions in occupancy, ADR and/or RevPARfile for bankruptcy, it could have a significant negative impactadverse effect on the portion of our franchise revenues which is derived from hotel rooms revenues. These items could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.


The lodging industry is highly competitive,In addition, our franchise agreements require that franchisees comply with certain brand standards that help maintain the quality and reputation of our brands. If our franchisees fail to make the investments necessary to maintain or improve their properties in accordance with our brand standards, guest preference for our brands could diminish, which maycould cause a negative impact on our revenues, ability to compete successfully with other hospitality and leisure companies.

The lodging industry is comprised of numerous national, regional and local hotel companies and is highly competitive. Competition for occupancy is focused on three major categories of travelers: business travelers, convention and group business travelers and leisure travelers. All three categories are significant occupancy drivers forrecruit new hotels to our hotel system and our marketing efforts are geared towards attracting their business.

Competition in the industry is primarily based on service quality, range of services, brand name recognition, convenience of location, room rates, guest amenities and quality of accommodations. We compete against national limited and full-service hotel brands, and companies, as well as various regionalnegatively affect our overall results of operations. In addition, if our franchisees fail to observe our brand standards or meet their contractual requirements, we may elect to exercise our termination rights, which would eliminate revenues from these properties and local hotels incause us to incur expenses related to terminating these contracts.

In addition, although we should not be liable for the upscale, midscale and economy hotel segments of the industry. Manyacts of our competitors have greater name recognition,independently-owned franchisees, it is possible that a larger network of locations and greater marketing and financial resources than we do. Competitors may offer significantly lower rates, greater convenience, services or amenities or superior facilities, which could attract customers away from our hotels. New hotels are being built in a number of the markets


where we operate, which could adversely affect our business. In order to remain competitive and to attract and retain customers, we and the owners of our franchised and managed hotels must be able to differentiate and enhance the quality, value and efficiency of our product and customer service, and we must make additional capital investment to modernize and update our hotels.

We also compete with other hotel brands and management companies for hotels to add to our network, including through franchise and management agreements. Our competitors include management companies as well as large hotel chains that own and operate their hotels and franchise their brands. As a result, the terms of prospective franchise and management agreementscourt may not be as favorable as our current agreements. In addition, we may be required to make investments in or guaranteerecognize the obligations of third parties or guarantee minimum income to third parties in connection with future franchise or management agreements.

If we are unable to compete successfully in these areas, our market sharelegal distinction between Red Lion Hotels Corporation and operating results could be diminished, resulting in a decrease in occupancy, ADRits franchisees, and RevPAR for our hotels. Changes in demographics and other changes in our markets may also adversely impact the convenience or desirability of our hotel locations, thereby reducing occupancy, ADR and RevPAR and otherwise adversely impacting our results of operations and financial condition.

The results of some of our hotels are significantly impacted by group contract business and other large customers, and the loss of such customers for any reason could harm our operating results.

Group contract business and other large customers, or large events, can significantly impact the results of operations of some of the hotels in our network. These contracts and customers vary from hotel to hotel and change from time to time. Contracts with large customers such as airlines and railroads are typicallyhold us liable for a limited periodfranchisee’s violation of time after which they may be eligible for competitive bidding. The impact and timing of group business and large events are not always predictable and are often episodic in nature. The operating results for hotels in our network can fluctuate as a result of these factors, possibly in adverse ways, and these fluctuations can harm our overall operating results.applicable laws or regulations.

Our new programs and new brands may not be successful.

We have made a significant investment in RevPak, a guest management system that allows hotel operators to increase their bookings by integrating customer relationship management software, sales force automation processes, translation services, a central guest reservation system, and digital and field marketing capabilities onto a single platform. Additionally, RevPak allows operators to measure results with reputation management, business intelligence, and web analytics capabilities. We believe this technology provides a measureable benefit to our company and our franchisees by helping increase hotel patronage and generate strong RevPAR growth. However, we cannot be certain that this technology will provide all the benefits we anticipated, that it will be well received by all of our franchisees and hotel owners, or that we will be able to recover the costs we incurred in developing this system. We also cannot assure you that other recently announced programs and brands, such as Hotel RL, or any other new programs or brands we may launch in the future will be accepted by hotel owners, potential franchisees, or the traveling public or other customers. We also cannot be certain that we will recover the costs we incurred in developing or acquiring these programs or brands, or that the brands or any new programs will be successful.


We may be unsuccessful in identifying and completing acquisitions of new franchised and managed hotelshotel agreements, renewal of franchise hotel agreements and expanding our brands through acquisitions, which could limit our ability to implement our growth strategy and result in significant expense.


We are continuing to pursue the expansion of our franchise operations in markets where we currently operate and in selected new markets. We are also pursuing expansion of our RLHCRLH Corporation brands into targeted segments. Both owned and franchisedFranchised hotels will be able to carry one of the RLHCRLH Corporation brands, and we may consider adding additional brand options in the future.

As of December 31, 2016, we managed hotels in our system that were owned by third parties under a RLHC brand or other brands. Going forward we plan to seek to increase the number of hotels that we manage for third parties in order to expand our hotel network. Management of non-owned hotels also allows us to take advantage of economies of scale with our infrastructure.


The growth of our franchise business and the management of non-owned hotels will both require considerable management time, as well as expenses for market development before any significant revenues and earnings are generated. There can be no assurance that we will be successful in achieving our objectives with respect to growing the number of franchised and managed hotels in our system or that we will be able to attract qualified franchisees, or hotel owners wantingthat the franchisees we add to delegate responsibility for hotel management.our system will be profitable.




The growth in the number of franchised and managed hotels is subject to numerous risks, many of which are beyond our control and that of the owners of our franchised or managed hotels.control. Among other risks, the following factors affect our ability to achieve growth in the number of franchised and managed hotels:


Competition with other hotel companies, many of which have more franchised and managed hotels in their systems and more resources to assist owners of new franchised and managed hotels with capital expenditures needed to satisfy brand standards;
Our ability to compete with other hotel companies on franchise and royalty fees;
Our ability to attract and retain qualified franchisees and hotel owners who want us to operate their hotels under one or more of our brands;
The recognition in the market and the reputation of the RLHCRLH Corporation brands;
Access to financial resources necessary to openacquire new brands or rebrand hotels;
The ability of the owners of franchised hotels to maintain brand standards and managed hotels to open and operate additional hotels profitably. Factors affecting the opening of new hotels, or the conversion of existing hotels to RLHCRLH Corporation brands, include among others:
The availability of hotel management, staff and other personnel;
The cost and availability of suitable hotel locations;
The availability and cost of capital to allow hotel owners and developers to fund investments;
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Cost effective and timely construction and renovation of hotels (which can be delayed due to, among other reasons, labor and materials availability, labor disputes, local zoning and licensing matters, and weather conditions); and
Securing required governmental permits.
Our ability to continue to maintain and enhance our central reservation system to support additional franchised and managed hotels in a timely, cost-effective manner; and
The effectiveness and efficiency of our development organization.


Our failure to compete successfully for properties to franchise, or manage, or to attract and maintain relationships with hotel owners and hotel investors, could adversely affect our ability to expand our system of hotels. An inability to implement our growth strategy could limit our ability to grow our revenue base and otherwise adversely affect our results of operations.

The use of common stock to fund new acquisitions will dilute existing shareholders.

In connection with our acquisition of Vantage, we may be required to pay additional consideration in September 2017 in an aggregate amount of up to (i) $4 million in cash and (ii) 414,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, and up to (i) $3 million in cash and (ii) 276,000 shares of the Company’s common stock in September 2018. Future acquisitions of other hotels or brands may also involve the issuance of our equity securities as payment, in part or in full, for the businesses or assets acquired. These future issuances of our equity securities will dilute existing shareholders’ ownership interests.

Joint venture and other acquisition arrangements may not prove successful and could result in operating difficulties and failure to realize anticipated benefits.

In January 2015, we transferred 12 of our owned hotels to RL Venture, a joint venture in which we now hold a 55% interest. During the remainder of 2015, we participated in joint ventures that acquired three hotels that are now managed by us. We may in the future acquire interests in other properties through joint venture arrangements with other entities. In addition, we may enter into other non-property investment joint ventures through other divisions such as our entertainment division or for marketing or other services. Partnerships, joint ventures and other business structures involving our co-investment with third parties generally include some form of shared control over the operations of the business and create additional risks. Some of these acquisitions may be financed in whole or in part by loans under which we are jointly and severally liable for the entire loan amount along with the other joint venture partners. The terms of these joint venture arrangements may be more favorable to the other party, or parties, than to us. Although we will actively seek to minimize such risks before investing in partnerships, joint ventures or similar structures, investing in a property through such arrangements may subject our investment to risks not present with a wholly owned property, including, among others, the following:

The other owner(s) of the investment might become bankrupt;
The other owner(s) may have economic or business interests or goals that are inconsistent with ours;
The other owner(s) may be unable to make required payments or meet guarantor obligations on loans under which we are jointly and severally liable;
The other owner(s) may be in a position to take action contrary to our instructions or requests or contrary to our policies or objectives, such as selling the property at a time when to do so would have adverse consequences to us;


Actions by the other owner(s) might subject the property to liabilities in excess of those otherwise contemplated by us; and
It may be difficult for us to sell our interest in the property at the time we deem a sale to be in our best interests.


If any franchise or hotel acquisitions fail to perform in accordance with our expectations or if we are unable to effectively integrate new franchisees or hotels into our operations, our results of operations and financial condition may suffer.


Based on our experience, newly acquired, developed or converted hotels typically begin with lower occupancy and room rates, thereby resulting in lower revenue. Any future expansion within our existing markets could adversely affect the financial performance of our hotels in those markets and, as a result, negatively impact our overall results of operations. Expansion into new markets may also present operating and marketing challenges that are different from those we currently encounter in our existing markets. Our inability to anticipate all of the changing demands that expanding operations will impose on our management and management information and reservation systems, or our failure to quickly adapt our systems and procedures to new markets, could result in lost revenue and increased expenses and otherwise have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.


In addition, our franchise agreements require that franchisees comply with certain brand standards that help maintain the quality and reputation of our brands. These include property improvement plans required at the beginning of the franchise relationship, as well as continuing obligations related to the appearance of the properties and the service levels provided by hotel employees. If our franchisees fail to make the investments necessary to maintain or improve their properties in accordance with our brand standards, guest preference for our brands could diminish and cause a negative impact on our overall results of operations. In addition, if our franchisees fail to observe these brand standards or meet their contractual requirements, we may elect to exercise our termination rights, which would eliminate revenues from these properties and cause us to incur expenses related to terminating these contracts. We may be unable to find suitable or offsetting replacements for any terminated franchise relationships.

If our franchise or management contracts terminate or are not renewed, if new franchisees are unable to effectively integrate their hotels into our system, or if franchisees or owners are unprofitable or go out of business, our franchise or management fee revenue will decline.


As of December 31, 2016, there were 1,117 hotels in our system that were owned by others and operated under franchise agreements. Our revenues and operating results are highly dependent upon the ability of our franchisees to generate revenue at their franchised properties. If the revenues of our franchisees decrease, or our franchisees close their hotels, our operating results will be negatively affected.


Our business model depends on our ability to establish and maintain long-term, positive relationships with our franchisees. Franchise agreements generally specify a fixed term and contain an early termination provision for the franchisee to terminate at specific intervals or for specific reasons with or without penalty by providing notice to us. There is no assurance these agreements will be renewed, or that they will not be terminated prior to the end of their respective terms. If we are unable to compete with other hotel companies on franchise and royalty fees or other resources, or our brand reputation declines, we may see an increase in non-renewal of our existing franchise agreements, or early terminations prior to the end of their respective terms. In addition, there can be no assurance that we will be able to replace expired or terminated franchise agreements, or that the provisions of renegotiated or new agreements will be as favorable to us as the expired or terminated agreements. As a result,If we fail to maintain and renew existing franchise agreements, we may be unable to expand our franchise business, and our financial condition and revenues could be negatively impacted. In addition, if a franchisee experiences financial or other difficulties, our franchisee may default on their obligations and be unable to satisfy their financial obligations to us, which would adversely affect our revenues and financial condition.


Since January 2015, we have entered into management contracts for each of the hotels in our joint venture portfolio, RL Venture, Baltimore, Washington, D.C. and Atlanta, as well as our previously owned hotel in Bellevue, WA, and previously franchised hotel in Sacramento, CA. These agreements generally specify a fixed term as well as management responsibilities defined by certain terms and conditions. Our failure to meet the obligations within these agreements could trigger early termination. Additionally, there is no assurance that these agreements will be renewed, or that they will not be terminated prior to the end of their respective terms for other reasons.


We may have difficulty integrating the Vantage Brands into our own operations.

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The integration of the recently acquired Vantage Brands into our own operations will be time consuming and presents financial, managerial and operational challenges. Issues that arise during this process may divert management’s attention away from our day-to-day operations, and any difficulties encountered in the integration process could cause internal disruption in general, which could impact our relationships with employees, hotel owners, hotel franchisees, or guests. Combining our different reservations and other systems and business practices could be more difficult and time consuming than we anticipated, and could result in additional unanticipated expenses. Our combined results of operations could also be adversely affected by any issues we discover that were attributable to Vantage’s operations that arose before the acquisition. Failure to successfully integrate Vantage in a timely and cost-efficient manner could impair our ability to realize any or all of the other anticipated benefits of the acquisition, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, prospects, financial condition and results of operations.


If owners of hotels that we manage or franchise cannot repay or refinance mortgage loans secured by their properties, our revenues and profits could decrease and our business could be harmed.negatively impacted.


The owners of many of our managed and franchised properties have pledged their hotels as collateral for mortgage loans they entered into when those properties were purchased or refinanced. If an owner cannot repay or refinance maturing indebtedness on favorable terms or at all, the lender could declare a default, accelerate the related debt, and repossess the property. Such sales or repossessions could, in some cases, result in the termination of our management or franchise agreements and eliminate our anticipated income and cash flows, which could negatively affect our results of operations.



We may have disputes with the owners of the hotels that we franchise.


The nature of our responsibilities under our franchise agreements may, in some instances, be subject to interpretation and may give rise to disagreements. We seek to resolve any disagreements in order to develop and maintain positive relations with current and potential franchisees, hotel owners and joint venture partners. However, we may not always be able to do so. Failure to resolve such disagreements may result in franchisees or other hotel owners leaving our system of hotels, or in litigation, arbitration or other legal actions.

The lodging industry is highly competitive, which may impact our ability to compete successfully with other hospitality and leisure companies.

The lodging industry in general is comprised of numerous national, regional and local hotel companies and is highly competitive.

We compete with other hotel brands and management companies for hotels to add to our network, including through franchise and management agreements. Our competitors include management companies as well as large hotel chains that own and operate their hotels and franchise their brands. As a result, the terms of our prospective franchise and management agreements may not be as favorable as a hotel owner's current agreements. We may also be required to make investments in or guarantee the obligations of third parties or guarantee minimum income to third parties in connection with future franchise or management agreements in order to successfully compete for new franchisees.

Competition for occupancy at the hotels in our network is focused on three major categories of travelers: business travelers, convention and group business travelers and leisure travelers. All three categories are significant occupancy drivers for the hotels in our system and our marketing efforts are geared towards attracting their business. Competition in the industry is primarily based on service quality, range of services, brand name recognition, convenience of location, room rates, guest amenities and quality of accommodations. The hotels in our network compete against national economy, limited and full-service hotel brands and companies, various regional and local hotels in the midscale and economy hotel segments of the industry, and hotel alternatives, such as Airbnb. Many of our competitors have greater name recognition, a larger network of locations and greater marketing and financial resources than we do. Competitors may offer significantly lower rates, greater convenience, services or amenities or superior facilities, which could attract customers away from hotels in our network. New hotels are being built in several markets where we operate, which could adversely affect our business. Changes in demographics and other changes in our markets may also adversely impact the convenience or desirability of our hotel locations. In order to remain competitive and to attract and retain customers, we and the owners of our franchised and managed hotels must be able to differentiate and enhance the quality, value and efficiency of our product and customer service, and we must make additional capital investments to modernize and update our hotels.

If we are unable to compete successfully in these areas, the hotels in our network could experience a decrease in occupancy, average daily rate (ADR) and revenue per available room (RevPAR), which could have a significant negative impact on the portion of our franchise revenues derived from hotel rooms revenues and adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition.

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Our new programs and new brands may not be successful.

We have made a significant investment in RevPak, a guest management system that allows hotel operators to increase their bookings by integrating customer relationship management software, sales force automation processes, translation services, a central guest reservation system, and digital and field marketing capabilities onto a single platform. Additionally, RevPak allows operators to measure results with reputation management, business intelligence, and web analytics capabilities. We believe this technology provides a measurable benefit to our company, our franchisees and other users of RevPak by helping increase hotel patronage and generate strong RevPAR growth. However, we cannot be certain this technology will provide all the benefits we anticipated, that it will be well received by all of our franchisees and hotel owners, or that we will be able to recover the costs we incurred in developing this system. We also cannot assure you that other programs and brands, such as Hotel RL, or any other new programs or brands we may launch in the future will be accepted by hotel owners, potential franchisees, or the traveling public or other customers. We also cannot be certain that we will recover the costs we incurred in developing or acquiring these programs or brands, or that the brands or any new programs will be successful.

The planned sale of joint venture and company owned hotels may not occur in the timeline expected and the company may not be able to replace the Revenue and Adjusted EBITDA from this business in future periods.

In October 2017, our Board of Directors approved a process to market and sell 11 hotel ownership positions maintained in joint venture arrangements. Subsequently, in August 2018, we announced a process to market and sell three additional owned or leased hotels. In December 2018, we also listed a joint venture hotel for sale. This is consistent with our previously stated business strategy to move towards operating as primarily a franchise company. Between October 2017 and December 31, 2019, the company completed the sale of eleven hotel properties. See Note 16 Acquisitions and Dispositions within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for additional information. We expect that the completion of the remaining sales will allow the company to continue to reduce long-term debt and/or to increase cash reserves for future franchise agreement growth initiatives.

It is our intention, subject to market conditions, to sell all of our remaining hotel ownership positions in the next few years. Despite favorable market conditions at the time of the plan, we cannot be certain that the hotel sales will occur according to our preferred timing or at the market prices we anticipated. We cannot be certain that we will be able to replace the revenue and Adjusted EBITDA results from these hotels or other hotel sales with franchise business growth in future periods, or that the profit margins of our franchise business will be as we expected.

Our operating results are subject to conditions affecting the lodging industry.

Our revenues and operating results may be impacted by and fluctuate due to a number of factors, including the following:

Changes in the desirability of the geographic regions in which our hotels are located, or adverse changes in local economies where our hotels are concentrated;
Insufficient available capital to us or our franchise hotel owners to fund renovations and investments needed to maintain our competitive position;
New supply or oversupply of hotel rooms in markets in which we operate due to the cyclical over-building in the hotel industry;
The attractiveness of our hotels to consumers and competition from other hotels and lodging alternatives such as Airbnb;
The need to periodically repair and renovate the hotels in our hotel network, including the ongoing need to refresh hotels to meet current industry standards and guest expectations;
The financial condition of third-party property owners and franchisees, which may impact their ability to fund renovations and meet their financial obligations to us as required under management and franchise agreements;
The quality and performance of the employees of the hotels in our network;
Changes in demand for business, convention, group and leisure traveler rooms and related lodging services, including reductions in business and federal, state and local government travel may result due to budgetary constraints or government shutdowns, increases in the use of video conferencing services, or general economic conditions;
Decreases in the frequency of business travel that may result from alternatives to in-person meetings, including virtual meetings hosted online or over private teleconference networks;
Extended periods of low occupancy demand, which may negatively impact our ability to increase rates;
Changes in travel patterns, extreme weather conditions and cancellation of or changes in events scheduled to occur in our markets;
The impact of internet intermediaries and competitor pricing;
The ability of third-party internet and other travel intermediaries to attract and retain customers;
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Changes in guest expectations with respect to amenities at network hotels that require additional capital to meet;
Improvements in technology that require capital investment by us or our franchise hotel owners in infrastructure to implement and maintain;
The quality of services provided by franchisees;
Transportation and fuel costs, the financial condition of the airline industry and the resulting impacts on travel, including possible cancellation or reduction of scheduled flights into our markets and reductions in our business with airlines crews, which regularly stay at our hotels in many markets;
Increases in operating costs due to inflation and other factors such as minimum wage requirements, overtime, healthcare, working conditions, work permit requirements and other labor-related costs, energy prices, insurance and property taxes, as well as increases in construction or associated renovation costs;
Existing and potential new regulations relating to the preparation and sale of food and beverages, liquor service and health and safety of premises;
Impact of war, actual or threatened terrorist attacks, heightened security measures and other national, regional or international political and geopolitical conditions;
Recent travel bans and other federal regulations that restrict entry into the United States could reduce overall tourist and business travel;
Travelers' fears of exposure to contagious diseases or foodborne illness;
Climate change or availability of natural resources;
Restrictive changes in zoning and similar land use laws and regulations, or in health, safety and environmental laws, rules and regulations; and
Enacted, pending and possible future requirements to make substantial modifications to our hotels to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 or other governmental or regulatory requirements.

Any of these factors could adversely impact our hotel brands, hotel room demand, and/or pricing, reduce occupancy, ADR and RevPAR and reduce franchise revenues, or give rise to government imposed fines or private litigants winning damage awards against us. These items could adversely affect our results of operations and financial condition.

We reported net losses from continuing operations from 2008 through 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2019, and, although we had a net profit in 2014, 2015, and 2018, there is no assurance that we will be profitable in the future.

During the years 2008 through 2013 and in 2016, 2017 and 2019, we reported net losses from continuing operations. Not only did these losses have a direct adverse effect on our financial condition, they also increased our costs of borrowing. Although we have shown a net profit during two of the last five years, the long prior history of net losses could impair our ability to raise capital needed for franchise expansion, hotel investments and other corporate purposes. There is no assurance that we will be able to achieve profitability in the future.

General economic conditions may negatively impact our results and liquidity.

During economic downturns, discretionary travel decreases because of economic pressures, and this in turn hurts the hospitality industry and our company. High unemployment, lower family income, low corporate earnings, lower business investments and lower consumer and government spending all have the effect of reducing the demand for hotel rooms and related lodging services and put pressure on industry room rates and occupancy. A slowdown in economic conditions in 2020 could result in weak hospitality occupancy and rates and adversely affect our revenues and operating results. Negative economic conditions could also negatively impact our ability to obtain future financing and our liquidity in general. While we believe we have adequate sources of liquidity to meet our anticipated requirements for working capital and debt service for the foreseeable future, if our cash flow or capital resources prove inadequate or we do not meet our financial debt covenants, we could potentially face liquidity problems that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.










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The hotel business is seasonal in nature, and we are likely to experience fluctuations in our results of operations and financial condition.

The hotel business is seasonal in nature, with the period from May through October generally accounting for the greatest portion of our annual company operated hotel revenues, and franchise royalties that are based on a percentage of hotel revenue. Therefore, our results for any quarter may not be indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full year. The seasonal nature of our business increases our vulnerability to risks during this period, including labor force shortages, cash flow problems, economic downturns and poor weather conditions. The adverse impact to our revenues would likely be greater as a result of our seasonal business.

Our expenses may remain constant or increase even if revenues decline.

The expenses of owning and operating a hotel are not necessarily reduced when circumstances such as market factors and competition cause a reduction in its revenues. Accordingly, a decrease in our revenues could result in a disproportionately higher decrease in our earnings because our expenses are unlikely to decrease proportionately. In addition, we continue to invest in sales and marketing, technology, franchising and personnel resources in an effort to position our company for future growth. These investments may not produce the returns we anticipate or the returns may take longer to achieve than expected.

The use of common stock to fund new acquisitions will dilute existing shareholders.

In connection with our acquisition of Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. in 2016, we issued 690,000 shares of common stock. Future acquisitions of other hotels or brands may also involve the issuance of our equity securities as payment, in part or in full, for the businesses or assets acquired. These future issuances of our equity securities will dilute existing shareholders’ ownership interests.

Joint venture and other acquisition arrangements may not prove successful and could result in operating difficulties and failure to realize anticipated benefits.

We have ownership interests of 55% in each of our joint ventures. We may in the future acquire interests in other properties through joint venture arrangements with other entities. In addition, we may enter into other non-property investment joint ventures through other divisions for marketing or other services. Partnerships, joint ventures and other business structures involving our co-investment with third parties generally include some form of shared control over the operations of the business and create additional risks. Some of these acquisitions may be financed in whole or in part by loans under which we are jointly and severally liable for the entire loan amount along with the other joint venture partners. The terms of these joint venture arrangements may be more favorable to the other party, or parties, than to us. Although we will actively seek to minimize such risks before investing in partnerships, joint ventures or similar structures, investing in a property through such arrangements may subject our investment to risks not present with a wholly owned property, including, among others, the following:

The other owner(s) of the investment might become bankrupt;
The other owner(s) may have economic or business interests or goals that are inconsistent with ours;
The other owner(s) may not have the economic ability to contribute operating funds, if needed, increasing our investment and funding to the joint venture(s);
The other owner(s) may be unable to make required payments or meet guarantor obligations on loans under which we are jointly and severally liable;
The other owner(s) may be in a position to take action contrary to our instructions or requests or contrary to our policies or objectives, such as selling the property at a time when to do so would have adverse consequences to us;
Actions by the other owner(s) might subject the property to liabilities in excess of those otherwise contemplated by us; and
It may be difficult for us to sell our interest in the property at the time we deem a sale to be in our best interests.


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Failure of the joint venture or joint venture owners to comply with debt covenants could adversely affect our financial results or condition.


In January 2015, we transferred 12 of our owned hotels to RL Venture, a joint venture in which we hold a 55% equity interest. In October 2016, we sold one of these hotels, leaving 11 properties in RL Venture. Additionally, duringDuring 2015 we entered into a joint venturesventure related to our Baltimore, Washington D.C. and Atlanta properties,DC property, in which we own an equity interestsinterest of 73%, 55% and 55%, respectively. We manage these hotels under management agreements with five-year terms and three five-year extension options.. In connection with these transactions,this transaction, the joint venturesventure borrowed a combined total of $110.6$16.7 million, which iswas secured by the hotel propertiesproperty within the joint venture entities.entity. The credit agreementsagreement for these loans containthis loan contains customary affirmative and negative covenants. There

In certain periods since 2015, our DC hotel has not generated enough revenues to comply with the debt covenants in place under its then current credit agreement. As a result, from time to time, we have been required to make additional cash contributions to this joint venture entity in the form of preferred capital. The preferred capital will be repaid to us only when the underlying hotel property is no assurance thatsold or when the joint venture is liquidated, plus a preferred return that ranges from 9%-11%. In addition, in December 2018, we agreed to amend the loan agreement for our DC property to cure certain covenant defaults by increasing our principal guarantee to $10.5 million.

While we believe that our joint ventures have stabilized and that they will be able to continue to comply with these covenantstheir terms of their credit agreements, there can be no assurance that we won’t be required to make additional capital contributions or increase guarantees in the future. Any failure of our joint ventures to do socomply with the terms of their loan covenants, or our inability to cure defaults by making additional capital contributions or increasing our principal guarantees, could result in a demand for immediate repayment of the loans, which could result in one or more of these hotels being foreclosed upon and otherwise adversely affect our results of operationoperations and financial condition, and limit our ability to obtain financing. For additional information, see Note 78 Debt and Line of NotesCredit within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

We have incurred debt financing and may incur increased indebtedness in connection with acquisitions, capital expenditures, other corporate purposes or growth of our system of hotels.

Neither our Articles of Incorporation nor our Bylaws limit the amount of indebtedness that we may incur. Subject to Consolidated limitations in our debt instruments, we may incur additional debt in the future to finance hotel renovations, repairs and replacements, for general corporate purposes or for hotel acquisitions. If our leverage increases, the resulting debt service could adversely affect our operating cash flow. The degree to which we are leveraged could also increase our vulnerability to and reduce our flexibility to respond to, general adverse economic and lodging industry conditions, including increases in interest rates, and could impair our ability to obtain additional financing in the future and to take advantage of significant business opportunities that may arise. Increasing leverage could also place our company at a competitive disadvantage as compared to our competitors that are not as highly leveraged. Our indebtedness is, and will likely continue to be, secured by our existing assets. If we are not able to meet our debt service obligations, we risk the loss of some or all of our assets to foreclosure. Economic conditions could result in higher interest rates, which would increase debt service on our variable rate credit facilities and could reduce the amount of cash available for general corporate purposes. For additional information on our outstanding debt, see Note 8 Debt and Line of Credit within Item 8. Financial Statements.Statements and Supplementary Data.


Increases in interest rates could adversely affect our business and financial results.

We have exposure to increases in interest rates under our DB Credit Facility. Outstanding amounts under the Line of Credit will bear interest at our election of 1-month, 2- month, 3-month, or 6-month LIBOR plus 3.00% with interest payable at the end of each elected 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, or 6-month elected term. Any significant increase in interest rates would have a material adverse effect on our financing costs and our future results of operations and cash flows.

In addition, the DB Credit Facility uses LIBOR as a benchmark for establishing the interest rate. LIBOR is the subject of recent proposals for reform, and in July 2017, the United Kingdom’s Financial Conduct Authority, which regulated LIBOR, announced that it intends to phase out LIBOR by the end of 2021, which is prior to the 2023 maturity date of our DB Credit Agreement. The DB Credit Agreement provides that if LIBOR is unavailable, the interest rate will be based upon a comparable or successor rate, which is approved by the administrative agent. At this time, the consequences of the phase out of LIBOR are unknown, however, the substitution of a comparable or successor rate could result in an increase in the cost of our variable interest rate(s) under the DB Credit Facility.

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Our existing leverage may limit our ability to borrow additional funds or take certain actions we believe are beneficial to our business operations.

As of December 31, 2019, our total debt outstanding was $33.2 million, including $10.0 million outstanding under the Line of Credit through the DB Credit Agreement. We have no further borrowing capacity under the Line of Credit. Various limitations in our DB Credit Agreement may reduce our ability to incur additional debt, to engage in some transactions and to capitalize on business opportunities. In particular, the DB Credit Agreement contains certain affirmative and negative covenants, including the maintenance of certain financial ratios and restrictions that may prevent us from engaging in certain beneficial transactions, such as limitations on incurring additional debt, entering into mergers, consolidations and sales of assets, making investments or dispositions, granting liens, declaring dividends or repurchasing any of our outstanding common stock. These restrictive covenants may prevent us from pursuing acquisitions, making capital expenditures or pursuing other business opportunities we believe are beneficial to the company and its shareholders. Failure to comply with the affirmative or restrictive covenants would be an event of default under our DB Credit Agreement. For additional information on our outstanding debt, see Note 8 Debt and Line of Credit within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Our business requires capital for ongoing hotel maintenance, modernization and renovation, as well as for any asset or brand acquisitions or development projects we may want to undertake. If needed capital is not available, our ability to successfully compete with hotels in our scale categories may be adversely impacted.

We are committed to keeping our company owned properties well-maintained and attractive to our customers in order to maintain our competitiveness within the industry and keep our hotels properly positioned in their markets. We are also focused on working with our franchise hotel owners so that they maintain their properties to the same standards. This requires ongoing access to capital for both us and our franchisees for replacement of outdated furnishings as well as for facility repair, modernization and renovation. To the extent we or our franchisees cannot fund these expenditures from cash generated from operations, funds must be borrowed or otherwise obtained. If these funds cannot be obtained, the expenditures have to be deferred to a later period. Without needed investments, we may need to cancel the agreement with the franchisee or move the hotel to a lower classification, both of which would likely have a negative impact on our franchise revenue stream.

In the recent past, our levels of capital expenditures for our company operated hotels have been lower than normal due to the marketing of our hotels for sale. Customers may not view our capital investments and improvements as significant enough to allow us to charge higher room rates, and this could negatively impact our hotel revenues and operating results. There are likely to be similar adverse effects if our franchisees are unable to make comparable investments in their properties. Without needed investments, we may have to move the hotel to a lower classification, which would likely have a negative impact on our hotel revenue stream.

Hotel maintenance, brand acquisitions, hotel acquisitions and new project development are subject to a number of risks, including:

Availability of capital;
Construction delays and cost overruns;
Unavailability of rooms or meeting space for revenue generating activities during modernization and renovation projects;
Numerous federal, state and local government regulations affecting the lodging industry, including building and zoning requirements and other required governmental permits and authorizations;
Uncertainties as to market demand or a loss of market demand after capital improvements have begun; and
Potential environmental problems.

Whether capital for new investments and maintenance of existing hotels will be available to us and our franchisees depends on a number of factors, including our cash reserves, profitability, degree of leverage, the value of assets, borrowing restrictions that may be imposed by lenders and conditions in the capital markets. The condition of the capital markets and liquidity factors are outside our control, so there is no assurance that we or our franchisees will be able to obtain financing as needed.

If we need to raise capital through issuance of additional common stock, preferred stock or convertible debt, current shareholders may experience significant dilution. Moreover, there is no assurance that we could raise money through equity issuances.

If we seek to raise additional capital through financing, our leverage may increase. If our leverage increases, the resulting debt service could adversely affect our operating cash flow. Our continuing indebtedness could increase our vulnerability to general economic and lodging industry conditions, including increases in interest rates.

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Any unanticipated delays or expenses incurred in connection with hotel maintenance and renovation, hotel acquisitions and new project development could impact expected revenues and availability of funds, negatively affect our reputation among hotel customers, owners and franchisees and otherwise adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition, including the carrying costs of our assets.

We are subject to various obligations and restrictions under the leases governing our leased properties. In addition, we may not be able to renew these leases on favorable terms or at all.

Four of our company operated hotels, three of which are owned hotels and one of which is owned through a joint venture entity, and all of our corporate offices are subject to leases. In addition to the requirement to pay rent, the leases for these properties generally impose various maintenance and other obligations on us and may also require us to obtain the consent of the landlord before taking certain actions such as modifications to the properties. These lease provisions may limit our flexibility with the leased properties, delay modifications or other actions we may wish to take, or result in disputes with the landlords. In addition, the terms of the leases for three of our leased properties will expire in the period from 2021 through 2028. There can be no assurance that any of our landlords will be willing to extend these leases and, even if they are willing to extend, it is possible that the lease costs will increase, which would adversely impact the hotel operations and our expenses. If some of our office leases are not renewed for any reason, we could incur additional costs and expenses associated with negotiating a new lease agreement and moving our offices to a new location.

The results of some of our hotels are significantly impacted by group contract business and other large customers, and the loss of such customers for any reason could harm our operating results.

Group contract business and other large customers, or large events, can significantly impact the results of operations of some of the hotels in our network. These contracts and customers vary from hotel to hotel and change from time to time. Contracts with large customers such as airlines and railroads are typically for a limited period of time, after which they may be eligible for competitive bidding. The impact and timing of group business and large events are not always predictable and are often episodic in nature. The operating results for hotels in our network can fluctuate as a result of these factors, possibly in adverse ways, and these fluctuations can harm our overall operating results.

The increasing use of third-party travel websites by consumers may adversely affect our profitability.

A significant percentage of hotel rooms for individual guests are booked through internet travel intermediaries like Priceline, Expedia, or Travelocity, to whom we commit to pay various commissions and transaction fees for sales of our rooms through their systems. As internet bookings now represent the majority of hotel reservations in the industry, these intermediaries may be able to obtain higher commissions, reduced room rates or other significant contract concessions from us or our franchisees.

Moreover, some of these internet travel intermediaries are attempting to offer hotel rooms as a commodity, by increasing the importance of price and general indicators of quality (such as "three-star downtown hotel") at the expense of brand identification. We believe that these internet intermediaries hope that consumers will eventually develop brand loyalties to their reservation systems. Although most of the business for our hotels is expected to be derived from traditional channels, if the amount of sales made through internet intermediaries increases significantly, our profitability may be adversely affected.

We rely on our central reservation system and other technologies for occupancy at hotels in our network and a lack of investment in upgrades or new technologies or any failures in the system could negatively affect our revenues and cash flows.

The hospitality industry requires the use of technology and systems for property management, procurement, reservations, operation of customer loyalty programs, distribution and other purposes. These technologies can be expected to change guests' expectations, and there is the risk that advanced new technologies will be introduced requiring further investment capital. We maintain a hotel reservation system that allows us to manage our hotel network's rooms inventory through various distribution channels, including our website, and execute rate management strategies. As part of our marketing strategy, we encourage guests to book on our website, which guarantees the lowest rate available compared to third-party travel websites.

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The development and maintenance of our central reservation system and other technologies may require significant capital. There can be no assurances that, as various systems and technologies become outdated or new technology is required, we will be able to replace or introduce them as quickly as our competition or within budgeted costs and time frames. Further, there can be no assurance that we will achieve the benefits that may have been anticipated from any new technology or system. If our systems fail, whether as a result of a deliberate cyber-attack or an unintentional event that causes interruptions or delays in our ability to process reservations, our ability to conduct business and generate revenue will be negatively impacted. If our systems fail to achieve anticipated benefits, or if we fail to keep up with technological or competitive advances, our revenues and cash flows could suffer.

Our central reservation system includes a third-party operated call center that enables guests to make reservations on a 24/7 basis. Poor performance by the third party provider, disputes with the third party provider, increased costs of the call center or our inability to renew or extend our agreement with the third party on favorable terms could adversely impact the hotel operations and our expenses as well as those of our franchised and managed hotels.

Failure to maintain the security of internal or customer data could adversely affect us.

Our operations require us to collect and retain large volumes of internal and customer data, including credit card numbers and other personally identifiable information of our customers, which are entered into, processed by, summarized by and reported by our various information systems and those of our service providers. We also maintain personally identifiable information about our employees. Our franchise hotel owners also maintain similar personally identifiable information on systems that we do not control. The security of this data may potentially be breached due to a number of risks, including cyber-attack, system failure, computer virus, or unauthorized or fraudulent use by customers, company employees, franchisees or employees of third party vendors. Although we employ systems to protect data, no system is impenetrable. A theft, loss or fraudulent use of customer, employee or company data by us or our franchise hotel owners could adversely impact our reputation and could result in significant remedial and other costs, fines and litigation.

We also rely on a variety of direct marketing techniques to reach guests and potential guests, including email marketing, telemarketing and postal mailings. Changes in laws and regulations regarding direct marketing and solicitation could adversely affect the effectiveness of these marketing techniques and could force us to make changes to our marketing strategies. Our failure to comply with laws and regulations regarding direct marketing could result in fines or place restrictions on our business.

If we fail to comply with data privacy and security laws and regulations, we could be subject to fines or other restrictions on our business.

We collect and maintain information relating to our guests for various business purposes, including credit card information and information on guest preferences that we use to enhance customer service and for marketing and promotional purposes. A number of states have enacted data privacy laws and regulations that govern the collection, use, storage and protection of this type of sensitive personal information. These data privacy laws, such as the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”), continue to evolve, and compliance with applicable privacy regulations may increase our operating costs and/or adversely impact our ability to service our guests and market our products, properties and services. In addition, noncompliance with applicable privacy and security regulations, either by us or in some circumstances by third parties engaged by us or our franchise hotel owners, could expose us to substantial penalties for violations, impose significant costs for investigations and compliance, open us to the risk of private class-action litigation and/or adverse publicity and could negatively affect our operating results and business.

Disruption or malfunction in our information systems could adversely affect our business.

Our information technology systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption from:

Earthquakes, fires, floods and other natural disasters;
Power losses, computer system failures, internet and telecommunications or data network failures, operator negligence, improper operation by or supervision of employees, physical and electronic losses of data and similar events; 
Third party provider disruptions in service; and
Computer viruses, penetration by individuals seeking to disrupt operations or misappropriate information, and other breaches of security.

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We rely on our systems to perform functions critical to our ability to operate, including our central reservation system. Accordingly, an extended interruption in the systems' function could significantly curtail, directly and indirectly, our ability to conduct our business and generate revenue.

We identified material weaknesses in our internal controls over financial reporting during the years ended December 31, 2017 and 2016. We remediated these material weaknesses as of December 31, 2018, however if we fail to continue to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results, prevent fraud, or maintain investor confidence.

Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable and accurate financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. We have devoted significant resources and time to comply with the internal control over financial reporting requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In addition, Section 404 under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that our auditors attest to the design and operating effectiveness of our controls over financial reporting. Our compliance with the annual internal control report requirement for each year will depend on the effectiveness of our financial reporting, data systems, and controls across our operating subsidiaries. Furthermore, a part of our growth strategy has been, and may continue to be, the acquisition of complementary businesses, and we expect these systems and controls to become increasingly complex to the extent that we integrate acquisitions and our business grows. Likewise, the complexity of our transactions, systems, and controls may become more difficult to manage. We cannot be certain that these measures will ensure that we design, implement, and maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future, especially for acquisition targets that may not have been required to be in compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act at the date of acquisition.

During our evaluation of the effectiveness of the internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2017, we identified material weaknesses in each of the following areas: Control Environment, Risk Assessment, Monitoring and Financial Closing and Reporting.

In particular, controls related to the following were not designed to operate effectively:

Control Environment
We did not maintain a sufficient complement of personnel with the appropriate knowledge, experience and/or training in application of GAAP commensurate with our financial reporting requirements.

We did not maintain adequate qualified personnel with regard to certain significant complex transactions and technical accounting matters.

Risk Assessment
We did not design and maintain internal controls that were effective in identifying, assessing and addressing risks that significantly impact the financial statements or the effectiveness of the internal controls over financial reporting. We did not modify our controls to sufficiently address changes in risks of material misstatement as a result of changes in our operations, organizational structure and operating environment, specifically the expansion of activities related to recent acquisitions.

Monitoring
We did not design and maintain effective monitoring of compliance with established accounting policies, procedures and controls. This weakness included the failure to design and operate effective procedures and controls whose purpose is to evaluate and monitor effectiveness of the individual control activities.

Financial Closing and Reporting
We did not design and maintain effective controls over the financial closing and reporting process with sufficient precision to mitigate a potential material misstatement.

These deficiencies were pervasive in nature and created a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the annual or interim financial statements would not have been prevented or detected on a timely basis.

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During 2018, management executed a remediation plan that included significant changes to our company's accounting and internal audit staffing. Remediation efforts included a formal risk assessment performed by internal audit and senior management and included an internal review of all internal control processes, which resulted in the identification of new internal controls to address design gaps, the re-design of certain existing controls, and the elimination of redundant or unnecessary controls. During 2018, we completed our remediation plan and successfully completed testing of the new control environment. As a result of our internal control testing, we concluded that the material weaknesses were remediated as of December 31, 2018. Additionally, there were no material weaknesses in internal controls as of December 31, 2019.

Any material weaknesses in the future could cause harm to our operating results or cause us to fail to meet our financial reporting obligations. Inadequate internal controls could also cause investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock and our access to capital.

Any failure to protect our trademarks could have a negative impact on the value of our brand names.

The success of our business depends in part upon our continued ability to use our trademarks, increase brand awareness and further develop our brands. We have registrations with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of various formulations of certain trademarks, including but not limited to the following: Red Lion, Hotel RL, Red Lion Inn & Suites, GuestHouse & Design, Settle Inn, Settle Inn & Suites, Signature & Design, Signature Inn, Knights Inn, Americas Best Value Inn, ABVI, Value Inn Worldwide, Vantage & Design, 3 Palms Hotels & Resorts & Design, America’s Best Inns & Suites, Country Hearth Inn & Suites, Jameson Inn, Lexington, Canadas Best Value Inn & Design, CBVI, Cavanaughs and Cascadia Soapery, Hello Rewards, MAKE IT #WORTH IT, PROJECT WAKE UP CALL, RLHC and RLH.

We have also registered various formulations of the Red Lion trademark and others in several international jurisdictions including for example, Canada, Mexico, China, India, Australia, the European Union and a number of other countries in Asia. We cannot be assured that the measures we have taken to protect our trademarks will be adequate to prevent imitation of our trademarks by others. The unauthorized reproduction of our trademarks could diminish the value of our brands and their market acceptance, competitive advantages or goodwill, which could adversely affect our business.

Departures of senior executives or other key employees could adversely affect our business.

We have seen significant turnover among our senior executives over the past five years. Our Chief Executive Officer resigned in November 2019 after five years at the company, and we are currently operating with an interim CEO while we search for a permanent replacement. Our current Chief Financial Officer was hired in January 2019 to replace her predecessor, who was hired in 2017 and announced his departure for personal reasons in October 2018. We hired a new Chief Operating Officer in June 2018, after the departure of our prior Chief Operating Officer and President of Global Development in May 2018, and our Chief Marketing Officer departed the Company in May 2019. Turnover of senior management can adversely impact our stock price, our results of operations, our relationships with our franchisees and may make recruiting for future management positions more difficult. Further, we may incur significant expenses related to any executive transition costs that may impact our operating results.For example, in 2019 we recorded charges of $1.1 million related to executive and management transition, which included severance payments and other incremental expenses. Additional losses of senior team members could have a material adverse impact on our financial condition or results of operations. We currently do not carry key person insurance on members of our senior management team.

We place substantial reliance on the lodging industry experience and the institutional knowledge of the members of our senior management team. We compete for qualified personnel with this experience against companies with greater financial resources than ours. In order to successfully recruit qualified employees, we will likely need to offer a combination of base salary and equity compensation. These future issuances of our equity securities will dilute existing shareholders’ ownership interests. Finding suitable replacements for senior management and other key employees can be difficult, and there can be no assurance we will continue to be successful in retaining or attracting qualified personnel in the future.

To be properly integrated into our company, new executives and employees must spend a significant amount of time learning our business model and management system, in addition to performing their regular duties. As a result, the integration of new personnel may result in some disruption to our ongoing operations, and the lack of continuity among our executive team could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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We are exposed to impairment risk of goodwill, intangibles and other long-lived assets.

Financial and credit market volatility directly impacts fair value measurement through our company's estimated weighted average cost of capital used to determine discount rates, and through our common stock mayprice that is used to determine market capitalization. During times of volatility, significant judgment must be volatile.applied to determine whether credit or stock price changes are a short-term swing or a longer-term trend.


The stock market has experienced and mayMarket conditions in the future experience extreme volatility, oftentimes unrelated tocould adversely impact the operating performancefair value of particular companies. Many factors could cause the market priceone or both of our common stockfranchise or hotel reporting units, which could result in future impairments of their goodwill, intangibles and other long-lived assets.

The assessment for possible impairment requires us to risemake judgments, including:

Estimated future cash flows from the respective properties or fall,business units, which are dependent upon internal forecasts;
Estimation of the long-term rate of growth for our business;
The useful life over which our cash flows will occur;
The determination of real estate and prevailing market values;
Asset appraisals; and
Current estimated net sales proceeds from pending offers or net sales proceeds from previous, comparable transactions, if available and appropriate.

In accordance with the guidance for the impairment of long-lived assets, if the expected undiscounted future cash flows are less than net book value, the excess of net book value over estimated fair value of the assets is charged to current earnings. Changes in our estimates and assumptions as they relate to valuation of goodwill, intangibles and other long-lived assets could affect, potentially materially, our financial condition or results of operations in the future. In 2019, we recognized an impairment charge of $5.4 million on our Hotel RL Washington DC joint venture property and impairment charges of $8.7 million on our Americas Best Value Inn and Knights Inn brand name intangible assets. In 2018 we recognized an impairment charge of $7.1 million on our Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor joint venture property and an impairment charge of $3.5 million in our Guesthouse brand name intangible asset. For additional information, see Note 6 Goodwill and Intangible Assets within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Risks associated with real estate ownership may adversely affect revenue or increase expenses.

We are subject to varying degrees of risk that generally arise from the ownership of real property. Revenue and cash flow from our hotels and other real estate may be adversely affected by, and costs may increase or market values may decrease as a result of changes beyond our control, including but not limited to:


Changes in generalnational, regional and local economic conditions, such as the 2007-2009 recession, and subsequent fluctuations in stock market prices and volumes;conditions;
Changes in financial estimates, expectationslocal real estate market conditions;
Opening of future financial performance or recommendations by analysts;
Changes in market valuations of companiesother competing hotels in the hospitality industry;region;
ActualIncreases in interest rates and other changes in the availability, cost and terms of financing and capital leases;
Increases in property and other taxes;
The impact of present or anticipated variationsfuture environmental legislation;
Adverse changes in our quarterly resultsother governmental regulations, insurance and zoning laws; and
Condemnation or taking of operations;properties by governments or related entities.
Issuances of additional common stock or other securities;
Announcements by our shareholders disclosing acquisitions or salesThese adverse conditions could potentially cause the terms of our common stockborrowings to change unfavorably. Unfavorable changes in one or expressing their views with respect to actions they believe should be taken bymore of these conditions could also result in unanticipated expenses and higher operating costs, thereby reducing operating margins and otherwise adversely affecting our company;
Low daily trading volume of our stock; and
Announcements by us or our competitors of, or speculation with respect to, acquisitions, investments or strategic alliances.

We are not currently paying dividends and will likely not pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

We have never paid or declared any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and any future earnings to fund the development and expansion of our business, and we do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the foreseeable future. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our financial condition, results of operations capital requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant.financial condition.










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The illiquidity of real estate investments and the lack of alternative uses of hotel properties could significantly limit our ability to respond to adverse changes in the performance of our hotels and harm our financial condition.


Real estate investments are relatively illiquid, and therefore we and the joint ventures in which we participate have a limited ability to promptly sell one or more hotels in response to changing economic, financial or investment conditions. The real estate market, including the market for hotels, is affected by general economic conditions, availability of financing, interest rates and other factors, including supply and demand, that are beyond our control. In addition, it may be difficult or impossible to convert hotels to alternative uses if they become unprofitable due to competition, age of improvements, decreased demand or other factors. The conversion of a hotel to an alternative use would also generally require substantial capital expenditures. This inability to respond promptly to changes in the performance of our hotels could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations as well as our ability to service debt. In addition, sales of appreciated real property could generate material adverse tax consequences, which may make it disadvantageous for us to sell certain of our hotels.




General economic conditions may negatively impactSales of a substantial number of shares of our results and liquidity.

Many businesses, including RLHC, were adversely affected by the state of the economy. During the recent economic downturn, discretionary travel decreased because of economic pressures, and this in turn hurt the hospitality industry and our company. High unemployment, lower family income, low corporate earnings, lower business investments and lower consumer and government spending all have the effect of reducing the demand for hotel rooms and related lodging services and put pressure on industry room rates and occupancy. Although the economy did improve in 2016, a slowdowncommon stock in the economic recoverypublic market, or a worsening of economic conditions in 2017 could result in weak hospitality occupancy and rates and adversely affect our revenues and operating results. Negative economic conditions could also negatively impact our ability to obtain future financing and our liquidity in general. While we believe we have adequate sources of liquidity to meet our anticipated requirements for working capital and debt service for the foreseeable future, if our cash flow or capital resources prove inadequate or we do not meet our financial debt covenants, we could potentially face liquidity problems that could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

Risks associated with real estate ownership may adversely affect revenue or increase expenses.

We are subject to varying degrees of risk that generally arise from the ownership of real property. Revenue and cash flow from our hotels and other real estate may be adversely affected by, and costs may increase as a result of, changes beyond our control, including but not limited to:

Changes in national, regional and local economic conditions;
Changes in local real estate market conditions;
Increases in interest rates and other changesperception in the availability, cost and terms of financing and capital leases;public markets that these sales may occur, may depress our stock price.
Increases in property and other taxes;
The impact of present or future environmental legislation;
Adverse changes in other governmental regulations, insurance and zoning laws; and
Condemnation or taking of properties by governments or related entities.

These adverse conditions could potentially cause the termsIf our shareholders sell substantial amounts of our borrowings to change unfavorably. Unfavorable changescommon shares in one or morethe public market, the market price of these conditionsour common shares could also resultdecrease. Because our common stock is relatively thinly traded, a sale of a large block of shares in unanticipated expenses and higher operating costs, thereby reducing operating margins and otherwise adversely affecting our results of operations and financial condition.

Our expenses may remain constant or increase even if revenues decline.

The expenses of owning and operating a hotel are not necessarily reduced when circumstances such asthe public market factors and competition cause a reduction in its revenues. Accordingly, a decrease in our revenues couldby any major shareholder would likely result in a disproportionately higher decreasesignificant decline in our earnings becausestock price. Our stock price may also fluctuate materially based on announcements by large shareholders disclosing acquisitions or sales of our expenses are unlikelycommon stock, by such shareholders expressing their views with respect to decrease proportionately. In addition, we have recently been investing in sales and marketing, technology, franchising and personnel resources in an effort to positionactions they believe should be taken by our company, for future growth. These investments may not produceor by such shareholders taking actions designed to impact our corporate policy and strategy, such as attempting to obtain control of our board of directors or initiating or substantially assisting an unsolicited takeover attempt.

Sales of substantial amounts of our common stock in the returns we anticipatepublic market, or the returns may take longer to achieve than expected.

We reported net losses from continuing operations from 2008 through 2013perception that these sales could occur, could adversely affect the price of our common stock and 2016, and, although we had a net profit in 2014 and 2015, there is no assurance that we will remain profitable in the future.

During the years 2008 through 2013 and in 2016, we reported net losses from continuing operations. Not only did these losses have a direct adverse effect on our financial condition, they also increased our costs of borrowing. Although we have shown a net profit during two of the last three fiscal years, the long prior history of net losses could impair our ability to raise capital needed for hotel maintenance and other corporate purposes. There is no assurance that we will be able to continue to achieve profitability inthrough the future.

Our business requires capital for ongoing hotel maintenance, modernization and renovation, as well as for any acquisitions or development projects we may want to undertake. If needed capital is not available, our ability to successfully compete with hotels in our scale categories may be adversely impacted.

We are committed to keeping our properties well-maintained and attractive to our customers in order to maintain our competitiveness within the industry and keep our hotels properly positioned in their markets. We are also focused on working with our franchise hotel owners so that they maintain their properties to the same standards. This requires ongoing access to capital for both us and our franchisees for replacement of outdated furnishings as well as for facility repair, modernization and renovation. To the extent we or our franchisees cannot fund these expenditures from cash generated from operations, funds must


be borrowed or otherwise obtained. If these funds cannot be obtained, the expenditures have to be deferred to a later period. Without needed investments, we may need to cancel the agreement with the franchisee or move the hotel to a lower classification, both of which would likely have a negative impact on our franchise revenue stream.

For most of the past seven to eight years, our levels of capital expenditures for these purposes have been lower than normal due to the general economic conditions impacting our industry. As a result, in order to support the room rates that we have historically charged, we made investments of over $27 million in our company operated hotels in 2016. Customers may not view these investments and improvements as significant enough to allow us to charge higher room rates, and this could negatively impact our hotel revenues and operating results. There are likely to be similar adverse effects if our franchisees are unable to make comparable investments in their properties. Without needed investments, we may have to cancel the agreement with the franchisee or move the hotel to a lower classification, both of which would likely have a negative impact on our franchise revenue stream.

Hotel maintenance, hotel acquisitions and new project development are subject to a number of risks, including:

Availability of capital;
Construction delays and cost overruns;
Unavailability of rooms or meeting space for revenue generating activities during modernization and renovation projects;
Numerous federal, state and local government regulations affecting the lodging industry, including building and zoning requirements and other required governmental permits and authorizations;
Uncertainties as to market demand or a loss of market demand after capital improvements have begun; and
Potential environmental problems.

Whether capital for new investments and maintenance of existing hotels will be available to us and our franchisees depends on a number of factors, including our cash reserves, profitability, degree of leverage, the value of assets, borrowing restrictions that may be imposed by lenders and conditions in the capital markets. The condition of the capital markets and liquidity factors are outside our control, so there is no assurance that we or our franchisees will be able to obtain financing as needed.

If we need to raise capital through issuancesale of additional common stock, preferred stock or convertible debt, currentshares.

Large shareholders may experience significant dilution. Moreover, there is no assurance that we could raise money through equity issuances.

If we seek to raise additional capital through financing, our leverage may increase. If our leverage increases, the resulting debt service could adversely affect our operating cash flow. Our continuing indebtedness could increase our vulnerability to general economic and lodging industry conditions, including increases in interest rates.

Any unanticipated delays or expenses incurred in connection with hotel maintenance and renovation, hotel acquisitions and new project development could impact expected revenues and availability of funds, negatively affect our reputation among hotel customers, owners and franchisees and otherwise adversely impact our results of operations and financial condition, including the carrying costs of our assets.

We may incur indebtedness in connection with capital expenditures, other corporate purposes or growth of our system of hotels.

Neither our Articles of Incorporation nor our Bylaws limit the amount of indebtedness that we may incur. Subject to limitations in our debt instruments, we may incur additional debt in the future to finance hotel renovations, repairs and replacements, for general corporate purposes or for hotel acquisitions. If our leverage increases, the resulting debt service could adversely affect our operating cash flow. Our continuing indebtedness could increase our vulnerability to general economic and lodging industry conditions, including increases in interest rates, and could impair our ability to obtain additional financing in the future and to take advantage of significant business opportunities that may arise.

We rely on our central reservation system and other technologies for occupancy at hotels in our network and a lack of investment in upgrades or new technologies or any failures in the system could negatively affect our revenues and cash flows.

The hospitality industry requires the use of technology and systems for property management, procurement, reservations, operation of customer loyalty programs, distribution and other purposes. These technologies can be expected to change guests' expectations, and there is the risk that advanced new technologies will be introduced requiring further investment capital. We


maintain a hotel reservation system that allows us to manage our hotel network's rooms inventory through various distribution channels, including our website, and execute rate management strategies. As part of our marketing strategy, we encourage guests to book on our website, which guarantees the lowest rate available compared to third-party travel websites.

The development and maintenance of our central reservation system and other technologies may require significant capital. There can be no assurances that, as various systems and technologies become outdated or new technology is required, we will be able to replace or introduce them as quickly as our competition or within budgeted costs and time frames. Further, there can be no assurance that we will achieve the benefits that may have been anticipated from any new technology or system. If our systems fail, whether as a result of a deliberate cyber-attack or an unintentional event that causes interruptions or delays in our ability to process reservations, our ability to conduct business and generate revenue will be negatively impacted. If our systems fail to achieve anticipated benefits, or if we fail to keep up with technological or competitive advances, our revenues and cash flows could suffer.
Our central reservation system includes a third-party operated call center that enables guests to make reservations on a 24/7 basis. Poor performance by the third party provider, disputes with the third party provider, increased costs of the call center or our inability to renew or extend our agreement with the third party on favorable terms could adversely impact the hotel operations and our expenses as well as those of our franchised and managed hotels.

The increasing use of third-party travel websites by consumers may adversely affect our profitability.

Some of our hotel rooms may be booked through third-party travel websites operated by companies like Priceline, Travelocity or Expedia. As internet bookings now represent the majority of hotel reservations in the industry, these intermediaries may be able to obtain higher commissions, reduced room rates or other significant contract concessions from us. Moreover, some of these internet travel intermediaries are attempting to offer hotel rooms as a commodity, by increasing the importance of price and general indicators of quality (such as "three-star downtown hotel") at the expense of brand identification. We believe that these internet intermediaries hope that consumers will eventually develop brand loyalties to their reservation systems. Although most of the business for our hotels is expected to be derived from traditional channels, if the amount of sales made through internet intermediaries increases significantly, our profitability may be adversely affected.

Our international operations are subject to political and monetary risks.

We currently have franchised hotels operating outside of the United States, including in Canada, Mexico, India and South Korea. We may also in the future enter into new joint venture or franchise agreements with foreign hotel operators. International operations generally are subject to greater economic, geopolitical and other risks that are not present in U.S. operations. These risks include not only administrative and logistical difficulties in managing worldwide operations, but also risks of war, terrorism or civil unrest, political instability, exposure to local economic conditions, and adverse changes in the diplomatic relations between foreign countries and the United States.

Sales in international jurisdictions typically are made in local currencies, which exposes us to risks associated with currency fluctuations. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may significantly increase the amount of translated U.S. dollars required for expenses outside the U.S., or significantly decrease the U.S. dollars received from foreign currency revenues. We also face exposure to currency translation risk because we report the results of our business outside of the U.S. in local currency, and then translate those results to U.S. dollars for inclusion in our consolidated financial statements. As a result, changes between the foreign exchange rates and the U.S. dollar will affect the recorded amounts of our foreign assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and could have a negative impact on our financial results. To date we have not entered into foreign exchange hedging agreements to reduce our exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates, but even if we enter into these hedging agreements in the future, they may not eliminate foreign currency risk entirely, and will involve risks of their own in the form of transaction costs and counterparty risk.

In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. As a result, the steps we have taken to protect our trademarks and brands in foreign countries may not be sufficient to prevent the authorized use or imitation of our trademarks by others, which could reduce the value of our brand and its goodwill, which could adversely affect our business. As we continue to expand internationally, the risks related to our international operations will become more significant.



Failure to maintain the security of internal or customer data could adversely affect us.

Our operations require us to collect and retain large volumes of internal and customer data, including credit card numbers and other personally identifiable information of our customers, which are entered into, processed by, summarized by and reported by our various information systems and those of our service providers. We also maintain personally identifiable information about our employees. Our franchise hotel owners also maintain similar personally identifiable information, on systems that we do not control. The security of this data may potentially be breached due to a number of risks, including cyber-attack, system failure, computer virus, or unauthorized or fraudulent use by customers, company employees, franchisees or employees of third party vendors. Although we employ systems to protect data, no system is impenetrable. A theft, loss or fraudulent use of customer, employee or company data by us or our franchise hotel owners could adversely impact our reputation and could result in significant remedial and other costs, fines and litigation.

We also rely on a variety of direct marketing techniques to reach guests and potential guests, including email marketing, telemarketing and postal mailings. Changes in laws and regulations regarding direct marketing and solicitation could adversely affect the effectiveness these marketing techniques and could force us to make changes to our marketing strategies. Our failure to comply with laws and regulations regarding direct marketing could result in fines or place restrictions on our business.

If we fail to comply with privacy regulations, we could be subject to fines or other restrictions on our business.

We collect and maintain information relating to our guests for various business purposes, including credit card information and information on guest preferences that we use to enhance customer service and for marketing and promotional purposes. The collection and use of personal data are governed by privacy laws and regulations enacted in the U.S., as well as by various contracts under which we operate. Privacy regulation is an evolving area in which different jurisdictions may have inconsistent compliance requirements. Compliance with applicable privacy regulations may increase our operating costs and/or adversely impact our ability to service our guests and market our products, properties and services. In addition, noncompliance with applicable privacy regulations, either by us or in some circumstances by third parties engaged by us or our franchise hotel owners, could result in fines or restrictions on our use or transfer of data.

Any failure to protect our trademarks could have a negative impact on the value of our brand names.

The success of our business depends in part upon our continued ability to use our trademarks, increase brand awareness and further develop our brands. We have registrations with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office of various formulations of certain trademarks, including but not limited to the following: Red Lion, Hotel RL, Red Lion Inn & Suites, GuestHouse, Settle Inn & Suites, WestCoast, Cavanaughs, TicketsWest and Cascadia Soapery, Hello Rewards, MAKE IT#WORTHIT, MIWI, PROJECT WAKE UP CALL, RLHC and RLH. We also acquired several additional registered trademarks in our transaction with Vantage, including Americas Best Value Inn, ABVI, Best Value Inn, Value Inn Worldwide, Vantage, 3 Palms Hotels & Resorts, America’s Best Inns & Suites, Country Hearth Inn & Suites, Jameson Inn, Lexington, Canadas Best Value Inn, and CBVI.

We have also registered various formulations of the Red Lion trademark in Canada, Mexico, China, India, Australia, the European Union and a number of other countries in Asia. We cannot be assured that the measures we have taken to protect our trademarks will be adequate to prevent imitation of our trademarks by others. The unauthorized reproduction of our trademarks could diminish the value of our brands and their market acceptance, competitive advantages or goodwill, which could adversely affect our business.

We are exposed to impairment risk of goodwill, intangibles and other long-lived assets.

Financial and credit market volatility directly impacts fair value measurement through our company's estimated weighted average cost of capital used to determine discount rate, and through our common stock price that is used to determine market capitalization. During times of volatility, significant judgment must be applied to determine whether credit or stock price changes are a short-term swing or a longer-term trend.



At the end of 2016, our recorded goodwill amount was $12.6 million, and other intangible assets totaled $52.9 million. Market conditions in the future could adversely impact the fair value of one or more of our franchise, hotel and entertainment reporting units, which could result in future impairments of their goodwill, intangibles and other long-lived assets.

The assessment for possible impairment requires us to make judgments, including:

Estimated future cash flows from the respective properties or business units, which are dependent upon internal forecasts;
Estimation of the long-term rate of growth for our business;
The useful life over which our cash flows will occur;
The determination of real estate and prevailing market values;
Asset appraisals; and
Current estimated net sales proceeds from pending offers or net sales proceeds from previous, comparable transactions, if available and appropriate.

In accordance with the guidance for the impairment of long-lived assets, if the expected undiscounted future cash flows are less than net book value, the excess of net book value over estimated fair value of the assets is charged to current earnings. There were no impairment charges in 2014, 2015 or 2016. Changes in our estimates and assumptions as they relate to valuation of goodwill, intangibles and other long-lived assets could affect, potentially materially, our financial condition or results of operations in the future.

Our two largest shareholders own more than 23% of our stock. These shareholders may seek to impact our corporate policy and strategy, and their interests may differ from those of other shareholders. In addition, given the amount of stock held by them, we would likely need their approval in order to undertake any sale or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets. If any of our larger shareholders or any group of shareholders decided to sell their shares, this would likely result in a significant decline in the trading price of our common stock.


As of MarchFebruary 24, 2017, Columbia Pacific Opportunity Fund, L.P. ("Columbia Pacific") and HNA Investment2020, Coliseum Capital Management LLC ("HNA")(Coliseum) held more than 23% in aggregate17% of our outstanding shares of common stock. Columbia Pacific, HNAColiseum, or one or more other large shareholders, may take actions designed to impact our corporate policy and strategy, and their interests may differ from those of other shareholders. Such actions could include, among other things, attempting to obtain control of our board of directors through a proxy contest or initiating or substantially assisting an unsolicited takeover attempt.

Under our Articles Responding to proxy contests and reacting to demands of Incorporationactivist shareholders can be costly and the laws of the State of Washington, we can undertake a merger or sale of all or substantially all of our assets only if the transaction is approved by holders of at least two-thirds of our outstanding shares of common stock. This in turn means that any person or group of persons holding at least one-third of our outstanding shares of common stock would be able to block any such transaction if they chose to do so. Because Columbia Pacifictime-consuming, and HNA hold a significant percentage of our shares, we believe that as a practical matter they would be able, if they were to act together or with other shareholders, to prevent any such transaction believed not to be in their best interests.

This state of affairs adds a level of uncertaintydisruptive to our operations by diverting the attention of management and our employees. The uncertainty that can result from such actions may also lead to the loss of potential business opportunities, and operations, including in employee hiringharm our ability to attract new management, employees, franchisees, investors and retention, in franchise acquisitions, and in generally developing corporate policy and strategy. In addition, becauseother strategic partners

The market price for our common stock is relatively thinly traded, if Columbia Pacific, HNA or any othermay be volatile.

In the past, the market price for our common stock experienced significant shareholders decided to sell their holdingsfluctuations and it may do so in the future. Many factors could cause the market price of our common stock this would likely resultto rise or fall, some of which are unrelated to our operating performance, including but not limited to:

Shortfalls in, a significant declineor changes in its trading price. Ourour expectations about earnings, revenue, EBITDA or other key performance metrics;
Changes in financial estimates, expectations of future financial performance or recommendations by analysts;
Actual or anticipated variations in our quarterly results of operations;
Changes in market valuations of companies in the hospitality industry;
Changes in general economic conditions, and subsequent fluctuations in stock price may also fluctuate materially based on announcementsmarket prices and volumes;
Issuances of additional common stock or other securities;
Announcements by our shareholders disclosing acquisitions or sales of our common stock or expressing their views with respect to actions they believe should be taken by our company.company;

Hiring or departure of management
FailureLow daily trading volume of our stock; and
Announcements by us or our competitors of, or speculation with respect to, attract,acquisitions, investments or strategic alliances.


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We are not currently paying dividends and will likely not pay dividends for the foreseeable future.

We have never paid or declared any cash dividends on our common stock. We currently intend to retain all available funds and incentivizeany future earnings to fund the performancedevelopment and expansion of senior executives or other key employees could adversely affect our business.

In 2014 we hired new Chief Executive and Chief Marketing Officers. In 2016 we hired a new Chief Franchise Officer and a new Chief Operating Officer. In 2017 we hired a new Chief Financial Officer, who is expected to start at the beginning of April 2017. We may in the future hire additional officers and key employees. To be properly integrated into our company, new executives and employees must spend a significant amount of time learning our business model and management system, in addition to performing their regular duties. As a result, the integration of new personnel may result in some disruption to our ongoing operations. If we fail to successfully complete this integration, our business, and financial results may suffer.



We place substantial reliance onwe do not anticipate paying any cash dividends in the lodging industry experience andforeseeable future. Any future determination to pay dividends will be at the institutional knowledge of membersdiscretion of our senior management team. We compete for qualified personnel against companies with greater financial resources than ours,board of directors and the loss of the services of one or more of these individuals, or delay in replacing a key employee, could hinder our ability to effectively manage our business. Finding suitable replacements for senior management and other key employees can be difficult, and there can be no assurance we will continue to be successful in retaining or attracting qualified personnel in the future. Competition for qualified personnel in this position is significant. We generally do not carry key person insurance on members of our senior management team. Any loss of a senior team member could have a material adverse impactdepend on our financial condition, or results of operations.

Our business is seasonal in nature, and we are likely to experience fluctuations in our results of operations, and financial condition.

Our business is seasonal in nature, with the period from May through October generally accounting for the greatest portion of our annual company operated hotel revenues. In addition, our upscale and midscale franchise agreements contain fees paid to us primarily based on a percentage of hotel revenue. Therefore, our results for any quarter may not be indicative of the results that may be achieved for the full fiscal year. The seasonal nature of our business increases our vulnerability to risks during this period, including labor force shortages, cash flow problems, economic downturns and poor weather conditions. The adverse impact to our revenues would likely be greater as a result of our seasonal business.

The performance of our entertainment division is particularly subject to fluctuations in economic conditions.

Our entertainment division, which comprised 10% of our revenues from continuing operations in 2016, engages in event ticketing and the presentation of various entertainment productions. Our entertainment division is vulnerable to risks associated with general regional and economic conditions, significant competition and changing consumer trends, among others. The overall economy in the markets we serve has impacted the ticketing division through lower demand for concerts, events and sporting activities. Also, we face the risk that entertainment productions will not tour the regions in which we operate or that the productions will not choose us as a presenter or promoter.

We may have disputes with the owners of the hotels that we manage or franchise.

The nature of our responsibilities under our franchise and management agreements may, in some instances, be subject to interpretation and may give rise to disagreements. We seek to resolve any disagreements in order to develop and maintain positive relations with current and potential franchisees, hotel owners and joint venture partners. However, we may not always be able to do so. Failure to resolve such disagreements may result in franchisees or other hotel owners leaving our system of hotels, or in litigation, arbitration or other legal actions.

Government regulation could impact our franchise business.

The Federal Trade Commission (the "FTC"), various states and certain foreign jurisdictions, where we market franchises, regulate the sale of franchises. The FTC requires franchisors to make extensive disclosure to prospective franchisees but does not require registration. A number of states in which our franchisees operate require registration or disclosure in connection with franchise offers and sales. In addition, several states in which our franchisees operate have "franchise relationship laws" or "business opportunity laws" that limit the ability of the franchisor to terminate franchise agreements or to withhold consent to the renewal or transfer of these agreements. While our business has not been materially affected by such regulation, there can be no assurance that this will continue or that future regulation or legislation will not have such an effect.

We are subject to various obligations andcapital requirements, contractual restrictions under the leases governing our leased properties. In addition, we may not be able to renew these leases on favorable terms or at all.

Five of our hotels and our corporate offices are subject to leases. In addition to the requirement to pay rent, the leases for these properties generally impose various maintenance and other obligations on us and may also require us to obtain the consentfactors that our board of the landlord before taking certain actions such as modifications to the properties. These lease provisions may limit our flexibility with the leased properties, delay modifications or other actions we may wish to take, or result in disputes with the landlords. In addition, the terms of the leases for three of our leased properties will expire in the period from 2018 to 2024. The lease on our corporate office space expires at the end of 2017. There can be no assurance that any of our landlords will be willing to extend these leases and, even if they are willing to extend, it is possible that the lease costs will increase, which would adversely impact the hotel operations and our expenses. If the lease at our corporate office is not renewed for any reason, we will incur additional costs and expenses associated with negotiating a new lease agreement and moving our offices to a new location.directors deems relevant.



Our hotels may be faced with labor disputes that could harm the operation of our hotels.

We rely heavily on our employees to provide high-quality personal service at our hotels. At certain of our owned and leased hotels, employees are covered by collective bargaining agreements, and attempts could be made in the future to unionize our employees at other locations. Any labor dispute or stoppage at an owned hotel or a franchised hotel could harm our ability to provide high-quality personal services, which could reduce occupancy and room revenue, tarnish our reputation and harm our results of operations.


Our properties are subject to risks relating to natural disasters, terrorist activity and war, and any such event could materially adversely affect our operating results without adequate insurance coverage or preparedness.


Our financial and operating performance may be adversely affected by acts of God, such as natural disasters, particularly in locations where our properties are located. Our properties are generally covered by comprehensive liability, public area liability, fire, boiler and machinery, extended coverage and rental loss insurance. However, certain types of catastrophic losses, such as those from earthquake, volcanic activity, flood, terrorism and environmental hazards, may exceed or not be covered by the insurance. Should an uninsured loss or a loss in excess of insured limits occur, we could lose all or a portion of the capital we have invested in a property, as well as the anticipated future revenue from the property. Similarly, threatened or actual terrorist activity, war, epidemics, travel-related accidents, geopolitical uncertainty, international conflict and similar events that impact domestic and international travel have caused in the past, and may cause in the future, our results to differ materially from anticipated results. In addition, depending on the severity, a major incident or crisis may prevent operational continuity at hotels in our network and consequently impact the value of our brands or the reputation of our business.


DisruptionOur international operations are subject to political and monetary risks.

We currently have franchised hotels operating outside of the United States, including in Canada and South Korea. We may also in the future enter into new joint venture or malfunctionfranchise agreements with foreign hotel operators. International operations generally are subject to greater economic, geopolitical and other risks that are not present in United States operations. These risks include not only administrative and logistical difficulties in managing worldwide operations, but also risks of war, terrorism or civil unrest, political instability, exposure to local economic conditions, and adverse changes in the diplomatic relations between foreign countries and the United States.

Sales in international jurisdictions typically are made in local currencies, which exposes us to risks associated with currency fluctuations. Fluctuations in currency exchange rates may significantly increase the amount of translated U.S. dollars required for expenses outside the United States, or significantly decrease the U.S. dollars received from foreign currency revenues. We also face exposure to currency translation risk because we transact certain business outside of the United States in local currency, and then translate those results to U.S. dollars for inclusion in our information systemsconsolidated financial statements. As a result, changes between the foreign exchange rates and the U.S. dollar will affect the recorded amounts of our foreign assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses, and could have a negative impact on our financial results. To date we have not entered into foreign exchange hedging agreements to reduce our exposure to fluctuations in currency exchange rates, but even if we enter into these hedging agreements in the future, they may not eliminate foreign currency risk entirely, and will involve risks of their own in the form of transaction costs and counterparty risk.

In addition, the laws of some foreign countries do not protect proprietary rights to the same extent as do the laws of the United States. As a result, the steps we have taken to protect our trademarks and brands in foreign countries may not be sufficient to prevent the unauthorized use or the imitation of our trademarks by others, which could reduce the value of our brand and its goodwill, which could adversely affect our business.

Our information technology systems are vulnerable to damage or interruption from:

Earthquakes, fires, floods and other natural disasters;
Power losses, computer system failures, internet and telecommunications or data network failures, operator negligence, improper operation by or supervision of employees, physical and electronic losses of data and similar events; 
Third party provider disruptions in service; and
Computer viruses, penetration by individuals seeking to disrupt operations or misappropriate information, and other breaches of security.

We rely on our systems to perform functions critical to our ability to operate, including our central reservation system. Accordingly, an extended interruption in the systems' function could significantly curtail, directly and indirectly, our ability to conduct our business and generate revenue.

If As we fail to maintain an effective system of internal controls, we may not be able to accurately report our financial results, prevent fraud, or maintain investor confidence. Failure to maintain effective internal controls over financial reporting resulted in a material weakness in our Entertainment division during 2016.

Effective internal controls are necessary for us to provide reliable and accurate financial reports and effectively prevent fraud. We have devoted significant resources and time to comply with the internal control over financial reporting requirements of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. In addition, Section 404 under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act requires that our auditors attest to the design and operating effectiveness of our controls over financial reporting. Our compliance with the annual internal control report requirement for each fiscal year will depend on the effectiveness of our financial reporting, data systems, and controls across our operating subsidiaries. Furthermore, one part of our growth strategy has been, and may continue to be,expand internationally, the acquisition of complementary businesses, and we expect these systems and controls to become increasingly complex to the extent that we integrate acquisitions and our business grows. Likewise, the complexity of our transactions, systems, and controls may become more difficult to manage. We cannot be certain that these measures will ensure that we design, implement, and maintain adequate controls over our financial processes and reporting in the future, especially for acquisition targets that may not have been required to be in compliance with Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act at the date of acquisition.

Failure to implement new controls or enhancements to controls, failure to remediate the material weakness, difficulties encountered in control implementation or operation, or difficulties in the assimilation of acquired businesses into our control system could result in additional errors, material misstatements, or delays in our financial reporting obligations. Inadequate internal controls could also lead to SEC sanctions or investors to lose confidence in our reported financial information, which could have a negative effect on the trading price of our stock and our access to capital.



We recently identified a material weakness over financial reportingrisks related to our Entertainment divisioninternational operations will become more significant.

Government regulation could impact our franchise business.

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), various states and more specificallycertain foreign jurisdictions, where we market franchises, regulate the sale of franchises. The FTC requires franchisors to make extensive disclosure to prospective franchisees but does not require registration. A number of states in which our event ticketing liability, as disclosedfranchisees operate require registration or disclosure in Item 9A. Remediatingconnection with franchise offers and sales. In addition, several states in which our material weakness and ensuringfranchisees operate have "franchise relationship laws" or "business opportunity laws" that we maintain effective internal control over financial reportinglimit the ability of the franchisor to terminate franchise agreements or to withhold consent to the renewal or transfer of these agreements. While our business has not been materially affected by such regulation, there can be no assurance that this will require management time and attention. If our remediation efforts are insufficient,continue or additional material weaknesses in our internal control over financial reporting are discoveredthat future regulation or identified in the future, we may be required to restate our consolidated financial statements, which could cause us to fail to meet our reporting obligations, lead to a loss of investor confidence andlegislation will not have a negative impact on the trading price of our common stock.such an effect.

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We are subject to environmental regulations.


Our results of operations may be affected by the costs of complying with existing and future environmental laws, ordinances and regulations. Under federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and regulations, a currentas an owner, operator or previous owner or operator of real property, we may be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances on, under or in the property. These laws often impose liability whetherproperty we own or not the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of the hazardous or toxic substances.previously owned. In addition, the presence of contamination from hazardous or toxic substances, or the failure to remediate a contaminated property properly, may prevent the ownerus from selling a property, or using it as collateral for a loan. Environmental laws may also restrict the useloan, or transfer of a property as well asaffect the operation of businesses at the property, and they may also impose remedial or compliance costs.property. The costs of defending against claims of liability or remediating contaminated property and the cost of complying with environmental laws could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.


When we acquire a hotel,Two of our previously owned properties located in Port Angeles, WA and Salt Lake City, UT, had known contamination on the property in excess of applicable cleanup levels. At Port Angeles, a Phase III environmental site assessment (“ESA”) is usually conducted by a qualified independent environmental engineer. A Phase I ESA involves an on-site inspection and research of historical usages of a property, databases of underground storage tanks and other matters to determine whether an environmental issue with respect to the property needs to be addressed. If the results of a Phase I ESA reveal potential issues warranting further investigation, a Phase II ESA, which may include soil testing, ground water monitoring or borings to locate underground storage tanks, will be recommended. It is possible that Phase I and Phase II ESAs will not reveal all environmental liabilities or compliance concerns or that there will be material environmental liabilities or compliance concerns that we do not discover. Phase I ESAs have been performed on all properties owned and leased by us.

A Phase II ESA conducted at the Port Angeles hotel propertyin 2013 revealed that fill material from an unknown source was placed at the property prior to construction of the existing buildings. Diesel and lube oil-rangeThis fill material contained petroleum hydrocarbons, and benzene were detected in one sample collected at concentrations greater than MTCA Method A cleanup levels. If the fill material was from a contaminated site, it could be a potential source of subsurface contamination, so additional testing was conducted at the Port Angeles site in August 2013. These tests identified petroleum hydrocarbons and PAHs at concentrations greater than applicable cleanup levels near a former auto repair area that were likely relatedlevels. At the time of the sale of our Port Angeles property in July 2018, no exposure pathways existed from the property due to impacted fill material identified incaps on the area. Fill material appears to include burned wood, paper, glass debris, metal material and bricks.  The contamination exceeds clean-up standards but does not appear to be a threat to human health or the environment. Groundwater appears to be contaminated but is likely associated with the contaminated fill.  Groundwater in this area is also likely influenced by tides and is not currently utilized as drinking water. The contaminated soil is capped withconsisting of asphalt or structures, so that exposure to petroleum vapors or direct contact with contaminated soil is limited. We plan to continue to monitor the affected area and ensure that the asphalt cap is maintained. Depending on the results of further analysis we may have some requirement to perform clean-up of the affected area.

Other than as disclosed above, we have not been notified by any governmental authority and we have no other knowledge of any continuing material noncompliance, material liability or material claim relating to hazardous or toxic substances or other environmental substances in connection with any of our properties. Nevertheless, there isstructures. There can be no assurance that these properties doremediation will not have any environmental concerns associated with them. In addition,be required in the future, however, and as a prior owner of the Port Angeles property we may retain some liability for the costs of remediation. Our Salt Lake City hotel property, which we sold in December 2019, was exposed to a toxic substance spill that migrated from a neighboring property. We completed a site cleanup on the property and believe the contamination has been remediated. However, there iscan be no assurance that we will not discover problems we are unaware of that currently exist, that future laws, ordinances or regulations will not impose any material environmental liability, or that the current environmental condition of our existing and future propertiesadditional cleanup will not be affected byrequired in the conditionfuture, and as a prior owner of neighboring properties, suchthe Salt Lake City property we may retain some liability for the costs of remediation.

We currently own a small parcel of land adjacent to the hotel in Salt Lake City that we sold in December 2019. It was discovered in 2019 that the parcel had contamination resulting from prior uses of the land. The contamination has been reported to the State of Utah – Department of Environmental Quality. Investigations as to the presence of leaking underground storage tanks, or by third parties unrelated to us.scope and mitigation are ongoing.


We face risks relating to litigation.


At any given time, we are subject to claims and actions incidental to the operation of our business. The outcome of these proceedings cannot be predicted. If a plaintiff were successful in a claim against us, we could be faced with the payment of a material sum of money, and we may not be insured for such a loss. If this were to occur, it could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.




In addition, our financial condition may be adversely impacted by legal or governmental proceedings brought by or on behalf of our employees or customers. In recent years, a number of hospitality companies have been subject to lawsuits, including class action lawsuits, alleging violations of federal and state law regarding workplace and employment matters, discrimination, accessibility and similar matters. A number of these lawsuits have resulted in the payment of substantial damages by the defendants. Similar lawsuits in the future may be instituted against us, and we may incur material damages and expenses, which could have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.


In addition, in recent years there has been increasing activity by patent holding companies (so-called patent "trolls") that do not use technology but whose sole business is to enforce patents for monetary gain against companies in a wide variety of businesses and industries. These efforts typically involve proposing licenses in exchange for a substantial sum of money and may also include the threat or actual initiation of litigation for that purpose. Any such litigation can be quite costly to defend, even if infringement is unsubstantiated or speculative. We have been threatened with one such claim and two claims have actually been filed against us. Each claim is related to separate technology, but we believe that each such technology is non-proprietary. Both filed claims have been resolved. If we are ultimately found to have violated a patent, our operations could be negatively impacted and/or we might be subject to substantial financial penalties, licensing fees and attorneys' fees. It is not possible to predict the potential impact on our business and operations of any future claims of this type that may be asserted against us.







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Washington law contains provisions that could deter takeover attempts.


Our company is incorporated in the State of Washington and subject to Washington state law. The Washington State Anti­takeover Act could interfere with or restrict takeover bids or other change-in-control events affecting us. For example, one statutory provision prohibits us, except under specified circumstances, from engaging in any significant business transaction, such as a merger, with any shareholder who owns 10% or more of our common stock (which shareholder, under the statute, would be considered an "acquiring person") for a period of five years following the time that such shareholder becomes an acquiring person.





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Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments

Item 1B.Unresolved Staff Comments

None.


Item 2.Properties

Item 2.Properties

Company Operated Properties


Company operated properties are those properties whichthat we operate and manage through ownership,own, lease, or operate through a management contract.

A number of our owned and leased properties are operated by third party management companies. The table below reflects our six company operated hotel properties and locations, as well as total available rooms per hotel, as of December 31, 2016.
2019.
Total
Available
PropertyLocationRooms
Company operated properties
Red Lion Anaheim(1)Anaheim, California308
Red Lion Hotel Kalispell(1)Kalispell (1)
Kalispell, Montana170
Red Lion Hotel Seattle Airport(1)Airport (2)
Seattle, Washington144
Red Lion River Inn(1)Anaheim (2)
Spokane, WashingtonAnaheim, California245308 
Hotel RL Spokane at the Park(2)Olympia (3)
Spokane,Olympia, Washington401193 
Red Lion Hotel Atlanta (5)Atlanta, Georgia246
Red Lion Inn & Suites Bend (2)Bend, Oregon75
Red Lion Hotel Boise Downtowner(2)Boise, Idaho182
Red Lion Hotel Eureka(2)Eureka, California175
Hotel RL Olympia(2)Olympia, Washington192
Red Lion Hotel Pasco(2)Pasco, Washington279
Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles(2)Port Angeles, Washington187
Red Lion Hotel Redding(2)Redding, California192
Red Lion Hotel Richland Hanford House(2)Richland, Washington149
Hotel RL Salt Lake City(2)Salt Lake City, Utah394
Red Lion Templin’s Hotel on the River(2)Post Falls, Idaho163
Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor(3)Harbor (4)
Baltimore, Maryland130
Hotel RL Washington DC(4)DC (5)
Washington, D.CDC99
Red Lion Hotel Bellevue(6)Bellevue, Washington181
Hudson Valley Resort & Spa(7)Hudson Valley, New York323
Company operated properties (20(6 properties)4,2351,044 
__________ 
(1) Leased and operated by RLH
(2) Leased by RLH and operated by a third party management company
(3) Owned by RL Venture; managedVenture and operated by RL Management, Inc.a third party management company
(3) Owned(4) Wholly owned and operated by RLS Balt Venture, LLC; managed by RL Management, Inc.a third party management company
(4) Owned(5) Leased by RLS DC Venture, LLC; managedLLC and operated by RL Management, Inc.a third party management company
(5) Owned by RLS Atla Venture, LLC; managed by RL Management, Inc.
(6) No ownership; managed by RL Management, Inc.
(7)No ownership or franchise agreement; managed by RL Management, Inc.


Franchised Hotels


Under our franchise agreements, we receive royalties for the use of the RLHCRLH Corporation brands and marketing funds for the promotion of the RLH Corporation brands. We also make available certain services to those hotels including reservation systems, advertising and national sales, our guest loyalty program, revenue management tools, quality inspections and brand standards, as well as administer central services programs for the benefit of all the hotels in our network.



At December 31, 2016,2019, our franchised operations consisted of 1,1171,056 hotels with aan approximate room count of 68,900.66,700.
Discontinued Operations
Discontinued operations includes a hotel in Eugene, Oregon that ceased operations in the first quarter of 2014.
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The discontinued operations presentation, as required under generally accepted accounting principles ("GAAP"), separately reports the revenue and expenses including any related asset impairment charges, net of income taxes as "Income (loss) from discontinued operations" on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for all periods presented.

Item 3.Legal Proceedings

Item 3.Legal Proceedings

On September 26, 2018, Radisson Hotels International, Inc. filed a complaint against RLH Corporation and our subsidiary Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. The complaint alleges tortious interference with agreements between Radisson and several franchisees controlled by Inner Circle Investments and seeks damages in an undetermined amount. RLH Corporation believes this complaint is without merit and we intend to defend it vigorously.

On October 31, 2018, the Company's lease for the Red Lion River Inn expired. The landlord filed a lawsuit against the Company on January 24, 2019 in Spokane Superior Court, alleging breach of the lease agreement and tort claims relating to the condition of the hotel. The Company filed its Answer on January 25, 2019, denying all allegations and asserting various affirmative defenses. RLH Corporation believes this complaint is without merit and we intend to defend it vigorously.

In the second quarter of 2019, we accrued approximately $952,000 for a settlement over a wage dispute with former hotel employees related to the calculation of pay for certain rest, break, meal, and other periods that are required under California laws.

Along with many of its competitors, the Company has been named as a defendant in litigation matters filed in state and federal courts, alleging statutory and common law claims related to purported incidents of sex trafficking at certain franchised hotel facilities. As of February 21, 2020, the Company is aware of approximately 7 cases filed naming the Company. The Company is in various stages of seeking voluntary dismissal on the basis that the Company did not own, operate or manage the hotels at issue, and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuits.

At any given time, we are subject to additional claims and actions incidental to the operation of our business. While the outcome of these proceedings cannot be predicted, it is the opinion of management that none of such proceedings, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, cash flows or results of operations. See Note 10 Commitments and Contingencies within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.


Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.


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PART II


Item 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Item 5.Market for Registrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

Market Information for Common Stock


Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE")(NYSE) under the symbol "RLH". The following table sets forth for the periods indicated the high and low sale prices for our common stock on the NYSE:RLH.

 High Low
2016   
     Fourth Quarter (ended December 31, 2016)$9.40
 $7.90
     Third Quarter (ended September 30, 2016)$8.46
 $6.25
     Second Quarter (ended June 30, 2016)$8.80
 $6.23
     First Quarter (ended March 31, 2016)$8.50
 $5.45
2015   
     Fourth Quarter (ended December 31, 2015)$9.55
 $6.71
     Third Quarter (ended September 30, 2015)$9.00
 $7.54
     Second Quarter (ended June 30, 2015)$7.75
 $6.43
     First Quarter (ended March 31, 2015)$7.14
 $6.18

Holders

At March 27, 2017,February 24, 2020, there were 118105 shareholders of record of our common stock.

Dividends
We did
Historically, we have not paypaid any cash dividends on our common stock during the last two fiscal years.stock. The board of directors periodically reviews our dividend policy and our longer-term objectives of maximizing shareholder value. Any determination to pay cash dividends in the future will be at the discretion of our board.

Securities Authorized for Issuance Under Equity Compensation Plans

The following table provides information as of December 31, 20162019 on plans under which equity securities may be issued to employees, directors or consultants. All of our equity compensation plans have been approved by our shareholders.


    (a) (b) (c)
   Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
 Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
 Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column (a))
Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders:        
 
2006 Stock Incentive Plan(1)
  51,738
  $10.03
 
 
2015 Stock Incentive Plan(2) 
  81,130
 $8.20
 572,104
 Total  132,868
  $8.91
 572,104

(a)(b)(c)
Number of Securities
to be Issued Upon
Exercise of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
Weighted-Average
Exercise Price of
Outstanding Options,
Warrants and Rights
Number of Securities
Remaining Available for
Future Issuance Under
Equity
Compensation Plans
(Excluding Securities
Reflected in Column (a))
Equity Compensation Plans Approved by Security Holders:
2006 Stock Incentive Plan—  $—  —  
2015 Stock Incentive Plan(1)
60,848  $8.20  1,135,724  
2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan—  $—  282,739  
Total60,848  $8.20  1,418,463  
__________

(1) Excludes 375,891 restricted stock units granted under the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan.
(2) Excludes 660,789599,655 of unvested restricted stock units granted under the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan.




Performance Graph

Item 6.Selected Financial Data
The following graph compares
Pursuant to Item 301(c) of Regulation S-K (§ 229.301(c)), the five-year cumulative total returnCompany is not required to shareholders of our common stock withprovide the five-year cumulative total return of the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines Index.

The above presentation assumes an investment of $100 in our common stock, the Russell 2000 Index and the S&P Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines Index and depicts RLHC's price performance relative to the performance of the Russell 2000 Index and the Standard & Poor's Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines Index, assuming a reinvestment of all dividends. The price performance on the graph is historical and not necessarily indicative of future stock price performance.

information required by this Item 6.
Selected Financial Data

The following table sets forth our selected consolidated financial data as of and for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012. The selected consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) and balance sheet data are derived from our audited consolidated financial statements. The audited consolidated financial statements for certain of these periods are included elsewhere in this annual report. The selected consolidated financial data set forth below should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by, our consolidated financial statements and related notes, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and other financial information included elsewhere in this annual report and in our prior filings with the SEC.


   Year ended December 31,
   
2016 (1)
 2015 2014 2013 2012
   (In thousands, except per share data)
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) Data      
Continuing Operations:          
 Total revenues $164,070
 $142,920
 $145,426
 $137,307
 $145,896
 Asset impairment 
 
 
 7,785
 9,440
 Gain on asset dispositions (2,437) (17,692) (4,006) (112) (160)
 Loss on early retirement of debt 
 (2,847) 
 
 
 Operating expenses 162,317
 129,819
 138,667
 148,152
 156,265
 Operating income (loss) 1,753
 13,101
 6,759
 (10,845) (10,369)
 Income (loss) from continuing operations (4,840) 4,016
 2,492
 (15,070) (11,164)
Discontinued Operations:          
 Income (loss) from discontinued business units, net of income tax expense (benefit) 
 
 (187) (1,204) 1,009
 Loss on disposal of the assets of the discontinued business units, net of income tax 
 
 (2) (773) (4,526)
 Net income (loss) $(4,840) $4,016
 $2,303
 $(17,047) $(14,681)
 
Net income (loss) attributable to noncontrolling interests (2)
 163
 (1,297) 
 
 
Net Income (Loss) attributable to RLHC $(4,677) $2,719
 $2,303
 $(17,047) $(14,674)
Earnings (Loss) per share - basic          
 Loss from discontinued business units, net of income tax $(0.23) $0.14
 $0.13
 $(0.77) $(0.58)
 Loss on disposal of the assets of the discontinued business units, net of income tax 
 
 (0.01) (0.10) (0.18)
 Net income (loss) attributable to RLHC $(0.23) $0.14
 $0.12
 $(0.87) $(0.76)
Earnings (Loss) per share - diluted          
 Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to RLHC $(0.23) $0.13
 $0.13
 $(0.77) $(0.58)
 Loss from discontinued operations 
 
 (0.01) (0.10) (0.18)
 Net income (loss) attributable to RLHC $(0.23) $0.13
 $0.12
 $(0.87) $(0.76)
Weighted Average Shares Outstanding:          
 Basic 20,427
 19,983
 19,785
 19,575
 19,327
 Diluted 20,427
 20,200
 19,891
 19,575
 19,327
(1)At September 30, 2016, we acquired substantially all of the assets of Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc., which include 10 hotel brands and 1,042 franchise license agreements at the date of acquisition. Refer to Item 8. Note 16 for further information on this transaction.
(2)Represents noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures. In 2015 we entered into four joint venture transactions. Refer to Item 1. Business for further information on these transactions.



  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
    
(See Note 18)(1)
 
(See Note 18)(1)
 
(See Note 18)(1)
 
(See Note 18)(1)
  (In thousands, except per share data)
Non-GAAP Data         
 EBITDA$18,517
 $24,395
 $19,671
 $1,612
 $1,508
 Adjusted EBITDA19,472
 12,463
 13,350
 11,956
 14,275
 Adjusted net loss(3,885) (7,916) (4,018) (6,703) (1,907)
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow Data (2)
     
 Net cash provided by operating activities$5,562
 $14,084
 $10,958
 $9,504
 $14,411
 Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities(30,688) (30,080) (5,600) 6,441
 12,347
 Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities37,533
 45,847
 (13,065) (6,947) (21,321)
Consolidated Balance Sheet Data     
 Cash$38,072
 $23,898
 $5,126
 $13,058
 $6,477
 Assets held for sale
 
 21,173
 18,346
 18,288
 Property and equipment, net210,732
 195,390
 160,410
 166,356
 195,012
 Total assets344,535
 287,218
 221,310
 232,850
 259,107
 Total debt, net of debt issuance costs108,331
 87,557
 29,873
 43,058
 49,178
 Debentures due Red Lion Hotels Capital Trust
 
 29,108
 29,049
 28,990
 Total liabilities156,692
 120,817
 81,673
 96,841
 107,399
 Total RLHC stockholders' equity155,336
 132,792
 139,637
 136,009
 151,708
 
Noncontrolling interest(3)
32,507
 33,609
 
 
 
 Total stockholders' equity187,843
 166,401
 139,637
 136,009
 151,708
(1)We revised other accrued entertainment liabilities and accumulated deficit for each of the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, 2013 and 2012 as presented here. For further information regarding the revision, see Item 8, "Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" - Note 18, "Revision of the Previously Issued Financial Statements for Correction of an Immaterial Error". There was no impact on our consolidated revenues, operating expenses, operating income, earnings per share or cash flows as a result of the revision.
(2)Cash flow data has been revised to reflect the adoption of ASU 2016-18 for 2012-2015
(3)Represents noncontrolling interests in consolidated joint ventures. In 2015 we entered into four joint venture transactions.

EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization. We believe it is a useful financial performance measure due to the significance of our long-lived assets and level of indebtedness.
Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income (loss) are additional measures of financial performance. We believe that the inclusion or exclusion of certain special items, such“smaller reporting company,” as gains and losses on asset dispositions and impairments, is necessary to provide the most accurate measure of core operating results and as a means to evaluate comparative results.
EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income (loss) are commonly used measures of performance in the industry. We utilize these measures because management finds them a useful tool to perform more meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to evaluate the results of core, ongoing operations. We believe they are a complement to reported operating results. EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income (loss) are not intended to represent net income (loss) defined by generally accepted accounting principles in the United States ("GAAP"), and such information should not be considered as an alternative to reported information or any other measure of performance prescribed by GAAP. In addition, other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA and in particular Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income (loss) differently than we do or may not calculate them at all, limiting the usefulness of EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA and Adjusted net income (loss) as comparative measures.Rule 229.10(f)(1).




The following is a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) for the periods presented:
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  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
  (In thousands, except per share data)
 Net income (loss)$(4,840) $4,016
 $2,303
 $(17,047) $(14,674)
 Depreciation and amortization16,281
 13,315
 12,762
 13,960
 14,968
 Interest expense6,764
 6,979
 4,575
 5,516
 7,553
 Income tax (benefit) expense312
 85
 31
 (817) (6,339)
 EBITDA18,517
 24,395
 19,671
 1,612
 1,508
 
Loss on discontinued operations (1)

 
 189
 1,977
 3,327
 
Gain on asset dispositions (2)
(1,912) (17,808) (3,996) 
 
 
Loss on early retirement of debt (3)

 2,847
 
 
 
 
Lease termination costs (4)

 2,250
 750
 
 
 
Franchise termination fees (5)

 
 (2,095) 
 
 
Termination of loyalty program (6)

 
 (1,525) 
 
 
Acquisition and integration costs (7)
2,112
 779
 
 
 
 
Separation costs (8)
627
 
 356
 582
 
 
Asset impairment (9)

 
 
 7,785
 9,440
 
Reserve for environmental cleanup (10)
128
 
 
 
 
Adjusted EBITDA$19,472
 $12,463
 $13,350
 $11,956
 $14,275
           
(1)Discontinued operations includes the following: a hotel in Eugene, Oregon that ceased operations in 2014; a hotel in Medford, Oregon that was sold in 2013; a commercial mall in Kalispell, Montana that was sold in 2013; a catering contract in Yakima, Washington that was terminated in 2013; a hotel in Sacramento, California that was sold in 2012.
(2)During 2016, we recorded a gain on sale of intellectual property, net of brokerage fees, of $0.4 million and a $1.5 million gain on sale of the Coos Bay property. During 2015, we recorded $16.4 million in gain on the sales of the Bellevue and Wenatchee properties, and a $1.3 million gain on sale of our equity method investment in a 19.9% owned real estate venture. During 2014, we recorded $4.0 million in gain on the sales of the Yakima, Kelso, Kennewick, Canyon Springs and Pocatello properties.
(3)In 2015, we recorded $2.8 million in loss on the early retirement of our corporate debt and the debentures associated with our Trust Preferred Securities.
(4)During 2014, we amended the lease for the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay and recorded additional lease termination fees of $2.2 million and $0.8 million in 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(5)During 2014, we recorded income from a $2.1 million early termination fee related to the Seattle Fifth Avenue Hotel terminating its franchise agreement. This amount is included in the line item "Franchise revenue" on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).
(6)In 2014, we recognized a non-cash benefit related to the termination of our loyalty program.
(7)During 2016, RLHC acquired Vantage, with related acquisition expenses totaling $2.1 million. During 2015, we acquired a hotel in Washington, DC that was accounted for as a business combination. We recorded $0.8 million in transaction costs.
(8)During 2016, we recorded $0.6 million of separations costs of a former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and other legal and consulting services associated with the CFO transition. During 2014, we recorded a $0.4 million separation cost associated with the separation of another former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. During 2013, we recorded a $0.4 million separation cost associated with the retirement of the former President and Chief Executive Officer and a $0.2 million charge related to the separation of a former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. These amounts are included in the line item "General and administrative expenses" on the accompanying statements of comprehensive income (loss).
(9)During 2013, we recorded a $7.8 million impairment charge on the Yakima, Canyon Springs, Pocatello, Kelso, and Wenatchee properties. During 2012, we recorded a $9.4 million impairment charge on the Pendleton, Missoula, Denver, and Helena properties.
(10)During 2016, a reserve account was recorded for environmental cleanup at one of our hotel properties.


The following is a reconciliation of adjusted net income (loss) to net income (loss) for the periods presented:
  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014 2013 2012
  (In thousands, except per share data)
 Net income (loss)$(4,840) $4,016
 $2,303
 $(17,047) $(14,674)
 
Loss on discontinued operations (1)

 
 189
 1,977
 3,327
 
Gain on asset dispositions (2)
(1,912) (17,808) (3,996) 
 
 
Loss on early retirement of debt (3)

 2,847
 
 
 
 
Lease termination costs (4)

 2,250
 750
 
 
 
Franchise termination fees (5)

 
 (2,095) 
 
 
Termination of loyalty program (6)

 
 (1,525) 
 
 
Acquisition and integration costs (7)
2,112
 779
 
 
 
 
Separation costs (8)
627
 
 356
 582
 
 
Asset impairment (9)

 
 
 7,785
 9,440
 
Reserve for environmental cleanup (10)
128
 
 
 
 
Adjusted net loss$(3,885) $(7,916) $(4,018) $(6,703) $(1,907)
    

      
(1)Discontinued operations includes the following: a hotel in Eugene, Oregon that ceased operations in 2014; a hotel in Medford, Oregon that was sold in 2013; a commercial mall in Kalispell, Montana that was sold in 2013; a catering contract in Yakima, Washington that was terminated in 2013; a hotel in Sacramento, California that was sold in 2012.
(2)During 2016, we recorded a gain on sale of intellectual property, net of brokerage fees, of $0.4 million and a $1.5 million gain on sale of the Coos Bay property. During 2015, we recorded $16.4 million in gain on the sales of the Bellevue and Wenatchee properties, and a $1.3 million gain on sale of our equity method investment in a 19.9% owned real estate venture. During 2014, we recorded $4.0 million in gain on the sales of the Yakima, Kelso, Kennewick, Canyon Springs and Pocatello properties.
(3)In 2015, we recorded $2.8 million in loss on the early retirement of our corporate debt and the debentures associated with our Trust Preferred Securities.
(4)During 2014, we amended the lease for the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay and recorded additional lease termination fees of $2.2 million and $0.8 million in 2015 and 2014, respectively.
(5)During 2014, we recorded income from a $2.1 million early termination fee related to the Seattle Fifth Avenue Hotel terminating its franchise agreement. This amount is included in the line item "Franchise revenue" on the accompanying consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).
(6)In 2014, we recognized a non-cash benefit related to the termination of our loyalty program.
(7)During 2016, RLHC acquired Vantage, with related acquisition expenses totaling $2.1 million. During 2015, we acquired a hotel in Washington, DC that was accounted for as a business combination. We recorded $0.8 million in transaction costs.
(8)During 2016, we recorded $0.6 million of separations costs of a former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and other legal and consulting services associated with the CFO transition. During 2014, we recorded a $0.4 million separation cost associated with the separation of another former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. During 2013, we recorded a $0.4 million separation cost associated with the retirement of the former President and Chief Executive Officer and a $0.2 million charge related to the separation of a former Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. These amounts are included in the line item "General and administrative expenses" on the accompanying statements of comprehensive income (loss).
(9)During 2013, we recorded a $7.8 million impairment charge on the Yakima, Canyon Springs, Pocatello, Kelso, and Wenatchee properties. During 2012, we recorded a $9.4 million impairment charge on the Pendleton, Missoula, Denver, and Helena properties.
(10)During 2016, a reserve account was recorded for environmental cleanup at one of our hotel properties.



Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Item 7.Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.Data.


Introduction


We are a NYSE-listed hospitality and leisure company (ticker symbol: RLH) doing business as RLH Corporation and primarily engaged in the franchising, management and ownership of hotels under ourthe following proprietary brands, which includebrands: Hotel RL, Red Lion Hotel,Hotels, Red Lion Inn & Suites, GuestHouse, and Settle Inn, & Suites. On September 30, 2016, we acquired certain assets from Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. and a number of its affiliates ("Vantage"), including the brands of Americas Best Value Inn, Canadas Best Value Inn, Lexington Hotels & Inns, America's Best Inns & Suites, Jameson Inns,Signature and Signature Inn, Knights Inn, and Country Hearth Inns & Suites, Vantage Hotels, Value Inn Worldwide, Value Hotel Worldwide, 3 Palms Hotels and Resorts and Signature Inn. All our brands are referred to collectively as the RLHC brands, and our hotels operate in the upscale, midscale or economy hotel segments.Suites.


A summary of our propertiesopen franchise and company operated hotels as of December 31, 20162019, including the approximate number of available rooms, is provided below:

Midscale BrandEconomy BrandTotal
HotelsTotal Available RoomsHotelsTotal Available RoomsHotelsTotal Available Rooms
Beginning quantity, January 1, 2019112  15,900  1,215  69,800  1,327  85,700  
Newly opened 700  32  1,600  40  2,300  
Change in brand / adjustments (1)
(1) 100  (30) (1,800) (31) (1,700) 
Terminated properties(23) (3,200) (251) (15,400) (274) (18,600) 
Ending quantity, December 31, 201996  13,500  966  54,200  1,062  67,700  
(1) During the fourth quarter of 2019 we identified a number of errors in our contract tracking system, primarily related to the status of acquired contracts from acquisitions. The impact of these adjustments is reflected on this line.

A summary of activity relating to our open midscale franchise and company operated hotels by brand from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 is provided below:
Midscale Brand HotelsHotel RLRed Lion HotelRed Lion Inns and SuitesSignatureOtherTotal
Beginning quantity, January 1, 2019 46  43   13  112  
Newly opened —    —   
Change in brand / adjustments—    —  (3) (1) 
Terminated properties—  (8) (9) —  (6) (23) 
Ending quantity, December 31, 2019 39  40    96  
Ending rooms, December 31, 20191,400  8,000  3,300  300  500  13,500  

A summary of activity relating to our open economy franchise hotels by brand from January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2019 is provided below:
Economy Brand HotelsABVI and CBVIKnights InnCountry HearthGuest HouseSignature InnOtherTotal
Beginning quantity, January 1, 2019777  332  53  27   24  1,215  
Newly opened28     —  —  32  
Change in brand / adjustments (1)
(7) (20) —  —  —  (3) (30) 
Terminated properties(141) (82) (7) (9) (2) (10) (251) 
Ending quantity, December 31, 2019657  232  47  19  —  11  966  
Ending rooms, December 31, 201934,900  14,100  2,300  1,300  —  1,600  54,200  
(1) During the fourth quarter of 2019 we identified a number of errors in our contract tracking system, primarily related to the status of acquired contracts from acquisitions. The impact of these adjustments is reflected on this line.

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  Hotels 
Total
Available
Rooms
Company operated hotels    
Majority owned and consolidated 14
 2,900
Leased 4
 900
Managed 2
 500
Franchised hotels 1,117
 68,900
Total systemwide 1,137
 73,200
A summary of our executed franchise agreements for the year ended December 31, 2019 is provided below:

Midscale BrandEconomy BrandTotal
Executed franchise license agreements, year ended December 31, 2019:
New locations16  27  43  
New contracts for existing locations11  115  126  
Total executed franchise license agreements, year ended December 31, 201927  142  169  

We operate in threetwo reportable segments:


The franchised hotels segment is engaged primarily in licensing our brands to franchisees. This segment generates revenue from franchiseroyalty, marketing and other fees whichthat are typicallyprimarily based on a percentage of room revenue or on a flat fee per month,room count or on transaction count and are charged to hotel owners in exchange for the use of our brand and access to our marketing and central services programs. These central services and marketing programs include our reservation system, guest loyalty program, national and regional sales, revenue management tools, quality inspections, advertising and brand standards. Additionally, this segment includes our initial contracts for Canvas Integrated Systems.


The company operated hotel segment derives revenues primarily from guest room rentals and food and beverage offerings at owned and leased hotels for which we consolidate results. Revenues arehave also been derived from management fees and related charges for hotels with which we contract to perform management services.services, however our last management agreement terminated in February 2019.

The entertainment segment is composed of our WestCoast Entertainment and TicketsWest operations.
Our remaining activities, none of which constitutes a reportable segment, have been aggregated into "other".


OverviewMajor Transactions During Reporting Periods Presented


On September 30, 2016 (the close date)In May 2018, Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc., we (i) acquired selecteda wholly-owned subsidiary of RLH Corporation (RLH Franchising) completed the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Knights Franchise Systems, Inc. (KFS), and the purchase of certain operating assets including franchise agreements for approximately 330 hotels from, and assumedassumption of certain liabilities relating to the business of Vantage Hospitalityfranchising Knights Inn branded hotels to hotel owners from Wyndham Hotel Group Inc. (“Vantage”),Canada, ULC and Wyndham Hotel Group Europe Limited, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement, for an aggregate purchase price of $27.2 million. See Note 16 Acquisitions and Dispositions within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Consistent with the Company's previously stated business strategy to move towards operating as primarily a subsidiary of Thirty-Eight Street, Inc. (“TESI”) and (ii) acquired one brand name asset from TESI. Vantage is a hotel franchise company, and the additionin 2017, we announced that we would be marketing for sale 11 of the Vantage assets substantially increases our number of franchise properties and provides us with a broader presence in the United States and Canada. We acquired over 1,000 hotel franchise and membership license agreements, as well as multiple brand names, including Americas Best Value Inn, Canadas Best Value Inn, Lexington Hotels & Inns, America's Best Inns & Suites, Jameson Inns, Country Hearth Inns & Suites, Vantage Hotels, Value Inn Worldwide, Value Hotel Worldwide, 3 Palms Hotels and Resorts and Signature Inn. The acquisition was funded at closing with $22.6 million of cash on hand, of which $10.3 million was paid to Vantage and $12.3 million was paid to TESI and 690,000 shares of RLHC stock paid to TESI, which was valued at $5.8 million, based on the closing price of RLHC stock of $8.34 on the close date. The acquisition remains subject to a working capital adjustment, which is not expected to be significant. The total purchase price was $40.2 million, which included the estimated fair value of $0.9 million for the assumption of an obligation related to a previous business acquisition of Vantage and the estimated fair value of $10.9 million of primarily contingent consideration, payable upon the attainment of certain performance criteria. The contingent consideration will be payable to TESI at the first


and second anniversaries of the close date, with a payment of $4 million in cash and 414,000 shares of common stock on the first anniversary and $3 million in cash and 276,000 shares of common stock on the second anniversary. A minimum of $2 million of the additional consideration is not contingent and will be paid in equal amounts at the first and second anniversaries of the close date. Payment of the contingent consideration in full is dependent on the retention of Vantage properties under franchise or membership license agreements, as determinedowned hotels held by the room count at the first and second year anniversary dates when compared with the room count at the close date. The contingent consideration may also be paid if membership fee revenue as of the first and second anniversary dates is not less than 90% of the closing date membership fee revenue.

On October 6, 2016, the sale of the Red Lion Hotel Coos Bay property (the Coos Bay property), in Coos Bay, Oregon, was completed for $5.7 million in net proceeds and a gain on sale of $1.5 million. The Coos Bay property was previously included in our company operated hotels segment and was one of the original 12 properties included in the RL Venture, LLC ("RL Venture")consolidated joint venture, entity. The hotel is now under a franchise license agreement with RL Franchising as a Red Lion Hotel. As required by the RL Venture debt agreement, at the time of the sale we were required by our applicable debt agreement to use $4.9 million in proceeds to paydown the outstanding balanceVenture. In 2018, nine of the RL Venture debt.

In 2016, we completed $26 million in renovations to the 11 remaining properties held by RL Venture. In conjunction with these renovations, we converted three Red Lion Hotels (Spokane, Washington; Olympia, Washington; and Salt Lake City, Utah) to Hotel RLs. These properties are currently operating under the Hotel RL brand.

were sold for $116.5 million. In December 2016,2019, we completedsold an underwritten public offering of 2.5 million shares of our common stock with net proceeds toadditional RL Venture property for $33.0 million. In November 2019, we sold the company of $18.5 million. Proceeds from this offering will be used for general corporate purposes which may include, but are not limited to, pursing acquisitions and supporting our working capital needs.

Subsequent to December 31, 2016, we identified a material weakness in internal controls over financial reporting within our entertainment segment. We evaluated the "Other accrued entertainment liabilities" and determined it was understated by $1.2 million for all periods presented. We recorded a correction to increase "Other accrued entertainment liabilities" with a corresponding increase to accumulated deficit of $1.2 million. As a result of the correction, we have revised certain amountsonly hotel in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 and our consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equityjoint venture, RLS Atla Venture for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. Adjustments have been recognized as a cumulative correction to the beginning accumulated deficit as$12.3 million. Most of the earliest period presented. There was no impactbuyers entered into franchise license agreements to retain the Red Lion brand.

It is our intention, subject to market conditions, to sell all of our hotel ownership positions in the next few years so that we can focus on our consolidated revenues, operating expenses, operating income, earnings per sharehotel franchise business, which is less capital intensive and generates higher profit margins than the hotel ownership business. We anticipate that the completion of these sales will allow the Company to continue to significantly reduce or eliminate long-term debt and to increase cash flows as a result of the revision. Seereserves for future franchise agreement growth initiatives.

For further discussion on these transactions, see Note 16, Acquisitions and Dispositions within Item 8, "Financial8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data" - Note 18, "Revision of the Previously Issued Financial Statements for Correction of an Immaterial Error."Data.




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Results of Operations


A summary of our consolidated statementsConsolidated Statements of comprehensive income (loss)Comprehensive Income (Loss) is provided below (in thousands):
 Years Ended December 31,
 20192018
Total revenues$114,288  $135,849  
Total operating expenses129,584  114,715  
Operating income (loss)(15,296) 21,134  
Other income (expense):
Interest expense(5,157) (6,209) 
Loss on early retirement of debt(428) (794) 
Other income, net161  265  
Total other income (expense)(5,424) (6,738) 
Income (loss) before taxes(20,720) 14,396  
Income tax expense (benefit)253  (71) 
Net income (loss)(20,973) 14,467  
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest1,944  (13,129) 
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to RLH Corporation$(19,029) $1,338  
Non-GAAP Financial Measures: (1)
EBITDA$(996) $37,608  
Adjusted EBITDA$11,592  $15,766  
_________
(1) The definitions of "EBITDA," and "Adjusted EBITDA" and how those measures relate to net income (loss) are discussed and reconciled under Non-GAAP Financial Measures below.
  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014
Total revenue $164,070
 $142,920
 $145,426
Total operating expenses 162,317
 129,819
 138,667
Operating income (loss) 1,753
 13,101
 6,759
Other income (expense):      
Interest expense (6,764) (6,979) (4,575)
Loss on early retirement of debt 
 (2,847) 
Other income, net 483
 826
 339
Other expense (6,281) (9,000) (4,236)
Income (loss) before taxes (4,528) 4,101
 2,523
Income tax expense 312
 85
 31
Net income (loss) from continuing operations (4,840) 4,016
 2,492
Net loss from discontinued operations 
 
 (189)
Net income (loss) (4,840) 4,016
 2,303
Less net income attributable to noncontrolling interest 163
 (1,297) 
Net income (loss) attributable to RLHC (4,677) 2,719
 2,303
Comprehensive income (loss)      
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net of tax 
 
 (44)
Comprehensive income (loss) $(4,677) $2,719
 $2,259
       
Non-GAAP data: (1)
      
EBITDA $18,517
 $24,395
 $19,671
Adjusted EBITDA $19,472
 $12,463
 $13,350
Adjusted net income (loss) $(3,885) $(7,916) $(4,018)
_________      
(1)  See Item 6. Selected Financial Data for a reconciliation of non-GAAP measures to net income (loss) for the periods presented


For the year ended December 31, 2016,2019, we reported a net loss attributable to RLHCRLH Corporation of $4.7$19.0 million or $0.23$(0.76) per weighted average basic share, which includes (i) $2.1$14.1 million in acquisitionimpairment losses related costs, (ii)to our Washington DC joint venture property as well as our Americas Best Value Inn and Knights Inn brand name intangible assets, $7.1 million in gains primarily from the disposal of two hotel properties, $0.6 million of expense related to a $1.9non-income tax expense assessment, $1.8 million gain on sale of assets, (iii) $0.6stock based compensation, $1.0 million of expense related to a legal settlement, $1.1 million in employee separation costs, $0.8 million of bad debt expense and (4) $0.1associated legal fees related to a reserve recognized in the second half of 2019 for certain amounts of accounts receivable, key money, and notes receivable outstanding for a large customer in bankruptcy, $0.6 million in transaction and integration costs, for environmental cleanup at oneand a $0.4 million loss on early retirement of our hotel properties.debt.


For the year ended December 31, 2015,2018, we reported net income attributable to RLHCRLH Corporation of $2.7$1.3 million or $0.14$0.05 per weighted average share, which includes (i) $16.4included $41.5 million in gains onfrom the salesdisposal of the Bellevuenine hotel properties, $10.6 million in impairment losses related to our Baltimore joint venture property and Wenatchee properties, (ii) $1.2GuestHouse brand name intangible asset, $4.0 million of stock based compensation, $2.2 million in transaction and integration related costs, $1.5 million in employee separation costs, $0.6 million of expense related to a non-income tax expense assessment, and a $0.8 million loss on early terminationretirement of the Wells Fargo credit facility, (iii) $1.7 million in lossdebt resulting from an early repayment on the redemption of the debentures held by the Red Lion Hotels Capital Trust, and (iv) $2.3 million in amortized lease termination fees related to the amended lease for the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay.our Senior Secured Term Loan using proceeds from an RL Venture distribution following two hotel sales.


For the year ended December 31, 2014, we reported net income attributable to RLHC of $2.3 million or $0.12 per share, which includes (i) $4.0 million in gains on the sales of the Yakima, Kelso, Kennewick, Canyon Springs and Pocatello properties. (ii) $2.1 million in early termination fee received related to the Seattle Fifth Avenue Hotel terminating its franchise agreement, (iii) $0.8 million in amortized lease termination fees related to the amended lease for the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay, and (iv) $0.4 million in costs associated with the separation of a former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.

The above special items are excluded from operating results in Adjusted EBITDA. For the year ended December 31, 2016,2019, Adjusted EBITDA was $19.5$11.6 million compared to $12.5$15.8 million for the year ended December 31, 20152018.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

EBITDA is defined as net income (loss), before interest, taxes, depreciation and $13.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Revenues



Our revenues from continuing operations were as follows (in thousands):
  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014
Company operated hotels $117,641
 $116,187
 $118,616
Other revenues from managed properties 5,948
 3,586
 
Franchised hotels 24,634
 12,039
 9,618
Entertainment 15,719
 11,057
 17,115
Other 128
 51
 77
Total revenue $164,070
 $142,920
 $145,426

Total revenue for 2016 increased by $21.1 million or 15%, compared with 2015. The increase was driven by $12.6 million in revenue growth from our franchise business, $4.7 million in higher revenue from our entertainment segment, and $3.8 million in higher revenue from our hotels segment. Franchise revenue increased by $8.9 millionamortization. We believe it is a useful financial performance measure due to the Vantage acquisition, alongsignificance of our long-lived assets and level of indebtedness.

Adjusted EBITDA is an additional measure of financial performance. We believe that the inclusion or exclusion of certain special items, such as gains and losses on asset dispositions and impairments, is necessary to provide the most accurate measure of core operating results and as a means to evaluate comparative results. Adjusted EBTIDA also excludes the effect of non-cash
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stock compensation expense. We believe that the exclusion of this item is consistent with growththe purposes of the measure described below.

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are commonly used measures of performance in our brand portfolio. Entertainment segment revenues increased primarily from successful runs of Broadway shows in Spokane and Honolulu. Revenues from our hotels segment increased by $9.4 million from new hotels opened in late 2015 and early 2016, partially offset by $6.2 million in revenue from hotel properties sold in 2015 and 2016. Other revenues from managed properties increased by $2.4 million in 2016, resulting from the addition of a new managed property in April 2016, as well as full year results for a property added in May 2015.

Total revenue for 2015 decreased by $2.5 million or 2%, compared with 2014. The decrease was driven by $15.5 million in revenue recorded in 2014 for hotel properties that we sold in 2014 and in early 2015, as well as $6.1 million in lower revenue from our entertainment segment. These decreases were partially offset by $9.7 million in higher revenue driven by 10.4% in RevPAR growth in comparable hotels, $3.4 million in revenue from new hotel growth, and $2.4 million higher revenue from our franchise segment.
Comparable Hotel Revenue (Non-GAAP Data)

Our comparable hotel revenues were as follows (in thousands):
  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014
Company operated hotel revenue from continuing operations(1)
 $117,641
 $116,187
 $118,616
less: revenue from sold and closed hotels (2,822) (8,999) (24,067)
less: revenue from hotels without comparable results (12,827) (3,441) 
Comparable company operated hotel revenue $101,992
 $103,747
 $94,549
       
Company operated hotel operating expenses from continuing operations(1)
 91,572
 92,057
 94,241
less: operating expenses from sold and closed hotels (1,785) (6,863) (18,791)
less: operating expenses from hotels without comparable results (10,266) (3,330) 
Comparable company operated hotel operating expenses $79,521
 $81,864
 $75,450
       
Company operated hotel direct operating income from continuing operations(1)
 $26,069
 $24,130
 $24,375
less: operating margin from sold and closed hotels $(1,037) $(2,136) $(5,276)
less: operating margin from hotels without comparable results $(2,561) $(111) $
Comparable company operated hotel income margin $22,471
 $21,883
 $19,099
Comparable company operated hotel direct margin % 22.0% 21.1% 20.2%
(1)Excludes other revenues and costs from managed properties
      

Comparable hotels are defined as properties that were operated by our company for at least one full calendar year as of the beginning of the reporting year and for which comparable results were available.


industry. We utilize these comparable measures because management finds them a useful tool to performcalculate more meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to evaluate the results of core, ongoing operations. Our board of directors and executive management team consider Adjusted EBITDA to be a key performance metric and compensation measure. We believe they are a complement to reported operating results. Comparable operating resultsEBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are not intended to represent reported operating resultsnet income (loss) defined by GAAP,generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (GAAP), and such information should not be considered as an alternative to reported information or any other measure of performance prescribed by GAAP. In addition, other companies in our industry may calculate EBITDA and, in particular, Adjusted EBITDA differently than we do or may not calculate them at all, limiting the usefulness of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA as comparative measures.


2016The following is a reconciliation of EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to net income (loss) for the periods presented:
Years Ended December 31,
20192018
(In thousands)
Net income (loss)$(20,973) $14,467  
Depreciation and amortization14,567  17,003  
Interest expense5,157  6,209  
Income tax expense (benefit)253  (71) 
EBITDA(996) 37,608  
Stock-based compensation (1)
1,780  3,955  
Asset impairment (2)
14,128  10,582  
Transaction and integration costs (3)
632  2,219  
Employee separation and transition costs (4)
1,101  1,509  
Loss on early retirement of debt428  794  
Gain on asset dispositions (5)
(7,067) (41,520) 
Legal settlement expense (6)
952  —  
Non-income tax expense assessment (7)
634  619  
Adjusted EBITDA11,592  15,766  
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to noncontrolling interests(1,457) (1,806) 
Adjusted EBITDA attributable to RLH Corporation$10,135  $13,960  
(1) Costs represent total stock-based compensation for each period. These costs are included within Selling, general, administrative and other expenses, Company operated hotels and Marketing, reservations and reimbursables on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
(2) During 2019, we recognized impairments on our Hotel RL Washington DC joint venture property, and on our Americas Best Value Inn and Knights Inn brand name intangible assets. During 2018, we recognized impairments on our Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor joint venture property and on our Guesthouse brand name intangible asset. All are included within Asset impairment on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
(3) Transaction and integration costs include incremental expenses incurred for potential and executed acquisitions and dispositions of assets.
(4) The costs recognized relate to employee separation. In 2019, the costs primarily relate to severance agreements with our Chief Executive Officer and other executives in November 2019. The costs recognized in 2018 primarily relate to severance agreements with our Chief Operating Officer, and President of Global Development in May 2018 and our Chief Marketing Officer in December 2018. These costs are included within Selling, general, administrative and other expenses and Marketing, reservations and reimbursables expense on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
(5) Gains relate primarily to the sale of two properties in the fourth quarter of 2019 and nine properties during 2018, which are included within Gain on asset dispositions, net on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
(6) Legal settlement expense relates to a settlement agreement with former hotel workers regarding a wage dispute in California. This expense is included in Company operated hotels expense on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
(7) During the fourth quarter of 2019, we concluded that we are probable of being assessed non-income taxes in additional states of $0.6 million for each of the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. We accrued these estimated taxes in Selling, general, administrative and other expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss), with a revision to our 2018 Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) to reflect the prior period adjustment. For further discussion, see Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

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Revenues

Franchise and Marketing, Reservations and Reimbursables Revenues
 Years Ended December 31,
20192018
(In thousands)
Royalty$22,121  $22,309  
Marketing, reservations and reimbursables31,375  28,239  
Other franchise5,749  3,246  

2019 Compared to 20152018


During 2016, revenueRevenues from the company operated hotel segment increased $1.5royalties decreased slightly by $0.2 million or 1% from 2015. The increase was driven by $9.4 million in higher revenue from new hotel growth, partially offset by $6.2 million in reduced revenue for hotel properties sold in 2015 and 2016. On a comparable basis, excluding the results of the sold and closed properties and the hotels for which comparable results were not available, revenue from the company operated hotel segment decreased $1.8 million or 2% in 2016 compared to 2015. Occupancy decreased 140 basis points compared to 2015, primarily driven by decreases in group nights and disruption from our renovations, partially offset by an increase of 1.2% in ADR, as the result of higher rates in the transient segment.

Revenue from our franchised hotels segment increased $12.6 million to $24.6 million in 2016 compared to 2015.. This was primarily due $8.9 million from the Vantage acquisition and a full year of revenue from GuestHouse and Settle Inn properties in 2016, as well as other additions to our franchise hotel portfolio. In addition, the comparable RevPAR for franchised midscale hotels increased 5.7% and increased 7.2% for franchised economy hotels when comparing 2016 with 2015.

Revenue in the entertainment segment increased $4.7 million to $15.7 million in 2016. This was primarily due to a successful run of high demand Broadway style productions in Spokane and Honolulu.

2015 Compared to 2014

During 2015, revenue from the company operated hotel segment decreased $2.4 million or 2% from 2014. The decrease was driven by $15.5 million in revenue recorded in 2014 for hotel properties that we sold at the end of 2014 or in January 2015, partially offset by $9.7 million in higher revenue from 10.4% RevPAR growth in comparable hotels and $2.4 million in revenue from new hotel growth. On a comparable basis, excluding the results of the sold and closed properties and the hotels for which comparable results were not available, revenue from the company operated hotel segment increased $9.7 million or 10% in 2015 compared to 2014. This comparable increase was primarily driven by a 5.1% increase in ADR, as the result of higher rates in the transient segment. Occupancy increased 340 basis points compared to 2014, primarily driven by increases in group and transient room nights.

Revenue from our franchise segment increased $2.4 million to $12.0 million in 2015 compared to 2014. This was primarily due to an increase in the number of franchised properties from 36 at the end of 2014 to 104 franchised properties at the end of 2015. In addition, the comparable RevPar for franchised midscale hotels increased 14.1% in 2015 from 2014.

Revenue in the entertainment segment decreased $6.1 million to $11.1 million in 2015 compared to 2014. This was primarily due to a successful 2014 run of high demand Broadway style productions, as well as a significant reduction in the number of show nights in 2015.

Operating Expenses

Operating expenses generally include direct operating expenses for each of the operating segments, depreciation and amortization, hotel facility and land lease expense, gain or loss on asset dispositions and general and administrative expenses.

Our operating expenses from continuing operations were as follows (in thousands):


  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014
Company operated hotels $91,572
 $92,057
 $94,241
Other costs from managed properties 5,948
 3,586
 
Franchised hotels 19,315
 11,233
 7,004
Entertainment 13,635
 10,118
 14,785
Other 42
 35
 318
Depreciation and amortization 16,281
 13,315
 12,762
Hotel facility and land lease 4,740
 6,569
 5,210
Gain on asset dispositions, net (2,437) (17,692) (4,006)
General and administrative expenses 11,109
 9,819
 8,353
Acquisition and integration costs 2,112
 779
 
Total operating expenses $162,317
 $129,819
 $138,667

Comparable Hotel Expense (Non-GAAP Data)

Our comparable hotel expenses were as follows (in thousands):
  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014
Company operated hotel operating expenses $91,572
 $92,057
 $94,241
less: operating expenses from sold and closed hotels (1,785) (6,863) (18,791)
less: operating expenses from hotels without comparable results (10,266) (3,330) 
Comparable company operated hotel operating expenses $79,521
 $81,864
 $75,450

Comparable hotels are defined as properties that were operated by our company for at least one full calendar year as of the beginning of the reporting year and properties for which comparable results were available.
We utilize these comparable measures because management finds them a useful tool to perform more meaningful comparisons of past, present and future operating results and as a means to evaluate the results of core, ongoing operations. We believe they are a complement to reported operating results. Comparable operating results are not intended to represent reported operating results defined by GAAP, and such information should not be considered as an alternative to reported information or any other measure of performance prescribed by GAAP.

2016 Compared to 2015

Direct company operated hotel expenses were $91.6 million in 2016 compared to $92.1 million in 2015. The primary reason for the decrease is lower costs associated with lower revenues in 2016. On a comparable basis, direct company operated hotel expenses were $79.5 million in 2016 compared to $81.9 million in 2015. The decrease was driven primarily by decreased occupancy related costs.

Direct expenses for the franchise segment in 2016 increased by $8.1 million compared to 2015, primarily driven the addition of Vantage operations, as well as increased marketing costs primarily due to the growth in the franchise portfolio of hotels.

Direct expenses for the entertainment segment in 2016 increased $3.5 million as compared to 2015, primarily due to higher costs associated with the successful run of high demand Broadway stage productions in 2016.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $3.0 million in 2016 compared to 2015, primarily driven by the addition of new capital expenditures associated with our renovations and new hotel properties.

Hotel facility and land lease costs decreased $1.8 million to $4.7 million in 2016 compared to 2015, primarily due to amortized lease termination fees for the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay in 2015 that did not recur in 2016.



During 2016, we recorded a $1.5 million gain on the sale of the Coos Bay property and a $0.4 million gain on sale of intellectual property, net of brokerage fees. During 2015, we recorded $16.4 million in gains on the sales of the Bellevue and Wenatchee properties; we also recorded a $1.3 million gain on sale of RLHC's portion of the RLH building, our administrative office in Spokane.

General and administrative expenses increased by $1.3 million in 2016 compared to 2015, primarily due to the addition of operations from the Vantage acquisition, partially offset by lower variable compensation expense.

2015 Compared to 2014

Direct hotel expenses as reported were $92.1 million in 2015 compared to $94.2 million in 2014. The primary reason for the decrease is lower direct costs driven by lower revenues, partially offset by higher general and administrative expenses as we invest in infrastructure to build the company operated hotel business. On a comparable basis, direct company operated hotel expenses were $82.0 million in 2015 compared to $77.5 million in 2014. The increase was driven primarily by increased occupancy related costs and a prior year $1.3 million non-cash benefit in our loyalty program.

Direct expenses for the franchise segment in 2015 increased by $4.2 million compared to 2014, primarily driven by a higher number of franchises in the system as well as investment costs of the expanded franchise development team.

Direct expenses for the entertainment segment in 2015 decreased $4.7 million as compared to 2014, primarily due to a successful 2014 run of high demand Broadway stage productions in addition to a significant reduction during 2015 in the number of show nights versus the prior year.

Depreciation and amortization expenses increased $0.6 million in 2015 compared to 2014, primarily driven by the addition of new capital expenditures and hotel properties, partially offset by the sale of properties in late 2014 and early 2015.

Hotel facility and land lease costs increased $1.4 million in 2015 compared to 2014, primarily due to amortized lease termination fees for the Red Lion Hotel Vancouver at the Quay.

During 2015, we recorded $16.4 million in gain on the sales of the Bellevue and Wenatchee properties; we also recorded a $1.3 million gain on sale of RLHC's portion of the RLH building, our administrative office in Spokane. During 2014, we recorded $4.0 million in gain on the sales of the Yakima, Kennewick, Kelso, Pocatello and Canyon Springs properties.

General and administrative expenses increased by $1.5 million in 2015 compared to 2014, primarily due to additional stock compensation and variable compensation expenses.

Interest Expense

Interest expense decreased $0.2 million in 2016 compared with 2015. The decrease is primarily due to the repayment of the 9.5% Junior Subordinated Debentures,terminated agreements in our economy brand hotels, partially offset by a higher principal amountfull year of debtroyalties in 2019 from our acquired Knights Inn agreements compared to the partial year in 2018. Marketing, reservations, and reimbursables revenue increased $3.1 million or 11% and Other franchise revenues increased by $2.5 million or 77%. These increases are primarily due to the additional revenue provided by the acquisition of the Knights Inn franchised hotels in May 2018 plus an increase in reservation and other miscellaneous fees, partially offset by the impact of terminated agreements.

Company Operated Hotels Revenues

 Years Ended December 31,
20192018
(In thousands)
Company operated hotel revenues$55,029  $82,021  

2019 Compared to 2018

Company operated hotels revenue decreased by $27.0 million or 33%. This decrease was primarily due to the disposal of nine hotel properties from our company operated hotels segment during 2018 and an additional two hotel disposals in the fourth quarter of 2019, along with the expiration of a company operated hotel property lease in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Revenues for the six company operated hotels held during the entirety of both periods increased by $0.2 million, to $41.4 million in 2019 compared to $41.2 million in 2018.


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Operating Expenses

Selling, General, Administrative and Other Expenses

Years Ended December 31,
20192018
(In thousands)
Franchise development and operations, including labor$8,618  $9,908  
General and administrative labor and labor-related costs7,260  9,036  
Stock-based compensation651  2,169  
Non-income tax expense assessment634  619  
Bad debt expense3,221  872  
Legal fees2,023  1,697  
Professional fees and outside services1,099  1,560  
Facility lease941  844  
Information technology costs814  967  
Other4,159  4,009  
Total Selling, general, administrative and other expenses$29,420  $31,681  

2019 Compared to 2018

Total Selling, general, administrative and other expenses decreased by $2.3 million or 7%. The following fluctuations occurred within Selling, general, administrative and otherexpenses period over period:

Franchise development and operations expenses decreased primarily due to lower overall compensation expense in 2019 as compared to 2018. This decrease in compensation expense was driven by a reduction in variable compensation due to lower than expected growth in the current year, along with a decrease in average headcount.

Labor and labor-related costs decreased primarily due to a reduction in variable compensation due to lower than expected growth in the current year, along with decreased headcount and overall benefit costs. Stock-based compensation decreased primarily due to the reversal of previously recognized expense resulting from forfeitures due to several executive terminations in the fourth quarter of 2019, along with the determination that the achievement of performance vesting conditions associated with certain outstanding performance stock units was no longer probable.

Due to a non-income tax audit that was initiated in 2019, during the fourth quarter of 2019 we engaged a third party expert to assist management in a study that concluded we are probable of being assessed non-income taxes in additional states related to billings from 2016 through 2019. The total estimated non-income tax liability for all periods was estimated at $2.0 million, which includes penalties and interest of $0.3 million. There is significant subjectivity as to whether non-income taxes can be assessed on certain of our franchise billings. In order to mitigate our potential exposure, the company has requested acceptance into voluntary disclosure agreements with multiple states that comprise the majority of our exposure.

We have the ability and right to bill and collect a reimbursement of the incremental non-income tax, excluding penalties and interest, from our franchisees. However, as the resultamounts included significant judgment, cover multiple periods, and as we lack a history of collecting these types of non-income taxes, we have concluded we will not recognize an asset for potential reimbursement and therefore we have recognized the 2016 and 2017 impact of $0.7 million as a decrease in Accumulated deficit and an increase to Other accrued liabilities as of January 1, 2018, as well as recognizing $0.6 million in Selling, general, administrative and other expenses in 2019 and 2018, respectively. For further discussion on this item and the associated immaterial revisions of prior period financial information, see Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Bad debt expense increased due to increased terminations reducing the likelihood of collection of outstanding amounts as well as a reserve established in the second half of 2019 for certain amounts of accounts receivable, key money, and notes receivable outstanding for a large customer in bankruptcy.

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Professional fees and outside services decreased primarily due to various efficiencies and cost cutting initiatives implemented by management.


Company Operated Hotels Expenses
 Years Ended December 31,
 20192018
(In thousands)
Company operated hotel expenses$48,612  $67,314  

2019 Compared to 2018

Company operated hotels expenses decreased by $18.7 million or 28%. This decrease was primarily due to the disposal of nine hotel properties from our company operated hotels segment during 2018, along with the expiration of a company operated hotel property lease in the fourth quarter of 2018.

Operating expenses for the six company operated hotels held during the entirety of both periods increased by $2.1 million, to $36.7 million in 2019 compared to $34.6 million in 2018, primarily due to a $0.9 million increase in third party management fees as most of our hotels were transitioned from internal management to external management during late 2018 and early 2019 as we continue to focus resources on our franchising segment.

Marketing, Reservations and Reimbursables Expenses
Years Ended December 31,
20192018
(In thousands)
Marketing, reservations and reimbursable expenses$29,292  $27,937  

2019 Compared to 2018

Marketing, reservations and reimbursables expenses increased by $1.4 million or 5%. This increase was primarily due to supporting growth in our midscale hotels as well as a full year of expenses related to Knights Inn, which was acquired in May 2018. This increase is consistent with the increase in Marketing, reservations and reimbursables revenues.

Depreciation and Amortization
Years Ended December 31,
20192018
(In thousands)
Depreciation and amortization$14,567  $17,003  

2019 Compared to 2018

Depreciation and amortization expense decreased $2.4 million or 14%. This decrease was primarily due to the disposal of nine hotel properties from our company operated hotels segment during the year ended December 31, 2018. The decrease in depreciation and amortization from hotel sales was partially offset by additional drawsamortization from acquired intangible assets that were part of the Knights Inn acquisition in May 2018 and other fixed assets placed in service during the remainder of 2018 and 2019.


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Asset Impairment
Years Ended December 31,
20192018
(In thousands)
Asset impairment$14,128  $10,582  

2019 Compared to fund2018

We recognized an impairment loss of $5.4 million on our Hotel RL Washington DC joint venture property in the third quarter of 2019 and an impairment loss of $7.1 million on our Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor joint venture property in the third quarter of 2018. See Note 5. Property and Equipment within Item 8. Financial Statements for additional detail. Additionally, we recognized an impairment loss of $7.4 million on our Americas Best Value Inn brand name intangible asset and an impairment loss of $1.3 million on our Knights Inn brand name intangible asset in the fourth quarter of 2019. We recognized an impairment loss of $3.5 million on our GuestHouse brand name intangible asset in the fourth quarter of 2018. See Note 6 Goodwill and Intangible Assets within Item 8. Financial Statements for additional detail.

Gain on Asset Dispositions, net
Years Ended December 31,
20192018
(In thousands)
Gain on asset dispositions, net$(7,067) $(42,021) 

2019 Compared to 2018

For the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized a Gain on asset dispositions, net of $7.1 million primarily from the disposal of two hotel renovations. properties during the fourth quarter. We recognized a Gain on asset dispositions, net of $42.0 million primarily from the disposal of nine hotel properties during the year ended December 31, 2018.

Transaction and Integration Costs
Years Ended December 31,
20192018
(In thousands)
Transaction and integration costs$632  $2,219  

2019 Compared to 2018

Transaction and integration costs decreased by $1.6 million or 72% There were no acquisitions completed in 2019, while Knights Inn was acquired in the second quarter of 2018. Costs incurred in 2019 relate to integration activities for the Knights Inn acquisition that continued into the current year, in addition to due diligence costs incurred for other potential sales and acquisitions.

Interest Expense

Interest expense increased $2.4decreased $1.1 million or 17% in 20152019 compared with 2014. The increase2018. This decrease is primarily due to increased principal balance ofhotel sales and the related reduction in our average corporate and hotel-specific debt outstanding in 2015. The average outstanding debt balances for 2016, 2015 and 2014 were $100.7 million, $76.1 million and $67.8 million, respectively.during 2019 as compared to 2018.



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Loss on Early Retirement of Debt


In 2015,the second quarter of 2019, we recordedrecognized a loss of $2.8 million for theLoss on early retirement of debt when of $0.2 million for unamortized deferred debt issuance costs and prepayment fees incurred related to the payoff of a mortgage loan at RLS DC Venture, which was replaced through a new mortgage loan with a different lender. In the fourth quarter of 2019, we repaidrecognized an additional Loss on early retirement of debt of $0.3 million related to the outstanding balanceearly payoff of our Wells Fargo term loanSenior Secured Term Loan and redeemeda secured debt agreement at RL Venture - Salt Lake City. These loans were paid off using proceeds from the sales of allthe Hotel RL Salt Lake City and Red Lion Hotel Atlanta Airport.

In 2018, the Loss on early retirement of debt arose primarily from a $20.6 million early payment of our 9.5% Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2044.Senior Secured Term Loan. The overall lossdebt was driven primarily byrepaid using proceeds from a distribution from RL Venture after the write offsales of unamortized prepaid debt costs.our Red Lion Hotel Port Angeles and Hotel RL Spokane.


See Note 8, Debt and Line of Credit within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data for additional information.

Income Taxes


We reported income tax expense of $0.3 million in 2019, compared with an income tax benefit of $0.1 million and $31,000 in 2016, 2015 and 2014, respectively.2018. The income tax provision variesprovisions vary from the statutory rate primarily due to a fullpartial valuation allowance against our netgross deferred tax assets. See Note 13, Income Taxes within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.


Discontinued Operations

During 2014, we ceased the operation of the Red Lion Hotel Eugene in Eugene, Oregon when we assigned our lease to a third party.



Liquidity and Capital Resources


Overview

Our principal source of liquidity is cash flows from operations. Cash flows may fluctuate and are sensitive to many factors including changes in working capital and the timing and magnitude of capital expenditures and payments on debt. Working capital, which represents current assets less current liabilities, was $29.4$23.0 million and $36.2$4.6 million at December 31, 20162019 and 2015.2018. We believe that we have sufficient liquidity to fund our operations at least through March 2018.February 2021.


We may seek to raise additional funds through public or private financings, strategic relationships, sales of assets or other arrangements. We cannot assure that such funds, if needed, will be available on terms attractive to us, or at all. If we sell additional assets, these sales may result in future impairments or losses on the final sale. Finally, any additional equity financings may be dilutive to shareholders and debt financing, if available, may involve covenants that place substantial restrictions on our business.

In December 2016, we completed an underwritten public offering of 2.5 million shares with net proceeds to the company of $18.5 million. Proceeds from this offering will be used for general corporate purposes which may include, but are not limited to, pursing acquisitions and supporting our working capital needs.


We are committed to keepingmaintaining our properties well maintainedinfrastructure for systems and attractiveservices we provide to our customers in order to maintain our competitiveness within the industry and keep our hotels properly positioned in their markets.franchisees. This requires ongoing access to capital for replacement of outdated furnishings as well as for facility repair, modernizationinvestments in technology and renovation. We included property improvement expenditures in the borrowing arrangements for our RL Venture Holding LLC properties, as well as the Baltimore, Atlanta, and Washington, DC locations. These amounts have been substantially all drawn for use in our renovations in 2016.related assets.

Years Ended December 31,
20192018
 (In thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities$5,382  $(3,514) 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities39,391  76,898  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(32,754) (98,453) 
At December 31, 2016 total outstanding debt was $108.3 million, net of discount. The obligation for all of our debt under the loan agreements is generally non-recourse to RLHC, except for instances of fraud, criminal activity, waste, misappropriation of revenues, and breach of environmental representations.  Our average pre-tax interest rate on debt was 5.7% at December 31, 2016, all of which is at a variable rate. Refer to Note 7 in Item 8. Financial Information and Supplementary Data for further information on the specific terms of our debt.

On September 30, 2016 (the close date), we (i) acquired selected assets and assumed certain liabilities of Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. (“Vantage”), a subsidiary of Thirty-Eight Street, Inc. (“TESI”) and (ii) acquired one brand name asset from TESI. Vantage is a hotel franchise company, and the addition of the Vantage assets substantially increases our number of franchise properties and provides us with a broader presence in the United States and Canada. We acquired over 1,000 hotel franchise and membership license agreements, as well as multiple brand names, including Americas Best Value Inn, Canadas Best Value Inn, Lexington Hotels & Inns, America's Best Inns & Suites, Jameson Inns, Country Hearth Inns & Suites, Vantage Hotels, Value Inn Worldwide, Value Hotel Worldwide, 3 Palms Hotels and Resorts and Signature Inn. The acquisition was funded at closing with $22.6 million of cash on hand, of which $10.3 million was paid to Vantage and $12.3 million was paid to TESI and 690,000 shares of RLHC stock paid to TESI, which was valued at $5.8 million, based on the closing price of RLHC stock of $8.34 on the close date. The acquisition remains subject to a working capital adjustment, which is not expected to be significant. The total purchase price was $40.2 million, which included the estimated fair value of $0.9 million for the assumption of an obligation related to a previous business acquisition of Vantage and the estimated fair value of $10.9 million of primarily contingent consideration, the total of which will be payable to TESI at the first and second anniversaries of the close date, based on the attainment of certain performance criteria. A minimum of $2 million of the additional consideration is not contingent and will be paid in equal amounts at the first and second anniversaries of the close date. Payment of the contingent consideration is dependent on the retention of Vantage properties under franchise or membership license agreements, as determined by the room count at the first and second year anniversary dates when compared with the room count at the close date, as follows:

  Year 1 Anniversary Year 2 Anniversary Total
Threshold Shares
Cash(1)
 Shares
Cash(1)
 Shares
Cash(1)
90% of room count at close 414,000
$4,000
 276,000
$3,000
 690,000
$7,000
80% of room count at close 310,500
3,000
 207,000
2,250
 517,500
5,250
Minimum 
1,000
 
1,000
 
2,000
(1) in thousands
         

If the room counts are below the 80% thresholds at each anniversary date, but the annual franchise revenue, measured as the most recent twelve months ending on the anniversary date, of the Vantage properties is equal to or exceeds the close date revenue benchmark, then the contingent consideration would be paid at the anniversary date based on the 90% threshold in the table above.


If none of the conditions described above are met, the minimum payment of $1.0 million is payable each on the first and second anniversary dates. The contingent consideration is measured at each anniversary date independent of the other measurement period. As of December 31, 2016, the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration was $11.2 million.


Operating Activities


Net cash provided by operating activities totaled $5.6$5.4 million in 20162019 compared to $14.1with net cash used in operating activities of $3.5 million during 2015 and $11.0 million during 2014. The primary drivers2018. This increase of the 2016 decrease of $8.5$8.9 million from 2015 were $16.22018 was primarily due to an increase of $7.2 million in lower cash flows from working capital accounts, partially offsetdriven by higher net income (loss), as adjusted for noncash reconciling income/expense items. In 2015, net cash provided by operating activities was higher by $3.1 million compared with 2014. This increase was driven $9.9 millionthe disbursement of significant amounts of key money in improved cash inflows from working capital accounts, partially offset by $6.8 million in lower net income (after adjustment for noncash income/expense items)2018.


Investing Activities


Net cash used inprovided by investing activities totaled $30.7$39.4 million during 2016and $76.9 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Cash flows decreased $37.5 million in 2019 compared to net cash used2018 primarily due to lower proceeds from hotel sales in investing activities of $30.1 million during 2015 and $5.6 million in 2014. Cash outflows increasedthe current year, partially offset by $0.6 million in 2016. In 2016, we spent $17 million more on capital expenditures related to our hotel renovations. We also used $22.6 million in cash to purchase Vantage partially using redemptions of $18.1 million of investments. In 2015, we sold two significant hotel properties, along with other property and equipment, for $38.7 million, compared with one property and miscellaneous property and equipment for $5.9 million in 2016. In 2015, we invested $18.7 million of our excess cash in short-term investments. The primary driversthe acquisition of the increaseKnights Inn brand and related franchise agreements in cash used in 2015 was $29.6 million in increased capital expenditures, purchases of hotel properties, a business combination, and purchase of the franchise assets which more than offset the $21.4 million in proceeds from the sales of properties.2018.


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Financing Activities


Net cash flows providedused by financing activities were $37.5$32.8 million during 2016,2019, compared to $45.8with $98.5 million in 2015 and net cash flows used of $13.1 million in 2014.2018. In 2016,2019, we had borrowings on long-term debt of $24.8$32.9 million, withmade repayments of $4.9$45.9 million as well as $18.5on long-term debt, and paid $17.6 million in net proceeds from sale of our common stock.distributions to noncontrolling interest. In 2015,2018, we had borrowings on long-term debt of $90.8$30.0 million, partially offset by $61.4drew $10.0 million on our line of credit, made repayments of $108.0 million on long-term debt, paid $7.0 million in long-termcontingent consideration from the Vantage Hospitality, Inc. acquisition that occurred in 2016 and paid $21.5 million in distributions to noncontrolling interest.

Debt

As of December 31, 2019, we had outstanding total debt, repayments. Additionally,excluding unamortized deferred financing costs and discounts, of $33.2 million.

During 2019, we executed term loans at the Olympia and Salt Lake City properties held by RL Venture for a total principal amount of $16.6 million. Proceeds from the loans were distributed to the partners of RL Venture in 2016,accordance with ownership interest percentage. We transferred $4.2 million of the proceeds received into a cash collateral account, and in April 2019, the $4.2 million in the cash collateral account was applied against the outstanding principal balance of the Senior Secured Term Loan.

In the fourth quarter of 2019, using the net proceeds from the sales of our Hotel RL Salt Lake City joint venture property and Red Lion Hotel Atlanta International Airport joint venture property, we repaid the remaining outstanding principal balance on our Senior Secured Term Loan of $4.2 million.

In December 2019, using proceeds from the sale of joint venture interests decreased by $20.3 million compared with 2015. The primary drivers of the increase in 2015 compared to 2014 were the cash proceeds of $90.8 million on the new debt ofHotel RL Salt Lake City, RL Venture RLS Balt Venture, RLS Atla and RLS DC offset by repayment of $61.4repaid the $11.0 million outstanding principal balance under the term loan executed at the Salt Lake City property. The remaining outstanding debt balance for the Wells Fargo debt andterm loan executed at the debentures of Red Lion Hotels Capital Trust in 2015. Additionally, $23.5Olympia property was $5.6 million was provided in 2015 for sales of interests in the four joint venture projects.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our significant contractual obligations, including principal and estimated interest on debt, as of December 31, 2016 (in thousands):2019.

  Total 
Less than
1 year
 1-3 years 4-5 years 
After
5 years
Debt (1)
 $123,462
 $7,728
 $115,734
 $
 $
Operating and capital leases 86,620
 5,932
 9,826
 7,409
 63,453
Total contractual obligations (2)
 $210,082
 $13,660
 $125,560
 $7,409
 $63,453
__________
(1)Including estimated interest payments and commitment fees over the life of the debt agreement.
(2)With regard to purchase obligations, we are not party to any material agreements to purchase goods or services that are enforceable or legally binding as to fixed or minimum quantities to be purchased or stated price terms.

We have leasehold interestsIn May 2019, we executed a new mortgage loan agreement at five hotel properties as well as our corporate offices located in Spokane, Washington; Denver, Colorado;the RLH DC Venture property for a total principal and Coral Springs, Florida. These leases require usaccrued exit fee of $17.4 million. The proceeds from the loan were immediately used to pay fixed monthly rent and have expiration datesoff the existing mortgage loan on the property, which had an outstanding principal balance of 2016 and beyond which are reflected in$15.9 million at the table above. The table below summarizestime of closing.

In September 2019, RLH Atlanta executed several amendments to the termsexisting mortgage loan with PFP Holding Company IV, LLC ("PFP"), an affiliate of Prime Finance, extending the maturity date from September 9, 2019 to January 9, 2020. In November 2019, using proceeds from the sale of the leases, includingRed Lion Hotel Atlanta International Airport joint venture property, RLH Atlanta repaid the $8.2 million outstanding principal balance under the loan agreement with PFP.

See Note 8, Debt and Line of Credit within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this annual report on Form 10-K, for additional information about our optional exercise periods, at December 31, 2016:debt obligations.



PropertyExpiration date of leaseExtension periods
Red Lion River InnOctober 2018Three renewal terms of five years each
Red Lion Hotel Seattle Airport (1)
December 2024None
Red Lion Anaheim(1)
April 202117 renewal terms of five years each
Red Lion Hotel KalispellApril 2028Three renewal terms of five years each
Spokane, Washington OfficeDecember 2017None
Denver, Colorado OfficeNovember 2021One renewal term of five years
Hotel RL Washington DC (1)
December 2080None
Coral Springs, Florida OfficeApril 2018Two renewal terms of 3 years each
(1) Ground lease only

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements


As of December 31, 2016,2019, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements, as defined by SEC regulations, which have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

Other Matters

Franchise Update

At December 31, 2016, our network of hotels included 1,117 hotels under franchise agreements, representing a total of 68,900 rooms.

Asset Sale Update

At December 31, 2016, there were no properties classified as held for sale.


Seasonality


Our business ishas historically been subject to seasonal fluctuations, with more revenues and profits realized from May through October than during the rest of the year. During 2016, revenues duringDue to the secondlarge amount of acquisitions and third quarters approximated 27.4% and 27.8%, respectively, of total revenues fordispositions undertaken by the year, compared to revenues of 19.9% and 24.9% of total revenues during the first and fourth quarters respectively.

Inflation

The effect of inflation, as measured by fluctuations in the U.S. Consumer Price Index, has not had a material impact on our consolidated financial statementsCompany during the periods presented.presented, this seasonality is not as apparent as it would be in a steady state.


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Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates


The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("GAAP")GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect: (i) the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements, and (ii) the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ materially from those estimates. We consider a critical accounting policy to be one that is both important to the portrayal of our financial condition and results of operations and requires management's most subjective or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain. Our significant accounting policies are described in Note 2, Summary of Notes to Consolidated Significant Accounting Policies within Item 8. Financial Statements;Statements and Supplementary Data; however, we have also identified our most critical accounting policies and estimates below. Management has discussed the development and selection of our critical accounting policies and estimates with the audit committee of our board of directors, and the audit committee has reviewed the disclosures presented below.


Revenue Recognition and Receivables

Revenue is generally recognized as our performance obligations are satisfied. We recognize revenue from the following sources:

Franchised Hotels - royalty, marketing and other fees are received in connection with licensing our brands to franchisees. See Note 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policies for further discussion, within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Company-Operated Hotels - Room rental and food and beverage sales from majority owned and leased hotels and management fees from hotels under management contract. Revenues are recognized when services have been performed, generally at the time of the hotel stay or guests visit to the restaurant and at the time the management services are provided. We also recognize other revenue and costs from managed properties when we incur the related reimbursable costs. These costs primarily consist of payroll and related expenses at managed properties where we are the employer.

We review the ability to collect individual accounts receivable on a routine basis. We recognize an allowance for doubtful accounts based on a combination of reserves calculated based on underlying characteristics of receivables (such as the age of the related receivable) as well as specifically identified amounts believed to be uncollectible. A receivable is written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts if collection attempts fail.

Goodwill

Goodwill is assigned to our reporting units based on the expected benefit from the synergies arising from each business combination, determined by using certain financial metrics. The reporting units are aligned with our reporting segments. Goodwill is not amortized, but we test goodwill for impairment each year as of October 1, or more frequently should facts and circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than the carrying amount. As part of the impairment test, we may elect to perform an assessment of qualitative factors. If this qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit, including goodwill, is less than its carrying amount, or if we elect to bypass the qualitative assessment, we would then proceed with a quantitative assessment. The quantitative assessment involves calculating an estimated fair value of each reporting unit based on projected future cash flows, and comparing the estimated fair values of the reporting units to their carrying amounts, including goodwill. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, including goodwill, no impairment is recognized. However, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit, including goodwill, exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the excess, limited to the total goodwill balance of the reporting unit.

We have not recognized any impairment on goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.


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Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Through prior business combinations we have obtained intangible assets related to our Americas Best Value Inn, Canadas Best Value Inn, Guesthouse, Knights Inn, and Red Lion brands. At the time of each acquisition, the brands were assigned a fair value based on the relief from royalty method. As there are no limitations on the useful lives of these assets, we have determined they are indefinite-lived intangible assets that will not be amortized. Annually, on October 1, we reassess the useful lives of each asset to determine if they should continue to be classified as indefinite and we additionally test the assets for impairment. Impairment may also be tested at any point in which facts and circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the asset is less than the carrying amount. As part of the impairment test, we may elect to perform an assessment of qualitative factors. If this qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the asset is less than its carrying amount, or if we elect to bypass the qualitative assessment, we would then proceed with a quantitative assessment. The quantitative assessment involves calculating an estimated fair value of the asset using the relief from royalty method, and comparing the estimated fair value of the asset to its carrying amount. If the estimated fair value of the asset exceeds its carrying value, no impairment is recognized. However, if the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the excess.

On October 1, 2019, we recognized impairment losses on the Americas Best Value Inn and Knights Inn brand name indefinite-lived intangible assets of $7.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively. On October 1, 2018, we recognized an impairment loss on the Guesthouse brand name indefinite-lived intangible asset of $3.5 million and reclassified the $2.1 million remaining fair value from an indefinite-lived intangible asset to a finite-lived intangible asset. The impairment losses are included in Asset impairment in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). See further discussion of the impairments and reclassification at Note 6, Goodwill and Intangible Assets within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets Including Finite-Lived Intangible Assets

We test long-lived asset groups, including finite-lived intangible assets, for recoverability when changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. For example, when there are material adverse changes in projected revenues or expenses, significant underperformance relative to historical or projected operating results, or significant negative industry or economic trends. We also perform a test for recoverability when management has committed to a plan to sell or otherwise dispose of an asset group. We evaluate recoverability of an asset group by comparing its carrying value to the future net undiscounted cash flows that we expect will be generated by the asset group. If the comparison indicates that the carrying value of an asset group is not recoverable, we recognize an impairment loss for the excess of carrying value over the estimated fair value. When we recognize an impairment loss for assets to be held and used, we depreciate the adjusted carrying amount of those assets over their remaining useful life.

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized an impairment loss on our Hotel RL Washington DC joint venture property of $5.4 million. During the year ended December 31, 2018, we recognized an impairment loss on our Baltimore joint venture property of $7.1 million. These impairment losses are included in Asset impairment in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). See further discussion of the impairment at Note 5, Property and Equipment within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

Variable Interest Entities




We analyze the investments we make in joint venture entities based on the accounting guidance for variable interest entities or "VIEs”(VIEs). These joint ventures are evaluated to determine whether (1) sufficient equity at risk exists for the legal entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support or, (2) as a group, the holders of the equity investment at risk lack one of the following characteristics (a) the power, through voting or similar rights, to direct the activities of the legal entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance or, (b) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the legal entity or (c) the right to receive expected residual returns of the legal entity, or (3) the voting rights of some equity investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the losses or the right to receive benefits and substantially all of the activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights. If any one of the above three conditions are met then the joint venture entities are considered to be VIEs.


We consolidate the results of any such VIE in which we determine that we have a controlling financial interest. We would have a “controlling financial interest” (i.e., be deemedare the primary beneficiary) in such an entity if we hadbeneficiary, having both the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb the losses of, or right to receive the benefits from, the VIE that could be potentially significant to the VIE.


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Business Combinations


When acquiring other businesses or participating in mergers or joint ventures in which we are deemed to be the acquirer, we generally recognize identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed and any noncontrolling interests at their acquisition date fair values, and separately from any goodwill that may be required to be recognized. Goodwill, when recognizable, would be measured as the excess amount of any consideration transferred, which is generally measured at fair value, over the acquisition date fair values of the identifiable assets acquired and liabilities assumed.


Accounting for such transactions requires us to make significant assumptions and estimates. These include, among others, any estimates or assumptions that may be made for the amounts of future cash flows that will result from any identified intangible assets, the useful lives of such intangible assets, the amount of any contingent liabilities, including contingent consideration, to record at the time of the acquisition and the fair values of any tangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed. Although we believe any estimates and assumptions we make to be reasonable and appropriate at the time they are made, unanticipated events and circumstances may arise that affect their accuracy, causing actual results to differ from those estimated by us.

Revenue Recognition and Receivables

Revenue is generally recognized as services are provided. When payments from customers are received before services have been performed, the amount received is recorded as deferred revenue until the service has been completed. We recognize revenue from the following sources:
Company-Operated Hotels - Room rental and food and beverage sales from majority owned and leased hotels and management fees from hotels under management contract. Revenues are recognized when services have been performed, generally at the time of the hotel stay or guests visit to the restaurant and at the time the management services are provided. We recognize other revenue and costs from managed properties when we incur the related reimbursable costs. These costs primarily consist of payroll and related expenses at managed properties where we are the employer. As these costs have no added markup, the revenue and related expense have no impact on either our operating or net income.
Franchised Hotels - Fees received in connection with the franchise and marketing of our brand names. Franchise revenues are recognized as earned in accordance with the contractual terms of the franchise agreements.
Entertainment - Online ticketing services, ticketing inventory management systems, promotion of Broadway-style shows and other special events. Where we act as an agent and receive a net fee or commission, revenue is recognized in the period the services are performed. When we are the promoter of an event and are at-risk for the production, revenues and expenses are recorded in the period of the event performance.

We review the ability to collect individual accounts receivable on a routine basis. We record an allowance for doubtful accounts based on specifically identified amounts that we believe to be uncollectible. A receivable is written off against the allowance for doubtful accounts if collection attempts fail.



Long-lived Assets

Property and equipment is stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. The assessment of long-lived assets for possible impairment requires us to make judgments regarding estimated future cash flows from the respective properties, which is dependent upon internal forecasts, estimation of the long-term rate of growth for our business, the useful life over which our cash flows will occur, the determination of real estate market values, asset appraisals and, if available and appropriate, current estimated net sales proceeds from pending offers or net sales proceeds from previous, comparable transactions. If the expected undiscounted future cash flows are less than the net book value of the assets, the excess of the net book value over the estimated fair value is charged to current earnings as an asset impairment.

We review the recoverability of our long-lived assets as events or circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. Changes to our plans, including a decision to sell, dispose of or change the intended use of an asset, could have a material impact on the carrying value of the asset.

To determine estimated fair value, we use Level 3 inputs for our discounted cash flow analyses. Level 3 inputs are unobservable inputs for the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs shall be used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available, thereby allowing for situations in which there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date. Level 3 inputs used include growth rate, property-level pro forma financial information and remaining lives of the assets. Management bases these assumptions on historical data and experience and future operational expectations. For certain assets, we use recent asset appraisals or valuations performed by third-parties, which we deemed to be Level 3 inputs, to support our estimate of fair value.

Intangible Assets

We assess goodwill and other intangibles for potential impairments annually, generally in October, or during the year if an event or other circumstance indicates that we may not be able to recover the carrying amount of the asset. Our goodwill and other intangible asset impairment test requires judgment, including the identification of reporting units, assignment of assets and liabilities to reporting units, assignment of goodwill to reporting units, and determination of the fair value of each reporting unit, subject to the same general assumptions discussed above for long-lived assets.

In assessing the qualitative factors, we assess relevant events and circumstances that may impact the fair value and the carrying amount of the reporting unit. The identification of relevant events and circumstances, and how these may impact a reporting unit's fair value or carrying amount, involves significant judgments and assumptions. The judgment and assumptions include the identification of macroeconomic conditions, industry, and market considerations, cost factors, overall financial performance, RLHC-specific events, and share price trends, and making the assessment as to whether each relevant factor would impact the impairment test positively or negatively and the magnitude of any such impact.

The financial and credit market volatility directly impacts fair value measurement through our company's estimated weighted average cost of capital used to determine discount rate, and through our common stock price that is used to determine market capitalization. During times of volatility, significant judgment must be applied to determine whether credit or stock price changes are a short-term move or a longer-term trend.


New and Recent Accounting Pronouncements


Please refer toSee Note 2: 2, Summary of Significant Accounting Policieswithin Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for information on new and recent U.S. GAAP accounting pronouncements.pronouncements, within Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.


Item 7A. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk


Our earnings and cash flows are subjectPursuant to fluctuations dueItem 305(e) of Regulation S-K (§ 229.305(e)), the Company is not required to changes in interest rates primarily from outstanding debt. As of December 31, 2016, our outstanding debt, including current maturities and excluding unamortized origination fees, was $110.6 million.provide the information required by this Item as it is a “smaller reporting company,” as defined by Rule 229.10(f)(1).


At December 31, 2016, all of our outstanding debt was subject to interest rate caps which effectively cap the associated LIBOR reference rates. We do not enter into derivative transactions for trading purposes, but rather to hedge our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. We manage the floating rate debt using interest rate caps in order to reduce our exposure to the impact of changing interest rates and future cash outflows for interest. See Note 8 of Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.



We do not foresee any changes of significance in our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates, although we will continue to manage our exposure to this risk by monitoring available financing alternatives.

The below table summarizes our debt obligations at December 31, 2016 on our consolidated balance sheet (in thousands):
  2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 Thereafter Total Fair Value
Debt $1,469
 $24,442
 $84,687
 $
 $
 $
 $110,598
 $107,858
Average interest rate             5.7%  

Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data
Item 8.Financial Statements and Supplementary Data

See Item 15 of this annual report for certain information with respect to the financial statements filed as a part hereof, including financial statements filed pursuant to the requirements of this Item 8.
The following table sets forth supplementary financial data (in thousands except per share amounts) for each quarter for the years ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, derived from our unaudited financial statements. The data set forth below should be read in conjunction with and is qualified in its entirety by reference to our consolidated financial statements.


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 Year ended December 31, 2016 (unaudited)
 First Second Third Fourth  
 Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Total
Company operated hotels$24,149
 $32,209
 $37,157
 $24,126
 $117,641
Other revenues from managed properties1,185
 1,580
 1,733
 1,450
 5,948
Franchised hotels3,297
 4,131
 4,766
 12,440
 24,634
Entertainment4,030
 7,047
 1,936
 2,706
 15,719
Other13
 12
 16
 87
 128
Total revenues$32,674
 $44,979
 $45,608
 $40,809
 $164,070
          
Operating income (loss)$(4,520) $2,069
 $5,317
 $(1,113) $1,753
          
Gain on asset disposition(117) (512) (101) (1,707) (2,437)
Income tax expense58
 34
 166
 54
 312
Net income (loss)(5,820) 622
 3,513
 (3,155) (4,840)
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest1,021
 (459) (1,207) 808
 163
Net income (loss) attributable RLHC$(4,799) $163
 $2,306
 $(2,347) $(4,677)
          
Earnings (loss) per share - basic$(0.24) $0.01
 $0.11
 $(0.11) $(0.23)
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted$(0.24) $0.01
 $0.11
 $(0.11) $(0.23)




 Year ended December 31, 2015 (unaudited)
 First Second Third Fourth  
 Quarter Quarter Quarter Quarter Total
Hotel revenue$23,772
 $30,348
 $36,973
 $25,094
 $116,187
Other revenues from managed properties163
 964
 1,147
 1,312
 3,586
Franchise revenue2,093
 3,229
 3,801
 2,916
 12,039
Entertainment revenue3,677
 2,060
 1,799
 3,521
 11,057
Other revenue10
 12
 16
 13
 51
Total revenues$29,715
 $36,613
 $43,736
 $32,856
 $142,920
          
Operating income (loss)$12,634
 $692
 $4,420
 $(4,645) $13,101
          
Gain on asset disposition(16,415) (88) (88) (1,101) (17,692)
Income tax expense (benefit)112
 (25) (49) 47
 85
Net income (loss)10,133
 (986) 2,555
 (7,686) 4,016
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest30
 (936) (1,747) 1,356
 (1,297)
Net income (loss) attributable to RLHC$10,163
 $(1,922) $808
 $(6,330) $2,719
          
Earnings (loss) per share - basic$0.51
 $(0.10) $0.04
 $(0.32) $0.14
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted$0.51
 $(0.10) $0.04
 $(0.32) $0.13


Financial Statements
The 2016 Consolidated Financial Statements of Red Lion Hotels Corporation are
presented on pages 43 to 81 of this annual report.





Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm




Shareholders and Board of Directors and Stockholders
Red Lion Hotels Corporation
Spokane, WashingtonDenver, Colorado

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Red Lion Hotels Corporation (the “Company”) as of December 31, 20162019 and 2015 and2018, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years inthen ended, and the period ended December 31, 2016. Theserelated notes (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)statements”). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Red Lion Hotels Corporationthe Company at December 31, 20162019 and 2015,2018, and the results of its operations and its cash flows for each of the three years in the periodthen ended December 31, 2016, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company changed its method of classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash on the statement of cash flows in 2016 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Update 2016-18: Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash. This change was applied retrospectively to all periods presented.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), Red Lion Hotels Corporation’sthe Company's internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016,2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013)issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO)(“COSO”) and our report dated March 30, 2017February 27, 2020 expressed an adverseunqualified opinion thereon.


Change in Accounting Method Related to Leases

As discussed in Notes 2 and 9 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company has changed its method of accounting for leases in 2019 due to the adoption of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 842, Leases.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.


/s/ BDO USA, LLP

We have served as the Company's auditor since 2001.

Spokane, WAWashington
March 30, 2017February 27, 2020






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RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
December 31, 20162019 and 2015
2018
  2016 2015
    (See Note 18)
  ($ in thousands, except share data)
ASSETS    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents ($5,134 and $7,226 attributable to VIE's 1)
 $38,072
 $23,898
Restricted cash ($9,211 and $10,978 attributable to VIE's 1)
 9,537
 11,304
Short-term investments 
 18,085
Accounts receivable, net ($2,811 and $2,383 attributable to VIE's 1)
 10,852
 7,671
Accounts receivable from related parties 1,865
 493
Notes receivable, net 1,295
 929
Inventories ($447 and $497 attributable to VIE's 1)
 647
 721
Prepaid expenses and other ($1,008 and $1,081 attributable to VIE's 1)
 4,491
 2,149
Total current assets 66,759
 65,250
Property and equipment, net ($179,609 and $163,746 attributable to VIE's 1)
 210,732
 195,390
Goodwill 12,566
 8,512
Intangible assets 52,854
 15,301
Notes receivable, long term 
 1,676
Other assets, net ($64 and $103 attributable to VIE's 1)
 1,624
 1,089
Total assets $344,535
 $287,218
LIABILITIES    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable ($3,886 and $7,178 attributable to VIE's 1)
 $8,682
 $9,263
Accrued payroll and related benefits ($175 and $1,763 attributable to VIE's 1)
 4,800
 6,163
Other accrued entertainment liabilities 11,334
 10,411
Other accrued liabilities ($1,656 and $1,588 attributable to VIE's 1)
 4,336
 3,225
Long-term debt, due within one year ($1,469 and $0 attributable to VIE's1)
 1,469
 
Contingent consideration for acquisition due to related party, due within one year 6,768
 
Total current liabilities 37,389
 29,062
Long-term debt, due after one year, net of debt issuance costs ($106,862 and $87,557 attributable to VIE's 1)
 106,862
 87,557
Contingent consideration for acquisition due to related party, due after one year 4,432
 
Deferred income and other long term liabilities ($841 and $0 attributable to VIE's1)
 2,293
 1,326
Deferred income taxes 5,716
 2,872
Total liabilities 156,692
 120,817
     
Commitments and contingencies 
 
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY    
RLHC stockholders' equity:    
Preferred stock- 5,000,000 shares authorized; $0.01 par value; no shares issued or outstanding 
 
Common stock- 50,000,000 shares authorized; $0.01 par value; 23,434,480 and 20,051,145 shares issued and outstanding 234
 201
Additional paid-in capital, common stock 171,089
 143,901
Accumulated deficit (15,987) (11,310)
Total RLHC stockholders' equity 155,336
 132,792
Noncontrolling interest 32,507
 33,609
Total stockholders' equity 187,843
 166,401
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $344,535
 $287,218
1 Variable Interest Entities (VIE's) consolidated effective 2015 (see Note 4)
    
2019
2018
(Revised)
 (In thousands, except share data)
ASSETS
Current assets:
Cash and cash equivalents ($1,819 and $4,564 attributable to VIEs)$29,497  $17,034  
Restricted cash ($2,311 and $2,652 attributable to VIEs)2,311  2,755  
Accounts receivable, net of an allowance for doubtful accounts $4,589 and $2,345, respectively ($1,033 and $1,064 attributable to VIEs)15,143  18,575  
Notes receivable, net5,709  2,103  
Other current assets ($311 and $680 attributable to VIEs)5,849  6,218  
Total current assets58,509  46,685  
Property and equipment, net ($29,848 and $74,250 attributable to VIEs)68,668  115,522  
Operating lease right-of-use assets ($10,810 and $0 attributable to VIEs)48,283  —  
Goodwill18,595  18,595  
Intangible assets, net48,612  60,910  
Other assets, net ($703 and $705 attributable to VIEs)3,851  8,075  
Total assets$246,518  $249,787  
LIABILITIES
Current liabilities:
Accounts payable ($589 and $650 attributable to VIEs)$5,510  $5,322  
Accrued payroll and related benefits ($349 and $369 attributable to VIEs)2,709  5,402  
Other accrued liabilities ($455 and $1,092 attributable to VIEs)5,469  6,294  
Long-term debt, due within one year ($16,984 and $25,056 attributable to VIEs)16,984  25,056  
Operating lease liabilities, due within one year ($966 and $0 attributable to VIEs)4,809  —  
Total current liabilities35,481  42,074  
Long-term debt, due after one year, net of debt issuance costs ($5,576 and $0 attributable to VIEs)5,576  9,114  
Line of credit, due after one year10,000  10,000  
Operating lease liabilities, due after one year ($11,938 and $0 attributable to VIEs)46,592  —  
Deferred income and other long-term liabilities ($28 and $480 attributable to VIEs)1,105  2,245  
Deferred income taxes743  772  
Total liabilities99,497  64,205  
Commitments and contingencies (Note 10)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
RLH Corporation stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock - 5,000,000 shares authorized; $0.01 par value; 0 shares issued or outstanding—  —  
Common stock - 50,000,000 shares authorized; $0.01 par value; 25,148,005 and 24,570,158 shares issued and outstanding251  246  
Additional paid-in capital, common stock181,608  182,018  
Accumulated deficit(36,875) (17,846) 
Total RLH Corporation stockholders' equity144,984  164,418  
Noncontrolling interest2,037  21,164  
Total stockholders' equity147,021  185,582  
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity$246,518  $249,787  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


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RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015,2019 and 20142018
  2016 2015 2014
  (In thousands, except per share data)
Revenue:      
Company operated hotels $117,641
 $116,187
 $118,616
Other revenues from managed properties 5,948
 3,586
 
Franchised hotels 24,634
 12,039
 9,618
Entertainment 15,719
 11,057
 17,115
Other 128
 51
 77
Total revenues 164,070
 142,920
 145,426
Operating expenses:      
Company operated hotels 91,572
 92,057
 94,241
Other costs from managed properties 5,948
 3,586
 
Franchised hotels 19,315
 11,233
 7,004
Entertainment 13,635
 10,118
 14,785
Other 42
 35
 318
Depreciation and amortization 16,281
 13,315
 12,762
Hotel facility and land lease 4,740
 6,569
 5,210
Gain on asset dispositions, net (2,437) (17,692) (4,006)
General and administrative expenses 11,109
 9,819
 8,353
Acquisition and integration costs 2,112
 779
 
Total operating expenses 162,317
 129,819
 138,667
Operating income 1,753
 13,101
 6,759
Other income (expense):      
Interest expense (6,764) (6,979) (4,575)
Loss on early retirement of debt 
 (2,847) 
Other income, net 483
 826
 339
Other expense (6,281) (9,000) (4,236)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes (4,528) 4,101
 2,523
Income tax expense 312
 85
 31
Net income (loss) from continuing operations (4,840) 4,016
 2,492
Discontinued operations:      
Loss from discontinued business units, net of income tax of $0 
 
 (187)
Loss on disposal of the assets of the discontinued business units, net of income tax of $0 
 
 (2)
Net loss from discontinued operations 
 
 (189)
Net income (loss) (4,840) 4,016
 2,303
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 163
 (1,297) 
Net income (loss) attributable to RLHC (4,677) 2,719
 2,303
Comprehensive income (loss)      
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedge, net of tax 
 
 (44)
Comprehensive income (loss) $(4,677) $2,719
 $2,259
Earnings per share - basic      
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to RLHC $(0.23) $0.14
 $0.13
Loss from discontinued operations 
 
 (0.01)
Net income (loss) attributable to RLHC $(0.23) $0.14
 $0.12
Earnings per share - diluted
      
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to RLHC $(0.23) $0.13
 $0.13
Loss from discontinued operations 
 
 (0.01)
Net income (loss) attributable to RLHC $(0.23) $0.13
 $0.12
Weighted average shares - basic 20,427
 19,983
 19,785
Weighted average shares - diluted 20,427
 20,200
 19,891
 2019
2018
(Revised)
 (In thousands, except per share data)
Revenue:
Royalty$22,121  $22,309  
Marketing, reservations and reimbursables31,375  28,239  
Other franchise5,749  3,246  
Company operated hotels55,029  82,021  
Other14  34  
Total revenues114,288  135,849  
Operating expenses:
Selling, general, administrative and other expenses29,420  31,681  
Company operated hotels48,612  67,314  
Marketing, reservations and reimbursables29,292  27,937  
Depreciation and amortization14,567  17,003  
Asset impairment14,128  10,582  
Gain on asset dispositions, net(7,067) (42,021) 
Transaction and integration costs632  2,219  
Total operating expenses129,584  114,715  
Operating income (loss)(15,296) 21,134  
Other income (expense):
Interest expense(5,157) (6,209) 
Loss on early retirement of debt(428) (794) 
Other income, net161  265  
Total other income (expense)(5,424) (6,738) 
Income (loss) before taxes(20,720) 14,396  
Income tax expense (benefit)253  (71) 
Net income (loss)(20,973) 14,467  
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest1,944  (13,129) 
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to RLH Corporation$(19,029) $1,338  
Earnings (loss) per share - basic$(0.76) $0.05  
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted$(0.76) $0.05  
Weighted average shares - basic24,931  24,392  
Weighted average shares - diluted24,931  25,477  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


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RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
For the Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015,2019 and 20142018
  Red Lion Hotels Corporation Stockholders' Equity    
  Common Stock Accumulated Deficit Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) RLHC Total Equity Equity Attributable to Non-controlling Interest  
  Shares Amount Additional
Paid-in Capital
     Total
Equity
  (In thousands, except share data)
Balances, January 1, 2014 (See Note 18)19,687,232
 $197
 $152,303
 $(16,332) $(159) $136,009
 $
 $136,009
 Net income
 
 
 2,303
 
 2,303
 
 2,303
 Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan14,427
 
 69
 
 
 69
 
 69
 Stock issued under option plan
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Restricted stock awards released net of canceled shares56,486
 
 (155) 
 
 (155) 
 (155)
 Issuance of stock based compensation awards88,363
 
 507
 
 
 507
 
 507
 Stock based compensation expense
 1
 947
 
 
 948
 
 948
 Loss on valuation of swap contract, net of tax
 
 
 
 (72) (72) 
 (72)
 Amortization of accumulated loss of swap contract
 
 
 
 28
 28
 
 28
Balances, December 31, 2014 (See Note 18)19,846,508
 198
 153,671
 (14,029) (203) 139,637
 
 139,637
 Net income
 
 
 2,719
 
 2,719
 1,297
 4,016
 Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan22,037
 
 111
 
 
 111
 
 111
 Stock issued under option plan3,500
 
 26
 
 
 26
 
 26
 Restricted stock awards released net of canceled shares118,601
 
 (347) 
 
 (347) 
 (347)
 Issuance of stock based compensation awards60,499
 
 437
 
 
 437
 
 437
 Stock based compensation expense
 3
 1,492
 
 
 1,495
 
 1,495
 Contribution of joint venture interests
 
 (12,296) 
 
 (12,296) 34,950
 22,654
 Issuance of warrants
 
 807
 
 
 807
 
 807
 Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 (2,638) (2,638)
 Early retirement of interest rate swap
 
 
 
 203
 203
 
 203
Balances, December 31, 2015 (See Note 18)20,051,145
 201
 143,901
 (11,310) 
 132,792
 33,609
 166,401
 Net income
 
 
 (4,677) 
 (4,677) (163) (4,840)
 Stock issued under employee stock purchase plan29,795
 
 178
 
 
 178
 
 178
 Stock issued under option plan200
 
 2
 
 
 2
 
 2
 Restricted stock awards released net of canceled shares108,477
 1
 (354) 
 
 (353) 
 (353)
 Issuance of stock based compensation awards54,864
 
 419
 
 
 419
 
 419
 Stock based compensation expense
 
 2,221
 
 
 2,221
 
 2,221
 Contribution of joint venture interests
 
 539
 
 
 539
 2,654
 3,193
 Shares issued for Vantage acquisition purchase price690,000
 7
 5,748
 
 
 5,755
 
 5,755
 Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 (3,593) (3,593)
 Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of offering costs2,499,999
 25
 18,435
 
 
 18,460
 
 18,460
Balances, December 31, 201623,434,480
 $234
 $171,089
 $(15,987) $
 $155,336
 $32,507
 $187,843
Red Lion Hotels Corporation Stockholders' Equity
Common StockRetained
Earnings (Accumulated Deficit)
(Revised)
RLH Corporation Total Equity (Revised)Equity Attributable to Non-controlling Interest
SharesAmountAdditional
Paid-In Capital
Total
Equity
(Revised)
(In thousands, except share data)
Balances, December 31, 201723,651,212  $237  $178,028  $(18,757) $159,508  $27,381  $186,889  
Net income—  —  —  1,338  1,338  13,129  14,467  
Cumulative effect of the adoption of Topic 606—  —  —  (427) (427) —  (427) 
Shared based payment activity228,946   3,535  —  3,537  —  3,537  
Shares issued for Vantage continent consideration
690,000   2,870  —  2,877  —  2,877  
Buyout of noncontrolling interest—  —  (2,415) —  (2,415) 2,111  (304) 
Distributions to noncontrolling interests—  —  —  —  —  (21,457) (21,457) 
Balances, December 31, 201824,570,158  246  182,018  (17,846) 164,418  21,164  185,582  
Net loss—  —  —  (19,029) (19,029) (1,944) (20,973) 
Shared based payment activity577,847   (34) —  (29) —  (29) 
Reclassification of noncontrolling interest upon conversion to wholly owned subsidiary—  —  (376) —  (376) 376  —  
Distributions to noncontrolling interests—  —  —  —  —  (17,559) (17,559) 
Balances, December 31, 201925,148,005  $251  $181,608  $(36,875) $144,984  $2,037  $147,021  
The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


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RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
For the Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015,2019 and 20142018
 2019
2018
(Revised)
(In thousands)
Operating activities:
Net income (loss)$(20,973) $14,467  
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization14,567  17,003  
Noncash PIK interest and amortization of debt issuance costs1,077  942  
Amortization of key money and contract costs1,166  748  
Amortization of contract liabilities(1,167) (753) 
Gain on asset dispositions, net(7,067) (42,021) 
Noncash loss on early retirement of debt276  794  
Asset impairment14,128  10,582  
Deferred income taxes(29) (1,302) 
Stock based compensation expense1,780  3,955  
Provision for doubtful accounts3,935  1,014  
Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration—  581  
Change in current assets and liabilities, net of business acquired:
Accounts receivable(89) (3,644) 
Key money disbursements(857) (5,695) 
Other current assets(248) (1,231) 
Accounts payable380  1,249  
Other accrued liabilities(1,497) (203) 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities5,382  (3,514) 
Investing activities:
Capital expenditures(4,939) (8,615) 
Acquisition of Knights Inn—  (27,249) 
Net proceeds from disposition of property and equipment44,137  113,748  
Collection of notes receivable283  62  
Advances on notes receivable(90) (1,048) 
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities39,391  76,898  
Financing activities:
Borrowings on long-term debt, net of discounts32,935  30,000  
Repayment of long-term debt and finance leases(45,943) (107,999) 
Proceeds from line of credit borrowing—  10,000  
Debt issuance costs(253) (1,282) 
Buyout of joint venture interest—  (304) 
Distributions to noncontrolling interest(17,559) (21,457) 
Contingent consideration paid for Vantage Hospitality acquisition—  (7,000) 
Stock-based compensation awards canceled to settle employee tax withholding(2,150) (647) 
Stock option and stock purchase plan issuances, net and other216  236  
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(32,754) (98,453) 
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash12,019  (25,069) 
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year19,789  44,858  
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year$31,808  $19,789  

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  2016 2015 2014
  (In thousands)
Operating activities:      
Net income (loss) $(4,840) $4,016
 $2,303
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 16,281
 13,315
 12,762
Amortization of debt issuance costs 1,166
 935
 124
Gain on disposition of property, equipment and other assets, net (2,437) (17,692) (4,006)
Loss on early retirement of debt 
 2,763
 
Deferred income taxes 249
 59
 6
Equity in investments (157) 55
 36
Stock based compensation expense 2,640
 1,932
 1,455
Provision for doubtful accounts 433
 654
 170
Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration 339
 
 
Change in current assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable (3,183) (1,901) (635)
Notes receivable (110) (167) (153)
Inventories 74
 234
 198
Prepaid expenses and other (2,149) 556
 (890)
Accounts payable (1,006) 3,381
 (1,811)
Other accrued liabilities (1,738) 5,944
 1,399
Net cash provided by operating activities 5,562
 14,084
 10,958
Investing activities:     
Capital expenditures (33,511) (16,542) (24,891)
Acquisition of Vantage Hospitality (22,603) 
 
Purchase of Atlanta hotel property 
 (6,421) 
Acquisition of Washington DC hotel business 
 (22,651) 
Purchase of GuestHouse International assets 
 (8,856) 
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment 5,898
 38,681
 17,316
Proceeds from redemption of trust common securities 
 909
 
Collection of notes receivable related to property sales 2,309
 3,509
 1,914
Advances on notes receivable (943) (652) 
Purchases of short-term investments 
 (18,720) 
Proceeds from sales of short-term investments 18,085
 635
 
Other, net 77
 28
 61
Net cash used in investing activities (30,688) (30,080) (5,600)
Financing activities:      
Borrowings on long-term debt 24,766
 90,772
 
Repayment of long-term debt (4,939) (30,528) (12,973)
Repayment of debentures to Red Lion Hotels Capital Trust 
 (30,825) 
Debt issuance costs (181) (4,028) (6)
Proceeds from sale of interests in joint ventures 3,193
 23,461
 
Distributions to noncontrolling interest (3,593) (2,638) 
Reduction of additional paid in capital for repurchased restricted stock units (353) (347) (155)
Proceeds from common stock offering, net 18,460
 
 
Other, net 180
 (20) 69
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities 37,533
 45,847
 (13,065)
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:      
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 12,407
 29,851
 (7,707)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year 35,202
 5,351
 13,058
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year $47,609
 $35,202
 $5,351





RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - (Continued)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015,2019 and 20142018


20192018
(In thousands)
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid during years for:
Income taxes$763  $963  
Interest on debt$4,938  $6,338  
Non-cash operating, investing and financing activities:
Acquisition of property and equipment through capital lease and other LT obligations$—  $328  
Property and equipment, purchases not yet paid$182  $27  
Shares issued for Vantage acquisition$—  $2,877  
  2016 2015 2014
  (In thousands)
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:      
Cash paid during years for:      
Income taxes $111
 $30
 $44
Interest on debt $5,485
 $5,604
 $4,514
Non-cash investing and financing activities:      
Reclassification of property and other assets to assets held for sale $
 $
 $17,702
Property and equipment, purchases not yet paid $2,238
 $2,930
 $
Reclassification of long term note receivable to short term $25
 $261
 $2,311
Exchange of note receivable for real property $
 $
 $1,950
Reclassification between accounts receivable and notes receivable $
 $51
 $
Reclassification of property to other assets $
 $
 $117
Reclassification of long-term debt to current $1,469
 $
 $
Acquisition of property and equipment through capital lease $1,352
 $
 $
Accrual of contingent consideration for Vantage acquisition $10,861
 $
 $
Assumption of contingent consideration obligation from acquisition $965
 $
 $
Shares issued for Vantage acquisition $5,755
 $
 $


The accompanying notes are an integral part of the consolidated financial statements.


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RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.Organization

1.Organization

Red Lion Hotels Corporation ("RLHC"RLH Corporation", "RLHC", "we", "our", "us", or "our company") is a NYSE-listed hospitality and leisure company (ticker symbol: RLH) doing business as RLH Corporation and primarily engaged in the franchising management and ownership of hotels under ourthe following proprietary brands, which includebrands: Hotel RL, Red Lion Hotel,Hotels, Red Lion Inn & Suites, GuestHouse, and Settle Inn, & Suites. On September 30, 2016, we acquired certain assets from Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. and a number of its affiliates ("Vantage"), including the brands of Americas Best Value Inn, Canadas Best Value Inn, Lexington Hotels & Inns, America's Best Inns & Suites, Jameson Inns,Signature and Signature Inn, Knights Inn, and Country Hearth Inns & Suites, VantageSuites.

In May 2018, Red Lion Hotels ValueFranchising, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of RLH Corporation (RLH Franchising) completed the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of Knights Franchise Systems, Inc. (KFS), and the purchase of certain operating assets from, and assumption of certain liabilities relating to the business of franchising Knights Inn Worldwide, Valuebranded hotels to hotel owners from Wyndham Hotel Worldwide, 3 Palms HotelsGroup Canada, ULC and ResortsWyndham Hotel Group Europe Limited, pursuant to an Amended and Signature Inn. All our brands are referred to collectively as the RLHC brands,Restated Purchase Agreement, for an aggregate purchase price of $27.2 million. See Note 16, Acquisitions and our hotels operate in the upscale, midscale or economy hotel segments.Dispositions for further discussion.


A summary
2.Summary of our properties as of December 31, 2016 is provided below:Significant Accounting Policies
  Hotels 
Total
Available
Rooms
Company operated hotels    
Majority owned and consolidated 14
 2,900
Leased 4
 900
Managed 2
 500
Franchised hotels 1,117
 68,900
Total systemwide 1,137
 73,200

We are also engaged in entertainment operations, which derive revenues from promotion and presentation of entertainment productions and ticketing services under the operations of WestCoast Entertainment and TicketsWest. The ticketing service offers online ticket sales, ticketing inventory management systems, call center services, and outlet/electronic distributions for event locations.

We were incorporated in the state of Washington in April 1978.

2.Summary of Significant Accounting Policies


Principles of Consolidation


The consolidated financial statements have been prepared by us pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC")(SEC) and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America ("GAAP")(GAAP) and include all accounts and wholly and majority-owned subsidiaries' accounts. All significant inter-company and inter-segment transactions and accounts have been eliminated upon consolidation.


Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements encompassin conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the accountsreported amounts of Red Lion Hotels Corporationassets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.

Reclassifications

For the year ended December 31, 2019, all revenues and costs related to our fourth quarter brand conference were presented in their respective Marketing, reservations, and reimbursables line items in our Consolidated Statements of its consolidated subsidiaries, including:Comprehensive Income (Loss). In prior years, these revenues and expenses were reported in Other franchise and Selling, general, administrative and other expenses, respectively. We have reclassified these items in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the year ended December 31, 2018, as well as the year ended December 31, 2017, for which no Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) is presented:
Wholly-owned subsidiaries:
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Red Lion Hotels Holdings, Inc.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2018  
As Previously ReportedReclassificationsAs Reclassified
Revenue:  
Marketing, reservations and reimbursables  $25,948  $2,291  $28,239  
Other franchise  5,537  (2,291) 3,246  
Operating Expenses  
Marketing, reservations and reimbursables  $26,877  $1,060  $27,937  
Selling, general, administrative and other expenses  32,122  (1,060) 31,062  
Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc.
Red Lion Hotels Canada Franchising, Inc.
For the Year Ended December 31, 2017  
As Previously ReportedReclassificationsAs Reclassified
Revenue:  
Marketing, reservations and reimbursables  $26,179  $1,832  $28,011  
Other franchise  4,822  (1,832) 2,990  
Operating Expenses  
Marketing, reservations and reimbursables  $25,435  $952  $26,387  
Selling, general, administrative and other expenses  29,753  (952) 28,801  
Red Lion Hotels Management, Inc. ("RL Management")
Red Lion Hotels Limited Partnership
TicketsWest.com, Inc.Revision of Previously Issued Financial Statements for Immaterial Misstatements
Joint venture entities:
RL Venture LLC ("RL Venture")Due to a non-income tax audit that was initiated in 2019, during the fourth quarter of 2019 we engaged a third party expert to assist management in a study that concluded we are probable of being assessed non-income taxes in additional states related to billings from 2016 through 2019. The total estimated non-income tax liability for all periods was estimated at $2.0 million, which includes penalties and interest of $0.3 million. There is significant subjectivity as to whether non-income taxes can be assessed on certain of our franchise billings. In order to mitigate our potential exposure, the company has requested acceptance into voluntary disclosure agreements with multiple states that comprise the majority of our exposure.

We have the ability and right to bill and collect a reimbursement of the incremental non-income tax, excluding penalties and interest, from our franchisees. However, as the amounts included significant judgment, cover multiple periods, and as we holdlack a 55% member interest
RLS Atla Venture LLC ("RLS Atla Venture")history of collecting these types of non-income taxes, we have concluded we will not recognize an asset for potential reimbursement. We have assessed the effects of these errors to our previously issued financial statements and based upon quantitative and qualitative factors, determined that the errors were not material to our previously issued financial statements. Therefore we have corrected previously reported amounts by recognizing the 2016 and 2017 impact of $0.7 million as a decrease in which we hold a 55% member interest
RLS Balt Venture LLC ("RLS Balt Venture") in which we hold a 73% member interest
RLS DC Venture LLC ("RLS DC Venture") in which we hold a 55% member interest (effectiveAccumulated deficit and an increase to Other accrued liabilities as of February 2016, see Note 4January 1, 2018, as well as recognizing $0.6 million in Selling, general, administrative and other expenses with a corresponding decrease in Net income (loss) in 2018. The revision for the year ended December 31, 2018 reduced basic and diluted earnings per share by $0.03.

The following table shows the impact of Notesthe immaterial revision to certain line items in our Consolidated Financial Statements)Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for previously reported quarters, after adjustment for the brand conference reclassification discussed above, during 2019 and 2018:

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For the Three Months Ended (unaudited)
March 31, 2019June 30, 2019September 30, 2019
As Previously ReportedAdjustmentAs RevisedAs Previously ReportedAdjustmentAs RevisedAs Previously ReportedAdjustmentAs Revised
Selling, general, administrative and other expenses$7,228  $163  $7,391  $6,497  $163  $6,660  $8,196  $205  $8,401  
Total operating expenses29,449  163  29,612  31,196  163  31,359  37,169  205  37,374  
Operating loss(3,465) (163) (3,628) (2,271) (163) (2,434) (4,306) (205) (4,511) 
Loss before taxes(4,314) (163) (4,477) (3,500) (163) (3,663) (5,961) (205) (6,166) 
Net loss(4,396) (163) (4,559) (3,608) (163) (3,771) (6,447) (205) (6,652) 
Net loss and comprehensive loss attributable to RLH Corporation(4,110) (163) (4,273) (2,834) (163) (2,997) (3,467) (205) (3,672) 
Loss per share - basic$(0.17) $—  $(0.17) $(0.11) $(0.01) $(0.12) $(0.14) $(0.01) $(0.15) 
Loss per share - diluted$(0.17) $—  $(0.17) $(0.11) $(0.01) $(0.12) $(0.14) $(0.01) $(0.15) 



For the Three Months Ended (unaudited)
March 31, 2018June 30, 2018September 30, 2018December 31, 2018
As Previously ReportedAdjustmentAs RevisedAs Previously ReportedAdjustmentAs RevisedAs Previously ReportedAdjustmentAs RevisedAs ReclassifiedAdjustmentAs Revised
Selling, general, administrative and other expenses$7,210  $128  $7,338  $8,268  $140  $8,408  $8,112  $187  $8,299  $7,472  $164  $7,636  
Total operating expenses23,477  128  23,605  38,943  140  39,083  16,236  187  16,423  35,440  164  35,604  
Operating income (loss)9,562  (128) 9,434  (331) (140) (471) 19,764  (187) 19,577  (7,242) (164) (7,406) 
Income (loss) before taxes7,473  (128) 7,345  (2,011) (140) (2,151) 17,587  (187) 17,400  (8,034) (164) (8,198) 
Net income (loss)7,338  (128) 7,210  (1,663) (140) (1,803) 17,613  (187) 17,426  (8,202) (164) (8,366) 
Net income (loss) and comprehensive income (loss) attributable to RLH Corporation2,588  (128) 2,460  (2,322) (140) (2,462) 8,943  (187) 8,756  (7,252) (164) (7,416) 
Earnings (loss) per share - basic$0.11  $(0.01) $0.10  $(0.10) $—  $(0.10) $0.36  $—  $0.36  $(0.30) $—  $(0.30) 
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted$0.10  $—  $0.10  $(0.10) $—  $(0.10) $0.35  $(0.01) $0.34  $(0.30) $—  $(0.30) 

The following table shows the impact of the immaterial revision to certain line items in our previously reported Consolidated Balance Sheet as of December 31, 2018:

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December 31, 2018
As Previously ReportedAdjustmentAs Revised
Liabilities
Other accrued liabilities$4,960  $1,334  $6,294  
Total current liabilities40,740  1,334  42,074  
Total liabilities62,871  1,334  64,205  
Stockholders' equity
Accumulated deficit$(16,512) $(1,334) $(17,846) 
Total RLH Corporation stockholders' equity165,752  (1,334) 164,418  
Total stockholders’ equity186,916  (1,334) 185,582  

The immaterial revision decreased Retained Earnings (Accumulated Deficit), RLH Corporation Total Equity, and Total Equity in our Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity as of December 31, 2018 and 2017 by $1.3 million and $0.7 million, respectively.

In the Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the year ended December 31, 2018, the immaterial revision decreased Net income (loss) by $0.6 million and increased the change in Other accrued liabilities by $0.6 million.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is generally recognized as services are provided. Revenues are primarily derived from franchise contracts with third-party hotel owners, as well as from individual hotel guests and corporate patrons at our owned and leased hotels. Revenues are also derived from management of third-party owned hotels. The majority of compensation received for our performance obligations is variable consideration from our management and franchise contracts or fixed transactional guest consideration through our owned and leased hotels. We recognize the variable fees as the services to which they relate are delivered, applying the prescribed variable consideration allocation guidance. In certain circumstances we defer consideration and recognize consideration over time as the related performance obligations are satisfied.

Franchised hotels revenue

We identified the following services as one performance obligation in connection with our franchise contracts:

Intellectual Property (IP) licenses grant a non-exclusive, limited revocable license to the RLH trademarks and hotel names.
Manual and Training Services provide operational assistance unique to the RLH brands, business model and standards.
Reservation Services are provided through direct or indirect system access.
Marketing Services and Arrangements benefit the overall hotel network and include brand promotions, direct guest marketing, brand name marketing and various other programs targeted at advertising to guests.
Brand Conference is provided typically annually for third party owners to gather and attend educational seminars and brand informational presentations.

The performance obligation related to franchise revenues is delivered over time. While the underlying services may vary from day to day, the nature of the promises are the same each day, other than the Brand Conference, which is recognized in the month the service is provided, and the property owner can independently benefit from each day's services. Franchise fees are typically based on the sales or usage of the underlying hotel, with the exception of fixed upfront fees that usually represent an insignificant portion of the transaction price. In addition, we have certain franchise agreements that contain a declining royalty rate over the term of the contract. Revenue for these contracts cannot be recognized based on the underlying sales or usage of the hotel, but are instead accounted for as variable consideration recognized ratably over the term of the agreements.

Franchised hotels revenue represent fees earned in connection with the licensing of one of our brands, usually under long-term contracts with the property owner, and include the following:

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Royalty fees are generally based on a percentage of a hotel's monthly gross room revenue or a fixed monthly fee based on room count. These fees are typically billed and collected monthly, and revenue is generally recognized at the same time the fees are billed.
Marketing, reservations and reimbursables are associated with our brands and shared services, which are paid from fees collected by us from the franchised properties. Revenue is generally recognized on a gross basis as fees are billed, which are based on the underlying hotel's sales or usage (e.g., gross room revenues and number of reservations processed) and expenses are expected to equal the revenues over time.
Other franchise fees are primarily charges for services provided to franchised properties for revenue management and quality assurance inspections. In addition, this includes application, initiation and other fees that are charged when: (i) new hotels enter our system, (ii) there is a change of ownership, or (iii) contracts with properties already in our system are extended or modified. These fees are typically fixed and collected upfront and are recognized as revenue over the term of the franchise contract.

Any consideration paid or anticipated to be paid to incentivize hotel owners to enter into franchise contracts is capitalized and reduces revenues as amortized. The commission or direct costs of acquiring the contract or modification are recorded as contract acquisition costs and are recognized in franchise costs when amortized on a straight-line basis over the length of the contract.

Company operated hotels revenue

We identified the following performance obligations in connection with our owned and leased hotel revenues, for which revenue is recognized as the respective performance obligations are satisfied, which results in recognizing the amount we expect to be entitled to for providing the goods or services to the hotel customer or guest:

Room reservations or ancillary services are typically satisfied as the good or service is transferred to the hotel guest, which is generally when the room stay occurs.
Other ancillary goods and services are purchased independently of the room reservation at standalone selling prices and are considered separate performance obligations, which are satisfied when the related good or service is provided to the hotel guest.
Hotel management fees represent fees earned from hotels that we manage, usually under long-term contracts with the property owner and are generally based on a percentage of a hotel's monthly gross revenue. Base fees are typically billed and collected monthly, and revenue is generally recognized at the same time the fees are billed.
Other revenue from managed properties represent direct reimbursements including payroll and related costs and certain other operating costs of the managed properties' operations, which are contractually reimbursed to us by the property owners as expenses are incurred. Revenue is recognized based on the amount of expenses incurred by us that are included in Company operated hotels operating expenses in our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (loss). These expenses are then reimbursed by the property owner typically on a monthly basis, which results in no net effect on operating income (loss) or net income (loss).

Company operated hotels revenue primarily consist of hotel room rentals, revenue from accommodations sold in conjunction with other services (e.g., package reservations), food and beverage sales and other ancillary goods and services (e.g., parking) related to owned, leased and consolidated non-wholly owned (joint venture) hotel properties and hotel management fees and related direct reimbursement of certain operating costs for managed properties. Revenue is recognized when rooms are occupied or goods and services have been delivered or rendered, respectively. Payment terms typically align with when the goods and services are provided. The management fees from third-party hotel owners earned under the contract relate to a specific outcome of providing the services (e.g., hotel room sales). We use time as the measure of progress to recognize as revenue the fees that are allocated to the period earned per the contract.

Other revenues

Other revenues include revenues generated by the incidental support of hotel operations for owned, leased, managed and franchised hotels, including purchasing operations, and other operating income.

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Taxes and fees collected on behalf of governmental agencies

We are required to collect certain taxes and fees from customers on behalf of governmental agencies and remit these back to the applicable governmental agencies on a periodic basis. We have a legal obligation to act as a collection agent. We do not retain these taxes and fees and, therefore, they are not included in our measurement of transaction prices. We have elected to present revenue net of sales taxes and other similar taxes. We record a liability when the amounts are collected and relieve the liability when payments are made to the applicable taxing authority or other appropriate governmental agency.

Cash and Cash Equivalents


All highly liquid investments purchased with an original maturity of three months or less are considered to be cash equivalents. At times, cash balances at banks and other financial institutions may be in excess of federal insurance limits.


Restricted Cash


In accordance with our various borrowing arrangements, at December 31, 2016cash is often restricted and 2015 cash of $9.5 million and $11.3 million, respectively, was held primarily as reserves for debt service (interest only), property improvements and other requirements from the lenders.


In our consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015Notes Receivable

We carry notes receivable at their estimated collection amount, and 2014, we include restricted cash with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and ending balances for each period. The balances included in the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31they are as follows:

  2016 2015 2014
Cash and cash equivalents $38,072
 $23,898
 $5,126
Restricted cash 9,537
 11,304
 225
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows $47,609
 $35,202
 $5,351

Short-Term Investments

Short-term investments have previously consisted of variable rate demand notes with maturities that ranged from two to thirty-five years. They were classified as available-for-sale and as short term aseither current or long-term depending on the investments contained options which allowed us to put them toexpected collection date. Interest income on notes receivable is recognized using the trustee with one day to one week's notice. The carrying amounts were reasonable estimates of their fair values due to interest rates which were variable in nature and the put provision at par plus accrued interest.method.


Allowance for Doubtful AccountsAccounts


The ability to collect individual accounts or notes receivable is reviewed on a routine basis. An allowance for doubtful accounts is recordedrecognized based on a combination of reserves calculated based on underlying characteristics of receivables (such as the age of the related receivable) as well as specifically identified amounts believed to be uncollectible. If actual collection experience changes, revisions to the allowance may be required and if all attempts to collect a receivable fail, it is recorded against the allowance. The estimate of the allowance for doubtful accounts ismay be impacted by, among other things, national and regional economic conditions. Acquired accounts receivable from business acquisitions are recorded at fair value, based on amounts expected to be collected, therefore no allowance for doubtful accounts related to these accounts is recorded at the acquisition date.


The following schedule summarizes the activity in the allowance account for trade accounts receivable for the past threetwo years (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,  
20192018
Allowance for doubtful accounts  
Balance, beginning of year  $2,345  $1,436  
Additions to allowance  3,383  1,014  
Write-offs, net of recoveries  (1,139) (105) 
Balance, end of year  $4,589  $2,345  

The following schedule summarizes the activity in the allowance account for continuing operations:notes receivable for the year ended December 31, 2019 (in thousands). There was no comparable activity for the year ended December 31, 2018.
Year Ended 
December 31, 2019
Allowance for doubtful accounts 
     Balance, beginning of year $— 
     Additions to allowance 552 
     Balance, end of year $552 

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  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014
  (In thousands)
Allowance for doubtful accounts, continuing operations 
 Balance, beginning of year$657
 $303
 $132
 Additions to allowance358
 538
 244
 Write-offs, net of recoveries(71) (184) (73)
 Balance, end of year$944
 $657
 $303
Other Current Assets


Accounts Receivable from Related Parties

Amounts receivable fromOther current assets primarily includes prepaid and other expenses such as prepaid insurance, prepaid taxes, deposits, advertising costs and prepaid costs related parties relate to outstanding amounts billed to the ownersour brand conferences. Other current assets also consists of hotels we manage for reimbursement of costs of the operations of those hotels. We have a related party relationship with these owners, and there is no allowance for doubtful accounts associated with these receivables.



Inventories

Inventories consist primarily ofinventories, which are mostly food and beverage products held for sale at the company-operatedcompany operated restaurants and guest supplies. Inventories are valued at the lower of cost, determined on a first-in, first-out basis, or net realizable value.

Prepaid and other expenses

Prepaid and other expenses include prepaid insurance, advertising costs and taxes, as well as deposits.


Property and Equipment


Property and equipment are stated at cost.cost less accumulated depreciation. The cost of improvements that extend the life of property and equipment isare capitalized. Repairs and maintenance charges are expensedrecognized as incurred.


Depreciation is providedcalculated using the straight-line method over the estimated useful life of each asset, which ranges as follows:
Buildings25 to 39 years
Equipment2 to 15 years
Furniture and fixtures2 to 15 years
Landscaping and improvements15 years
 

Leasehold improvements are capitalized and depreciated over the term of the applicable lease, including renewable periods if reasonably assured to be exercised based on economic conditions and factors, or over the useful lives, whichever is shorter.

Assets Held for Sale

We consider a property to be an asset held for sale when all of the following criteria are met:
management commits to a plan to sell the property;
it is unlikely that the disposal plan will be significantly modified or discontinued;
the property is available for immediate sale in its present condition;
actions required to complete the sale of the property have been initiated;
sale of the property is probable, we expect the completed sale will occur within one year; and
the property is actively being marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable given its current market value.

Upon designation as an asset held for sale, we record the carrying value of each property at the lower of its carrying value or its estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell, and cease depreciation.

Leases

We determine if an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease at inception. If an arrangement is a lease or contains a lease, we then determine whether the lease meets the criteria of a finance lease or an operating lease. Finance leases are included in Property and equipment, netOther accrued liabilities, and Deferred income and other long-term liabilities in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Operating leases are included in Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease liabilities, due within one year, and Operating lease liabilities, due after one year, in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. We reassess if an arrangement is or contains a lease upon modification of the arrangement.

At the commencement date of a lease, we recognize a lease liability for contractual fixed lease payments and a corresponding right-of-use asset representing our right to use the underlying asset during the lease term. The lease liability is measured initially as the present value of the contractual fixed lease payments during the lease term. The lease term additionally includes renewal periods only if it is reasonably certain that we will exercise the options. Contractual fixed lease payments are discounted at the rate implicit in the lease when readily determinable. As most of our leases do not provide an implicit rate, we use our incremental borrowing rate based on the information available at the commencement date. For the adoption of Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2016-02, we measured our lease liabilities using our incremental borrowing rate as of January 1, 2019. Additionally, we elected not to recognize leases with lease terms of 12 months or less at the commencement date in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. The right-of-use asset is recognized at the amount of the lease liability with certain adjustments, if applicable. These adjustments include lease incentives, prepaid rent, and initial direct costs.

Goodwill

Goodwill is assigned to our reporting units based on the expected benefit from the synergies arising from each business combination, determined by using certain financial metrics. The reporting units are aligned with our reporting segments.
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Goodwill is not amortized, but we test goodwill for impairment each year as of October 1, or more frequently should facts and circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit is less than the carrying amount. As part of the impairment test, we may elect to perform an assessment of qualitative factors. If this qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit, including goodwill, is less than its carrying amount, or if we elect to bypass the qualitative assessment, we would then proceed with a quantitative assessment. The quantitative assessment involves calculating an estimated fair value of each reporting unit based on projected future cash flows, and comparing the estimated fair values of the reporting units to their carrying amounts, including goodwill. If the estimated fair value of the reporting unit exceeds its carrying value, including goodwill, no impairment is recognized. However, if the carrying amount of a reporting unit, including goodwill, exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the excess, limited to the total goodwill balance of the reporting unit.

We have not recognized any impairment on goodwill during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.

Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets

Through prior business combinations we have obtained intangible assets related to our Americas Best Value Inn, Canadas Best Value Inn, Guesthouse, Knights Inn, and Red Lion brands. At the time of each acquisition, the brands were assigned a fair value based on the relief from royalty method. As there are no limitations on the useful lives of these assets, we have determined they are indefinite-lived intangible assets that will not be amortized. Annually, on October 1, we reassess the useful lives of each asset to determine if they should continue to be classified as indefinite and we additionally test the assets for impairment. Impairment may also be tested at any point in which facts and circumstances indicate that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the asset is less than the carrying amount. As part of the impairment test, we may elect to perform an assessment of qualitative factors. If this qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of the asset is less than its carrying amount, or if we elect to bypass the qualitative assessment, we would then proceed with a quantitative assessment. The quantitative assessment involves calculating an estimated fair value of the asset using the relief from royalty method, and comparing the estimated fair value of the asset to its carrying amount. If the estimated fair value of the asset exceeds its carrying value, no impairment is recognized. However, if the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its fair value, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the excess.

As of October 1, 2019, we recognized impairment losses on the Americas Best Value Inn and Knights Inn brand name indefinite-lived intangible assets of $7.4 million and $1.3 million, respectively. As of October 1, 2018, we recognized an impairment loss on the Guesthouse brand name indefinite-lived intangible asset of $3.5 million and reclassified the $2.1 million remaining fair value from an indefinite-lived intangible asset to a finite-lived intangible asset. The impairment losses are included in Asset impairment in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). See further discussion of the impairment and reclassification at Note 6, Goodwill and Intangible Assets.

Valuation of Long-Lived Assets Including Finite-Lived Intangible Assets


We test long-lived asset groups, including finite-lived intangible assets, for recoverability when changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable, forrecoverable. For example, when there are material adverse changes in projected revenues or expenses, significant underperformance relative to historical or projected operating results, or significant negative industry or economic trends. We also perform a test for recoverability when management has committed to a plan to sell or otherwise dispose of an asset group. We evaluate recoverability of an asset group by comparing its carrying value to the future net undiscounted cash flows that we expect will be generated by the asset group. If the comparison indicates that the carrying value of an asset group is not recoverable, we recognize an impairment loss for the excess of carrying value over the estimated fair value. When we recognize an impairment loss for assets to be held and used, we depreciate the adjusted carrying amount of those assets over their remaining useful life.


We baseDuring the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized an impairment loss on our calculationsHotel RL Washington DC joint venture property of $5.4 million and during the year ended December 31, 2018, we recognized an impairment loss on our Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor joint venture property of $7.1 million. These losses are included in Asset impairment in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). See further discussion of the estimated fair value of an asset group on the income approach or the market approach. The assumptionsimpairment losses at Note 5, Property and methodology utilized for the income approach are the same as those described in the "Goodwill and Intangible Assets" caption. For the market approach, we use analyses based primarily on market comparables, recent appraisals and assumptions about market capitalization rates, growth rates, and inflation.Equipment.


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Variable Interest Entities


We analyze the investments we make in joint venture entities based on the accounting guidance for variable interest entities or "VIEs”(VIEs). These joint ventures are evaluated to determine whether (1) sufficient equity at risk exists for the legal entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support or, (2) as a group, the holders of the equity investment at risk lack one of the following characteristics (a) the power, through voting or similar rights, to direct the activities of the legal entity that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance or, (b) the obligation to absorb the expected losses of the legal entity or (c) the right to receive expected residual returns of the legal entity, or (3) the voting rights of some equity investors are not proportional to their obligations to absorb the losses or the right to receive benefits and substantially all of the activities either involve or are conducted on behalf of an investor with disproportionately few voting rights. If any one of the above three conditions are met then the joint venture entities are considered to be VIEs.


We consolidate the results of any such VIE in which we determine that we have a controlling financial interest. We would have a “controlling financial interest” (i.e., be deemedare the primary beneficiary) in suchbeneficiary. We are considered to be the primary beneficiary of an entity if we hadhave both the power to direct the activities that most significantly affect the VIE’s economic performance and the obligation to absorb the losses of, or right to receive the benefits from, the VIE that could be potentially significant to the VIE.


Business Combinations




On the date of acquisition, the assets acquired, liabilities assumed, and any noncontrolling interests in the acquiree are recorded at their fair values. The acquiree's results of operations are also included in our consolidated results as of the date of acquisition in our consolidated results.acquisition. Intangible assets that arise from contractual/legal rights, or are capable of being separated are measured and recorded at fair value, and amortized over the estimated useful life. If practicable, assets acquired and liabilities assumed arising from contingencies are measured and recorded at fair value. If the valuation of any contingent assets or liabilities is not practicable, such assets and liabilities are measured and recorded when it is probable that a gain or loss has occurred and the amount can be reasonably estimated. The residual balance of the purchase price, after fair value allocations to all identified assets and liabilities, represents goodwill. Acquisition-related costs are expensedrecognized as incurred. Restructuring costs associated with an acquisition are generally expensedrecognized in periods subsequent to the acquisition date, and changes in deferred tax asset valuation allowances and acquired income tax uncertainties, including penalties and interest, after the measurement period are recognized as a component of the provision for income taxes. Our acquisitions may include contingent consideration, which require us to recognize the fair value of the estimated liability at the time of the acquisition. Subsequent changes in the estimate of the amount to be paid under the contingent consideration arrangement are recognized in the consolidated statementsConsolidated Statements of comprehensive income (loss)Comprehensive Income (Loss). Cash payments for contingent or deferred consideration up to the amount of liability recognized on the acquisition date are classified within cash flows from financing activities within the consolidated statementsConsolidated Statements of cash flowsCash Flows and any excess is classified as cash flows from operating activities.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets may result from our business acquisitions. Intangible assets may also result from the purchase of assets and intellectual property in a transaction that does not qualify as a business combination. We use estimates, including estimates of useful lives of intangible assets, the amount and timing of related future cash flows, and fair values of the related operations, in determining the value assigned to goodwill and intangible assets. Our finite-lived intangible assets, which include customer contracts and certain brand names which we do not expect to maintain indefinitely, are amortized over their expected useful lives based on estimated discounted cash flows. The remaining brand name and trademark assets are considered indefinite-lived intangible assets and are not subject to amortization. Finite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment at the asset group level when events or changes in circumstances indicate the carrying value may not be recoverable. Indefinite-lived intangible assets are tested for impairment annually, when events or changes in circumstances indicate the asset may be impaired, or at the time when their useful lives are determined to be no longer indefinite.

Goodwill is assigned to our reporting units based on the expected benefit from the synergies arising from each business combination, determined by using certain financial metrics, including the forecast discounted cash flows associated with each reporting unit. The reporting units are aligned with our reporting segments.

We test goodwill for impairment each year as of October 1, or more frequently should a significant impairment indicator occur. As part of the impairment test, we may elect to perform an assessment of qualitative factors. If this qualitative assessment indicates that it is more likely than not that the fair value of a reporting unit, including goodwill, is less than its carrying amount, or if we elect to bypass the qualitative assessment, we would then proceed with the two-step impairment test. The impairment test involves comparing the fair values of the reporting units to their carrying amounts. If the carrying amount of a reporting unit exceeds its fair value, a second step is required to measure the goodwill impairment loss amount. This second step determines the current fair values of all assets and liabilities of the reporting unit and then compares the implied fair value of the reporting unit's goodwill to the carrying amount of that goodwill. If the carrying amount of the reporting unit's goodwill exceeds the implied fair value of the goodwill, an impairment loss is recognized in an amount equal to the excess.

In assessing the qualitative factors, we assess relevant events and circumstances that may impact the fair value and the carrying amount of the reporting unit. The identification of relevant events and circumstances, and how these may impact a reporting unit's fair value or carrying amount, involves significant judgments and assumptions. The judgment and assumptions include the identification of macroeconomic conditions, industry, and market considerations, cost factors, overall financial performance, RLHC-specific events, and share price trends, and making the assessment as to whether each relevant factor would impact the impairment test positively or negatively and the magnitude of any such impact.

Determining the fair value of a reporting unit is judgmental in nature and involves the use of significant estimates and assumptions. We forecast discounted future cash flows at the reporting unit level using risk-adjusted discount rates and estimated future revenues and operating costs, which take into consideration factors, such as expectations of competitive and economic environments. We also identify similar publicly traded companies and develop a correlation, referred to as a multiple, to apply to the operating results of the reporting units. These combined fair values are then reconciled to the aggregate market value of our common stock on the date of valuation, while considering a reasonable control premium.



Assets Held for Sale

We consider a property to be an asset held for sale when all of the following criteria are met:
management commits to a plan to sell the property;
it is unlikely that the disposal plan will be significantly modified or discontinued;
the property is available for immediate sale in its present condition;
actions required to complete the sale of the property have been initiated;
sale of the property is probable, we expect the completed sale will occur within one year; and
the property is actively being marketed for sale at a price that is reasonable given its current market value.

Upon designation as an asset held for sale, we record the carrying value of each property at the lower of its carrying value or its estimated fair value, less estimated costs to sell, and cease depreciation.

Notes Receivable

We carry notes receivable at their estimated collection amount, and they are classified as either current or noncurrent depending on the expected collection date. Interest income on notes receivable is recognized using the interest method.


Other Assets


Other assets primarily consist of key money arrangements with franchisees.certain of our franchisees and IT system implementation and license costs, for both our franchisees and our company operated hotels. We recognize key money paid in conjunction with entering into long-term franchise agreements as prepaid expenses and amortize the amount paid againstas a reduction of revenue over the term of the franchise agreements. IT system implementation and license costs represent costs incurred to implement, operate and maintain RevPak, our proprietary guest management system application and are amortized over the initial term of the software license arrangement or the current license period, as applicable.


Fair Value Measurements


Applicable accounting standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). We measure our assets and liabilities using inputs from the following three levels of the fair value hierarchy:
Level 1 inputs are unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities that we have the ability to access at the measurement date.
Level 2 inputs include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability (i.e., interest rates, yield curves, etc.), and inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data by correlation or other means (market corroborated inputs).
Level 3 includes unobservable inputs that reflect assumptions about what factors market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability. We develop these inputs based on the best information available, including our own data.


Deferred Income
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In 2003, we sold a hotel to an unrelated party in a sale-operating leaseback transaction. The pre-tax gain on the transaction of approximately $7.0 million was deferred and is being amortized into income over the period of the lease term, which expires in November 2018 and is renewable for three, five-year terms at our option. During 2016, 2015 and 2014, we recognized income of approximately $0.5 million each year for the amortization of the deferred gain. The remaining balances at December 31, 2016 and 2015, was $0.9 million and $1.3 million, respectively.

Income Taxes


We account for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined on the basis of the differences between the financial statement and tax bases of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.




We recognize deferred tax assets to the extent that we believe these assets are more likely than not to be realized. In making such a determination, we consider all available positive and negative evidence, including future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, projected future taxable income, tax-planning, and results of recent operations. At December 31, 20162019 and 2015,2018, a partial valuation allowance has beenwas recorded to reduce our deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. If we determine that we would be able to realize our deferred tax assets in the future in excess of their net recorded amount, we would make an adjustment to the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, which would reduce the provision for income taxes.


We classify any interest expense and penalties related to underpayment of taxes and any interest income on tax overpayments as components of income tax expense.


We record uncertain tax positions in accordance with ASCAccounting Standards Codification (ASC) 740 on the basis of a two-step process whereby (1) we determine whether it is more likely than not that the tax positions will be sustained on the basis of the technical merits of the position and (2) for those tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, we recognize the largest amount of tax benefit that is more than 50 percent likely to be realized upon ultimate settlement with the related tax authority. See Note 10.13, Income Taxes.

Revenue Recognition

Revenue is generally recognized as services are provided. When payments from customers are received before services have been performed, the amount received is recorded as deferred revenue until the service has been completed. We recognize revenue from the following sources:
Company-Operated Hotels - Room rental and food and beverage sales from majority owned and leased hotels and management fees from hotels under management contract. Revenues are recognized when services have been performed, generally at the time of the hotel stay or guests visit to the restaurant and at the time the management services are provided. We recognize other revenue and costs from managed properties when we incur the related reimbursable costs. These costs primarily consist of payroll and related expenses at managed properties where we are the employer. As these costs have no added markup, the revenue and related expense have no impact on either our operating or net income.
Franchised Hotels - Fees received in connection with the franchise and marketing of our brand names. Franchise revenues are recognized as earned in accordance with the contractual terms of the franchise agreements.
Entertainment - Online ticketing services, ticketing inventory management systems, promotion of Broadway-style shows and other special events. Where we act as an agent and receive a net fee or commission, revenue is recognized in the period the services are performed. When we are the promoter of an event and are at-risk for the production, revenues and expenses are recorded in the period of the event performance.
Indirect taxes, e.g., sales tax, occupancy tax, etc., are recognized on a net basis (excluded from revenues).


Advertising and Promotion


Costs associated with advertising and promotional efforts are generally expensedrecognized as incurred. During the years ended December 31, 2016, 20152019 and 2014,2018, we incurred approximately $5.3$2.3 million $4.9and $2.7 million, and $3.4 million, respectively, in advertising expense.expense included in Marketing, reservations, and reimbursables expense in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).


Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Share


Basic earnings (loss) per share attributable to RLHCRLH Corporation is computed by dividing income (loss) attributable to RLH Corporation by the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted earnings (loss) per share attributable to RLHCRLH Corporation gives effect to all dilutive potential shares that are outstanding during the period and include outstanding stock options, other outstanding employee equity grants warrants and amounts contingently issuable in association with the Vantage acquisition contingent consideration,warrants, by increasing the weighted-average number of shares outstanding by their effect. When we report a net loss during the period, basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share are the same. See Note 12.12 Earnings (Loss) Per Share.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the dates of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could materially differ from those estimates.



Reclassifications

Effective for the year ended December 31, 2016, we early adopted ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash. We have revised the consolidated statement of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 to reflect the adoption of this new standard. For a discussion of the new guidance the impact of the adoption on our consolidated financial statements, refer to the discussion below in New and Recent Accounting Pronouncements.

Certain amounts disclosed in prior period financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation. Except as otherwise noted, these reclassifications had no effect on reported income/losses, cash flows, total assets, or stockholders' equity as previously reported.
New and Recent Accounting Pronouncements Not Yet Adopted


In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers, which is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model requiring a company to recognize revenue to depict the transfer of goods or services to a customer at an amount reflecting the consideration it expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. ASU 2014-09 may be applied using either a full retrospective or a modified retrospective approach and is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2017. We are in the early stages of evaluating the effect of the standard on our financial statements. Upon adoption our financial statements will include expanded disclosures related to contracts with customers. We are continuing our assessment of other impacts on our financial statements at this time.

In FebruaryJune 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses (Topic 842).326) – Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments, which will change how entities will measure credit losses for most financial assets and certain other instruments that are not measured at fair value through net income. The ASU will replace the current "incurred loss" approach with an "expected loss" model for instruments measured at amortized cost. For trade and other receivables, held to maturity debt securities, loans and other instruments, entities will be required to use a new standard establishes a right-of-use (ROU)forward-looking “expected loss” model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leasesgenerally will be classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognitionresult in the income statement. The newearlier recognition of allowances for losses. In October 2019, an update was issued to the standard isthat deferred the effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018, including interim periods within those fiscal years. A modified retrospective transition approach is required for lessees for capital and operating leases existing at, or entered into after, the beginningdate of the earliest comparative period presented inguidance to the first quarter of 2023 for smaller reporting companies such as us. We are currently evaluating the effects of this ASU on our financial statements, with certain practical expedients available. Weand such effects have $85 million of operating lease obligations as of December 31, 2016 (see Note 14) and upon the adoption of the standard will record an ROU asset and lease liability for present value of these leases which will have a material impact on the balance sheet. However, the statement of comprehensive income (loss) recognition of lease expenses is not expected to change from the current methodology.yet been determined.

In March 2016,August 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2016-09, Compensation - Stock Compensation2018-13, Fair Value Measurement (Topic 718)820): ImprovementsDisclosure Framework – Changes to Employee Share-Based Payment Accounting.the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which provides modifications to the disclosure requirements over fair value measurements. The ASU is designed to improveeffective in the accounting for share-based payments and affects all organizations that issue share-based payment awards to their employees. Several aspectsfirst quarter of the accounting for share-based payment awards are simplified2020, with this ASU, including income tax consequences, classification of awards as equity or liabilities and classification onearly adoption permitted. We do not anticipate the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-09 will be effective for public business entities for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and interim periods within those fiscal years. We will adopt ASU 2016-09 effective January 1, 2017 and will provide the necessary disclosures beginning with our Form 10-Q for the period ending March 31, 2017. The adoption of ASU 2016-09this standard will note have a material impact on our financial condition or results of operations.statements.


The FASB issued ASU 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments to address diversity in practice for eight specific topics: (1) debt prepayment or debt extinguishment costs; (2) settlement of zero-coupon debt instruments or other debt instruments with coupon interest rates that are insignificant in relation to the effective interest rate of the borrowing; (3) contingent consideration payments made after a business combination; (4) proceeds from the settlement of insurance claims; (5) proceeds from the settlement of corporate-owned life insurance policies (COLIs) (including bank-owned life insurance policies (BOLIs)); (6) distributions received from equity method investees; (7) beneficial interests in securitization transactions; and (8) separately identifiable cash flows and application of the predominance principle. This guidance is effective for us beginning January 1, 2018. As this ASU is clarifying only presentation matters within the statement of cash flows, we do not expect it to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.
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The FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash to require that restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total cash amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. Consequently, transfers between cash and restricted cash will not be presented as a separate line item in the operating, investing or financing sections of the cash flow statement. We early adopted this standard, as permitted, effective for the year endedIn December 31, 2016. We have revised the consolidated statement of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 to reflect the adoption of this standard. As the result, the total change in


cash flows for 2015 was an additional $11.1 million of cash inflows, of which $4.4 million was for operating activities, and $6.7 million was for investing activities. The increase was the result of the $11.1 million net transfer of cash to restricted cash as part of our joint venture debt arrangements. For the year ended December 31, 2014, total cash outflows decreased by $0.2 million, all of which was classified within operating activities, as the result of transferring cash to restricted cash during the year.

In January 2017,2019, the FASB issued ASU 2017-01, Clarifying2019-12, Simplifying the Definition of a Business (ASU 2017-01)Accounting for Income Taxes, which narrowsamends the definitionexisting guidance related to the accounting for income taxes. The ASU eliminates certain exceptions related to the approach for intraperiod tax allocation, the methodology for calculating income taxes in an interim period, and the recognition for outside basis differences related to changes in ownership of a businessequity method investments and provides a frameworkforeign subsidiaries. The guidance also simplifies aspects of accounting for franchise taxes and enacted changes in tax laws or rates and clarifies the accounting for transactions that gives entities a basis for making reasonable judgments about whether a transaction involves an asset or a business. ASU 2017-01 states that when substantially all of the fair value of the gross assets acquired (or disposed of) is concentratedresult in a single identifiable asset or groupstep-up in the tax basis of similar identifiable assets, the set is not a business. If this initial test is not met, a set cannot be considered a business unless it includes an input and a substantive process that together significantly contribute to the ability to create output.goodwill. The ASU 2017-01 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019the first quarter of 2021, with early adoption permitted. We do not expectare currently evaluating the adoptioneffects of this standard to have a material impactASU on our consolidated results of operations, financial position, cash flows,statements, and related financial statement disclosures.such effects have not yet been determined.

In January 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-04, Simplifying the Test for Goodwill Impairment (ASU 2017-04), which simplifies the measurement of goodwill impairment by removing step two of the goodwill impairment test that requires the determination of the fair value of individual assets and liabilities of a reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 requires goodwill impairment to be measured as the amount by which a reporting unit’s carrying value exceeds its fair value; however, the loss recognized should not exceed the total amount of goodwill allocated to that reporting unit. ASU 2017-04 is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 with early adoption permitted for interim or annual goodwill impairment tests performed after January 1, 2017. Upon adoption, we will follow the guidance in this standard for goodwill impairment testing.


We have assessed the potential impact of other recently issued, but not yet effective, accounting standards and determined that the provisions are either not applicable to us or are not anticipated to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.


3.Business Segments

New Accounting Pronouncements Adopted

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842) ("Topic 842"), which we adopted on January 1, 2019. The new standard establishes a right-of-use ("ROU") model that requires a lessee to record a ROU asset and a corresponding lease liability on the balance sheet for all leases with terms longer than 12 months. Leases are classified as either finance or operating, with classification effecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. Upon adoption, we applied the package of practical expedients included therein, which allows us to carry forward our historical assessments of whether contracts are leases or contain leases, the lease classification of each existing lease, and recognition of initial direct costs. The standard was adopted using the modified retrospective transition method and we did not apply the standard to the comparative periods presented in the year of adoption.

Due to the existence of certain operating lease obligations as of January 1, 2019, we recognized $51.1 million of ROU assets and corresponding lease liabilities of approximately $52.2 million, with reductions of other accrued liabilities and deferred income and other long-term liabilities of approximately $1.1 million. However, there was no impact to accumulated deficit and the future recognition of lease related expenses will not differ from the previous methodology in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for leases that existed at the adoption date.

3.Business Segments

We have three2 operating segments: company operated hotels, franchised hotels and entertainment.company operated hotels. The "other" segment consists of miscellaneous revenues and expenses, cash and cash equivalents, certain receivables, certain property and equipment and general and administrative expenses, which are not specifically associated with an operating segment. Management reviews and evaluates the operating segments exclusive of interest expense, income taxes and certain corporate expenses; therefore, they have not been allocated to the operating segments. We allocate direct selling, general, administrative and other expenses to our operating segments. All balances have been presented after the elimination of inter-segment and intra-segment revenues and expenses.


Selected financial information is provided below (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2019Franchised HotelsCompany Operated HotelsOtherTotal
Revenue$59,245  $55,029  $14  $114,288  
Operating expenses:
Segment and other operating expenses41,474  50,514  15,336  107,324  
Depreciation and amortization4,033  7,161  3,373  14,567  
Asset impairment8,746  5,382  —  14,128  
(Gain) loss on asset dispositions, net(1) (7,188) 122  (7,067) 
Transaction and integration costs90  276  266  632  
Operating income (loss)$4,903  $(1,116) $(19,083) $(15,296) 
Capital expenditures$1,426  $526  $2,987  $4,939  
Identifiable assets as of December 31, 2019 (1)
$91,832  $138,477  $16,209  $246,518  

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Year ended December 31, 2016 Company Operated Hotels Franchised Hotels Entertainment Other Total
Revenue $123,589
 $24,634
 $15,719
 $128
 $164,070
           
Segment operating expenses $97,520
 $19,315
 $13,635
 $42
 $130,512
Depreciation and amortization 14,176
 890
 186
 1,029
 16,281
Other operating expenses and gains on asset disposition 2,697
 2,113
 (1) 10,715
 15,524
Operating income (loss) $9,196
 $2,316
 $1,899
 $(11,658) $1,753
           
Capital expenditures $31,738
 $
 $104
 $2,868
 $34,710
Identifiable assets as of December 31, 2016 $260,583
 $66,601
 $5,580
 $11,771
 $344,535
(1) During the fourth quarter of 2019 we reclassified a $4.7 million indefinite lived Red Lion brand name intangible asset from our Company operated hotels segment to the Franchised hotels segment. With sales of our company operated hotels, we continue to transition to a hotel franchising company, therefore the value of the Red Lion brand name resides primarily in the Franchised Hotels segment.



Year Ended December 31, 2018Franchised HotelsCompany Operated HotelsOtherTotal
Revenue$53,794  $82,021  $34  $135,849  
Operating expenses:
Segment and other operating expenses36,822  70,899  19,211  126,932  
Depreciation and amortization4,110  11,007  1,886  17,003  
Asset impairment3,482  7,100  —  10,582  
Gain on asset dispositions, net—  (41,943) (78) (42,021) 
Transaction and integration costs2,219  —  —  2,219  
Operating income (loss)$7,161  $34,958  $(20,985) $21,134  
Capital expenditures$455  $2,166  $5,994  $8,615  
Identifiable assets as of December 31, 2018$101,863  $123,527  $24,397  $249,787  

4.  Variable Interest Entities
Year ended December 31, 2015 Company Operated Hotels Franchise Hotels Entertainment Other Total
Revenue $119,773
 $12,039
 $11,057
 $51
 $142,920
           
Segment operating expenses $95,643
 $11,233
 $10,118
 $35
 $117,029
Depreciation and amortization 11,675
 604
 254
 782
 13,315
Other operating expenses and gains on asset disposition (9,296) 239
 
 8,532
 (525)
Operating income (loss) 21,751
 (37) 685
 (9,298) 13,101
           
Capital expenditures $46,991
 $20
 $20
 $1,361
 $48,392
Identifiable assets as of December 31, 2015 $255,876
 $20,180
 $5,256
 $5,906
 $287,218

Year ended December 31, 2014 Company Operated Hotels Franchised Hotels Entertainment Other Total
Revenue $118,616
 $9,618
 $17,115
 $77
 $145,426
           
Segment operating expenses $94,241
 $7,004
 $14,785
 $318
 $116,348
Depreciation and amortization 11,394
 49
 349
 970
 12,762
Other operating expenses and gains on asset disposition 1,174
 
 
 8,383
 9,557
Operating income (loss) 11,807
 2,565
 1,981
 (9,594) 6,759
           
Capital expenditures $24,255
 $20
 $241
 $375
 $24,891
Identifiable assets as of December 31, 2014 $190,332
 $9,807
 $6,161
 $15,010
 $221,310

4.Variable Interest Entities


Our joint venture entities have been determined to be variable interest entities ("VIEs")(VIEs), and RLHCRLH Corporation has been determined to be the primary beneficiary of each VIE. Therefore, we consolidate the assets, liabilities, and results of operations of (1) RL Venture LLC (RL Venture), (2) RLS Balt Venture LLC (RLS Balt Venture), (3) RLS Atla Venture LLC (RLS Atla Venture) and (4) RLS DC Venture. See Note 2 for discussionVenture LLC (RLS DC Venture). In October 2018, we purchased the outstanding noncontrolling interest of RLS Balt Venture, making the significant judgments and assumptions made by us in determining whether an entity a wholly owned subsidiary that is no longer a VIE and if we are the primary beneficiary and therefore must consolidate the VIE. See Note 7 forvariable interest entity. This transaction is described further discussion of the terms of the long-term debt at each of the joint venture entities.below.


RL Venture


In January 2015, we transferred 12 of our wholly-owned hotels into RL Venture,We own a newly created entity that was initially wholly-owned by us. Subsequently, we sold a 45% ownership stake55% interest in RL Venture, towith the remaining 45% owned by Shelbourne Falcon RLHC Hotel Investors LLC ("Shelbourne Falcon")(Shelbourne Falcon), an entity that is led by Shelbourne Capital LLC ("Shelbourne")(Shelbourne). We maintain a 55% interest inThe hotels owned by RL Venture and the 12 hotels arewere managed by RL Management, one of our wholly-owned subsidiaries, subject to a management agreement.agreement until December 2018, at which point management of the hotels was outsourced to a third party management company. RL Venture is considered a variable interest entity because our voting rights are not proportional to our financial interest and substantially all of RL Venture's activities involve and are conducted on our behalf. We have determined that we are the primary beneficiary as (a) we exert power over two of the entity's key activities (hotel operations and property renovations) and share power over the remaining key activities with Shelbourne Falcon, which does not have the unilateral ability to exercise kick-out rights, and (b) we have the obligation to absorb losses and right to receive benefits that could be significant to the entity through our 55% equity interest and management fees. As a result, we consolidate RL Venture. The equity interest owned by Shelbourne Falcon is reflected as a noncontrolling interest in the consolidated financial statements. When

In February 2018, 5 of the RL Venture properties were sold for an aggregate sale price of $47.2 million. In April 2018, 1 of the RL Venture properties sold for $5.5 million. In May 2018, 1 of the RL Venture properties sold for $9.3 million. In July 2018, 2 additional RL Venture properties sold for $54.5 million. In December 2019, 1 additional RL Venture property, the Hotel RL Salt Lake City, sold for $33.0 million. As of December 31, 2019, RL Venture holds 1 remaining property. See further discussion of these sales in Note 16, Acquisitions and Dispositions. Proceeds from the 2018 property sales were used to repay in full the RL Venture term loan as discussed further in Note 8, Debt and Line of Credit.
In March 2019, secured loans with an aggregate principal of $16.6 million were entered into for two RL Venture properties, Hotel RL Salt Lake City and Hotel RL Olympia. Shortly thereafter, the net loan proceeds were distributed to us and our joint venture partner in accordance with our respective ownership changes without a loss of control, GAAP requirespercentages. Proceeds from the difference between consideration received and the carrying amount of a noncontrolling interest to be recorded in equity. Accordingly, we recognized $12.4 million upon2019 RL Venture sale of the equity interestsHotel RL Salt Lake City were used to repay in full the secured loan entered into in 2019 for the Hotel RL Salt Lake City property as a reduction to RLHC's additional paiddiscussed further in capital.Note 8, Debt and Line of Credit.

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On October 6, 2016, the sale of the Red Lion Hotel Coos Bay property (the Coos Bay property), in Coos Bay, Oregon (which was included in our company operated hotels segment and was one of the original 12 properties included in the RL Venture joint venture entity) was completed for $5.7 million in net proceeds and a gain on sale of $1.5 million. The hotel is now under a franchise



license agreement with RL Franchising as a Red Lion Hotel. As required by the RL Venture debt agreement, at the time of the sale we used $4.9 million in proceeds to paydown the outstanding balance of the debt.

Cash distributions aremay also be made periodically based on calculated distributable income. In 2016,For the year ended December 31, 2019, RL Venture made cash distributions of $8.0$39.1 million, of which we received $4.4$21.5 million. In 2015,For the year ended December 31, 2018, RL Venture made cash distributions of $5.9$47.6 million, of which we received $3.2$26.2 million.

Refer to Note 7 for further discussion of the long-term debt of RL Venture.

RLS Balt Venture

In April 2015, we sold a 21% member interest in our wholly-owned RLS Balt Venture to Shelbourne Falcon Charm City Investors LLC ("Shelbourne Falcon II"), an entity led by Shelbourne. Shelbourne Falcon II had an option exercisable until December 31, 2015 to purchase up to an additional 24% member interest for $2.3 million. In December 2015, Shelbourne Falcon II elected to purchase additional member interests of 6% based on an aggregate purchase price of $560,000. With the sale of additional member interest without a corresponding change in control, $0.1 million was recognized as an increase in RLHC's additional paid in capital. RL Baltimore, LLC ("RL Baltimore"), which is wholly-owned by RLS Balt Venture, owns the Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor, which is managed by RL Management. RLS Balt Venture is considered a variable interest entity because our voting rights are not proportional to our financial interest and substantially all of RLS Balt Venture's activities involve and are conducted on our behalf. We have determined that we are the primary beneficiary as (a) we exert power over the entity's key activities (hotel operations and property renovations) and share power over the remaining key activities with Shelbourne Falcon II, which does not have the unilateral ability to exercise kick-out rights, and (b) we have the obligation to absorb losses and right to receive benefits that could be significant to the entity through our 73% equity interest and management fees. As a result, we consolidate RLS Balt Venture. The equity interest owned by Shelbourne Falcon II is reflected as a noncontrolling interest in the consolidated financial statements.
In October 2015, RLHC provided $1.5 million to RLS Balt Venture to fund renovation costs and for operating losses. This funding was not treated as a loan or as a capital contribution. Rather, it is preferred capital of RLS Balt Venture and will be repaid only when the Baltimore hotel property is sold or when RLS Balt Venture is liquidated. Upon such an event, RLHC will receive the $1.5 million plus a preferred return of 11%, compounded annually, prior to any liquidation proceeds being returned to the members.

Cash distributions are made periodically based on calculated distributable income. There were no cash distributions made during the year ended December 31, 2016 or 2015.

Refer to Note 7 for further discussion of the long-term debt of RLS Balt Venture.


RLS Atla Venture


In September 2015, we formedWe own a joint venture,55% interest in RLS AtlaAlta Venture withand Shelbourne Falcon Big Peach Investors LLC ("Shelbourne(Shelbourne Falcon III")III), an entity led by Shelbourne. We own a 55% interest in the joint venture and Shelbourne, Falcon III owns a 45% interest. RLH Atlanta LLC ("RLH Atlanta"), which is wholly-owned by RLS Atla Venture, owns a hotel adjacent to the Atlanta International Airport that opened in April 2016 as the Red Lion Hotel Atlanta International Airport. RLS Atla Venture is considered a variable interest entity because our voting rights are not proportional to our financial interest and substantially all of RLS Atla Venture's activities involve and are conducted on our behalf. We have determined that we are the primary beneficiary as (a) we exert power over the entity's key activities (hotel operations and property renovations) and share power over the remaining key activities with Shelbourne Falcon III, which does not have the unilateral ability to exercise kick-out rights, and (b) we have the obligation to absorb losses and right to receive benefits that could be significant to the entity through our 55% equity interest and management fees. As a result, we consolidate RLS Atla Venture.

RLH Atlanta LLC (RLH Atlanta), which is wholly-owned by RLS Atla Venture, owned a hotel adjacent to the Atlanta International Airport that opened in April 2016 as the Red Lion Hotel Atlanta International Airport, which was managed by RL Management. The equity interest owned byRed Lion Hotel Atlanta International Airport hotel was sold in November 2019 for $12.3 million. RLS Alta Venture, LLC received $4.8 million in cash proceeds from the sale after various prorations, selling costs, and the full repayment of the outstanding principal of the RLH Atla Venture mortgage loan. Of the net cash proceeds, RLH Corporation received the entire $4.8 million. Shelbourne Falcon III is reflecteddid not receive any distributions as a noncontrollingresult of amounts due to RLH Corporation from RLS Atla Venture and RLH preferred equity. The $0.4 million balance remaining in non-controlling interest infor the consolidated financial statements.entity was reclassified to Additional paid-in capital on the Consolidated Balance Sheets as no remaining distributions to the joint venture partner are required.


Cash distributions aremay also be made periodically based on calculated distributable income. There were no cash distributions made during the year ended December 31, 2016 or 2015.2018.

Refer to Note 7 for further discussion of the long-term debt of RLS Atla Venture.


RLS DC Venture




In October 2015, we formedWe own a joint venture,55% of RLS DC Venture, withand Shelbourne Falcon DC Investors LLC ("Shelbourne(Shelbourne Falcon IV")IV), an entity led by Shelbourne. Initially, we owned an 86% interest in the joint venture, and Shelbourne, Falcon IV owned a 14% interest. On October 29, 2015, RLHowns 45%. RLC DC LLC, ("RLH DC"), which is wholly-owned by RLS DC Venture, acquired 100% of The Quincy, an existing hotel business now operated as theowns a Hotel RL in Washington DC, in a business combination. The property iswhich was managed by RL Management.Management until December 2018, at which point management of the hotel was outsourced to a third party management company. RLS DC Venture is considered a variable interest entity because our voting rights are not proportional to our financial interest, and substantially all of RLS DC Venture's activities involve and are conducted on our behalf. We have determined that we are the primary beneficiary as (a) we exert power over the entity's key activities (hotel operations and property renovations) and share power over the remaining key activities with Shelbourne Falcon IV, which does not have the unilateral ability to exercise kick-out rights, and (b) we have the obligation to absorb losses and right to receive benefits that could be significant to the entity through our 55% equity interest and management fees. As a result, we consolidate RLS DC Venture. The equity interest owned by Shelbourne Falcon IV is reflected as a noncontrolling interest in the consolidated financial statements.


As partIn May 2017, RLH Corporation provided $950,000 to RLS DC Venture to fund restricted cash required by its loan agreement with Pacific Western Bank. In May 2018, RLH Corporation provided $450,000 to RLS DC Venture to be used as a principal payment on the debt to Pacific Western Bank to bring the loan into compliance with the loan to value debt covenant requirement of the organizationloan agreement. These fundings were not treated as a loan or as a capital contribution. Rather, it is preferred capital of RLS DC Venture Shelbourne Falcon IV had an option to purchase from us up to an additional 31% ofand will be repaid only when the member interests. On February 3, 2016, Shelbourne Falcon IV elected to purchase from us an additional 15% of the member interests ofDC hotel property is sold, when RLS DC Venture is liquidated, or the restricted cash is released per the loan agreement. Upon such an event, RLH Corporation will receive a return of its preferred capital plus a preferred return of 9% on the May 2017 preferred capital and 11% on the May 2018 preferred capital, compounded annually, prior to any liquidation proceeds being returned to the members.

In May 2018, the loan was also amended to add a $4.5 million principal guarantee by RLH Corporation. The amendment also allows future debt service coverage ratio covenant defaults to be cured by an increase in the RLH Corporation principal guarantee. This option can be exercised a maximum of 2 times during the remaining term of the loan. In December 2018, the loan was further amended to add an additional $6.0 million principal guarantee by RLH Corporation, remediating Q3 2018 breaches in the debt service coverage ratio and the required loan to value ratio through May 31, 2019. In May 2019, a secured loan with pincipal and accrued exit fee of $17.4 million was executed by RLS DC Venture. The net loan proceeds were used to pay off the previous debt with a principal balance of approximately $15.9 million. There were no cash distributions resulting
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from the refinancing. Cash distributions may be made periodically based on calculated distributable income. There were 0 cash distributions made during the years ended December 31, 2019 or 2018.

RLS Balt Venture

RLS Balt Venture owns the Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor. Prior to October 2018, we owned a 73% interest in RLS Balt Venture, with the remaining 27% owned by Shelbourne Falcon II. In October 2018, we signed an aggregate purchase priceagreement with Shelbourne Falcon Charm City Investors LLC (Shelbourne Falcon II), an entity led by Shelbourne, in which we dissolved the joint venture relationship in exchange for consideration of $1.5 million. With$0.3 million and RLH Corporation was given 100% ownership of RLS Balt Venture LLC. The buyout impacted the sale of the additional member interest without a corresponding change in control $0.2 million was recognized asbalance sheet through an increase in the noncontrolling interest balance of $2.1 million and a decrease in additional paid in capital in February 2016. On April 1, 2016,of $2.4 million. Subsequent to the buyout, RLS Balt Venture became a fully consolidated subsidiary of the Company and was no longer a variable interest entity as of December 31, 2018.


Previously, RLS Balt Venture was considered a variable interest entity because our voting rights were not proportional to our financial interest and substantially all of RLS Balt Venture's activities were conducted on our behalf. We were the primary beneficiary as (a) we exerted power over the entity's key activities (hotel operations and property renovations) and shared power over the remaining key activities with Shelbourne Falcon IV exercisedII, which did not have the remaining optionunilateral ability to exercise kick-out rights, and purchased from us an additional 16% of(b) we had the member interests ofobligation to absorb losses and right to receive benefits that could be significant to the entity through our 73% equity interest and management fees. As a result, we consolidated RLS DC Venture for $1.7 million, which resulted in a further increase of $0.3 million to RLHC's additional paid in capital, as we continue to consolidate RLS DC Venture since we are the primary beneficiary. Following the April 1, 2016 transaction, we now own 55% of RLS DC Venture, andBalt Venture. The equity interest owned by Shelbourne Falcon IV owns 45%. Shelbourne Falcon IV is still consideredII was reflected as a noncontrolling interest in the consolidated financial statements.


Cash distributions are made periodically based on calculated distributable income.In May 2018, RLH Corporation provided $2.8 million to RLS Balt Venture to fund operating losses. There were no0 cash distributions made during the year ended December 31, 2016 or 2015.2018.


Refer to Note 7 for further discussion of the long-term debt of RLS DC Venture.

The acquisition of The Quincy was treated as a business combination under U.S. GAAP. The purchase price was $22.7 million (net of cash acquired)5.  Property and was allocated to the following assets and liabilities (in thousands):Equipment

  Fair Value
Current assets  
Accounts receivable $176
Prepaid expenses and other 11
Total current assets 187
   
Property and equipment 22,500
Total assets acquired 22,687
   
Current liabilities  
Other accrued liabilities 36
Total liabilities assumed 36
   
Total net assets acquired $22,651

Our consolidated results of operations for this property for the year ended December 31, 2015 include revenue of $0.6 million, acquisition costs of $0.8 million and a pre-tax net loss of $1.4 million.



The following unaudited supplemental pro forma results are based on the individual historical results of RLHC and The Quincy Hotel, with adjustments to give effect to the combined operations as if the acquisition had been consummated on January 1, 2014, (in thousands):
  Year ended December 31
  2015 2014
Revenues $147,929
 $150,314
Net income attributable to Red Lion Hotels Corporation 3,220
 940

The significant nonrecurring adjustment, net of the estimated tax impact, is the elimination from the supplemental pro forma net income of acquisition costs incurred by RLHC pre-acquisition totaling $0.8 million for the year ended December 31, 2015.

5.Property and Equipment


Property and equipment used in continuing operations is summarized as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
20192018
Buildings and equipment$101,619  $150,072  
Furniture and fixtures12,407  19,746  
Landscaping and land improvements2,038  2,713  
116,064  172,531  
Less accumulated depreciation(57,491) (82,240) 
58,573  90,291  
Land6,871  19,372  
Construction in progress3,224  5,859  
Property and equipment, net$68,668  $115,522  
  December 31,
  2016 2015
Buildings and equipment(1)
 $251,731
 $217,787
Furniture and fixtures 37,767
 32,821
Landscaping and land improvements 7,928
 7,253
  297,426
 257,861
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (134,346) (123,084)
  163,080
 134,777
Land 43,193
 43,242
Construction in progress 4,459
 17,371
Property and equipment, net $210,732
 $195,390
(1) Capitalized interest included    


On October 6, 2016, the saleDuring 2019, we entered into individual non-binding sales agreements with third parties for 4 of the Red Lion Hotel Coos Bay property (the Coos Bay property), in Coos Bay, Oregon (which was included in our company operated hotels segment) was completedhotels. Due to the potential for $5.7 million in net proceeds anddisposition within 12 months, we performed a gaintest for recoverability using probability-weighted undiscounted cash flows on saleeach of $1.5 million. The hotel is now under a franchise license agreement withthese four properties, noting only our Hotel RL Franchising as a Red Lion Hotel.

During 2014, we ceasedWashington DC joint venture property did not recover the operationcarrying value of the Red Lion Hotel Eugene in Eugene, Oregon when we assigned our leased to a third party. Accordingly, all operations of this property have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

The following table summarizeslong-lived asset group. After calculating the results of discontinued operations for the periods indicated (in thousands):
 Year ended December 31,
 2014
Revenues$133
Operating expenses(290)
Hotel facility and land lease(30)
Depreciation and amortization
Loss on asset dispositions
Income tax (expense) benefit
Loss from operations of discontinued business units(187)
Loss on disposal or impairment of the assets of discontinued business units(2)
Loss from discontinued operations$(189)


6.Goodwill and Intangible Assets



Goodwill represents the excess of the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired during business combinations overHotel RL Washington DC joint venture property long-lived asset group, we recognized an impairment loss of $5.4 million. The fair value was determined based on the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets acquired. Goodwill has been recorded in 2016 and in prior years in connection with the acquisitions of certain franchise and entertainment businesses.

contractual selling price less expected costs to sell, which is a Level 3 fair value measurement. The Red Lion, GuestHouse, and Settle Inn & Suites brand names are identifiable, indefinite-lived intangible assets that represent the separable legal rights to tradenames and associated trademarks. We acquired the Red Lion brand name in a business combination we entered into in 2001. We purchased the GuestHouse and Settle Inn & Suites brand names from GuestHouse International LLC in April 2015 and haveimpairment loss was allocated $5.4 million of the final purchase price to the brand name.assets within the long-lived asset group on a pro rata basis, with $3.4 million applied against the hotel building, included within Property and equipment, net and $2.0 million applied against the Operating lease right-of-use asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet. There were no impairments at the other three properties.


On September 30, 2016 we acquired substantially all of the assets and assumed certain liabilities of Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. (Vantage), including customer contracts and brand names (see Note 16). The brand names include: Americas Best Value Inn, Canadas Best Value Inn, Lexington Hotels & Inns, America's Best Inns & Suites, Jameson Inns, Country Hearth Inns & Suites, Vantage Hotels, Value Inn Worldwide, Value Hotel Worldwide, 3 Palms Hotels and Resorts and Signature Inn. Based on our purchase price allocation, we allocated $30.0 million to brand names. Based on our intent with the brands acquired, we determined that certain of the brands are indefinite-lived based on our intent to hold and maintain the brands. The total of the purchase price allocated to indefinite-lived brand names was $27.2 million. We also acquired certain brand names that we intend to sunset in the future. The total of the purchase price allocated to finite-lived brand names was $2.8 million, with a weighted average remaining useful life of 8.8 years.
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In the table below,third quarter of 2018, we recognized a $7.1 million impairment on our Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor joint venture property. The default during the customer contracts representthird quarter of 2018 on the franchise license agreements acquiredRL Baltimore loan, coupled with challenging cash flow results for the GuestHouse and Vantage acquisitions. For GuestHouse, we allocated $3.4 millionasset gave rise to the impairment. The fair value of the final purchase priceasset was determined by a third-party valuation that included an analysis of selling prices for similar assets as well as a discounted cash flow analysis, which are Level 3 fair value measurements. Key inputs to the customer contracts. GuestHouse franchise license agreements are amortized over 10 years, which representsfair value measurement for these assets included forecasted revenues expected to be generated by the period of expected cash flows, using an accelerated amortization methodhotel, factoring in the market it serves, as well as forecasted operating costs and capital expenditures that matcheswould be incurred by a market participant. Other inputs included sales data for similarly situated hotels in the economic benefit ofmarket, adjusted to reflect known differences in the agreements. For Vantage, we allocated $8.4 million to customer contracts and are amortizing them over 15 years, which represents the period of expected cash flows, using an accelerated amortization method that matches the economic benefit of the agreements.assets.


Certain of our brand names and trademarks are considered to have indefinite lives. We assess goodwill and the other indefinite lived intangible assets for potential impairments annually as of October 1, or during the year if an event or other circumstance indicates that we may not be able to recover the carrying amount of the assets. We did not impair any goodwill or intangible assets duringDuring the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 or 2014.2019 and 2018, we sold 2 and 9 hotel properties, respectively, for a total gain of $7.3 million and $40.7 million, respectively. See further discussion of these dispositions at Note 16, Acquisitions and Dispositions.


6.  Goodwill and Intangible Assets

2019 Impairment
During the fourth quarter of 2019, as part of our annual impairment testing of indefinite lived intangible assets, we identified an impairment of $7.4 million on our Americas Best Value Inn indefinite lived brand name and an impairment of $1.3 million on our Knights Inn indefinite lived brand name, both within our franchised hotels segment. Both brands have experienced lower growth and higher terminations than previously expected. These brand name assets continue to be classified as indefinite lived intangible assets as we are committed to the support and growth of these brands as part of our long term business strategy. The impairment losses are included in the Asset Impairment caption in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). No further impairments were identified in the annual impairment testing of our goodwill and other indefinite lived intangible assets.

The inputs used to measure the fair values of the Americas Best Value Inn and Knights Inn brand names were largely unobservable, and accordingly, these measures are classified as Level 3. The fair values of the brand names were estimated based on the relief from royalty method, which models the cash flows from the brand intangibles assuming royalties were received under a licensing arrangement. This discounted cash flow analysis uses inputs such as forecasted future revenues attributable to the brand, assumed royalty rates and a risk-adjusted discount rate that approximates the estimated cost of capital. The unobservable inputs used in this valuation included projected revenue growth rates, royalty rates, and the discount rate. The Company used a discount rate of 11%.

2018 Impairment
During the fourth quarter of 2018, as part of our annual impairment testing of indefinite lived intangible assets, we identified an impairment of $3.5 million on our Guesthouse indefinite lived brand name in our franchised hotels segment as the brand has encountered lower growth than previously expected, mostly due to the addition of other offerings in our portfolio. The impairment loss is included in the Asset Impairment caption in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).

The inputs used to measure the fair value of the Guesthouse brand name were largely unobservable and therefore the measure is classified as Level 3. The fair value of the Guesthouse brand name was estimated based on the relief from royalty method, and the unobservable inputs used in this valuation included projected revenue growth rates, royalty rates, and the discount rate. The Company used a discount rate of 11%. Additionally, we reclassified the remaining $2.1 million balance to a finite lived brand name with a remaining useful life of 6.3 years as of December 31, 2018.

The following table summarizes the balances of goodwill and other intangible assets (in thousands):
December 31,
20192018
Goodwill$18,595  $18,595  
Intangible assets
Brand name - indefinite lived$32,532  $41,278  
Trademarks - indefinite lived128  128  
Brand name - finite lived, net3,554  4,326  
Customer contracts - finite lived, net12,398  15,178  
Total intangible assets$48,612  $60,910  

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  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015
Goodwill$12,566
 $8,512
     
Intangible assets   
 Brand names - indefinite lived$39,704
 $12,314
 Brand names - finite lived2,664
 
 Customer contracts10,352
 2,853
 Trademarks134
 134
Total intangible assets$52,854
 $15,301


Goodwill and other intangible assets attributable to each of our business segments at December 31, 20162019 and 20152018 were as follows (in thousands):
December 31,
20192018
IntangibleIntangible
GoodwillAssetsGoodwillAssets
Company operated hotels$—  $—  $—  $4,660  
Franchised hotels18,595  48,612  18,595  56,250  
Total$18,595  $48,612  $18,595  $60,910  
 Year ended December 31,
 2016 2015
   Intangible   Intangible
 Goodwill Assets Goodwill Assets
Company operated hotels$
 $4,660
 $
 $4,659
Franchised hotels9,405
 48,188
 5,351
 10,636
Entertainment3,161
 6
 3,161
 6
Total$12,566
 $52,854
 $8,512
 $15,301


During the fourth quarter of 2019 we reclassified a $4.7 million indefinite lived Red Lion brand name intangible asset from our Company operated hotels segment to the Franchised hotels segment. With sales of our company operated hotels, we continue to transition to a hotel franchising company; therefore the value of the Red Lion brand name resides primarily in the Franchised Hotels segment.

The following table summarizes the balances of amortized customer contracts and finite-lived brand names (in thousands):
December 31,
20192018
Customer contracts (1)
$20,773  $20,773  
Brand name - finite lived (2)
5,395  5,395  
Accumulated amortization(10,216) (6,664) 
Net carrying amount$15,952  $19,504  
 Year ended December 31,
 2016 2015
Historical cost$3,273
 $3,420
Customer contracts acquired from Vantage8,400
 
Finite-lived brand names acquired from Vantage2,751
 
Accumulated amortization(1,408) (567)
Net carrying amount$13,016
 $2,853
(1) Customer contracts are being amortized on a straight-line basis over useful remaining lives ranging from 5.3 years to 14.0 years, with a weighted average remaining life of 12.3 years.

(2) Brand name - finite lived are being amortized on a straight-line basis over useful remaining lives ranging from 5.3 years to 6.8 years, with a weighted average remaining life of 6.1 years.

Amortization of our finite lived intangible assets was $3.6 million and $3.2 million for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

As of December 31, 2016,2019, estimated future amortization expenses related to intangible assetscustomer contracts and finite-lived brand names is as follows (in thousands):
Years Ending December 31,Amount
2020$3,055  
20212,643  
20222,306  
20232,008  
20241,721  
Thereafter4,219  
Total$15,952  


7.  Revenue from Contracts with Customers

The following table provides information about receivables, contract assets and contract liabilities from contracts with customers (in thousands):
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Year Ending December 31,Amount
2017$2,053
20181,798
20191,610
20201,419
20211,261
Thereafter4,875
Total$13,016
December 31, 2019December 31, 2018
Accounts receivable$15,143  $18,575  
Key money2,228  6,409  
Capitalized contract costs941  1,172  
Contract liabilities1,448  1,981  

Significant changes in the key money disbursements, capitalized contract costs, and contract liabilities balances during the period are as follows (in thousands):

Key MoneyCapitalized Contract CostsContract Liabilities
Balance as of January 1, 2019$6,409  $1,172  $1,981  
Key money cash disbursements857  —  —  
Key money converted from accounts receivable128  —  —  
Key money converted to notes receivable(4,594) —  —  
Costs incurred to acquire contracts—  363  —  
Cash received in advance—  —  634  
Revenue or expense recognized that was included in the January 1, 2019 balance(457) (510) (1,029) 
Revenue or expense recognized in the period for the period(115) (84) (138) 
Balance as of December 31, 2019$2,228  $941  $1,448  

7.Long-Term Debt
Estimated revenues and expenses expected to be recognized related to performance obligations that were unsatisfied as of December 31, 2019, including revenues related to application, initiation and other fees are as follows (in thousands):
Years Ending December 31,Contra RevenueExpenseRevenue
2020$341  $232  $500  
2021266  166  332  
2022234  137  240  
2023198  91  140  
2024167  46  72  
Thereafter1,022  269  164  
Total$2,228  $941  $1,448  

We did not estimate revenues expected to be recognized related to our unsatisfied performance obligations for our: (i) royalty fees, as they are considered sales-based royalty fees recognized as hotel room sales occur in exchange for licenses of our brand names over the terms of the franchise contracts; and (ii) hotel management fees since they are allocated entirely to the wholly unsatisfied promise to transfer management services, which form part of a single performance obligation in a series, over the term of the management contract. Therefore, there are no amounts included in the table above related to these revenues.

Inner Circle

In July 2019, the parent entities for eight Inner Circle franchisees and the operating entities for two other Inner Circle franchisees all filed for voluntary bankruptcy protection under Chapter 11 of the United Stated Bankruptcy Code.

As of the date of this filing, four of the Inner Circle franchisees transferred control of their leasehold interests on their hotel properties to their lenders, and four more of the Inner Circle franchisees ceased operations until further notice. Those eight Inner Circle franchise agreements have been terminated, while the remaining two Inner Circle franchise agreements continue to be in full effect. Additionally, four replacement franchise agreements have been executed with lenders who have taken control of the properties and continue to operate them pending sale proceedings.

As of December 31, 2019, the ten Inner Circle franchisees described above in aggregate owe us the following balances:

Approximately $1.9 million in trade receivables, of which $0.5 million is included in pre-petition filings of Chapter 11 bankruptcies.

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Approximately $4.9 million in various collateralized notes receivables and loans, of which $1.0 million is included in pre-petition filings of Chapter 11 bankruptcies. This balance includes $4.2 million of previously unamortized key money that was converted to notes receivable upon termination of the related franchise agreements.

Approximately $0.5 million in unamortized key money contract assets, all of which is included in pre-petition filings of Chapter 11 bankruptcies.

The collateralized loans are secured by the property purchased with their proceeds. All outstanding receivables, loans, and key money assets are collateralized by an equity interest in one of the leaseholds as well as a personal guarantee of the owner. Given a portion of the franchises continue to have active franchise license agreements with us and given the estimated value of the associated collateral, we have concluded that $6.4 million of the total $7.2 million of contract related balances continue to be recoverable. As such, we have recognized an allowance of $0.8 million of pre-petition contract balances. These include $0.3 million of accounts receivable, $0.1 million of collateralized notes receivables and loan, and $0.4 million of unamortized key money. The $0.8 million allowance was recognized through bad debt expense included in Selling, general, administrative and other expenses on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss). We will continue to monitor the facts and circumstances surrounding this matter. If more information becomes available in subsequent periods, it could impact our conclusion on the collectability of these balances and on the Company’s future results of operations.

We recognized $1.2 million and $0.9 million of royalty income from these franchisees during the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

8.  Debt and Line of Credit

The current and non-currentnoncurrent portions of long-term debt as of December 31, 20162019 and 20152018 are as follows:follows (in thousands):
December 31,
 20192018
 CurrentNoncurrentCurrentNoncurrent
Line of Credit$—  $10,000  $—  $10,000  
Senior Secured Term Loan—  —  —  9,355  
RL Venture - Olympia—  5,600  —  —  
RLH Atla Venture—  —  9,225  —  
RLH DC Venture (PWB)—  —  15,943  —  
RLH DC Venture (CPBF)17,648  —  —  —  
Total debt17,648  15,600  25,168  19,355  
Unamortized debt issuance costs(664) (24) (112) (241) 
Long-term debt net of debt issuance costs$16,984  $15,576  $25,056  $19,114  
 Year ended December 31,
 2016 2015
 Current Non-Current Current Non-Current
RL Venture$1,375
 $69,841
 $
 $56,307
RL Baltimore
 13,300
 
 13,300
RLH Atlanta40
 9,360
 
 6,000
RLH DC54
 16,628
 
 15,165
Total debt1,469
 109,129
 
 90,772
Unamortized debt issuance costs
 (2,267) 
 (3,215)
Long-term debt net of debt issuance costs$1,469
 $106,862
 $
 $87,557



The collateral for each of the borrowings within the joint venture entities is the assets and proceeds of each respective entity. Each of our debt agreements contain customary reporting, financial and operating covenants. We were in compliance with all of the financial covenants of our debt agreements at December 31, 2019, unless further described below.
RL Venture
Senior Secured Term Loan and Line of Credit

In January 2015, RL Venture Holding LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of RL Venture,May 2018, RLH Corporation and eachcertain of its 12direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries entered into a credit agreement with Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch (DB), Capital One, National Association and Raymond James Bank, N.A., as lenders and DB as the administrative agent (DB Credit Agreement). The DB Credit Agreement provided for a $30.0 million senior secured term loan facility (Senior Secured Term Loan) and a $10.0 million senior secured revolving credit facility (Line of Credit). The principal amount of the Senior Secured Term Loan was distributed at closing to fund the KFS acquisition. In August 2018, we amended the agreement in response to a default on the RL Baltimore loan (described below).

The loan agreement includes customary requirements for lender approval of annual operating and capital budgets, under certain conditions. It also includes customary events of default, cross-default provisions, and restrictions on payment of dividends. Our obligations under the DB Credit Agreement are (i) guaranteed by all of our direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, and
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(ii) secured by all of the present and after-acquired accounts, inventory, equipment, intellectual property, contractual rights and other tangible or intangible assets of RLH Corporation and the subsidiary guarantors. 

In August 2018, we deposited $20.6 million from asset sale proceeds and related joint venture distributions into a cash collateral account. The account is controlled by DB, on behalf of the lenders, and the balance is required by the debt agreement to be applied against the outstanding principal balance of the Senior Secured Term Loan at the lender's discretion. We subsequently used these funds to make a prepayment on the balance outstanding under the Senior Secured Term Loan. In March 2019, we transferred approximately $4.2 million, which comprises a portion of the net proceeds received from the RL Venture Loans (described below), as calculated and required by the provisions of the Senior Secured Term Loan, into the cash collateral account controlled by the lender. This balance was applied against the outstanding principal balance in April 2019. In September 2019, we made a voluntary prepayment on the Senior Secured Term Loan of $1.0 million. In the fourth quarter of 2019, using the net proceeds from the sales of our Hotel RL Salt Lake City joint venture property and Red Lion Hotel Atlanta International Airport joint venture property, we repaid the remaining outstanding principal balance of $4.2 million. The Senior Secured Term Loan is no longer outstanding as of December 31, 2019. Due to the early repayments and extinguishment of this debt, we recognized a Loss on early retirement of debt of $0.2 million.

In August 2018, we also drew the full $10.0 million available to us on the Line of Credit. This amount remains outstanding as of December 31, 2019 and we have no further borrowing capacity through the Line of Credit.

The credit commitment matures in May 2023. Outstanding amounts under the Line of Credit will bear interest at our election of 1-month, 2- month, 3-month, or 6-month LIBOR plus 3.00% with Pacific Western Bank.interest payable at the end of each elected 1-month, 2-month, 3-month, or 6-month elected term. As of December 31, 2019 we have elected a 1-month LIBOR rate resulting in an interest rate of 4.9%.

RL Venture - Salt Lake City

In March 2019, RL Salt Lake, LLC, a subsidiary of RL Venture, executed a secured debt agreement with Umpqua Bank for a term loan with a principal balance of $11.0 million. The originalloan was fully secured by the Hotel RL Salt Lake City property. The loan had a maturity date of March 18, 2021 and a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.25%, payable monthly. The borrower had the option to exercise 2 six-month extensions upon maturity of the loan. There were no principal payment requirements prior to the maturity date and the loan included a financial covenant to be calculated semi-annually in which the property must maintain a minimum debt service coverage ratio of not less than 1.6 to 1.0. We incurred approximately $54,000 of debt discounts and debt issuance costs in connection with the issuance of the loan. In December 2019, we sold the Hotel RL Salt Lake City joint venture property for $33.0 million. Using the proceeds from the sale, RL Venture repaid the $11.0 million outstanding principal balance under the loan agreement. This debt is no longer outstanding as of December 31, 2019. Due to the early extinguishment of this debt, we recognized a Loss on early retirement of debt of $0.1 million.

RL Venture - Olympia

In March 2019, RL Olympia, LLC, a subsidiary of RL Venture, executed a secured debt agreement with Umpqua Bank for a term loan with a principal balance of $5.6 million. The loan is fully secured by the Hotel RL Olympia property. The loan has a maturity date of March 18, 2021 and a variable interest rate of LIBOR plus 2.25%, payable monthly. The borrower has the option to exercise 2 six-month extensions upon maturity of the loan. There are no principal payment requirements prior to the maturity date and the loan includes a financial covenant to be calculated semi-annually in which the property must maintain a minimum debt service coverage ratio of not less than 1.6 to 1.0. We incurred approximately $33,000 of debt discounts and debt issuance costs in connection with the issuance of the loan.

RLH Atla Venture

In September 2015, RLH Atlanta obtained a mortgage loan from PFP Holding Company IV LLC ("PFP"), an affiliate of Prime Finance, secured by a hotel adjacent to the Atlanta International Airport, which opened in April 2016 as the Red Lion Hotel Atlanta International Airport. The initial principal amount of the loan was $53.8$6.0 million, withand the lender agreed to advance an additional $26.2$3.4 million to be drawn overcover expenses related to improvements to the hotel, which we drew during the first quarter of 2016.


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In September 2019, RLH Atlanta executed an amendment to the existing mortgage loan with PFP which extended the maturity date from September 9, 2019 to November 9, 2019. In connection with the amendment, we paid $1.0 million of principal balance and incurred approximately $81,000 of debt discounts and debt issuance costs. As the amendment represents a two-year periodmodification to the original debt, these costs were amortized to interest expense through the extended maturity date of November 9, 2019. On November 7, 2019, RLH Atlanta executed an additional amendment, which extended the maturity date from November 9, 2019 to January 9, 2020. In connection with the amendment, we paid $0.5 million of principal balance and incurred approximately $40,000 of debt discounts and debt issuance costs. In November 2019, we sold the Red Lion Hotel Atlanta International Airport for $12.3 million. Using the proceeds from the sale, RLH Atlanta repaid the $8.2 million outstanding principal balance under the loan agreement with PFB. This debt is no longer outstanding as of December 31, 2019.

RLH DC

In October 2015, RLH DC obtained a mortgage loan from Pacific Western Bank secured by the Hotel RL Washington DC. The initial principal amount of the loan was $15.2 million, and the lender agreed to advance an additional $2.3 million to cover improvementsexpenses related to improvements to the 12 hotels owned by the subsidiaries. Wehotel, of which we drew $19.9$1.5 million during the year ended December 31, 2016. We repaid $4.9

In May 2019, RLH DC executed a new mortgage loan agreement with CP Business Finance I, LP ("RLH DC Venture - CPBF"), secured by the Hotel RL Washington DC and a $10.5 million principal guarantee by RLH Corporation. The initial principal amount of the loan was $16.5 million. The proceeds from the loan were immediately used to pay off the existing mortgage loan on the property held by Pacific Western Bank, which had an outstanding principal balance of $15.9 million at the time of closing.

The RLH DC Venture - CPBF loan had an initial maturity date of June 21, 2019, with a first extension option through May 31, 2020 that was exercised in June 2019, and a second extension option through May 31, 2021. The RLH DC Venture - CPBF has a cash interest rate of 7.0% in addition to PIK interest of 3.0% through May 31, 2020, which increases to 7.0% if the second extension option is exercised.

There was a fee of $330,000 to exercise the first extension option and there is a fee of $825,000 plus a required $2.0 million principal pay down to exercise the second extension option. The RLH DC Venture - CPBF loan may be paid off in full prior to maturity at any point. The RLH DC Venture - CPBF loan contains an exit fee equal to 5.0% of the outstanding principal balance if the loan is paid off prior to May 31, 2020, or an exit fee equal to 4.0% of the outstanding principal balance if the loan is paid off between June 1, 2020 and May 31, 2021. Additionally, if the loan is paid down prior to May 31, 2020, a prepayment premium must be paid. The prepayment premium is equal to the remaining cash and PIK interest that would have been payable from the prepayment date through May 31, 2020.

As the exit fee is payable regardless of loan repayment prior to or at maturity, we have accrued the projected exit fee of $851,000 as part of the outstanding debt balance in accordance with the repayment requirementsan offsetting debt discount. Inclusive of the accrued exit fee, we have incurred cumulative debt agreement, on October 6, 2016 in connection with the sale of the Coos Bay property. At December 31, 2016, there were unamortizeddiscounts and debt issuance feescosts of $1.4 million.million, which will be amortized to interest expense through the first extended maturity date of May 31, 2020.

The loan matures in January 2019agreement contains customary requirements for lender approval of annual operating and has a one-year extension option. Interestcapital budgets, under the advanced portions of the loan is payable monthly at LIBOR plus 4.75%. Fixed monthly principal payments begin in January 2017 in an amount that would repay the outstanding principal balance over a twenty-five year amortization period.

The liabilities of RL Venture, other than its long-term debt, are non-recourse to our general credit and assets. The long-term debt is non-recourse as to RLHC, but several investors in RL Venture, including us, are guarantors regarding completion of certain improvements to the hotels, environmental covenants in the loan agreement, losses incurred by the lender and in the event of a voluntary bankruptcy filing involving RL Venture, any of its subsidiaries or the guarantors. RLHC has no other obligation to provide financial support to RL Venture.

The loan requires us to comply with customary reporting and operating covenants applicable to RL Venture, including requirements relating to debt service loan coverage ratios.conditions. It also includes customary events of default. We weredefault as well as financial covenants for maintaining a minimum property EBITDA, a minimum consolidated fixed coverage ratio for RLH, a maximum consolidated total net leverage ratio for RLH, and a cross default provision with our Line of Credit and Senior Secured Term Loan. CP Business Finance I, LP, the lender of the RLH DC - CPBF loan, is an affiliate of Columbia Pacific Opportunity Fund, LP, who currently holds 500,000 shares of RLH common stock. Additionally, Alexander B. Washburn, who served as a member of our Board of Directors from May 2015 to April 2019, is one of the managing members of Columbia Pacific Advisor, LLC, which serves as the investment manager of Columbia Pacific Opportunity Fund, LP.

On February 7, 2020, we sold the Hotel RL Washington DC for $16.4 million. Using proceeds from the sale, together with the release of $2.3 million in compliance with these covenants at December 31, 2016.a loan reserve held by CP Business Finance I, LP, RLH DC repaid the remaining outstanding principal balance and accrued exit fee under the RLH DC Venture - CPBF loan agreement of $17.7 million, plus a prepayment penalty of $0.6 million.


RL Baltimore


In April 2015, RL Baltimore obtained a new mortgage loan from PFP Holding Company IV LLC, an affiliate of Prime Finance, secured by the Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor. The initial principal amount of the loan was $10.1 million, and the lender agreed to advance an additional $3.2 million to cover expenses related to improvements to the hotel, which we drew during the year ended December 31, 2015. At December 31, 2016, there were

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In September 2018, RLH Corporation, through our wholly owned subsidiary RLH Baltimore Loan Acquisition LLC (RLH Balt Acquisition), purchased the outstanding promissory note, in the original principal amount of $13.3 million (Baltimore Note) for a total purchase price of $13.6 million, resulting in a Loss on early retirement of debt of $0.1 million, from the write off of unamortized debt issuance feescosts. RL Baltimore is a wholly owned subsidiary of $0.4 million.

The loan maturesRLS Balt Venture LLC, a consolidated subsidiary of RLH Corporation in May 2018 and has two one-year extension options. Interest underwhich, at the advanced portionstime of the loan is payable monthly at LIBOR plus 6.25%. No principal payments are required duringtransaction, we held a 73% interest.

On October 25, 2018, RLH Corporation signed an agreement with Shelbourne Falcon II, which dissolved the initial termjoint venture relationship and gave RLH Corporation 100% ownership of the loan. Principal paymentsRLS Balt Venture LLC.

RL Venture

In January 2015, RL Venture Holding LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of $16,000 per month are required beginning in May 2018 if the extension option is exercised.

TheRL Venture entered into a loan agreement includes customary requirements for lender approval of annual operating and capital budgets, under certain conditions. It also includes customary events of default. The liability of RL Baltimore under the loan agreement is generally non-recourse.  However, the lender may obtain a monetary judgment against RL Baltimore if the lender suffers losses under certain circumstances listed in the loan agreement, including but not limited to fraud, criminal activity, waste, misappropriation of revenues, and breach of environmental representations.  RLHC has guaranteed these recourse obligations of RL Baltimore and agreed to customary reporting and operating covenants. We were in compliance with these covenants at December 31, 2016.

RLH Atlanta

In September 2015, RLH Atlanta obtained a mortgage loan from PFP Holding Company IV LLC, an affiliate of Prime Finance,Pacific Western Bank, which was secured by a hotel adjacent to the Atlanta International Airport which is expected to open in the first quarter of 2016 as the Red Lion Hotel Atlanta International Airport.hotels owned by RL Venture. The initialoriginal principal amount of the loan was $6.0$53.8 million and the lender has agreed to advancewith an additional $3.4$26.2 million to be drawn over a two-year period to cover expensesimprovements related to improvements to the hotel. We drew $3.4 millionoriginal hotels owned by the subsidiary.

In 2018, 9 of the RL Venture properties were sold for $116.5 million. Using proceeds from the hotel sales and restricted cash associated with the debt, during the year ended December 31, 2016. At December 31, 2016, there were unamortized debt issuance fees of $0.1 million.

The loan matures in September 2018, and has two one-year extension options. InterestRL Venture repaid the full $73.2 million principal outstanding under the advanced portions of the loan is payable monthly at LIBOR plus 6.35%. Monthly principal payments of $10,000 are due beginning in September 2017.

Theits loan agreement includes customary requirements for lender approval of annual operating and capital budgets, under certain conditions. It also includes customary events of default. The liability of RLH Atlanta under the loan agreement is generally non-recourse.  However, the lender may obtain a monetary judgment against RLH Atlanta if the lender suffers losses under certain circumstances listed in the loan agreement, including but not limited to fraud, criminal activity, waste, misappropriation of revenues,


and breach of environmental representations.  RLHC has guaranteed these recourse obligations of RLH Atlanta and agreed to customary reporting and operating covenants. We were in compliance with these covenants at December 31, 2016.

RLH DC

In October 2015, RLH DC obtained a new mortgage loan from Pacific Western Bank secured by the Hotel RL Washington DC. The initial principal amount of the loan was $15.2 million, and the lender agreed to advance an additional $2.3 million to cover expenses related to improvementsBank. Due to the hotel. We drew $1.5 million additional funds during the year ended December 31, 2016. At December 31, 2016, there were unamortizedextinguishment of this debt, issuance costs of $0.3 million.

The loan matures in October 2019 and has a one-year extension option. Interest under the advanced portions of the loan is payable monthly at LIBOR plus 4.55%. Fixed monthly principal payments begin in October 2018 in an amount that would repay the outstanding principal balance over a twenty-five year amortization period.

The loan agreement includes customary requirements for lender approval of annual operating and capital budgets, under certain conditions. It also includes customary events of default. The liability of RLH DC under the loan agreement is generally non-recourse.  However, the lender may obtain a monetary judgment against RLH DC if the lender suffers losses under certain circumstances listed in the loan agreement, including but not limited to fraud, criminal activity, waste, misappropriation of revenues, and breach of environmental representations.  RLHC has guaranteed these recourse obligations of RLH DC and agreed to customary reporting and operating covenants. We were in compliance with these covenants at December 31, 2016.
Wells Fargo
In January 2015, in connection with the RL Venture transaction, we repaid the outstanding balance of our Wells Fargo term loan. We recognized a $1.1 million "LossLoss on early retirement of debt" on the Consolidated Statementsdebt of Comprehensive Income (Loss) related to termination fees and write-off of the previously recorded unamortized debt issuance costs.
In January 2015, in connection with the sale of the Bellevue property, we terminated the $10$0.7 million, revolving credit facility associated with the term loan. There was no outstanding balance on the credit facility at the termination.
Debentures
In December 2015, Red Lion Hotels Capital Trust (the "Trust") redeemed $29.9 million of its issued and outstanding 9.5% Trust Preferred Securities and all $0.9 million of its issued and outstanding 9.5% Trust Common Securities for a total redemption price of $30.8 million. The redemptions occurred concurrently with our redemption of all $30.8 million of our 9.5% Junior Subordinated Debentures due 2044, all of which were held by the Trust. We recognized a $1.7 million "Loss on early retirement of debt" on the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income (Loss) on the redemptions, primarily as the result offrom the write off of unamortized prepaid debt issuance costs.

Contractual maturities for long termlong-term debt outstanding at December 31, 2016,2019, for the next five years, are summarized by the year as follows (in thousands):
Years Ending December 31,Amount
2020$17,648  
20215,600  
2022—  
202310,000  
2024—  
Thereafter—  
Total$33,248  

9. Operating and Finance Lease Commitments
Year ending December 31, Amount 
2017 $1,469
 
2018 24,442
 
2019 84,687
 
2020 
 
2021 
 
Total $110,598
 

We have both operating and finance leases in the normal course of business. The operating leases relate to 4 of our company operated hotel properties and our headquarters. We are obligated under finance leases for certain hotel equipment at our company operated hotel locations. The finance leases typically have a five-year term. We have elected the practical expedient so that leases with an initial term of 12 months or less are not recorded on the balance sheet.

Balance sheet information related to our leases is included in the following table (in thousands):

8.Operating LeasesDerivative Financial InstrumentsDecember 31, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets$48,283 
Operating lease liabilities, due within one year$4,809 
Operating lease liabilities, due after one year46,592 
Total operating lease liabilities$51,401 




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We
Finance LeasesDecember 31, 2019
Property and equipment$298 
Less accumulated depreciation(168)
Property and equipment, net$130 
Other accrued liabilities$74 
Deferred income and other long-term liabilities76 
Total finance lease liabilities$150 

The components of lease expense during the year ended December 31, 2019 are included in the following tables (in thousands):

Financial Statement Line Item(s)Year Ended December 31, 2019
Operating lease expenseSelling, general, administrative and other expenses, and Company operated hotels$4,639 
Short-term lease expenseSelling, general, administrative and other expenses, and Company operated hotels793 
Finance lease expense
Amortization of finance right-of-use assetsDepreciation and amortization135 
Interest on lease liabilitiesInterest expense29 
Total finance lease expense164 
Total lease expense$5,596 

Supplemental cash flow information for our leases is included in the following table (in thousands):

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:Year Ended December 31, 2019
Cash used in operating activities for operating leases$4,744 
Cash used in operating activities for finance leases29 
Cash used in financing activities for finance leases137 

During the year ended December 31, 2019, we recognized ROU assets of $181,000 and associated operating lease liabilities of $202,000 upon commencement of leases for space in our Spokane office. There were 0 new finance assets or associated liabilities during the year ended December 31, 2019.

Information related to the weighted average remaining lease terms and discount rates for our leases as of December 31, 2019 is included in the following table:

December 31, 2019
Weighted average remaining lease term (in years)
Operating leases69
Finance leases3
Weighted average discount rate
Operating leases7.2 %
Finance leases11.9 %


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The future maturities of lease liabilities at December 31, 2019 are as indicated below (in thousands):

Years Ending December 31,Operating LeasesFinance Leases
2020$4,809  $74  
20214,813  56  
20224,776  38  
20234,739  11  
20243,885  —  
Thereafter244,959  —  
Total lease payments267,981  179  
Less: imputed interest216,580  29  
Total liability$51,401  $150  

The future maturities of lease liabilities in the table above do not enter into derivative transactionsdiffer materially from future minimum rental payments under the previous leasing standard.

NaN leases comprise $243.0 million of future minimum lease payments beyond 2024. One is a ground lease for trading purposes,our Hotel RL Washington DC property with a term through 2080 and the other is a ground lease for our Red Lion Anaheim property with a lease term through 2021, but ratherincludes renewal options through 2106 that are reasonably assured to hedge our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. We manage our floating rate debt using interest rate caps in order to reduce our exposurebe exercised.

Prior to the impactadoption of changing interest ratesTopic 842 on January 1, 2019, total rent expense from continuing operations under leases for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $5.8 million which was recorded in Company operated hotels and future cash outflows for interest. We estimate the fair value ofSelling, general, administrative and other expenses on our interest rate caps via standard calculations that use as their basis readily available observable market parameters. This option-pricing technique utilizes a one-month LIBOR forward yield curve, obtained from an independent external service, which is a Level 2 input. Changes in fair value of these instruments are recognized in interest expense on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).


RL Venture

10.  Commitments and Contingencies
As required under
On September 26, 2018, Radisson Hotels International, Inc. filed a complaint against RLH Corporation and our RL Venture loan,subsidiary Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc. in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington. The complaint alleges tortious interference with agreements between Radisson and several franchisees controlled by Inner Circle Investments and seeks damages in an undetermined amount. RLH Corporation believes this complaint is without merit and we entered into an interest rate cap with Commonwealth Bank of Australiaintend to cap our interest rate exposure.defend it vigorously.

On October 31, 2018, the Company's lease for the Red Lion River Inn expired. The cap had an original notional amount of $80.0 million and capslandlord filed a lawsuit against the LIBOR reference rate at 4.0%. The cap expiresCompany on January 24, 2019 in January 2018. At December 31, 2016, the valuationSpokane Superior Court, alleging breach of the interest rate cap resulted inlease agreement and tort claims relating to the recognition of an asset with minimal value, which is included in "Other assets, net" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

RL Baltimore

As required under our RL Baltimore loan, we entered into an interest rate cap with Commonwealth Bank of Australia to cap our interest rate exposure. The cap had an original notional amount of $13.3 million and caps the LIBOR reference rate at 3.0%. The cap expires in May 2018. At December 31, 2016, the valuationcondition of the interest rate cap resulted in the recognition of an asset with minimal value, whichhotel. The Company filed its Answer on January 25, 2019, denying all allegations and asserting various affirmative defenses. RLH Corporation believes this complaint is included in "Other assets, net" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.without merit and we intend to defend it vigorously.


RLH Atlanta

As required under our RLH Atlanta loan,At any given time we entered into an interest rate cap with SMBC Capital Markets, Inc. to cap our interest rate exposure. The cap had an original notional amount of $9.4 million and caps the LIBOR reference rate at 3.0%. The cap expires in September 2018. At December 31, 2016, the valuation of the interest rate cap resulted in the recognition of an asset with minimal value, which is included in "Other assets, net" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

RLH DC

As required under our RLH DC loan, we entered into an interest rate cap with Commonwealth Bank of Australia to cap our interest rate exposure. The cap had an original notional amount of $17.5 million and caps the LIBOR reference rate at 3.0%. The cap expires in November 2018. At December 31, 2016, the valuation of the interest rate cap resulted in the recognition of an asset with minimal value, which is included in "Other assets, net" on the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Wells Fargo

In January 2015, in connection with the early retirement of the Wells Fargo credit facility, we settled and terminated the associated interest rate swap with Wells Fargo. The outstanding notional amount at the time of the termination was approximately $16.2 million. Of the $2.8 million "Loss on early retirement of debt" on the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) $1.2 million resulted from the termination of the credit facility and the swap, including $0.2 million related specifically to the swap.

9.Stockholders' Equity

We are authorized to issue 50 million shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and five million shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of December 31, 2016, there were 23,434,480 shares of common stock issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock issued and outstanding. The board of directors has the authority, without action by the shareholders, to designate and issue preferred stock in one or more series and to designate the rights, preferences and privileges of each series, which may be greater than the rights of the common stock.

In December 2016, we completed an underwritten public offering of 2.5 million shares with net proceeds to the company of $18.5 million.

Each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each share held on all matters to be voted upon by the shareholders with no cumulative voting rights. Holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably the dividends, if any, that are declared from time to time by the board of directors out of funds legally available for that purpose. The rights, preferences and privileges of the holders of common stock are subject to claims and may be adversely affected by,actions incidental to the rightsoperations of our business. During the holderssecond quarter of shares2019, we accrued approximately $952,000 for a settlement over a wage dispute with former hotel employees related to the calculation of any seriespay for certain rest, break, meal, and other periods that are required under California law.

Along with many of preferred stockits competitors, the Company has been named as a defendant in litigation matters filed in state and federal courts, alleging statutory and common law claims related to purported incidents of sex trafficking at certain franchised hotel facilities. As of February 21, 2020, the Company is aware of approximately 7 cases filed naming the Company. The Company is in various stages of seeking voluntary dismissal on the basis that we may designate in the future.Company did not own, operate or manage the hotels at issue, and intends to vigorously defend the lawsuits.





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11.  Stock Based Compensation

Stock Incentive Plans


The 20062015 Stock Incentive Plan (2015 Plan) authorizes the grant or issuance of various option and other awards including restricted stock units and other stock-based compensation. The plan2015 Plan was approved by our shareholders in 2015, and allowedamended in 2017, and as amended provides for awards of 2.02.9 million shares, subject to adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and similar events. No further stock option grants or other awards are permitted under the terms of the 2006 plan.

The 2015 Stock Incentive Plan authorizes the grant or issuance of various option and other awards including restricted stock units and other stock-based compensation. The plan was approved by our shareholders and allows awards of 1.4 million shares, subject to adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and similar events.shares. As of December 31, 2016,2019, there were 572,1041.1 million shares of common stock available for issuance pursuant to future stock option grants or other awards under the 2015 plan.Plan.


Stock based compensation expense reflects the fair value of stock based awards measured at grant date, including an estimated forfeiture rate, and is recognized over the relevant service period. For the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, stock-based compensation expense is as follows:
Years Ended December 31,
20192018
(In thousands) 
Stock options$21  $82  
Restricted stock units1,625  2,887  
Performance stock units(470) 442  
Unrestricted stock awards564  498  
Employee Stock Purchase Plan40  46  
Total stock-based compensation$1,780  $3,955  
  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014
  (In thousands)
Stock options $51
 $
 $
Restricted stock units 2,135
 1,476
 930
Unrestricted stock awards 419
 437
 507
ESPP 35
 19
 18
Total stock-based compensation $2,640
 $1,932
 $1,455

Stock-based compensation expense includes $0.3 million of expense recorded upon the separation of our former Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 2014.


Stock Options


Stock options issued are valued based upon the Black-Scholes option pricing model and we recognize this value as an expense over the periods in which the options vest. Use of the Black-Scholes option-pricing model requires that we make certain assumptions, including expected volatility, forfeiture rate, risk-free interest rate, expected dividend yield and expected life of the options, based on historical experience. Volatility is based on historical information with terms consistent with the expected life of the option. The risk free interest rate is based on the quoted daily treasury yield curve rate at the time of grant, with terms consistent with the expected life of the option. In 2016 thereThere were 81,130 shares of stock options granted, and no0 stock options granted in 20152019 or 2014.

Stock option fair value assumptions are2018. All options outstanding as follows for stock options granted for year endedof December 31, 2016:2019 were forfeited on February 8, 2020.
Grant Date Volatility Forfeiture Rate Risk-free Interest Rate Dividend Yield Expected Life (Years)
March 28, 2016 61.12% 21.07% 1.37% —% 5




A summary of stock option activity for the year ended December 31, 2016,2019, is as follows:
Number
of Shares
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Balance, January 1, 201981,130  $8.20  
Options forfeited(20,282) $8.20  
Balance, December 31, 201960,848  $8.20  
Exercisable, December 31, 201960,848  $8.20  
  
Number
of Shares
 
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Balance, January 1, 2016 71,676
 $10.41
Options granted 81,130
 $8.20
Options exercised (200) $8.74
Options forfeited (19,738) $11.41
Balance, December 31, 2016 132,868
 $8.91
Exercisable, December 31, 2016 51,738
 $10.03


Additional information regarding stock options outstanding and exercisable as of December 31, 2016,2019, is presented below.

Exercise
Price
Number
Outstanding
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
Expiration
Date(1)
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value(2)
Number
Exercisable
Weighted
Average
Exercise
Price
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value(2)
$8.20  60,848  0.102026$8.20  $—  60,848  $8.20  $—  
(1) The original grant date expiration of the outstanding options was 2026. However, all options outstanding as of December 31, 2019 were forfeited on February 8, 2020 after the expiration of the permitted exercise period following employee termination.
(2) The aggregate intrinsic value, in thousands, is before applicable income taxes and represents the amount option recipients would have received if all options had been exercised on the last trading day of 2019, based upon our closing stock price of $3.73.


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Exercise
Price
 
Number
Outstanding
 
Weighted
Average
Remaining
Contractual
Life (Years)
 
Expiration
Date
 
Exercise
Price
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value(1)
 
Number
Exercisable
 
Exercise
Price
 
Aggregate
Intrinsic
Value(1)
$8.20 81,130
 9.24 2026 $8.20
 $12
 
 $
 $
$8.74 36,093
 1.39 2018 8.74
 
 36,093
 8.74
 
$13.00 15,645
 0.38 2017 13.00
 
 15,645
 13.00
 
  132,868
 6.06 2017-2026 $8.91
 $
 51,738
 $10.03
 $

____________
(1)
The aggregate intrinsic value is before applicable income taxes and represents the amount option recipients would have received if all options had been exercised on the last trading day of 2016, based upon our closing stock price of $8.35.

Restricted Stock Units, Shares Issued as Compensation


During 2016, 20152019 and 2014,2018, we granted 297,989, 998,883361,360 and 319,168514,512 unvested restricted stock units, respectively, to executive officers and other key employees, which typically vest 25% each year for four years on each anniversary of the grant date. While all of the shares are considered granted, they are not considered issued or outstanding until vested. As of December 31, 2016, 20152019 and 20142018, there were 1,036,680, 1,224,920459,070 and 398,5131,288,714 unvested restricted stock units outstanding, respectively. Since we began issuing restricted stock units, approximately 21.1% of total restricted stock units granted have been forfeited.


A summary of restricted stock unit activity for the year ended December 31, 2016,2019, is as follows:
Number
of Shares
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 20191,288,714  $8.47  
Granted361,360  $8.24  
Vested(736,963) $7.51  
Forfeited(454,041) $9.31  
Balance, December 31, 2019459,070  $9.03  
  Number
of Shares
 Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2016 1,224,920
 $6.95
Granted 297,989
 $8.19
Vested (155,087) $6.57
Forfeited (331,142) $7.24
Balance, December 31, 2016 1,036,680
 $7.27


155,087We issued 736,963 shares of common stock were issued to employees in 20162019 as their restricted stock units vested. Under the terms of the 2006 and 2015 plans and upon issuance, we authorized a net settlement of distributable shares to employees after consideration of individual employees' tax withholding obligations, at the election of each employee. The fair value of restricted stock that vested during 2016, 20152019 and 20142018 was approximately $1.1 million, $1.0$5.9 million and $0.7$2.2 million, respectively.


During 2016, 20152019 and 2014,2018, we recognized approximately $2.2$1.6 million,, $1.5 and $2.9 million, and $0.9 million, respectively, in compensation expense related to these grants, and expect to recordrecognize an additional $5.3$2.5 million in compensation expense over the remaining weighted average vesting periods of approximately 3019 months.



Performance Stock Units, Shares Issued as Compensation


During 2019 and 2018, we granted 218,437 and 158,431 performance stock units (PSUs), respectively, to certain of our executives. These PSUs include both performance vesting conditions and a service vesting condition. The performance vesting conditions are based on an annual earnings goal tied to Adjusted EBITDA. Each performance condition has a minimum, a target and a maximum share amount based on the level of attainment of the performance condition with payouts of 25% to 50% at the minimum, 100% at the target, and 160% at the maximum. The service period for each grant is three years. Compensation expense, net of estimated forfeitures, is calculated based on the estimated attainment of the performance conditions during the performance period and recognized on a straight-line basis over the performance and service periods. Based on these assumptions, PSU compensation (recovery) expense recognized for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 was $(0.5) million and $0.4 million, respectively. The remaining compensation expense related to PSUs of approximately $15,000 will be recognized over the next 3 months.

A summary of performance stock unit activity based on target shares for the year ended December 31, 2019, is as follows:
Number
of Shares
Weighted
Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Balance, January 1, 2019209,201  $8.23  
Granted218,437  $8.08  
Change in units based on performance conditions(114,789) $8.48  
Forfeited(287,053) $8.18  
Balance, December 31, 201925,796  $6.45  

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Unrestricted Stock Awards


Unrestricted stock awards are granted to members of our Board of Directors as part of their compensation. Awards are fully vested and expensedexpense is recognized when granted. The fair value of unrestricted stock awards is the market close price of our common stock on the date of the grant. During 2019 and 2018, we recognized approximately $0.6 million and $0.5 million, respectively, in compensation expense related to these grants.


The following table summarizes unrestricted stock award activity for the years ended December 31:
20192018
Shares of unrestricted stock granted76,224  46,068  
Weighted average grant date fair value per share$7.41  $10.81  
  2016 2015 2014
Shares of unrestricted stock granted 54,864
 60,499
 88,363
Weighted average grant date fair value per share $7.67
 $7.18
 $5.71


Employee Stock Purchase Plan


In 2008, we adopted a newThe employee stock purchase plan ("ESPP") upon expiration of our previous plan. Under the ESPP, 300,000(ESPP) was approved in 2008, and amended in 2017, and as amended authorizes 600,000 shares of common stock are authorized for purchase by eligible employees under the ESPP plan. As of December 31, 2019, 282,739 shares were available for grant. Eligible employees may purchase shares of our common stock at a 15% discount through payroll deductions. No employee may purchase more than $25,000$25,000 worth of shares, or more than 10,000 total shares, in any calendar year. As allowed under the ESPP, a participant may elect to withdraw from the plan, effective for the purchase period in progress at the time of the election with all accumulated payroll deductions returned to the participant at the time of withdrawal. During 2016, 20152019 and 2014,2018, there were 29,795, 22,03734,990 and 14,42727,118 shares, respectively, issued, and approximately $35,000, $19,000$40,000 and $18,000$46,000 was recordedrecognized in compensation expense related to the discount associated with the plan in each year, respectively.
20192018
Shares of stock sold to employees34,990  27,118  
Weighted average fair value per ESPP award$6.46  $7.18  
  2016 2015 2014
Shares of stock sold to employees 29,795
 22,037
 14,427
Weighted average fair value per ESPP award $5.97
 $5.03
 $4.84


Warrants


In January 2015, in connection with Shelbourne Falcon’s purchase of equity interests in RL Venture, we issued Shelbourne warrants to purchase 442,533 shares of common stock. The warrants have a five year-year term from the date of issuance and a per share exercise price of $6.78. The warrants have been classified as equity due to required share settlement upon exercise. Accordingly, the estimated fair value of the warrants was recordedrecognized in additional paid in capital upon issuance, and we do not recognize subsequent changes in fair value in our financial statements. As of December 31, 20162019 all warrants were still outstanding. However, all warrants expired without being exercised in January 2020.


10.Income Taxes

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12.  Earnings (Loss) Per Share

The following table presents a reconciliation of the numerators and denominators used in the basic and diluted net income (loss) per share computations for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands, except per share amounts):
 Years Ended December 31,
 2019
2018
(Revised)
Numerator - basic and diluted:
Net income (loss)$(20,973) $14,467  
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest1,944  (13,129) 
Net income (loss) attributable to RLH Corporation(19,029) 1,338  
Denominator:
Weighted average shares - basic24,931  24,392  
Weighted average shares - diluted24,931  25,477  
Earnings (loss) per share - basic$(0.76) $0.05  
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted$(0.76) $0.05  

The following table presents options to purchase common shares, restricted stock units outstanding, performance stock units outstanding and warrants to purchase common shares included in the earnings per share calculation, as well as the amount excluded from the dilutive earnings per share calculation if they were considered antidilutive, for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018.
 Years Ended December 31,
 20192018
Stock Options (1)
Dilutive awards outstanding—  9,845  
Antidilutive awards outstanding60,848  71,285  
Total awards outstanding60,848  81,130  
Restricted Stock Units (2)
Dilutive awards outstanding—  800,201  
Antidilutive awards outstanding459,070  488,513  
Total awards outstanding459,070  1,288,714  
Performance Stock Units (3)
Dilutive awards outstanding—  108,889  
Antidilutive awards outstanding25,796  100,312  
Total awards outstanding25,796  209,201  
Warrants (4)
Dilutive awards outstanding—  166,121  
Antidilutive awards outstanding442,533  276,412  
Total awards outstanding442,533  442,533  
(1) All stock options for the year ended December 31, 2019 were anti-dilutive as a result of the RLH Corporation weighted average share price during the reporting period, in addition to the net loss in 2019.
(2) Restricted stock units were anti-dilutive for the year ended December 31, 2019 due to the net loss attributable to RLH Corporation in the reporting period. If we had reported net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 then 254,574 weighted average restricted stock units would have been dilutive.
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(3) Certain performance stock unit grants were antidilutive for the year ended December 31, 2019 as their respective targets had not been achieved as of the end of the year, in addition to the net loss in 2019. If we had reported net income and the performance targets been met for the year ended December 31, 2019, then 81,613 weighted average performance stock units would have been dilutive.
(4) For the year ended December 31, 2019 all warrants were anti-dilutive due to the net loss attributable to RLH Corporation in the reporting period. If we had reported net income for the year ended December 31, 2019 then 35,873 warrants would have been dilutive.

13.  Income Taxes

Major components of the income tax expense from continuing operations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 20152019 and 2014,2018 are as follows (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
20192018
Current:
Federal expense (benefit)$30  $424  
State expense (benefit)163  718  
Foreign expense (benefit)89  88  
Deferred expense (benefit)(29) (1,301) 
Income tax expense (benefit)$253  $(71) 
  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014
Current:     
   Federal benefit$
 $
 $
   State expense63
 26
 25
Deferred (benefit) expense249
 59
 6
Income tax (benefit) expense$312
 $85
 $31


The differences from continuing operations between income taxes expected at the U.S. federal statutory income tax rate of 34 percent21% and the reported income tax (benefit) expense are summarized as follows (in thousands, except percentages):

Years Ended December 31,
2019
2018
(Revised)
Amount%Amount%
(Benefit) expense provision at federal statutory rate$(4,351) -21.0 %$3,023  21.0 %
State/foreign tax (benefit) expense(325) -1.6 %90  0.6 %
Effect of tax credits — %(490) -3.4 %
Non-controlling interest408  2.0 %(2,804) -19.4 %
Other713  3.4 %134  0.9 %
Valuation allowance3,803  18.4 %(24) -0.2 %
Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations$253  1.2 %$(71) -0.5 %

 December 31,
 2016 2015 2014
 Amount% Amount% Amount%
(Benefit) expense provision at federal statutory rate$(1,540)34.0 % $1,394
34.0 % $858
34.0 %
State tax (benefit) expense70
-1.5 % 3
0.1 % 23
0.9 %
Effect of tax credits10
-0.2 % (152)-3.7 % (173)-6.9 %
Non-controlling interest163
-3.6 % (441)10.7 % 
 %
Other(373)8.2 % 131
3.2 % 286
11.3 %
Valuation allowance1,982
-43.8 % (850)-20.7 % (963)-38.2 %
Income tax (benefit) expense312
-6.9 % 85
2.2 % 31
1.2 %
Effect of discontinued operations
 % 
 % 
 %
Income tax (benefit) expense from continuing operations$312
-6.9 % $85
2.2 % $31
1.2 %

Significant components of the net deferred tax assets and liabilities from continuing operations at December 31, 20162019 and 2015,2018, are as follows (in thousands):
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December 31,December 31,
2016 20152019
2018
(Revised)
AssetsLiabilities AssetsLiabilitiesAssetsLiabilitiesAssetsLiabilities
Property and equipment$
$1,770
 $
$2,293
Property and equipment$1,946  $—  $1,564  $—  
Brand name
6,130
 
2,461
Brand name—  2,336  —  4,211  
Other intangible assets
254
 
158
GoodwillGoodwill2,345  —  2,813  —  
Prepaid assetsPrepaid assets—  1,082  —  985  
Allowance for doubtful accountsAllowance for doubtful accounts1,345  —  587  —  
RL Venture
2,608
 
2,924
RL Venture957  —  —  75  
RL Baltimore
110
 
71
RLH DC170

 271

RL Atlanta
34
 

Gain on sale leaseback307

 474

Stock-based compensationStock-based compensation372  —  1,245  —  
Tax credit carryforwards4,620

 4,630

Tax credit carryforwards2,691  —  2,696  —  
Federal and state net operating losses7,097

 6,482

Federal and state net operating losses1,965  —  682  —  
Leasing liabilitiesLeasing liabilities9,758  —  —  —  
Leasing assetsLeasing assets—  9,499  —  —  
Other receivablesOther receivables500  —  1,080  —  
Other4,698

 1,054

Other2,993  —  2,727  —  
Valuation allowance(11,702)
 (7,876)
Valuation allowance(12,698) —  (8,895) —  
Total$5,190
$10,906
 $5,035
$7,907
Total$12,174  $12,917  $4,499  $5,271  


At December 31, 2016 and 2015,2019 we had federal gross operating loss carryforwards of approximately $18.2 million$5.5 million. At December 31, 2018, we had used the federal operating loss in its entirety. The federal operating loss carryforwards can be carried forward indefinitely, but are subject to annual deduction limitations under the 2017 Tax Cuts and $16.4 million, respectively;Jobs Act. At December 31, 2019 and 2018, we had state gross operating loss carryforwards of approximately $18.6$13.3 million and $18.9$10.6 million, respectively; andrespectively. We had federal and state tax credit carryforwards of approximately $4.6$2.7 million in both years.at December 31, 2019 and 2018. The federal net operating loss carryforwards will expire beginning in 2032, and the state net operating loss carryforwards will expire beginning in 2017;2020; the tax credit carryforwards will begin to expire in 2024.


We assess the available positive and negative evidence to estimate whether sufficient future taxable income will be generated to permit use of the existing deferred tax assets. There was a minimal three year cumulative income asAs of December 31, 2016. We do not believe this was sufficient evidence to avoid recording2019, the valuation allowance as the profitability of the three year period was not consistent. Such objective evidence limits the ability to consider other subjective evidence such as our projections for future growth.

On the basis of this evaluation, as of December 31, 2016, atotal valuation allowance of $11.7$12.7 million has beenwas recorded to reduce deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. The amount of the deferred tax asset considered realizable, however, could be adjusted if objective negative evidence in the form of cumulative losses is no longer present and additional weight may be given to subjective evidence such as forecasted taxable income and our projections for growth. Should we determine we will be able


to realize ouradditional deferred tax assets, the tax benefits relating to any reversal of the valuation allowance will be accounted for as a reduction of income tax expense.


A summary of our valuation allowance activity as it relates to continuing operations for the years ended December 31 is as follows (in thousands):
Valuation Allowance(1)
(Revised)
Balances, December 31, 2017$8,048 
Increase during period847 
Balances, December 31, 20188,895 
Increase during period3,803 
Balances, December 31, 2019$12,698 
(1) The change in the valuation allowance shown in this table does not correspond to the annual valuation allowance amount shown in the rate reconciliation table for 2018 due to items required to be recognized through equity.
  
Valuation Allowance(1)
Balances, January 1, 2014 $5,893
Decrease during period (977)
Balances, December 31, 2014 4,916
Increase during period 2,960
Balances, December 31, 2015 7,876
Increase during period 3,826
Balances, December 31, 2016 $11,702
(1) The change in the valuation allowance shown in this table does not correspond to the annual valuation allowance amounts show in the rate reconciliation table for the years 2014, 2015 and 2016 due to items required to be recognized through equity.


We classify any interest expense and penalties related to tax positions and any interest income on tax overpayments as components of income tax expense.


We recognize the financial statement effect of a tax position when it is more likely than not to be sustained on the basis of its technical merits. We have no material uncertain tax positions at December 31, 20162019 and 2015,2018, and do not anticipate a
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significant change in any unrecognized tax benefits over the next twelve months. Accordingly, we have not provided for any unrecognized tax benefits or related interest and penalties. We account for penalties and interest related to unrecognized tax benefits as a component of income tax expense. With limited exception, we are no longer subject to U.S. federal, state and local income tax examinations by taxing authorities for years prior to 2013.2016. Additionally, the year 2012 is subject to examination, to the extent that net operating loss and income tax credit carryforwards from that year were utilized in 2014 and later years.


11.Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Estimated14.  Fair Value

Applicable accounting standards define fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). We measure our assets and liabilities using inputs from the Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Cash, Restricted Cash and Accounts Receivable carrying values of financial instruments (in thousands) are shown in the table below. The carrying amounts for cash and cash equivalents and accounts receivable are reasonable estimates of theirapproximate fair valuesvalue due to their short maturities. The carrying amounts forthe short-term investments are reasonable estimatesnature of their fair values due to interest rates which are variable in nature and a put provision at par plus accrued interest. these items.

We estimate the fair value of our notes receivable using expected future payments discounted at risk-adjusted rates, both of which are Level 3 inputs. We estimate the fair value of our long-term debt and capital lease obligations using expected future payments discounted at risk-adjusted rates, both of which are Level 3 inputs. Fair values of interest rate caps and swaps are valued using interest rate yield curves, which are Level 2 inputs. The fair values provided below are not necessarily indicative of the amounts we or the debt holders could realize in a current market exchange. In addition, potential income tax ramifications related to the realization of gains and losses that would be incurred in an actual sale or settlement have not been taken into consideration.
  December 31,
  2016 2015
  
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
 
Carrying
Amount
 
Fair
Value
Financial assets:        
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash $47,609
 $47,609
 $35,202
 $35,202
Short-term investments 
 
 18,085
 18,085
Accounts receivable 10,852
 10,852
 7,671
 7,671
Accounts receivable from related parties 1,865
 1,865
 493
 493
Notes receivable 1,295
 1,295
 2,605
 2,605
Interest rate caps 4
 4
 42
 42
Financial liabilities:        
Total debt $110,598
 $107,858
 $90,772
 $94,029
Total capital lease obligations 1,147
 1,147
 
 




12.     Earnings (Loss) Per Share

The following table presents a reconciliation Estimated fair values of the numerators and denominators usedfinancial instruments (in thousands) are shown in the basic and diluted net income (loss) per share computations for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands, except per share amounts):table below.
December 31,
 20192018
 
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Carrying
Amount
Fair
Value
Financial assets:
Notes receivable$5,709  $5,709  $2,103  $2,103  
Financial liabilities:
Total debt$33,248  $32,737  $44,523  $43,880  
Total finance lease obligations150  150  378  378  

  Year ended December 31,
  2016 2015 2014
Numerator - basic and diluted:      
Net Income (loss) from continuing operations $(4,840) $4,016
 $2,492
Less net income or loss attributable to noncontrolling interest 163
 (1,297) 
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to RLHC (4,677) 2,719
 2,492
Loss from discontinued operations 
 
 (189)
Net income (loss) attributable to RLHC $(4,677) $2,719
 $2,303
Denominator:      
Weighted average shares - basic 20,427
 19,983
 19,785
Weighted average shares - diluted 20,427
 20,200
 19,891
Earnings (loss) per share - basic      
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to RLHC $(0.23) $0.14
 $0.13
Loss from discontinued operations $
 $
 $(0.01)
Net income (loss) attributable to RLHC $(0.23) $0.14
 $0.12
Earnings (loss) per share - diluted      
Income (loss) from continuing operations attributable to RLHC $(0.23) $0.13
 $0.13
Loss from discontinued operations $
 $
 $(0.01)
Net income (loss) attributable to RLHC $(0.23) $0.13
 $0.12

The following table presents options to purchase common shares, restricted stock units outstanding and warrants to purchase common shares included in the earnings per share calculation and the amount excluded from the dilutive earnings per share calculation as they were considered antidilutive for years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014. As part of the Vantage acquisition, up to an additional 690,000 shares may be issued with the one-year and two-year contingent consideration earn outs (see Note 16). These shares would not be included in basic shares outstanding until the period the contingency is resolved. For purposes of calculating earnings per share, the income or expense recognized during the period that is related to the changes in likelihood of paying the equity portion of the contingent consideration is added back to net income/loss. For 2016, the Vantage contingent shares are antidilutive due to the net loss attributable to RLHC. Also in 2016, we recognized $124,000 of expense related to changes in fair value associated with the contingent consideration of shares.


  Year ended December 31,
  
2016(1)
 2015 2014
    (in thousands)  
Stock Options      
Dilutive awards outstanding 
 
 
Antidilutive awards outstanding 133
 72
 75
Total awards outstanding 133
 72
 75
       
Restricted Stock Units      
Dilutive awards outstanding 
 179
 106
Antidilutive awards outstanding 1,037
 1,045
 294
Total awards outstanding 1,037
 1,225
 399
       
Warrants      
Dilutive awards outstanding 
 38
 
Antidilutive awards outstanding 443
 404
 
Total awards outstanding 443
 443
 
       
Shares for Vantage Contingent Consideration      
Dilutive awards outstanding 
 
 
Antidilutive awards outstanding 690
 
 
Total awards outstanding 690
 
 
 
Total dilutive awards outstanding 
 217
 106
       
(1)All antidilutive shares are reported as shares outstanding due to net loss attributable to RLHC.

13.Commitments and Contingencies

At any given time we are subject to claims and actions incidental to the operations of our business. Based on information currently available, we do not expect that any sums we may receive or have to pay in connection with any legal proceeding would have a materially adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or net cash flow.

14.    Operating and Capital Lease Commitments
The table below summarizes the terms of the leases, including extension periods at our option, as of December 31, 2016:
PropertyExpiration date of leaseExtension periods
Red Lion River InnOctober 2018Three renewal terms of five years each
Red Lion Hotel Seattle Airport (1)
December 2024None
Red Lion Anaheim(1)
April 202117 renewal terms of five years each
Red Lion Hotel KalispellApril 2028Three renewal terms of five years each
Hotel RL Washington DC (1)
December 2080None
Spokane, Washington OfficeDecember 2017None
Denver, Colorado OfficeNovember 2021One renewal term of five years
Coral Springs, Florida OfficeApril 2018Two renewal terms of 3 years each
(1) Ground lease only

In addition, we are obligated under capital leases for certain hotel equipment at our company operated hotel locations. The


leases typically have a five-year term. The equipment assets are included within our property and equipment balance and are depreciated over the lease term.
Total future minimum payments due under all current term operating and capital leases at December 31, 2016, are as indicated below (in thousands):
Year Ending December 31, Total Lease Obligation Operating Lease Obligation Capital Lease Obligation
2017 $5,932
 5,678
 254
2018 5,245
 4,980
 265
2019 4,581
 4,316
 265
2020 4,533
 4,294
 239
2021 2,876
 2,752
 124
Thereafter 63,453
 63,453
 
Total $86,620
 85,473
 1,147

Total rent expense from continuing operations, under leases for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $5.7 million, $7.4 million, and $5.9 million, respectively, which represents the total of amounts shown within Hotel facility and land lease expense, as well as amounts included within Franchise, Entertainment, and General and Administrative operating expenses on our consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).


15. Related-PartyRelated Party Transactions


All four of ourOur current joint ventures - RL Venture, RLS DC Venture and RLS Atla Venture and our former joint venture, RLS Balt Venture and RLS DC Venture - have agreed to pay to Shelbourne Capital, LLC (Shelbourne Capital) an investor relations fee each month equal to 0.50% of theirits total aggregate revenue. Shelbourne is the entity that leads Shelbourne Falcon, Shelbourne Falcon II, Shelbourne Falcon III and Shelbourne Falcon IV, the minority interest holder in these joint ventures. The amount Shelbourne Capital earned from all four joint ventures during the yearyears ended December 31, 20162019 and 20152018 totaled $423,000$69,000 and $378,000,$211,000, respectively. Columbia Pacific Opportunity Fund, LP (CP), previously one of our company's largest shareholders, is an investor in Shelbourne Falcon, our minority partner in RL Venture. During each ofFor the years ended December 31, 20162019 and 20152018, Shelbourne Capital earned $50,000 and $161,000, respectively, from RL Venture, $366,000.

RL Venture also agreedVenture. We did not pay any investor relations fees to pay CPA Development, LLC, an affiliate of Columbia Pacific Opportunity Fund, LP, a construction management fee of $200,000Shelbourne Capital related to the renovation projects. During the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, RLRLS Balt Venture paid $78,000 and $122,000 of this fee, respectively.after October 2018.


In May 2015,On April 17, 2018, we entered into a management agreementcommitment letter with CP that described the owner (the LLC entity)general terms and conditions for a single advance term loan of Red Lion Hotel Woodlake Conference Center Sacramento (a franchised property). A member$20 million. Upon execution of the commitment letter, we paid CP a non-refundable commitment fee of $200,000, and agreed to reimburse CP for all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including reasonable legal fees, whether or not the loan was funded. The commitment was not used and terminated on May 31, 2018. At the time of the transaction, CP held beneficial ownership of 1,510,105 shares of our boardcommon stock, and 442,533 shares of directorscommon stock subject to a warrant held by an entity in which an affiliate of CP holds an indirect interest. CP is also an investor in Shelbourne Falcon, which holds 50% owner of the entity that serves as the manager member of the LLC entity. During the year ended December 31, 2016 and 2015, we recognized management fee and brand marketing fee revenue from the LLC entity of $107,000 and $129,000, respectively. On December 12, 2016 the LLC permanently closed the Red Lion Hotel Woodlake.45% interest in RL Venture. The warrants expired without being exercised in January 2020.


Effective March 29, 2016, our wholly owned subsidiary, RL Management entered into a one-yearone-year contract to manage the Hudson Valley Resort and Spa, a hotel located in Kerhonkson, New York. Following the initial one-year term, we continued to manage the property on a month-to-month basis. The hotel is owned by HNA Hudson Valley Resort & Training Center LLC, an affiliate of HNA RLH Investments LLC, previously one of our largest shareholders, and is controlled by HNA Group North America LLC, for which Enrico Marini Fichera, previously one of our directors, serves as the Head of Investments. Under that contract, our subsidiary iswas entitled to a monthly management fee equal to $8,333 or three3 percent of the hotel’s gross
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operating revenues, whichever is larger.greater. During the year ended December 31, 2016,2018 we recognized management fee revenue from HNA Hudson Valley Resort & Training Center LLC of $87,000.$75,000. On June 12, 2018, HNA RLH Investments LLC sold their common shares in RLH to a third party and Enrico Marini Fichera resigned from the Board effective June 18, 2018, no longer making them a related party. The contract with Hudson Valley Resort and Spa was terminated in September 2018.

The total amounts receivable from related parties, primarily related to hotel management agreements, were $1.9 million and $0.5 million at December 31, 2016 and 2015, and are classified within Accounts receivable from related parties on our consolidated balance sheets.

16. Business Acquisition


On September 30, 2016, (the close date), we (i) acquired selectedcompleted our acquisition of the operating assets and assumedassumption of certain liabilities ofrelating to specified hotel brands and brand extensions from Thirty-Eight Street, Inc. ("TESI") and Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. (“Vantage”), a subsidiary of Thirty-Eight Street, Inc. (“TESI”) and (ii) acquired one brand name asset from TESI. ("Vantage is a hotel franchise company, andHospitality"). From the addition of the Vantage assets substantially increases our number of franchise


properties and provides us with a broader presence in the United States and Canada. We acquired over 1,000 hotel franchise and membership license agreements, as well as multiple brand names, including Americas Best Value Inn, Canadas Best Value Inn, Lexington Hotels & Inns, America's Best Inns & Suites, Jameson Inns, Country Hearth Inns & Suites, Vantage Hotels, Value Inn Worldwide, Value Hotel Worldwide, 3 Palms Hotels and Resorts and Signature Inn.

The purchase price totaled $40.2 million, including the following:
  Purchase Price
Cash paid to Vantage at close date $10,300
Cash paid to TESI at close date 12,300
Total cash consideration at close date 22,600
Value of 690,000 shares to TESI at close date 5,800
Total consideration at close date 28,400
   
Fair value of contingent consideration 10,900
Assumption of Vantage obligation 900
Total purchase price $40,200

The acquisition was funded at closing with $22.6 million of cash on hand, of which $10.3 million was paid to Vantage and $12.3 million was paid to TESI and 690,000 shares of RLHC stock paid to TESI, which was valued at $5.8 million, based on the closing price of RLHC stock of $8.34 on the close date. The total purchase price was $40.2 million, which included the estimated fair value of $0.9 million for the assumption of an obligation related to a previous business acquisition of Vantage and the fair value of $10.9 million of primarily contingent consideration, the total of which will be payable to TESI at the first and second anniversaries of the close date, based on the attainment of certain performance criteria. A minimum of $2 million of the additional consideration is not contingent and will be paid in equal amounts at the first and second anniversaries of the close date. Payment of the contingent consideration is dependent on the retention of Vantage properties under franchise or membership license agreements, as determined by the room count at the first and second year anniversary dates when compared with the room count at the close date, as follows:
  Year 1 Anniversary Year 2 Anniversary Total
Threshold Shares
Cash(1)
 Shares
Cash(1)
 Shares
Cash(1)
90% of room count at close 414,000
$4,000
 276,000
$3,000
 690,000
$7,000
80% of room count at close 310,500
3,000
 207,000
2,250
 517,500
5,250
Minimum 
1,000
 
1,000
 
2,000
(1) in thousands
         

If the room counts are below the 80% thresholds at each anniversary date, but the annual franchise revenue, measured as the most recent twelve months ending on the anniversary date of the Vantage properties is equal to or exceeds the close date revenue benchmark, then the contingent consideration would be paid at the anniversary date based on the 90% threshold in the table above. The contingent consideration is measured at each anniversary date independent of the other measurement periodacquisition, our board appointed Bernard T. Moyle, as our Executive Vice President and is recorded as a liability due to the expected payment of cashChief Operating Officer and a variable number of shares. Changes in the obligation are recognized within acquisition related costs in the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss). At each reporting period, we are required to assess the fair value of the liability and record any changes in fair value in our statement of comprehensive income (loss). For the fourth quarter, we recognized $340,000 in expense associated with our updated assessment. As of December 31, 2016, the estimated fair value of the contingent consideration was $11.2 million. Roger J. Bloss as our Executive Vice President and Bernard T.President of Global Development. Moyle were appointed to executive management positions at RLHC following the closingand Bloss are shareholders of the acquisition.TESI and Vantage Hospitality.

Effective May 31, 2018, Messrs. Bloss and Moyle also have ownership interestsentered into consulting agreements through December 31, 2020, ending their employment with the Company and no longer making them a related party after the effective date. On May 21, 2018, the Company entered into a letter agreement ("Letter Agreement") and a First Amendment ("First Amendment") to the TESI and Vantage Hospitality purchase agreement. In accordance with the Letter Agreement and First Amendment, after the first anniversary of the closing date, we issued $4.0 million in TESI. Therefore,cash and 414,000 shares of the Company's common stock to TESI in January 2018. In October 2018, we settled the second and final portion of the Vantage contingent consideration obligationsin an aggregate amount of $3.0 million in cash and 276,000 shares of the Company’s common stock. The Company understands that Mr. Bloss and Mr. Moyle each own 50% of the outstanding common shares of TESI.

Messrs. Bloss and Moyle each additionally indirectly own a 5.7% equity interest in a limited liability company that owns the Lexington Hotel and Conference Center in Jacksonville, Florida. During the period ended May 31, 2018, the Company billed the property approximately $161,000 for franchise fees and related services, including royalty and marketing. This hotel, along with the Lexington Inn & Suites, Daytona Beach and the ABVI Las Vegas, are classifiedmanaged by Cal-Vegas, Ltd. (Cal-Vegas), of which TESI (owned by Messrs. Bloss and Moyle) is the General Partner and holds a 2% general partner interest, and Mr. Moyle serves as related partythe Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Company and Cal-Vegas are not parties to any agreement with respect to these properties, as the management contracts are between Cal-Vegas and the Company’s franchisees, who are unrelated third parties. Cal-Vegas, Ltd. is also the lessee of the ABVI Las Vegas hotel. Franchise fees billed by the Company to each of these properties for the period ended May 31, 2018 were as follows: Lexington Inn & Suites, Daytona Beach, $35,000, and ABVI Las Vegas, $1,000.


During the fourth quarter of 2018, we transitioned management of our company operated Hotel RL Baltimore Inner Harbor and Hotel RL Washington DC from RL Management, Inc., to HEI Hotels and Resorts, of which one of the members of our Board of Directors, Ted Darnall, is currently the Chief Executive Officer. Additionally, during the first quarter of 2019, management of our company operated hotel Red Lion Hotel Seattle Airport was also transitioned from RL Management, Inc. to HEI Hotels and Resorts. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, we paid $1.1 million and $22,000, respectively in management fees to HEI Hotels and Resorts for management of these properties.

On January 14, 2019, the Company announced the appointment of Julie Shiflett as Chief Financial Officer of RLH. Prior to this appointment, the Company paid consulting fees to NorthWest CFO, a consulting firm of which Ms. Shiflett is a Principal. During the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018 we paid consulting fees of $49,000 and $394,000 to NorthWest CFO. The payments made in 2019 were for services rendered by NorthWest CFO in 2018. No services have been performed by NorthWest CFO on behalf of RLH subsequent to Ms. Shiflett being appointed Chief Financial Officer.

As noted in Note 8 Debt and Line of Credit, on May 31, 2019, we executed a mortgage loan with a principal and accrued exit fee of $17.4 million with CP Business Finance I, LP, an affiliate of Columbia Pacific Opportunity Fund, LP, who currently holds 500,000 shares of RLH common stock. Additionally, Alexander B. Washburn, who served as a member of our Board of Directors from May 2015 to April 2019, is one of the managing members of Columbia Pacific Advisor, LLC, which serves as the investment manager of Columbia Pacific Opportunity Fund, LP.

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16. Acquisitions and Dispositions

Acquisitions

Knights Inn Acquisition

On May 14, 2018, RLH Franchising, Inc. completed the purchase of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of KFS, and the purchase of certain operating assets from, and assumption of certain liabilities within our consolidated balance sheets.relating to the business of franchising Knights Inn branded hotels to hotel owners from Wyndham Hotel Group Canada, ULC and Wyndham Hotel Group Europe Limited, pursuant to the Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement, dated May 1, 2018, for an aggregate purchase price of $27.2 million. The purchase price was financed through borrowing under the DB Credit Agreement. See Note 8, Debt and Line of Credit for discussion of the DB Credit Agreement.


The acquisition of VantageKFS was treated as a business combination under U.S. GAAP. During the fourth quarter, we completed the allocation of the final purchase price to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on estimated fair value assessments. The following reflects our allocation of the final purchase price as of December 31, 2016allocation (in thousands):

Fair Value
Current assets$1,288 
Intangible assets16,800 
Goodwill9,191 
Total assets acquired27,279 
Current liabilities30 
Total liabilities acquired30 
Total net assets acquired$27,249 


Current assets are comprised of $4.6 million in contractual value of acquired receivables, less a fair value adjustment of $3.3 million based on expected collectability.
  Fair Value
Current assets $2,436
Property and equipment 513
Intangible assets 38,395
Goodwill 4,053
Total assets acquired 45,397
   
Current liabilities 2,657
Deferred tax liabilities 2,556
Total liabilities 5,213
   
Total net assets acquired $40,184


Intangible assets acquired are as follows:follows (in thousands):
Fair Value Useful Life 
Brand names$7,700 Indefinite
Customer contracts9,100 15 years
Total intangible assets$16,800 
  Fair Value Weighted Average Useful Life
Brand names - indefinite lived $27,244
 Indefinite
Brand names - finite lived 2,751
 8.8 years
Customer contracts 8,400
 15 years
Total intangible assets $38,395
  


In 2019, we recognized an impairment loss of $1.3 million on our Knights Inn indefinite lived brand name. The carrying value of the intangible asset as of December 31, 2019 is $6.4 million.

We recognized finite-lived intangible assets for three of the brand names acquired from Vantage. We may sell franchises under these brands over the next year, but we then intend to sunset the brands and transition the properties within these brands to other of the RLHC brands.

We recognized $4.1$9.2 million ofin goodwill as the result of the acquisition, recorded within our Franchisefranchise reporting segment. A significant portion of the goodwill is the result of deferred tax liabilities recognized for the indefinite-lived intangible assets. The goodwill amount is deductible for income tax purposes, but a full valuation allowance is applied topurposes. The factors that make up the net deferred tax asset.goodwill are primarily expected synergies from combining the operations of Knights Inn with our own.

Further, we valued the assembled workforce in order to value the other intangible assets, but we did not recognize the assembled workforce value as a separate asset. It is included as part of goodwill.


The following table presents the revenues and earnings from Vantage'sKnights Inn's operations that are included in our 2016 consolidated statementsthe Consolidated Statement of comprehensive income (loss) (unaudited)Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the year ended December 31, 2018 (in thousands):
Year Ended December 31, 2018
Revenue$4,265 
Net income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes2,874 
  September 30, 2016 - December 31, 2016
  (in thousands)
Revenue $8,855
Income from continuing operations before income taxes 1,496


The following supplemental pro forma results are based on the individual historical results of RLHCRLH Corporation and Vantage,KFS, with adjustments to give effect to the combined operations as if the acquisition had been consummated on January 1, 20152018 (in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited):
77
  Year ended December 31
  2016 2015
  (in thousands)
Revenue $188,272
 $176,123
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income taxes (453) 8,233

We recognized acquisition related expenses of $2.1 million during the year ended December 31, 2016, and they are included within operating expenses on the consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss).



17.Parent Company Financial Statements

RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
CONDENSED BALANCE SHEET
(Parent Company Only)
December 31, 2016 and 2015
  2016 2015
    (See Note 18)
  (In thousands)
ASSETS    
Current assets:    
Cash and cash equivalents $32,936
 $16,672
Restricted cash 326
 326
Short-term investments 
 18,085
Accounts receivable, net 17,674
 8,172
Accounts receivable from related parties 1,865
 493
Notes receivable 1,295
 929
Inventories 200
 224
Prepaid expenses and other 3,483
 1,068
Total current assets 57,779
 45,969
Investment in subsidiaries 42,875
 49,902
Property and equipment, net 31,123
 31,644
Goodwill 12,566
 8,512
Intangible assets, net 52,854
 15,301
Notes receivable, long term 
 1,676
Other assets, net 1,561
 2,519
Total assets $198,758
 $155,523
LIABILITIES    
Current liabilities:    
Accounts payable $6,415
 $2,085
Accrued payroll and related benefits 4,625
 4,400
Other accrued entertainment liabilities 11,334
 10,411
Other accrued liabilities 2,680
 1,637
Contingent consideration for acquisition due to related party, due within one year 6,768
 
Total current liabilities 31,822
 18,533
Contingent consideration for acquisition due to related party, due after one year 4,432
 
Deferred income and other long term liabilities 1,452
 1,326
Deferred income taxes 5,716
 2,872
Total liabilities 43,422
 22,731
Commitments and contingencies 

 

STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY    
Red Lion Hotels Corporation stockholders' equity    
Preferred stock 
 
Common stock 234
 201
Additional paid-in capital, common stock 171,089
 143,901
Accumulated deficit (15,987) (11,310)
Total stockholders’ equity 155,336
 132,792
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $198,758
 $155,523
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.




RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(Parent Company Only)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014

  2016 2015 2014
  (In thousands)
Revenue:      
Company operated hotels $37,751
 $44,778
 $118,616
Other revenues from managed properties 36,546
 28,847
 
Franchised hotels 24,634
 12,039
 9,618
Entertainment 15,719
 11,057
 17,115
Other 128
 51
 77
Total revenues 114,778
 96,772
 145,426
Operating expenses:      
Company operated hotels 27,345
 34,965
 94,241
Other costs from managed properties 36,546
 28,847
 
Franchised hotels 19,315
 11,233
 7,004
Entertainment 13,635
 10,118
 14,785
Other 42
 35
 318
Depreciation and amortization 4,976
 5,087
 12,762
Hotel facility and land lease 3,704
 6,335
 5,210
Gain on asset dispositions, net (857) (17,838) (4,006)
General and administrative expenses 11,109
 9,819
 8,353
Acquisition and integration costs 2,112
 
 
Total operating expenses 117,927
 88,601
 138,667
Operating income (loss) (3,149) 8,171
 6,759
Other income (expense):      
Interest expense (112) (2,882) (4,575)
Gain (loss) on early retirement of debt 
 (2,847) 
Equity in income of subsidiaries (1,367) (496) 
Other income, net 263
 858
 339
Other income (expense) (1,216) (5,367) (4,236)
Income (loss) before taxes (4,365) 2,804
 2,523
Income tax expense (benefit) 312
 85
 31
Net income (loss) from continuing operations (4,677) 2,719
 2,492
Discontinued operations      
Loss from discontinued business units, net of income tax benefit 
 
 (187)
Loss on disposal of the assets of the discontinued business units, net of income tax benefit 
 
 (2)
Net income (loss) from discontinued operations 
 
 (189)
Net income (loss) (4,677) 2,719
 2,303
Comprehensive income (loss)      
        Unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedge, net of tax 
 
 (44)
Comprehensive income (loss) $(4,677) $2,719
 $2,259
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.




RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Parent Company Only)
For the Years Ended December 31, 2016, 2015, and 2014
  2016 2015 2014
  (In thousands)
Operating activities:      
Net income (loss) $(4,677) $2,719
 $2,303
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:      
Depreciation and amortization 4,968
 5,087
 12,762
Amortization of debt issuance costs 
 8
 124
(Gain) loss on disposition of property, equipment and other assets, net (857) (17,841) (4,006)
Loss on early retirement of debt 
 2,763
 
Deferred income taxes 288
 59
 6
Equity in investments 1,356
 551
 36
Stock based compensation expense 2,640
 1,932
 1,455
Provision for doubtful accounts 429
 618
 170
Fair value adjustments to contingent consideration 339
 
 
Change in current assets and liabilities:      
Accounts receivable (9,500) (3,028) (635)
Notes receivable (110) (167) (153)
Inventories 24
 304
 198
Prepaid expenses and other (2,224) 744
 (890)
Accounts payable 3,751
 (820) (1,811)
Other accrued liabilities 151
 2,761
 1,399
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities (3,422) (4,310) 10,958
Investing activities:      
Capital expenditures (3,512) (3,921) (24,891)
Acquisition of Vantage Hospitality (22,603) 
 
Purchase of GuestHouse International assets 
 (8,856) 
Purchases of interests in investments in joint venture entities 
 (18,049) 
Sales of interests in investments to joint venture partners 
 80,734
 
Distributions from investments in joint ventures 4,393
 3,224
 
Proceeds from disposition of property and equipment 400
 38,679
 17,316
Proceeds from redemption of trust common securities 
 909
 
Collection of notes receivable related to property sales 2,309
 3,509
 1,914
Advance note receivable (943) (652) 
Purchases of short-term investments 
 (18,720) 
Proceeds from sale of short-term investments 18,085
 635
 
Other, net 77
 28
 61
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities (1,794) 77,520
 (5,600)
Financing activities:      
Repayment of long-term debt 
 (30,528) (12,973)
Repayment of debentures to Red Lion Hotels Capital Trust 
 (30,825) 
Debt issuance costs 
 
 (6)
Proceeds from sale of interests in joint ventures 3,218
 
 
Reduction of additional paid in capital for repurchased restricted stock units (353) (347) (155)
Proceeds from common stock offering, net 18,460
 
 
Other, net 155
 137
 69
Net cash used in financing activities 21,480
 (61,563) (13,065)
Change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:      
Net increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash 16,264
 11,647
 (7,707)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of year 16,998
 5,351
 13,058
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of year $33,262
 $16,998
 $5,351
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed financial statements.




RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
(Parent Company Only)
NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

A.Organization

Principles of Consolidation

The condensed parent company only financial statements include only the accounts of Red Lion Hotels Corporation (the Company) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. Investments in the Company's joint venture entities are accounted for under the equity method in these condensed financial statements.

Wholly-owned subsidiaries:
Red Lion Hotels Holdings, Inc.
Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc.
Red Lion Hotels Canada Franchising, Inc.
��Red Lion Hotels Management, Inc. ("RL Management")
Red Lion Hotels Limited Partnership
TicketsWest.com, Inc.
Joint venture entities:
RL Venture LLC
RLS Atla Venture LLC
RLS Balt Venture LLC
RLS DC Venture LLC
Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America have been condensed or omitted since this information is included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements included elsewhere in this Form 10-K.

Restricted Cash

The FASB issued ASU 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230): Restricted Cash to require that restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total cash amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. Consequently, transfers between cash and restricted cash will not be presented as a separate line item in the operating, investing or financing sections of the cash flow statement. We early adopted this standard, as permitted, effective for the year ended December 31, 2016. We have revised the consolidated statement of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 to reflect the adoption of this standard. As a result, the total change in cash flows for 2015 was an increase of $0.1 million of operating cash inflows. For the year ended December 31, 2014, total operating cash inflows increased by $0.2 million.

In our consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014, we include restricted cash with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning and ending balances for each period. The balances included in the consolidated statements of cash flows for the years ended December 31 are as follows:

  2016 2015 2014
Cash and cash equivalents $32,936
 $16,672
 $5,126
Restricted cash 326
 326
 225
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the consolidated statements of cash flows $33,262
 $16,998
 $5,351

B.Commitments and Contingencies

At any given time we are subject to claims and actions incidental to the operations of our business. Based on information currently available, we do not expect that any sums we may receive or have to pay in connection with any legal proceeding would have a materially adverse effect on our consolidated financial position or net cash flow.



The table below summarizes the terms of the Company's operating leases, including extension periods at our option, as of December 31, 2016:

PropertyExpiration date of leaseYear Ended December 31,Extension periods
Red Lion River InnOctober 2018Three renewal terms of five years each
Red Lion Hotel Seattle Airport (1)
Revenue
December 2024$138,478 None
Red Lion Anaheim(1)
Net income
April 202117,017 17 renewal terms of five years each
Red Lion Hotel KalispellNet income and comprehensive income attributable to RLH CorporationApril 20283,887 Three renewal terms of five years each
Spokane, Washington OfficeEarnings per share attributable to RLH Corporation - basicDecember 2017$0.18 None
Denver, Colorado OfficeEarnings per share attributable to RLH Corporation - dilutedNovember 2021$0.17 One renewal term of five years
Coral Springs, Florida OfficeApril 2018Two renewal terms of 3 years each
(1) Ground lease only

We recognized acquisition related expenses of $2.2 million during the year ended December 31, 2018, and they are included within Transaction and integration costs on our Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss).
Total future minimum payments due under all current term operating
Dispositions

Company Operated Hotel Dispositions

During the year ended December 31, 2018, we began execution of a hotel asset sales initiative consistent with our previously stated business strategy to focus on moving towards operations as primarily a franchise company, and capital leasesdisposed of 9 hotels from our company operated hotels segment, comprising net assets of $70.7 million, for cash proceeds of $116.5 million. These dispositions resulted in a combined gain of $40.7 million. During the year ended December 31, 2019, we disposed of 2 additional hotels from our company operated hotels segment, comprising net assets of $37.0 million, for cash proceeds of $45.3 million. These dispositions resulted in a combined gain of $7.3 million. The dispositions in 2018 and 2019 did not meet the criteria for discontinued operations.

The following summarizes the results of operations for the 11 properties sold during 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):
Years Ended December 31,
20192018
Pre-tax income (loss)$4,750  $36,780  
Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(2,138) (16,551) 
Net income (loss) attributable to RLHC$2,612  $20,229  

Due to the various contingencies remaining in the non-binding purchase and sale agreements outstanding, at December 31, 2016, are2019 and 2018, we have 0 properties meeting the criteria to be classified as indicated below (in thousands):held for sale on our Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Year Ending December 31, Total Lease Obligation Operating Lease Obligation Capital Lease Obligation
2017 $4,672
 $4,645
 $27
2018 3,972
 3,948
 24
2019 3,293
 3,283
 10
2020 3,272
 3,261
 11
2021 1,720
 1,713
 7
Thereafter 4,095
 4,095
 
Total $21,024
 $20,945
 $79

C.Revision of the Previously Issued Financial Statements for Correction of an Immaterial Error

We evaluatedOn February 7, 2020, we disposed of one additional hotel from our company operated hotels segment, the "Other accrued entertainment liabilities"Hotel RL Washington DC, for cash proceeds of $16.4 million. This property was subject to a non-binding purchase and determined it was understated by $1.2 million as ofsale agreement at December 31, 2013. We recorded a correction2019, but due to increase "Other accrued entertainment liabilities" with a corresponding increasevarious contingencies, had not met the criteria to accumulated deficit of $1.2 millionbe classified as of January 1, 2014, the earliest date presented in the financial statements. We assessed the materiality of these errorsheld for sale on our prior quarterly and annual financial statements, assessing materiality both quantitatively and qualitatively, in accordance with the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 99 and SAB No. 108 and concluded that the errors were not material to any of our previously issued financial statements. However, in order to correctly present the entertainment liability on a go forward basis, we revised our previously issued financial statements herein.

As a result of the correction, we have revised certain amounts in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015.

The effects of the revision on our condensed parent company only balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 were as follows:
  December 31, 2015
Condensed Balance Sheet: As Previously Reported Adjustments As Revised
  (In thousands)
Other accrued entertainment liabilities $9,211
 $1,200
 $10,411
Total current liabilities 17,333
 1,200
 18,533
Total liabilities 21,531
 1,200
 22,731
Accumulated deficit (10,110) (1,200) (11,310)
Total stockholders' equity 133,992
 (1,200) 132,792

There was no impact on our condensed revenues, operating expenses, operating income, earnings per share or cash flowsConsolidated Balance Sheets for the years ended December 31, 2015periods presented.

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Item 9.Changes in and 2014 as a result of the revision.

Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures


18. Revision of the Previously Issued Financial Statements for Correction of an Immaterial Error

We evaluated the "Other accrued entertainment liabilities" and determined it was understated by $1.2 million as of December 31, 2013. We recorded a correction to increase "Other accrued entertainment liabilities" with a corresponding increase to accumulated deficit of $1.2 million as of January 1, 2014, the earliest date presented in the financial statements.
As a result of the correction, we have revised certain amounts in our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 and our consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014. Adjustments prior to January 1, 2014 have been recognized as a cumulative correction to the beginning accumulated deficit in the consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity, as of January 1, 2014. We assessed the materiality of these errors on our prior quarterly and annual financial statements, assessing materiality both quantitatively and qualitatively, in accordance with the SEC’s Staff Accounting Bulletin (“SAB”) No. 99 and SAB No. 108 and concluded that the errors were not material to any of our previously issued financial statements. However, in order to correctly present the entertainment liability on a go forward basis, we revised our previously issued financial statements herein.

The effects of the revision on our consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2015 were as follows:

  December 31, 2015
Consolidated Balance Sheet: As Previously Reported Adjustments As Revised
  (In thousands)
Other accrued entertainment liabilities $9,211
 $1,200
 $10,411
Total current liabilities 27,862
 1,200
 29,062
Total liabilities 119,617
 1,200
 120,817
Accumulated deficit (10,110) (1,200) (11,310)
Total RLHC stockholders' equity 133,992
 (1,200) 132,792
Total stockholders' equity 167,601
 (1,200) 166,401

The effects of the revision on our consolidated statements of changes in stockholders' equity were as follows:

Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity: As Previously Reported Adjustments As Revised
  (In thousands)
January 1, 2014:     

Accumulated deficit $(15,132) $(1,200) $(16,332)
RLHC total equity 137,209
 (1,200) 136,009
Total equity 137,209
 (1,200) 136,009
      

December 31, 2014:     

Accumulated deficit $(12,829) $(1,200) $(14,029)
RLHC total equity 140,837
 (1,200) 139,637
Total equity 140,837
 (1,200) 139,637
       
December 31, 2015:     

Accumulated deficit $(10,110) $(1,200) $(11,310)
RLHC total equity 133,992
 (1,200) 132,792
Total equity 167,601
 (1,200) 166,401

There was no impact on our consolidated revenues, operating expenses, operating income, earnings per share or cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2015 and 2014 as a result of the revision.


Item 9.
Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosures
None.


Item 9A.Controls and Procedures
Item 9A.Controls and Procedures

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

As of December 31, 2016,2019, we carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including the Interim Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”)(CEO) and Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”)(CFO), of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures.procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Exchange Act. Based on that evaluation, our management, including the CEO and CFO, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were not effective as of December 31, 2016 because2019 to ensure that material information required to be disclosed by us in the reports filed or submitted by us under the Securities Exchange Act of a material weakness1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within time periods specified in our internal control over financial reporting, described in Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting below.Securities and Exchange Commission rules and forms.

Management's Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

Management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over our financial reporting, which is designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America.

Because of its inherent limitations, any system of internal controls over financial reporting, no matter how well designed, may not prevent or detect misstatements due to the possibility that a control can be circumvented or overridden or that misstatements due to error or fraud may occur that are not detected. Also, because of changes in conditions, internal control effectiveness may vary over time.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of our annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected in a timely basis.
Management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016,2019, using criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”) and identified a material weakness. Specifically, we did not design and maintain effective controls in order to reconcile the outstanding balance of the event ticketing liability due to third parties for ticket sales in our Entertainment segment. 
Accordingly, based on our evaluation under the 2013 Framework, management concluded that our internal control over financial reporting was not effective as of December 31, 2016.
To remediate the above identified material weakness in internal control over financial reporting, we have designed, implemented, and tested manual controls related to the reporting of our third party ticket sales liability recorded in our general ledger and the detailed subsidiary ledger. While we have taken these actions, the matter cannot be deemed to be remediated until operation of the controls are tested and reviewed in connection with our issuance of future financial statements.
On September 30, 2016, we acquired certain operations from Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. (Vantage). We are in the process of integrating these Vantage operations into our overall internal control over financial reporting. As permitted by the SEC's interpretive guidance, we elected to exclude from our assessment at December 31, 2016, the internal controls over financial reporting related to the operations acquired from Vantage. Our results of operations for the year ended December 31, 2016 include $8.9 million in revenue (5% of our consolidated revenue) and $45.4 million in total assets (13% of our consolidated total assets) from Vantage operations.
The effectiveness of ourmaintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016 has2019, based on these criteria.

Our internal controls over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019 have been audited by BDO USA, LLP, anour independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their attestation report, which is included herein.



Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
In the ordinary course of business, we review our system of internal control over financial reporting and make changes to our applications and processes to improve such controls and increase efficiency, while ensuring that we maintain an effective internal control environment. Changes may include such activities as implementing new, more efficient applications, automating manual processes, or implementing necessary oversight and approval processes for new businesses. Other than the material weakness described above, there
There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f))which occurred during ourthe fourth fiscal quarter of 20162019 that have materially affected, or areis reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.



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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

Shareholders and Board of Directors and Stockholders
Red Lion Hotels Corporation
Spokane, WashingtonDenver, Colorado

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited Red Lion Hotels Corporation’s (“the Company”(the “Company’s”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016,2019, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (the “COSO criteria”). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2019, based on the COSO criteria)criteria. Red Lion Hotels Corporation’s

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated balance sheets of the Company as of December 31, 2019 and 2018, the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the years then ended, and the related notes and our report dated February 27, 2020 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Item 9A, Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit of internal control over financial reporting in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.
A material weakness is a deficiency, or a combination of deficiencies, in internal control over financial reporting, such that there is a reasonable possibility that a material misstatement of the company’s annual or interim financial statements will not be prevented or detected on a timely basis. We have concluded that there is a material weakness regarding management’s failure to design and maintain controls over event ticketing liability due to third parties for ticket sales in the entertainment segment which the company has also identified and described in management’s assessment. This material weakness was considered in determining the nature, timing, and extent of audit tests applied in our audit of the 2016 consolidated financial statements, and this report does not affect our report dated March 30, 2017 on those consolidated financial statements.
As indicated in the accompanying Item 9A, “Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting”, management’s assessment of and conclusion on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting did not include the internal controls of the 2016 acquisition of the Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc. (Vantage), which is included in the consolidated balance sheet of Red Lion Hotels Corporation as of December 31, 2016, and the related consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year then ended. This acquisition constituted approximately 12% of total assets as of December 31, 2016, and approximately 5% of revenues for the year then ended. Management did not assess the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting of 2016 Vantage acquisition because of the timing of the acquisition. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting of Red Lion Hotels Corporation also did not include an evaluation of the internal control over financial reporting of the 2016 Vantage acquisition.
In our opinion, Red Lion Hotels Corporation did not maintain, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2016, based on the COSO criteria. We do not express an opinion or any other form of assurance on management’s statements referring to any corrective actions taken by the company after the date of management’s assessment.
We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of Red Lion Hotels Corporation as of December 31, 2016 and 2015, and the related consolidated


statements of comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016 and our report dated March 30, 2017 expressed an unqualified opinion thereon.



/s/ BDO USA, LLP

Spokane, WAWashington
March 30, 2017February 27, 2020




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Item 9B.Other Information

Item 9B.Other Information

None.


PART III


Item 10.
Directors and Executive Officers and Corporate Governance

Item 10.Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance
NameAgePosition
Gregory T. Mount56
President and Chief Executive Officer
Roger J. Bloss60
Executive Vice President, President of Global Development
Bernard T. Moyle58
Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer
Harry G. Sladich55
Executive Vice President, Hotel Operations and Sales
William J. Linehan51
Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer
Thomas L. McKeirnan48
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
David M. Wright47
Vice President, Interim Chief Financial Officer
Douglas L. Ludwig63
Future Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer


Gregory T. Mount. Mr. Mount joined our company as President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2014. From November 2009 to January 2014, he served as President of Richfield Hospitality, Inc., a hotel management company based in Denver, Colorado. From January 2007 to November 2009, he served as a Senior Vice President of Acquisitions at Sage Hospitality Resources, LLC, a hotel management, investment and development company. From 1998 to 2006, Mr. Mount held various senior development and operations positions with Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. From 1990 to 1998, he served in several management positions at Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. From 1982 to 1990, he worked in various operational roles at Marriott International, Inc. In early 2011, a staffing services company operated by Mr. Mount’s wife filed a petition for reorganization under federal bankruptcy laws. That case was administratively consolidated with a second reorganization case filed by the Mounts, who had personally guaranteed the commercial loan used to acquire the company. A joint plan of reorganization was confirmed in the fall of 2011, and in 2012 orders were entered finding both cases fully administered and discharging the individual debtors.

Roger J. Bloss. Mr. Bloss is the Executive Vice President and President of Global Development of our Company since October 2016.  Mr. Bloss joins us from Vantage Hospitality, where he has served as President and Chief Executive Officer since its founding in 1999.

Bernard T. Moyle. Mr. Moyle is the Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of our Company since October 2016.  Mr. Moyle joins us from Vantage Hospitality, where has served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer since June 2002.  Mr. Moyle has served as a director of Vantage Hospitality since 1999.  Prior to joining Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc., Mr. Moyle practiced commercial law for 18 years and was a managing partner at Benson, Moyle, Mucci LLP. 

Harry G. Sladich.   Mr. Sladich has served as Executive Vice President, Hotel Operations and Sales since February 2014. He previously had served as Executive Vice President of Sales, Marketing & Distribution since joining our company in March 2010.  A 35-year veteran of the hospitality industry, Mr. Sladich served as President and CEO of the Spokane Regional Convention and Visitors Bureau from 2005 to 2010, where he played a key role in building and selling the Washington State image.  Earlier in his career, Mr. Sladich was Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Sterling Hospitality, hotel developers and operators of several franchises including Holiday Inn Express, Hampton Inn and Quality Inn.  Before working for Sterling Hospitality, he was General Manager of Hotel Lusso, an upscale boutique hotel in Spokane, and was Vice President of National Sales for Guestmark International (GMI), a national hotel marketing company based in Boston.  Mr. Sladich has also worked for Sheraton Hotels in both hotel operations and food and beverage. Mr. Sladich serves on two prominent national industry boards, including the U.S. Travel Association and Destination & Travel Foundation Board of Trustees.  In addition, former Washington State Governor Christine Gregoire appointed Mr. Sladich to the board of Washington Filmworks, which manages the state incentive programs for films produced in Washington, and to the Washington State Convention Center Board of Directors.  He has also served on the board for the Western Association of Convention & Visitors Bureaus (WACVB) and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Spokane County.
William J. Linehan. Mr. Linehan joined our company as Executive Vice President, Chief Marketing Officer in February 2014. From 2009 until he joined us, he served as Chief Marketing Officer of Richfield Hospitality, Inc., a hotel management company based in Denver, Colorado. From 2006 to 2008, he served as Vice President, Global Marketing of InterContinental Hotels


Group. From 2002 to 2006, Mr. Linehan was the Global Vice President of Marketing, Brand Alignment and Partnership at Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. Prior to joining Starwood, he had since 1987 held various hotel management positions.

Thomas L. McKeirnan.    Mr. McKeirnan has been Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary since February 2013. He served as Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary from February 2005 through January 2013. He has been with our company since July 2003. Prior to joining us, Mr. McKeirnan was a partner at the Spokane, Washington law firm of Paine Hamblen Coffin Brooke & Miller LLP from January 2002 until July 2003 and an associate attorney at the same firm from 1999 to 2001. Mr. McKeirnan was an associate attorney with the Seattle, Washington law firm of Riddell Williams P.S. from 1995 until 1999. Mr. McKeirnan's private legal practice focused on corporate, transactional, real estate and securities law, with an emphasis on the hospitality industry. While in private practice, Mr. McKeirnan represented us as outside counsel on various strategic and transactional matters and also represented WestCoast Hotels, Inc. prior to our acquisition of that company. He also currently serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors of Gonzaga Preparatory School.

David M. Wright. Mr. Wright, age 47, currently serves as our interim Chief Financial Officer a position he has held since April 2016, and Vice President of Accounting, Tax & External Reporting, a position he has held since December 2015. In that position he has overseen all of our company's accounting related functions, including management of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) as applied within our company, comprehensive tax accounting and policies, Sarbanes-Oxley internal controls, Securities and Exchange Commission filings, quarterly reviews, annual audits and external auditor communications. From October 2008 to December 2015, Mr. Wright worked at Itron, Inc., initially as Assistant Controller for Technical Accounting until his promotion in February 2012 to Director of Global Consolidation and External Reporting. Prior to that, he worked for 11 years in increasing supervisory roles on external audit engagements at Deloitte.

Douglas L. Ludwig. On March 1, 2017, our board of directors approved the appointment of Douglas L. Ludwig, 63, asInformation concerning our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer. Mr. Ludwig most recently worked as Chief Financial Officer for Baha Mar Resorts Limited from November 2006 to May 2015. Mr. Ludwig also previously workedOfficers is set forth in various accounting, financial and strategic roles at Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. from September 1984 to August 2005, including for the last 13 yearsPart I, Item I Business of his tenure as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Ludwig’s career began in September 1977 with KPMG where he advanced to senior audit manager prior to joining Four Seasons Hotels, Inc. in 1984. Mr. Ludwig is expected to join RLHC in April 2017.this report under "Information about our Executive Officers."


The remainder of the information required by this item will be contained in, and is incorporated by reference from, the definitive proxy statement for our 20172020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions “Proposal 1: Election of Directors,” “Section“Delinquent Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance”Reports” and “Corporate Governance.” This proxy statement will be filed with the SEC within 120 days after the end of our fiscal year ended December 31, 20152019 pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.


We make available free of charge on our website (www.redlion.com)(www.rlhco.com) the charters of all of the standing committees of our board of directors (including those of the audit, nominating and corporate governance and compensation committees), the code of business conduct and ethics for our directors, officers and employees, and our corporate governance guidelines. We will furnish copies of these documents to any shareholder upon written request sent to our General Counsel, 201 W. North River Drive, Suite 100, Spokane, Washington 99201-2293.Red Lion Hotels Corporation, 1550 Market St. #350, Denver, Colorado 80202.


Item 11.
Executive Compensation

Item 11.Executive Compensation

The information required by this item will be contained in, and is incorporated by reference from, the definitive proxy statement for our 20172020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Executive Compensation”Compensation,” and “Director Compensation.”


Item 12.
Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

Item 12.Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related Stockholder Matters

A portion of the information required by this item will be contained in, and is incorporated by reference from, the definitive proxy statement for our 20172020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”


See Item 5 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K for information regarding our equity compensation plans.


Item 13.
Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence


Item 13.Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence


The information required by this item will be contained in, and is incorporated by reference from, the definitive proxy statement for our 20172020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions “Certain Relationships and Related Transactions,” and “Corporate Governance - Director Independence.”


Item 14.
Principal Accounting Fees and Services

Item 14.Principal Accounting Fees and Services

The information required by this item will be contained in, and is incorporated by reference from, the definitive proxy statement for our 20172020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption “Principal Accounting Fees and Services.”




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PART IV


Item 15.Exhibits

Item 15.Exhibits

List of documents filed as part of this report:

1. Index to Red Lion Hotels Corporation financial statements:
Page
a.Consolidated Balance Sheets
Page
a.b.Consolidated Balance Sheets
b.Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss)
c.Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
d.Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
e.Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

2. Index to financial statement schedules:

All schedules for which provisions are made in the applicable accounting regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission are not required under the related instructions, are not applicable, or the information is contained in the Financial Statements.

3. Index to exhibits:
Exhibit NumberDescription
Exhibit Number3.1
Description
3.1Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 in the Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on May 25, 2011)
Amended and Restated By-LawsBylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 in the Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001‑13957)001-13957) filed on August 12, 2013)3, 2017)
Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 in the Form S‑3/A (Commission File No. 333-133287) filed on May 15, 2006)
Description of the Capital Stock of the Registrant
Executive Compensation Plans and Agreements
10.12006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix C to the Schedule 14A (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on April 20, 2006)
10.2First Amendment to 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Schedule 14A (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on April 22, 2009)
10.3Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement -- Notice of Grant for the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10 in the Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on November 22, 2006)
10.4Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Options and Option Agreement for the 2006 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 20.1 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on August 14, 2006)
10.52015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix C to the Schedule 14A (Commission File No. 001‑001���13957) filed on April 20, 2015)
First Amendment to 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix D to the Schedule 14A (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on April 20, 2017)
Form of Restricted Stock Unit Agreement -- Notice of Grant for the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.610.1 in the AnnualCurrent Report on Form 10‑8‑K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on March 1, 2016)May 25, 2017)


Exhibit Number10.8
Description
10.7Form of Notice of Grant of Stock Options and Option Agreement for the 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 in the Annual Report on Form 10‑K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on March 1, 2016)
10.8Form of Performance Based Restricted Stock Unit Agreement - Notice of Grant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on May 28, 2019)
2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Schedule 14A (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on April 22, 2008)
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10.9Exhibit NumberDescription
First Amendment to 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 in the Annual Report on Form 10‑K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on March 11, 2010)
10.1010.12Executive Officer’s Incentive PaySecond Amendment to 2008 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Effective January 1, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 inAppendix E to the Annual Report on Form 10‑KSchedule 14A (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on March 5, 2014)April 20, 2017)
10.1120162018 RLHC Named Executive Officers Bonus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Current Reportcurrent report on Form 8-K(Commission8-K (Commission File No. 001‑13957)001-13957) filed on April 1, 2016)June 21, 2018)
10.1220162019 RLHC Corporate OfficeExecutive Officers Bonus Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.410.2 in the Quarterly Reportcurrent report on Form 10-Q8-K (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on August 3, 2016May 28, 2019)
10.13General Release of Claims dated November 15, 2019 between the registrant and Gregory T. Mount (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on November 21, 2019)
Employment offer letter of Gregory T. Mount, as amended and restated on February 27, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.10 in the Annual Report on Form 10‑K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on February 27, 2015)
10.14Employment offer letter of James A. Bell, as amended and restated on February 27, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.11 in the Annual Report on Form 10‑K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on February 27, 2015)
10.15Separation and Release Agreement effective April 8, 2016 between the registrant and James A. Bell (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on August 3, 2016)
10.16Employment offer letter of William J. Linehan, as amended and restated on February 27, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.12 in the Annual Report on Form 10‑K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on February 27, 2015)
10.17Amended Offer Letter of William J. Linehan effective December 5, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.19 in the Annual Report on Form 10‑K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on March 8, 2019)
Executive Employment Agreement between the Registrant and Thomas L. McKeirnan, as amended and restated on February 27, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.13 in the Annual Report on Form 10‑K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on February 27, 2015)
10.18Employment offer letter of Harry G. Sladich, as amended and restated on February 27, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.14 in the Annual Report on Form 10‑K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on February 27, 2015)
10.19Retention Agreement dated June 24, 2014 between the Registrant and Julie Shiflett (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on August 8, 2014)
10.20Employment offer letter of David Wright, as amended and restated effective April 11, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on August 3, 2016)
10.21Employment offer letter of Roger J. Bloss effective as of October 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10 Q10-Q (Commission File No. 001 13957)001-13957) filed on November 9, 2016)
10.22Independent Contractor Agreement with Roger Bloss dated May 21, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on May 22, 2018)
Employment offer letter of Bernard T. Moyle effective as of October 1, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10 Q10-Q (Commission File No. 001 13957)001-13957) filed on November 9, 2016)
Independent Contractor Agreement with Bernie Moyle dated May 21, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 in the current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on May 22, 2018)
Employment offer letter of Douglas L. Ludwig dated March 1, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on May 10, 2017)
Employment offer letter of Nate Troup dated April 5, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on August 9, 2018)
Employment offer letter of Gary L. Sims dated May 25, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on August 9, 2018)
Amendment dated October 8, 2019 to Gary L. Sims Employment offer letter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on November 12, 2019)
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Exhibit NumberDescription
Employment promotion letter of Paul Sacco dated June 14, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on August 9, 2018)
Amendment dated October 8, 2019 to Paul Sacco Employment promotion letter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on November 12, 2019)
Employment offer letter of Julie Shiflett dated January 14, 2019 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.31 in the Annual Report on Form 10‑K (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on March 8, 2019)
Amendment dated October 8, 2019 to Julie Shiflett Employment offer letter (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on November 12, 2019)
Employment offer letter of John J. Russell, Jr. dated November 30, 2019
Other Material Contracts
10.23Asset Contribution Agreement dated January 15, 2015 among the registrant, twelve of its indirect wholly owned subsidiaries, and RL Venture Holding LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on May 8, 2015). Specific items in this exhibit have been redacted, as marked by three asterisks [***], because confidential treatment for those items was granted by the SEC. The redacted material has been separately filed with the SEC.


Exhibit Number10.37
Description
10.24Loan Agreement dated January 15, 2015 between RL Venture Holding LLC and twelve of its wholly owned subsidiaries, as borrowers, and Pacific Western Bank, as lender (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.210.33 in the QuarterlyAnnual Report on Form 10‑QK (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on MayMarch 8, 2015). Specific items in this exhibit have been redacted, as marked by three asterisks [***], because confidential treatment for those items was granted by the SEC. The redacted material has been separately filed with the SEC.2019)
10.25Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of RL Venture LLC dated January 16, 2015 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on May 8, 2015)
10.26Membership Interest Purchase Agreement dated January 16, 2015 between the registrant and Shelbourne Falcon RLHC Investors LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on May 8, 2015)
10.27Registration Rights Agreement dated June 15, 2015 between the registrant and HNA RLH Investments LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on August 5, 2015)
10.28Investor Agreement dated June 15, 2015 among the registrant, HNA RLH Investments LLC and HNA Investment Management LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on August 5, 2015)
10.29Asset Purchase Agreement dated April 23, 2015 among the registrant, GuestHouse International, L.L.C. and Brendan Watters (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10‑Q (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on August 5, 2015)
10.30Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of September 13, 2016, by and among Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc. and Red Lion Hotels Canada Franchising, Inc. Thirty-Eight Street, Inc., Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc., Vantage Franchising, Inc., Vantage Franchising (Canada) Inc., Vantage Hospitality (Canada) Inc., LHINDI, Inc., Van Asia (Korea) Ltd., and Van Asia, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 in the Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on September 14, 2016)
10.31First Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement dated May 21, 2018 by and among Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc. and Red Lion Hotels Canada Franchising, Inc. Thirty-Eight Street, Inc., Vantage Hospitality Group, Inc., Vantage Franchising, Inc., Vantage Franchising (Canada) Inc., Vantage Hospitality (Canada) Inc., LHINDI, Inc., Van Asia (Korea) Ltd., and Van Asia, Ltd. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 in the current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on May 22, 2018)
Letter Agreement regarding Earn-Out dated May 21, 2018 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 in the current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on May 22, 2018)
Form of Voting Agreement between Red Lion Hotels Corporation and Thirty-Eight Street, Inc. and certain stockholders of Thirty-Eight Street, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Current Report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on September 14, 2016)




Exhibit Number10.45
DescriptionAsset Purchase Agreement between Red Lion Hotels Corporation, TicketsWest.com, Inc. and Paciolan, LLC dated August 11, 2017 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (Commission File No. 001‑13957) filed on November 6, 2017)
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12.1 *Exhibit NumberStatement of Computation of RatiosDescription
Amended and Restated Purchase Agreement dated May 1, 2018 by and among Red Lion Hotels Franchising, Inc. and Knights Franchise Systems, Inc., Wyndham Hotel Group, LLC, Wyndham Hotel Group Canada, ULC and Wyndham Hotel Group Europe Limited (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 in the current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on May 7, 2018)
21 *
Credit Agreement, dated as of May 14, 2018, by and among Red Lion Hotels Corporation, certain of Red Lion Hotels Corporation's direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Capital One, National Association and Raymond James Bank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on May 16, 2018)
First Amendment to Credit Agreement, dated as of August 31, 2018, by and among Red Lion Hotels Corporation, certain of Red Lion Hotels Corporation's direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, Capital One, National Association and Raymond James Bank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 in the current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on September 7, 2018)
Loan Purchase and Sale Agreement dated September 4, 2018 between RLH Baltimore Loan Acquisition, LLC, as Buyer, and PFP IV SUB III, LLC, as Seller (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 in the current report on Form 8-K (Commission File No. 001-13957) filed on September 7, 2018)
21 *
List of Subsidiaries of Red Lion Hotels Corporation
23 *
Consent of BDO USA, LLP
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page)
Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)
Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(a)
Certification of principal executive officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b)
Certification of principal financial officer pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-14(b)
101.INSXBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

* Exhibits filed with this report
 


Item 16.Form 10-K Summary

Item 16.
Form 10-K Summary


None.




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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


RED LION HOTELS CORPORATION
Registrant




SignatureTitleDate
By:/s/ GREGORY T. MOUNT
By:Gregory T. Mount
/s/ John J. Russell, Jr.Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
February 27, 2020
John J. Russell, Jr.
By:/s/ JULIE SHIFLETTExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
February 27, 2020
Julie Shiflett




Date: March 30, 2017


POWERS OF ATTORNEY


Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Gregory T. MountJohn J. Russell, Jr. and David M. WrightJulie Shiflett and each of them severally, such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power to act without the other and with full power of substitution and resubstitution, to execute in the name and on behalf of such person, individually and in each capacity stated below, any and all amendments to this report, and any and all other instruments necessary or incidental in connection herewith, and to file the same with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


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SignatureTitleDate
/s/ JOHN J. RUSSELL, JR.Interim President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
February 27, 2020
John J. Russell, Jr.
SignatureTitleDate
/s/ GREGORY T. MOUNTJULIE SHIFLETT
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer), Director
March 30, 2017
Gregory T. Mount
/s/ DAVID M. WRIGHT
Vice President Interimand Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
February 27, 2020
Julie Shiflett
/s/ NATHAN M. TROUP
Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and
(Principal Accounting Officer)
March 30, 2017February 27, 2020
DavidNathan M. WrightTroup
/s/ ROBERT G. WOLFER. CARTER PATEChairman of the Board of DirectorsMarch 30, 2017February 27, 2020
Robert G. WolfeR. Carter Pate
/s/ RAYMOND R. BRANDSTROMTED DARNALLDirectorMarch 30, 2017February 27, 2020
Raymond R. BrandstromTed Darnall
/s/ JAMES P. EVANSFREDERIC F. BRACEDirectorMarch 30, 2017February 27, 2020
James P. EvansFrederic F. Brace
/s/ ENRICO MARINI FICHERAAMY HUMPHREYSDirectorMarch 30, 2017February 27, 2020
Enrico Marini FicheraAmy Humphreys
/s/ MELVIN L. KEATINGJOSEPH B. MEGIBOWDirectorMarch 30, 2017February 27, 2020
Melvin L. KeatingJoseph B. Megibow
/s/ MICHAEL VERNONBONNY W. SIMIDirectorMarch 30, 2017February 27, 2020
Michael VernonBonny W. Simi
/s/ ALEXANDER WASHBURNDirectorMarch 30, 2017
Alexander Washburn



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