UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended SeptemberMarch 3031, 20189

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM _______ TO _______

 

Commission File Number 001-37389

 

APPLE HOSPITALITY REIT, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Virginia

26-137921026-1379210

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation or organization)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

  

814 East Main Street

Richmond, Virginia

23219

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

 

(804) 344-8121

(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes ☒ No ☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company”company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

 

Large accelerated filer ☒    

Accelerated filer

Non-accelerated filer ☐   

Smaller reporting company

 

Emerging growth company

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.☐

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes ☐    No ☒

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading Symbol

Name of each exchange on which registered

Common Shares, no par value

APLE

New York Stock Exchange

Number of registrant’s common shares outstanding as of October 31, 2018: 228,773,774May 1, 2019: 223,865,950

 

 

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Form 10-Q

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 
  
 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (Unaudited)

 
    
  

Consolidated Balance Sheets – September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018 

3

    
  

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income – Three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017

4

    
  

Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity - Three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

5

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - NineThree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017

56

    
  

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

67

    
 

Item 2.

Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

1922

    
 

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

3537

    
 

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

3538

    

PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 
  

Item 1.

Legal Proceedings

3639

Item 1A.Risk Factors39
    
 

Item 1A.2.

Risk Factors Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

36

39

    
 

Item 6.

Exhibits

3640

    

Signatures

3741

 

This Form 10-Q includes references to certain trademarks or service marks. The Courtyard by Marriott®, Fairfield Inn by Marriott®, Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott®, Marriott® Hotels, Renaissance® Hotels, Residence Inn by Marriott®, SpringHill Suites by Marriott® and TownePlace Suites by Marriott® trademarks are the property of Marriott International, Inc. or one of its affiliates. The Embassy Suites by Hilton®, Hampton by Hilton®, Hampton Inn & Suites by Hilton®, Hilton® Hotels & Resorts, Hilton Garden Inn®, Home2 Suites by Hilton® and Homewood Suites by Hilton® trademarks are the property of Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. or one or more of its affiliates. The Hyatt®, Hyatt House® and Hyatt Place® trademarks are the property of Hyatt Hotels Corporation or one or more of its affiliates. For convenience, the applicable trademark or service mark symbol has been omitted but will be deemed to be included wherever the above referenced terms are used.

 

 

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PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(in thousands, except share data)

 

 

September 30,

  

December 31,

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

 
 

(unaudited)

      

(unaudited)

     

Assets

                

Investment in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation of $864,719 and $731,284, respectively

 $4,825,058  $4,793,159 

Investment in real estate, net of accumulated depreciation and amortization

of $923,877 and $909,893, respectively

 $4,891,503  $4,816,410 

Restricted cash-furniture, fixtures and other escrows

  34,488   29,791   32,269   33,632 

Due from third party managers, net

  47,991   31,457   51,358   29,091 

Other assets, net

  60,921   47,931   49,257   49,539 

Total Assets

 $4,968,458  $4,902,338  $5,024,387  $4,928,672 
                

Liabilities

                

Debt, net

 $1,320,000  $1,222,196  $1,405,616  $1,412,242 

Finance lease liabilities

  162,818   - 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

  95,996   109,057   88,926   107,420 

Total Liabilities

  1,415,996   1,331,253   1,657,360   1,519,662 
                

Shareholders' Equity

                

Preferred stock, authorized 30,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding

  -   -   -   - 

Common stock, no par value, authorized 800,000,000 shares;

issued and outstanding 230,350,294 and 229,961,548 shares, respectively

  4,595,207   4,588,188 

Common stock, no par value, authorized 800,000,000 shares; issued and

outstanding 223,868,180 and 223,997,348 shares, respectively

  4,493,362   4,495,073 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

  19,467   9,778   3,962   10,006 

Distributions greater than net income

  (1,062,212)  (1,026,881)  (1,130,297)  (1,096,069)

Total Shareholders' Equity

  3,552,462   3,571,085   3,367,027   3,409,010 
                

Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity

 $4,968,458  $4,902,338  $5,024,387  $4,928,672 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended

  

Nine Months Ended

  

Three Months Ended

 
 

September 30,

  

September 30,

  

March 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

 

Revenues:

                        

Room

 $307,794  $302,298  $901,652  $877,974  $279,470  $274,836 

Food and beverage

  14,629   15,246   46,857   49,911   15,015   15,710 

Other

  9,774   7,382   26,791   21,670   9,302   7,843 

Total revenue

  332,197   324,926   975,300   949,555   303,787   298,389 
                        

Expenses:

                        

Hotel operating expense:

                        

Operating

  81,318   79,975   238,514   235,474   75,580   75,954 

Hotel administrative

  25,722   24,842   77,382   74,895   25,630   25,102 

Sales and marketing

  27,265   25,488   80,765   75,867   27,694   25,332 

Utilities

  12,163   12,036   32,693   31,982   9,939   10,283 

Repair and maintenance

  13,204   12,199   39,133   36,394   12,866   12,453 

Franchise fees

  14,326   13,974   41,840   40,611   13,111   12,733 

Management fees

  11,250   11,315   33,781   33,072   10,629   10,472 

Total hotel operating expense

  185,248   179,829   544,108   528,295   175,449   172,329 

Property taxes, insurance and other

  19,230   17,598   55,140   52,346   19,208   17,229 

Ground lease

  2,818   2,831   8,580   8,486 

Operating ground lease

  405   2,850 

General and administrative

  3,370   5,350   16,968   18,255   8,137   6,877 

Transaction and litigation costs (reimbursements)

  -   -   -   (2,586)

Loss on impairment of depreciable real estate assets

  -   -   3,135   7,875 

Depreciation

  46,169   44,110   136,752   131,770 

Total expenses

  256,835   249,718   764,683   744,441 

Depreciation and amortization

  47,950   44,840 

Total expense

  251,149   244,125 
                        

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate

  -   (157)  -   15,983 

Gain on sale of real estate

  1,213   - 
                        

Operating income

  75,362   75,051   210,617   221,097   53,851   54,264 
                        

Interest and other expense, net

  (13,140)  (12,024)  (38,269)  (35,590)  (15,494)  (11,919)
                        

Income before income taxes

  62,222   63,027   172,348   185,507   38,357   42,345 
                        

Income tax expense

  (100)  (203)  (414)  (712)  (206)  (163)
                        

Net income

 $62,122  $62,824  $171,934  $184,795  $38,151  $42,182 
                        

Other comprehensive income:

                

Other comprehensive income (loss):

        

Interest rate derivatives

  1,657   259   9,689   629   (6,044)  6,292 
                        

Comprehensive income

 $63,779  $63,083  $181,623  $185,424  $32,107  $48,474 
                        

Basic and diluted net income per common share

 $0.27  $0.28  $0.75  $0.83  $0.17  $0.18 
                        

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic and diluted

  230,351   223,057   230,402   223,052   223,932   230,515 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Consolidated Statements of Shareholders' Equity

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

  

Nine Months Ended

 
  

September 30,

 
  

2018

  

2017

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income

 $171,934  $184,795 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation

  136,752   131,770 

Loss on impairment of depreciable real estate assets

  3,135   7,875 

Gain on sale of real estate

  -   (15,983)

Other non-cash expenses, net

  5,990   5,372 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Increase in due from third party managers, net

  (16,873)  (20,883)

(Increase) decrease in other assets, net

  (4,104)  8,030 

Increase (decrease) in accounts payable and other liabilities

  46   (20,944)

Net cash provided by operating activities

  296,880   280,032 
         

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Acquisition of hotel properties, net

  (135,189)  (56,794)

Deposits and other disbursements for potential acquisitions

  (537)  (1,810)

Capital improvements

  (52,669)  (41,370)

Net proceeds from sale of real estate

  9,800   28,374 

Net cash used in investing activities

  (178,595)  (71,600)
         

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Net proceeds related to issuance of common shares

  4,677   - 

Repurchases of common shares

  (4,304)  - 

Repurchases of common shares to satisfy employee withholding requirements

  (876)  (432)

Distributions paid to common shareholders

  (207,265)  (200,716)

Net proceeds from existing revolving credit facility

  173,400   - 

Net payments on extinguished revolving credit facility

  (106,900)  (53,300)

Proceeds from term loans

  575,000   85,000 

Repayments of term loans

  (575,000)  - 

Proceeds from mortgage debt

  44,000   - 

Payments of mortgage debt

  (9,327)  (37,219)

Financing costs

  (6,993)  (891)

Net cash used in financing activities

  (113,588)  (207,558)
         

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

  4,697   874 
         

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

  29,791   29,425 
         

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 $34,488  $30,299 
         

Supplemental cash flow information:

        

Interest paid

 $37,509  $35,049 
         

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:

        

Accrued distribution to common shareholders

 $23,021  $22,302 

Mortgage debt assumed by buyer upon sale of real estate

 $-  $27,073 
         

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:

        

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 $-  $- 

Restricted cash-furniture, fixtures and other escrows, beginning of period

  29,791   29,425 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 $29,791  $29,425 
         

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 $-  $- 

Restricted cash-furniture, fixtures and other escrows, end of period

  34,488   30,299 

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 $34,488  $30,299 
  

Common Stock

  

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) 

  

Distributions Greater Than Net Income  

     
  

Number of Shares

  

Amount

      

Total

 
                     

Balance at December 31, 2018

  223,997  $4,495,073  $10,006  $(1,096,069) $3,409,010 

Cumulative effect of the adoption of ASU 2016-02 related to leases

  -   -   -   (5,201)  (5,201)

Share based compensation, net

  145   2,385   -   -   2,385 

Common shares repurchased

  (274)  (4,096)  -   -   (4,096)

Interest rate derivatives

  -   -   (6,044)  -   (6,044)

Net income

  -   -   -   38,151   38,151 

Distributions declared to shareholders ($0.30 per share)

  -   -   -   (67,178)  (67,178)

Balance at March 31, 2019

  223,868  $4,493,362  $3,962  $(1,130,297) $3,367,027 
                     

Balance at December 31, 2017

  229,962  $4,588,188  $9,778  $(1,026,881) $3,571,085 

Share based compensation, net

  390   5,684   -   -   5,684 

Issuance of common shares, net

  243   4,679   -   -   4,679 

Common shares repurchased

  (255)  (4,304)  -   -   (4,304)

Interest rate derivatives

  -   -   6,292   -   6,292 

Net income

  -   -   -   42,182   42,182 

Distributions declared to shareholders ($0.30 per share)

  -   -   -   (69,144)  (69,144)

Balance at March 31, 2018

  230,340  $4,594,247  $16,070  $(1,053,843) $3,556,474 

 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

  

Three Months Ended

 
  

March 31,

 
  

2019

  

2018

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

        

Net income

 $38,151  $42,182 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to cash provided by operating activities:

        

Depreciation and amortization

  47,950   44,840 

Gain on sale of real estate

  (1,213)  - 

Other non-cash expenses, net

  1,186   1,992 

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

        

Increase in due from third party managers, net

  (22,251)  (25,920)

Increase in other assets, net

  (2,345)  (2,485)

Decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities

  (5,235)  (7,746)

Net cash provided by operating activities

  56,243   52,863 
         

Cash flows from investing activities:

        

Acquisition of hotel properties, net

  (52,576)  (61,614)

Deposits and other disbursements for potential acquisitions

  (360)  (204)

Capital improvements

  (21,223)  (24,672)

Net proceeds from sale of real estate

  95,143   - 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

  20,984   (86,490)
         

Cash flows from financing activities:

        

Net proceeds related to issuance of common shares

  -   4,731 

Repurchases of common shares

  (4,096)  (4,304)

Repurchases of common shares to satisfy employee withholding requirements

  (491)  (876)

Distributions paid to common shareholders

  (67,188)  (69,144)

Net payments on existing revolving credit facility

  (78,400)  - 

Net proceeds from extinguished revolving credit facility

  -   63,800 

Proceeds from term loans

  75,000   - 

Proceeds from mortgage debt

  -   44,000 

Payments of mortgage debt

  (3,415)  (2,933)

Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities

  (78,590)  35,274 
         

Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash

  (1,363)  1,647 
         

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

  33,632   29,791 
         

Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 $32,269  $31,438 
         

Supplemental cash flow information:

        

Interest paid

 $15,409  $11,760 
         

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing and financing activities:

        

Accrued distribution to common shareholders

 $22,384  $23,020 
         

Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:

        

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

 $-  $- 

Restricted cash-furniture, fixtures and other escrows, beginning of period

  33,632   29,791 

    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period

 $33,632  $29,791 
         

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

 $-  $- 

Restricted cash-furniture, fixtures and other escrows, end of period

  32,269   31,438 

    Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period

 $32,269  $31,438 

See notes to consolidated financial statements.

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Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

 

1.1.  Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Organization          

  

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc., together with its wholly-owned subsidiaries (the “Company”), is a Virginia corporation that has elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for federal income tax purposes. The Company is a self-advised REIT that invests in income-producing real estate, primarily in the lodging sector, in the United States.States (“U.S.”). The Company’s fiscal year end is December 31. The Company has no foreign operations or assets and its operating structure includes only one reportable segment. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated. Although the Company has interests in potential variable interest entities through its purchase commitments, it is not the primary beneficiary as the Company does not have any elements of power in the decision making process of these entities, and therefore does not consolidate the entities. As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company owned 241234 hotels with an aggregate of 30,75430,046 rooms located in 34 states. The Company’s common shares are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) under the ticker symbol “APLE.”

 

Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the rules and regulations for reporting on Form 10-Q. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information required by United StatesU.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These unaudited financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20172018 (the “2017“2018 Form 10-K”). Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the twelve month period ending December 31, 2018.2019.

 

Use of Estimates

 

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

 

Net Income Per Common Share

 

Basic net income per common share is computed based upon the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted net income per common share is calculated after giving effect to all potential common shares that were dilutive and outstanding for the period. Basic and diluted net income per common share were the same for each of the periods presented.

 

Reclassifications

 

Certain prior period amounts in the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation with no effect on previously reported net income or shareholders’ equity.

Effective November 5, 2018, With the Securities and Exchange Commissionadoption of Accounting Standards Update (“SEC”ASU”) eliminated Rule 3-15(a)(1) of Regulation S-X which had required REITs to present gains and losses on the sale of real estate outside of operating income in the consolidated statements of operations. As a result,No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), the Company has included gain (loss) on sale of real estate that is notrecorded a discontinued operation ascumulative-effect adjustment to distributions greater than net income, a component of operating income in accordance with Accountingshareholders’ equity, as of January 1, 2019. See “Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 360, Property, PlantRecently Adopted” below and Equipment.Note 9 for more information.

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Accounting Standards Recently Adopted

 

In May 2014,February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606). The core principle of the new standard is that revenue should be recognized to depict the transfer of promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. The standard became effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. The Company evaluated each of its revenue streams under the new standard and concluded that the adoption of this standard did not impact the amount or timing of revenue recognition in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. The Company also considered and determined that presenting revenue disaggregated by rooms, food and beverage, and other in its consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income reflects the nature and timing of its significant revenue streams and has reclassified prior period amounts to conform to the current period presentation.

In August 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-15, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Classification of Certain Cash Receipts and Cash Payments, which is intended to reduce diversity in practice in how certain transactions are classified in the statement of cash flows. The standard was effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2018, and the adoption did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In November 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows (Topic 230), Restricted Cash, which is intended to reduce diversity in practice in the classification and presentation of changes in restricted cash in the statement of cash flows. The standard was effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2017. Under this standard, restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents are included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning of period and end of period total amounts shown in the statements of cash flows. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2018. Amounts included in restricted cash on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets are now included with cash and cash equivalents in the Company’s consolidated statements of cash flows for all periods presented. The adoption of this standard required retrospective revision to the statement of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2017. Other than the reclassification of restricted cash balances and activity in the statements of cash flows, the adoption of the standard did not have an impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In February 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-05, Other Income—Gains and Losses from the Derecognition of Nonfinancial Assets (Subtopic 610-20), Clarifying the Scope of Asset Derecognition Guidance and Accounting for Partial Sales of Nonfinancial Assets, which clarifies the scope of ASC Subtopic 610-20 and adds guidance for the derecognition of nonfinancial assets, including partial sales. The provisions of this standard must be applied at the same time as the adoption of ASU No. 2014-09. The Company adopted this standard as of January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, which amends the hedge accounting model to enable entities to better portray their risk management activities in their financial statements and enhance the transparency and understandability of hedging activity. The standard simplifies the application of hedge accounting and reduces the administrative burden of hedge documentation requirements and assessing hedge effectiveness. The standard is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018, with early adoption permitted. The Company adopted this standard on January 1, 2018 using the modified retrospective approach. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

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Accounting Standards Recently Issued

In February 2016, the FASB issued ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), which amendsreplaces Leases (Topic 840), and along with subsequent amendments, provides the existing accounting standardsprinciples for lease accounting, including requiringthe recognition, measurement, presentation and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract (i.e. lessees and lessors). Under this standard, lessees are required to recognize most leases on their balance sheets as right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, as well as making targeted changes to lessor accounting.liabilities. Leases will beare classified as either finance or operating, with classification affecting the pattern of expense recognition in the income statement. Leases with a term of 12 months or less will beare accounted for similarsimilarly to the existingprevious accounting guidance todayunder Leases (Topic 840), for operating leases. The standard requires a modified retrospective transition approach for all leases existing at, or entered into after, the date of initial application, with an option to use certain transition relief. In January 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-01, Leases (Topic 842), Land Easement Practical Expedient for Transition to Topic 842, which provides further transition relief by including an option to not evaluate land easements that exist or have expired prior to the date of adoption of Topic 842 and that were not previously accounted for as leases under Topic 840.In July 2018, the FASB issued ASU No. 2018-10, Codification Improvements to Topic 842, Leases, which includes amendments that affect narrow aspects of the guidance issued in ASU No. 2016-02, and ASU No. 2018-11, Leases (Topic 842), Targeted Improvements,, which givesprovides entities another option for transition and provides lessors with a practical expedient. Under ASU No. 2018-11, entities are provided an additional (and optional)optional transition method, which the Company elected, to adopt Topic 842 byapply the standard using the modified retrospective approach at its effective date, versus restating the prior periods presented, and recognizing a cumulative-effect adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings for the effectseffect of initially applying Topic 842 in the period of adoption. Consequently, an entity’s reporting for comparative periods presented prior to adoption of the new lease requirements in the consolidated financial statements in which the entity adopts the new lease requirements would continue in accordance with current GAAP, Leases (Topic 840), including disclosures. The standard is effective for annual and interim periods beginning after December 15, 2018 with early adoption permitted.

The Company expects to adoptadopted this standard as ofeffective January 1, 2019.2019, electing to recognize and measure its leases prospectively at the beginning of the period of adoption through a cumulative-effect adjustment to shareholders’ equity, without restating the presentation of periods prior to the effective date, which continue to be reported in accordance with the Company’s historical accounting policy. At adoption, the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment totaling approximately $5.2 million to distributions greater than net income, a component of shareholders’ equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The Company iselected to apply certain practical expedients allowed under the lessee on certain groundstandard including (i) to use hindsight in determining the term as well as assessing the impairment of its existing leases, (ii) to not assess whether existing land easements not previously accounted for as leases are or contain leases, and hotel equipment(iii) to not evaluate short-term leases. The Company has elected not to apply the package of practical expedients under the standard which would have allowed the Company to not reassess at the date of adoption: (i) whether any existing contracts meet the definition of a lease, (ii) the lease classification for any existing leases, which represents a majorityand (iii) the accounting for initial direct costs of any existing leases.

At adoption of the Company’s current operating lease payments, and expects to record right of usenew standard, the Company recorded right-of-use assets and lease liabilities for theseits ground leases and certain other operating leases measured at the estimated present value of the remaining minimum lease payments under the leases. Four of the Company’s ground leases that were previously classified as operating leases under Topic 840 are classified as financing leases under Topic 842. For these finance leases, effective January 1, 2019, the new standard.Company recognizes depreciation and amortization expense and interest and other expense, net in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, instead of operating ground lease expense. While the total expense recognized over the life of a lease is unchanged, the timing of expense recognition for these finance leases results in higher expense recognition during the earlier years of the lease and lower expense during the later years of the lease. In addition to recording operating and financing right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, the Company also reclassified at adoption its intangible assets for below market leases and intangible liabilities for above market leases, as well as its accrued straight-line lease liabilities for its operating leases, to the beginning right-of-use assets. The Company derecognized its accrued straight-line lease liabilities related to its finance leases, which are included in the cumulative-effect adjustment noted above. The Company is also a lessor in certain retail lease agreements related to its real estate, however, it does not anticipate anythere was no material change to the accounting for these leasing arrangements. The Company is continuing to evaluateSee Note 9 for more information regarding the impact this standard will have on its consolidated financial statementsCompany’s lease assets and related disclosures.liabilities.

 

2.  Investment in Real Estate

 

The Company’s investment in real estate consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

September 30,

  

December 31,

  

March 31,

  

December 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

2019

  

2018

 
                

Land

 $736,139  $720,465  $730,614  $737,822 

Building and Improvements

  4,483,712   4,362,929   4,461,084   4,503,728 

Furniture, Fixtures and Equipment

  456,964   428,734   465,457   471,399 

Finance ground lease assets

  144,768   - 

Franchise Fees

  12,962   12,315   13,457   13,354 
  5,689,777   5,524,443   5,815,380   5,726,303 

Less Accumulated Depreciation

  (864,719)  (731,284)

Less Accumulated Depreciation and Amortization

  (923,877)  (909,893)

Investment in Real Estate, net

 $4,825,058  $4,793,159  $4,891,503  $4,816,410 

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Effective January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as amended and, as a result, recorded finance ground lease assets for four of its ground leases, which are included in investment in real estate, net. See Note 9 for more information regarding the Company’s finance ground lease assets.

 

As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company owned 241234 hotels with an aggregate of 30,75430,046 rooms located in 34 states.

 

The Company leases all of its hotels to its wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiary (or a subsidiary thereof) under master hotel lease agreements.

 

Hotel Acquisitions

 

The Company acquired fourtwo hotels during the three months ended March 31, 2019. The following table sets forth the location, brand, manager, date acquired, number of rooms and gross purchase price, excluding transaction costs, for each hotel. All dollar amounts are in thousands.

City

 

State

 

Brand

 

Manager

 

Date Acquired

 

Rooms

  

Gross Purchase Price

 

St. Paul

 

MN

 

Hampton

 

Vista Host

 

3/4/2019

  160  $31,680 

Orlando

 

FL

 

Home2 Suites

 

LBA

 

3/19/2019

  128   20,736 
           288  $52,416 

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company acquired five hotels including two hotels in the first ninethree months of 2018. The following table sets forth the location, brand, manager, date acquired, number of rooms and gross purchase price, excluding transaction costs, for each hotel. All dollar amounts are in thousands.

 

City

 

State

 

Brand

 

Manager

 

Date Acquired

 

Rooms

  

Gross Purchase Price (1)

 

Atlanta/Downtown

 

GA

 

Hampton

 

McKibbon

 

2/5/2018

  119  $24,000 

Memphis

 

TN

 

Hampton

 

Crestline

 

2/5/2018

  144   39,000 

Phoenix

 

AZ

 

Hampton

 

North Central

 

5/2/2018

  210   44,300 

Atlanta/Perimeter Dunwoody

 

GA

 

Hampton

 

LBA

 

6/28/2018

  132   29,500 
           605  $136,800 


(1)  The gross purchase price excludes transaction costs.

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During the year ended December 31, 2017, the Company acquired six hotels including three hotels in the first nine months of 2017. The following table sets forth the location, brand, manager, date acquired, number of rooms and gross purchase price for each hotel. All dollar amounts are in thousands.

City

 

State

 

Brand

 

Manager

 

Date Acquired

 

Rooms

  

Gross Purchase Price (1)

 

Fort Worth

 

TX

 

Courtyard

 

LBA

 

2/2/2017

  124  $18,034 

Birmingham (2)

 

AL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

LBA

 

9/12/2017

  104   19,162 

Birmingham (2)

 

AL

 

Home2 Suites

 

LBA

 

9/12/2017

  106   19,276 

Portland

 

ME

 

Residence Inn

 

Pyramid

 

10/13/2017

  179   55,750 

Salt Lake City

 

UT

 

Residence Inn

 

Huntington

 

10/20/2017

  136   25,500 

Anchorage

 

AK

 

Home2 Suites

 

Stonebridge

 

12/1/2017

  135   24,048 
           784  $161,770 


(1)  The gross purchase price excludes transaction costs.

(2)  The hotels in Birmingham, AL are part of an adjoining dual-branded complex located on the same site.

City

 

State

 

Brand

 

Manager

 

Date Acquired

 

Rooms

  

Gross Purchase Price

 

Atlanta/Downtown

 

GA

 

Hampton

 

McKibbon

 

2/5/2018

  119  $24,000 

Memphis

 

TN

 

Hampton

 

Crestline

 

2/5/2018

  144   39,000 

Phoenix

 

AZ

 

Hampton

 

North Central

 

5/2/2018

  210   44,300 

Atlanta/Perimeter Dunwoody

 

GA

 

Hampton

 

LBA

 

6/28/2018

  132   29,500 

Jacksonville

 

FL

 

Hyatt Place

 

LBA

 

12/7/2018

  127   15,400 
           732  $152,200 

 

The Company used borrowings under its revolving credit facility to purchase each of these hotels.  The acquisitions of these hotel properties were accounted for as an acquisition of a group of assets, with costs incurred to effect the acquisition, which were not significant, capitalized as part of the cost of the assets acquired. For the fourtwo hotels acquired during the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019, the amount of revenue and operating income included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations from the date of acquisition through March 31, 2019 was approximately $0.7 million and $0.1 million, respectively. For the two hotels acquired during the three months ended March 31, 2018, the amount of revenue and operating income included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations from the date of acquisition through September 30,March 31, 2018 was approximately $13.2$2.4 million and $3.5$0.8 million, respectively. For the three hotels acquired during the nine months ended September 30, 2017, the amount of revenue and operating income included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations from the date of acquisition through September 30, 2017 was approximately $3.3 million and $0.5 million, respectively.

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Hotel Purchase Contract Commitments

 

As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company had outstanding contracts for the potential purchase of fivefour hotels for a total expected purchase price of approximately $130.8 million. All five hotels$110.0 million, which are under development and are planned to be completed and opened for business over the next six15 to 2721 months from September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, at which time closings on these hotels are expected to occur. Although the Company is working towards acquiring these hotels, there are many conditions to closing that have not yet been satisfied and there can be no assurance that closingclosings on these hotels will occur under the outstanding purchase contracts. The following table summarizes the location, brand, date of purchase contract, expected number of rooms, refundable (if the seller does not meet its obligations under the contract) contract deposits paid, and gross purchase price for each of the contracts outstanding at September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. All dollar amounts are in thousands.

 

Location (1)

 

Brands

 

Date of Purchase Contract

 

Rooms

  

Refundable Deposits

  

Gross Purchase Price

 

Orlando, FL

 

Home2 Suites

 

1/18/2017

  128  $3  $20,736 

Cape Canaveral, FL (2)

 

Hampton and Home2 Suites

 

4/11/2018

  224   3   46,704 

Tempe, AZ (3)

 

Hyatt House and Hyatt Place

 

6/13/2018

  254   360   63,341 
       606  $366  $130,781 

Location (1)

 

Brands

 

Date of Purchase Contract

 

Rooms

  

Refundable Deposits

  

Gross Purchase Price

 

Cape Canaveral, FL (2)

 

Hampton and Home2 Suites

 

4/11/2018

  224  $3  $46,704 

Tempe, AZ (3)

 

Hyatt House and Hyatt Place

 

6/13/2018

  254   720   63,341 
       478  $723  $110,045 

(1)

These hotels are currently under development. The table shows the expected number of rooms upon hotel completion and the expected franchise brands. Assuming all conditions to closing are met, the purchases of these hotels are expected to occur over the next six15 to 2721 months from September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. If the seller meets all of the conditions to closing, the Company is obligated to specifically perform under the contract. As the properties are under development, at this time, the seller has not met all of the conditions to closing.

(2)

These hotels are part of an adjoining combined 224-room, dual-branded complex that will be located on the same site.

(3)

These hotels are part of an adjoining combined 254-room, dual-branded complex that will be located on the same site.

 

The Company intends to use borrowings under its credit facilities to purchase the hotels under contract if a closing occurs.

 

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Loss on Impairment of Depreciable Real Estate Assets3.  Dispositions

 

During the second quarter of 2018,In February 2019, the Company identified three properties for potential sale: the Columbus, Georgia SpringHill Suitesterminated its purchase and TownePlace Suites (the “two Columbus hotels”) and the Springdale, Arkansas Residence Inn. In May 2018, the Company entered into separate contracts with the same unrelated party for the sale of the two Columbus hotels. As a result, the Company recognized an impairment loss of approximately $0.5 million in the second quarter of 2018, representing the difference between the carrying values of the two Columbus hotels and the contracted sales prices, net of estimated selling costs, which are Level 1 inputs under the fair value hierarchy. As further discussed in Note 3, the Company completed the sale of the two Columbus hotels in July 2018. As of June 30, 2018, the Company had committed to sell the Springdale, Arkansas Residence Inn and received offers from unrelated parties that it was pursuing at that time. Due to the change in the anticipated hold period for this hotel, the Company reviewed the estimated undiscounted cash flows to be generated by the property and determined that the undiscounted cash flows were less than its carrying value. As a result, the Company recognized an impairment loss of approximately $2.6 million in the second quarter of 2018 to adjust the basis of this property to its estimated fair value, which was based on the previous offers received, net of estimated selling costs, which is a Level 2 input under the fair value hierarchy. As further discussed in Note 3, during the third quarter of 2018, the Company entered into a contractagreement with an unrelated party for the sale of the Springdale, Arkansas Residence Inn.

The two Columbus16 of its hotels were previously identified for potential sale during the first quarter of 2017, at which time the Company recognized an impairment loss of approximately $7.9 million to adjust the bases of these properties to their estimated fair values, which were based on the then contracted sales prices, which were terminated in May 2017, net of estimated selling costs, a Level 1 input under the fair value hierarchy.

3.  Dispositionsand Hotel Sale Contracts

Dispositions

In May 2018, the Company entered into separatetwo purchase and sale agreements with the same unrelated party for the sale of its 89-room SpringHill Suites and its 86-room TownePlace Suitesa total of nine hotels in Columbus, Georgia for a total combined gross sales price of $10.0$95.0 million.  As discussed in Note 2, during the second quarter of 2018, the Company recognized an impairment loss of approximately $0.5 million to adjust the bases of these properties to their estimated fair values, which were based on the contracted sales prices, net of estimated selling costs. On July 13, 2018,March 28, 2019, the Company completed the sale of the hotels.

In December 2016, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement with an unrelated party for the sale of its 224-room Hilton hotel in Dallas, Texas for a gross sales price of approximately $56.1 million, as amended. On April 20, 2017, the Company completed the salehotels, resulting in a gain of approximately $16.0$1.8 million, which is included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the ninethree months ended September 30, 2017.March 31, 2019. The hotelnine hotels had a total carrying value totalingof approximately $39.0$93.0 million at the date of sale. Under the contract, at closing, the mortgage loan secured by the Dallas, Texas Hilton hotel was assumed by the buyer with the buyer receiving a credit for the amount assumed, which was approximately $27.1 million at the date of sale.

The Company’s consolidated statements of operations include operating income (loss), excluding gain (loss) on sale of real estate, of approximately $(0.01) million and $0.2 million for the three months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and approximately $(0.4) million and $(6.4) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, relating to the results of operationstime of the three hotels sold as noted above (the two Columbus hotels sold in July 2018, and the Dallas, Texas Hilton sold in April 2017). The sale of these properties does not represent a strategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, and therefore the operating results for the period of ownership of these properties are included in income from continuing operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017. The net proceeds from the sales were used to pay down borrowings on the Company’s revolving credit facility. 

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Hotel Sale Contracts

In August 2018, the Company entered into a purchase and sale agreement with an unrelated party for the sale of 16 properties for a gross sales price of $175 million, which, net of estimated selling costs, exceeds the carrying value of the properties, totaling approximately $162 million, as of September 30, 2018.sale. The following table lists the 16nine hotels under the purchase and sale agreement:sold:

 

City

 

State

 

Brand

 

Rooms

Prattville

AL

Courtyard

84

Rogers

AR

Residence Inn

88

Lakeland

FL

Courtyard

78 

Sarasota

 

FL

 

Homewood Suites

  100 

Tampa

 

FL

 

TownePlace Suites

  94 

Albany

GA

Fairfield Inn & Suites

87

Baton Rouge

 

LA

 

SpringHill Suites

  119 

Hattiesburg

MS

Residence Inn

84

Holly Springs

 

NC

 

Hampton

  124

Jackson

TN

Hampton

85

Johnson City

TN

Courtyard

90 

Duncanville

 

TX

 

Hilton Garden Inn

  142 

Texarkana

 

TX

 

Courtyard

  90 

Texarkana

 

TX

 

TownePlace Suites

  85 

Bristol

 

VA

 

Courtyard

  175 

Harrisonburg

 

VA

 

Courtyard

  125 

Total

  1,6501,054 

 

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In September

During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Company entered intosold three hotels in two transactions with unrelated parties for a purchase andtotal combined gross sales price of approximately $15.8 million, resulting in a combined gain on sale agreement with an unrelated partyof approximately $0.2 million, which is included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the saleyear ended December 31, 2018. Of the three hotels sold, two of the hotels (the Columbus, Georgia 89-room SpringHill Suites and 86-room TownePlace Suites) were sold on July 13, 2018 for a combined gross sales price of $10.0 million, resulting in no gain or loss on the sale, and one hotel (the 72-room Springdale, Arkansas Residence InnInn) was sold on November 29, 2018 for a gross sales price of approximately $5.8 million, which, netresulting in a gain of estimated selling costs, exceeds its carrying value, totaling approximately $5.5 million, as of September 30, 2018. As discussed in Note 2, during$0.2 million. During the second quarter of 2018, the Company recognized an impairment losslosses of approximately $3.1 million related to these three hotels, which is included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the year ended December 31, 2018, and consisted of approximately $0.5 million to adjust the bases of the two Columbus hotels that sold in July 2018 to their estimated fair values, which were based on the contracted sales prices, net of estimated selling costs, and approximately $2.6 million to adjust the basis of this propertythe Springdale, Arkansas Residence Inn that sold in November 2018 to its estimated fair value, which was based on the offers received at that time, net of estimated selling costs.

 

The Company’s consolidated statements of operations include operating income, excluding gain on sale contractsof real estate, of approximately $1.2 million and $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, relating to the results of operations of the twelve hotels sold as noted above are subject tofor the period of ownership. The sale of these properties does not represent a number of conditions to closingstrategic shift that has, or will have, a major effect on the Company’s operations and financial results, and therefore there can be no assurance that a closing on these hotels will occur. If the closings occur, these sales are expected to be completed withinoperating results for the next three to six months from September 30, 2018. Since the due diligence period under these contracts has not passed and the deposits made by the buyers are refundable as of September 30, 2018, the assets and liabilities related toownership of these properties have not been classified as heldare included in income from continuing operations for sale in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at September 30,three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. The Company plans to use the net proceeds from the sales were used to pay down borrowings on itsthe Company’s revolving credit facility.

 

4.4.  Debt

 

Summary

 

As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the Company’s debt consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

  

September 30,

2018

  

December 31,

2017

 

Revolving credit facility

 $173,400  $106,900 

Term loans, net

  653,072   656,279 

Mortgage debt, net

  493,528   459,017 

Debt, net

 $1,320,000  $1,222,196 

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March 31, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

 

Revolving credit facility

 $190,400  $268,800 

Term loans, net

  728,702   653,382 

Mortgage debt, net

  486,514   490,060 

Debt, net

 $1,405,616  $1,412,242 

 

The aggregate amounts of principal payable under the Company’s total debt obligations as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 (including the revolving credit facility, term loans and mortgage debt), for the five years subsequent to September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

 

2018 (October - December)

 $3,337 

2019

  33,805 

2019 (April - December)

 $30,391 

2020

  28,349   28,349 

2021

  47,586   47,586 

2022

  282,652   299,652 

2023

  295,615 

Thereafter

  929,780   709,165 
  1,325,509   1,410,758 

Unamortized fair value adjustment of assumed debt

  3,654   3,203 

Unamortized debt issuance costs related to term loans and mortgage debt

  (9,163)  (8,345)

Total

 $1,320,000  $1,405,616 

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The Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate risks on a portion of its variable-rate debt. Throughout the terms of these interest rate swaps, the Company pays a fixed rate of interest and receives a floating rate of interest equal to the London Inter-Bank Offered Rate for a one-month term (“one-month LIBOR”).  The swaps are designed to effectively fix the interest payments on variable-rate debt instruments. See Note 5 for more information on the interest rate swap agreements. The Company’s total fixed-rate and variable-rate debt, after giving effect to its interest rate swaps, is set forth below. All dollar amounts are in thousands.

 

  

September 30, 2018

  

Percentage

  

December 31, 2017

  

Percentage

 

Fixed-rate debt (1)

 $1,049,609   79% $1,014,935   83%

Variable-rate debt

  275,900   21%  209,400   17%

Total

 $1,325,509      $1,224,335     

Weighted-average interest rate of debt

  3.68%      3.64%    

  

March 31, 2019

  

Percentage

  

December 31, 2018

  

Percentage

 

Fixed-rate debt (1)

 $1,092,858   77% $1,046,273   74%

Variable-rate debt (2)

  317,900   23%  371,300   26%

Total

 $1,410,758      $1,417,573     

Weighted-average interest rate of debt

  3.80%      3.74%    

(1)

Fixed-rate debt includes the portion of variable-rate debt where the interest payments have been effectively fixed by interest rate swaps as of the respective balance sheet date. See Note 5 for more information on the interest rate swap agreements.

(2)

The Company has two forward interest rate swaps that begin in 2020 that will effectively fix the interest rate on an additional $75 million of the Company's variable-rate debt. See Note 5 for more information on the interest rate swap agreements.

 

Revolving Credit Facility and Term Loans

 

$850 Million Credit Facility

 

Prior to the Company’s refinancing of the facility in July 2018, the Company utilized an unsecured “$965 million credit facility” comprised of (i) a $540 million revolving credit facility with a maturity date of May 18, 2019 and (ii) a $425 million term loan facility with a maturity date of May 18, 2020, consisting of three term loans, all funded during 2015 (the “$425 million term loans”).  On July 27, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment and restatement of its then outstanding unsecured $965 million credit facility, which was repaid at closing, reducing the borrowing capacity to $850 million, reducing the annual interest rate and extending the maturity dates (the “$850 million credit facility”). The $850 million credit facility is comprised of (i) a $425 million revolving credit facility with an initial maturity date of July 27, 2022 and (ii) a $425 million term loan facility consisting of two term loans: a $200 million term loan with a maturity date of July 27, 2023, and a $225 million term loan with a maturity date of January 31, 2024, both funded at closing (the “$425 million term loan facility”).  At closing, the Company repaid the outstanding $425 million outstanding under the term loans underof the $965 million credit facility with the proceeds from the $425 million term loan facility under the $850 million credit facility and borrowed approximately $196 million under the $425 million revolving credit facility to repay the outstanding balance onof the $540 millionextinguished revolving credit facility and to pay closing costs. Subject to certain conditions including covenant compliance and additional fees, the $425 million revolving credit facility maturity date may be extended up to one year. The Company may make voluntary prepayments in whole or in part, at any time.  Interest payments on the $850 million credit facility are due monthly and the interest rate, subject to certain exceptions, is equal to an annual rate of the one-month LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.35% to 2.25%, depending upon the Company’s leverage ratio, as calculated under the terms of the credit agreement.  The Company is also required to pay quarterly an unused facility fee at an annual rate of 0.20% or 0.25% on the unused portion of the $425 million revolving credit facility, based on the amount of borrowings outstanding during the quarter.

 

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$225 Million Term Loan Facility

 

Prior to the Company’s refinancing of the facility in August 2018, the Company utilized an unsecured $150 million term loan facility (the “$150 million term loan facility”), consisting of a $50 million term loan with a maturity date of April 8, 2021 and a $100 million term loan with a maturity date of April 8, 2023 (the “$150 million term loans”).  On August 2, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment and restatement of its then outstanding $150 million term loan facility, which was repaid at closing, increasing the borrowing capacity to $225 million, reducing the annual interest rate and extending the maturity dates (the “$225 million term loan facility”). The $225 million term loan facility is comprised of (i) a $50 million term loan with a maturity date of August 2, 2023, which was funded at closing, and (ii) a $175 million term loan with a maturity date of August 2, 2025, of which $100 million was drawn at closing and the remaining $75 million may bewas drawn by the Company no later thanon January 31,29, 2019. At closing, the Company repaid the $150 million term loansoutstanding under the $150 million term loan facility with the proceeds from the $225 million term loan facility. The credit agreement contains requirements and covenants similar to the Company’s $850 million credit facility. The Company may make voluntary prepayments in whole or in part, at any time, subject to certain conditions. Interest payments on the $225 million term loan facility are due monthly and the interest rate, subject to certain exceptions, is equal to an annual rate of the one-month LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.35% to 2.50%, depending upon the Company’s leverage ratio, as calculated under the terms of the credit agreement.  

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$85 Million Term Loan

 

On July 25, 2017, the Company entered into an unsecured $85 million term loan with a syndicate of commercial banks, with a maturity date of July 25, 2024 (the “$85 million term loan” and, together with the $850 million credit facility and the $225 million term loan facility, the “credit facilities”). Although no material terms were changed, the credit agreement was amended and restated in August 2018 as a result of the refinancings noted above. The amended and restated credit agreement contains requirements and covenants similar to the Company’s $850 million credit facility. The Company may make voluntary prepayments in whole or in part, at any time, subject to certain conditions. Interest payments on the $85 million term loan are due monthly and the interest rate is equal to an annual rate of the one-month LIBOR plus a margin ranging from 1.80% to 2.60%, depending upon the Company’s leverage ratio, as calculated under the terms of the credit agreement.

 

As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, the details of the Company’s revolving credit facility and term loansfacilities were as set forth below.  All dollar amounts are in thousands.

 

   

September 30, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

 
 

Maturity Date

 

Outstanding Balance

  

Interest Rate

  

Outstanding Balance

  

Interest Rate

 

Revolving credit facility (1)

7/27/2022

 $173,400  

LIBOR + 1.40% - 2.25%

  $106,900  

LIBOR + 1.55% - 2.30%

 
                  

Term loans

                 

$200 million term loan

7/27/2023

  200,000  

LIBOR + 1.35% - 2.20%

   -   n/a 

$225 million term loan

1/31/2024

  225,000  

LIBOR + 1.35% - 2.20%

   -   n/a 

$425 million term loans

repaid 7/27/18

  -   n/a   425,000  

LIBOR + 1.50% - 2.25%

 

$50 million term loan

8/2/2023

  50,000  

LIBOR + 1.35% - 2.20%

   -   n/a 

$175 million term loan

8/2/2025

  100,000  

LIBOR + 1.65% - 2.50%

   -   n/a 

$50 million term loan

repaid 8/2/18

  -   n/a   50,000  

LIBOR + 1.45% - 2.20%

 

$100 million term loan

repaid 8/2/18

  -   n/a   100,000  

LIBOR + 1.80% - 2.60%

 

$85 million term loan

7/25/2024

  85,000  

LIBOR + 1.80% - 2.60%

   85,000  

LIBOR + 1.80% - 2.60%

 

Term loans at stated value

  660,000       660,000     

Unamortized debt issuance costs

  (6,928)      (3,721)    

Term loans, net

  653,072       656,279     
                  

Revolving credit facility and term loans, net (1)(2)

 $826,472   3.23%  $763,179   3.14% 

     

Outstanding Balance

 
 

Interest Rate

 

Maturity Date

 

March 31, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

 

Revolving credit facility (1)

LIBOR + 1.40% - 2.25%

 

7/27/2022

 $190,400  $268,800 
            

Term loans

           

$200 million term loan

LIBOR + 1.35% - 2.20%

 

7/27/2023

  200,000   200,000 

$225 million term loan

LIBOR + 1.35% - 2.20%

 

1/31/2024

  225,000   225,000 

$50 million term loan

LIBOR + 1.35% - 2.20%

 

8/2/2023

  50,000   50,000 

$175 million term loan

LIBOR + 1.65% - 2.50%

 

8/2/2025

  175,000   100,000 

$85 million term loan

LIBOR + 1.80% - 2.60%

 

7/25/2024

  85,000   85,000 

Term loans at stated value

  735,000   660,000 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

  (6,298)  (6,618)

Term loans, net

  728,702   653,382 
            

Revolving credit facility and term loans, net (1)

 $919,102  $922,182 

Weighted-average interest rate (2)

  3.45%  3.37%

(1)

Excludes unamortized debt issuance costs related to the revolving credit facility totaling approximately $3.8$3.3 million and $1.7$3.6 million as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, respectively, which are included in other assets, net in the Company's consolidated balance sheets.

(2)

Interest rate represents the weighted-average effective annual interest rate at the balance sheet date which includes the effect of interest rate swaps in effect on $607.5 million and $557.5 million of the outstanding variable-rate debt for each respective year.as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. See Note 5 for more information on the interest rate swap agreements. The one-month LIBOR at September 30,March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 was 2.26%.

2.49% and 2.50%, respectively.

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The credit agreements governing the credit facilities contain mandatory prepayment requirements, customary affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default.  The credit agreements require that the Company comply with various covenants, which include, among others, a minimum tangible net worth, maximum debt limits, minimum interest and fixed charge coverage ratios and restrictions on certain investments.  The Company was in compliance with the applicable covenants at September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.

 

Mortgage Debt

 

As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company had approximately $492.1$485.4 million in outstanding mortgage debt secured by 31 properties, with maturity dates ranging from June 2020 to January 2038, stated interest rates ranging from 3.55% to 6.25% and effective interest rates ranging from 3.55% to 4.97%. The loans generally provide for monthly payments of principal and interest on an amortized basis and defeasance or prepayment penalties if prepaid. The following table sets forth the hotel properties securing each loan, the interest rate, loan assumption or origination date, maturity date, the principal amount assumed or originated, and the outstanding balance prior to any fair value adjustments or debt issuance costs as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 20172018 for each of the Company’s mortgage debt obligations. All dollar amounts are in thousands.

 

Location

 

Brand

 

Interest Rate (1)

  

Loan Assumption or Origination Date

 

Maturity Date

 

Principal Assumed or Originated

  

Outstanding balance as of September 30, 2018

  

Outstanding balance as of December 31, 2017

 

San Juan Capistrano, CA

 

Residence Inn

  4.15% 

9/1/2016

 

6/1/2020

  $16,210  $15,519  $15,774 

Colorado Springs, CO

 

Hampton

  6.25% 

9/1/2016

 

7/6/2021

   7,923   7,652   7,754 

Franklin, TN

 

Courtyard

  6.25% 

9/1/2016

 

8/6/2021

   14,679   14,181   14,368 

Franklin, TN

 

Residence Inn

  6.25% 

9/1/2016

 

8/6/2021

   14,679   14,181   14,368 

Grapevine, TX

 

Hilton Garden Inn

  4.89% 

8/29/2012

 

9/1/2022

   11,810   10,181   10,412 

Collegeville/Philadelphia, PA

 

Courtyard

  4.89% 

8/30/2012

 

9/1/2022

   12,650   10,905   11,152 

Hattiesburg, MS

 

Courtyard

  5.00% 

3/1/2014

 

9/1/2022

   5,732   5,098   5,212 

Rancho Bernardo/San Diego, CA

 

Courtyard

  5.00% 

3/1/2014

 

9/1/2022

   15,060   13,392   13,692 

Kirkland, WA

 

Courtyard

  5.00% 

3/1/2014

 

9/1/2022

   12,145   10,800   11,042 

Seattle, WA

 

Residence Inn

  4.96% 

3/1/2014

 

9/1/2022

   28,269   25,122   25,687 

Anchorage, AK

 

Embassy Suites

  4.97% 

9/13/2012

 

10/1/2022

   23,230   20,111   20,560 

Somerset, NJ

 

Courtyard

  4.73% 

3/1/2014

 

10/6/2022

   8,750   7,754   7,932 

Tukwila, WA

 

Homewood Suites

  4.73% 

3/1/2014

 

10/6/2022

   9,431   8,357   8,549 

Prattville, AL

 

Courtyard

  4.12% 

3/1/2014

 

2/6/2023

(2)  6,596   5,802   5,943 

Huntsville, AL

 

Homewood Suites

  4.12% 

3/1/2014

 

2/6/2023

   8,306   7,306   7,483 

San Diego, CA

 

Residence Inn

  3.97% 

3/1/2014

 

3/6/2023

   18,600   16,334   16,733 

Miami, FL

 

Homewood Suites

  4.02% 

3/1/2014

 

4/1/2023

   16,677   14,668   15,022 

Syracuse, NY

 

Courtyard

  4.75% 

10/16/2015

 

8/1/2024

(3)  11,199   10,428   10,637 

Syracuse, NY

 

Residence Inn

  4.75% 

10/16/2015

 

8/1/2024

(3)  11,199   10,428   10,637 

New Orleans, LA

 

Homewood Suites

  4.36% 

7/17/2014

 

8/11/2024

   27,000   24,407   24,919 

Westford, MA

 

Residence Inn

  4.28% 

3/18/2015

 

4/11/2025

   10,000   9,200   9,386 

Denver, CO

 

Hilton Garden Inn

  4.46% 

9/1/2016

 

6/11/2025

   34,118   32,415   33,046 

Oceanside, CA

 

Courtyard

  4.28% 

9/1/2016

 

10/1/2025

   13,655   13,142   13,332 

Omaha, NE

 

Hilton Garden Inn

  4.28% 

9/1/2016

 

10/1/2025

   22,682   21,829   22,145 

Boise, ID

 

Hampton

  4.37% 

5/26/2016

 

6/11/2026

   24,000   23,119   23,422 

Burbank, CA

 

Courtyard

  3.55% 

11/3/2016

 

12/1/2026

   25,564   24,417   24,917 

San Diego, CA

 

Courtyard

  3.55% 

11/3/2016

 

12/1/2026

   25,473   24,330   24,828 

San Diego, CA

 

Hampton

  3.55% 

11/3/2016

 

12/1/2026

   18,963   18,112   18,483 

Burbank, CA

 

SpringHill Suites

  3.94% 

3/9/2018

 

4/1/2028

   28,470   28,189   - 

Santa Ana, CA

 

Courtyard

  3.94% 

3/9/2018

 

4/1/2028

   15,530   15,376   - 

San Jose, CA

 

Homewood Suites

  4.22% 

12/22/2017

 

1/1/2038

   30,000   29,354   30,000 
             $528,600   492,109   457,435 

Unamortized fair value adjustment of assumed debt

               3,654   4,330 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

               (2,235)  (2,748)

Total

              $493,528  $459,017 
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Location

 

Brand

 

Interest Rate (1)

  

Loan Assumption or Origination Date

 

Maturity Date

   

Principal Assumed or Originated

  

Outstanding balance as of March 31, 2019

  

Outstanding balance as of December 31, 2018

 

San Juan Capistrano, CA

 

Residence Inn

  4.15% 

9/1/2016

 

6/1/2020

   $16,210  $15,341  $15,431 

Colorado Springs, CO

 

Hampton

  6.25% 

9/1/2016

 

7/6/2021

    7,923   7,580   7,617 

Franklin, TN

 

Courtyard

  6.25% 

9/1/2016

 

8/6/2021

    14,679   14,047   14,115 

Franklin, TN

 

Residence Inn

  6.25% 

9/1/2016

 

8/6/2021

    14,679   14,047   14,115 

Grapevine, TX

 

Hilton Garden Inn

  4.89% 

8/29/2012

 

9/1/2022

    11,810   10,020   10,101 

Collegeville/Philadelphia, PA

 

Courtyard

  4.89% 

8/30/2012

 

9/1/2022

    12,650   10,732   10,820 

Hattiesburg, MS

 

Courtyard

  5.00% 

3/1/2014

 

9/1/2022

    5,732   5,018   5,058 

Rancho Bernardo/San Diego, CA

 

Courtyard

  5.00% 

3/1/2014

 

9/1/2022

    15,060   13,183   13,289 

Kirkland, WA

 

Courtyard

  5.00% 

3/1/2014

 

9/1/2022

    12,145   10,631   10,717 

Seattle, WA

 

Residence Inn

  4.96% 

3/1/2014

 

9/1/2022

    28,269   24,728   24,928 

Anchorage, AK

 

Embassy Suites

  4.97% 

9/13/2012

 

10/1/2022

    23,230   19,798   19,957 

Somerset, NJ

 

Courtyard

  4.73% 

3/1/2014

 

10/6/2022

    8,750   7,629   7,692 

Tukwila, WA

 

Homewood Suites

  4.73% 

3/1/2014

 

10/6/2022

    9,431   8,223   8,291 

Prattville, AL

 

Courtyard

  4.12% 

3/1/2014

 

2/6/2023

    6,596   5,705   5,754 

Huntsville, AL

 

Homewood Suites

  4.12% 

3/1/2014

 

2/6/2023

    8,306   7,184   7,246 

San Diego, CA

 

Residence Inn

  3.97% 

3/1/2014

 

3/6/2023

    18,600   16,058   16,198 

Miami, FL

 

Homewood Suites

  4.02% 

3/1/2014

 

4/1/2023

    16,677   14,423   14,547 

Syracuse, NY

 

Courtyard

  4.75% 

10/16/2015

 

8/1/2024

 (2)  11,199   10,283   10,357 

Syracuse, NY

 

Residence Inn

  4.75% 

10/16/2015

 

8/1/2024

 (2)  11,199   10,283   10,357 

New Orleans, LA

 

Homewood Suites

  4.36% 

7/17/2014

 

8/11/2024

    27,000   24,052   24,232 

Westford, MA

 

Residence Inn

  4.28% 

3/18/2015

 

4/11/2025

    10,000   9,071   9,137 

Denver, CO

 

Hilton Garden Inn

  4.46% 

9/1/2016

 

6/11/2025

    34,118   31,975   32,198 

Oceanside, CA

 

Courtyard

  4.28% 

9/1/2016

 

10/1/2025

    13,655   13,012   13,077 

Omaha, NE

 

Hilton Garden Inn

  4.28% 

9/1/2016

 

10/1/2025

    22,682   21,613   21,722 

Boise, ID

 

Hampton

  4.37% 

5/26/2016

 

6/11/2026

    24,000   22,906   23,015 

Burbank, CA

 

Courtyard

  3.55% 

11/3/2016

 

12/1/2026

    25,564   24,075   24,247 

San Diego, CA

 

Courtyard

  3.55% 

11/3/2016

 

12/1/2026

    25,473   23,990   24,161 

San Diego, CA

 

Hampton

  3.55% 

11/3/2016

 

12/1/2026

    18,963   17,859   17,986 

Burbank, CA

 

SpringHill Suites

  3.94% 

3/9/2018

 

4/1/2028

    28,470   27,846   28,018 

Santa Ana, CA

 

Courtyard

  3.94% 

3/9/2018

 

4/1/2028

    15,530   15,189   15,283 

San Jose, CA

 

Homewood Suites

  4.22% 

12/22/2017

 

1/1/2038

    30,000   28,857   29,107 
              $528,600   485,358   488,773 

Unamortized fair value adjustment of assumed debt

                3,203   3,428 

Unamortized debt issuance costs

                (2,047)  (2,141)

Total

               $486,514  $490,060 

(1)      

Interest rates are the rates per the loan agreement. For loans assumed, the Company adjusted the interest rates per the loan agreement to market rates and is amortizing the adjustments to interest expense over the life of the loan.

(2)  Assets securing this loan are under contract to be sold as of September 30, 2018. Under the purchase and sale agreement, the purchaser is required to assume the loan at closing.

(3)  Outstanding principal balance is callable by lender or prepayable by the Company on August 1, 2019.

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5.  Fair Value of Financial Instruments

 

Except as described below, the carrying value of the Company’s financial instruments approximates fair value due to the short-term nature of these financial instruments.

 

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Debt

 

The Company estimates the fair value of its debt by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at estimated market rates consistent with the maturity of a debt obligation with similar credit terms and credit characteristics, which are Level 3 inputs under the fair value hierarchy. Market rates take into consideration general market conditions and maturity. As of September 30,March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, both the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company’s debt were approximately $1.3 billion. As of December 31, 2017, both the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company’s debt were approximately $1.2$1.4 billion. Both the carrying value and estimated fair value of the Company’s debt (as discussed above) is net of unamortized debt issuance costs related to term loans and mortgage debt for each specific year.

 

Derivative Instruments

 

Currently, the Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate risks on variable-rate debt.  Throughout the terms of these interest rate swaps, the Company pays a fixed rate of interest and receives a floating rate of interest equal to the one-month LIBOR.  The swaps are designed to effectively fix the interest payments on variable-rate debt instruments. These swap instruments are recorded at fair value and, if in an asset position, are included in other assets, net, and, if in a liability position, are included in accounts payable and other liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.  The fair values of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements are determined using the market standard methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash payments and the discounted expected variable cash receipts, which is considered a Level 2 measurement under the fair value hierarchy.  The variable cash receipts are based on an expectation of future interest rates (forward curves) derived from observable market interest rate curves.  The following table sets forth information for each of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements outstanding as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017.2018. All dollar amounts are in thousands.

 

  

Notional Amount at

         

Fair Value Asset

 

Hedge Type

 

September 30, 2018

 

Origination Date

 

Maturity Date

 

Swap Fixed Interest Rate

  

September 30, 2018

  

December 31, 2017

 

Cash flow hedge

 $212,500 

5/21/2015

 

5/18/2020

  1.58% $4,020  $2,033 

Cash flow hedge

  110,000 

7/2/2015

 

5/18/2020

  1.62%  2,011   951 

Cash flow hedge

  50,000 

4/7/2016

 

3/31/2021

  1.09%  2,160   1,544 

Cash flow hedge

  100,000 

4/7/2016

 

3/31/2023

  1.33%  6,732   4,098 

Cash flow hedge

  75,000 

5/31/2017

 

6/30/2024

  1.96%  3,860   1,043 

Cash flow hedge

  10,000 

8/10/2017

 

6/30/2024

  2.01%  487   109 

Cash flow hedge (1)

  50,000 

6/1/2018

 

6/30/2025

  2.89%  197   - 
  $607,500         $19,467  $9,778 

  

Notional Amount at March 31, 2019

     

Swap Fixed Interest Rate

  

Fair Value Asset (Liability)

 

Hedge Type

  

Origination Date

 

Maturity Date

   

March 31, 2019

  

December 31, 2018

 

Cash flow hedge

 $212,500 

5/21/2015

 

5/18/2020

  1.58% $1,880  $2,744 

Cash flow hedge

  110,000 

7/2/2015

 

5/18/2020

  1.62%  924   1,361 

Cash flow hedge

  50,000 

4/7/2016

 

3/31/2021

  1.09%  1,141   1,519 

Cash flow hedge

  100,000 

4/7/2016

 

3/31/2023

  1.33%  3,206   4,477 

Cash flow hedge

  75,000 

5/31/2017

 

6/30/2024

  1.96%  738   1,905 

Cash flow hedge

  10,000 

8/10/2017

 

6/30/2024

  2.01%  72   226 

Cash flow hedge (1)

  50,000 

6/1/2018

 

6/30/2025

  2.89%  (2,105)  (1,276)

Cash flow hedge (2)

  25,000 

12/6/2018

 

6/30/2025

  2.75%  (778)  (379)

Cash flow hedge (3)

  50,000 

12/7/2018

 

1/31/2024

  2.72%  (1,116)  (571)
  $682,500         $3,962  $10,006 

(1)

In June 2018 the Company entered into a forward interest rate swap agreement with a commercial bank, which beginning January 31, 2019 effectively fixes the interest rate on $50 million of the Company's variable-rate debt.

(2)

In December 2018 the Company entered into a forward interest rate swap agreement with a commercial bank, which beginning January 31, 2020 will effectively fix the interest rate on $25 million of the Company's variable-rate debt.

(3)

In December 2018 the Company entered into a forward interest rate swap agreement with a commercial bank, which beginning May 18, 2020 will effectively fix the interest rate on $50 million of the Company's variable-rate debt.

 

The Company assesses, both at inception and on an ongoing basis, the effectiveness of its qualifying cash flow hedges. The Company elected to early adopt ASU No. 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815), Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities, on January 1, 2018, using the modified retrospective approach for all of its hedging relationships that existed as of that date. As a result, effective January 1, 2018, the entire change in the fair value of the Company’s designated cash flow hedges is recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income, a component of shareholders’ equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. Prior to January 1, 2018, changes in fair value on the effective portion of all designated cash flow hedges were recorded to accumulated other comprehensive income, while changes in fair value on the ineffective portion of all designated cash flow hedges were recorded to interest and other expense, net in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.  Since prior to January 1, 2018 there was no material ineffectiveness related to the Company’s outstanding designated cash flow hedges, the adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

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The following tables present the effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017 (in thousands):

  

Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income

  

Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Interest and Other Expense, net

 
  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

 

Interest rate derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships

 $2,415  $(144) $758  $(403)

  

Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income

  

Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Interest and Other Expense, net

 
  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

 

Interest rate derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships

 $11,015  $(1,154) $1,326  $(1,783)

Amounts reported in accumulated other comprehensive income will be reclassified to interest and other expense, net as interest payments are made or received on the Company’s variable-rate derivatives. The Company estimates that approximately $5.8$4.4 million of net unrealized gains included in accumulated other comprehensive income at September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 will be reclassified as a decrease to interest and other expense, net within the next 12 months.

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The following table presents the effect of derivative instruments in cash flow hedging relationships in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018 (in thousands):

  

Net Unrealized Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income

  

Net Unrealized Gain Reclassified from Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income to Interest and Other Expense, net

 
  

Three Months Ended March 31,

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
  

2019

  

2018

  

2019

  

2018

 

Interest rate derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships

 $(4,770) $6,348  $1,274  $56 

 

6.  Related Parties

 

The Company has, and is expected to continue to engage in, transactions with related parties. These transactions cannot be construed to be at arm’s length and the results of the Company’s operations may be different if these transactions were conducted with non-related parties. There have been no changes to the contracts and relationships discussed in the 20172018 Form 10-K. Below is a summary of the significant related party relationships in effect during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and 2017.2018.

 

Glade M. Knight, Executive Chairman of the Company, owns Apple Realty Group, Inc. (“ARG”), which receives support services from the Company and reimburses the Company for the cost of these services as discussed below. Mr. Knight is also currently a partner and Chief Executive Officer of Energy 11 GP, LLC and Energy Resources 12 GP, LLC, which are the respective general partners of Energy 11, L.P. and Energy Resources 12, L.P., each of which receive support services from ARG.

 

The Company provides support services, including the use of the Company’s employees and corporate office, to ARG and is reimbursed by ARG for the cost of these services. The amounts reimbursed to the Company are based on the actual costs of the services and a good faith estimate of the proportionate amount of time incurred by the Company’s employees on behalf of ARG. Total reimbursed costs allocated by the Company to ARG for the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 totaled approximately $0.7$0.3 million and $0.5$0.2 million, respectively, and are recorded as a reduction to general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. 

 

As part of the cost sharing arrangement, certain day-to-day transactions may result in amounts due to or from the Company and ARG. To efficiently manage cash disbursements, the Company or ARG may make payments for the other company. Under this cash management process, each company may advance or defer up to $1 million at any time. Each quarter, any outstanding amounts are settled between the companies. This process allows each company to minimize its cash on hand and reduces the cost for each company. The amounts outstanding at any point in time are not significant to either of the companies. As of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2017,2018, total amounts due from ARG for reimbursements under the cost sharing structure each totaled approximately $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, and are included in other assets, net in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

The Company, through a wholly-owned subsidiary, Apple Air Holding, LLC, owns a Learjet used primarily for acquisition, asset management, renovation and public relations purposes. The aircraft is also leased to affiliates of the Company based on third party rates. Leasingrates, which leasing activity to affiliates was not significant during the reporting periods. The Company also utilizes aircraft, owned through two entities, one of which is owned by the Company’s Executive Chairman, and the other, by its President and Chief Executive Officer, for acquisition, asset management, renovation and public relations purposes, and reimburses these entities at third party rates. Total costs incurred for the use of these aircraft during the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 were approximately $0.1$0.05 million for each respective period,and $0.03 million, respectively, and are included in general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

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7.  Shareholders Equity

 

Distributions 

 

The Company’s current annual distribution rate, payable monthly, is $1.20 per common share. For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, the Company paid distributions of $0.30 per common share for a total of $69.1$67.2 million and $66.9 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company paid distributions of $0.90 per common share for a total of $207.3 million and $200.7$69.1 million, respectively. Additionally, in September 2018,March 2019, the Company declared a monthly distribution of $0.10 per common share, totaling $23.0$22.4 million, which was recorded as a payable as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and paid in October 2018.April 2019. As of December 31, 2017,2018, a monthly distribution of $0.10 per common share, totaling $23.0$22.4 million, was recorded as a payable and paid in January 2018.2019. These accrued distributions were included in accounts payable and other liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.

 

Issuance of Shares

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In February 2017, the Company executed an equity distribution agreement that allows the Company to sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate of $300 million of its common shares through sales agents under an at-the-market offering program (the “ATM Program”). Since inception of the ATM Program in February 2017 through September 30, 2018, the Company has sold approximately 7.2 million common shares at a weighted-average market sales price of approximately $19.56 per common share and received aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $139.8 million before commission and issuance costs, including the sale of approximately 0.2 million common shares during the first quarter of 2018 at a weighted-average market sales price of approximately $19.73 per common share and receipt of aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $4.8 million. The Company used the proceeds from the sale of these shares to pay down borrowings on its revolving credit facility. No shares were issued under the ATM Program during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. As of September 30, 2018, approximately $160.2 million remained available for issuance under the ATM Program.

Share Repurchases

 

In May 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an extension of the Company’sits existing share repurchase program (the “Share Repurchase Program”), authorizing share repurchases up to an aggregate of $464 million. The Share Repurchase Program may be suspended or terminated at any time by the Company and will end in July 2019 if not terminated earlier. In March 2018, the Company established a written trading plan as part of the Share Repurchase Program that provides for share repurchases in open market transactions that is intended to comply with Rule 10b5-1 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. During the first ninethree months ended March 31, 2019, the Company purchased, under its Share Repurchase Program, approximately 0.3 million of its common shares at a weighted-average market purchase price of approximately $14.93 per common share for an aggregate purchase price, including commissions, of approximately $4.1 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company purchased, under its Share Repurchase Program, approximately 0.3 million of its common shares at a weighted-average market purchase price of approximately $16.89 per common share for an aggregate purchase price, including commissions, of approximately $4.3 million. The Company did not purchase any common shares under its Share Repurchase Program during the first nine months of 2017. Repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program have been funded, and the Company intends to fund future repurchases, with availability under its credit facilities. As of March 31, 2019, approximately $359.9 million remained available for purchase under the Share Repurchase Program.

 

8.  Compensation Plans

 

The Company annually establishes an incentive plan for its executive management.  Under the incentive plan for 20182019 (the “2018“2019 Incentive Plan”), participants are eligible to receive a bonus based on the achievement of certain 20182019 performance measures, consisting of operational performance metrics (including targeted Modified Funds from Operations per share, Comparable Hotels revenue per available room growth and Adjusted Hotel EBITDA Margin growth) and shareholder return metrics (including shareholder return relative to a peer group and total shareholder return, over one-year, two-year and three-year periods).  The components of the operational performance metrics and shareholder return metrics are equally weighted and account for 50% of the twototal target incentive compensation. The shareholder return metrics eachare weighted 75% for relative shareholder return metrics and 25% for total shareholder return metrics, and account for 50% of the total target incentive compensation.  The range of potential aggregate payouts under the 20182019 Incentive Plan is $0 - $20$18 million.  Based on performance through September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company has accrued approximately $2.5$2.2 million as a liability for potential executive bonus payments under the 20182019 Incentive Plan, which is included in accounts payable and other liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 and in general and administrative expenseexpenses in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018. As a result of lower anticipated 2018 performance, during the three months ended September 30, 2018, the Company reduced the previously recorded accrual by approximately $1.2 million, resulting in a reduction to general and administrative expense for the period.March 31, 2019. Approximately 25% of awards under the 20182019 Incentive Plan, if any, will be paid in cash, and 75% will be issued in stock under the Company’s 2014 Omnibus Incentive Plan, approximately two-thirds of which will vest at the end of 20182019 and one-third of which will vest in December 2019.2020. Under the incentive plan for 20172018 (the “2017“2018 Incentive Plan”), the Company recorded approximately $1.2 million and $4.7$1.9 million in general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statementsstatement of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017, respectively. March 31, 2018. 

During the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company accrued for a one-time separation payment of $0.5 million in connection with the retirement of the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer which, pursuant to the separation and general release agreement executed in March 2019, was paid in April 2019 and is included in accounts payable and other liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2019 and in general and administrative expenses in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended March 31, 2019.

 

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Share-Based Compensation Awards

 

DuringThe following table sets forth information pertaining to the first quarters of 2018 and 2017, the Companyshare-based compensation issued 367,333 and 101,305 common shares earned under the 20172018 Incentive Plan and the incentive plan for 20162017 (the “2016“2017 Incentive Plan”) (net.

  

2018 Incentive Plan

   

2017 Incentive Plan

  
           

Period common shares issued

 

First Quarter 2019

   

First Quarter 2018

  
           

Common shares earned under each incentive plan

  156,926    415,866  

Common shares surrendered on issuance date to satisfy tax withholding obligations

  24,999    48,533  

Common shares earned and issued under each incentive plan, net of common shares surrendered on issuance date to satisfy tax withholding obligations

  131,927    367,333  

Closing stock price on issuance date

 $16.49   $16.92  

Total share-based compensation earned, including the surrendered shares (in millions)

 $2.6 (1) $7.0 (2)

Of the total common shares earned and issued, total common shares unrestricted at time of issuance

  105,345    223,421  

Of the total common shares earned and issued, total common shares restricted at time of issuance

  26,582    143,912  
           

Restricted common shares vesting date

 

December 13, 2019

   

December 14, 2018

  

Common shares surrendered on vesting date to satisfy tax withholding requirements resulting from vesting of restricted common shares

  n/a    41,389  

(1)Of the total 2018 share-based compensation, approximately $2.4 million was recorded as a liability as of December 31, 2018 and is included in accounts payable and other liabilities in the Company's consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2018. The remaining $0.2 million, which is subject to vesting on December 13, 2019, will be recognized as share-based compensation expense proportionately throughout 2019. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, the Company recognized approximately $0.05 million of share-based compensation expense related to the unvested restricted share awards.
(2)Of the total 2017 share-based compensation, approximately $1.2 million, which vested on December 14, 2018, was recognized as share-based compensation expense proportionately throughout 2018. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company recognized approximately $0.3 million of share-based compensation expense related to the unvested restricted share awards.

9.  Leases

The Company is the lessee on certain ground leases, hotel equipment leases and office space leases. As of 48,533March 31, 2019, the Company had 13 hotels subject to ground leases and 19,667 common shares surrenderedthree parking lot ground leases with remaining terms ranging from approximately four to satisfy tax withholding obligations) at $16.9287 years. Certain of its ground leases have options to extend beyond the initial lease term by periods ranging from five to 120 years.

The Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), as discussed further in Note 1 in the section titled “Accounting Standards Recently Adopted”, effective January 1, 2019, which requires leases with durations greater than twelve months to be recognized on the balance sheet as right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and $19.10 per share, or approximately $7.0 million and $2.3 million in share-based compensation, including the surrendered shares, respectively. Of the total shares issuedlease liabilities. Prior year financial statements were not restated under the 2017 Incentive Plan, 223,421 shares were unrestrictednew standard and, therefore, those amounts are not presented below.

Under the new standard, the Company’s leases are classified as operating or finance leases. For leases with terms greater than 12 months, the Company recognizes a ROU asset and lease liability at the timeestimated present value of issuance,the minimum lease payments over the lease term. ROU assets represent the Company’s right to use an underlying asset for the lease term and lease liabilities represent the Company’s obligation to make lease payments arising from the lease. Many of the Company’s leases include rental escalation clauses (including fixed schedule rent increases) and renewal options that are factored into the determination of lease payments when appropriate and the present value of the remaining 143,912 restricted shares will vestlease payments is adjusted accordingly. The Company utilizes interest rates implicit in the lease if determinable or, if not, it estimates its incremental borrowing rate from information available at lease commencement, to determine the present value of the lease payments. At transition to the new standard, the Company used information available at that time to determine the incremental borrowing rates on December 14, 2018. Ofits existing leases at January 1, 2019 based on estimates of rates the total shares issued underCompany would pay for senior collateralized loans with terms similar to each lease.

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Twelve of the 2016 Incentive Plan, 60,028 shares were unrestrictedCompany’s hotel and parking lot ground leases as well as all of its hotel equipment leases and office space leases are classified as operating leases, for which the Company recorded ROU assets and lease liabilities at adoption of the time of issuance,new standard. The ROU assets are included in other assets, net and the remaining 41,277 restricted shares vested on December 15, 2017, of which 13,129 common shares were surrendered to satisfy tax withholding obligations. Of the total 2017 share-based compensation, approximately $5.8 million was recorded as a liability as of December 31, 2017, which waslease liabilities are included in accounts payable and other liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. In addition, the Company also reclassified at adoption of the new standard, its intangible assets for below market ground leases and intangible liabilities for above market ground leases related to these leases from other assets, net and accounts payable and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet, respectively, as well as accrued straight-line lease liabilities related to these leases from accounts payable and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet to the beginning ROU assets. Lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the respective lease and the remaining $1.2value of each lease intangible is amortized over the term of the respective lease. Costs related to operating ground leases are included in operating ground lease expense, while costs related to hotel equipment leases are included in hotel operating expense and property taxes, insurance and other expense, and costs related to office space leases are included in general and administrative expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

Four of the Company’s hotel ground leases are classified as finance leases, for which the Company recorded ROU assets and lease liabilities at adoption of the new standard. The ROU assets are recorded as finance ground lease assets within investment in real estate, net and the lease liabilities are recorded as finance lease liabilities in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. In addition, the Company also reclassified at adoption of the new standard, its intangible assets for below market ground leases and intangible liabilities for above market ground leases related to these leases from other assets, net and accounts payable and other liabilities in the consolidated balance sheet, respectively, to the beginning ROU assets. At adoption of the new standard, the Company recorded a cumulative-effect adjustment totaling approximately $5.2 million, which included the derecognition of accrued straight-line lease liabilities related to the finance leases, to distributions greater than net income, a component of shareholders’ equity in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The ROU asset and value of each lease intangible is subjectamortized over the term of the respective lease. Costs related to vesting on December 14, 2018, will be recognizedfinance ground leases are included in depreciation and amortization expense and interest and other expense, net in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations.

Lease Position as compensation expense proportionately throughout 2018. Ofof March 31, 2019

The following table sets forth the total 2016 share-based compensation, approximately $0.4 million, which vested on December 15, 2017, was recognizedlease-related assets and liabilities included in the Company’s consolidated balance sheet as compensation expense proportionately throughout 2017. Forof March 31, 2019. All dollar amounts are in thousands.

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet Classification

 

March 31, 2019

 

Assets

     

Operating lease assets, net

Other assets, net

 $29,332 

Finance ground lease assets, net (1)

Investment in real estate, net

  143,810 

Total lease assets

 $173,142 
      

Liabilities

     

Operating lease liabilities

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 $12,716 

Finance lease liabilities

Finance lease liabilities

  162,818 

Total lease liabilities

 $175,534 
      

Weighted-average remaining lease term

     

     Operating leases

  

36 years

 

     Finance leases

  

33 years

 
      

Weighted-average discount rate

     

     Operating leases

  5.42%

     Finance leases

  5.28%

(1)

Finance ground lease assets are net of accumulated amortization of approximately $1.0 million as of March 31, 2019.

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Lease Costs for the Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

The following table sets forth the lease costs related to the Company’s operating and finance ground leases included in the Company’s consolidated statement of operations for the three months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 (in thousands):

 

Consolidated Statement of Operations Classification

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

 

Operating lease costs (1)

Operating ground lease expense

 $405 

Finance lease costs:

     

     Amortization of lease assets

Depreciation and amortization expense

  1,041 

     Interest on lease liabilities

Interest and other expense, net

  1,826 

Total lease costs

 $3,272 

(1)

Represents costs related to ground leases, including variable lease costs. Excludes costs related to hotel equipment leases, which are included in hotel operating expense and property taxes, insurance and other expense, and costs related to office space leases, which are included in general and administrative expense in the Company's consolidated statement of operations.

Undiscounted Cash Flows

The following table reconciles the undiscounted cash flows for each of the next five years and 2017,total of the Company recognized approximately $0.3 millionremaining years to the operating lease liabilities and $0.1 million, respectively, and forfinance lease liabilities included in the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company recognized approximately $0.9 million and $0.3 million, respectively,Company’s consolidated balance sheet as of share-based compensation expenseMarch 31, 2019 (in thousands):

  

Operating leases

  

Finance leases

 

2019 (Apr- Dec)

 $1,075  $5,569 

2020

  1,246   7,385 

2021

  1,021   7,552 

2022

  854   7,702 

2023

  784   8,051 

Thereafter

  33,187   363,147 

Total minimum lease payments

  38,167   399,406 

Less: amount of lease payments representing interest

  25,451   236,588 

Present value of lease liabilities

 $12,716  $162,818 

Other Information

The following table sets forth supplemental cash flow information related to the unvested restricted share awards.Company’s operating and finance leases for the three months ended March 31, 2019 (in thousands):

  

Three Months Ended March 31, 2019

 

Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities:

 

     Operating cash flows for operating leases

 $377 

     Operating cash flows for finance leases

  1,443 

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910. Subsequent Events           

 

In October 2018,April 2019, the Company paid approximately $23.0$22.4 million, or $0.10 per outstanding common share, in distributions to its common shareholders.

 

In October 2018,April 2019, the Company declared a regular monthly cash distribution of $0.10 per common share for the month of November 2018.May 2019. The distribution is payable on NovemberMay 15, 2018.2019.

 

In October 2018,April 2019, the Company entered into a purchase contract for the purchase of a hotel to purchase an existing 127-room Hyatt Placebe constructed in Jacksonville, Florida,Denver, Colorado, for a gross purchase price of $15.5 million.a minimum of $49.1 million, which is subject to adjustment based on the actual number of rooms. The hotel is planned to be a Courtyard by Marriott which is expected to contain a minimum of 182 guest rooms.  Although the Company is working towards acquiring this hotel, there are many conditions to closing that have not yet been satisfied, and there can be no assurance that a closing on this hotel will occur.

 

During the month of October 2018, the Company purchased, under its Share Repurchase Program, approximately 1.6 million of its common shares, at a weighted-average market purchase price of approximately $16.35 per common share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $25.8 million.

 

 

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

This Quarterly Report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by use of statements that include phrases such as “may,” “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project,” “target,” “goal,” “plan,” “should,” “will,” “predict,” “potential,” “outlook,” “strategy,” and similar expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. Such statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, or achievements of the Company to be materially different from future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such factors include, but are not limited to, the ability of the Company to effectively acquire and dispose of properties; the ability of the Company to successfully integrate pending transactions and implement its operating strategy; changes in general political, economic and competitive conditions and specific market conditions; adverse changes in the real estate and real estate capital markets; financing risks; litigation risks; regulatory proceedings or inquiries; and changes in laws or regulations or interpretations of current laws and regulations that impact the Company’s business, assets or classification as a REIT. Although the Company believes that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be inaccurate, and therefore there can be no assurance that such statements included in this Quarterly Report will prove to be accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such information should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the results or conditions described in such statements or the objectives and plans of the Company will be achieved. In addition, the Company’s qualification as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex provisions of the Internal Revenue Code. Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in the Company’s filings with the SEC,Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including but not limited to those discussed in the section titled “Risk Factors” in the 20172018 Form 10-K. Any forward-looking statement that the Company makes speaks only as of the date of this Quarterly Report. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements or cautionary factors, as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law.

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as the information contained in the 20172018 Form 10-K.

 

Overview

 

The Company is a Virginia corporation that has elected to be treated as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. The Company is self-advised and invests in income-producing real estate, primarily in the lodging sector, in the United States.U.S.  As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company owned 241234 hotels with an aggregate of 30,75430,046 rooms located in urban, high-end suburban and developing markets throughout 34 states. All of the Company’s hotels operate under Marriott, Hilton or HiltonHyatt brands. The hotels are operated and managed under separate management agreements with 23 hotel management companies, none of which are affiliated with the Company. The Company’s common shares are listed on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “APLE.”

 

201New Lease Accounting Standard

On January 1, 2019, the Company adopted ASU No. 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842), electing to recognize and measure its leases prospectively at the beginning of the period of adoption through a cumulative-effect adjustment to shareholders’ equity, without restating the presentation of periods prior to the effective date (the “new lease accounting standard”). Under the new lease accounting standard, beginning in 2019, four of the Company’s ground leases that were previously accounted for as operating leases are accounted for as finance leases. For these finance leases, effective January 1, 2019 the Company recognizes depreciation and amortization expense and interest and other expense, net in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations, instead of operating ground lease expense. Results prior to January 1, 2019 have not been restated. As a result, the comparability of operating ground lease expense, depreciation and amortization expense, and interest and other expense, net are affected by the implementation of the new lease accounting standard. See Note 1 titled “Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” and Note 9 titled “Leases” in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for additional information on the adoption of the new lease accounting standard.

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2019 8 Hotel Portfolio Activities

 

The Company continually monitors market conditions and attempts to maximize shareholder value by investing in properties that it believes provide superior value over the long term. Consistent with this strategy and the Company’s focus on investing in select-servicerooms-focused hotels, the Company acquired fourtwo hotels for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $136.8$52.4 million during the first ninethree months of 2018:2019: a 119-room160-room Hampton Inn & Suites in downtown Atlanta, Georgia;St. Paul, Minnesota and a 144-room Hampton Inn &128-room Home2 Suites in Memphis, Tennessee; a 210-room Hampton Inn & Suites in downtown Phoenix, Arizona; and a 132-room Hampton Inn & Suites in Atlanta Perimeter Dunwoody, Georgia.Orlando, Florida. Also, as of SeptemberApril 30, 2018,2019, the Company had outstanding contracts for the potential purchase of five hotels that are under development for a total expected purchase price of approximately $130.8$159.2 million, which are planned to be completed and opened for business over the next six15 to 27 months from September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, at which time closings on these hotels are expected to occur. The Company utilized its revolving credit facility to fund the completed acquisitions and plans to utilize its credit facilities for any additional acquisitions.

 

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For its existing portfolio, the Company monitors each property’s profitability, market conditions and capital requirements and attempts to maximize shareholder value by disposing of properties when it believes that superior value can be provided by the proceeds from the sale of the property.  As a result, in July 2018,March 2019, the Company sold its two Columbusnine hotels for a total combined gross sales price of $10.0$95.0 million. Additionally, as of September 30, 2018, the Company had outstanding contracts to sell 17 of its hotels for a combined gross sales price of approximately $180.8 million. Although the Company is working towards the sale of these hotels, there are many conditions to closing that have not yet been satisfied and there can be no assurance that a closing on these hotels will occur under the outstanding sale contracts. If the closings occur, these sales are expected to be completed within the next three to six months from September 30, 2018. The net proceeds from the sales were or will be used to pay down borrowings on the Company’s revolving credit facility.

 

See Note 2 titled “Investment in Real Estate” and Note 3 titled “Dispositions and Hotel Sale Contracts”“Dispositions” in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for additional information concerning these transactions.

 

Hotel Operations          

 

Although hotel performance can be influenced by many factors including local competition, local and general economic conditions in the United StatesU.S. and the performance of individual managers assigned to each hotel, performance of the Company’s hotels as compared to other hotels within their respective local markets, in general, has met the Company’s expectations for the period owned. Over the past several years, the lodging industry and the Company have experienced modest revenue growth. Improvementsimprovements in the general U.S. economy have been offset by increased lodging supply in many markets, offsetting increases in demand.demand in the lodging sector. With essentially flat growth in revenue per available room (“RevPAR”), the Company has produced stable operating results during the first ninethree months of 20182019 on a comparable basis (as defined below).  There is no way to predict future economic conditions, and there continue to be additional factors that could negatively affect the lodging industry and the Company, including but not limited to, increased hotel supply in certain markets, labor uncertainty both for the economy as a whole and the lodging industry in particular, global volatility, and government fiscal policies.policies and economic concerns in the U.S. The Company, on a comparable basis, and industry areis forecasting flatslightly negative to negativeslightly positive RevPAR growth for the full year of 20182019 as compared to 2017. The2018, which reflects modestly lower expectations for demand growth, consistent with lower expected Gross Domestic Product growth in the U.S., relatively consistent anticipated forecast is primarily due to inconsistent demand in certain markets and increased hotel supply meeting demand growth in others, limiting the Company’s ability to increase rates, as well as the nonrecurring impact of restoration and recovery efforts related to hurricanes in Texas and Florida in 2017 that provided increased demand in the second half of 2017.slightly favorable comparisons caused by natural disasters.

 

As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company owned 234 hotels with a total of 30,046 rooms as compared to 241 hotels with a total of 30,754 rooms as compared to 237 hotels with a total of 30,18830,585 rooms as of September 30, 2017, however, resultsMarch 31, 2018. Results of operations are included only for the period of ownership for hotels acquired or disposed of during the current reporting period and prior year. During the ninethree months ended September 30,March 31, 2019, the Company acquired one existing hotel on March 4, 2019 and one newly constructed hotel on March 19, 2019, and sold nine hotels on March 28, 2019. During 2018, the Company acquired one newly constructed hotel on May 2, 2018 and threefour existing hotels (two on February 5, 2018, and one on June 28, 2018), and sold two hotels on July 13, 2018. During 2017, the Company acquired three newly constructed hotels (one on February 2, 2017 and two on September 12, 2017) and three existing hotels (one on October 13, 2017, one on October 20, 20172018 and one on December 1, 2017)7, 2018), and sold twothree hotels (one(two on April 20, 2017July 13, 2018 and one on October 5, 2017)November 29, 2018).  As a result, the comparability of results for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 as discussed below is impacted by these transactions.

 

In evaluating financial condition and operating performance, the most important indicators on which the Company focuses are revenue measurements, such as average occupancy, average daily rate (“ADR”) and RevPAR, and expenses, such as hotel operating expenses, general and administrative expenses and other expenses described below.

 

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The following is a summary of the results from operations of the Company’s hotels for their respective periods of ownership by the Company.

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

(in thousands, except statistical data)

 

2018

  

Percent of Revenue

  

2017

  

Percent of Revenue

  

Percent Change

  

2018

  

Percent of Revenue

  

2017

  

Percent of Revenue

  

Percent Change

  

2019

  

Percent of Revenue

  

2018

  

Percent of Revenue

  

Percent Change

 
                                                            

Total revenue

 $332,197   100.0% $324,926   100.0%  2.2% $975,300   100.0% $949,555   100.0%  2.7% $303,787   100.0% $298,389   100.0%  1.8%

Hotel operating expense

  185,248   55.8%  179,829   55.3%  3.0%  544,108   55.8%  528,295   55.6%  3.0%  175,449   57.8%  172,329   57.8%  1.8%

Property taxes, insurance and other expense

  19,230   5.8%  17,598   5.4%  9.3%  55,140   5.7%  52,346   5.5%  5.3%  19,208   6.3%  17,229   5.8%  11.5%

Ground lease expense

  2,818   0.8%  2,831   0.9%  -0.5%  8,580   0.9%  8,486   0.9%  1.1%

Operating ground lease expense

  405   0.1%  2,850   1.0%  -85.8%

General and administrative expense

  3,370   1.0%  5,350   1.6%  -37.0%  16,968   1.7%  18,255   1.9%  -7.1%  8,137   2.7%  6,877   2.3%  18.3%
                                                            

Transaction and litigation costs (reimbursements)

  -       -       n/a   -       (2,586)      n/a 

Loss on impairment of depreciable real estate assets

  -       -       n/a   3,135       7,875       n/a 

Depreciation expense

  46,169       44,110       4.7%  136,752       131,770       3.8%

Gain (loss) on sale of real estate

  -       (157)      n/a   -       15,983       n/a 

Depreciation and amortization expense

  47,950       44,840       6.9%

Gain on sale of real estate

  1,213       -       n/a 

Interest and other expense, net

  13,140       12,024       9.3%  38,269       35,590       7.5%  15,494       11,919       30.0%

Income tax expense

  100       203       -50.7%  414       712       -41.9%  206       163       26.4%
                                                            

Number of hotels owned at end of period

  241       237       1.7%  241       237       1.7%  234       241       -2.9%

ADR

 $137.77      $136.73       0.8% $137.32      $135.97       1.0% $136.36      $134.32       1.5%

Occupancy

  78.9%      80.0%      -1.4%  78.4%      78.7%      -0.4%  73.9%      74.6%      -0.9%

RevPAR

 $108.70      $109.45       -0.7% $107.71      $106.96       0.7% $100.71      $100.18       0.5%

 

Comparable Hotels Operating Results

 

The following table reflects certain operating statistics for the Company’s 241234 hotels owned as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 (“Comparable Hotels”). The Company defines metrics from Comparable Hotels as results generated by the 241234 hotels owned as of the end of the reporting period. For the hotels acquired during the current reporting period and prior year, the Company has included, as applicable, results of those hotels for periods prior to the Company’s ownership using information provided by the properties’ prior owners at the time of acquisition and not adjusted by the Company. This information has not been audited, either for the periods owned or prior to ownership by the Company. For dispositions, results have been excluded for the Company’s period of ownership.

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

Percent Change

  

2018

  

2017

  

Percent Change

  

2019

  

2018

  

Percent Change

 
                                    

ADR

 $137.79  $138.27   -0.3% $137.53  $136.75   0.6% $137.41  $135.76   1.2%

Occupancy

  78.9%  80.4%  -1.9%  78.5%  78.9%  -0.5%  74.1%  74.9%  -1.1%

RevPAR

 $108.75  $111.20   -2.2% $107.93  $107.96   -  $101.76  $101.69   0.1%

 

Same Store Operating Results

 

The following table reflects certain operating statistics for the 231227 hotels owned by the Company as of January 1, 20172018 and during the entirety of the reporting periods being compared (“Same Store Hotels”). This information has not been audited.

 

 

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
 

2018

  

2017

  

Percent Change

  

2018

  

2017

  

Percent Change

  

2019

  

2018

  

Percent Change

 
                                    

ADR

 $136.63  $137.07   -0.3% $136.88  $136.04   0.6% $136.42  $135.26   0.9%

Occupancy

  79.1%  80.5%  -1.7%  78.7%  79.0%  -0.4%  74.2%  74.8%  -0.8%

RevPAR

 $108.06  $110.28   -2.0% $107.69  $107.51   0.2% $101.23  $101.23   - 

 

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As discussed above, hotel performance is impacted by many factors, including the economic conditions in the United StatesU.S. as well as each individual locality. Economic indicators in the United StatesU.S. have generally been favorable, which has been offset by increased lodging supply in many of the Company’s markets. As a result, the Company’s revenue and operating results for its Comparable Hotels and Same Store Hotels were generally unchanged during the first ninethree months of 20182019 as compared to 2017. Due to the increase in demand from restoration and recovery efforts in Houston, Austin and Florida resulting from hurricanes Harvey and Irma in the second half of 2017, revenue and operating results for Comparable Hotels were lower in the third quarter of 2018, as compared to the same period in 2017, and thewhich is consistent with industry/brand averages. The Company expects continued flat to negativeits RevPAR growth in RevPAR and operating results for its Comparable Hotels for the fourth quarterfull year of 2018 as2019 to be slightly negative to slightly positive compared to the same periodits performance in 2017. The Company had five hotels directly impacted by Hurricane Florence in September 2018. Other than the additional losses from insurance deductibles discussed below, these hotels did not experience a net material impact from the hurricane in the third quarter. In addition to the impact to these five hotels, certain hotels in the originally projected path of Hurricane Florence experienced cancellations and below average revenue in the latter half of September 2018. The Company anticipates a negative impact on operating results in the fourth quarter of 2018 from Hurricane Michael which caused the closure of its two hotels in Panama City, Florida in October 2018. The hotels are not expected to be fully operational until December of this year. In addition to the remediation costs before deductibles discussed below, the Company will experience a reduction in operating income in the fourth quarter of 2018 as business interruption proceeds will not likely be recognized until 2019.

 

RevenuesRevenues

 

The Company’s principal source of revenue is hotel revenue consisting of room, food and beverage, and other related revenue. For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, the Company had total revenue of $332.2$303.8 million and $324.9 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, the Company had total revenue of $975.3 million and $949.6$298.4 million, respectively. For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, Comparable Hotels achieved combined average occupancy of 78.9%74.1% and 80.4%74.9%, ADR of $137.79$137.41 and $138.27$135.76 and RevPAR of $108.75$101.76 and $111.20. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, Comparable Hotels achieved combined average occupancy of 78.5% and 78.9%, ADR of $137.53 and $136.75 and RevPAR of $107.93 and $107.96.$101.69. ADR is calculated as room revenue divided by the number of rooms sold, and RevPAR is calculated as occupancy multiplied by ADR.

 

Compared to the same period in 2017,2018, during the thirdfirst quarter of 2018,2019, the Company experienced slight declinesa 1.2% increase in ADR and a 1.1% decrease in occupancy for Comparable Hotels, resulting in a 2.2% decrease in RevPAR for Comparable Hotels. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, ADR increased and occupancy decreased slightly, leaving RevPAR for Comparable Hotels virtually unchanged as compared to the same period in 2017.unchanged. Markets/areas with above average growth in the thirdfirst quarter of 2018 and first nine months of 20182019 for the Company and industry included Fort Worth, Texas, Knoxville, Tennessee,Atlanta, Georgia, Sacramento, California, Raleigh/Durham, North Carolina and Phoenix and Tucson, Arizona, Chicago, Illinois and Atlanta, Georgia.Arizona. Markets that were below average for the Company and industry included Kansas City, Missouri, Dallas,Houston, Texas, Minneapolis, Minnesota and Washington, D.C. Additionally, as a result of the increase insouthern Florida. The Company also experienced increased revenue due to demand in the third quarter of 2017 fromFlorida panhandle, eastern North Carolina and Anchorage, Alaska related to recovery and restoration and recovery efforts in Austin, Houston and South Florida related to hurricanes HarveyFlorence and Irma, these markets were below average forMichael and the third quarter of 2018 as compared to the third quarter of 2017.earthquake in Anchorage, Alaska.

 

Hotel Operating Expense

 

Hotel operating expense consists of direct room operating expense, hotel administrative expense, sales and marketing expense, utilities expense, repair and maintenance expense, franchise fees and management fees.  For the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018, and 2017, respectively, hotel operating expense totaled $185.2$175.4 million and $179.8$172.3 million or 55.8% and 55.3% of total revenue for each respective period.  For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, hotel operating expense totaled $544.1 million and $528.3 million or 55.8% and 55.6%57.8% of total revenue for each respective period.   For the Company’s Comparable Hotels, hotel operating expense as a percentage of revenue increased approximately 90 and 50 basis points, respectively,slightly for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 as compared to the same periodsperiod in 2017.2018. Increases in labor costs as a percentage of revenue during the first ninethree months of 20182019 as compared to the same period in 20172018 were the primary cause of the increased Comparable Hotels operating expense.offset by decreases in utility costs. The Company anticipates continued increases in labor costs due to government regulations surrounding wages, healthcare and other benefits, other wage-related initiatives and lower unemployment rates. The Company will continue to work with its management companies to reduce costs as a percentage of revenue where possible while maintaining quality and service levels at each property.

 

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Property Taxes, Insurance and Other Expense 

 

Property taxes, insurance, and other expense for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 totaled $19.2 million and $17.6$17.2 million, respectively, or 5.8%6.3% and 5.4%5.8% of total revenue for each respective period, and forwhich is consistent with the increase in Comparable Hotels 5.8% and 5.3%expense as a percentage of total revenue for each respective period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, property taxes, insurance, and other expense totaled $55.1 million and $52.3 million, respectively, or 5.7% and 5.5% of total revenue for each respective period, and for Comparable Hotels, 5.6% and 5.5% of total revenue for each respective period.same periods. For the Company’s Comparable Hotels, real estate taxes increased slightly during the first ninethree months of 20182019 compared to the first ninethree months of 2017,2018, with tax increases at certain locations due to the reassessment of property values by localities related to the improved economy, partially offset by decreases at other locations due to successful appeals of tax assessments. With the economy continuing to improve, the Company anticipates continued increases in property tax assessments during the remainder of 2018.2019. The Company will continue to appeal tax assessments in certain jurisdictions to attempt to minimize tax increases as warranted. Additionally, due to increased losses in 2017 forincurred by property insurance carriers during the past few years, the Company’s property insurance costs have increased slightly as a percentage of revenue for the first ninethree months of 20182019 as compared to the first ninethree months of 20172018 and are anticipated to increase for the remainder of 2018. The Company incurred approximately $0.6 million in uninsured losses in the third quarter of 2018 related to wind and water damage at certain of its North Carolina properties as a result of Hurricane Florence, and anticipates recording uninsured losses totaling approximately $1 million in the fourth quarter of 2018 related to Hurricane Michael.2019.

 

Operating Ground Lease Expense 

 

GroundOperating ground lease expense for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 was $0.4 million and 2017 was $2.8$2.9 million, for each respective period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017,respectively. Operating ground lease expense was $8.6 million and $8.5 million, respectively. Ground lease expensein 2019 primarily represents the expense incurred by the Company to lease land for 14nine of its hotel properties. OneOperating ground lease expense in 2018 primarily represents the expense incurred by the Company to lease land for 13 of theits hotel properties, including approximately $2.4 million of expense related to four ground leases was assumed bythat were previously classified as operating leases that are classified as finance leases under the buyer of the Columbus, Georgia TownePlace Suites in July 2018.new lease accounting standard effective January 1, 2019.

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General and Administrative Expense 

 

General and administrative expense for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 was $3.4$8.1 million and $5.4$6.9 million, respectively, or 1.0%2.7% and 1.6% of total revenue for each respective period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, general and administrative expense was $17.0 million and $18.3 million, respectively, or 1.7% and 1.9%2.3% of total revenue for each respective period. The principal components of general and administrative expense are payroll and related benefit costs, legal fees, accounting fees and reporting expenses. The decreaseincrease in general and administrative expense for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 as compared to the prior year was due primarily to a decrease in compensation expense.  Based onincreased accruals for anticipated performance under the Company’s performance through September 30, 2018 in relation to the operational performance and shareholder return metricsincentive plans which included an expense of the 2018 Incentive Plan, the accrual for potential executive bonus payments was reduced during the third quarter of 2018 by approximately $1.2 million, resulting in a decrease in executive compensation expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 of approximately $2.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively, as compared to the same periods in 2017.  The decrease in compensation expense was partially offset by an increase in share-based compensation expense.

Transaction and Litigation Costs (Reimbursements)

During the nine months ended September 30, 2017, transaction and litigation costs (reimbursements) totaled $(2.6) million which primarily related to additional proceeds received in May 2017 from the Company’s directors and officers insurance carriers in connection with a legal settlement that occurred in 2017 related to the Company’s merger with Apple REIT Ten, Inc. in 2016.

Loss on Impairment of Depreciable Real Estate Assets

Loss on impairment of depreciable real estate assets was $3.1 million and $7.9$0.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively, and consistedretirement of impairment charges for the two Columbus, Georgia hotels (in 2018 and 2017) and the Springdale, Arkansas Residence Inn (in 2018). See Note 2 titled “Investment in Real Estate” in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for additional information concerning these impairment losses.Chief Legal Officer.

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Depreciation and Amortization Expense

 

Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 was $46.2$48.0 million and $44.1 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, depreciation expense was $136.8 million and $131.8$44.8 million, respectively. Depreciation expense primarily represents expense of the Company’s hotel buildings and related improvements, and associated personal property (furniture, fixtures, and equipment) for their respective periods owned. The increase was primarily due to the increase in the number of properties owned as a result of the acquisition of fourtwo hotels in the first nine monthsquarter of 20182019 and sixfive hotels in 20172018 and renovations completed throughout 20182019 and 2017.2018. Additionally, for the three months ended March 31, 2019, depreciation and amortization expense also includes approximately $1.0 million of expense associated with amortization of the Company’s four finance lease ROU assets in accordance with the new lease accounting standard.

 

Interest and Other Expense, net 

 

Interest and other expense, net for the three months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 was $13.1$15.5 million and $12.0 million, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2018 and 2017, interest and other expense, net was $38.3 million and $35.6$11.9 million, respectively, and is net of approximately $0.5 million and $0.7 million, respectively,in each respective period of interest capitalized associated with renovation projects.  AlthoughAdditionally, interest and other expense, net for the three months ended March 31, 2019 includes approximately $1.8 million of interest recorded on the Company’s four finance lease liabilities in accordance with the new lease accounting standard. Interest expense related to the Company’s debt increased as a result of increased average outstanding debt was slightly lessborrowings in the first nine monthsquarter of 20182019 as compared to the first nine monthsquarter of 2017, interest expense increased as a result2018 resulting from acquisitions and share repurchases, partially offset by the repayment of borrowings with proceeds from dispositions, combined with an increase in the Company’s effective interest rate during the first nine monthsquarter of 20182019 as compared to 2017,the first quarter of 2018, due to (a) the issuance of longer term fixed-rate debt subsequent to September 30, 2017, which was used to reduce the Company’s revolving credit facility, resulting in a higher average interest rate than the variable-rate borrowings repaid, and (b) an increase in interest rates on the Company’s variable-rate debt, with the one-month LIBOR increasing from 1.23%1.88% at September 30, 2017March 31, 2018 to 2.26%2.49% at September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. While approximately 79%77% of the Company’s outstanding debt was effectively fixed-rate debt at September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company does expect interest costs for its remaining variable-rate debt to continuebe higher in 2019 as compared to increase for the remainder ofsame period in 2018 due to higher expected increasedaverage interest rates and increased borrowings as compared to the prior year. The impact from higher interest rates will be partially mitigated by the Company’s 2018 debt refinancing, resulting in lower spreads charged on outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility and $575 million of its outstanding term loans by 10 to 15 basis points, depending on the Company’s leverage ratio. See Note 4 titled “Debt” in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for additional information concerning the Company’s debt refinancing.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

The Company considers the following non-GAAP financial measures useful to investors as key supplemental measures of its operating performance: Funds from Operations (“FFO”), Modified FFO (“MFFO”), Earnings before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (“EBITDA”), Earnings Before Interest, Income Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization for Real Estate (“EBITDAre”), and Adjusted EBITDAEBITDAre (“Adjusted EBITDA”EBITDAre”). These non-GAAP financial measures should be considered along with, but not as alternatives to, net income, cash flow from operations or any other operating GAAP measure. FFO, MFFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAEBITDAre are not necessarily indicative of funds available to fund the Company’s cash needs, including its ability to make cash distributions. Although FFO, MFFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDA,EBITDAre, as calculated by the Company, may not be comparable to FFO, MFFO, EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAEBITDAre as reported by other companies that do not define such terms exactly as the Company defines such terms, the Company believes these supplemental measures are useful to investors when comparing the Company’s results between periods and with other REITs.

 

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FFO and MFFOMFFO

 

The Company calculates and presents FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“Nareit”), which defines FFO as net income (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains orand losses from salesthe sale of certain real estate assets (including gains and losses from change in control), extraordinary items as defined by GAAP, and the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles, plus real estate related depreciation, amortization and impairments, and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures.affiliates. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, most real estate industry investors consider FFO to be helpful in evaluating a real estate company’s operations. The Company further believes that by excluding the effects of these items, FFO is useful to investors in comparing its operating performance between periods and between REITs that report FFO using the Nareit definition. FFO as presented by the Company is applicable only to its common shareholders, but does not represent an amount that accrues directly to common shareholders.

 

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The Company further adjusts FFO for certain additional items including (i) the exclusion of transactionamortization of finance ground lease assets, amortization of favorable and litigation costs (reimbursements), as these costs do not represent ongoing operations,unfavorable operating leases, net and (ii) the exclusion of non-cash straight-line operating ground lease expense, as this expense doesthese expenses do not reflect the underlying performance of the related hotels.  The Company presents MFFO when evaluating its performance because it believes that it provides further useful supplemental information to investors regarding its ongoing operating performance.

 

The following table reconciles the Company’s GAAP net income to FFO and MFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 (in thousands).

 

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

 

Net income

 $62,122  $62,824  $171,934  $184,795 

Depreciation of real estate owned

  45,925   43,880   136,037   131,081 

(Gain) loss on sale of real estate

  -   157   -   (15,983)

Loss on impairment of depreciable real estate assets

  -   -   3,135   7,875 

Amortization of favorable and unfavorable leases, net

  146   165   500   498 

Funds from operations

  108,193   107,026   311,606   308,266 

Transaction and litigation costs (reimbursements)

  -   -   -   (2,586)

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

  875   917   2,677   2,794 

Modified funds from operations

 $109,068  $107,943  $314,283  $308,474 
  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
  

2019

  

2018

 

Net income

 $38,151  $42,182 

Depreciation of real estate owned

  46,666   44,610 

Gain on sale of real estate

  (1,213)  - 

Funds from operations

  83,604   86,792 

Amortization of finance ground lease assets

  1,041   - 

Amortization of favorable and unfavorable operating leases, net

  31   206 

Non-cash straight-line operating ground lease expense

  48   904 

Modified funds from operations

 $84,724  $87,902 

EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre

 

EBITDA is a commonly used measure of performance in many industries and is defined as net income excluding interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. The Company believes EBITDA is useful to investors because it helps the Company and its investors evaluate the ongoing operating performance of the Company by removing the impact of its capital structure (primarily interest expense) and its asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization). In addition, certain covenants included in the agreements governing the Company’s indebtedness use EBITDA, as defined in the specific credit agreement, as a measure of financial compliance.

 

TheIn addition to EBITDA, the Company considers the exclusion of certain additional items fromalso calculates and presents EBITDAre in accordance with standards established by Nareit, which defines EBITDAre as EBITDA, useful, including (i) the exclusion of transactionexcluding gains and litigation costs (reimbursements), gains or losses from salesthe sale of real estate, and the loss on impairment of depreciablecertain real estate assets as these items do not represent ongoing operations,(including gains and (ii)losses from change in control), plus real estate related impairments, and adjustments to reflect the entity’s share of EBITDAre of unconsolidated affiliates. The Company presents EBITDAre because it believes that it provides further useful information to investors in comparing its operating performance between periods and between REITs that report EBITDAre using the Nareit definition.

The Company also considers the exclusion of non-cash straight-line operating ground lease expense from EBITDAre useful, as this expense does not reflect the underlying performance of the related hotels.

 

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The following table reconciles the Company’s GAAP net income to EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAEBITDAre for the three and nine months ended September 30,March 31, 2019 and 2018 and 2017 (in thousands).

 

  

Three Months Ended September 30,

  

Nine Months Ended September 30,

 
  

2018

  

2017

  

2018

  

2017

 

Net income

 $62,122  $62,824  $171,934  $184,795 

Depreciation

  46,169   44,110   136,752   131,770 

Amortization of favorable and unfavorable leases, net

  146   165   500   498 

Interest and other expense, net

  13,140   12,024   38,269   35,590 

Income tax expense

  100   203   414   712 

EBITDA

  121,677   119,326   347,869   353,365 

Transaction and litigation costs (reimbursements)

  -   -   -   (2,586)

(Gain) loss on sale of real estate

  -   157   -   (15,983)

Loss on impairment of depreciable real estate assets

  -   -   3,135   7,875 

Non-cash straight-line ground lease expense

  875   917   2,677   2,794 

Adjusted EBITDA

 $122,552  $120,400  $353,681  $345,465 
  

Three Months Ended March 31,

 
  

2019

   2018 (1) 

Net income

 $38,151  $42,182 

Depreciation and amortization

  47,950   44,840 

Amortization of favorable and unfavorable operating leases, net

  31   206 

Interest and other expense, net

  15,494   11,919 

Income tax expense

  206   163 

EBITDA

  101,832   99,310 

Gain on sale of real estate

  (1,213)  - 

EBITDAre

  100,619   99,310 

Non-cash straight-line operating ground lease expense

  48   904 

Adjusted EBITDAre

 $100,667  $100,214 

(1)

EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre for the three months ended March 31, 2018 include approximately $1.4 million of lease payments recorded to operating ground lease expense related to four of the Company's ground leases that were classified as operating leases during 2018. Under the new lease accounting standard, effective January 1, 2019 these four ground leases are classified as finance leases, for which the Company recognizes depreciation and amortization expense and interest and other expense, net in the Company's consolidated statements of operations (which are both excluded from EBITDA, EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDAre calculations), instead of operating ground lease expense.

 

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Hotels Owned

 

As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company owned 241234 hotels with an aggregate of 30,75430,046 rooms located in 34 states. The following tables summarize the number of hotels and rooms by brand and by state:

 

Number of Hotels and Guest Rooms by Brand

 
  

Number of

  

Number of

 

Brand

 

Hotels

  

Rooms

 

Hilton Garden Inn

  42   5,807 

Courtyard

  40   5,460 

Hampton

  40   5,029 

Residence Inn

  34   4,011 

Homewood Suites

  34   3,831 

SpringHill Suites

  16   2,159 

TownePlace Suites

  11   1,110 

Fairfield Inn

  11   1,300 

Home2 Suites

  8   910 

Marriott

  2   616 

Embassy Suites

  2   316 

Renaissance

  1   205 

Total

  241   30,754 

Number of Hotels and Guest Rooms by State

 
  

Number of

  

Number of

 

State

 

Hotels

  

Rooms

 

Alabama

  15   1,434 

Alaska

  2   304 

Arizona

  12   1,644 

Arkansas

  4   408 

California

  27   3,807 

Colorado

  4   567 

Florida

  23   2,851 

Georgia

  6   672 

Idaho

  2   416 

Illinois

  8   1,420 

Indiana

  4   479 

Iowa

  3   301 

Kansas

  4   422 

Louisiana

  4   541 

Maine

  1   179 

Maryland

  2   233 

Massachusetts

  4   466 

Michigan

  1   148 

Minnesota

  2   244 

Mississippi

  2   168 

Missouri

  4   544 

Nebraska

  4   621 

New Jersey

  5   629 

New York

  4   550 

North Carolina

  12   1,337 

Ohio

  2   252 

Oklahoma

  4   545 

Pennsylvania

  3   391 

South Carolina

  5   538 

Tennessee

  13   1,502 

Texas

  34   4,072 

Utah

  3   393 

Virginia

  14   2,067 

Washington

  4   609 

Total

  241   30,754 

Number of Hotels and Guest Rooms by Brand

 
  

Number of

  

Number of

 

Brand

 

Hotels

  

Rooms

 

Hilton Garden Inn

  41   5,665 

Hampton

  40   5,065 

Courtyard

  37   5,070 

Residence Inn

  33   3,939 

Homewood Suites

  33   3,731 

SpringHill Suites

  15   2,040 

Fairfield

  11   1,300 

Home2 Suites

  9   1,038 

TownePlace Suites

  9   931 

Marriott

  2   616 

Embassy Suites

  2   316 

Renaissance

  1   208 

Hyatt Place

  1   127 

    Total

  234   30,046 

 

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Number of Hotels and Guest Rooms by State

 
  

Number of

  

Number of

 

State

 

Hotels

  

Rooms

 

Alabama

  15   1,434 

Alaska

  2   304 

Arizona

  12   1,644 

Arkansas

  3   336 

California

  27   3,807 

Colorado

  4   567 

Florida

  23   2,912 

Georgia

  6   672 

Idaho

  2   416 

Illinois

  8   1,420 

Indiana

  4   479 

Iowa

  3   301 

Kansas

  4   422 

Louisiana

  3   422 

Maine

  1   179 

Maryland

  2   233 

Massachusetts

  4   466 

Michigan

  1   148 

Minnesota

  3   404 

Mississippi

  2   168 

Missouri

  4   544 

Nebraska

  4   621 

New Jersey

  5   629 

New York

  4   553 

North Carolina

  11   1,213 

Ohio

  2   252 

Oklahoma

  4   545 

Pennsylvania

  3   391 

South Carolina

  5   538 

Tennessee

  13   1,502 

Texas

  31   3,755 

Utah

  3   393 

Virginia

  12   1,767 

Washington

  4   609 

    Total

  234   30,046 

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The following table summarizes the location, brand, manager, date acquired or completed and number of rooms for each of the 241234 hotels the Company owned as of September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.

 

City

 

State

 

Brand

 

Manager

 

Date Acquired or Completed

 

Rooms

 

Anchorage

 

AK

 

Embassy Suites

 

Stonebridge

 

4/30/2010

  169 

Anchorage

 

AK

 

Home2 Suites

 

Stonebridge

 

12/1/2017

  135 

Auburn

 

AL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  101 

Birmingham

 

AL

 

Courtyard

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  84 

Birmingham

 

AL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

LBA

 

9/12/2017

  104 

Birmingham

 

AL

 

Home2 Suites

 

LBA

 

9/12/2017

  106 

Birmingham

 

AL

 

Homewood Suites

 

McKibbon

 

3/1/2014

  95 

Dothan

 

AL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

LBA

 

6/1/2009

  104 

Dothan

 

AL

 

Residence Inn

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  84 

Huntsville

 

AL

 

Hampton

 

LBA

 

9/1/2016

  98 

Huntsville

 

AL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  101 

Huntsville

 

AL

 

Home2 Suites

 

LBA

 

9/1/2016

  77 

Huntsville

 

AL

 

Homewood Suites

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  107 

Mobile

 

AL

 

Hampton

 

McKibbon

 

9/1/2016

  101 

Montgomery

 

AL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  97 

Montgomery

 

AL

 

Homewood Suites

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  91 

Prattville

 

AL

 

Courtyard

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  84 

Rogers

 

AR

 

Hampton

 

Raymond

 

8/31/2010

  122 

Rogers

 

AR

 

Homewood Suites

 

Raymond

 

4/30/2010

  126 

Rogers

 

AR

 

Residence Inn

 

Raymond

 

3/1/2014

  88 

Springdale

AR

Residence Inn

Aimbridge

3/1/2014

72

Chandler

 

AZ

 

Courtyard

 

North Central

 

11/2/2010

  150 

Chandler

 

AZ

 

Fairfield Inn & Suites

 

North Central

 

11/2/2010

  110 

Phoenix

 

AZ

 

Courtyard

 

North Central

 

11/2/2010

  164 

Phoenix

 

AZ

 

Courtyard

 

North Central

 

9/1/2016

  127 

Phoenix

 

AZ

 

Hampton

 

North Central

 

9/1/2016

  125 

Phoenix

 

AZ

 

Hampton

 

North Central

 

5/2/2018

  210 

Phoenix

 

AZ

 

Homewood Suites

 

North Central

 

9/1/2016

  134 

Phoenix

 

AZ

 

Residence Inn

 

North Central

 

11/2/2010

  129 

Scottsdale

 

AZ

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

North Central

 

9/1/2016

  122 

Tucson

 

AZ

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Western

 

7/31/2008

  125 

Tucson

 

AZ

 

Residence Inn

 

Western

 

3/1/2014

  124 

Tucson

 

AZ

 

TownePlace Suites

 

Western

 

10/6/2011

  124 

Agoura Hills

 

CA

 

Homewood Suites

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  125 

Burbank

 

CA

 

Courtyard

 

Huntington

 

8/11/2015

  190 

Burbank

 

CA

 

Residence Inn

 

Marriott

 

3/1/2014

  166 

Burbank

 

CA

 

SpringHill Suites

 

Marriott

 

7/13/2015

  170 

Clovis

 

CA

 

Hampton

 

Dimension

 

7/31/2009

  86 

Clovis

 

CA

 

Homewood Suites

 

Dimension

 

2/2/2010

  83 

Cypress

 

CA

 

Courtyard

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  180 

Cypress

 

CA

 

Hampton

 

Dimension

 

6/29/2015

  110 

Oceanside

 

CA

 

Courtyard

 

Marriott

 

9/1/2016

  142 

Oceanside

 

CA

 

Residence Inn

 

Marriott

 

3/1/2014

  125 

Rancho Bernardo/San Diego

 

CA

 

Courtyard

 

InnVentures

 

3/1/2014

  210 

Sacramento

 

CA

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  153 

San Bernardino

 

CA

 

Residence Inn

 

InnVentures

 

2/16/2011

  95 

San Diego

CA

Courtyard

Huntington

9/1/2015

245

 

2730

Index

 

City

 

State

 

Brand

 

Manager

 

Date Acquired or Completed

 

Rooms

San Diego

CA

Courtyard

Huntington

9/1/2015

245 

San Diego

 

CA

 

Hampton

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  177 

San Diego

 

CA

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

InnVentures

 

3/1/2014

  200 

San Diego

 

CA

 

Residence Inn

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  121 

San Jose

 

CA

 

Homewood Suites

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  140 

San Juan Capistrano

 

CA

 

Residence Inn

 

Marriott

 

9/1/2016

  130 

Santa Ana

 

CA

 

Courtyard

 

Dimension

 

5/23/2011

  155 

Santa Clarita

 

CA

 

Courtyard

 

Dimension

 

9/24/2008

  140 

Santa Clarita

 

CA

 

Fairfield Inn

 

Dimension

 

10/29/2008

  66 

Santa Clarita

 

CA

 

Hampton

 

Dimension

 

10/29/2008

  128 

Santa Clarita

 

CA

 

Residence Inn

 

Dimension

 

10/29/2008

  90 

Tulare

 

CA

 

Hampton

 

InnVentures

 

3/1/2014

  86 

Tustin

 

CA

 

Fairfield Inn & Suites

 

Marriott

 

9/1/2016

  145 

Tustin

 

CA

 

Residence Inn

 

Marriott

 

9/1/2016

  149 

Colorado Springs

 

CO

 

Hampton

 

Chartwell

 

9/1/2016

  101 

Denver

 

CO

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Stonebridge

 

9/1/2016

  221 

Highlands Ranch

 

CO

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  128 

Highlands Ranch

 

CO

 

Residence Inn

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  117 

Boca Raton

 

FL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

White Lodging

 

9/1/2016

  149 

Cape Canaveral

 

FL

 

Homewood Suites

 

LBA

 

9/1/2016

  153 

Fort Lauderdale

 

FL

 

Hampton

 

Vista Host

 

12/31/2008

  109 

Fort Lauderdale

 

FL

 

Hampton

 

LBA

 

6/23/2015

  156 

Fort Lauderdale

 

FL

 

Residence Inn

 

LBA

 

9/1/2016

  156 

Gainesville

 

FL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

McKibbon

 

9/1/2016

  104 

Gainesville

 

FL

 

Homewood Suites

 

McKibbon

 

9/1/2016

  103 

Jacksonville

 

FL

 

Homewood Suites

 

McKibbon

 

3/1/2014

  119 

Jacksonville

FL

Hyatt Place

LBA

12/7/2018

127

Lakeland

 

FL

 

Courtyard

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  78 

Miami

 

FL

 

Courtyard

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  118 

Miami

 

FL

 

Hampton

 

White Lodging

 

4/9/2010

  121 

Miami

 

FL

 

Homewood Suites

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  162 

Orlando

 

FL

 

Fairfield Inn & Suites

 

Marriott

 

7/1/2009

  200

Orlando

FL

Home2 Suites

LBA

3/19/2019

128 

Orlando

 

FL

 

SpringHill Suites

 

Marriott

 

7/1/2009

  200 

Panama City

 

FL

 

Hampton

 

LBA

 

3/12/2009

  95 

Panama City

 

FL

 

TownePlace Suites

 

LBA

 

1/19/2010

  103 

Pensacola

 

FL

 

TownePlace Suites

 

McKibbon

 

9/1/2016

  97 

Sanford

 

FL

 

SpringHill Suites

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  105 

Sarasota

FL

Homewood Suites

Hilton

3/1/2014

100

Tallahassee

 

FL

 

Fairfield Inn & Suites

 

LBA

 

9/1/2016

  97 

Tallahassee

 

FL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  85 

Tampa

 

FL

 

Embassy Suites

 

White Lodging

 

11/2/2010

  147 

Tampa

FL

TownePlace Suites

McKibbon

3/1/2014

94

Albany

 

GA

 

Fairfield Inn & Suites

 

LBA

 

1/14/2010

  87 

Atlanta/Downtown

 

GA

 

Hampton

 

McKibbon

 

2/5/2018

  119 

Atlanta/Perimeter Dunwoody

 

GA

 

Hampton

 

LBA

 

6/28/2018

  132 

Atlanta

 

GA

 

Home2 Suites

 

McKibbon

 

7/1/2016

  128 

Macon

 

GA

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  101 

Savannah

 

GA

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Newport

 

3/1/2014

  105 

Cedar Rapids

IA

Hampton

Schulte

9/1/2016

103

 

2831

Index

 

City

 

State

 

Brand

 

Manager

 

Date Acquired or Completed

 

Rooms

Cedar Rapids

IA

Hampton

Schulte

9/1/2016

103 

Cedar Rapids

 

IA

 

Homewood Suites

 

Schulte

 

9/1/2016

  95 

Davenport

 

IA

 

Hampton

 

Schulte

 

9/1/2016

  103 

Boise

 

ID

 

Hampton

 

Raymond

 

4/30/2010

  186 

Boise

 

ID

 

SpringHill Suites

 

InnVentures

 

3/1/2014

  230 

Des Plaines

 

IL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Raymond

 

9/1/2016

  252 

Hoffman Estates

 

IL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

White Lodging

 

9/1/2016

  184 

Mettawa

 

IL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

White Lodging

 

11/2/2010

  170 

Mettawa

 

IL

 

Residence Inn

 

White Lodging

 

11/2/2010

  130 

Rosemont

 

IL

 

Hampton

 

Raymond

 

9/1/2016

  158 

Schaumburg

 

IL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

White Lodging

 

11/2/2010

  166 

Skokie

 

IL

 

Hampton

 

Raymond

 

9/1/2016

  225 

Warrenville

 

IL

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

White Lodging

 

11/2/2010

  135 

Indianapolis

 

IN

 

SpringHill Suites

 

White Lodging

 

11/2/2010

  130 

Merrillville

 

IN

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

White Lodging

 

9/1/2016

  124 

Mishawaka

 

IN

 

Residence Inn

 

White Lodging

 

11/2/2010

  106 

South Bend

 

IN

 

Fairfield Inn & Suites

 

White Lodging

 

9/1/2016

  119 

Overland Park

 

KS

 

Fairfield Inn & Suites

 

True North

 

3/1/2014

  110 

Overland Park

 

KS

 

Residence Inn

 

True North

 

3/1/2014

  120 

Overland Park

 

KS

 

SpringHill Suites

 

True North

 

3/1/2014

  102 

Wichita

 

KS

 

Courtyard

 

Aimbridge

 

3/1/2014

  90

Baton Rouge

LA

SpringHill Suites

Dimension

9/25/2009

119 

Lafayette

 

LA

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

LBA

 

7/30/2010

  153 

Lafayette

 

LA

 

SpringHill Suites

 

LBA

 

6/23/2011

  103 

New Orleans

 

LA

 

Homewood Suites

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  166 

Andover

 

MA

 

SpringHill Suites

 

Marriott

 

11/5/2010

  136 

Marlborough

 

MA

 

Residence Inn

 

True North

 

3/1/2014

  112 

Westford

 

MA

 

Hampton

 

True North

 

3/1/2014

  110 

Westford

 

MA

 

Residence Inn

 

True North

 

3/1/2014

  108 

Annapolis

 

MD

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

White Lodging

 

3/1/2014

  126 

Silver Spring

 

MD

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

White Lodging

 

7/30/2010

  107 

Portland

 

ME

 

Residence Inn

 

Pyramid

 

10/13/2017

  179 

Novi

 

MI

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

White Lodging

 

11/2/2010

  148 

Maple Grove

 

MN

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

North Central

 

9/1/2016

  120 

Rochester

 

MN

 

Hampton

 

Raymond

 

8/3/2009

  124 

St. Paul

MN

Hampton

Vista Host

3/4/2019

160

Kansas City

 

MO

 

Hampton

 

Raymond

 

8/31/2010

  122 

Kansas City

 

MO

 

Residence Inn

 

True North

 

3/1/2014

  106 

St. Louis

 

MO

 

Hampton

 

Raymond

 

8/31/2010

  190 

St. Louis

 

MO

 

Hampton

 

Raymond

 

4/30/2010

  126 

Hattiesburg

 

MS

 

Courtyard

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  84 

Hattiesburg

 

MS

 

Residence Inn

 

LBA

 

12/11/2008

  84 

Carolina Beach

 

NC

 

Courtyard

 

Crestline

 

3/1/2014

  144 

Charlotte

 

NC

 

Fairfield Inn & Suites

 

Newport

 

9/1/2016

  94 

Charlotte

 

NC

 

Homewood Suites

 

McKibbon

 

9/24/2008

  118 

Durham

 

NC

 

Homewood Suites

 

McKibbon

 

12/4/2008

  122 

Fayetteville

 

NC

 

Home2 Suites

 

LBA

 

2/3/2011

  118 

Fayetteville

 

NC

 

Residence Inn

 

Aimbridge

 

3/1/2014

  92 

Greensboro

 

NC

 

SpringHill Suites

 

Newport

 

3/1/2014

  82 

Holly Springs

NC

Hampton

LBA

11/30/2010

124

Jacksonville

NC

Home2 Suites

LBA

9/1/2016

105

 

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City

 

State

 

Brand

 

Manager

 

Date Acquired or Completed

 

Rooms

 

Jacksonville

NC

Home2 Suites

LBA

9/1/2016

105

Wilmington

 

NC

 

Fairfield Inn & Suites

 

Crestline

 

3/1/2014

  122 

Winston-Salem

 

NC

 

Courtyard

 

McKibbon

 

3/1/2014

  122 

Winston-Salem

 

NC

 

Hampton

 

McKibbon

 

9/1/2016

  94 

Omaha

 

NE

 

Courtyard

 

Marriott

 

3/1/2014

  181 

Omaha

 

NE

 

Hampton

 

White Lodging

 

9/1/2016

  139 

Omaha

 

NE

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

White Lodging

 

9/1/2016

  178 

Omaha

 

NE

 

Homewood Suites

 

White Lodging

 

9/1/2016

  123 

Cranford

 

NJ

 

Homewood Suites

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  108 

Mahwah

 

NJ

 

Homewood Suites

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  110 

Mount Laurel

 

NJ

 

Homewood Suites

 

Newport

 

1/11/2011

  118 

Somerset

 

NJ

 

Courtyard

 

Newport

 

3/1/2014

  162 

West Orange

 

NJ

 

Courtyard

 

Newport

 

1/11/2011

  131 

Islip/Ronkonkoma

 

NY

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

White Lodging

 

3/1/2014

  165 

New York

 

NY

 

Renaissance

 

Highgate

 

3/1/2014

  205208 

Syracuse

 

NY

 

Courtyard

 

New Castle

 

10/16/2015

  102 

Syracuse

 

NY

 

Residence Inn

 

New Castle

 

10/16/2015

  78 

Mason

 

OH

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Schulte

 

9/1/2016

  110 

Twinsburg

 

OH

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Interstate

 

10/7/2008

  142 

Oklahoma City

 

OK

 

Hampton

 

Raymond

 

5/28/2010

  200 

Oklahoma City

 

OK

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Raymond

 

9/1/2016

  155 

Oklahoma City

 

OK

 

Homewood Suites

 

Raymond

 

9/1/2016

  100 

Oklahoma City (West)

 

OK

 

Homewood Suites

 

Chartwell

 

9/1/2016

  90 

Collegeville/Philadelphia

 

PA

 

Courtyard

 

White Lodging

 

11/15/2010

  132 

Malvern/Philadelphia

 

PA

 

Courtyard

 

White Lodging

 

11/30/2010

  127 

Pittsburgh

 

PA

 

Hampton

 

Vista Host

 

12/31/2008

  132 

Charleston

 

SC

 

Home2 Suites

 

LBA

 

9/1/2016

  122 

Columbia

 

SC

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Newport

 

3/1/2014

  143 

Columbia

 

SC

 

TownePlace Suites

 

Newport

 

9/1/2016

  91 

Greenville

 

SC

 

Residence Inn

 

McKibbon

 

3/1/2014

  78 

Hilton Head

 

SC

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

McKibbon

 

3/1/2014

  104 

Chattanooga

 

TN

 

Homewood Suites

 

LBA

 

3/1/2014

  76 

Franklin

 

TN

 

Courtyard

 

Chartwell

 

9/1/2016

  126 

Franklin

 

TN

 

Residence Inn

 

Chartwell

 

9/1/2016

  124 

Jackson

 

TN

 

Hampton

 

Vista Host

 

12/30/2008

  85 

Johnson City

 

TN

 

Courtyard

 

LBA

 

9/25/2009

  90 

Knoxville

 

TN

 

Homewood Suites

 

McKibbon

 

9/1/2016

  103 

Knoxville

 

TN

 

SpringHill Suites

 

McKibbon

 

9/1/2016

  103 

Knoxville

 

TN

 

TownePlace Suites

 

McKibbon

 

9/1/2016

  97 

Memphis

 

TN

 

Hampton

 

Crestline

 

2/5/2018

  144 

Memphis

 

TN

 

Homewood Suites

 

Hilton

 

3/1/2014

  140 

Nashville

 

TN

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Vista Host

 

9/30/2010

  194 

Nashville

 

TN

 

Home2 Suites

 

Vista Host

 

5/31/2012

  119 

Nashville

 

TN

 

TownePlace Suites

 

LBA

 

9/1/2016

  101 

Addison

 

TX

 

SpringHill Suites

 

Marriott

 

3/1/2014

  159 

Allen

 

TX

 

Hampton

 

Interstate

 

9/26/2008

  103 

Allen

 

TX

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Interstate

 

10/31/2008

  150 

Arlington

 

TX

 

Hampton

 

Western

 

12/1/2010

  98 

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City

State

Brand

Manager

Date Acquired or Completed

Rooms

Austin

 

TX

 

Courtyard

 

White Lodging

 

11/2/2010

  145 

Austin

 

TX

 

Fairfield Inn & Suites

 

White Lodging

 

11/2/2010

  150 

Austin

 

TX

 

Hampton

 

Vista Host

 

4/14/2009

  124

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City

State

Brand

Manager

Date Acquired or Completed

Rooms

 

Austin

 

TX

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

White Lodging

 

11/2/2010

  117 

Austin

 

TX

 

Homewood Suites

 

Vista Host

 

4/14/2009

  97 

Austin/Round Rock

 

TX

 

Homewood Suites

 

Vista Host

 

9/1/2016

  115 

Beaumont

 

TX

 

Residence Inn

 

Western

 

10/29/2008

  133 

Burleson/Fort Worth

 

TX

 

Hampton

 

LBA

 

10/7/2014

  88 

Dallas

 

TX

 

Homewood Suites

 

Western

 

9/1/2016

  130 

Denton

 

TX

 

Homewood Suites

 

Chartwell

 

9/1/2016

  107

Duncanville

TX

Hilton Garden Inn

Interstate

10/21/2008

142 

El Paso

 

TX

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Western

 

12/19/2011

  145 

El Paso

 

TX

 

Homewood Suites

 

Western

 

3/1/2014

  114 

Fort Worth

 

TX

 

Courtyard

 

LBA

 

2/2/2017

  124 

Fort Worth

 

TX

 

TownePlace Suites

 

Western

 

7/19/2010

  140 

Frisco

 

TX

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Western

 

12/31/2008

  102 

Grapevine

 

TX

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Western

 

9/24/2010

  110 

Houston

 

TX

 

Courtyard

 

LBA

 

9/1/2016

  124 

Houston

 

TX

 

Marriott

 

Western

 

1/8/2010

  206 

Houston

 

TX

 

Residence Inn

 

Western

 

3/1/2014

  129 

Houston

 

TX

 

Residence Inn

 

Western

 

9/1/2016

  120 

Irving

 

TX

 

Homewood Suites

 

Western

 

12/29/2010

  77 

Lewisville

 

TX

 

Hilton Garden Inn

 

Interstate

 

10/16/2008

  165 

Round Rock

 

TX

 

Hampton

 

Vista Host

 

3/6/2009

  94 

San Antonio

 

TX

 

TownePlace Suites

 

Western

 

3/1/2014

  106 

Shenandoah

 

TX

 

Courtyard

 

LBA

 

9/1/2016

  124 

Stafford

 

TX

 

Homewood Suites

 

Western

 

3/1/2014

  78 

Texarkana

 

TX

 

Courtyard

Aimbridge

3/1/2014

90

Texarkana

TX

Hampton

 

Aimbridge

 

1/31/2011

  81

Texarkana

TX

TownePlace Suites

Aimbridge

3/1/2014

85 

Provo

 

UT

 

Residence Inn

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  114 

Salt Lake City

 

UT

 

Residence Inn

 

Huntington

 

10/20/2017

  136 

Salt Lake City

 

UT

 

SpringHill Suites

 

White Lodging

 

11/2/2010

  143 

Alexandria

 

VA

 

Courtyard

 

Marriott

 

3/1/2014

  178 

Alexandria

 

VA

 

SpringHill Suites

 

Marriott

 

3/28/2011

  155 

Bristol

VA

Courtyard

LBA

11/7/2008

175

Charlottesville

 

VA

 

Courtyard

 

Crestline

 

3/1/2014

  139

Harrisonburg

VA

Courtyard

Newport

3/1/2014

125 

Manassas

 

VA

 

Residence Inn

 

Crestline

 

2/16/2011

  107 

Richmond

 

VA

 

Courtyard

 

White Lodging

 

12/8/2014

  135 

Richmond

 

VA

 

Marriott

 

White Lodging

 

3/1/2014

  410 

Richmond

 

VA

 

Residence Inn

 

White Lodging

 

12/8/2014

  75 

Richmond

 

VA

 

SpringHill Suites

 

McKibbon

 

9/1/2016

  103 

Suffolk

 

VA

 

Courtyard

 

Crestline

 

3/1/2014

  92 

Suffolk

 

VA

 

TownePlace Suites

 

Crestline

 

3/1/2014

  72 

Virginia Beach

 

VA

 

Courtyard

 

Crestline

 

3/1/2014

  141 

Virginia Beach

 

VA

 

Courtyard

 

Crestline

 

3/1/2014

  160 

Kirkland

 

WA

 

Courtyard

 

InnVentures

 

3/1/2014

  150 

Seattle

 

WA

 

Residence Inn

 

InnVentures

 

3/1/2014

  234 

Tukwila

 

WA

 

Homewood Suites

 

Dimension

 

3/1/2014

  106 

Vancouver

 

WA

 

SpringHill Suites

 

InnVentures

 

3/1/2014

  119 

Total

  30,75430,046 

 

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Related Parties 

 

The Company has, and is expected to continue to engage in, transactions with related parties. These transactions cannot be construed to be at arm’s length and the results of the Company’s operations may be different if these transactions were conducted with non-related parties. See Note 6 titled “Related Parties” in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for additional information concerning the Company’s related party transactions.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Capital Resources

 

The Company’s principal daily sources of liquidity are the operating cash flow generated from the Company’s properties and availability under its revolving credit facility. Periodically, the Company may receive proceeds from strategic additional secured and unsecured debt financing, dispositions of its hotel properties and offerings of the Company’s common shares.

 

On July 27, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment and restatement of its $965 million credit facility, reducing the borrowing capacity to $850 million and, on August 2, 2018, the Company entered into an amendment and restatement of its $150 million term loan facility, increasing the borrowing capacity to $225 million, thereby reducing the overall total borrowing capacity of the facilities by $40 million. The amendments and restatements effectively extended the maturity dates of both facilities, reduced the annual interest rates and improved certain covenants as compared to the prior agreements for the Company.

As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company had $1.3$1.4 billion of total outstanding debt consisting of $492.1$485.4 million of mortgage debt and $833.4$925.4 million outstanding under its credit facilities, (excludingexcluding unamortized debt issuance costs and fair value adjustments).adjustments. The Company’s unused borrowing capacity under its credit facilities as of September 30, 2018 was $326.6 million, consisting of $251.6 million available under its $425 million revolving credit facility and $75.0as of March 31, 2019 was $234.6 million, (which may be drawn by the Company no later than January 31, 2019) under its $225 million term loan facility, which is available for acquisitions, hotel renovations, and development, share repurchases, working capital and other general corporate funding purposes, including the payment of distributions to shareholders.

See Note 4 titled “Debt” in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for a description of the Company’s debt instruments as of September 30, 2018.

 

The credit agreements governing the credit facilities contain mandatory prepayment requirements, customary affirmative covenants, negative covenants and events of default.  The credit agreements require that the Company comply with various covenants, which include, among others, a minimum tangible net worth, maximum debt limits, minimum interest and fixed charge coverage ratios and restrictions on certain investments.  The Company was in compliance with the applicable covenants at September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.

 

The Company’s ATM Program allows it to sell, from time to time, up to an aggregate of $300 million of its common shares through sales agents. Since inception of the ATM Program in February 2017 through September 30, 2018, the Company has sold approximately 7.2 million common shares at a weighted-average market sales price of approximately $19.56 per common share and received aggregate gross proceeds of approximately $139.8 million and proceeds net of offering costs of approximately $137.5 million. The Company used the proceeds from the sale of these shares to pay down borrowings on its revolving credit facility. No shares were issued under the ATM Program during the nine months ended September 30, 2017. As of September 30, 2018, approximately $160.2 million remained available for issuance under the ATM Program. Future sales will depend on a variety of factors to be determined by the Company, including market conditions, the trading price of the Company's common shares and opportunities for uses of any proceeds. 

As discussed inSee Note 3, “Dispositions and Hotel Sale Contracts”4 titled “Debt” in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for a description of the Company’s debt instruments as of September 30, 2018March 31, 2019.

During the first quarter of 2019, the Company had outstanding contracts to sell 17completed the sale of itsnine hotels for a combinedtotal gross sales price of $95.0 million and completed the acquisition of two hotels for a total gross purchase price of approximately $180.8$52.4 million. Although the Company is working towards the sale of these hotels, there are many conditions to closing that have not yet been satisfied and there can be no assurance that a closing on these hotels will occur under the outstanding sale contracts. If the closings occur, these sales are expected to be completed within the next three to six months from September 30, 2018. The Company plans to useused the net proceeds from the salessale to pay down borrowingsreduce its outstanding balance on its revolving credit facility.facility and utilized availability under the revolving credit facility to acquire the two hotels.

In addition, the Company has a universal shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-231021) that was automatically effective upon filing on April 25, 2019.  The Company may offer an indeterminate number or amount, as the case may be, of (1) common shares, no par value per share; (2) preferred shares, no par value per share; (3) depository shares representing its preferred shares; (4) warrants exercisable for the Company’s common shares, preferred shares or depository shares representing preferred shares; (5) rights to purchase common shares; and (6) unsecured senior or subordinate debt securities, all of which may be issued from time to time on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act. 

 

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Capital Uses

 

The Company anticipates that cash flow from operations, availability under its revolving credit facility, availability under its $225 million term loan facility,facilities, additional borrowings and proceeds from hotel dispositions and equity offerings will be adequate to meet its anticipated liquidity requirements, including debt service, hotel acquisitions, hotel renovations, share repurchases, and required distributions to shareholders (the Company is not required to make distributions at its current rate for REIT purposes).

 

Distributions

 

To maintain its REIT status, the Company is required to distribute at least 90% of its ordinary income.  Distributions paid during the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 totaled approximately $207.3$67.2 million or $0.90$0.30 per common share and were paid at a monthly rate of $0.10 per common share.  For the same period, the Company’s net cash generated from operations was approximately $296.9$56.2 million. This shortfall includes a return of capital and was funded primarily by borrowings on the Company’s revolving credit facility.  At this time, the Company does not anticipate distributions for the full year of 2019 to exceed net cash generated from operations.

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The Company’s current annual distribution rate, payable monthly, is $1.20 per common share. As it has done historically, due to seasonality, the Company may use its revolving credit facility to maintain the consistency of the monthly distribution rate, taking into consideration any acquisitions, dispositions, capital improvements and economic cycles.  Any distribution will be subject to approval of the Company’s Board of Directors and there can be no assurance of the classification or duration of distributions at the current annual distribution rate. The Board of Directors monitors the Company’s distribution rate relative to the performance of its hotels on an ongoing basis and may make adjustments to the distribution rate as determined to be prudent in relation to other cash requirements of the Company. If cash flow from operations and the revolving credit facility are not adequate to meet liquidity requirements, the Company may utilize additional financing sources to make distributions. Although the Company has relatively low levels of debt, there can be no assurances it will be successful with this strategy and may need to reduce its distributions to required levels. If the Company were unable to extend its maturing debt in future periods or if it were to default on its debt, it may be unable to make distributions.

 

Share Repurchases

 

In MayDuring 2018, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an extension of the Company’sits existing Share Repurchase Program, authorizing share repurchases up to an aggregate of $464 million. The Share Repurchase Program may be suspended or terminated at any time by the Company and will end in July 2019 if not terminated earlier. During the first ninethree months ended March 31, 2019, the Company purchased, under its Share Repurchase Program, approximately 0.3 million of its common shares at a weighted-average market purchase price of approximately $14.93 per common share for an aggregate purchase price, including commissions, of approximately $4.1 million. During the three months ended March 31, 2018, the Company purchased, under its Share Repurchase Program, approximately 0.3 million of its common shares at a weighted-average market purchase price of approximately $16.89 per common share for an aggregate purchase price, including commissions, of approximately $4.3 million. The Company did not purchase any common shares under its Share Repurchase Program during the first nine months of 2017.  Repurchases under the Share Repurchase Program have been funded, and the Company intends to fund future repurchases, with availability under its credit facilities. As of March 31, 2019, approximately $359.9 million remained available for purchase under the Share Repurchase Program. The timing of share repurchases and the number of common shares to be repurchased under the Share Repurchase Program will depend upon prevailing market conditions, regulatory requirements and other factors.

 

Capital Improvements

 

The Company has ongoing capital commitments to fund its capital improvements.  To maintain and enhance each property’s competitive position in its market, the Company has invested in and plans to continue to reinvest in its hotels. Under certain loan and management agreements, the Company is required to place in escrow funds for the repair, replacement and refurbishing of furniture, fixtures, and equipment, based on a percentage of gross revenues, provided that such amount may be used for the Company’s capital expenditures with respect to the hotels.  As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company held $30.8$28.9 million in reserve related to these properties. During the ninethree months ended September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company invested approximately $43.3$18.7 million in capital expenditures and anticipates spending an additional $25$60 million to $30$70 million during the remainder of 2018,2019, which includes various scheduled renovation projects for approximately 20 to 25 properties. The Company does not currently have any existing or planned projects for development.

 

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Hotel Contract Commitments

 

As of SeptemberApril 30, 2018,2019, the Company had outstanding contracts for the potential purchase of five hotels for a total expected purchase price of approximately $130.8$159.2 million. All five hotels are under development and are planned to be completed and opened for business over the next six15 to 27 months from September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, at which time closings on these hotels are expected to occur. Although the Company is working towards acquiring these five hotels, there are many conditions to closing that have not yet been satisfied and there can be no assurance that a closingclosings on these hotels will occur under the outstanding purchase contracts. The Company intends to use borrowings under itsIt is anticipated that the purchase price for the five hotels will be funded through the Company’s credit facilities to purchase hotels under contract if a closing occurs.facilities.

 

Cash Management Activities

 

As part of the cost sharing arrangements discussed in Note 6 titled “Related Parties” in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, certain day-to-day transactions may result in amounts due to or from the Company and ARG. To efficiently manage cash disbursements, the Company or ARG may make payments for the other company. Under the cash management process, each company may advance or defer up to $1 million at any time. Each quarter, any outstanding amounts are settled between the companies. This process allows each company to minimize its cash on hand and reduces the cost for each company. The amounts outstanding at any point in time are not significant to either of the companies.

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Business Interruption

 

Being in the real estate industry, the Company is exposed to natural disasters on both a local and national scale. Although management believes there is adequate insurance to cover this exposure, there can be no assurance that such events will not have a material adverse effect on the Company’s financial position or results of operations.

 

Seasonality

 

The hotel industry historically has been seasonal in nature. Seasonal variations in occupancy at the Company’s hotels may cause quarterly fluctuations in its revenues. Generally, occupancy rates and hotel revenues are greater in the second and third quarters than in the first and fourth quarters. To the extent that cash flow from operations is insufficient during any quarter, due to temporary or seasonal fluctuations in revenue, the Company expects to utilize cash on hand or available financing sources to meet cash requirements.

 

New Accounting Standards

 

See Note 1 titled “Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies” in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for information on the adoption of the new lease accounting standards in the first nine months of 2018 and the anticipated adoption of recently issued accounting standards.standard on January 1, 2019.

 

Subsequent Events

 

In October 2018,April 2019, the Company paid approximately $23.0$22.4 million, or $0.10 per outstanding common share, in distributions to its common shareholders.

 

In October 2018,April 2019, the Company declared a regular monthly cash distribution of $0.10 per common share for the month of November 2018.May 2019. The distribution is payable on NovemberMay 15, 2018.2019. 

 

In October 2018,April 2019, the Company entered into a purchase contract for the purchase of a hotel to purchase an existing 127-room Hyatt Placebe constructed in Jacksonville, Florida,Denver, Colorado, for a gross purchase price of $15.5 million.a minimum of $49.1 million, which is subject to adjustment based on the actual number of rooms. The hotel is planned to be a Courtyard by Marriott which is expected to contain a minimum of 182 guest rooms.  Although the Company is working towards acquiring this hotel, there are many conditions to closing that have not yet been satisfied, and there can be no assurance that a closing on this hotel will occur.

 

During the month of October 2018, the Company purchased, under its Share Repurchase Program, approximately 1.6 million of its common shares, at a weighted-average market purchase price of approximately $16.35 per common share, for an aggregate purchase price of approximately $25.8 million.

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Item 3.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company’s financial instruments were not exposed to significant market risk due to foreign currency exchange risk, commodity price risk or equity price risk.  However, the Company is exposed to interest rate risk due to possible changes in short term interest rates as it invests its cash or borrows on its revolving credit facility and due to the portion of its variable-rate term debt that is not fixed by interest rate swaps.  As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, after giving effect to interest rate swaps, as described below, approximately $275.9$317.9 million, or approximately 21%23% of the Company’s total debt outstanding, was subject to variable interest rates. Based on the Company’s variable-rate debt outstanding as of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, every 100 basis points change in interest rates will impact the Company’s annual net income by approximately $2.8$3.2 million, all other factors remaining the same.  With the exception of interest rate swap transactions, the Company has not engaged in transactions in derivative financial instruments or derivative commodity instruments. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents at September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 were $0.

 

As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company’s variable-rate debt consisted of its credit facilities, including borrowings outstanding under its $425 million revolving credit facility and $735 million of term loan capacity, of which $660 million was outstanding and the remaining $75 million is available to be drawn no later than January 31, 2019.loans.  Currently, the Company uses interest rate swaps to manage its interest rate risk on a portion of its variable-rate debt. As of September 30, 2018,March 31, 2019, the Company had sixseven interest rate swap agreements that effectively fix the interest payments on approximately $557.5$607.5 million of the Company’s variable-rate debt outstanding. In addition, in JuneDecember 2018, the Company entered into antwo interest rate swap agreement,agreements which, beginning January 31, 20192020 and May 18, 2020, will effectively fix the interest rate on $25 million and $50 million, respectively, of its variable-rate debt.  Under the terms of all of the Company’s interest rate swaps, the Company pays a fixed rate of interest and receives a floating rate of interest equal to the one-month LIBOR.

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In addition to its variable-rate debt and interest rate swaps discussed above, the Company has assumed or originated fixed interest rate mortgages payable to lenders under permanent financing arrangements.  The following table summarizes the annual maturities and average interest rates of the Company’s mortgage debt and borrowings outstanding under its credit facilities at September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019.  All dollar amounts are in thousands.

 

  

October 1 -

December 31, 2018

  

2019

  

2020

  

2021

  

2022

  

Thereafter

  

Total

  

Fair Market Value

 

Total debt:

                                

Maturities

 $3,337  $33,805  $28,349  $47,586  $282,652  $929,780  $1,325,509  $1,311,594 

Average interest rates (1)

  3.7%  3.7%  3.8%  3.8%  3.8%  3.7%        
                                 

Variable rate debt:

                                

Maturities

 $-  $-  $-  $-  $173,400  $660,000  $833,400  $834,065 

Average interest rates (1)

  3.2%  3.3%  3.4%  3.6%  3.6%  3.6%        
                                 

Fixed rate debt:

                                

Maturities

 $3,337  $33,805  $28,349  $47,586  $109,252  $269,780  $492,109  $477,529 

Average interest rates

  4.5%  4.4%  4.4%  4.4%  4.2%  4.1%        

  

April 1 - December 31, 2019

  

2020

  

2021

  

2022

  

2023

  

Thereafter

  

Total

  

Fair Market Value

 

Total debt:

                                

Maturities

 $30,391  $28,349  $47,586  $299,652  $295,615  $709,165  $1,410,758  $1,405,036 

Average interest rates (1)

  3.8%  3.9%  4.0%  4.0%  4.0%  4.1%        
                                 

Variable rate debt:

                                

Maturities

 $-  $-  $-  $190,400  $250,000  $485,000  $925,400  $926,103 

Average interest rates (1)

  3.5%  3.6%  3.8%  3.9%  3.9%  4.1%        
                                 

Fixed rate debt:

                                

Maturities

 $30,391  $28,349  $47,586  $109,252  $45,615  $224,165  $485,358  $478,933 

Average interest rates

  4.4%  4.4%  4.4%  4.2%  4.1%  4.1%        

(1)

The average interest rate gives effect to interest rate swaps, as applicable.

 

Item 4.  Controls and Procedures

 

Senior management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on this evaluation process, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that the Company’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of September 30, 2018.March 31, 2019. There have been no changes in the Company’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II.  OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings  

 

There have been no material changesThe Company is or may be a party to various legal proceedings that arise in the ordinary course of business. The Company is not currently involved in any litigation nor, to management’s knowledge, is any litigation threatened against the Company where the outcome would, in management’s judgment based on information currently available to the legal proceedings previously disclosed in the 2017 Form 10-K andCompany, have a material adverse effect on the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31, 2018, which information is incorporated by reference herein.consolidated financial position or results of operations.

 

Item 1A.  Risk Factors 

 

For a discussion of the Company’s potential risks and uncertainties, see the section titled “Risk Factors” in the 20172018 Form 10-K. There have been no material changes to the risk factors previously disclosed in the 20172018 Form 10-K.

Item 2.  Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The following is a summary of all share repurchases during the first quarter of 2019. 

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

 
  

(a)

   

(b)

  

(c)

  

(d)

 

Period

 

Total Number of Shares Purchased

   

Average Price Paid per Share

  

Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs

  

Approximate Dollar Value of Shares that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs (in thousands) (1)

 

January 1 - January 31, 2019

  244,800   $14.81   244,800  $360,400 

February 1 - February 28, 2019

  27,979   $15.95   27,979  $359,900 

March 1 - March 31, 2019

  31,156 (2) $16.46   1,400  $359,900 

Total

  303,935        274,179     

(1)

Represents amount outstanding under the Company's authorized $464 million share repurchase program. This program may be suspended or terminated at any time by the Company. If not terminated earlier, the program will end in July 2019. Refer to Note 7 titled “Shareholders’ Equity” in the Company’s Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto, appearing elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, for more information on the Company’s share repurchase program.

(2)

Includes 29,756 common shares surrendered to the Company to satisfy tax withholding obligations associated with the issuance of common shares awarded to employees.

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Item 6.  Exhibits      

 

Exhibit

ExhibitNumber

Description of Documents

 
   

3.1

Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 001-37389) filed August 6, 2018)

 
   

3.2

Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-37389) filed February 18, 2016)

  

10.1*

Non-Employee Director Deferral Program UnderFirst Amendment to the Company’s 2014 Omnibus IncentiveExecutive Severance Pay Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s quarterly report on Form 10-Q (SEC File No. 001-37389) filed August 6, 2018)

10.2

Second Amended and Restated Credit Agreement dated as of July 27, 2018, among the Company, as borrower, certain subsidiaries of the Company, as guarantors, Bank of America, N.A., as Administrative Agent, KeyBank National Association and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Co-Syndication Agents, U.S. Bank National Association, as Documentation Agent, Regions Bank as Managing Agent, the Lenders and Letter of Credit Issuers party thereto, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, KeyBanc Capital Markets, Wells Fargo Securities, LLC and U.S. Bank National Association, as Joint Lead Arrangers, and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, KeyBanc Capital Markets and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC, as Joint Bookrunners (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-37389) filed August 1, 2018)March 27, 2019)

10.2*

Separation Agreement and General Release, dated as of March 22, 2019, by and between the Company and David P. Buckley (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s current report on Form 8-K (SEC File No. 001-37389) filed March 27, 2019)

  

31.1

Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (FILED HEREWITH) 

  

31.2

Certification of the Company’s Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (FILED HEREWITH)

  

32.1

Certification of the Company’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (FURNISHED HEREWITH)

  

101

The following materials from the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2018March 31, 2019 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv)(v) related notes to these financial statements, tagged as blocks of text and in detail (FILED HEREWITH)

________________


* Denotes Management Contract or Compensation Plan

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  

  

  

  

  

Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc.

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

By:

  /s/    Justin G. Knight        

  

  

Date:  November 5, 2018May 8, 2019

  

Justin G. Knight,

  

  

  

  

President and

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

  

By:

/s/    Bryan Peery      

  

  

Date:  November 5, 2018May 8, 2019

  

Bryan Peery,

  

  

  

  

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer)