UNITED STATES
SECURITIES & EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 20212022
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from           to           
Commission File No. 001-37733 (MGM Growth Properties LLC)
Commission File No. 333-215571 (MGM Growth Properties Operating Properties LP)

MGM Growth Properties LLC
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware(MGM Growth Properties LLC)47-5513237
Delaware(MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP)81-1162318
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite #750, Las Vegas, NV 89135
(Address of principal executive offices)
(702) 669-1480
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Shares, no par valueMGPNew York Stock Exchange
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.    

MGM Growth Properties LLC     Yes      No  
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP    Yes     No  
*As a voluntary filer not subject to reporting requirements, MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP has filed all reports under Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months that would have been required had it been subject to such requirements.
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).    

MGM Growth Properties LLC     Yes     No  
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP     Yes     No  
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

MGM Growth Properties LLC
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filerNon-accelerated filerSmaller reporting companyEmerging 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. ___

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP
Large accelerated filerAccelerated filerNon-accelerated filerSmaller reporting companyEmerging 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 Act).
 
MGM Growth Properties LLC     Yes No  
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP      Yes No  

As of April 28, 2021, 153,386,20819, 2022, 156,753,272 shares of MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A shares, no par value, and 1 share of MGM Growth Properties LLC Class B share, no par value, were outstanding.



EXPLANATORY NOTE
This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2021,2022, of MGM Growth Properties LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation, and MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “MGP” or “the Company” refer to MGM Growth Properties LLC together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references to the “Operating Partnership” refer to MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP together with its consolidated subsidiaries.
MGP is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and the owner of the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. As of March 31, 2021,2022, MGP owned approximately 57.9%58.5% of the Operating Partnership units, each such unit representing limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership (“Operating Partnership units”). The remaining approximately 42.1%41.5% of the Operating Partnership’s units are owned by our parent, MGM Resorts International (“MGM”) and certain of its subsidiaries. As the owner of the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, MGP has the full, exclusive and complete responsibility for the Operating Partnership’s day-to-day management and control.
We believe combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of MGP and the Operating Partnership into this single report results in the following benefits:
enhances investors’ understanding of MGP and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;
eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both MGP and the Operating Partnership, which we believe will assist investors in getting all relevant information on their investment in one place rather than having to access and review largely duplicative reports; and
creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.
There are a few differences between MGP and the Operating Partnership, which are reflected in the disclosures in this report. We believe it is important to understand the differences between MGP and the Operating Partnership in the context of how we operate as an interrelated consolidated company. MGP is a REIT, whose only material assets consist of Operating Partnership units and sole beneficial ownership of the general partner of the Operating Partnership. As a result, MGP does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the owner of the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, but it may from time to time issue additional public equity in the form of Class A shares. The Operating Partnership holds all the assets of the Company. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for the net proceeds from certain offerings of Class A shares by MGP, which were contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for Operating Partnership units, the Operating Partnership generates the capital required by the Company’s business through the Operating Partnership’s operations, by the Operating Partnership’s issuance of indebtedness or through the issuance of Operating Partnership units.
The presentation of noncontrolling interest, shareholders’ equity and partners’ capital are the main areas of difference between the condensed consolidated financial statements of MGP and those of the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership units held by subsidiaries of MGM are accounted for as partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements and as noncontrolling interest within equity in MGP’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The Operating Partnership units held by MGP in the Operating Partnership are accounted for as partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements and within Class A shareholders’ equity in MGP’s condensed consolidated financial statements. These differences in the presentations between shareholders’ equity in MGP’s condensed consolidated financial statements and partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements therefore result from the differences in the equity and limited partnership interests issued at the MGP and Operating Partnership levels, respectively.
To help investors understand the significant differences between MGP and the Operating Partnership, this report presents the condensed consolidated financial statements separately for MGP and the Operating Partnership.
As the sole beneficial owner of MGM Growth Properties OP GP LLC, which is the sole general partner with control of the Operating Partnership, MGP consolidates the Operating Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and it does not have



any assets other than its investment in the Operating Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of MGP and the Operating Partnership are the same on their respective condensed consolidated financial statements. The separate discussions of MGP and the Operating Partnership in this report should be read in conjunction with each other to understand the results of the Company on a condensed consolidated basis and how management operates the Company.
In order to establish that the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of each entity have made the requisite certifications and that the Company and the Operating Partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and 18 U.S.C. §1350, this report also includes separate “Item 4. Controls and Procedures” sections and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications for each of the Company and the Operating Partnership.
All other sections of this report, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, are presented together for MGP and the Operating Partnership.




MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC
FORM 10-Q
I N D E X
Page
PART I.
Item 1.
MGM Growth Properties LLC:
MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP:
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
PART II.
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 6.



Part I.    FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.    Financial Statements
MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except share amounts)
(unaudited)
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
ASSETSASSETSASSETS
Real estate investments, netReal estate investments, net$8,251,957 $8,310,737 Real estate investments, net$8,716,154 $8,780,521 
Lease incentive assetLease incentive asset502,156 507,161 Lease incentive asset482,136 487,141 
Investment in unconsolidated affiliateInvestment in unconsolidated affiliate820,390 810,066 Investment in unconsolidated affiliate818,053 816,756 
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents143,231 626,385 Cash and cash equivalents7,614 8,056 
Prepaid expenses and other assetsPrepaid expenses and other assets24,310 25,525 Prepaid expenses and other assets20,768 22,237 
Due from MGM Resorts International and affiliatesDue from MGM Resorts International and affiliates493 — 
Above market lease, assetAbove market lease, asset39,473 39,867 Above market lease, asset37,900 38,293 
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets280,708 280,565 Operating lease right-of-use assets278,173 278,102 
Total assetsTotal assets$10,062,225 $10,600,306 Total assets$10,361,291 $10,431,106 
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITYLIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITYLIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
LiabilitiesLiabilitiesLiabilities
Debt, netDebt, net$4,161,439 $4,168,959 Debt, net$4,168,857 $4,216,877 
Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliatesDue to MGM Resorts International and affiliates335 316 Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliates— 172 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilitiesAccounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities75,386 124,109 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities3,580 57,543 
Accrued interestAccrued interest59,510 48,505 Accrued interest51,619 55,685 
Dividend and distribution payableDividend and distribution payable131,025 136,484 Dividend and distribution payable142,107 140,765 
Deferred revenueDeferred revenue170,015 156,760 Deferred revenue239,283 221,542 
Deferred income taxes, netDeferred income taxes, net33,298 33,298 Deferred income taxes, net41,217 41,217 
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities341,386 341,133 Operating lease liabilities337,543 337,460 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities4,972,394 5,009,564 Total liabilities4,984,206 5,071,261 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)00Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)00
Shareholders' equityShareholders' equityShareholders' equity
Class A shares: no par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 153,323,880 and 131,459,651 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively
Class A shares: no par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 156,753,272 and 156,750,325 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectivelyClass A shares: no par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 156,753,272 and 156,750,325 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively— — 
Additional paid-in capitalAdditional paid-in capital3,459,599 3,114,331 Additional paid-in capital3,736,244 3,735,727 
Accumulated deficitAccumulated deficit(439,194)(422,897)Accumulated deficit(551,367)(537,715)
Accumulated other comprehensive lossAccumulated other comprehensive loss(53,553)(51,197)Accumulated other comprehensive loss(17,951)(41,189)
Total Class A shareholders' equityTotal Class A shareholders' equity2,966,852 2,640,237 Total Class A shareholders' equity3,166,926 3,156,823 
Noncontrolling interestNoncontrolling interest2,122,979 2,950,505 Noncontrolling interest2,210,159 2,203,022 
Total shareholders' equityTotal shareholders' equity5,089,831 5,590,742 Total shareholders' equity5,377,085 5,359,845 
Total liabilities and shareholders' equityTotal liabilities and shareholders' equity$10,062,225 $10,600,306 Total liabilities and shareholders' equity$10,361,291 $10,431,106 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per share amounts)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2021202020222021
RevenuesRevenuesRevenues
Rental revenueRental revenue$188,303 $203,531 Rental revenue$195,067 $188,303 
Ground lease and otherGround lease and other6,039 6,039 Ground lease and other6,869 6,039 
Total RevenuesTotal Revenues194,342 209,570 Total Revenues201,936 194,342 
ExpensesExpensesExpenses
DepreciationDepreciation57,937 62,047 Depreciation62,821 57,937 
Property transactions, netProperty transactions, net843 195,056 Property transactions, net1,546 843 
Ground lease expense and other5,920 5,920 
Ground lease expenseGround lease expense5,824 5,920 
Acquisition-related expensesAcquisition-related expenses622 Acquisition-related expenses146 — 
General and administrativeGeneral and administrative3,659 4,882 General and administrative3,564 3,659 
Total ExpensesTotal Expenses68,359 268,527 Total Expenses73,901 68,359 
Other income (expense)Other income (expense)Other income (expense)
Income from unconsolidated affiliateIncome from unconsolidated affiliate25,485 13,363 Income from unconsolidated affiliate25,411 25,485 
Interest incomeInterest income317 1,091 Interest income317 
Interest expenseInterest expense(68,446)(49,198)Interest expense(63,768)(68,446)
Gain (loss) on unhedged interest rate swaps, net35,059 (12,120)
Gain on unhedged interest rate swaps, netGain on unhedged interest rate swaps, net29,185 35,059 
OtherOther(197)(18,368)Other(109)(197)
(7,782)(65,232)(9,278)(7,782)
Income (loss) before income taxes118,201 (124,189)
Income before income taxesIncome before income taxes118,757 118,201 
Provision for income taxesProvision for income taxes(2,792)(1,133)Provision for income taxes(2,257)(2,792)
Net income (loss)115,409 (125,322)
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest(55,811)75,574 
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A shareholders$59,598 $(49,748)
Net incomeNet income116,500 115,409 
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interestLess: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest(47,072)(55,811)
Net income attributable to Class A shareholdersNet income attributable to Class A shareholders$69,428 $59,598 
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding:
Weighted average Class A shares outstandingWeighted average Class A shares outstanding
BasicBasic135,709 123,259 Basic156,903 135,709 
DilutedDiluted135,936 123,259 Diluted156,996 135,936 
Per Class A share data
Earnings per Class A share (basic)$0.44 $(0.40)
Earnings per Class A share (diluted)$0.44 $(0.40)
Earnings per Class A shareEarnings per Class A share
BasicBasic$0.44 $0.44 
DilutedDiluted$0.44 $0.44 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
Net income (loss)$115,409 $(125,322)
Other comprehensive income (loss)16,579 (95,320)
Comprehensive income (loss)131,988 (220,642)
Less: Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests(64,191)133,363 
Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Class A shareholders$67,797 $(87,279)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Net income$116,500 $115,409 
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges39,749 16,579 
Comprehensive income156,249 131,988 
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests(63,583)(64,191)
Comprehensive income attributable to Class A shareholders$92,666 $67,797 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2021202020222021
Cash flows from operating activitiesCash flows from operating activitiesCash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)$115,409 $(125,322)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net incomeNet income$116,500 $115,409 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
DepreciationDepreciation57,937 62,047 Depreciation62,821 57,937 
Property transactions, netProperty transactions, net843 195,056 Property transactions, net1,546 843 
Amortization of financing costsAmortization of financing costs2,863 2,509 Amortization of financing costs2,863 2,863 
Loss on retirement of debt18,129 
Non-cash ground lease, netNon-cash ground lease, net259 260 Non-cash ground lease, net260 259 
Deemed contributions - tax sharing agreementDeemed contributions - tax sharing agreement2,792 1,133 Deemed contributions - tax sharing agreement2,257 2,792 
Straight-line rental revenues, excluding amortization of lease incentive assetStraight-line rental revenues, excluding amortization of lease incentive asset13,633 10,781 Straight-line rental revenues, excluding amortization of lease incentive asset18,119 13,633 
Amortization of lease incentive assetAmortization of lease incentive asset5,005 5,005 Amortization of lease incentive asset5,005 5,005 
Amortization of deferred revenue on non-normal tenant improvementsAmortization of deferred revenue on non-normal tenant improvements(378)(378)Amortization of deferred revenue on non-normal tenant improvements(378)(378)
Amortization of cash flow hedgesAmortization of cash flow hedges4,618 756 Amortization of cash flow hedges5,339 4,618 
(Gain) loss on unhedged interest rate swaps, net(35,059)12,120 
Gain on unhedged interest rate swaps, netGain on unhedged interest rate swaps, net(29,185)(35,059)
Share-based compensationShare-based compensation852 754 Share-based compensation564 852 
Income from unconsolidated affiliateIncome from unconsolidated affiliate(25,485)(13,363)Income from unconsolidated affiliate(25,411)(25,485)
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliateDistributions from unconsolidated affiliate15,161 12,181 Distributions from unconsolidated affiliate24,114 15,161 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:Change in operating assets and liabilities:Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other assetsPrepaid expenses and other assets242 (1,927)Prepaid expenses and other assets17,440 242 
Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliates19 586 
Due to/from MGM Resorts International and affiliatesDue to/from MGM Resorts International and affiliates(665)19 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilitiesAccounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities(1,644)1,028 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities(6,759)(1,644)
Accrued interestAccrued interest11,005 (5,454)Accrued interest(4,066)11,005 
Net cash provided by operating activitiesNet cash provided by operating activities168,072 175,901 Net cash provided by operating activities190,364 168,072 
Cash flows from investing activitiesCash flows from investing activitiesCash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sale of Mandalay Bay real estate assets, net58,084 
Net cash provided by investing activitiesNet cash provided by investing activities58,084 Net cash provided by investing activities— — 
Cash flows from financing activitiesCash flows from financing activitiesCash flows from financing activities
Net repayments under bank credit facilityNet repayments under bank credit facility(9,500)(353,750)Net repayments under bank credit facility(50,000)(9,500)
Proceeds from issuance of bridge loan facility1,304,625 
Deferred financing costs(1,335)
Proceeds from issuance of Class A shares, netProceeds from issuance of Class A shares, net676,034 524,616 Proceeds from issuance of Class A shares, net— 676,034 
Redemption of Operating Partnership unitsRedemption of Operating Partnership units(1,181,276)Redemption of Operating Partnership units— (1,181,276)
Dividends and distributions paidDividends and distributions paid(136,484)(147,349)Dividends and distributions paid(140,765)(136,484)
OtherOther(277)Other(41)— 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(651,226)1,326,530 
Net cash used in financing activitiesNet cash used in financing activities(190,806)(651,226)
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) for the period(483,154)1,560,515 
Net decrease for the periodNet decrease for the period(442)(483,154)
Balance, beginning of periodBalance, beginning of period626,385 202,101 Balance, beginning of period8,056 626,385 
Balance, end of periodBalance, end of period$143,231 $1,762,616 Balance, end of period$7,614 $143,231 
Supplemental cash flow disclosuresSupplemental cash flow disclosuresSupplemental cash flow disclosures
Interest paidInterest paid$49,960 $51,388 Interest paid$59,632 $49,960 
Non-cash investing and financing activitiesNon-cash investing and financing activitiesNon-cash investing and financing activities
Accrual of dividend and distribution payable to Class A shareholders and Operating Partnership unit holdersAccrual of dividend and distribution payable to Class A shareholders and Operating Partnership unit holders$131,025 $158,488 Accrual of dividend and distribution payable to Class A shareholders and Operating Partnership unit holders$142,107 $131,025 
Investment in MGP BREIT Venture$$802,000 
MGP BREIT Venture assumption of bridge loan facility$$1,304,625 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Class AClass A
SharesPar ValueAdditional Paid-in CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossTotal Class A Shareholders' EquityNoncontrolling InterestTotal Shareholders' EquitySharesPar ValueAdditional Paid-in CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossTotal Class A Shareholders' EquityNoncontrolling InterestTotal Shareholders' Equity
Balance at January 1, 2021131,460 $$3,114,331 $(422,897)$(51,197)$2,640,237 $2,950,505 $5,590,742 
Balance at December 31, 2021Balance at December 31, 2021156,750 $— $3,735,727 $(537,715)$(41,189)$3,156,823 $2,203,022 $5,359,845 
Net incomeNet income— — — 59,598 — 59,598 55,811 115,409 Net income— — — 69,428 — 69,428 47,072 116,500 
Issuance of Class A shares21,850 — 565,437 — (3,693)561,744 114,290 676,034 
Redemption of Operating Partnership units— — (220,627)— (6,860)(227,487)(953,789)(1,181,276)
Cash flow hedgesCash flow hedges— — — — 8,199 8,199 8,380 16,579 Cash flow hedges— — — — 23,238 23,238 16,511 39,749 
Share-based compensationShare-based compensation— — 431 — — 431 421 852 Share-based compensation— — 330 — — 330 234 564 
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreementDeemed contribution - tax sharing agreement— — — — — — 2,792 2,792 Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement— — — — — — 2,257 2,257 
Dividends and distributions declared ($0.4950 per Class A share)— — — (75,895)— (75,895)(55,130)(131,025)
Dividends and distributions declared ($0.5300 per Class A share)Dividends and distributions declared ($0.5300 per Class A share)— — — (83,080)— (83,080)(59,027)(142,107)
OtherOther14 — 27 — (2)25 (301)(276)Other— 187 — — 187 90 277 
Balance at March 31, 2021153,324 $$3,459,599 $(439,194)$(53,553)$2,966,852 $2,122,979 $5,089,831 
Balance at March 31, 2022Balance at March 31, 2022156,753 $— $3,736,244 $(551,367)$(17,951)$3,166,926 $2,210,159 $5,377,085 




Class A
SharesPar ValueAdditional Paid-in CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossTotal Class A Shareholders' EquityNoncontrolling InterestTotal Shareholders' Equity
Balance at December 31, 2020131,460 $— $3,114,331 $(422,897)$(51,197)$2,640,237 $2,950,505 $5,590,742 
Net income— — — 59,598 — 59,598 55,811 115,409 
Issuance of Class A shares21,850 — 565,437 — (3,693)561,744 114,290 676,034 
Redemption of Operating Partnership units— — (220,627)— (6,860)(227,487)(953,789)(1,181,276)
Cash flow hedges— — — — 8,199 8,199 8,380 16,579 
Share-based compensation— — 431 — — 431 421 852 
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement— — — — — — 2,792 2,792 
Dividends and distributions declared ($0.4950 per Class A share)— — — (75,895)— (75,895)(55,130)(131,025)
Other14 — 27 — (2)25 (301)(276)
Balance at March 31, 2021153,324 $— $3,459,599 $(439,194)$(53,553)$2,966,852 $2,122,979 $5,089,831 

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


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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Class A
SharesPar ValueAdditional Paid-in CapitalAccumulated DeficitAccumulated Other Comprehensive LossTotal Class A Shareholders' EquityNoncontrolling InterestTotal Shareholders' Equity
Balance at January 1, 2020113,807 $$2,766,325 $(244,381)$(7,045)$2,514,899 $4,383,113 $6,898,012 
Net loss*— — — (49,748)— (49,748)(59,038)(108,786)
Issuance of Class A shares*17,524 — 443,363 — (646)442,717 63,481 506,198 
MGP BREIT Venture Transaction*— — 8,228 — 59 8,287 55,617 63,904 
Reclassification and remeasurements of temporary equity*— — — — — — (1,599,319)(1,599,319)
Cash flow hedges*— — — — (37,531)(37,531)(44,989)(82,520)
Share-based compensation*— — 289 — — 289 360 649 
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement*— — — — — — 882 882 
Dividends and distributions declared ($0.4750 per Class A share)*— — — (62,389)— (62,389)(74,810)(137,199)
Other*16 — 209 — — 209 (169)40 
Balance at March 31, 2020131,347 $$3,218,414 $(356,518)$(45,163)$2,816,733 $2,725,128 $5,541,861 
(*) Excludes amounts attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest. See Note 2.

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




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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(in thousands, except unit amounts)
(unaudited)
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
ASSETSASSETSASSETS
Real estate investments, netReal estate investments, net$8,251,957 $8,310,737 Real estate investments, net$8,716,154 $8,780,521 
Lease incentive assetLease incentive asset502,156 507,161 Lease incentive asset482,136 487,141 
Investment in unconsolidated affiliateInvestment in unconsolidated affiliate820,390 810,066 Investment in unconsolidated affiliate818,053 816,756 
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents143,231 626,385 Cash and cash equivalents7,614 8,056 
Prepaid expenses and other assetsPrepaid expenses and other assets24,310 25,525 Prepaid expenses and other assets20,768 22,237 
Due from MGM Resorts International and affiliatesDue from MGM Resorts International and affiliates493 — 
Above market lease, assetAbove market lease, asset39,473 39,867 Above market lease, asset37,900 38,293 
Operating lease right-of-use assetsOperating lease right-of-use assets280,708 280,565 Operating lease right-of-use assets278,173 278,102 
Total assetsTotal assets$10,062,225 $10,600,306 Total assets$10,361,291 $10,431,106 
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITALLIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITALLIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
LiabilitiesLiabilitiesLiabilities
Debt, netDebt, net$4,161,439 $4,168,959 Debt, net$4,168,857 $4,216,877 
Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliatesDue to MGM Resorts International and affiliates335 316 Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliates— 172 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilitiesAccounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities75,386 124,109 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities3,580 57,543 
Accrued interestAccrued interest59,510 48,505 Accrued interest51,619 55,685 
Distribution payableDistribution payable131,025 136,484 Distribution payable142,107 140,765 
Deferred revenueDeferred revenue170,015 156,760 Deferred revenue239,283 221,542 
Deferred income taxes, netDeferred income taxes, net33,298 33,298 Deferred income taxes, net41,217 41,217 
Operating lease liabilitiesOperating lease liabilities341,386 341,133 Operating lease liabilities337,543 337,460 
Total liabilitiesTotal liabilities4,972,394 5,009,564 Total liabilities4,984,206 5,071,261 
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)00Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)00
Partners’ capitalPartners’ capitalPartners’ capital
General partnerGeneral partnerGeneral partner— — 
Limited partners: 264,696,637 and 279,966,531 Operating Partnership units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively.5,089,831 5,590,742 
Limited partners: 268,126,029 and 268,123,082 Operating Partnership units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.Limited partners: 268,126,029 and 268,123,082 Operating Partnership units issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.5,377,085 5,359,845 
Total partners’ capitalTotal partners’ capital5,089,831 5,590,742 Total partners’ capital5,377,085 5,359,845 
Total liabilities and partners’ capitalTotal liabilities and partners’ capital$10,062,225 $10,600,306 Total liabilities and partners’ capital$10,361,291 $10,431,106 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(in thousands, except per unit amounts)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Revenues
Rental revenue$195,067 $188,303 
Ground lease and other6,869 6,039 
Total Revenues201,936 194,342 
Expenses
Depreciation62,821 57,937 
Property transactions, net1,546 843 
Ground lease expense5,824 5,920 
Acquisition-related expenses146 — 
General and administrative3,564 3,659 
Total Expenses73,901 68,359 
Other income (expense)
Income from unconsolidated affiliate25,411 25,485 
Interest income317 
Interest expense(63,768)(68,446)
Gain on unhedged interest rate swaps, net29,185 35,059 
Other(109)(197)
(9,278)(7,782)
Income before income taxes118,757 118,201 
Provision for income taxes(2,257)(2,792)
Net income$116,500 $115,409 
Weighted average units outstanding
Basic268,276276,692
Diluted268,369276,919
Earnings per unit
Basic$0.43 $0.42 
Diluted$0.43 $0.42 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONSCOMPREHENSIVE INCOME
(in thousands, except per unit amounts)thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
Revenues
Rental revenue$188,303 $203,531 
Ground lease and other6,039 6,039 
Total Revenues194,342 209,570 
Expenses
Depreciation57,937 62,047 
Property transactions, net843 195,056 
Ground lease expense and other5,920 5,920 
Acquisition-related expenses622 
General and administrative3,659 4,882 
Total Expenses68,359 268,527 
Other income (expense)
Income from unconsolidated affiliate25,485 13,363 
Interest income317 1,091 
Interest expense(68,446)(49,198)
Gain (loss) on unhedged interest rate swaps, net35,059 (12,120)
Other(197)(18,368)
(7,782)(65,232)
Income (loss) before income taxes118,201 (124,189)
Provision for income taxes(2,792)(1,133)
Net income (loss)$115,409 $(125,322)
Weighted average Operating Partnership units outstanding
Basic276,692324,310
Diluted276,919324,310
Per Operating Partnership unit data
Earnings per Operating Partnership unit (basic)$0.42 $(0.39)
Earnings per Operating Partnership unit (diluted)$0.42 $(0.39)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
Net income$116,500 $115,409 
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges39,749 16,579 
Comprehensive income$156,249 $131,988 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
Net income (loss)$115,409 $(125,322)
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges16,579 (95,320)
Comprehensive income (loss)$131,988 $(220,642)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2021202020222021
Cash flows from operating activitiesCash flows from operating activitiesCash flows from operating activities
Net income (loss)$115,409 $(125,322)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
Net incomeNet income$116,500 $115,409 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
DepreciationDepreciation57,937 62,047 Depreciation62,821 57,937 
Property transactions, netProperty transactions, net843 195,056 Property transactions, net1,546 843 
Amortization of financing costsAmortization of financing costs2,863 2,509 Amortization of financing costs2,863 2,863 
Loss on retirement of debt18,129 
Non-cash ground lease, netNon-cash ground lease, net259 260 Non-cash ground lease, net260 259 
Deemed contributions - tax sharing agreementDeemed contributions - tax sharing agreement2,792 1,133 Deemed contributions - tax sharing agreement2,257 2,792 
Straight-line rental revenues, excluding amortization of lease incentive assetStraight-line rental revenues, excluding amortization of lease incentive asset13,633 10,781 Straight-line rental revenues, excluding amortization of lease incentive asset18,119 13,633 
Amortization of lease incentive assetAmortization of lease incentive asset5,005 5,005 Amortization of lease incentive asset5,005 5,005 
Amortization of deferred revenue on non-normal tenant improvementsAmortization of deferred revenue on non-normal tenant improvements(378)(378)Amortization of deferred revenue on non-normal tenant improvements(378)(378)
Amortization of cash flow hedgesAmortization of cash flow hedges4,618 756 Amortization of cash flow hedges5,339 4,618 
(Gain) loss on unhedged interest rate swaps, net(35,059)12,120 
Gain on unhedged interest rate swaps, netGain on unhedged interest rate swaps, net(29,185)(35,059)
Share-based compensationShare-based compensation852 754 Share-based compensation564 852 
Income from unconsolidated affiliateIncome from unconsolidated affiliate(25,485)(13,363)Income from unconsolidated affiliate(25,411)(25,485)
Distributions from unconsolidated affiliateDistributions from unconsolidated affiliate15,161 12,181 Distributions from unconsolidated affiliate24,114 15,161 
Change in operating assets and liabilities:Change in operating assets and liabilities:Change in operating assets and liabilities:
Prepaid expenses and other assetsPrepaid expenses and other assets242 (1,927)Prepaid expenses and other assets17,440 242 
Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliates19 586 
Due to/from MGM Resorts International and affiliatesDue to/from MGM Resorts International and affiliates(665)19 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilitiesAccounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities(1,644)1,028 Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities(6,759)(1,644)
Accrued interestAccrued interest11,005 (5,454)Accrued interest(4,066)11,005 
Net cash provided by operating activitiesNet cash provided by operating activities168,072 175,901 Net cash provided by operating activities190,364 168,072 
Cash flows from investing activitiesCash flows from investing activitiesCash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from sale of Mandalay Bay real estate assets, net58,084 
Net cash provided by investing activitiesNet cash provided by investing activities58,084 Net cash provided by investing activities— — 
Cash flows from financing activitiesCash flows from financing activitiesCash flows from financing activities
Net repayments under bank credit facilityNet repayments under bank credit facility(9,500)(353,750)Net repayments under bank credit facility(50,000)(9,500)
Proceeds from issuance of bridge loan facility1,304,625 
Deferred financing costs(1,335)
Proceeds from issuance of Class A shares by MGPProceeds from issuance of Class A shares by MGP676,034 524,616 Proceeds from issuance of Class A shares by MGP— 676,034 
Redemption of Operating Partnership unitsRedemption of Operating Partnership units(1,181,276)Redemption of Operating Partnership units— (1,181,276)
Distributions paidDistributions paid(136,484)(147,349)Distributions paid(140,765)(136,484)
OtherOther(277)Other(41)— 
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities(651,226)1,326,530 
Net cash used in financing activitiesNet cash used in financing activities(190,806)(651,226)
Cash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalentsCash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) for the period(483,154)1,560,515 
Net decrease for the periodNet decrease for the period(442)(483,154)
Balance, beginning of periodBalance, beginning of period626,385 202,101 Balance, beginning of period8,056 626,385 
Balance, end of periodBalance, end of period$143,231 $1,762,616 Balance, end of period$7,614 $143,231 
Supplemental cash flow disclosuresSupplemental cash flow disclosuresSupplemental cash flow disclosures
Interest paidInterest paid$49,960 $51,388 Interest paid$59,632 $49,960 
Non-cash investing and financing activitiesNon-cash investing and financing activitiesNon-cash investing and financing activities
Accrual of distribution payable to Operating Partnership unit holdersAccrual of distribution payable to Operating Partnership unit holders$131,025 $158,488 Accrual of distribution payable to Operating Partnership unit holders$142,107 $131,025 
Investment in MGP BREIT Venture$$802,000 
MGP BREIT Venture assumption of bridge loan facility$$1,304,625 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
General PartnerLimited PartnersTotal Partners' Capital
Balance at January 1, 2021$— $5,590,742 $5,590,742 
Net income— 115,409 115,409 
Proceeds from issuance of Class A shares by MGP— 676,034 676,034 
Redemption of Operating Partnership units— (1,181,276)(1,181,276)
Cash flow hedges— 16,579 16,579 
Share-based compensation— 852 852 
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement— 2,792 2,792 
Distributions declared ($0.4950 per unit)— (131,025)(131,025)
Other— (276)(276)
Balance at March 31, 2021$— $5,089,831 $5,089,831 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.
General PartnerLimited PartnersTotal Partners' Capital
Balance at December 31, 2021$— $5,359,845 $5,359,845 
Net income— 116,500 116,500 
Cash flow hedges— 39,749 39,749 
Share-based compensation— 564 564 
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement— 2,257 2,257 
Distributions declared ($0.5300 per unit)— (142,107)(142,107)
Other— 277 277 
Balance at March 31, 2022$— $5,377,085 $5,377,085 



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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
(in thousands)
(unaudited)
General PartnerLimited PartnersTotal Partners' Capital
Balance at January 1, 2020$— $6,898,012 $6,898,012 
Net loss*— (108,786)(108,786)
Proceeds from issuance of Class A shares by MGP*— 506,198 506,198 
MGP BREIT Venture Transaction*— 63,904 63,904 
Reclassification and remeasurements of temporary equity*— (1,599,319)(1,599,319)
Cash flow hedges*— (82,520)(82,520)
Share-based compensation*— 649 649 
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement*— 882 882 
Distributions declared ($0.4750 per unit)*— (137,199)(137,199)
Other*— 40 40 
Balance at March 31, 2020$— $5,541,861 $5,541,861 
(*) Excludes amounts attributable to redeemable capital. See Note 2.
General PartnerLimited PartnersTotal Partners' Capital
Balance at December 31, 2020$— $5,590,742 $5,590,742 
Net income— 115,409 115,409 
Proceeds from issuance of Class A shares by MGP— 676,034 676,034 
Redemption of Operating Partnership units— (1,181,276)(1,181,276)
Cash flow hedges— 16,579 16,579 
Share-based compensation— 852 852 
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement— 2,792 2,792 
Distributions declared ($0.4950 per unit)— (131,025)(131,025)
Other— (276)(276)
Balance at March 31, 2021$— $5,089,831 $5,089,831 
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.













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MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC AND MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP CONDENSED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)
NOTE 1 — BUSINESS

Organization. MGM Growth Properties LLC (“MGP” or the “Company”) is a limited liability company that was organized in Delaware in October 2015. MGP conducts its operations through MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP (the “Operating Partnership”), a Delaware limited partnership that was formed in January 2016 and became a subsidiary of MGP in April 2016. The Company elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2016.

MGP is a publicly traded REIT primarily engaged through its investment in the Operating Partnership which owns, acquires, leases and invests in large-scale destination entertainment and leisure properties, whose tenants generally offer casino gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment and retail and other amenities. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership leases its real estate properties back to a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM under a master lease agreement (the “MGM-MGP Master Lease”). In February 2020, the Operating Partnership entered into certain transactions to form aA venture owned 50.1% by the Operating Partnership and 49.9% by a subsidiary of Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“BREIT”, such venture, the “MGP BREIT Venture”), which owns the real estate assets of MGM Grand Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay and leases such real estate properties back to a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM under a master lease agreement (the “MGP BREIT Venture lease”, such formation transaction, the “MGP BREIT Venture Transaction”).

As of March 31, 2021,2022, there were approximately 264.7268.1 million Operating Partnership units outstanding in the Operating Partnership, of which MGM owned approximately 111.4 million, or 42.1%41.5%, and MGP owned the remaining 57.9%58.5%. MGM’s Operating Partnership units are exchangeable into Class A shares of MGP on a 1-to-one basis, or cash at the Fair Market Value of a Class A share (as defined in the Operating Partnership’s partnership agreement). The determination of settlement method is at the option of MGP’s independent conflicts committee. MGM’s indirect ownership of these Operating Partnership units is recognized as a noncontrolling interest in MGP’s financial statements. A wholly owned subsidiary of MGP is the general partner of the Operating Partnership and operates and controls all of its business affairs. As a result, MGP consolidates the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries. MGM also has ownership of MGP’s outstanding Class B share. The Class B share is a non-economic interest in MGP which does not provide its holder any rights to profits or losses or any rights to receive distributions from the operations of MGP or upon liquidation or winding up of MGP but which represents a majority of the voting power of MGP’s shares. As a result, MGP continues to be controlled by MGM through its majority voting rights and is consolidated by MGM.

In MarchVICI Transaction

On August 4, 2021, certain subsidiaries ofthe Company and the Operating Partnership entered into an agreement with VICI Properties, Inc. (“VICI”) and MGM deliveredwhereby VICI will acquire the Company in a notice of redemptionstock-for-stock transaction (such transaction, the “VICI Transaction”). Pursuant to the Company covering approximately 37.1 millionagreement, MGP Class A shareholders will have the right to receive 1.366 shares of newly issued VICI stock in exchange for each MGP Class A share outstanding and MGM will have the right to receive 1.366 units of the new VICI operating partnership (“VICI OP”) in exchange for each Operating Partnership units that theyunit held that was satisfied with aggregate cash proceedsby MGM. The fixed exchange ratio represents an agreed upon price of approximately $1.2 billion using cash$43 per share of MGP Class A share to the five-day volume weighted average price of VICI stock as of the close of business on hand togetherJuly 30, 2021. In connection with the proceeds fromexchange, VICI OP will redeem the issuancemajority of MGM’s VICI OP units for cash consideration of $4.4 billion, with MGM retaining approximately 12.2 million VICI OP units. MGP’s Class A shares. ReferB share that is held by MGM will be cancelled. As of April 15, 2022, all closing conditions have been satisfied or waived (other than those that by their nature or terms are to Note 8 for further discussion.be satisfied at the closing or, with respect to certain conditions, if the failure of such condition is as a result of an event, circumstance, effect or development occurring on or after April 15, 2022), and, accordingly, the VICI Transaction is expected to close on or about April 29, 2022, or otherwise within the marketing period pursuant to the master transaction agreement.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
Basis of presentation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information set forth in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), as published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), and with the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. All adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim period have been included.
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The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.
Reclassifications. Certain reclassifications have been made to conform the prior period presentation.
Principles of consolidation. The Company identifies entities for which control is achieved through means other than voting rights and to determine which business enterprise is the primary beneficiary of variable interest entities (“VIE”). A VIE is an entity in which either (i) the equity investors as a group, if any, lack the power through voting or similar rights to direct the activities of such entity that most significantly impact such entity’s economic performance or (ii) the equity investment at risk is insufficient to finance that entity’s activities without additional subordinated financial support. The Company identifies the primary beneficiary of a VIE as the enterprise that has both of the following characteristics: (i) the power to direct the activities
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of the VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance; and (ii) the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the entity. The Company consolidates its investment in a VIE when it determines that it is its primary beneficiary. The Company may change its original assessment of a VIE upon subsequent events such as the modification of contractual arrangements that affect the characteristics or adequacy of the entity’s equity investments at risk and the disposition of all or a portion of an interest held by the primary beneficiary. The Company performs this analysis on an ongoing basis. The consolidated financial statements of MGP include the accounts of the Operating Partnership, a VIE of which the Company is the primary beneficiary, as well as its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, which represents all of MGP’s assets and liabilities. As MGP holds what is deemed a majority voting interest in the Operating Partnership through its ownership of the Operating Partnership’s sole general partner, it qualifies for the exemption from providing certain of the required disclosures associated with investments in VIEs. The consolidated financial statements of the Operating Partnership include the accounts of its wholly owned subsidiary, MGP Lessor LLC, which is the MGM-MGP Master Lease landlord, a VIE of which the Operating Partnership is the primary beneficiary. As of March 31, 2021,2022, on a consolidated basis, MGP Lessor, LLC had total assets of $9.1$8.8 billion primarily related to its real estate investments, and total liabilities of $543.9$617.4 million primarily related to its deferred revenue and operating lease liabilities.
For entities determined not to be VIEs, the Company consolidates such entities in which the Company owns 100% of the equity. For entities in which the Company owns less than 100% of the equity interest, the Company consolidates the entity under the voting interest model if it has controlling financial interest based upon the terms of the respective entities’ ownership agreements. If the entity does not qualify for consolidation under the voting interest model and the Company has significant influence over the operating and financial decisions of the entity, the Company accounts for the entity under the equity method, such as the Company’s MGP BREIT Venture, which does not qualify for consolidation as the Company has joint control, given the entity is structured with substantive participating rights whereby both owners participate in the decision making process which prevents the Company from exerting a controlling financial interest, as defined in ASC 810.
Noncontrolling interest. MGP presents noncontrolling interest and classifies such interest as a component of consolidated shareholders’ equity, separate from the Company’s Class A shareholders’ equity. Noncontrolling interest in MGP represents Operating Partnership units currently held by subsidiaries of MGM. Comprehensive income or loss of the Operating Partnership is allocated to its noncontrolling interest based on the noncontrolling interest’s ownership percentage in the Operating Partnership except for income tax expenses. Ownership percentage is calculated by dividing the number of Operating Partnership units held by the noncontrolling interest by the total Operating Partnership units held by the noncontrolling interest and the Company. Issuance of additional Class A shares and Operating Partnership units changes the ownership interests of both the noncontrolling interest and the Company. Such transactions and the related proceeds are treated as capital transactions.
MGM may tender its Operating Partnership units for redemption in exchange for cash equal to the market price of MGP’s Class A shares at the time of redemption or for unregistered Class A shares on a 1-for-one basis. Such election to pay cash or issue Class A shares to satisfy an Operating Partnership unitholder’s redemption request is solely within the control of MGP’s independent conflicts committee.
Redeemable noncontrolling interest and redeemable capital. On January 14, 2020 the Operating Partnership agreed to waive its right following the closing of the MGP BREIT Venture Transaction to issue MGP Class A shares, in lieu of cash, to settle redemptions of Operating Partnership units held by MGM up to a maximum cash redemption amount of $1.4 billion. In connection with the waiver, the Operating Partnership and the Company reclassified, from permanent equity to temporary equity, the carrying value of Operating Partnership units that could require cash redemption and remeasured the units to their redemption value. The Operating Partnership units that comprised the $1.4 billion redemption amount were determined based on a 3% discount to the ten-day average closing price prior to the date of determination.
At each subsequent reporting period, the carrying value of temporary equity was remeasured to the greater of: (1) the carrying value of the number of units then considered redeemable, inclusive of the comprehensive income and losses attributed based on a per unit or share basis in accordance with ASC 810 or (2) the redemption value of the number of units that are then redeemable based on the remaining aggregate cash redemption amount and the per share redemption value, except that decreases in the per unit or share redemption were limited to the amount of previous increases, with the differences between the carrying value and the remeasured value being recorded as an adjustment in additional paid-in capital (in lieu of retained earnings) or limited partners’ capital.
The $1.4 billion maximum cash redemption amount was fulfilled by the $700 million redeemed on May 18, 2020 and the $700 million redeemed on December 2, 2020.


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The components of equity that related to the Company’s redeemable noncontrolling interest and the Operating Partnership’s redeemable capital during the quarter ended March 31, 2020 were as follows:

(in thousands)
As of January 1, 2020$
Reclassification and remeasurement adjustments1,599,319 
Attribution of:
Net loss(16,536)
Proceeds from the issuance of Class A shares by MGP18,418 
MGP BREIT Venture Transaction16,136 
Cash flow hedges(12,800)
Share-based compensation105 
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement251 
MGP dividends and Operating Partnership distributions declared(21,289)
Other(48)
As of March 31, 2020$1,583,556 

Property transactions, net. Property transactions, net are comprised of transactions related to long-lived assets, such as gains and losses on the disposition of assets.

Fair value measurements. Fair value measurements are utilized in the accounting and impairment assessments of the Company’s real estate investments, investment in unconsolidated affiliate, and certain of its financial assets and liabilities. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and is measured according to a hierarchy that includes: Level 1 inputs, such as quoted prices in an active market; Level 2 inputs, which are observable inputs for similar assets; or Level 3 inputs, which are unobservable inputs. The Company used the following inputs in its fair value measurements:

Level 2 inputs for its debt fair value disclosures. See Note 6; and
Level 2 inputs when measuring the fair value of its interest rate swaps. See Note 7.
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Reportable segment. The Company’s operations consist of investments in real estate, both wholly-owned and through its investment in MGP BREIT Venture, for which all such real estate properties are similar to one another in that they consist of large-scale destination entertainment and leisure properties and related offerings, whose tenants generally offer casino gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment and retail amenities, have similar economic characteristics and are governed by triple-net operating leases. The operating results of the Company’s wholly owned and equity method real estate investments are regularly reviewed, in the aggregate, by the chief operating decision maker. As such, the Company has 1 reportable segment.
Income tax provision. For interim income tax reporting, the Company estimates its annual effective tax rate and applies it to its year-to-date ordinary income. The tax effects of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur. The Company’s effective income tax rate was a provision of1.9% and 2.4% on income before income taxes and a provision of 0.9% on loss before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively.
The Company and MGM join in the filing of a New Jersey consolidated corporation business tax return and have entered into a tax sharing agreement which provides for an allocation of taxes due in the consolidated New Jersey return. No amounts were due to MGM under the tax sharing agreement between the Company and MGM as of March 31, 20212022 or December 31, 2020.

Recently issued accounting standards. In March 2020, the FASB issued ASC 848, “Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848)”. ASC 848 provides optional expedients for applying U.S. GAAP to reference rate reform related contracts, hedging relationships and other qualifying transactions. Application of these expedients preserve the presentation of derivative instruments consistent with past presentation. The guidance is optional and may be elected when or as reference rate reform activities occur. The Company is currently evaluating whether it will elect practical expedients if and when its hedging and related activities are impacted.2021.

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NOTE 3 — REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS
    
The carrying value of real estate investments is as follows:
March 31, 2021December 31, 2020March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
(in thousands)(in thousands)
LandLand$3,431,228 $3,431,228 Land$3,522,546 $3,522,546 
Buildings, building improvements, land improvements and integral equipmentBuildings, building improvements, land improvements and integral equipment7,424,820 7,426,110 Buildings, building improvements, land improvements and integral equipment8,139,231 8,142,008 
10,856,048 10,857,338 11,661,777 11,664,554 
Less: Accumulated depreciationLess: Accumulated depreciation(2,604,091)(2,546,601)Less: Accumulated depreciation(2,945,623)(2,884,033)
$8,251,957 $8,310,737 $8,716,154 $8,780,521 

NOTE 4 — INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATE

As of March 31, 2021,2022, the Operating Partnership’s investment in unconsolidated affiliate was comprised of its 50.1% interest in MGP BREIT Venture. The Operating Partnership recorded its share of income of $25.5 million and $13.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020, respectively, as “Income from unconsolidated affiliate” in the condensed consolidated statements of operations. Additionally, theThe Operating Partnership received $15.2$24.1 million and $12.2$15.2 million in distributions from MGP BREIT Venture during the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively. The Operating Partnership received its distribution relating to March 2021, together with its distribution for April 2021, of $16.0 million upon execution of the cash flow guarantee, discussed below.

Summarized results of operations of MGP BREIT Venture are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
(in thousands)
Net revenues$98,681 $50,437 
Net income50,869 26,675 

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
(in thousands)
Net revenues$98,681 $98,681 
Net income50,721 50,869 

MGP BREIT Venture guarantee. The Operating Partnership provides a guarantee for losses incurred by the lenders of the $3.0 billion indebtedness of the MGP BREIT Venture arising out of certain bad acts by the Operating Partnership, its venture partner, or the venture, such as fraud or willful misconduct, based on the party’s percentage ownership of the MGP BREIT Venture, which guarantee is capped at 10% of the principal amount outstanding at the time of the loss. The Operating Partnership and its venture partner have separately indemnified each other for the other party’s share of the overall liability exposure, if at fault. The guarantee is accounted for under ASC 460 at fair value; such value is immaterial.

MGP BREIT Venture excess cash flow guarantee. The MGP BREIT Venture loan agreement requires that the tenant EBITDAR to MGP BREIT Venture cash interest ratio is maintained above a specified level. If this ratio is not met for two consecutive fiscal quarters, then the borrowers will be unable to distribute excess cash flows to the venture partners unless and until an excess cash flow guarantee is provided. The ratio was not met for the two consecutive quarters ended December 31,
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2020, and, as a result, in April 2021, the Operating Partnership and an entity affiliated with BREIT each delivered an excess cash flow guarantee to the lenders covering all distributions since January 1, 2021. TheSuch guarantee provideshad provided that the MGP BREIT Venture maywas permitted to distribute an aggregate amount of cash not to exceed 9.9% of the principal amount of the MGP BREIT Venture’s outstanding indebtedness under the loan agreement, after which distributions mustwere required to remain at the MGP BREIT Venture in a restricted cash account until such time as the tenant EBITDAR to MGP BREIT Venture cash interest ratio iswas met for two consecutive quarters. In addition, in the event of a default under the loan agreement while the ratio is not met, the Company may behave been required to return its respective share of distributions received during the period covered by the guarantee. The ratio was met for two consecutive quarters ending December 31, 2021, and, accordingly, the guarantee was released in accordance with its terms.

NOTE 5 — LEASES
MGM-MGP Master Lease. The MGM-MGP Master Lease is accounted for as an operating lease and has an initial lease term of ten years that began on April 25, 2016 (other than with respect to MGM National Harbor, as described below) with the potential to extend the term for 4 additional five-year terms thereafter at the option of the tenant.tenant (with additional renewal options with respect to MGM Springfield, as described below). The lease provides that any extension of its term must apply to all of the real estate under the lease at the time of the extension. With respect to MGM National Harbor, the initial lease term ends on August 31, 2024. Thereafter, the initial term of the lease with respect to MGM National Harbor may be renewed at the option of the tenant for an initial renewal period lasting until the earlier of the
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end of the then-current term of the lease or the next renewal term (depending on whether MGM elects to renew the other properties under the lease in connection with the expiration of the initial ten-year term). If, however, the tenant chooses not to renew the lease with respect to MGM National Harbor after the initial MGM National Harbor term under the lease, the tenant would also lose the right to renew the lease with respect to the rest of the properties when the initial ten-year lease term ends related to the rest of the properties in 2026. In addition to the 4 five-year renewal terms, the term of the lease with respect to MGM Springfield may be extended for an additional 4 five-year renewal terms.
The lease has a triple-net structure, which requires the tenant to pay substantially all costs associated with the lease, including real estate taxes, ground lease rent, insurance, utilities and routine maintenance, in addition to the base rent. Additionally, the lease provides MGP with a right of first offer with respect to MGM Springfield and with respect to any future gaming development by MGM on the undeveloped land adjacent to Empire City, which MGP may exercise should MGM elect to sell eithersuch property in the future.

Rent under the lease consists of a “base rent” component and a “percentage rent” component. As of March 31, 2021,2022, the base rent represents approximately 91% of the rent payments due under the lease and the percentage rent represents approximately 9% of the rent payments due under the lease. The base rent includes a fixed annual rent escalator of 2.0% for the second through the sixth lease years (as defined in the lease). Thereafter, beginning on April 1, 2022, the annual escalator of 2.0% will beis subject to the tenant and, without duplication, the MGM operating subsidiary sublessees of the tenant, collectively meeting an adjusted net revenue to rent ratio of 6.25:1.00 based on their net revenue from the leased properties subject to the lease (as determined in accordance with U.S. GAAP, adjusted to exclude net revenue attributable to certain scheduled subleases and, at the tenant’s option, reimbursed cost revenue). The percentage rent willwas initially be a fixed amount for approximately the first six years and, will then bestarting with the seventh lease year that commenced on April 1, 2022, is now adjusted every five years based on the average annual adjusted net revenues of the tenant and, without duplication, the operating subtenants, from the leased properties subject to the lease at such time for the trailing five calendar-year period (calculated by multiplying the average annual adjusted net revenues, excluding net revenue attributable to certain scheduled subleases and, at the tenant’s option, reimbursed cost revenue, for the trailing five calendar-year period by 1.4%). With respect to the additional renewal terms for MGM Springfield, for the first 2 additional renewal terms, base rent will include a fixed annual rent escalator of 2.0%, subject to the tenant and the MGM operating subsidiary sublessee of our tenant collectively meeting an adjusted net revenue to rent ratio, discussed above, and for each lease year subsequent to the first 2 additional renewal terms, the base rent shall be the Fair Market Rent (as defined in the MGM-MGP Master Lease).
As of March 31, 2021,2022, total annual cash rent under the MGM-MGP Master Lease was $827.8$872.8 million. In connection with the commencement of the sixthseventh lease year on April 1, 2021,2022, and the corresponding 2.0% fixed annual rent escalator that went into effect on such date due to the adjusted net revenue to rent ratio being met, as discussed above, the base rent under the MGM-MGP Master Lease increased to $764.9$807.7 million. Additionally, in connection with the percentage rent adjustment as discussed above, starting with the seventh lease year that commenced on April 1, 2022, the percentage rent adjusted to $69.1 million, resulting in total annual cash rent under the MGM-MGP Master Lease of $842.8$876.8 million.

Straight-line rental revenues from the MGM-MGP Master Lease, which includes lease incentive asset amortization, were $188.3$195.1 million and $203.5$188.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively. The Company also
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recognized revenue related to ground lease and other of $6.9 million and $6.0 million for both the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020.respectively.

Under the MGM-MGP Master Lease, future non-cancelable minimum cash rental payments, which are the payments under the initial 10-year term through April 30, 2026 and do not include the 4 five-year renewal options and, with respect to MGM National Harbor, through August 31, 2024, are as follows as of March 31, 2021:2022:
Year ending December 31,(in thousands)
2021 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2021)$632,071 
2022784,336 
2023764,861 
2024733,161 
2025669,761 
Thereafter223,254 
Total$3,807,444 

Year ending December 31,(in thousands)
2022 (excluding the three months ended March 31, 2022)$593,896 
2023791,861 
2024760,161 
2025696,760 
2026232,253 
Thereafter— 
Total$3,074,931 

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NOTE 6 — DEBT
Debt consists of the following:
March 31,December 31,March 31,December 31,
2021202020222021
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Senior secured revolving credit facilitySenior secured revolving credit facility$500 $10,000 Senior secured revolving credit facility$— $50,000 
5.625% senior notes, due 20245.625% senior notes, due 20241,050,000 1,050,000 5.625% senior notes, due 20241,050,000 1,050,000 
4.625% senior notes, due 20254.625% senior notes, due 2025800,000 800,000 4.625% senior notes, due 2025800,000 800,000 
4.50% senior notes, due 20264.50% senior notes, due 2026500,000 500,000 4.50% senior notes, due 2026500,000 500,000 
5.75% senior notes, due 20275.75% senior notes, due 2027750,000 750,000 5.75% senior notes, due 2027750,000 750,000 
4.50% senior notes, due 20284.50% senior notes, due 2028350,000 350,000 4.50% senior notes, due 2028350,000 350,000 
3.875% senior notes, due 20293.875% senior notes, due 2029750,000 750,000 3.875% senior notes, due 2029750,000 750,000 
4,200,500 4,210,000 4,200,000 4,250,000 
Less: Unamortized discount and debt issuance costsLess: Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs(39,061)(41,041)Less: Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs(31,143)(33,123)
$4,161,439 $4,168,959 $4,168,857 $4,216,877 
Operating Partnership senior secured credit agreement and bridge facility. At March 31, 2021,2022, the Operating Partnership senior secured credit facility consisted of a $1.4 billion revolving credit facility. At March 31, 2021, the interest rate on the revolving credit facility was 4.00%.
The Operating Partnership’s senior secured credit facility limits the amount of letters of credit that can be issued to $75 million. NaNNo letters of credit were outstanding under the Operating Partnership senior secured credit facility at March 31, 2021.2022. The Operating Partnership was in compliance with its financial covenants at March 31, 2021.2022.
Refer to Note 7 for further discussion of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements.
Fair value of debt. The estimated fair value of the Operating Partnership’s debt was $4.4$4.3 billion at March 31, 20212022 and $4.5$4.6 billion at December 31, 2020.2021. Fair value was estimated using quoted market prices for the Operating Partnership’s senior notes and senior secured credit facility.

NOTE 7 — DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

TheIn March 2022, the Operating Partnership uses derivative instruments to mitigate the effects of interest rate volatility inherent in its variable rate senior credit facility and forecasted debt issuances for the duration and amountterminated all of its interest rate swap agreements which such variable rate could unfavorably impact future earnings and forecasted cash flows. The Operating Partnership and the Company do not use derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

The interest rate swaps asresulted in a loss of March 31, 2021 are summarized in the table below.

Notional AmountWeighted Average Fixed RateFair Value LiabilityEffective DateMaturity Date
(in thousands, except percentages)
Derivatives designated as hedges:
$900,000 1.801 %$(29,170)November 30, 2021December 31, 2024
$900,000 $(29,170)
Derivatives not designated as hedges:
$1,200,000 1.844 %$(13,879)May 3, 2017November 30, 2021
300,000 1.158 %(6,145)September 6, 2019December 31, 2024
400,000 2.252 %(22,710)October 1, 2019December 31, 2029
$1,900,000 0$(42,734)
$(71,904)

$0.5 million.



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The interest rate swaps as of December 31, 20202021 are summarized in the table below.

Notional AmountWeighted Average Fixed RateFair Value LiabilityEffective DateMaturity DateNotional AmountWeighted Average Fixed RateFair Value LiabilityEffective DateMaturity Date
(in thousands, except percentages)(in thousands, except percentages)
Derivatives designated as hedges:Derivatives designated as hedges:Derivatives designated as hedges:
$900,000 1.801 %$(41,131)November 30, 2021December 31, 2024$900,000 1.940 %$(25,299)June 30, 2022June 30, 2027
$900,000 $(41,131)$900,000 $(25,299)
Derivatives not designated as hedges:Derivatives not designated as hedges:Derivatives not designated as hedges:
$1,200,000 

1.844 %$(18,889)May 3, 2017November 30, 2021$300,000 1.158 %$(969)September 6, 2019December 31, 2024
300,000 1.158 %(10,451)September 6, 2019December 31, 2024400,000 2.252 %(26,319)October 1, 2019December 31, 2029
400,000 2.252 %(48,453)October 1, 2019December 31, 2029$700,000 $(27,288)
$1,900,000 0$(77,793)$(52,587)
$(118,924)
        
As of MarchDecember 31, 2021, and December 31, 2020, the Operating Partnership’s interest rate swaps that are in a liability position are recorded within “Accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities”.

NOTE 8 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

MGP shareholders

Issuance of Class A shares - March 2021. On March 15, 2021, the Company completed an offering of 21.9 million Class A shares in a registered public offering for net proceeds of approximately $676.0 million.

Operating Partnership capital

Proceeds from the issuance of Class A shares by MGP - March 2021. On March 15, 2021, in connection with the Company’s registered offering of Class A shares for net proceeds of approximately $676.0 million, such proceeds were used in connection with satisfying the Company’s obligations under the notice of redemption of Operating Partnership units from MGM, discussed below.

Redemption of Operating Partnership units - March 2021. In March 2021, certain subsidiaries of MGM delivered a notice of redemption to the Company covering approximately 37.1 million Operating Partnership units that they held in accordance with the terms of the Operating Partnership’s partnership agreement. In accordance with the terms of such agreement, upon receipt of the notice of redemption, the Company formed a conflicts committee to determine the mix of consideration that it would provide for the Operating Partnership units. The conflicts committee determined that the Company would redeem approximately 15.3 million Operating Partnership units for cash on March 12, 2021 (with such Operating Partnership units retired upon redemption) and would satisfy its remaining obligation under that notice covering the remaining 21.9 million Operating Partnership units using the proceeds, net of underwriters’ discount, from an offering of MGP’s Class A shares on March 15, 2021, for aggregate cash proceeds paid of approximately $1.2 billion. As a result of these collective transactions, MGP’s indirect ownership percentage in the Operating Partnership increased from 47.0% to 57.9%.


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Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss. Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and all other non-shareholder changes in equity, or other comprehensive income (loss). Elements of the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive loss are reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity. The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss by component:
Cash Flow HedgesOtherTotal
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2020$(40,063)$(11,134)$(51,197)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications11,961 11,961 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense4,618 4,618 
Other comprehensive income16,579 16,579 
Other changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss:
Issuance of Class A shares(3,693)(3,693)
Redemption of Operating Partnership Units(6,860)(6,860)
Other(2)(2)
Changes in accumulated other comprehensive loss:16,579 (10,555)6,024 
        Less: Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest(8,380)(8,380)
Balance at March 31, 2021$(31,864)$(21,689)$(53,553)
Cash Flow HedgesOtherTotal
(in thousands)
Balance at December 31, 2021$(18,998)$(22,191)$(41,189)
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications34,410 — 34,410 
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense5,339 — 5,339 
Other comprehensive income39,749 — 39,749 
        Less: Other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interest(16,511)— (16,511)
Balance at March 31, 2022$4,240 $(22,191)$(17,951)

MGP dividends and Operating Partnership distributions. The Operating Partnership declares and pays distributions. MGP pays its dividends with the receipt of its share of the Operating Partnership’s distributions.
    
On April 15, 2021,14, 2022, the Company paid a dividend of $0.4950$0.5300 per Class A share upon receipt of its share of the Operating Partnership’s distribution of $0.4950$0.5300 per unit made the same day.

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NOTE 9 — EARNINGS PER CLASS A SHARE
        
The table below provides earnings and the number of Class A shares used in the computations of “basic” earnings per share, which utilizes the weighted-average number of Class A shares outstanding without regard to dilutive potential Class A shares, and “diluted” earnings per share, which includes all such shares. Diluted earnings per Class A share does not assume conversion of the Operating Partnership units held by MGM as such conversion would be antidilutive. Earnings per share has not been presented for the Class B shareholder as the Class B share is not entitled to any economic rights in the Company.
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2021202020222021
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Numerator:Numerator:Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A shares - basic and diluted$59,598 $(49,748)
Net income attributable to Class A shares - basic and dilutedNet income attributable to Class A shares - basic and diluted$69,428 $59,598 
Denominator:Denominator:Denominator:
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding — basic (1)
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding — basic (1)
135,709 123,259 
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding — basic (1)
156,903 135,709 
Effect of dilutive shares for diluted net income per Class A share (2)
Effect of dilutive shares for diluted net income per Class A share (2)
227 
Effect of dilutive shares for diluted net income per Class A share (2)
93 227 
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding — diluted (1)
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding — diluted (1)
135,936 123,259 
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding — diluted (1)
156,996 135,936 
(1) Includes weighted average deferred share units granted to certain members of the board of directors.
(2) Less than 0.1 million and 0.3 million shares related to outstanding share-based compensation awards were excluded due to being antidilutive for each of the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020, respectively.2021.

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NOTE 10 — EARNINGS PER OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNIT

The table below provides earnings and the number of Operating Partnership units used in the computations of “basic” earnings per Operating Partnership unit, which utilizes the weighted-average number of Operating Partnership units outstanding without regard to dilutive potential Operating Partnership units, and “diluted” earnings per Operating Partnership units, which includes all such Operating Partnership units.
Three Months Ended March 31,Three Months Ended March 31,
2021202020222021
(in thousands)(in thousands)
Numerator:Numerator:Numerator:
Net income (loss) attributable to unitholders - basic and diluted$115,409 $(125,322)
Net income attributable to unitholders - basic and diluted Net income attributable to unitholders - basic and diluted$116,500 $115,409 
Denominator:Denominator:Denominator:
Weighted average Operating Partnership units outstanding — basic (1)
Weighted average Operating Partnership units outstanding — basic (1)
276,692 324,310 
Weighted average Operating Partnership units outstanding — basic (1)
268,276 276,692 
Effect of dilutive shares for diluted net income per Operating Partnership unit (2)
Effect of dilutive shares for diluted net income per Operating Partnership unit (2)
227 
Effect of dilutive shares for diluted net income per Operating Partnership unit (2)
93 227 
Weighted average Operating Partnership units outstanding — diluted (1)
Weighted average Operating Partnership units outstanding — diluted (1)
276,919 324,310 
Weighted average Operating Partnership units outstanding — diluted (1)
268,369 276,919 
(1) Includes weighted average deferred share units granted to certain members of the board of directors.
(2) Less than 0.1 million and 0.3 million sharesunits related to outstanding share-based compensation awards were excluded due to being antidilutive for each of the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020, respectively.2021.

NOTE 11 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation. In the ordinary course of business, from time to time, the Company expects to be subject to legal claims and administrative proceedings, none of which are currently outstanding, which the Company believes could have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.



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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations
This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please see “Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks, and assumptions that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.
This discussion should be read in conjunction with our historical financial statements and related notes thereto and the other disclosures contained elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, and the audited consolidated financial statements and notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020,2021, which were included in our annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 23, 2021.16, 2022.
Executive Overview
MGP is one of the leading publicly traded REITs engaged in the acquisition, ownership and leasing of large-scale destination entertainment and leisure resorts, whose tenant generally offers diverse amenities including casino gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment and retail amenities.
MGP is a limited liability company that was formed in Delaware in October 2015. MGP conducts its operations through the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership formed by MGM in January 2016, that became a subsidiary of MGP in April 2016. We elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) for U.S. federal income tax purposes commencing with our taxable year ended December 31, 2016.
As of March 31, 2021,2022, we generate all of our revenues by leasing our real estate properties through a wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership to a subsidiary of MGM pursuant to the MGM-MGP Master Lease which requires the tenant to pay substantially all costs associated with each property, including real estate taxes, ground lease rent, insurance, utilities and routine maintenance, in addition to the base rent and the percentage rent, each as described below. The lease has an initial lease term of ten years that began on April 25, 2016 with the potential to extend the term for four additional five-year terms thereafter at the option of the tenant (other than with respect to MGM National Harbor, whose initial lease term ends on August 31, 2024; refer to Note 5 for further detail of the lease term). Additionally, with the potential to extend the term for four additional five-year terms thereafter at the option of the tenant. In addition to the four five-year renewal terms, the term of the lease with respect to MGM Springfield may be extended for an additional four five-year renewal terms. Also, the lease provides MGP with a right of first offer with respect to MGM Springfield and with respect to any future gaming development by MGM on the undeveloped land adjacent to Empire City, which MGP may exercise should MGM elect to sell eithersuch property in the future.
Following the formation transaction in February 2020 of the MGP BREIT Venture, owned 50.1% by the Operating Partnership and 49.9% by a subsidiary of BREIT, MGP BREIT Venture owns the real estate assets of MGM Grand Las Vegas and Mandalay Bay and leases such real estate properties back to a wholly owned subsidiary of MGM under the MGP BREIT Venture lease. The lease provides for a term of thirty years with two ten-year renewal options.
As of March 31, 2021,2022, our portfolio, including properties owned by the MGP BREIT Venture, includes seven large-scale entertainment and gaming-related properties in Las Vegas: Mandalay Bay, MGM Grand Las Vegas, The Mirage, Park MGM, New York-New York, Luxor and Excalibur, and The Park, a dining and entertainment district located between New York-New York and Park MGM. Outside of Las Vegas, we also own fivesix market-leading casino resort properties: MGM Grand Detroit in Detroit, Michigan, Beau Rivage and Gold Strike Tunica, both of which are located in Mississippi, Borgata in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and MGM National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Maryland.Maryland, and MGM Springfield in Springfield, Massachusetts. We also own the casino properties of MGM Northfield Park in Northfield, Ohio and Empire City in Yonkers, New York.
Additionally, if the VICI Transaction (as defined below) does not close, we expect to grow our portfolio through acquisitions with third parties and with MGM. In pursuing external growth initiatives, we will generally seek to acquire properties that can generate stable rental revenue through long-term, triple-net leases with tenants with established operating histories, and we will consider various factors when evaluating acquisitions.
In MarchOn August 4, 2021, certain subsidiaries of MGM delivered a notice of redemption to us covering approximately 37.1 millionwe and the Operating Partnership entered into an agreement with VICI Properties, Inc. (“VICI”) and MGM whereby VICI will acquire us in a stock-for-stock transaction (such transaction, the “VICI Transaction”). Pursuant to the agreement, MGP Class A shareholders will have the right to receive 1.366 shares of newly issued VICI stock in exchange for each MGP Class A share outstanding and MGM will have the right to receive 1.366 units that theyof the new VICI operating partnership (“VICI OP”) in exchange for each Operating Partnership unit held which was satisfied with aggregate cash proceedsby MGM. The fixed exchange ratio represents an agreed upon price of approximately $1.2 billion using cash$43 per share of MGP Class A share to the five-day volume weighted average price of VICI stock as of the close
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of business on hand togetherJuly 30, 2021. In connection with the proceeds fromexchange, VICI OP will redeem the issuancemajority of MGM’s VICI OP units for cash consideration of $4.4 billion, with MGM retaining approximately 12.2 million VICI OP units. MGP’s Class A shares.B share that is held by MGM will be cancelled. As of April 15, 2022, all closing conditions have been satisfied or waived (other than those that by their nature or terms are to be satisfied at the closing or, with respect to certain conditions, if the failure of such condition is as a result of an event, circumstance, effect or development occurring on or after April 15, 2022), and, accordingly, the VICI Transaction is expected to close on or about April 29, 2022, or otherwise within the marketing period pursuant to the master transaction agreement.
COVID-19 Update
The COVID-19 pandemic has not had a material impact on our operations; however, we cannot estimate the duration of the pandemic and potential impact on our business if our properties will be required to close or become subject to significant operating restrictions again, or if the tenant (or the
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guarantor) is otherwise unable or unwilling to make rental payments. For further information regarding the potential impact of COVID-19 on our operations, refer to “Liquidity and Capital Resources” below.

Combined Results of Operations for MGP and the Operating Partnership
Overview
The following table summarizes our financial results for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and March 31, 2020:2021:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
(in thousands)
Total Revenues$194,342 $209,570 
Total Expenses68,359 268,527 
Net income (loss)115,409 (125,322)
Net income (loss) attributable to Class A shareholders59,598 (49,748)

Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
(in thousands)
Total Revenues$201,936 $194,342 
Total Expenses73,901 68,359 
Net income116,500 115,409 
Net income attributable to Class A shareholders69,428 59,598 
Revenues

Rental revenue. Rental revenues, including ground lease and other, for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 and 2020 were $194.3$201.9 million and $209.6$194.3 million, respectively. The $15.2$7.6 million, or 7.3%3.9%, decreaseincrease for the quarterly period was due primarily to a decrease in rental revenues as a result of the removal of Mandalay Bay from the MGM-MGP Master Lease relatingdue to the MGP BREIT Venture Transactionaddition of MGM Springfield in February 2020.October 2021.

Expenses
Depreciation. Depreciation expense was $57.9$62.8 million and $62.0$57.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively. The $4.1$4.9 million, or 6.6%8.4%, decreaseincrease for the quarterly period was primarily due to the contributionaddition of Mandalay Bay to the MGP BREIT VentureMGM Springfield in February 2020.October 2021.
Property transactions, net. Property transactions, net were $0.8 million for the three month periodmonths ended March 31, 2022 and 2021 compared to $195.1were $1.5 million for the three month period ended March 31, 2020. The prior quarterly period included the difference between the carrying value of the Mandalay Bay real estate assets and the net consideration received that resulted in a loss on sale of the Mandalay Bay real estate assets of $193.1$0.8 million, in February 2020.respectively.
Ground lease expense. Ground lease expense was $5.8 million and $5.9 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020.respectively.
Acquisition-related expenses. Acquisition-related expenses were $0.6$0.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020,2022, which related to the MGP BREIT VentureVICI Transaction. There were no acquisition-related expenses for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses were $3.7$3.6 million and $4.9$3.7 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively. The $1.2 million, or 25.1%, decrease for the quarter-to-date period was primarily due to the three months ended March 31, 2020 containing costs incurred for transactions that did not sign or close.


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Other Expenses
Income from unconsolidated affiliate. Income from unconsolidated affiliate was $25.5$25.4 million and $13.4$25.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, and 2020, respectively, andrespectively. Our income from unconsolidated affiliate is entirely attributable to income from our investment in MGP BREIT Venture. The $12.1 million, or 90.7%, increase primarily reflects the timing of the MGP BREIT Venture formation in February 2020 and, accordingly, the current year quarter having a full quarter of income attributable to the venture.
Other expenses, excluding income from unconsolidated affiliate, were $33.3$34.7 million and $78.6$33.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively. The $45.3$1.4 million, or 57.7%4.3%, decreaseincrease for the quarterly period was primarily related to the $35.1$29.2 million net gain on unhedged interest rate swaps, net for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 compared to the $12.1$35.1 million lossnet gain on unhedged interest rate swaps net, for the three months ended March 31, 2020, in addition
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to the three months ended March 31, 2020 containing a $18.1 million loss on retirement of debt relating to our repayment of the term loan A and term loan B facilities. This was2021, partially offset by an increasea decrease in interest expense due to an increase in debt period over period relating to the issuance of the $800 million 4.625% senior notes due 2025 in June 2020 and of the issuance of $750 million 3.875% senior notes due 2029 in November 2020.expense.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate was a provision of1.9% and 2.4% on income before income taxes and a provision of 0.9% on loss before income taxes for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and 2020,2021, respectively. The effective tax rate indecreased slightly for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was impacted by2022 compared to the loss resulting fromprior year quarter primarily as a result of the MGP BREIT Venture Transaction,addition of MGM Springfield, for which provides no federal or statethe net rental income tax benefit due to our REIT status.is not taxable in New Jersey. Refer to Note 2 of the accompanying financial statements for additional discussion regarding income taxes.

Non-GAAP Measures

Funds From Operations (“FFO”) is net income (computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP), excluding gains and losses from sales or disposals of property (presented as property transactions, net), plus depreciation, as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, plus our share of depreciation of our unconsolidated affiliate.

Adjusted Funds From Operations (“AFFO”) is FFO as adjusted for amortization of financing costs and cash flow hedges; our share of amortization of financing costs of our unconsolidated affiliate; non-cash compensation expense; straight-line rental revenue (which is defined as the difference between contractual rent and cash rent payments, excluding lease incentive asset amortization); our share of straight-line rental revenues of our unconsolidated affiliate; amortization of lease incentive asset and deferred revenue relating to non-normal tenant improvements; acquisition-related expenses; non-cash ground lease rent, net; other expenses; (gain) lossgain on unhedged interest rate swaps, net; our share of provision for income taxes of unconsolidated affiliate; and provision for income taxes.

Adjusted EBITDA is net income (computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP) as adjusted for gains and losses from sales or disposals of property (presented as property transactions, net); depreciation; our share of depreciation of our unconsolidated affiliate; amortization of financing costs and cash flow hedges; our share of amortization of financing costs of our unconsolidated affiliate; non-cash compensation expense; straight-line rental revenue; our share of straight-line rental revenues of our unconsolidated affiliate; amortization of lease incentive asset and deferred revenue relating to non-normal tenant improvements; acquisition-related expenses; non-cash ground lease rent, net; other expenses; (gain) lossgain on unhedged interest rate swaps, net; our share of provision for income taxes of unconsolidated affiliate; interest income; interest expense (including amortization of financing costs and cash flow hedges); our share of interest expense (including amortization of financing costs) of our unconsolidated affiliate; and provision for income taxes.

FFO, FFO per unit, AFFO, AFFO per unit and Adjusted EBITDA are supplemental performance measures that have not been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) that management believes are useful to investors in comparing operating and financial results between periods. Management believes that this is especially true since these measures exclude depreciation expense and management believes that real estate values fluctuate based on market conditions rather than depreciating in value ratably on a straight-line basis over time. The Company believes such a presentation also provides investors with a meaningful measure of the Company’s operating results in comparison to the operating results of other REITs. Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors to further supplement AFFO and FFO and to provide investors a performance metric which excludes interest expense. In addition to non-cash items, the Company adjusts AFFO and Adjusted EBITDA for acquisition-related expenses. While we do not label these expenses as non-recurring, infrequent or unusual, management believes that it is helpful to adjust for these expenses when they do occur to allow for comparability of results between periods because each acquisition is (and will be) of varying size and complexity and may involve different types of expenses depending on the type of property being acquired and from whom.

FFO, FFO per unit, AFFO, AFFO per unit and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent cash flow from operations as defined by U.S. GAAP, should not be considered as an alternative to net income as defined by U.S. GAAP and are not indicative of cash available to fund all cash flow needs. Investors are also cautioned that FFO, FFO per unit, AFFO, AFFO per unit and Adjusted EBITDA as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other REITs due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same definitions.            

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The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company’s consolidated net income to FFO, AFFO and Adjusted EBITDA:
Three Months Ended March 31,
20212020
(in thousands)
Net income (loss)$115,409 $(125,322)
Depreciation (1)
57,937 62,047 
Share of depreciation of unconsolidated affiliate10,477 5,319 
Property transactions, net843 195,056 
Funds From Operations184,666 137,100 
Amortization of financing costs and cash flow hedges7,481 3,264 
Share of amortization of financing costs of unconsolidated affiliate63 33 
Non-cash compensation expense852 754 
Straight-line rental revenues, excluding lease incentive asset13,633 10,781 
Share of straight-line rental revenues of unconsolidated affiliate(12,623)(6,352)
Amortization of lease incentive asset and deferred revenue on non-normal tenant improvements4,627 4,627 
Acquisition-related expenses— 622 
Non-cash ground lease rent, net259 260 
Other expenses197 18,368 
(Gain) loss on unhedged interest rate swaps, net(35,059)12,120 
Provision for income taxes2,792 1,133 
Share of provision for income taxes of unconsolidated affiliate— 47 
Adjusted Funds From Operations166,888 182,757 
Interest income(317)(1,091)
Interest expense68,446 49,198 
Share of interest expense of unconsolidated affiliate13,432 6,524 
Amortization of financing costs and cash flow hedges(7,481)(3,264)
Share of amortization of financing costs of unconsolidated affiliate(63)(33)
Adjusted EBITDA$240,905 $234,091 
(1) Includes depreciation on Mandalay Bay real estate assets for the period of January 1, 2020 through February 14, 2020.
Three Months Ended March 31,
20222021
(in thousands)
Net income$116,500 $115,409 
Depreciation62,821 57,937 
Share of depreciation of unconsolidated affiliate10,504 10,477 
Property transactions, net1,546 843 
Funds From Operations191,371 184,666 
Amortization of financing costs and cash flow hedges8,202 7,481 
Share of amortization of financing costs of unconsolidated affiliate63 63 
Non-cash compensation expense564 852 
Straight-line rental revenues, excluding lease incentive asset18,119 13,633 
Share of straight-line rental revenues of unconsolidated affiliate(11,886)(12,623)
Amortization of lease incentive asset and deferred revenue on non-normal tenant improvements4,627 4,627 
Acquisition-related expenses146 — 
Non-cash ground lease rent, net260 259 
Other expenses109 197 
Gain on unhedged interest rate swaps, net(29,185)(35,059)
Provision for income taxes2,257 2,792 
Adjusted Funds From Operations184,647 166,888 
Interest income(3)(317)
Interest expense63,768 68,446 
Share of interest expense of unconsolidated affiliate13,432 13,432 
Amortization of financing costs and cash flow hedges(8,202)(7,481)
Share of amortization of financing costs of unconsolidated affiliate(63)(63)
Adjusted EBITDA$253,579 $240,905 

Guarantor Financial Information

As of March 31, 2021,2022, all of our indebtedness is held by the Operating Partnership and MGP does not guarantee any of the Operating Partnership’s indebtedness. The Operating Partnership’s principal debt arrangements are guaranteed by each of its wholly owned subsidiaries except for MGP JV INVESTCO 1 LLC, the entity holding the 50.1% interest in the MGP BREIT Venture, and MGM Springfield reDevelopment, LLC, the entity holding the real estate assets of MGM Springfield, and, with respect to the Operating Partnership’s senior notes, MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., the co-issuer of the senior notes. The guarantees provided by the subsidiary guarantors rank senior in right of payment to any future subordinated debt of ours or such subsidiary guarantors, junior to any secured indebtedness to the extent of the value of the assets securing such debt and effectively subordinated to any indebtedness and other obligations of our subsidiaries that do not guaranty the principal indebtedness. In addition, the obligations of each subsidiary guarantor under its guarantee is limited so as not to constitute a fraudulent conveyance under applicable law, which may eliminate the subsidiary guarantor’s obligations or reduce such obligations to an amount that effectively makes the subsidiary guarantee lack value.


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The summarized financial information of the Operating Partnership and its guarantor subsidiaries, on a combined basis, is presented below:

March 31, 2021December 31, 2020
Balance Sheet(in thousands)
Real estate investments, net$8,251,957 $8,310,737 
Other assets989,878 1,479,503 
Debt, net4,161,439 4,168,959 
Other liabilities810,955 840,605 

March 31, 2022December 31, 2021
Balance Sheet(in thousands)
Real estate investments, net$8,031,002 $8,089,223 
Other assets827,084 833,829 
Debt, net4,168,857 4,216,877 
Other liabilities815,349 854,384 

Three Months Ended
March 31, 20212022
Income Statement(in thousands)
Total revenues$194,342201,936 
Net income89,92497,235 


Liquidity and Capital Resources

Rental revenues received under the MGM-MGP Master Lease and distributions from the MGP BREIT Venture are our primary sources of cash from operations and are dependent on the tenant’s ability to pay rent and the MGP BREIT Venture’s ability to pay distributions. AsDuring the first quarter of 2021, certain of the date of this filing, all of theCompany’s properties in our portfolio, including those held by the MGP BREIT Venture, that had temporarily closed during 2020were subject to the public pursuant to statetemporary re-closures and local government requirementsre-openings as a result of the unprecedented public health crisis resulting fromCOVID-19 pandemic. Upon re-opening, the COVID-19 pandemic, have re-openedproperties continued to operate without certain amenities and subject to certain occupancy limitations, which varywith restrictions varying by jurisdiction and with further temporary re-closures and re-openings occurring for the Company’s properties or portions thereofjurisdiction. Beginning in the first quarter of 2021. In the latter part of the first quarter of 2021 certainand continuing into the second quarter of 2021, jurisdictions have loosenedeased and removed prior operating restrictions, including increased capacity limits applicable to restaurants and conventionsoccupancy limits, as well as allowing limited entertainment events to resume,social distancing policies. In the first quarter of 2022, all of our properties were open and not subject to continued COVID-19 safety measures.operating restrictions; however, travel and business volume were negatively affected in the early part of the first quarter of 2022 due to the spread of the omicron variant.

Although we are continuing to see reduced operating restrictions atall of our properties suchhave re-opened, in light of the unpredictable nature of the pandemic, including the emergence and spread of COVID-19 variants, the properties may be subject to new operating restrictions and/or temporary, complete, or partial shutdowns in the future due to COVID-19 related concerns.future. At this time, we cannot predict whether jurisdictions, states or the federal government will adopt similar or more restrictive measures in the future than in the past, including stay-at-home orders or the temporary closure of all or a portion of our tenant’s properties. Accordingly, although ourthe properties have re-opened, certainas a result of our properties are still generating revenues for the tenant that are significantly lower than historical results which we expect to continue through 2021 and potentially thereafter.pandemic.

Despite the aforementioned uncertainties and as it relates to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, our and MGP BREIT Venture’s tenants continue to make rental payments in full and on time and we believe the tenants’ (and the guarantor’s) liquidity positions are sufficient to cover their expected rental obligations for the foreseeable future. Accordingly, while we do not anticipate an impact on our operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, we cannot estimate the duration of the pandemic and potential impact on our business if our re-opened properties will be required to close again, or if the tenants (or guarantor) are otherwise unable or unwilling to make rental payments.

All of our indebtedness is held by the Operating Partnership and MGP does not guarantee any of the Operating Partnership's indebtedness. MGP's principal funding requirement is the payment of dividends and distributions on its Class A shares, and its principal source of funding for these dividends and distributions is the distributions it receives from the Operating Partnership. MGP's liquidity is therefore dependent upon the Operating Partnership's ability to make sufficient distributions to it, which distributions are primarily funded by rental payments received from the tenant and distributions from the MGP BREIT Venture. The Operating Partnership's primary uses of cash include payment of operating expenses, debt service, and distributions to MGP and MGM. We believe that the Operating Partnership currently has sufficient liquidity to satisfy all of its commitments, including its distributions to MGP, and in turn, that we currently have sufficient liquidity to satisfy all our commitments in the form of $143.2 million in cash and cash equivalents held by the Operating Partnership as of March 31, 2021,2022, expected cash flows from operations, expected cash distributions from the MGP BREIT Venture, and $1.3$1.35 billion of borrowing capacity under the Operating Partnership’s revolving credit facility as of March 31, 2021.2022. See Note 6 to the
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accompanying financial statements for a description of our principal debt arrangements and Note 4arrangements.

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In addition, we expect to incur additional indebtedness in the accompanying financial statementsfuture to finance acquisitions, fund potential additional redemptions of the Operating Partnership units held by MGM if the VICI Transaction does not close, or for a description of our excess cash flow guarantee relating to the MGP BREIT Venture.general corporate or other purposes.
Summary of Cash Flows
Net cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 20212022 was $168.1$190.4 million compared to net cash provided by operating activities of $175.9$168.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2020.2021. The change was primarily due to the addition of MGM Springfield to the MGM-MGP Master Lease in October 2021, which increased the annual cash rental payments by $30.0 million, and due to the 2% fixed annual rent escalator at the beginning of the fifthsixth lease year on April 1, 2020,2021, which increased the annual cash rental payments by $14.7 million, partially offset by the decrease in annual cash rental payments of $133 million as a result of the removal of Mandalay Bay from the MGM-MGP Master Lease in February 2020, and due to an increase in distributions from our unconsolidated affiliate which is attributable to the timing of the MGP BREIT Venture formation in February 2020, partially offset by the March 2021 distribution remaining at the MGP BREIT Venture as the excess cash flow guarantee had not yet been executed as of March 31, 2021. Refer to Note 4 for discussion on the excess cash flow guarantee.$15.0 million.
There was no cash provided by or used in investing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2022 or March 31, 2021. There was $58.1 million of net
Net cash provided by investingused in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 20202022 was $190.8 million, which related toreflects our payments of $140.8 million of distributions and dividends and $50.0 million of repayments under the net cash proceeds from the MGP BREIT Venture Transaction.revolving credit facility.
Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2021 was $651.2 million, which reflects our payments of $136.5 million of distributions and dividends, $9.5 million of repayments under the revolving credit facility, and the $1.2 billion of cash used to satisfy the notice of redemption of 37.1 million Operating Partnership units held by MGM, which was funded with cash on hand and with proceeds from the issuance of 21.9 million Class A shares for $676.0 million.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2020 was $1.3 billion, which was primarily attributable to our $1.35 billion draw on our revolving credit facility and the proceeds of $150.0 million from the issuance of Class A shares to BREIT. This was offset by the repayment of the Operating Partnership’s $1.3 billion outstanding term loan B facility with the proceeds of the bridge loan facility, which was then assumed by the MGP BREIT Venture; the repayment of the Operating Partnership’s $399 million outstanding term loan A facility with the $374.6 million of net proceeds from the settlement of forward equity agreements; and payments of $147.3 million of distributions and dividends.

Dividends and Distributions

The following table presents the distributions declared and paid by the Operating Partnership and the dividends declared by MGP within the three months ended March 31, 20212022 and March 31, 2020.2021. MGP pays its dividends with the receipt of its share of the Operating Partnership’s distributions.
Declaration DateRecord DateDistribution/ Dividend Per Unit/ SharePayment Date
20212022
March 15, 20212022March 31, 20212022$0.49500.5300 April 15, 202114, 2022
20202021
March 13, 202015, 2021March 31, 20202021$0.47500.4950 April 15, 20202021

In order to maintain REIT status, U.S. federal income tax laws generally require that a REIT distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains, and that it pay taxes at regular corporate income tax rates to the extent that it annually distributes less than 100% of its taxable income. Our annual distribution will not be less than 90% of our REIT taxable income on an annual basis, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding any net capital gains.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

A complete discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates is included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2020.2021. There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates since year end.


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Market Risk

Our primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk with respect to our existing variable rate indebtedness. An increase in interest rates could make the financing of any acquisition by us more costly as well as increase the costs of our variable rate debt obligations. Rising interest rates could also limit our ability to refinance our debt when it matures or cause us to pay higher interest rates upon refinancing and increase interest expense on refinanced indebtedness.

To manage our exposure to changes in LIBOR rates, as of March 31, 2021, we have effective interest rate swap agreements where the Company pays a weighted average fixed rate of 1.821% on a total notional amount of $1.9 billion. Additionally, we have $900 million of notional amount of forward starting swaps that are not currently effective.
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We do not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes and do not enter into derivative transactions that would be considered speculative positions. As of March 31, 2021,2022, we did not have any variable rate borrowings, excluding impact from our swap agreements, represented approximately less than 1% of our total borrowings. Assuming a 100 basis-point increase in LIBOR, our annual interest cost would increase by less than $0.1 million based on gross amounts outstanding at March 31, 2021 and not taking into account the interest rate swap agreements. The following table provides information about the maturities of our debt subject to changes in interest rates, excluding the effect of the interest rate swaps discussed above:rates:
Debt maturing inFair Value
March 31,
Debt maturing inFair Value
March 31,
20212022202320242025ThereafterTotal202120222023202420252026ThereafterTotal2022
(in millions)(in millions)
Fixed rateFixed rate$— $— $— $1,050.0 $800.0 $2,350.0 $4,200.0 $4,409.9 Fixed rate$— $— $1,050.0 $800.0 $500.0 $1,850.0 $4,200.0 $4,263.9 
Average interest rateAverage interest rateN/AN/AN/A5.625 %4.625 %4.699 %4.917 %Average interest rateN/AN/A5.625 %4.625 %4.500 %4.753 %4.917 %
Variable rateVariable rate$— $— $0.5 $— $— $— $0.5 $0.5 Variable rate$— $— $— $— $— $— $— $— 
Average interest rateAverage interest rateN/AN/A4.000 %N/AN/AN/A4.000 %Average interest rateN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

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Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements
This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, statements pertaining to our capital resources and the amount and frequency of future distributions contain forward-looking statements. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “likely,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “projects,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make regarding the closing of the VICI Transaction and any benefits we expect to receive from such transactions, the anticipated degree to which the COVID-19 pandemic will impact our results of operations, our expectations regarding our future liquidity position and the liquidity position of our tenant (and guarantor), the timing and amount of any future dividends and our ability to further grow our portfolio.

Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and you should not rely on them as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements depend on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. We do not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will happen at all). The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:

The fact that as a result ofour properties continue to face challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic our properties are continuing to operate without certain amenities and subject to certain occupancy limitations, and we are unable to predict the lengthemergence of time it will take for the properties to return to normal operations for the tenant.
The fact that future increases in reported COVID-19 cases in the jurisdictions in which our tenant operates may result in such jurisdictions adopting policies and procedures further restricting the amenities that can be offered at our properties or require those properties to temporarily close to the public.variants.
We are dependent on MGM (including its subsidiaries) unless and until we substantially diversify our portfolio, and an event that has a significant adverse effect on MGM’s business, financial position or results of operations (including the continuing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic) could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
We depend on our properties leased to MGM for substantially all of our anticipated cash flows (including the properties held by the MGP BREIT Venture).
We, or the MGP BREIT Venture, as applicable, may not be able to re-lease the properties following the expiration or termination of the lease.
MGP’s sole material assets are Operating Partnership units representing 57.9%58.5% of the ownership interests in the Operating Partnership, as of March 31, 2021,2022, over which we have operating control through our ownership of its general partner, and our ownership interest in the general partner of the Operating Partnership.
Our ability to sell our properties is restricted by the terms of the leases or may otherwise be limited.
We will have future capital needs and may not be able to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms.
Covenants in our debt agreements may limit our operational flexibility, and a covenant breach or default could materially adversely affect our business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Covenants in the debt agreements at the MGP BREIT Venture may limit its ability to pay distributions to us, which could materially affect our business, financial position, results of operations, or cash flows.
Rising expenses could reduce cash flow and funds available for future acquisitions and distributions.
We are dependent on the gaming industry and may be susceptible to the risks associated with it, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Because a significant number of our major gaming resorts are concentrated on the Las Vegas Strip, we are subject to greater risks than a company that is more geographically diversified.
Our pursuit of investments in, and acquisitions or development of, additional properties (including our rightsright of first offer with respect to MGM Springfield and with respect to any future gaming developments by MGM on the undeveloped land adjacent to Empire City) may be unsuccessful or fail to meet our expectations.
We may face extensive regulation from gaming and other regulatory authorities, and our operating agreement provides that any of our shares held by investors who are found to be unsuitable by state gaming regulatory authorities are subject to redemption.
Required regulatory approvals can delay or prohibit future leases or transfers of our gaming properties, which could result in periods in which we are unable to receive rent for such properties.
Net leases may not result in fair market lease rates over time, which could negatively impact our income and reduce the amount of funds available to make distributions to shareholders.
Our dividend yield could be reduced if we were to sell any of our properties in the future.
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There can be no assurance that we will be able to make distributions to our Operating Partnership unitholders and Class A shareholders or maintain our anticipated level of distributions over time.
An increase in market interest rates could increase our interest costs on existing and future debt and could adversely affect the price of our Class A shares.
We are currently controlled by MGM, whose interests in our business may conflict with ours or yours.
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We are dependent on MGM for the provision of administration services to our operations and assets.
MGM’s historical results may not be a reliable indicator of its future results.
Our operating agreement contains provisions that reduce or eliminate duties (including fiduciary duties) of our directors, officers and others.
If MGM engages in the same type of business we conduct, our ability to successfully operate and expand our business may be hampered.
The MGM-MGP Master Lease and other agreements governing our relationship with MGM were not negotiated on an arm’s-length basis and the terms of those agreements may be less favorable to us than they might otherwise have been in an arm’s-length transaction.
In the event of a bankruptcy of the MGM-MGP Master Lease’s tenant, a bankruptcy court may determine that the MGM-MGP Master Lease is not a single lease but rather multiple severable leases, each of which can be assumed or rejected independently, in which case underperforming leases related to properties we own that are subject to the MGM-MGP Master Lease could be rejected by the tenant while tenant-favorable leases are allowed to remain in place.
MGM may undergo a change of control without the consent of us or of our shareholders.
If MGP fails to remain qualified to be taxed as a REIT, it will be subject to U.S. federal income tax as a regular corporation and could face a substantial tax liability, which would have an adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations, orand cash flows.
Legislative or other actions affecting REITs could have a negative effect on us.
The anticipated benefits of our prior, anticipated and future investments and acquisitions, including our investment in MGP BREIT Venture, may not be realized fully and may take longer to realize than expected.
We may be unable to complete the VICI Transaction on the terms described herein or at all, and failure to complete the VICI Transaction may adversely affect our business and the price of our Class A shares.
The VICI Transaction is subject to the satisfaction of closing conditions, including the receipt of regulatory approvals, which could delay or prevent the completion of the VICI Transaction.
Potential litigation instituted against us, MGM, VICI or our respective directors challenging the VICI Transaction may prevent the VICI Transaction from becoming effective within the expected timeframe or at all.
The VICI Transaction’s master transaction agreement subjects us to restrictions on our business activities during the pendency of the VICI Transaction.
The announcement and pendency of the VICI Transaction may have an adverse effect on our business, operating results and price of our Class A shares.
If VICI’s anticipated debt financing for the VICI Transaction becomes unavailable, the VICI Transaction may not be completed.
The combined company will have substantial indebtedness following the completion of the VICI Transaction, which will increase the risks related to substantial indebtedness that we currently face.
While forward-looking statements reflect our good-faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact our future results, performance or transactions, see the section entitled “Risk Factors.”
Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Form 10-Q speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.
You should also be aware that while we from time to time communicate with securities analysts, we do not disclose to them any material non-public information, internal forecasts or other confidential business information. Therefore, you should not assume that we agree with any statement or report issued by any analyst, irrespective of the content of the statement or report. To the extent that reports issued by securities analysts contain projections, forecasts or opinions, those reports are not our responsibility and are not endorsed by us.

Item 3.    Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk
We incorporate by reference the information appearing under “Market Risk” in Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.
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Item 4.    Controls and Procedures
Controls and Procedures with respect to MGP
Our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective as of March 31, 20212022 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and regulations and to provide that such information is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. This conclusion is based on an evaluation as required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act conducted under the supervision and participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer along with company management.
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Controls and Procedures with respect to the Operating Partnership
In this “Controls and Procedures with respect to the Operating Partnership” section, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to the Operating Partnership together with its consolidated subsidiaries, and “management,” “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” refers to the management, principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Operating Partnership and of the Operating Partnership’s general partner.
Our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective as of March 31, 20212022 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and regulations and to provide that such information is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. This conclusion is based on an evaluation as required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act conducted under the supervision and participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer along with company management.
Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting
During the quarter ended March 31, 2021,2022, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

Part II.    OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.    Legal Proceedings

See discussion of legal proceedings in Note 11 in the accompanying consolidated financial statements.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

A description of certain factors that may affect our future results and risk factors is set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2020. Except as discussed below, there2021. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our 20202021 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Covenants in our debt agreements may limit our operational flexibility, and a covenant breach or default could materially adversely affect our business, financial position or results of operations. The agreements governing our indebtedness contain customary covenants, including restrictions on the Operating Partnership’s ability to grant liens on the Operating Partnership’s assets, incur indebtedness, sell assets, make investments, engage in acquisitions, mergers or consolidations and pay certain distributions and other restricted payments. In addition, the Operating Partnership is required to comply with certain financial covenants. These restrictions may limit our operational flexibility. Covenants that limit our operational flexibility as well as defaults under the Operating Partnership’s debt instruments could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.

In addition, covenants in the MGP BREIT Venture’s loan agreement may limit its ability to pay distributions to us. In particular, the MGP BREIT Venture loan agreement requires that the tenant EBITDAR to MGP BREIT Venture cash interest ratio is maintained above a specified level. If this ratio is not met for two consecutive fiscal quarters, then the borrowers will be unable to distribute excess cash flows to us unless and until we provide an excess cash flow guarantee (the “ECF Guaranty”). As of December 31, 2020, the ratio was not met for two consecutive quarters and, as a result, in April 2021, the Operating Partnership and an entity affiliated with BREIT each delivered an ECF Guaranty to the lenders covering all distributions since January 1, 2021. The ECF Guaranty provides that the MGP BREIT Venture may distribute an aggregate amount of cash not to exceed 9.9% of the principal amount of the MGP BREIT Venture’s outstanding indebtedness under the loan agreement, after which distributions must remain at the MGP BREIT Venture in a restricted cash account until such time as the tenant EBITDAR to MGP BREIT Venture cash interest ratio is met for two consecutive quarters. In addition, in the event of a default under the loan agreement during this period, we will be required to return our share of amounts distributed to us while the ratio was not met. Any limits on the MGP BREIT Venture’s ability to distribute cash to us, or any requirement for us to return the cash distributed to us from the MGP BREIT Venture during the period of non-compliance, could adversely affect our business, results of operations, or cash flows.


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

In March 2021, certain subsidiaries of MGM delivered a notice of redemption covering approximately 37.1 million Operating Partnership units that they held in accordance with the terms of the Operating Partnership’s partnership agreement. On March 12, 2021, the Company redeemed approximately 15.3 million Operating Partnership units for cash (with such Operating Partnership units retired upon redemption) and satisfied its remaining obligation under that notice covering the remaining 21.9 million Operating Partnership units on March 15, 2021 using the proceeds, net of underwriters’ discount, from an offering of MGP’s Class A shares for aggregate cash proceeds paid of approximately $1.2 billion.None.
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Item 6.    Exhibits
101.INSInline XBRL Instance Document - the instance document does not appear in the Interactive Data File because its XBRL tags are embedded within the Inline XBRL document.
101.SCHInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
101.CALInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
101.DEFInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
101.LABInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
101.PREInline XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
104 The cover page from this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 20212022 has been formatted in Inline XBRL.
*Exhibits 32.1, 32.2, 32.3 and 32.4 shall not be deemed filed with the SEC, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the SEC under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.
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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.

MGM Growth Properties LLC
Date: April 30, 202121, 2022By:/s/ JAMES C. STEWART
James C. Stewart
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: April 30, 202121, 2022/s/ ANDY H. CHIEN
Andy H. Chien
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
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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.

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP
By: MGM Growth Properties OP GP LLC, its general partner
Date: April 30, 202121, 2022By:/s/ JAMES C. STEWART
James C. Stewart
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: April 30, 202121, 2022/s/ ANDY H. CHIEN
Andy H. Chien
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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