Prestige Healthcare Update:
During the third quarter of 2023 LTC deferred $900,000 in interest payments under an agreement to defer up to $1.5 million, or up to $300,000 per month for May through September 2023, in interest payments due on a mortgage loan secured by 15 skilled nursing centers located in Michigan and operated by Prestige Healthcare. Subsequent to September 30, 2023, this loan was amended. As part of the amendment, LTC has drawn $2.8 million from Prestige Healthcare’s approximate $5.0 million letter of credit to repay all deferred interest outstanding through October 2023. Additionally, LTC will draw down approximately $334,000 in each of November and December 2023 to be applied toward interest then due on the loan at that point. As a result, LTC expects to receive all contractual interest of $19.5 million due from Prestige Healthcare in 2023. Effective January 1, 2024, the minimum mortgage interest payment due to LTC will be set based on an annual current pay rate of 8.5% on the outstanding loan balance. The contractual interest rate on the loan of 10.8% as of January 1, 2024 remains unchanged. From the retro-active Medicaid funds due to Prestige Healthcare, LTC expects the letter of credit will be replenished in 2024 and Prestige Healthcare will be able to pay all contractual interest during 2024 and 2025.
Conference Call Information
LTC will conduct a conference call on Friday, October 27, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time (11:00 a.m. Eastern Time), to provide commentary on its performance and operating results for the quarter ended September 30, 2023. The conference call is accessible by telephone and the internet. Interested parties may access the live conference call via the following:
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Webcast | | www.LTCreit.com |
USA Toll-Free Number | | (888) 506-0062 |
International Number | | (973) 528-0011 |
Conference Access Code | | 273665 |
Additionally, an audio replay of the call will be available one hour after the live call through November 10, 2023 via the following:
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USA Toll-Free Number | | (877) 481-4010 |
International Number | | (919) 882-2331 |
Conference Number | | 49044 |
About LTC
LTC is a real estate investment trust (REIT) investing in seniors housing and health care properties primarily through sale-leasebacks, mortgage financing, joint-ventures and structured finance solutions including preferred equity and mezzanine lending. LTC’s investment portfolio includes 208 properties in 27 states with 29 operating partners. Based on its gross real estate investments, LTC’s investment portfolio is comprised of approximately 50% seniors housing and 50% skilled nursing properties. Learn more at www.LTCreit.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This press release includes statements that are not purely historical and are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding the Company’s expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future. All statements other than historical facts contained in this press release are forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Please see LTC’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, its subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and its other publicly available filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for a discussion of these and other risks and uncertainties. All forward-looking statements included in this press release are based on information available to the Company on the date hereof, and LTC assumes no obligation to update such forward-looking statements. Although the Company’s management believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, no assurance can be given that such expectations will prove to have been correct. The actual results achieved by the Company may differ materially from any forward-looking statements due to the risks and uncertainties of such statements.
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