EXHIBIT 99.2
HOST MARRIOTT CORPORATION
SUMMARY OF PROPOSED REIT CONVERSION,
SPIN-OFF OF SENIOR LIVING BUSINESS AND
BLACKSTONE HOTEL PORTFOLIO TRANSACTION
Overview
Host Marriott Corporation ("HMC") has adopted a plan to reorganize its
business operations so that it will qualify as a real estate investment trust (a
"REIT") focused primarily on the ownership and acquisition of upscale and luxury
full-service hotels. As part of the reorganization of HMC's business operations
to permit HMC to qualify as a REIT (the "REIT Conversion"), HMC and its
consolidated subsidiaries will contribute their full-service hotel properties
and certain other businesses and assets to Host Marriott, L.P. (the "Operating
Partnership"), a newly formed Delaware limited partnership, in exchange for
units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership ("OP Units")
and the assumption of certain liabilities. The sole general partner of the
Operating Partnership will be Host Marriott Trust, which will be the entity
resulting from the conversion of HMC from a Delaware corporation to a Maryland
REIT ("Host REIT").
Contemporaneously with the REIT Conversion, HMC intends to spin off its
senior living communities business through a taxable distribution to its
shareholders of shares of Senior Living Communities, Inc. ("SLC"). Shares of
Host REIT and SLC will thereafter be separately traded public securities, and
the companies will operate independently. SLC is expected to own and continue
to expand HMC's $700 million portfolio of senior living properties. This
portfolio currently consists of 31 retirement communities, totaling 7,218 units
in 12 states. Contributing the senior living properties to SLC will serve the
dual purposes of focusing Host REIT on the ownership and acquisition of upscale
and luxury full-service hotels while at the same time providing SLC with
substantial business and growth opportunities. Because REITs are not permitted
under current federal income tax law to derive revenues directly from the
operation of hotels, SLC or its subsidiaries also will lease substantially all
of the hotels owned by Host REIT and will operate the hotels under the existing
management agreements with third-party managers and pay rent to the Operating
Partnership, as more fully described herein.
In addition, HMC and the Operating Partnership have entered into an
agreement with various affiliates of The Blackstone Group and Blackstone Real
Estate Partners (collectively, "Blackstone") to acquire interests in 13 luxury
and deluxe hotels, totaling 5,805 rooms, as well as two office buildings
connected to two of the hotels and a 25% interest in the Swissotel Management
Company, in a transaction having an aggregate value of up to approximately
$1.775 billion, including the assumption of debt (the "Blackstone Transaction").
Following the REIT Conversion and the Blackstone Transaction, HMC expects
that the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries will own outright, or own
controlling
interests in, approximately 125 full-service hotels operating primarily under
the Marriott and Ritz-Carlton brand names, including the two Ritz-Carlton, three
Four Seasons, one Grand Hyatt, three Hyatt Regency and four Swissotel properties
included in the Blackstone portfolio.
At the time of its merger into Host REIT, HMC will distribute the common
stock of SLC to its shareholders together with a substantial cash distribution.
The expected aggregate value of these distributions is currently expected to be
approximately $400 to $550 million. HMC is making these distributions to its
shareholders, which will be treated as taxable dividends, to eliminate its
estimated accumulated earnings and profits, as required to be eligible for REIT
status. An additional taxable distribution may be required in 1999. The
amount of both the initial distribution and any such additional distribution is
subject to a number of contingencies and uncertainties at this time. The
amount of these distributions will be based upon HMC's estimates, at such time,
of its accumulated earnings and profits for tax purposes, which could be
affected by a number of factors (including, for example, actual operating
results prior to REIT conversion, extraordinary capital transactions, including
those in connection with the REIT conversion, and any adjustment resulting from
routine ongoing audits of HMC.)
In the REIT Conversion, each outstanding share of HMC common stock will be
converted into one common share of beneficial interest (a "Common Share") of
Host REIT. Following the closing of the REIT Conversion, the Common Shares will
continue to be listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
HMC, like most REITs, would have a prohibition on any person, entity or
group acquiring more than 9.8% of the outstanding HMC stock. SLC also would have
a prohibition on any person, entity or group acquiring more than 9.8% of the SLC
outstanding stock. The Operating Partnership would have a prohibition on any
person, entity or group other than Host REIT acquiring more than 4.9% of the
outstanding OP Units.
In connection with the REIT Conversion, HMC expects to offer partners in
public and private partnerships that own full service hotels in which HMC or its
subsidiaries are general partners the opportunity to receive OP Units in
exchange for their interests in these hotel partnerships. Blackstone also will
receive OP Units in the Blackstone Transaction. Beginning one year after the
REIT Conversion, partners receiving OP Units other than Host REIT will have the
right to redeem their OP Units and receive, at the election of Host REIT, either
Common Shares on a one-for-one basis (subject to adjustment) or cash in an
amount equal to the market value of such shares. OP Units issued to Blackstone
will be redeemable on the same basis at various times and amounts commencing
July 1, 1999.
HMC estimates that the REIT Conversion (including, among other things,
consummation of the consolidation of substantially all public and private
partnerships and refinancing of public bonds), the Blackstone Transaction and
the spin-off of SLC will result in combined funds from operations (FFO) of HMC
and SLC for the full-year 1999 of approximately $2.41 per share, of which $0.06
per share is attributable to the Blackstone Transaction.
Host REIT expects to qualify as a real estate investment trust under
federal income tax law beginning January 1, 1999. However, consummation of the
REIT Conversion is subject to significant contingencies that are outside the
control of HMC, including final board approval, consent of stockholders,
partners, bondholders, lenders, and ground lessors of HMC, its affiliates and
other third parties. Accordingly, there can be no assurance that the REIT
Conversion will be completed or that it will be effective as of January 1, 1999.
Consummation of the Blackstone Transaction is also subject to certain
conditions, including consummation of the REIT Conversion by March 31, 1999.
MAJOR STEPS IN REIT CONVERSION AND THE SLC SPIN-OFF
The following are the major steps in the REIT Conversion and the spin-off
of SLC:
. Formation of UPREIT by HMC
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HMC will contribute its full-service hotel assets and certain other
assets (excluding its senior living assets) to the Operating
Partnership in exchange for (i) a number of OP Units equal to the
number of outstanding shares of common stock of HMC and (ii) the
assumption by the Operating Partnership of certain liabilities of HMC
and its subsidiaries. Following the REIT Conversion, the assets and
operations of Host REIT will be held by or conducted through the
Operating Partnership, of which Host REIT (or a wholly owned
subsidiary thereof) will be the general partner. The initial limited
partners would be former partners of public and private hotel
partnerships that are "rolled up" into the Operating Partnership as
well as Blackstone. This structure is commonly referred to as an
umbrella partnership real estate investment trust ("UPREIT"). As is
customary, HMC, as general partner, will have absolute control of the
Operating Partnership.
As described below, HMC will solicit consents from partners in various
public partnerships controlled by HMC that own full service hotels for
mergers of those partnerships with subsidiaries of the Operating
Partnership. HMC also will negotiate with partners in various private
partnerships in which HMC is a general partner that own full service
hotels to obtain consent to mergers of those partnerships with the
Operating Partnership or, alternatively, a restructuring of those
partnerships on a standalone basis into a structure permitting a lease
of their hotels to SLC or a subsidiary thereof. In the event HMC is
unsuccessful in any of these negotiations, HMC likely would contribute
its interest to one or more taxable Special Subsidiaries as described
below.
. Merger of HMC into Host REIT
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HMC, a Delaware corporation, will be reorganized as a Maryland REIT
through a merger into Host REIT upon obtaining stockholder approval of
the merger. Pursuant to the merger agreement, HMC stockholders will
receive, for each share of HMC common stock, one Host REIT Common
Share, a fraction of a share of common stock of SLC and an amount of
cash to be determined (the aggregate value of such distributions
currently estimated to total approximately $400 to $550 million). The
amount of cash will equal the estimated amount of accumulated earnings
and profits of HMC as of the closing date less the equity
value of the common stock of SLC, as determined by the Board of
Directors of HMC.
. Spin-off of SLC Stock to HMC Stockholders
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As part of its merger into Host REIT, HMC will distribute the stock of
SLC (or another corporation owning SLC) to its existing stockholders
in a taxable distribution. Thereafter, shares of the two companies
will trade separately. The companies will pursue independent growth
strategies. The stockholders of Host REIT and SLC initially will be
identical, but because both companies will be publicly traded, the
commonality of stockholders is expected to decline over time.
Initially there also may be a partial overlap among the boards of HMC
and SLC, but this overlap is expected to be eliminated over time.
. Lease of Hotels to Subsidiaries of SLC
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SLC will be capitalized with various HMC assets, including all of
HMC's senior living properties. SLC or its subsidiaries will lease
lodging properties from the Operating Partnership and related parties.
The lessees will become parties to the management agreements with the
existing hotel managers. SLC or its subsidiaries will operate these
lodging properties under the existing management agreements with the
existing hotel managers and pay rent to the Operating Partnership.
Each lease would provide for payment of a fixed annual base rent and
percentage rent that is based upon a percentage of total sales by each
hotel.
. Formation of Special Subsidiaries for Unqualified Assets
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The Operating Partnership will organize one or more taxable
corporations (the "Special Subsidiaries") that will own various assets
that the Operating Partnership and its other subsidiaries cannot own
without conflicting with HMC's REIT status. These assets could include
interests in partnerships that HMC is unable to convert to a lease
structure, the stock in the tenants of the contemplated "limited
service/extended stay" REIT that may be organized in connection with
the Limited Service UPREIT Transaction (as described below) and FF&E
at some of the hotels leased to SLC that HMC cannot own directly under
the REIT rules. The Operating Partnership would own nonvoting common
stock representing 95% of the equity in the Special Subsidiaries, and
it is currently expected that an affiliate(s) of HMC would own voting
common stock representing 5% of such equity.
. Limited Service Partnerships Transaction
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There are several alternatives being pursued for the six partnerships
that own limited service or extended stay hotels in which subsidiaries
of HMC are general partners. One alternative is to provide the six
partnerships the opportunity to consolidate in a newly created limited
service UPREIT that would be separate from Host REIT. In this proposed
transaction (the "Limited Service UPREIT Transaction"), HMC's
subsidiaries would obtain limited partner interests in the operating
partnership for the limited service UPREIT in exchange for their
respective interests in the six hotel partnerships and HMC
subsidiaries would
serve as lessees of the hotels. In connection with the REIT
Conversion, HMC would contribute the partnership interests it receives
in the limited service UPREIT and the stock of the lessees to the
Operating Partnership, and the Operating Partnership would contribute
the stock of the lessees to a Special Subsidiary.
Other alternatives also are being considered for these partnerships.
Although no proposals have yet developed, the general partners
continue to pursue the possibility of a potential sale of the
underlying assets or a merger of the partnerships with an existing
publicly traded company.
. Roll Up of Hotel Partnerships
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As part of the REIT Conversion, the Operating Partnership expects to
propose the consolidation of 8 limited partnerships that own full-
service hotels in which HMC or subsidiaries of HMC are general
partners (the "Public Partnerships") with the hotels owned by 5
private partnerships in which subsidiaries of HMC are general partners
(together with the Public Partnerships, the "Hotel Partnerships") and
the hotels contributed by HMC to the Operating Partnership. Limited
partners (other than those affiliated with HMC) in those Hotel
Partnerships that participate in the consolidation will exchange their
partnership interests in such Hotel Partnerships for OP Units. Each of
these transactions will require the consent of the limited partners in
order to participate in the consolidation. Assuming all of the Hotel
Partnerships participate in this consolidation on terms currently
expected by HMC, outside partners would receive OP Units with an
aggregate value of approximately $400 million, while deferring
recognition of at least a substantial portion of any built-in taxable
gain on their interests in the Hotel Partnerships.
. Refinancing of HMH Properties Bonds and Other Debt
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Prior to consummation of the REIT Conversion, HMH Properties, Inc.
("HMH Properties"), a wholly owned subsidiary of HMC, expects to
refinance its $1.55 billion of outstanding public bonds through an
offer to purchase the public bonds for cash and a concurrent
solicitation of consents to amend the terms of the debt securities to
permit the REIT Conversion. The funds for the refinancing are expected
to be obtained through the issuance of new debt securities by the
Operating Partnership and through additional funds of HMC to the
extent necessary. The Operating Partnership will assume the liability
with respect to any untendered bonds of HMH Properties, in connection
with the REIT Conversion. The terms of the refinancing have not been
finalized and will be based upon market conditions at the time of the
refinancing.
HMC plans to modify its existing revolving credit facility and likely
will keep most other project specific financing in place following the
REIT Conversion. HMC will seek the consent of mortgage lenders to the
REIT Conversion, including the leases to SLC of hotels that are
financed by mortgage loans.
The Operating Partnership will assume the obligations of HMC under
approximately $34.8 million of senior unsecured public bonds issued by
HMC and $83.8 million of tax exempt bonds.
. Adjustment to Terms of QUIPS
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In the REIT Conversion, it is anticipated that the Operating
Partnership will assume primary liability for repayment of the
convertible debentures of HMC underlying the $550 million of Quarterly
Income Preferred Securities ("QUIPS") of a subsidiary trust of HMC.
Host REIT also will remain liable on the debentures and the debentures
will be convertible into Common Shares of Host REIT. It is anticipated
that the conversion ratio of the QUIPS will be adjusted as a result of
the distribution of SLC stock and cash to HMC stockholders in the
merger of HMC into Host REIT.
BLACKSTONE PORTFOLIO ACQUISITION
On April 16, 1998, HMC, the Operating Partnership and Blackstone entered
into a Contribution Agreement (the "Contribution Agreement") which provides for
the transfer of interests in thirteen hotels and other assets in exchange for
cash, OP Units in the Operating Partnership, common stock in SLC and the
assumption or repayment of certain outstanding third-party loans. The hotels
are: The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island; Hyatt Regency Cambridge, Boston; Hyatt
Regency Reston, Virginia; Grand Hyatt Atlanta; Four Seasons Beverly Hills; Four
Seasons Philadelphia; Four Seasons Atlanta; The Drake (Swissotel) New York;
Swissotel Chicago; Swissotel Boston; Swissotel Atlanta; Hyatt Regency
Burlingame, San Francisco; and The Ritz-Carlton, Boston. Also included are two
office buildings in Atlanta, The Offices at The Grand and The Offices at the
Swissotel, and a 25% interest in the Swissotel Management Company. The
interests to be acquired in The Ritz-Carlton, Boston will be a first mortgage
loan secured by the property and a general partner interest in the owner of the
hotel. The parties currently expect that the interests to be acquired in the
Four Seasons Beverly Hills will be a first mortgage loan pursuant to the
Contribution Agreement and the equity interest in the owner of the hotel
pursuant to a nonbinding letter of intent.
The aggregate value of the consideration for these assets is expected to
be approximately $1.775 billion, subject to adjustment. The consideration is
expected to consist of (i) a combination of cash and the assumption or repayment
of debt in an aggregate amount of approximately $835 million, and (ii) OP Units
with an estimated aggregate value of approximately $940 million (approximately
47 million OP Units at a fixed price of $20.00 per OP Unit). In addition, for
each OP Unit received, Blackstone would receive an amount of cash and SLC common
stock equal to the amount that a holder of one share of HMC common stock will
receive in the SLC spin-off distribution by HMC or, at Blackstone's option,
additional OP Units of equivalent value.
Within 60 days of the execution of the Contribution Agreement, HMC will
cause the size of its board of directors to be increased by one or more
directors, and John G. Schreiber, Co-Chairman of the Blackstone Real Estate
Partners' Investment Committee (or another person selected by Blackstone and
reasonably acceptable to the board of directors of HMC), will be appointed to
serve as a director of HMC. HMC and Host REIT will include the Blackstone board
designee on the slate for election by shareholders for so long
as Blackstone and its affiliates own at least five percent of the outstanding OP
Units. In addition, at all times and for so long as the board of directors of
SLC has more than two members who are also members of the board of directors of
HMC (or Host REIT if the REIT Conversion is consummated), Blackstone will be
entitled to designate an individual to serve on SLC's board of directors.
The OP Units issued in the Blackstone Transaction will be redeemable for
Host REIT Common Shares on a one-for-one basis or, at the election of Host REIT,
the cash equivalent thereof, as follows: 50% of the OP Units will be redeemable
beginning July 1, 1999, an additional 25% will be redeemable beginning October
1, 1999, and the balance will be redeemable beginning January 1, 2000. HMC and
Host REIT will grant certain registration rights with respect to any Common
Shares received upon the exercise of the redemption right.
In the event that the REIT Conversion is not consummated, Blackstone will
have the right to elect to receive in lieu of OP Units, units in a newly-formed
partnership owned by HMC and Blackstone on terms generally comparable to the
above terms, except that the units in the newly-formed partnership will be
redeemable for HMC common shares. In either event, upon completion of the
Blackstone Transaction, Blackstone is expected to own approximately 19% of the
pro forma HMC common stock outstanding on a fully diluted basis.
Consummation of the Blackstone Transaction pursuant to the Contribution
Agreement is subject to HMC's consummation of the REIT Conversion, to closing
prior to March 31, 1999, to obtaining certain consents of third parties and to
various other conditions and contingencies. Consummation of the acquisition of
the equity interest in the Four Seasons Beverly Hills is subject to execution of
a definitive contribution agreement and satisfaction of conditions set forth
therein.
REIT OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE
Upon consummation of the REIT Conversion (and assuming all of the related
transactions occur in the manner described herein), the structure of, and
ownership of interests in, Host REIT and the Operating Partnership and the
leasing arrangements will be substantially as shown in the following diagram.
[OWNERSHIP STRUCTURE DIAGRAM APPEARS HERE ]
FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS; SIGNIFICANT CONTINGENCIES
Certain matters discussed in this summary include forward-looking
statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995. Certain, but not necessarily all, of such forward-looking statements can
be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as "believes,"
"expects," "may," "will," "should," or "anticipates" or the negative thereof or
other variations thereof or comparable terminology. All statements other than
historical facts or descriptions of agreements included herein, including,
without limitation, statements related to the proposed REIT Conversion, the
terms, structure and timing thereof, and the expected effects of the proposed
REIT Conversion and the Blackstone Transaction on FFO, EBITDA, financial
implications and business and operating strategies in the future, are forward-
looking statements. All forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are not within the control
of HMC, that may cause actual transactions, results, performance or achievements
to be materially different from any future transactions, results, performance or
achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.
Consummation of the transactions described herein is subject to a
number of significant conditions and contingencies, including, among others:
(a) the need to obtain required consents of stockholders, lenders, debt holders,
partners and ground lessors of HMC and its affiliates and of other third
parties; (b) if HMC does not complete the necessary reorganization of its
operations in time to elect REIT status effective January 1, 1999, it likely
would not be able to qualify as a REIT until January 1, 2000; (c) the terms and
structure of the REIT Conversion (including, among others, the particular assets
to be owned by the Operating Partnership, its taxable Special Subsidiaries and
SLC, the magnitude of HMC's earnings and profits and the value of the
distribution of SLC stock and cash required to be made by HMC, the terms of the
leases between the Operating Partnership and SLC, the form of the Limited
Service Partnerships transaction and whether or not a Special Subsidiary will be
the lessee of their hotels, the identity of the private and public partnerships
that will participate in the rollup of their partnerships into the Operating
Partnership and the consequences if one or more do not elect to do so, the terms
of the refinancing of the HMH Properties' bonds and other debt of HMC and its
affiliates, and the magnitude and effect of the QUIPS conversion ratio
adjustment) have not yet been finalized and will be affected by events and
circumstances outside HMC's control; (d) the effects of potential tax
legislative or regulatory action; and (e) consummation of the Blackstone
Transaction is subject to HMC's consummation of the REIT Conversion, to closing
prior to March 31, 1999 and to various other conditions and contingencies, and
acquisition of the equity interest in the Four Seasons Beverly Hills is subject
to execution of a definitive agreement and satisfaction of conditions set forth
therein. Likewise, future results, performance and achievements of HMC, Host
REIT and SLC will be affected by the foregoing factors as well as a number of
additional factors, including, among others: (i) national and local economic
and business conditions that will, among other things, affect demand for hotels,
senior living properties and other properties, the level of rates and occupancy
that can be achieved by such properties and the availability and terms of
financing; (ii) the ability to maintain the properties in a first-class manner
(including funding of maintenance and capital expenditures); (iii) competition;
(iv) acquisition and development risks; (v) governmental approvals, actions and
initiatives,
including the need for compliance with environmental/safety requirements, and
changes in laws and regulations or the interpretation thereof; (vi) in the case
of Host REIT, the need to satisfy complex rules in order to qualify for taxation
as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and to effectively operate within the
limitations imposed by these rules. Other factors are described in other filings
of HMC with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
While HMC believes that the expectations reflected in these forward-
looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance
that its performance of other expectations will be attained, that the
transactions described herein will be consummated or that the terms of the
transactions or the timing or effects thereof will not differ materially from
those described herein.