UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 10-Q

 

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

 

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2008

 

OR

 

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

 

Commission File Number 1-11527

 

HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Maryland

 

04-3262075

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

 

(IRS Employer Identification No.)

Incorporation or Organization)

 

 

 

 

 

400 Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts

 

02458

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

617-964-8389

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 

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

 

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

 

Large accelerated filer x

 

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer   o

 

Smaller reporting company o

(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

 

 

 

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

 

Number of registrant’s common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, outstanding as of May 6, 2008: 93,946,260

 

 



 

HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST

 

FORM 10-Q

 

March 31, 2008

 

INDEX

 

 

 

 

 

Page

PART I

 

Financial Information (Unaudited)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Balance Sheet – March 31, 2008 and December 31, 2007

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Income – Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

 

4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows – Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 and 2007

 

5

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

 

 

 

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

 

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 3.

 

 

 

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 4.

 

 

 

 

Controls and Procedures

 

21

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Warning Concerning Forward Looking Statements

 

22

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Statement Concerning Limited Liability

 

23

 

 

 

 

 

PART II

 

Other Information

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

 

 

 

 

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Item 6.

 

 

 

 

Exhibits

 

24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Signatures

 

25

 

References in this Form 10-Q to “HPT”, “we”, “us” or “our” include Hospitality Properties Trust and its consolidated subsidiaries unless otherwise expressly stated or the context indicates otherwise.

 

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PART I            Financial Information

 

Item 1.  Financial Statements

 

HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

(dollars in thousands, except share data)

 

 

 

March 31,

 

December 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ASSETS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate properties, at cost:

 

 

 

 

 

Land

 

$

1,392,359

 

$

1,377,520

 

Buildings, improvements and equipment

 

4,872,496

 

4,818,711

 

 

 

6,264,855

 

6,196,231

 

Accumulated depreciation

 

(899,067

)

(849,470

)

 

 

5,365,788

 

5,346,761

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

29,487

 

23,401

 

Restricted cash (FF&E reserve escrow)

 

45,469

 

28,134

 

Other assets, net

 

270,973

 

281,011

 

 

 

$

5,711,717

 

$

5,679,307

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Revolving credit facility

 

$

396,000

 

$

158,000

 

Senior notes, net of discounts

 

1,693,003

 

1,842,756

 

Convertible senior notes

 

575,000

 

575,000

 

Mortgage payable

 

3,616

 

3,635

 

Security deposits

 

169,406

 

169,406

 

Accounts payable and other liabilities

 

101,285

 

134,705

 

Due to affiliate

 

6,233

 

4,617

 

Dividends payable

 

4,754

 

4,754

 

Total liabilities

 

2,949,297

 

2,892,873

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Shareholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred shares of beneficial interest, no par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized:

 

 

 

 

 

Series B preferred shares; 8 7/8% cumulative redeemable; 3,450,000 shares issued and outstanding, aggregate liquidation preference $86,250

 

83,306

 

83,306

 

Series C preferred shares; 7% cumulative redeemable; 12,700,000 shares issued and outstanding, aggregate liquidation preference $317,500

 

306,833

 

306,833

 

Common shares of beneficial interest; $0.01 par value; 150,000,000 shares authorized 93,892,719 issued and outstanding

 

939

 

939

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

3,048,881

 

3,048,881

 

Cumulative net income

 

1,766,833

 

1,711,079

 

Cumulative preferred distributions

 

(101,231

)

(93,761

)

Cumulative common distributions

 

(2,343,141

)

(2,270,843

)

Total shareholders’ equity

 

2,762,420

 

2,786,434

 

 

 

$

5,711,717

 

$

5,679,307

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME

(Unaudited)

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel operating revenues

 

$

222,440

 

$

224,471

 

Rental income

 

89,956

 

57,610

 

FF&E reserve income

 

6,183

 

5,439

 

Interest income

 

600

 

3,148

 

Total revenues

 

319,179

 

290,668

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel operating expenses

 

156,376

 

160,398

 

Interest (including amortization of deferred financing costs of $1,040 and $739, respectively)

 

37,569

 

30,655

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

58,251

 

48,318

 

General and administrative

 

11,444

 

7,793

 

TA spin off costs

 

 

2,711

 

Total expenses

 

263,640

 

249,875

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before gain on sale of real estate and income taxes

 

55,539

 

40,793

 

Gain on sale of real estate

 

645

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

56,184

 

40,793

 

Income tax expense

 

(428

)

(479

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

55,756

 

40,314

 

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

3,058

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

55,756

 

43,372

 

Preferred distributions

 

(7,470

)

(4,359

)

Net income available for common shareholders

 

$

48,286

 

$

39,013

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

 

93,893

 

90,760

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic and diluted earnings per common share:

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations available for common shareholders

 

$

0.51

 

$

0.40

 

Income from discontinued operations available for common shareholders

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.03

 

Net income available for common shareholders

 

$

0.51

 

$

0.43

 

 

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

 

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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

(in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

 

$

55,756

 

$

43,372

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization

 

58,251

 

49,071

 

Amortization of deferred financing costs as interest

 

1,040

 

739

 

Straight line rent adjustments

 

(3,794

)

(2,890

)

Other non-cash income

 

(781

)

(743

)

FF&E reserve income and deposits

 

(16,230

)

(13,826

)

Gain on sale of real estate

 

(645

)

 

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

(Increase) decrease in other assets

 

(2,998

)

4,027

 

Decrease in accounts payable and other

 

(35,864

)

(3,821

)

Increase in due to affiliate

 

1,616

 

815

 

Cash provided by operating activities

 

56,351

 

76,744

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Real estate acquisitions

 

(45,877

)

(1,913,521

)

FF&E reserve fundings

 

(20,235

)

(27,302

)

Net proceeds from sale of real estate

 

7,644

 

 

Cash used in investing activities

 

(58,468

)

(1,940,823

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common shares, net

 

 

343,477

 

Issuance of preferred shares, net

 

 

307,307

 

Issuance of senior notes, net of discount

 

 

298,866

 

Issuance of convertible senior notes

 

 

575,000

 

Repayment of senior notes

 

(150,000

)

 

Draws on revolving credit facility

 

303,000

 

80,000

 

Repayments of revolving credit facility

 

(65,000

)

(64,000

)

Draws on interim credit facility

 

 

1,400,000

 

Repayments of interim credit facility

 

 

(1,400,000

)

Deferred financing costs incurred

 

(27

)

(13,812

)

Distributions to preferred shareholders

 

(7,472

)

(1,914

)

Distributions to common shareholders

 

(72,298

)

(65,184

)

Distribution of TA to common shareholders

 

 

(121,166

)

Cash provided by financing activities

 

8,203

 

1,338,574

 

Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents

 

6,086

 

(525,505

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period

 

23,401

 

553,256

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period

 

$

29,487

 

$

27,751

 

 

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

 

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Three Months Ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information:

 

 

 

 

 

Cash paid for interest

 

$

  58,696

 

$

 37,895

 

Non-cash investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Property managers’ deposits in FF&E reserve

 

$

  19,496

 

$

 11,559

 

Property managers’ purchases with FF&E reserve

 

(22,396

)

(33,780

)

Non-cash financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

Issuance of common shares

 

$

 

$

 1,461

 

Distribution of TA to common shareholders

 

 

(216,084

)

 

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

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Note 1.  Basis of Presentation

 

The accompanying consolidated financial statements of Hospitality Properties Trust and its subsidiaries have been prepared without audit. Certain information and disclosures required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements have been condensed or omitted. We believe the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. However, the accompanying financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and notes contained in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007. In the opinion of management, all adjustments, which include only normal recurring adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation, have been included. All intercompany transactions and balances between Hospitality Properties Trust and its subsidiaries have been eliminated. Our operating results for interim periods and those of our managers and tenants are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. Reclassifications have been made to the prior year’s financial statements to conform to the current year’s presentation.

 

Note 2.  Revenue Recognition

 

We report hotel operating revenues for managed hotels in our consolidated statement of income. Hotel operating revenues, consisting primarily of room, food and beverage sales, are generally recognized when services are provided. Our share of the net operating results of our managed hotels in excess of the minimum returns due to us, or additional returns, are generally determined annually. Additional returns due to us under our management agreements are recognized at year end when all contingencies are met and the income is earned. Deferred additional returns were $3,460 and $5,499 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

We recognize rental income from operating leases on a straight line basis over the life of the lease agreements. Rental income includes $3,794 and $2,890 of adjustments necessary to record rent on the straight line basis for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.  Percentage rent due to us under leases is generally determined annually and is recognized at year end when all contingencies are met and the rent is earned. Deferred percentage rent from continuing operations was $1,552 and $1,485 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

We own all the FF&E reserve escrows for hotels leased to our taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRSs, and leased to third parties. We report deposits by our third party tenants into the escrow account as FF&E reserve income. We do not report the amounts which are escrowed as FF&E reserves for our managed hotels as FF&E reserve income.

 

Note 3.  Per Common Share Amounts

 

We compute per common share amounts using the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the period. We had no dilutive common share equivalents at March 31, 2008 or 2007.

 

Note 4.  Shareholders’ Equity

 

On January 15, 2008, we paid a $0.5546875 per share distribution to our Series B preferred shareholders with respect to the period ended January 14, 2008. On March 3, 2008, we declared a $0.5546875 per share distribution to Series B preferred shareholders of record on March 31, 2008, with respect to the period ending April 14, 2008. This amount was paid on April 15, 2008.

 

On February 15, 2008, we paid a $0.4375 per share distribution to our Series C preferred shareholders with respect to the period ended February 14, 2008. On April 1, 2008, we declared a distribution of $0.4375 per Series C preferred shareholders of record on May 1, 2008, with respect to the period ending May 14, 2008. We expect to pay this amount on or about May 15, 2008.

 

On February 15, 2008, we paid a $0.77 per share distribution to our common shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.  On April 1, 2008, we declared a $0.77 per share distribution to our common shareholders of record on April 15, 2008, for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.  We expect to pay this amount on or about May 15, 2008.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Under the terms of our management agreement with Reit Management & Research LLC, or RMR, on April 11, 2008, we issued 53,541 common shares in payment of an incentive fee of $1,713 for services rendered by RMR during 2007.

 

Note 5.  Indebtedness

 

On March 3, 2008, we redeemed at par plus accrued interest $150 million of our 7.0% senior notes.

 

We have a $750,000, interest only, unsecured revolving credit facility. Our credit facility matures in October 2010 and may be extended at our option to October 2011 upon payment of an extension fee. The interest rate on drawings under the credit facility is LIBOR plus a spread (3.26% per annum at March 31, 2008). As of March 31, 2008, we had $396,000 outstanding on our revolving credit facility and $354,000 available to be drawn general business purposes, including acquisitions.

 

Note 6.  Real Estate Properties

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we funded $20,235 of improvements to certain of our properties, which resulted in a $1,878 increase in our annual minimum returns and rents.

 

Effective January 1, 2008, we entered into a new lease for our Marriott Kauai Resort Beach Club hotel with a subsidiary of Marriott International, Inc., or Marriott.  This hotel was previously part of a 35 hotel portfolio leased to one of our TRSs and managed by Marriott.  The rent payable to us under the lease is $5,522 per annum subject to annual adjustment based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index. The lease agreement expires December 31, 2019, and Marriott has four renewal options of 15 years each.  Marriott guarantees the rent payable to us under the lease.  Pursuant to the lease agreement, we agreed to fund certain planned improvements to the hotel.  The annual minimum rent payable to us under the lease will increase as improvements are funded.

 

On March 17, 2008, we acquired the land and improvements at our Petro travel center located in Sparks, Nevada from a third party for $42,500.  We simultaneously leased them to TravelCenters of America LLC, or TA, and rent under our lease with TA for 40 travel centers was increased by $3,952 per annum.  We funded the acquisition with cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

 

Note 7. Income Taxes

 

We have elected to be taxed as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended and, as such, are generally not subject to federal and most state income taxation on our operating income provided we distribute our taxable income to our shareholders and meet certain organization and operating requirements.  We are subject to income tax in Canada, Puerto Rico and certain states despite our REIT status.  Further, we lease our managed hotels to our wholly owned TRSs that, unlike most of our subsidiaries, file a separate consolidated tax return and are subject to federal, state and foreign income taxes.  Our consolidated income tax provision (or benefit) includes the income tax provision (or benefit) related to the operations of our TRSs and certain state and foreign income taxes incurred by us despite our REIT status.

 

During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we recognized current tax expense of $428, which includes $93 of foreign taxes and $372 of federal alternative minimum tax and certain state taxes that are payable without regard to our TRS tax loss carry forwards. In addition, we recognized a deferred tax benefit of $37 related to a tax versus book basis difference at our Puerto Rico hotel.

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Note 8.  Segment Information.

 

We have two reportable business segments: hotels and travel centers.

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2008

 

 

 

Hotels

 

Travel Centers

 

Corporate

 

Consolidated

 

Hotel operating revenues

 

$

222,440

 

$

 

$

 

$

222,440

 

Rental income

 

30,890

 

59,066

 

 

89,956

 

FF&E reserve income

 

6,183

 

 

 

6,183

 

Interest income

 

 

 

600

 

600

 

Total revenues

 

259,513

 

59,066

 

600

 

319,179

 

Hotel operating expenses

 

(156,376

)

 

 

(156,376

)

Operating income

 

103,137

 

59,066

 

600

 

162,803

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

37,569

 

37,569

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

38,428

 

19,823

 

 

58,251

 

General and administrative expense

 

 

 

11,444

 

11,444

 

Total expenses

 

38,428

 

19,823

 

49,013

 

107,264

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before gain on sale of real estate and income taxes

 

64,709

 

39,243

 

(48,413

)

55,539

 

Gain on sale of real estate

 

645

 

 

 

645

 

Income before income taxes

 

65,354

 

39,243

 

(48,413

)

56,184

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

(428

)

(428

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

65,354

 

$

39,243

 

$

(48,841

)

$

55,756

 

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31, 2007

 

 

 

Hotels

 

Travel Centers

 

Corporate

 

Consolidated

 

Hotel operating revenues

 

$

224,471

 

$

 

$

 

$

224,471

 

Rental income

 

29,161

 

28,449

 

 

57,610

 

FF&E reserve income

 

5,439

 

 

 

5,439

 

Interest income

 

 

 

3,148

 

3,148

 

Total revenues

 

259,071

 

28,449

 

3,148

 

290,668

 

Hotel operating expenses

 

(160,398

)

 

 

(160,398

)

Operating income

 

98,673

 

28,449

 

3,148

 

130,270

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest expense

 

 

 

30,655

 

30,655

 

Depreciation and amortization expense

 

35,746

 

12,572

 

 

48,318

 

General and administrative expense

 

 

 

7,793

 

7,793

 

TA spin off costs

 

 

2,711

 

 

2,711

 

Total expenses

 

35,746

 

15,283

 

38,448

 

89,477

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income before income taxes

 

62,927

 

13,166

 

(35,300

)

40,793

 

Income tax expense

 

 

 

(479

)

(479

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

 

$

62,927

 

$

13,166

 

$

(35,779

)

$

40,314

 

 

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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(dollars in thousands, except per share data)

 

Note 9.  New Accounting Pronouncements.

 

In September 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 157, “Fair Value Measurement”, or SFAS No. 157, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurement.  This statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years.  The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our financial position, operations or cash flow.

 

In December 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 141 (revised 2007), “Business Combinations”, or SFAS 141(R).  SFAS 141(R) establishes principles and requirements for how the acquirer shall recognize and measure in its financial statements the identifiable assets acquired, liabilities assumed, any noncontrolling interest in the acquiree and goodwill acquired in a business combination.  SFAS 141(R) is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2008.  We are currently evaluating the effect that the adoption of SFAS 141(R) will have on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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Item 2.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

The following information should be read in conjunction with our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes thereto included in this quarterly report and with our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007.

 

Overview

 

2008 Developments

 

Effective January 1, 2008, we entered into a new lease for our Marriott Kauai Resort Beach Club hotel with a subsidiary of Marriott International, Inc., or Marriott.  This hotel was previously part of a 35 hotel portfolio leased to one of our Taxable REIT subsidiaries, or TRS, and managed by Marriott.  The rent payable to us under the lease is $5,522 per annum subject to annual adjustment based upon changes in the Consumer Price Index. The lease agreement expires December 31, 2019, and Marriott has four renewal options of 15 years each.  Marriott guarantees the rent payable to us under the lease.  Pursuant to the lease agreement, we agreed to fund certain planned improvements to the hotel.  The annual minimum rent payable to us under the lease will increase as improvements are funded.

 

On March 17, 2008, we acquired the land and improvements at our Petro travel center located in Sparks, Nevada from a third party for $42,500.  We simultaneously leased them to TravelCenters of America LLC, or TA, and rent under our lease with TA for 40 Petro travel centers was increased by $3,952 per annum.  We funded the acquisition with cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

 

Management Agreements and Leases

 

At March 31, 2008, our 291 hotels were included in eleven operating agreements of which 199 are leased to our wholly owned TRSs and managed by independent hotel operating companies and 92 are leased to third parties. We lease our 185 travel centers under two agreements. Our consolidated statement of income includes operating revenues and expenses of our managed hotels and rental income for leased hotels and travel centers. Additional information regarding the terms of our management agreements and leases is included in the table on pages 18 and 19.

 

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Results of Operations (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Three Months Ended March 31, 2008 versus 2007

 

 

 

For the three months ended March 31,

 

 

 

2008

 

2007

 

Increase
(Decrease)

 

% Increase
(Decrease)

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel operating revenues

 

$

222,440

 

$

224,471

 

$

(2,031

)

(0.9

)%

Rental Income:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minimum rents - hotels

 

30,890

 

29,161

 

1,729

 

5.9

%

Minimum rents - travel centers

 

59,066

 

28,449

 

30,617

 

107.6

%

Total rental income

 

89,956

 

57,610

 

32,346

 

56.1

%

FF&E reserve income

 

6,183

 

5,439

 

744

 

13.7

%

Interest income

 

600

 

3,148

 

(2,548

)

(80.9

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel operating expenses

 

156,376

 

160,398

 

(4,022

)

(2.5

)%

Interest expense

 

37,569

 

30,655

 

6,914

 

22.6

%

Depreciation and amortization - hotels

 

38,428

 

35,746

 

2,682

 

7.5

%

Depreciation and amortization - travel centers

 

19,823

 

12,572

 

7,251

 

57.7

%

Total depreciation and amortization

 

58,251

 

48,318

 

9,933

 

20.6

%

General and administrative

 

11,444

 

7,793

 

3,651

 

46.8

%

TA spin off costs

 

 

2,711

 

(2,711

)

 

Income tax expense

 

428

 

479

 

(51

)

(10.6

)%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Gain on sale of real estate

 

645

 

 

645

 

 

Income from continuing operations

 

55,756

 

40,314

 

15,442

 

38.3

%

Income from discontinued operations

 

 

3,058

 

(3,058

)

 

Net income

 

55,756

 

43,372

 

12,384

 

28.6

%

Net income available for common shareholders

 

48,286

 

39,013

 

9,273

 

23.8

%

Weighted average shares outstanding

 

93,893

 

90,760

 

3,133

 

3.5

%

Income from continuing operations available for common shareholders per common share

 

$

0.51

 

$

0.40

 

$

0.11

 

27.5

%

Income from discontinued operations available for common shareholders per common share

 

$

0.00

 

$

0.03

 

(0.03

)

(100

)%

Net income available for common shareholders per common share

 

$

0.51

 

$

0.43

 

$

0.08

 

18.6

%

 

The decrease in hotel operating revenues in the first quarter of 2008 versus the first quarter of 2007 was caused primarily by the sale of a hotel on February 5, 2008 and the conversion of our Kauai Marriott hotel from managed to leased effective January 1, 2008, partially offset by higher revenues at our remaining managed hotels.  Revenues at our managed hotels increased from the first quarter of 2007 due to higher average daily room rates, or ADR, offset by slightly lower occupancy rates. Additional operating statistics of our hotels are included in the table on page 20.

 

The decrease in hotel operating expenses was primarily caused by the sale of a hotel and the conversion of our Kauai Marriott hotel described above, partially offset by increases in the cost of repairs and maintenance and wages and benefits at our remaining managed hotels in the first quarter of 2008.

 

Our share of the operating results of our managed hotels in excess of the minimum returns due to us, or additional returns, are generally determined annually. We recognize additional returns due to us under our management agreements as income at year end when all contingencies are met and the income is earned. Deferred additional returns were $3,460 and $5,499 for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

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Certain of our managed hotels had net operating results that were $5,320 less than the minimum returns due to us in the three months ended March 31, 2007.  We reflect these amounts in our consolidated statement of income as a reduction to hotel operating expense because the minimum returns were funded by the manager of these hotels.  All of our managed hotels had net operating results that exceeded the minimum returns due to us in the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

The increase in rental income - hotels is a result of the conversion of the Kauai Marriott hotel described above and our funding of improvements at certain of our leased hotels in 2007 and 2008 that resulted in increases in the annual minimum rents due to us.

 

The increase in rental income - travel centers is a result of our acquisition of 146 travel centers and commencement of our lease with TA on January 31, 2007 and our acquisition of an additional 40 travel centers and commencement of our second lease with TA on May 30, 2007. Rental income - travel centers includes $3,800 and $2,866 of adjustments necessary to record rent on the straight line basis for the three months ended March 31, 2008 and 2007, respectively.

 

FF&E reserve income represents amounts paid by certain of our hotel tenants into restricted accounts owned by us, the purpose of which is to accumulate funds for future capital expenditures. The terms of our leases require these amounts to be calculated as a percentage of total sales at our hotels. The increase in FF&E reserve income is primarily due to the conversion of the Kauai Marriott hotel to a leased hotel as described above and increased levels of hotel sales in 2008 versus 2007 at our leased hotels. We do not report the amounts which are escrowed as FF&E reserves for our managed hotels and for leased hotels where the FF&E reserve is owned by our tenants as FF&E reserve income.

 

The decrease in interest income is due to lower average cash balances and lower average interest rates during 2008.

 

The increase in interest expense is primarily due to higher average borrowings as a result of our 2007 acquisitions, which was partially offset by a lower weighted average interest rate during 2008 than in 2007.

 

The increase in depreciation and amortization - hotels is due to the depreciation and amortization of assets acquired with funds from FF&E reserve accounts owned by us in 2007 and 2008.

 

The increase in depreciation and amortization - travel centers is due to the depreciation and amortization of assets acquired in our January 2007 and May 2007 travel center acquisitions.

 

The gain on sale of real estate in 2008 resulted from the sale of our North Phoenix, Arizona Park Plaza hotel in February 2008 for net proceeds of $7,644.

 

The increase in general and administrative expense is due primarily to the impact of additional property investments during 2007 and 2008.

 

The decrease in income tax expense is primarily due to lower tax provision in 2008 relating to our hotel in Puerto Rico.

 

The decrease in income from discontinued operations is the result of the sale of our 18 Homestead Studio Suites hotels in July 2007.

 

The increases in income from continuing operations, net income, net income available for common shareholders, income from continuing operations available for common shareholders per common share and net income available for common shareholders per common share are primarily due to the investment and operating activities discussed above. On a per share basis, the percentage increase in net income available for common shareholders was lower due to our issuance of common shares in 2007.

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources (dollar amounts in thousands, except per share amounts)

 

Our Managers and Tenants

 

As of March 31, 2008, all 476 of our properties were operated under management agreements or leases with third party operating companies. All costs of operating and maintaining our properties are paid by the third party hotel managers as agent for us or by third party tenants for their own account. These third parties derive their funding for property operating expenses, FF&E reserves, and returns and rents due us generally from property operating revenues and, to the extent that these parties fund our minimum returns and minimum rents, from their separate resources.

 

We define coverage for each of our management agreements or leases as total property sales minus all property level expenses which are not subordinated to the minimum returns and minimum rents due to us and the required FF&E reserve contributions, divided by the minimum payments due to us. More detail regarding coverage, guarantees and other security features of our operating agreements is presented in the table on pages 18 and 19. Assuming our thirteen operating agreements as of March 31, 2008, had been in place during the twelve months ended March 31, 2008 (December 31, 2007, for the TA operating agreements), eleven agreements, representing 451 properties, generated coverage of at least 1.0x using historical operating results. The remaining two agreements, representing 25 hotels, generated coverage of 0.70x and 0.76x, respectively.

 

Three hundred fifty-two (352) of our properties, representing 76% of our total investments at cost as of March 31, 2008, in nine agreements, are operated under management arrangements or leases which are subject to full or limited guarantees. These guarantees may provide us with continued payments if the total sales less total expenses and required FF&E reserve payments fail to equal or exceed guaranteed amounts due to us. Some of our managers and tenants or their affiliates may also supplement cash flow from our properties in order to make payments to us and preserve their rights to continue operating our properties even if they are not required to do so by guarantees. Guarantee or supplemental payments to us, if any, made under any of our management agreements or leases, do not subject us to repayment obligations but, under some of our agreements, these guarantee or supplemental payments may be recovered by the manager or tenant from the future cash flows from our properties after our future minimum returns and minimum rents are paid.

 

Our Operating Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our principal source of funds for current expenses and distributions to shareholders are minimum returns from our managed hotels and minimum rents from our leased hotels and travel centers. We receive minimum returns and minimum rents from our managers and tenants monthly. We receive additional returns, percentage returns and rents and our share of the operating profits of our managed hotels after payment of management fees and other deductions either monthly or quarterly. This flow of funds has historically been sufficient for us to pay our operating expenses, interest and distributions to shareholders. We believe that our operating cash flow will be sufficient to meet our operating expenses, interest and distribution payments for the foreseeable future.

 

We maintain our status as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, under the Internal Revenue Code by meeting certain requirements. As a REIT, we do not expect to pay federal income taxes on the majority of our income. Federal legislation, known as the REIT Modernization Act, or the RMA, among other things, allows a REIT to lease hotels to a TRS if the hotel is managed by an independent third party. The income realized by our TRS in excess of the rent it pays to us is subject to income tax at corporate tax rates.  The income we receive from our hotels in Canada and Puerto Rico is subject to taxes in those jurisdictions and we are subject to taxes in certain states where we have properties.

 

Our Investment and Financing Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Various percentages of total sales at most of our hotels are escrowed as FF&E reserves to fund future capital improvements. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, our hotel managers and hotel tenants contributed $19,496 to these accounts and $22,396 was spent from the FF&E reserve escrow accounts and from our payments to renovate and refurbish our hotels. As of March 31, 2008, there was $45,469 on deposit in these escrow accounts and, which was held directly by us and reflected on our balance sheet as restricted cash.

 

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

 

Our hotel operating agreements generally provide that, if necessary, we will provide our managers and tenants funding for capital improvements to our hotels in excess of amounts otherwise available in escrowed FF&E reserves. To the extent we make such additional fundings, our annual minimum returns or minimum rent generally increase by a percentage of the amount we fund. During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we funded $20,235 for capital improvements to our hotels in excess of FF&E reserve fundings available from hotel operations, as follows:

 

·                  During the three months ended March 31, 2008, we funded $9,772 for improvements to our Marriott branded hotels using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility. We expect to fund between $40,000 to $60,000 for improvements to our Marriott hotels during the remainder of 2008 with funds from our existing cash balances or borrowings under our revolving credit facility. As we fund these improvements, the minimum rents and returns payable to us increases.

 

·                  Pursuant to an April 2005 agreement we entered with a subsidiary of Global Hyatt Corporation, or Hyatt, for management of 24 AmeriSuites® hotels, we agreed to provide funding to Hyatt for rebranding of these hotels to the Hyatt PlaceTM brand and for other improvements. To the extent our fundings exceed $8,000, the minimum return payable by Hyatt to us increases as these funds are advanced. As of March 31, 2008, $72,100 has been funded. We funded $600 of this amount during the three months ended March 31, 2008, and we expect to fund an additional approximately $5,000 during the remainder of 2008, using funds from our existing cash balances or borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

 

·                  Pursuant to an April 2005 agreement we entered with a subsidiary of Carlson Hotels Worldwide, or Carlson, for management of 12 PrimeSM hotels, we agreed to provide funding to Carlson for rebranding these hotels to Carlson brands and for other improvements at these hotels. To the extent our payments exceed $12,000, the minimum return payable by Carlson to us increases as these funds are advanced. As of March 31, 2008, $37,286 has been funded. We funded $172 of this amount during the three months ended March 31, 2008, and we expect to fund an additional approximately $200 during the remainder of 2008, using funds from our existing cash balances or borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

 

·                  Pursuant to January and April 2006 agreements we entered with InterContinental Hotels Group plc, or InterContinental for the management of ten hotels, we agreed to fund $24,228 for capital improvements to these hotels during the three years following closing. We funded $9,691 in January 2007, $9,691 in January 2008 and expect to fund $4,846 in January 2009, using funds from our existing cash balances or borrowings under our revolving credit facility.  As we fund improvements pursuant to these agreements with InterContinental the minimum returns payable to us increase.

 

FF&E escrow deposits are not required under our travel centers leases with TA. However, TA is required to maintain the leased travel centers at its expense, including structural and non-structural components. Under our TA lease for 145 travel centers, we have agreed to provide up to $25,000 per year for certain specified capital improvements to the leased properties for the first five years of the lease term or thereafter on a cumulative basis.  All of the capital improvements funded under this agreement will be owned by us.  As of March 31, 2008,  we have funded $25,000 under this agreement, we funded an additional $25,000 in April 2008 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.  Under both leases, TA may request that we fund additional amounts for capital improvements to the leased facilities in return for annual minimum rent increases.  We made no fundings under this lease provision during the three months ended March 31, 2008.

 

On January 15, 2008, we paid a $0.5546875 per share distribution to our Series B preferred shareholders with respect to the period ended January 14, 2008. On March 3, 2008, we declared a $0.5546875 per share distribution to Series B preferred shareholders of record on March 31, 2008, with respect to the period ending April 14, 2008. This amount was paid on April 15, 2008.  These distributions were funded using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

 

On February 15, 2008, we paid a $0.4375 per share distribution to our Series C preferred shareholders with respect to the period ended February 14, 2008.  This distribution was funded using cash on hand and borrowings under our

 

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

 

revolving credit facility.  On April 1, 2008, we declared a distribution of $0.4375 per Series C preferred shareholders of record on May 1, 2008, with respect to the period ending May 14, 2008. We expect to pay this amount on or about May 15, 2008, using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

 

On February 15, 2008, we paid a $0.77 per share distribution to our common shareholders for the quarter ended December 31, 2007.  This distribution was funded using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.  On April 1, 2008, we declared a $0.77 per share distribution to our common shareholders of record on April 15, 2008, for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.  We expect to pay this amount on or about May 15, 2008 using cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

 

On March 3, 2008, we redeemed $150,000 of our 7% senior notes using borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

 

On March 17, 2008, we acquired certain land and improvements at our Petro travel center in Sparks, Nevada for $42,500.  We funded this acquisition with cash on hand and borrowings under our revolving credit facility.

 

In order to fund capital improvements to our properties and acquisitions and to meet cash needs that may result from timing differences between our receipt of returns and rents and our desire or need to make distributions or pay operating expenses, we maintain a revolving credit facility with a group of institutional lenders. The maturity date of our revolving credit facility is October 24, 2010 and we have the option to extend the facility for one additional year upon payment of an extension fee. The annual interest rate payable for drawn amounts under the facility is LIBOR plus a premium (3.26% per annum at March 31, 2008). Borrowings under the revolving credit facility can be up to $750,000 and the revolving credit facility includes a feature under which the maximum amount available for borrowing may be expanded to $1,500,000 in certain circumstances. Borrowings under our revolving credit facility are unsecured. Funds may be drawn, repaid and redrawn until maturity, and no principal repayment is due until maturity. As of March 31, 2008, we had a balance of $396,000 outstanding under our revolving credit facility.

 

At March 31, 2008, we had $29,487 of cash and cash equivalents and $354,000 available from our revolving credit facility. We expect to use existing cash balances, the cash flow from our operations, borrowings under our revolving credit facility and net proceeds of offerings of equity or debt securities to fund future property acquisitions and other general business purposes.

 

Our term debt maturities (other than our revolving credit facility) are as follows: $50,000 in 2010, $125,000 in 2012, $300,000 in 2013, $300,000 in 2015, $275,000 in 2016, $300,000 in 2017, $350,000 in 2018, and $575,000 in 2027. Our 3.8% convertible senior notes are convertible if certain conditions are met (including certain changes in control) into cash equal to the principal amount of the notes and, to the extent the market price of our common shares exceeds the initial exchange price of $50.50 per share, subject to adjustment, either cash or our common shares at our option with a value based on such excess amount. Holders of our convertible senior notes may require us to repurchase all or a portion of the notes on March 20, 2012, March 15, 2017 and March 15, 2022, or upon the occurrence of certain change in control events.

 

As of March 31, 2008, we had one mortgage note we assumed in connection with our acquisition of one hotel with a current principal balance of $3,616. This mortgage note requires monthly payments of principal and interest of $32 and is expected to have a principal balance of $3,326 at maturity in 2011. None of our other debt obligations require principal or sinking fund payments prior to their maturity date. In connection with our acquisition of Petro Stopping Centers Holdings, LP, or Petro Holdings, we acquired certain Petro Holdings properties which secured debt that was previously issued by Petro Stopping Centers, LP, or Petro. Upon closing of our acquisition of Petro Holdings, the Petro debt assumed by TA was covenant defeased and funds were escrowed to redeem the Petro debt.  This debt was redeemed by TA on February 15, 2008.

 

When amounts are outstanding under our revolving credit facility and as the maturity dates of our revolving credit facility and term debts approach over the longer term, we will explore alternatives for the repayment of amounts due. Such alternatives in the short term and long term may include incurring additional debt and issuing new equity securities. We have an effective shelf registration statement that allows us to issue public securities on an expedited basis, but does not assure that there will be buyers for such securities. Although there can be no assurance that we will

 

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

 

complete any debt or equity security offerings or other financings, we believe we will have access to various types of financing, including investment grade debt or equity securities, with which to finance future acquisitions and capital expenditures and to pay our debt and other obligations.

 

Debt Covenants

 

Our debt obligations at March 31, 2008, consist of our revolving credit facility, our $2,275,000 of unsecured term debt and our $3,616 mortgage note. Our unsecured term debt is governed by an indenture. This indenture and related supplements and our revolving credit facility agreement contain a number of financial ratio covenants which generally restrict our ability to incur debts, including debts secured by mortgages on our properties in excess of calculated amounts, require us to maintain a minimum net worth, restrict our ability to make distributions under certain circumstances and require us to maintain various financial ratios. As of March 31, 2008, we believe we were in compliance with all of our covenants under our indenture and its supplements and our revolving credit facility agreement.

 

None of our indenture and its supplements, our revolving credit facility nor our mortgage note contain provisions for acceleration which could be triggered by our debt ratings. However, under our revolving credit facility agreement, our senior debt rating is used to determine the fees and interest rate applied to borrowings.

 

Our senior debt indenture and its supplements contain cross default provisions to any other debts of $20,000 or more. Similarly, a default on our public debt indenture would be a default on our revolving credit facility.

 

Management Agreements, Leases and Operating Statistics

 

As of March 31, 2008, we owned 291 hotels and 185 travel centers which are grouped into 13 operating agreements. Our hotels are managed by or leased to separate affiliates of hotel operating companies including InterContinental, Marriott, Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., or Host, Barcelo Crestline Corporation, or Barcelo Crestline, Hyatt, and Carlson under 11 agreements. Our 185 travel centers are leased to and operated by TA under two agreements.

 

The tables on the following pages summarize the key terms of our leases and management agreements as of March 31, 2008, and include statistics reported to us or derived from information reported to us by our managers and tenants. These statistics include coverage of our minimum returns and rents and occupancy, average daily rates charged, or ADR, revenue per day per available room, or RevPAR, for our hotel properties. We consider these statistics, and the management agreement or lease security features also presented in the tables on the following pages, to be important measures of our managers’ and tenants’ success in operating our properties and their ability to continue to pay us. However, none of this third party reported information is a direct measure of our financial performance and none of it has been independently verified by us.

 

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Property Brand:

 

Courtyard by
Marriott®

 

Residence Inn by
Marriott®

 

Marriott®/
Residence Inn by
Marriott®/
Courtyard by
Marriott®/
TownePlace Suites
by Marriott®/
SpringHill Suites
by Marriott® (7)

 

Residence Inn by
Marriott®/
Courtyard by
Marriott®/
TownePlace
Suites by
Marriott®/
SpringHill Suites
by Marriott®

 

Marriott® (7)

 

Staybridge
Suites®

 

Candlewood
Suites ®

 

Agreement Reference Name:

 

Marriott (no. 1)

 

Marriott (no. 2)

 

Marriott (no. 3)

 

Marriott (no. 4)

 

Marriott (no. 5)

 

InterContinental (no. 1)

 

InterContinental (no. 2)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Properties:

 

53

 

18

 

34

 

19

 

1

 

31

 

76

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Rooms / Suites:

 

7,610

 

2,178

 

5,026

 

2,756

 

356

 

3,844

 

9,220

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of States:

 

24

 

14

 

14

 

14

 

1

 

16

 

29

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant:

 

Subsidiary of Host Subleased to Subsidiary of Barcelo Crestline.

 

Subsidiary of Host Subleased to Subsidiary of Barcelo Crestline.

 

Our TRS.

 

Subsidiary of Barcelo Crestline.

 

Subsidiary of Marriott.

 

Our TRS.

 

Our TRS.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manager:

 

Subsidiary of Marriott.

 

Subsidiary of Marriott.

 

Subsidiaries of Marriott.

 

Subsidiaries of Marriott.

 

Subsidiary of Marriott.

 

Subsidiary of InterContinental.

 

Subsidiary of InterContinental.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment (000s) (1):

 

$586,035

 

$202,025

 

$ 425,375

 

$274,222

 

$47,035

 

$436,708

 

$589,429

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Deposit (000s):

 

$50,540

 

$17,220

 

$36,204

 

$28,508

 

 

$36,872 (8)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of Current Term:

 

2012

 

2010

 

2019

 

2015

 

2019

 

2031

 

2028

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renewal Options (2):

 

3 for 12 years each.

 

1 for 10 years, 2 for 15 years each.

 

2 for 15 years each.

 

2 for 10 years each.

 

4 for 15 years each.

 

2 for 12.5 years each.

 

2 for 15 years each.

 

Annual Minimum Return / Minimum Rent (000s) (3):

 

$58,460

 

$20,184

 

$44,002

 

$28,508

 

$5,522

 

$37,882

 

$50,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Return:

 

 

 

$711 (6)

 

 

 

 

$10,000 (6)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage Return / Rent (4):

 

5.0% of revenues above 1994/95 revenues.

 

7.5% of revenues above 1996 revenues.

 

7.0% of revenues above 2000/01 revenues.

 

7.0% of revenues above 1999/2000 revenues.

 

CPI based calculation

 

7.5% of revenues above 2004/06/08 revenues.

 

7.5% of revenues above 2006 revenues.

 

Return / Rent Coverage (5):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended 12/31/07:

 

1.63x

 

1.33x

 

1.29x

 

1.22x

 

0.80x

 

1.09x

 

1.43x

 

Twelve months ended 3/31/08

 

1.62x

 

1.25x

 

1.26x

 

1.23x

 

0.76x

 

1.12x

 

1.42x

 

Three months ended 3/31/08:

 

1.40x

 

0.87x

 

1.01x

 

1.37x

 

0.68x

 

1.09x

 

1.32x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Security Features:

 

HPT controlled lockbox with minimum balance maintenance requirement; subtenant and subtenant parent minimum net worth requirement.

 

HPT controlled lockbox with minimum balance maintenance requirement; subtenant and subtenant parent minimum net worth requirement.

 

 

Tenant minimum net worth requirement.

 

Marriott guarantee.

 

Limited guarantee provided by InterContinental

 

Limited guarantee provided by InterContinental.

 

 

 

(1)          Amounts exclude expenditures made from FF&E reserves funded from hotel operations, but include amounts funded by us separately from hotel operations.

(2)          Renewal options may be exercised by the manager or tenant for all, but not less than all, of the properties within each combination of properties.

(3)          Each management agreement or lease provides for payment to us of an annual minimum return or minimum rent, respectively. Management fees are generally subordinated to these minimum payment amounts and certain minimum payments are subject to full or limited guarantees.

(4)          Certain of our management agreements and leases provide for payment to us of a percentage of increases in total sales over base year levels. Percentage returns under our management agreements are payable to us only to the extent of available cash flow, as defined in the agreements. The payment of percentage rent under our leases is not subject to available cash flow.

(5)          We define coverage as total property sales minus all property level expenses which are not subordinated to minimum payments to us and the required FF&E reserve contributions (which data is provided to us by our operators or tenants), divided by the minimum returns or minimum rent payments due to us.

(6)          These agreements provide for annual additional return payment to us of the amounts stated to the extent of available cash flow after payment of operating costs, funding of the FF&E reserve, payment of our minimum return and payment of certain management fees.

(7)          Effective January 1, 2008, we entered into a new lease for our Marriott Kauai Resort Beach Club with a subsidiary of Marriott.  This hotel was previously included in Marriott agreement no. 3 and leased to one of our taxable REIT subsidiaries.

(8)          The single $36,872 deposit secures InterContinental’s obligations under the InterContinental No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 portfolios.

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

 

Property Brand:

 

InterContinental®/
Crowne Plaza
®/
Holiday Inn
®/
Staybridge Suites
®

 

Crowne Plaza®/
Staybridge Suites
®

 

AmeriSuites®/
Hyatt PlaceTM

 

Radisson® Hotels
& Resorts/ Park
Plaza
® Hotels &
Resorts/ Country
Inns & Suites
®

 

TravelCenters of
America
®

 

Petro Stopping
Centers
®

 

Total/
Range/
Average
(all investments)

 

Agreement Reference Name:

 

InterContinental (no. 3)

 

InterContinental (no. 4)

 

Hyatt

 

Carlson

 

TA (no. 1)

 

TA (no. 2)

 

13

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Properties:

 

14

 

10

 

24

 

11

 

145

 

40

 

476

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of Rooms / Suites:

 

4,139

 

2,937

 

2,895

 

2,096

 

(9)

 

 

43,057 (9)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Number of States:

 

7 plus Ontario and Puerto Rico

 

5

 

14

 

7

 

39

 

25

 

44 plus Ontario and Puerto Rico

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tenant:

 

Our TRS and a subsidiary of InterContinental.

 

Our TRS.

 

Our TRS.

 

Our TRS.

 

Subsidiary of TA.

 

Subsidiary of TA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Manager:

 

Subsidiaries of InterContinental.

 

Subsidiaries of InterContinental.

 

Subsidiary of
Hyatt.

 

Subsidiary of Carlson.

 

TA.

 

TA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investment (000s) (1):

 

$512,300

 

$240,340

 

$310,450

 

$202,126

 

$1,751,952

 

$705,505

 

$6,283,502

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Security Deposit (000s):

 

$36,872 (7)

 

$36,872 (7)

 

 

 

 

 

$169,344

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

End of Current Term:

 

2029

 

2030

 

2030

 

2030

 

2022

 

2024

 

2010-2031 (average 16 years)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Renewal Options (2):

 

2 for 15 years each.

 

2 for 15 years each.

 

2 for 15 years each.

 

2 for 15 years each.

 

 

2 for 15 years each.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Annual Minimum Return / Minimum Rent (000s) (3):

 

$44,258

 

$21,130

 

$22,110

 

$12,907

 

$159,580(10)

 

$66,177

 

$570,720

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Additional Return:

 

$3,458 (6)

 

$1,750 (6)

 

50% of cash flow in excess of minimum return. (8)

 

50% of cash flow in excess of minimum return. (8)

 

 

 

$15,919

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Percentage Return / Rent (4):

 

7.5% of revenues above 2006/07 revenues.

 

7.5% of revenues above 2007 revenues.

 

 

 

3% of non-fuel revenues and .3% of fuel revenues above 2011 revenues.

 

3% of non-fuel revenues and .3% of fuel revenues above 2012 revenues.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Return / Rent Coverage (5):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Year ended 12/31/07:

 

1.33x

 

1.39x

 

0.54x

 

1.63x

 

1.26x

 

1.08x

 

0.54x – 1.63x

 

Twelve months ended 3/31/08

 

1.37x 

 

1.30x

 

0.70x

 

1.66x

 

(11)

 

(11)

 

0.70x – 1.66x

 

Three months ended 3/31/08:

 

1.29x 

 

1.22x

 

1.06x

 

1.66x

 

0.85x (11)

 

0.91x (11)

 

0.85x –1.66x

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Other Security Features:

 

Limited guarantee provided by InterContinental.

 

Limited guarantee provided by InterContinental.

 

Limited guarantee provided by Hyatt.

 

Limited guarantee provided by Carlson.

 

TA parent guarantee.

 

TA parent guarantee.

 

 

 

 

 

(1)          Amounts exclude expenditures made from FF&E reserves funded from hotel operations, but include amounts funded by us separately from hotel operations.

(2)          Renewal options may be exercised by the manager or tenant for all, but not less than all, of the properties within each combination of properties.

(3)          Each management agreement or lease provides for payment to us of an annual minimum return or minimum rent, respectively. Management fees are generally subordinated to these minimum payment amounts and certain minimum payments are subject to full or limited guarantees.

(4)          Certain of our management agreements and leases provides for payment to us of a percentage of increases in total sales over base year levels. Percentage returns under our management agreements are payable to us only to the extent of available cash flow, as defined in the agreements. The payment of percentage rent under our leases is not subject to available cash flow.

(5)          We define coverage as total property sales minus all property level expenses which are not subordinated to minimum payments to us and the required FF&E reserve contributions (which data is provided to us by our operators or tenants), divided by the minimum return or minimum rent payments due to us. For some agreements, amounts have been calculated using data for periods prior to our ownership of certain properties and prior to commencement of operating agreements.

(6)          These agreements provide for annual additional return payment to us of the amounts stated to the extent of available cash flow after payment of operating costs, funding of the FF&E reserve, payment of our minimum return and payment of certain management fees.

(7)          The single $36,872 deposit secures InterContinental’s obligations under the InterContinental No. 1, No. 3 and No. 4 portfolios.

(8)          These agreements provide for payment to us of 50% of available cash flow after payment of operating costs, funding the FF&E reserve, payment of our minimum return and reimbursement to the managers of working capital and guaranty advances, if any.

(9)          Eighteen (18) of our TA properties include a hotel. The rooms associated with these hotels have been excluded from total hotel rooms.

(10)    The amount of minimum rent payable to us by TA is scheduled to increase to $163,632, $167,686, $172,742 and $177,799 in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012, respectively. The annual straight line rent for GAAP reporting purposes is $173,577.

(11)    Represents data for the periods ended December 31, 2007. Data for periods ended March 31, 2008 is not currently available from our tenant, TA.

 

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

 

The following tables summarize the hotel operating statistics, including ADR, occupancy and RevPAR reported to us by our hotel operators by management agreement or lease for the periods indicated. This data has not been independently verified by us.

 

 

 

No. of

 

No. of 
Rooms

 

First Quarter(1)

 

Management/Lease Agreement

 

Hotels

 

/Suites

 

2008

 

2007

 

Change

 

ADR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

InterContinental (no. 1)

 

31

 

3,844

 

$

115.06

 

$

110.57

 

4.1%

 

InterContinental (no. 2)

 

76

 

9,220

 

72.18

 

70.01

 

3.1%

 

InterContinental (no. 3)

 

14

 

4,139

 

147.76

 

141.79

 

4.2%

 

InterContinental (no. 4)

 

10

 

2,937

 

115.16

 

111.72

 

3.1%

 

Marriott (no. 1)

 

53

 

7,610

 

128.78

 

127.98

 

0.6%

 

Marriott (no. 2)

 

18

 

2,178

 

121.96

 

119.07

 

2.4%

 

Marriott (no. 3) (2)

 

34

 

5,026

 

110.80

 

107.32

 

3.2%

 

Marriott (no. 4)

 

19

 

2,756

 

128.59

 

124.75

 

3.1%

 

Marriott (no. 5) (2)

 

1

 

356

 

235.91

 

210.85

 

11.9%

 

Hyatt

 

24

 

2,895

 

106.44

 

94.53

 

12.6%

 

Carlson

 

11

 

2,096

 

110.90

 

105.18

 

5.4%

 

Total/Average

 

291

 

43,057

 

$

112.21

 

$

108.22

 

3.7%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OCCUPANCY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

InterContinental (no. 1)

 

31

 

3,844

 

71.9%

 

71.4%

 

0.5Pts

 

InterContinental (no. 2)

 

76

 

9,220

 

69.6%

 

72.2%

 

-2.6Pts

 

InterContinental (no. 3)

 

14

 

4,139

 

73.5%

 

75.3%

 

-1.8Pts

 

InterContinental (no. 4)

 

10

 

2,937

 

68.7%

 

70.5%

 

-1.8Pts

 

Marriott (no. 1)

 

53

 

7,610

 

62.8%

 

62.9%

 

-0.1Pts

 

Marriott (no. 2)

 

18

 

2,178

 

66.2%

 

72.5%

 

-6.3Pts

 

Marriott (no. 3) (2)

 

34

 

5,026

 

67.2%

 

70.4%

 

-3.2Pts

 

Marriott (no. 4)

 

19

 

2,756

 

70.9%

 

69.9%

 

1.0Pts

 

Marriott (no. 5) (2)

 

1

 

356

 

83.1%

 

86.1%

 

-3.0Pts

 

Hyatt

 

24

 

2,895

 

65.0%

 

55.5%

 

9.5Pts

 

Carlson

 

11

 

2,096

 

65.6%

 

67.9%

 

-2.3Pts

 

Total/Average

 

291

 

43,057

 

68.2%

 

69.1%

 

-0.9Pts

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RevPAR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

InterContinental (no. 1)

 

31

 

3,844

 

$

82.73

 

$

78.95

 

4.8%

 

InterContinental (no. 2)

 

76

 

9,220

 

50.24

 

50.55

 

-0.6%

 

InterContinental (no. 3)

 

14

 

4,139

 

108.60

 

106.77

 

1.7%

 

InterContinental (no. 4)

 

10

 

2,937

 

79.11

 

78.76

 

0.4%

 

Marriott (no. 1)

 

53

 

7,610

 

80.87

 

80.50

 

0.5%

 

Marriott (no. 2)

 

18

 

2,178

 

80.74

 

86.33

 

-6.5%

 

Marriott (no. 3) (2)

 

34

 

5,026

 

74.46

 

75.55

 

-1.4%

 

Marriott (no. 4)

 

19

 

2,756

 

91.17

 

87.20

 

4.6%

 

Marriott (no. 5) (2)

 

1

 

356

 

196.04

 

181.54

 

8.0%

 

Hyatt

 

24

 

2,895

 

69.19

 

52.46

 

31.9%

 

Carlson

 

11

 

2,096

 

72.75

 

71.42

 

1.9%

 

Total/Average

 

291

 

43,057

 

$

76.53

 

$

74.78

 

2.3%

 

 

 

(1)          Includes data for the calendar periods indicated, except for our Marriott® branded hotels which include data for comparable fiscal periods.

(2)          Effective January 1, 2008, we entered into a new lease for our Marriott Kauai Resort Beach Club hotel with a subsidiary of Marriott. This hotel was previously included in Marriott agreement no. 3 and leased to one of our taxable REIT subsidiaries. Prior periods have been adjusted to remove of the Kauai property from Marriott (no. 3) and report its results in Marriott (no. 5).

 

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

 

Seasonality

 

Our hotels and travel centers have historically experienced seasonal differences typical of their industries with higher revenues in the second and third quarters of calendar years compared with the first and fourth quarters. This seasonality is not expected to cause material fluctuations in our income or cash flow because our contractual management agreements and leases require our managers and tenants to make the substantial portion of our return payments and rents to us in equal amounts throughout a year. Seasonality may affect our hotel operating revenues, but we do not expect seasonal variations to have a material impact upon our financial results of operations or upon our managers’ or tenants’ ability to meet their contractual obligations to us.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk (dollar amounts in thousands)

 

We are exposed to risks associated with market changes in interest rates. Our strategy to manage exposure to changes in interest rates is unchanged from December 31, 2007. Other than as described below, we do not foresee any significant changes in our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates or in how we manage this exposure in the near future.

 

As of March 31, 2008, our outstanding senior unsecured term debt remained unchanged from December 31, 2007 except that on March 3, 2008, we redeemed at par plus accrued interest $150,000 of our 7.0% senior notes.

 

Our revolving credit facility bears interest at floating rates and matures in October 2010. We can extend the maturity by one year for a fee. At March 31, 2008, we had $396,000 outstanding and $354,000 available for drawing under our revolving credit facility. Repayments under this agreement may be made at any time without penalty. We borrow in U.S. dollars and borrowings under this agreement are subject to interest at LIBOR plus a premium. Accordingly, we are vulnerable to changes in U.S. dollar based short term interest rates, specifically LIBOR. A change in interest rates would not affect the value of this floating rate debt but would affect our operating results. For example, the interest rate payable on our outstanding indebtedness of $396,000 under our revolving credit facility was 3.26% per annum at March 31, 2008. The following table presents the impact a 10% change in interest rates would have on our floating rate interest expense as of March 31, 2008:

 

 

 

Impact of Changes in Interest Rates

 

 

 

Interest Rate
Per Year

 

Outstanding Debt

 

Total Interest
Expense Per Year

 

At March 31, 2008

 

3.26%

 

$

396,000

 

$

12,910

 

10% increase

 

3.59%

 

$

396,000

 

$

14,216

 

10% reduction

 

2.93%

 

$

396,000

 

$

11,603

 

 

The foregoing table shows the impact of an immediate change in floating interest rates. If interest rates were to change gradually over time, the impact would be spread over time. Our exposure to fluctuations in floating interest rates will increase or decrease in the future with increases or decreases in the outstanding amount under our revolving credit facility or other floating rate obligations we may incur.

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this report, our management carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our managing trustees, President and Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, rules 13a-15 and 15d-15. Based upon that evaluation, our managing trustees, President and Chief Operating Officer and Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during the quarter ended March 31, 2008, that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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WARNING CONCERNING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS

 

THIS QUARTERLY REPORT ON FORM 10-Q CONTAINS STATEMENTS WHICH CONSTITUTE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND OTHER FEDERAL SECURITIES LAWS. THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS APPEAR IN A NUMBER OF PLACES IN THIS FORM 10-Q AND INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO STATEMENTS REGARDING OUR INTENT, BELIEF OR EXPECTATION, OR THE INTENT, BELIEF OR EXPECTATION OF OUR TRUSTEES AND OFFICERS WITH RESPECT TO:

 

                  OUR MANAGERS’ OR TENANTS’ ABILITY TO PAY RETURNS OR RENT TO US;

 

                  OUR ABILITY TO PURCHASE ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES;

 

                  OUR INTENT TO REFURBISH CERTAIN OF OUR PROPERTIES;

 

                  OUR ABILITY TO PAY INTEREST AND DEBT PRINCIPAL AND MAKE DISTRIBUTIONS;

 

                  OUR POLICIES AND PLANS REGARDING INVESTMENTS AND FINANCINGS;

 

                  OUR TAX STATUS AS A REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUST;

 

                  OUR ABILITY TO APPROPRIATELY BALANCE THE USE OF DEBT AND EQUITY AND TO RAISE CAPITAL; AND

 

                  OTHER MATTERS.

 

ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE CONTAINED IN OR IMPLIED BY THE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF VARIOUS FACTORS. SUCH FACTORS INCLUDE, WITHOUT LIMITATION:

 

                  THE IMPACT OF CHANGES IN THE ECONOMY AND THE CAPITAL MARKETS (INCLUDING THE RECENT CHANGES IN THE CAPITAL MARKETS) ON US AND OUR MANAGERS AND TENANTS;

 

                  COMPLIANCE WITH AND CHANGES TO LAWS AND REGULATIONS AFFECTING THE REAL ESTATE, HOTEL, TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVEL CENTER INDUSTRIES; AND

 

                  COMPETITION WITHIN THE REAL ESTATE, HOTEL AND TRAVEL CENTER INDUSTRIES GENERALLY AND AMONG REITS.

 

FOR EXAMPLE:

 

                  IF THE AVAILABILITY OF DEBT CAPITAL REMAINS RESTRICTED OR BECOMES MORE RESTRICTED, WE MAY BE UNABLE TO REFINANCE OR REPAY OUR DEBT OBLIGATIONS WHEN THEY BECOME DUE OR ON TERMS WHICH ARE AS FAVORABLE AS WE NOW HAVE.

 

                  HOTEL ROOM DEMAND IS USUALLY A REFLECTION OF THE GENERAL ECONOMIC ACTIVITY IN THE COUNTRY; AND IF HOTEL ROOM DEMAND BECOMES DEPRESSED BECAUSE OF A GENERAL SLOWING OF THE ECONOMY, THE OPERATING RESULTS OF OUR HOTELS MAY DECLINE, THE FINANCIAL RESULTS OF OUR MANAGERS AND TENANTS MAY DECLINE AND OUR OPERATORS AND TENANTS MAY BE UNABLE TO PAY OUR RETURNS OR RENTS.

 

                  A SLOWING OF THE ECONOMY GENERALLY MAY RESULT IN LESS DEMAND FOR SERVICES AT OUR TRAVEL CENTERS; IF TRUCKING ACTIVITY DECLINES, OUR TRAVEL CENTER TENANTS MAY BECOME UNABLE TO PAY OUR RENTS; AND

 

                  WE MAY BE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY PROPERTIES THAT WE WANT TO ACQUIRE OR TO NEGOTIATE ACCEPTABLE PURCHASE PRICES, AQCUISITION FINANCING TERMS, MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS OR LEASE TERMS FOR NEW PROPERTIES.

 

THESE UNEXPECTED RESULTS COULD OCCUR FOR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS, SOME OF WHICH, SUCH AS NATURAL DISASTERS OR CHANGES IN OUR MANAGERS’ OR TENANTS’ REVENUES OR COSTS, OR CHANGES IN CAPITAL MARKETS OR THE ECONOMY GENERALLY, ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL.

 

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OTHER RISKS MAY ADVERSELY IMPACT US, AS DESCRIBED MORE FULLY IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON FORM 10-K FOR THE YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2007 UNDER “ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.”

 

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE NOT GUARANTEED TO OCCUR AND MAY NOT OCCUR.

 

YOU SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.

 

EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY LAW, WE UNDERTAKE NO OBLIGATION TO UPDATE ANY FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF NEW INFORMATION, FUTURE EVENTS OR OTHERWISE.

 

STATEMENT CONCERNING LIMITED LIABILITY

 

OUR AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST, DATED AUGUST 21, 1995, A COPY OF WHICH, TOGETHER WITH ALL AMENDMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTS THERETO, IS DULY FILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENTS AND TAXATION OF MARYLAND, PROVIDES THAT THE NAME “HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST” REFERS TO THE TRUSTEES UNDER THE DECLARATION OF TRUST, AS SO AMENDED AND SUPPLEMENTED, COLLECTIVELY AS TRUSTEES, BUT NOT INDIVIDUALLY OR PERSONALLY, AND THAT NO TRUSTEE, OFFICER, SHAREHOLDER, EMPLOYEE OR AGENT OF HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST SHALL BE HELD TO ANY PERSONAL LIABILITY, JOINTLY OR SEVERALLY, FOR ANY OBLIGATION OF, OR CLAIM AGAINST, HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST. ALL PERSONS DEALING WITH HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST, IN ANY WAY, SHALL LOOK ONLY TO THE ASSETS OF HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST FOR THE PAYMENT OF ANY SUM OR THE PERFORMANCE OF ANY OBLIGATION.

 

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PART II            Other Information

 

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

 

As further described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2007, we have an agreement with Reit Management & Research, LLC, or RMR whereby RMR provides management services to us. Under the terms of this agreement, on April 11, 2007, we issued 53,541 common shares in payment of an incentive fee of $1,712,777 for services rendered by RMR during 2007 based upon a per common share price of $31.99, the closing price of our common shares on the New York Stock Exchange on that day. These restricted securities were issued pursuant to an exemption from registration provided under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

Item 6. Exhibits

 

 

3.1

 

Composite copy of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, as amended to date. (Incorporated by Reference to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 28, 2008).

 

10.1

 

First Amendment to Lease Agreement, dated as of March 17, 2008, by and among HPT PSC Properties Trust and HPT PSC Properties LLC as Landlord, and Petro Stopping Centers, L.P., as Tenant. (Filed herewith)

 

12.1

 

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. (Filed herewith)

 

12.2

 

Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Distributions. (Filed herewith)

 

31.1

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification. (Filed herewith)

 

31.2

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification. (Filed herewith)

 

31.3

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification. (Filed herewith)

 

31.4

 

Rule 13a-14(a) Certification. (Filed herewith)

 

32.1

 

Section 1350 Certification. (Furnished herewith)

 

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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.

 

 

HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ John G. Murray

 

John G. Murray

 

President and Chief Operating Officer

 

Dated: May 7, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

/s/ Mark L. Kleifges

 

Mark L. Kleifges

 

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

 

(principal financial and accounting officer)

 

Dated: May 7, 2008

 

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