Form 10-Q
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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 10-Q

 

 

(Mark One)

 

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

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2011

or

 

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

For the transition period from              to             

Commission File Number: 001-32223

 

 

STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Maryland   33-1082757

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

200 West Madison Street, Suite 1700, Chicago, Illinois   60606-3415
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (312) 658-5000

Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report:

 

 

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  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

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 the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

 

Large accelerated filer   ¨    Accelerated filer   x
Non-accelerated filer   ¨    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  ¨    No  x

The number of shares of common stock (par value $0.01 per share) of the registrant outstanding as of August 2, 2011 was 185,616,935.

 

 

 


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STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2011

INDEX

 

         PAGE  

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

  

ITEM 1.

  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS      3   

ITEM 2.

  MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS      32   

ITEM 3.

  QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK      67   

ITEM 4.

  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES      69   

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

  

ITEM 1.

  LEGAL PROCEEDINGS      69   

ITEM 1A.

  RISK FACTORS      69   

ITEM 2.

  UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS      69   

ITEM 3.

  DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES      69   

ITEM 4.

  (REMOVED AND RESERVED)      69   

ITEM 5.

  OTHER INFORMATION      69   

ITEM 6.

  EXHIBITS      70   

SIGNATURES

     71   

WHERE TO FIND MORE INFORMATION:

We maintain a website at www.strategichotels.com. Through our website, we make available, free of charge, our annual proxy statement, annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and amendments to those reports filed or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file such material with, or furnish it to, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The SEC maintains a website that contains these reports at www.sec.gov.

This report (and Exhibit 99.1 hereto) contains registered trademarks that are the exclusive property of their respective owners, which are companies other than us, including Fairmont®, Four Seasons®, Hilton®, Hyatt®, InterContinental®, Loews®, Marriott®, Renaissance®, Ritz-Carlton® and Westin®. None of the owners of these trademarks, their affiliates or any of their respective officers, directors, agents or employees has or will have any liability or responsibility for any financial statements, projections or other financial information or other information contained in this report.


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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (SHR)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In Thousands, Except Share Data)

 

     June 30,
2011
    December 31,
2010
 

Assets

    

Investment in hotel properties, net

   $ 1,721,330      $ 1,835,451   

Goodwill

     40,359        40,359   

Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $7,807 and $6,536

     32,772        32,620   

Assets held for sale

     —          45,145   

Investment in unconsolidated affiliates

     130,040        18,024   

Cash and cash equivalents

     76,626        78,842   

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

     37,876        34,618   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $1,563 and $1,922

     51,969        35,250   

Deferred financing costs, net of accumulated amortization of $5,049 and $15,756

     5,642        3,322   

Deferred tax assets

     5,271        4,121   

Other assets

     24,195        34,564   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

   $ 2,126,080      $ 2,162,316   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities, Noncontrolling Interests and Equity

    

Liabilities:

    

Mortgages and other debt payable

   $ 865,010      $ 1,118,281   

Bank credit facility

     127,500        28,000   

Liabilities of assets held for sale

     —          93,206   

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

     237,383        266,773   

Deferred tax liabilities

     48,789        1,732   

Deferred gain on sale of hotels

     4,036        3,930   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

     1,282,718        1,511,922   

Noncontrolling interests in SHR’s operating partnership

     6,043        5,050   

Equity:

    

SHR’s shareholders’ equity:

    

8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ($0.01 par value per share; 4,488,750 shares issued and outstanding; liquidation preference $25.00 per share and $136,065 and $131,296 in the aggregate)

     108,206        108,206   

8.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ($0.01 par value per share; 4,600,000 shares issued and outstanding; liquidation preference $25.00 per share and $138,719 and $133,975 in the aggregate)

     110,775        110,775   

8.25% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock ($0.01 par value per share; 5,750,000 shares issued and outstanding; liquidation preference $25.00 per share and $173,398 and $167,469 in the aggregate)

     138,940        138,940   

Common shares ($0.01 par value per share; 250,000,000 common shares authorized; 185,616,935 and 151,305,314 common shares issued and outstanding)

     1,856        1,513   

Additional paid-in capital

     1,710,932        1,553,286   

Accumulated deficit

     (1,165,720     (1,185,294

Accumulated other comprehensive loss

     (77,848     (107,164
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total SHR’s shareholders’ equity

     827,141        620,262   

Noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates

     10,178        25,082   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

     837,319        645,344   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities, noncontrolling interests and equity

   $ 2,126,080      $ 2,162,316   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (SHR)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

(In Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

 

     Three Months Ended June 30,     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Revenues:

        

Rooms

   $ 108,812      $ 92,789      $ 200,282      $ 173,679   

Food and beverage

     74,441        63,696        137,323        118,395   

Other hotel operating revenue

     19,948        19,423        39,921        38,523   

Lease revenue

     1,277        1,088        2,492        2,275   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     204,478        176,996        380,018      $ 332,872   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating Costs and Expenses:

        

Rooms

     29,818        26,413        56,445        50,574   

Food and beverage

     50,658        43,286        96,665        83,091   

Other departmental expenses

     53,825        49,343        104,498        96,168   

Management fees

     6,550        5,924        12,324        11,596   

Other hotel expenses

     13,467        14,199        26,825        27,427   

Lease expense

     1,257        1,095        2,453        2,290   

Depreciation and amortization

     30,091        31,943        60,696        65,986   

Corporate expenses

     11,957        7,359        26,434        13,419   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

     197,623        179,562        386,340        350,551   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income (loss)

     6,855        (2,566     (6,322     (17,679

Interest expense

     (25,762     (24,864     (45,310     (46,370

Interest income

     51        154        83        305   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     (838     (886     (838     (886

Loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments

     (29,242     (18,263     (29,242     (18,263

Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     (2,799     459        (4,399     (101

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)

     147        (811     286        (1,262

Other income, net

     436        462        4,361        694   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations

     (51,152     (46,315     (81,381     (83,562

Income tax (expense) benefit

     (1,060     (1,065     588        (228
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations

     (52,212     (47,380     (80,793     (83,790

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     101,034        8,818        101,196        10,617   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

     48,822        (38,562     20,403        (73,173

Loss on currency translation adjustments

     (5,264     (4,676     (7,907     (4,311

Gain (loss) on derivatives activity

     27,848        (1,732     37,223        (23,132
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss)

     71,406        (44,970     49,719        (100,616

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in SHR’s operating partnership

     (328     286        (222     995   

Comprehensive (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates

     (1,338     (1,371     (743     228   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to SHR

   $ 69,740      $ (46,055   $ 48,754      $ (99,393
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss)

   $ 48,822      $ (38,562   $ 20,403      $ (73,173

Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in SHR’s operating partnership

     (224     245        (86     687   

Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates

     (1,338     (1,371     (743     228   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to SHR

     47,260        (39,688     19,574        (72,258

Preferred shareholder dividends

     (7,722     (7,722     (15,443     (15,443
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Income (Loss) Attributable to SHR Common Shareholders

   $ 39,538      $ (47,410   $ 4,131      $ (87,701
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Amounts Attributable to SHR:

        

Loss from continuing operations

   $ (53,309   $ (48,426   $ (81,156   $ (82,772

Income from discontinued operations

     100,569        8,738        100,730        10,514   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss)

   $ 47,260      $ (39,688   $ 19,574      $ (72,258
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Basic and Diluted Income (Loss) Per Share:

        

Loss from continuing operations attributable to SHR common shareholders

   $ (0.35   $ (0.50   $ (0.58   $ (1.05

Income from discontinued operations attributable to SHR common shareholders

     0.57        0.08        0.60        0.11   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net income (loss) attributable to SHR common shareholders

   $ 0.22      $ (0.42   $ 0.02      $ (0.94
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding

     176,141        111,573        166,820        93,706   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (SHR)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In Thousands)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2011     2010  

Operating Activities:

    

Net income (loss)

   $ 20,403      $ (73,173

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities (including discontinued operations):

    

Deferred income tax benefit

     (2,288     (410

Depreciation and amortization

     60,696        69,540   

Amortization of deferred financing costs, discount and interest rate swap costs

     12,361        22,166   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     838        886   

Loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments

     29,242        18,263   

Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates

     4,399        101   

Share-based compensation

     17,973        4,122   

Gain on sale of assets

     (103,605     (1,849

Foreign currency exchange gain

     (337     (11,324

Recognition of deferred gains

     (1,323     (2,336

Mark to market of derivative financial instruments

     (1,633     4,103   

(Increase) decrease in accounts receivable

     (10,646     455   

(Increase) decrease in other assets

     (2,689     1,545   

Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses

     (8,187     (4,588
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by operating activities

     15,204        27,501   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Investing Activities:

    

Proceeds from sale of investments

     9,000        —     

Proceeds from sale of assets

     55,280        —     

Cash received from unconsolidated affiliates

     780        523   

Unconsolidated affiliates recapitalization

     (92,703     —     

Unrestricted cash acquired through acquisition and recapitalization

     30,600        —     

Unrestricted cash sold or contributed

     (6,935     —     

Capital expenditures

     (24,546     (17,972

Increase in restricted cash and cash equivalents

     (6,377     (10,286

Increase in security deposits related to sale-leasebacks

     (1,270     (2,282
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in investing activities

     (36,171     (30,017
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financing Activities:

    

Proceeds from issuance of common stock

     50,000        349,140   

Equity issuance costs

     (531     (16,079

Borrowings under bank credit facility

     317,500        100,500   

Payments on bank credit facility

     (218,000     (223,500

Exchangeable senior notes tender

     —          (180,000

Payments on mortgages and other debt

     (78,135     (30,946

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest in consolidated affiliates

     (19,402     —     

Debt financing costs

     (5,132     (175

Distributions to holders of noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates

     (16     (16

Interest rate swap costs

     (33,340     (35,152

Other financing activities

     (559     (640
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities

     12,385        (36,868
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

     3,367        (5,104
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

     (5,215     (44,488

Change in cash of assets held for sale

     2,999        —     

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period

     78,842        116,310   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period

   $ 76,626      $ 71,822   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES (SHR)

UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS – Continued

(In Thousands)

 

     Six Months Ended June 30,  
     2011     2010  

Supplemental Schedule of Non-Cash Activities:

    

Acquisition of hotel properties (see note 3)

   $ 89,273      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest (see note 8)

   $ 70,300      $ —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(Gain) loss on mark to market of derivative instruments (see notes 2 and 9)

   $ (9,783   $ 23,132   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Increase (decrease) in capital expenditures recorded as liabilities

   $ 1,799      $ (255
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Paid For:

    

Interest, net of interest capitalized

   $ 35,280      $ 27,193   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income taxes, net of refunds

   $ 2,163      $ 1,709   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements.

 

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STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1. GENERAL

Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (SHR and, together with its subsidiaries, the Company) was incorporated in January 2004 to acquire and asset-manage upper upscale and luxury hotels that are subject to long-term management contracts. As of June 30, 2011, the Company’s portfolio included 17 full-service hotel interests located in urban and resort markets in: the United States; Punta Mita, Nayarit, Mexico; Hamburg, Germany; and London, England. The Company operates in one reportable business segment, hotel ownership.

SHR operates as a self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT), which means that it is managed by its board of directors and executive officers. A REIT is a legal entity that holds real estate interests and, through payments of dividends to stockholders, is permitted to reduce or avoid federal income taxes at the corporate level. For SHR to continue to qualify as a REIT, it cannot operate hotels; instead it employs internationally known hotel management companies to operate its hotels under management contracts. SHR conducts its operations through its direct and indirect subsidiaries, including its operating partnership, Strategic Hotel Funding, L.L.C. (SH Funding), which currently holds substantially all of the Company’s assets. SHR is the sole managing member of SH Funding and holds approximately 99% of its membership units as of June 30, 2011. SHR manages all business aspects of SH Funding, including the sale and purchase of hotels, the investment in these hotels and the financing of SH Funding and its assets.

As of June 30, 2011, SH Funding owned interests in or leased the following 17 hotels:

 

1. Fairmont Chicago    10. InterContinental Miami
2. Fairmont Scottsdale Princess (1)    11. Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel
3. Four Seasons Jackson Hole    12. Marriott Hamburg (5)
4. Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort    13. Marriott Lincolnshire (6)
5. Four Seasons Silicon Valley    14. Marriott London Grosvenor Square (6)
6. Four Seasons Washington, D.C.    15. Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay
7. Hotel del Coronado (2)    16. Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel
8. Hyatt Regency La Jolla (3)    17. Westin St. Francis
9. InterContinental Chicago (4)   

 

(1) 

This property is owned by an unconsolidated affiliate in which the Company indirectly holds a 50% interest (see note 5). One land parcel at this property is subject to a ground lease arrangement.

(2) 

This property is owned by an unconsolidated affiliate in which the Company indirectly holds a 34.3% interest (see note 5).

(3) 

This property is owned by a consolidated affiliate in which the Company indirectly holds a 53.5% interest (see note 8).

(4) 

The Company owns 100% of this property after acquiring its partner’s 49% noncontrolling interest on June 24, 2011 (see note 8).

(5)

The Company has a leasehold interest in this property.

(6) 

These properties are subject to ground lease arrangements.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation:

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the SEC applicable to interim financial information. As such, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements contain all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring accruals, necessary to present fairly the financial position of the Company and its results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The Company believes the disclosures made are adequate to prevent the information presented from being misleading. However, the

 

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STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO UNAUDITED CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

 

unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements included in SHR’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010. The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of SHR, its subsidiaries and other entities in which the Company has a controlling interest.

If the Company determines that it is the holder of a variable interest in a variable interest entity (VIE) within the meaning of new accounting guidance adopted on January 1, 2010, which amends the consolidation guidance of VIEs, and it is the primary beneficiary under this new guidance, then the Company will consolidate the entity. For entities that are not considered VIEs, the Company consolidates those entities it controls. It accounts for those entities over which it has a significant influence but does not control using the equity method of accounting. At June 30, 2011, SH Funding owned the following interests in unconsolidated affiliates, which are accounted for using the equity method of accounting: a 31% interest in the unconsolidated affiliate that owns the Four Seasons Residence Club Punta Mita (RCPM), a 34.3% interest in the unconsolidated affiliate that owns the Hotel del Coronado (Hotel del Coronado Venture), and a 50% interest in the unconsolidated affiliate that owns the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess (Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture) (see note 5). At June 30, 2011, SH Funding also owned an 85.8% controlling interest in the entity that owns both a condominium-hotel development adjacent to the Hotel del Coronado (North Beach Venture) and a 40% interest in the Hotel del Coronado Venture (see note 5), and a 53.5% controlling interest in the entity that owns the Hyatt Regency La Jolla hotel, which are consolidated in the accompanying financial statements.

All significant intercompany transactions and balances have been eliminated in consolidation. Certain amounts included in the financial statements for prior periods have been reclassified to conform to the current financial statement presentation as a result of discontinued operations.

Use of Estimates:

The preparation of consolidated financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting periods. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents:

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, restricted cash and cash equivalents included $16,567,000 and $15,920,000, respectively, that will be used for property and equipment replacement in accordance with hotel management or lease agreements. At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, restricted cash and cash equivalents also included reserves of $21,309,000 and $18,698,000, respectively, required by loan and other agreements.

Income Taxes:

SHR has elected to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Tax Code). As a REIT, SHR generally will not be subject to U.S. federal income tax if it distributes 100% of its annual taxable income to its shareholders. As a REIT, SHR is subject to a number of organizational and operational requirements. If it fails to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year, SHR will be subject to U.S. federal income tax (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on its taxable income at regular corporate tax rates. Even if it qualifies for taxation as a REIT, it may be subject to foreign, state and local income taxes and to U.S. federal income tax and excise tax on its undistributed income. In addition, taxable income from SHR’s taxable REIT subsidiaries is subject to federal, foreign, state and local income taxes. Also, the foreign countries where the Company has operations do not recognize REITs under their respective tax laws. Accordingly, the Company is subject to tax in those jurisdictions.

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for net operating loss carryforwards and temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when the net operating loss carryforwards are utilized and when the temporary

 

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differences reverse. The Company evaluates uncertain tax positions in accordance with applicable accounting guidance. A valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is provided if the Company believes all or some portion of the deferred tax asset may not be realized. Any increase or decrease in the valuation allowance that results from a change in circumstances that causes a change in the estimated realizability of the related deferred tax asset is included in earnings.

The Company completed an equity offering during the second quarter of 2010 (see note 8), which resulted in an ownership change under Section 382 of the Tax Code. As a result, some of the Company’s net operating loss carryforwards were reduced or eliminated in accordance with the provisions of Section 382. A full valuation reserve has been provided against net operating loss carryforwards not subject to Section 382 due to uncertainty of realization. Therefore, the ownership change had no impact to the statements of operations.

For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, income tax (expense) benefit related to continuing operations is summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Current tax (expense):

        

Europe

   $ (42   $ —        $ (48   $ —     

Mexico

     (405     (155     (629     (1,018

United States

     —          —          (1,402     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (447     (155     (2,079     (1,018
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Deferred tax benefit (expense):

        

Mexico

     366        (108     227        (183

United States

     (979     (802     2,440        973   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (613     (910     2,667        790   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total income tax (expense) benefit:

   $ (1,060   $ (1,065   $ 588      $ (228
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Per Share Data:

Basic income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to SHR common shareholders by the weighted average common shares outstanding during each period. Diluted income (loss) per share is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to SHR common shareholders as adjusted for the impact of dilutive securities, if any, by the weighted average common shares outstanding plus potentially dilutive securities. Dilutive securities may include restricted stock units (RSUs), options to purchase shares of SHR common stock (Options), units payable under the Company’s Value Creation Plan (VCP Units), exchangeable debt securities and noncontrolling interests that have an option to exchange their interests to shares of SHR common stock. No effect is shown for securities that are anti-dilutive. The following table sets forth the components of the calculation of loss from continuing operations attributable to SHR common shareholders for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Numerator:

        

Loss from continuing operations attributable to SHR

   $ (53,309   $ (48,426   $ (81,156   $ (82,772

Preferred shareholder dividends

     (7,722     (7,722     (15,443     (15,443
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Loss from continuing operations attributable to SHR common shareholders

   $ (61,031   $ (56,148   $ (96,599   $ (98,215
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Denominator:

        

Weighted average common shares – basic and diluted

     176,141        111,573        166,820        93,706   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Securities that could potentially dilute basic loss per share in the future that are not included in the computation of diluted loss per share because they are anti-dilutive at June 30, 2011 and 2010 are as follows (in thousands):

 

     Computation For
Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Computation For
Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Noncontrolling interests

     853         955         853         955   

Options, RSUs and VCP Units

     3,186         1,764         3,186         1,764   

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss:

The Company’s accumulated other comprehensive loss (OCL) results from mark to market of certain derivative financial instruments and unrealized gains or losses on foreign currency translation adjustments (CTA). The following tables provide the components of accumulated OCL as of June 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 

     Derivative and  Other
Adjustments
    CTA     Accumulated OCL  

Balance at January 1, 2011

   $ (94,933   $ (12,231   $ (107,164

Mark to market of derivative instruments

     9,729        —          9,729   

Reclassification to equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     54        —          54   

Reclassification to loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments

     27,440        —          27,440   

Reclassification to income from discontinued operations, net of tax

     —          (5,095     (5,095

CTA activity

     —          (2,812     (2,812
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2011

   $ (57,710   $ (20,138   $ (77,848
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     Derivative and Other
Adjustments
    CTA     Accumulated OCL  

Balance at January 1, 2010

   $ (81,449   $ 12,108      $ (69,341

Mark to market of derivative instruments

     (38,642     —          (38,642

Reclassification to equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

     (32     —          (32

Reclassification to loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments

     15,542        —          15,542   

CTA activity

     —          (4,311     (4,311
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2010

   $ (104,581   $ 7,797      $ (96,784
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

New Accounting Guidance:

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new guidance that amends current comprehensive income guidance. The new guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of shareholders’ equity. Instead, the Company must report comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income which contains two sections, net income and other comprehensive income, or in two separate but consecutive statements.

 

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Additionally, the guidance requires an entity to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s) where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. The new guidance will be effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of the new guidance will not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB issued new guidance that amends the criteria for performing the second step of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts and requires performing the second step if qualitative factors indicate that it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. The Company adopted the new guidance on January 1, 2011, and determined that it did not have a material impact to the financial statements.

 

3. INVESTMENT IN HOTEL PROPERTIES, NET

The following summarizes the Company’s investment in hotel properties as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, excluding the leasehold interest in the Marriott Hamburg, unconsolidated affiliates and assets held for sale (in thousands):

 

     June 30,     December 31,  
     2011     2010  

Land

   $ 334,048      $ 318,756   

Land held for development

     103,089        107,908   

Leasehold interest

     11,633        11,633   

Buildings

     1,318,315        1,405,462   

Building and leasehold improvements

     79,559        95,487   

Site improvements

     27,113        43,487   

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

     414,887        423,588   

Improvements in progress

     19,736        10,679   
                

Total investment in hotel properties

     2,308,380        2,417,000   

Less accumulated depreciation

     (587,050     (581,549
                

Total investment in hotel properties, net

   $ 1,721,330      $ 1,835,451   
                

Consolidated hotel properties

     14        13   

Consolidated hotel rooms

     6,078        6,403   

Acquisition of Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole

On March 11, 2011, the Company acquired the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels in exchange for an aggregate of 15,200,000 shares of SHR’s common stock at a price of $6.08 per share based on the March 11, 2011 SHR common share closing price, or approximately $92,416,000. The allocation of the purchase price for the acquisition is as follows (in thousands):

 

     Four Seasons
Silicon  Valley
     Four Seasons
Jackson Hole
 

Land

   $ 5,518       $ 19,669   

Buildings

     27,269         33,450   

Site improvements

     400         444   

Furniture, fixtures and equipment

     2,827         4,236   

Intangible assets

     88         372   

Net working capital

     378         (2,235
                 
   $ 36,480       $ 55,936   
                 

 

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4. DISCONTINUED OPERATIONS

The results of operations of hotels sold or assets held for sale are classified as discontinued operations and segregated in the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. The following is a summary of income from discontinued operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Hotel operating revenues

   $ 938      $ 18,971      $ 9,743      $ 32,492   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating costs and expenses

     828        13,833        9,510        26,410   

Depreciation and amortization

     —          1,740        —          3,554   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating costs and expenses

     828        15,573        9,510        29,964   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     110        3,398        233        2,528   

Interest expense

     —          (2,152     —          (5,338

Interest income

     —          4        —          11   

Foreign currency exchange (loss) gain

     (7     6,067        51        12,586   

Other income, net

     —          —          326        —     

Income tax expense

     (20     (348     (379     (407

Gain on sale

     100,951        1,849        100,965        1,237   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income from discontinued operations

   $ 101,034      $ 8,818      $ 101,196      $ 10,617   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Assets Sold:

Paris Marriott Champs Elysees (Paris Marriott)

On April 6, 2011, the Company sold its leasehold interest in the Paris Marriott hotel for consideration of €29,200,000 ($41,567,000). As part of the transaction, the Company received €10,100,000 ($14,500,000) of an additional €11,600,000 ($16,630,000) owed related to the release of the security deposit and other closing adjustments for total proceeds of approximately €40,800,000 ($58,197,000). The Company expects to receive the remaining €1,500,000 within six months of the closing date. The Company recorded a gain on sale of the property of $100,945,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 primarily due to the recognition of an existing deferred gain resulting from a sale-leaseback transaction related to this hotel (see note 6) .

The hotel’s assets and liabilities owned by the Company were classified as held for sale on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010. The significant components of assets held for sale and liabilities of assets held for sale at December 31, 2010 consist of the following (in thousands):

 

     December 31,
2010
 

Investment in hotel properties, net

   $ 6,226   

Cash

     2,999   

Restricted cash

     1,320   

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts

     5,636   

Deferred tax asset (a)

     26,712   

Other assets

     2,252   
  

 

 

 

Assets held for sale

   $ 45,145   
  

 

 

 

Accounts payable and accrued expenses

   $ 6,969   

Deferred gain on sale of hotel (a)

     86,237   
  

 

 

 

Liabilities of assets held for sale

   $ 93,206   
  

 

 

 

 

(a)

In 2003, the Company recorded a sale-leaseback of the Paris Marriott and the related gain on sale was deferred for financial reporting purposes. The gain on sale was recognized for French income tax

 

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  purposes, which resulted in recognition of a deferred tax asset. The deferred tax asset was reduced as the deferred gain was amortized over the life of the lease. The balance also fluctuated based on changes in foreign currency exchange rates.

InterContinental Prague

On December 15, 2010, the Company sold the InterContinental Prague hotel for an approximate consideration of €106,090,000 ($141,368,000). The consideration included the assignment of the hotel’s third party debt of €101,600,000 ($135,385,000) and the interest rate swap liability related to the third party indebtedness, estimated to be approximately €4,490,000 ($5,983,000). For the year ended December 31, 2010, the Company received net sales proceeds of $3,564,000. In addition, as part of the transaction, approximately €2,000,000 ($2,665,000) of restricted cash related to the hotel was released to the Company.

Hyatt Regency New Orleans

On December 28, 2007, the Company sold the Hyatt Regency New Orleans for a gross sales price of $32,000,000, of which $23,000,000 was received in cash at closing and $9,000,000 was received in the form of a promissory note from the purchaser with a $6,000,000 tranche and a $3,000,000 tranche. The Company initially deferred recognition of the gain on sale of the hotel and recorded it as an offset to the promissory note. In March 2008, the Company received payment on the $6,000,000 tranche and recognized $416,000 of the gain. In the second quarter of 2010, the Company agreed to accept payment of $1,850,000 to settle the remaining obligation and recognized the deferred gain in that amount in income from discontinued operations in the second quarter of 2010.

 

5. INVESTMENT IN UNCONSOLIDATED AFFILIATES

Investment in unconsolidated affiliates as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 includes the following (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture (a)

   $ 30,588       $ —     

Hotel del Coronado Venture (b)

     95,507         —     

Hotel and North Beach Ventures (b)

     —           7,787   

Four Seasons RCPM (c)

     3,945         3,878   

BuyEfficient (d)

     —           6,359   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total investment in unconsolidated affiliates

   $ 130,040       $ 18,024   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) On June 9, 2011, the Company completed a recapitalization of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel. The Company entered into agreements with an unaffiliated third party, an affiliate of Walton Street Capital, L.L.C. (Walton Street), to form FMT Scottsdale Holdings, LLC and Walton/SHR FPH Holdings, L.L.C. (together, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture) to own the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel. The Company contributed the assets and liabilities of the hotel and cash of $34,864,000 in exchange for a 50% ownership interest in the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture. The Company jointly controls the venture with Walton Street and serves as the managing member. The Company also continues to serve as the hotel’s asset manager and is entitled to earn a quarterly base management fee equal to 1.0% of total revenues during years one and two following the formation of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture, 1.25% during years three and four, and 1.5% thereafter, as well as certain project management fees. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recognized fees of $11,000, which are included in other income, net on the consolidated statements of operations. In connection with the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture, the Company is entitled to certain promote payments after Walton Street achieves a specified return.

As part of the recapitalization, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture retired the hotel’s $40,000,000 mezzanine debt. In addition, the hotel’s $140,000,000 first mortgage was amended and extended. The amendment included a $7,000,000 principal payment, and the debt was extended through December 2013 with an option for a second extension through April 9, 2015, subject to certain conditions. Interest will remain payable monthly at the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 0.36%.

 

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(b) As of December 31, 2010, the Company owned 45.0% ownership interests in SHC KSL Partners, LP (Hotel Venture), the then owner of the Hotel del Coronado, and in HdC North Beach Development, LLLP (North Beach Venture), the owner of an adjacent residential condominium-hotel development. The Company earned asset management, development and financing fees under agreements with the Hotel and North Beach Ventures. The Company recognized income of 55.0% of these fees, representing the percentage of the Hotel and North Beach Ventures not owned by the Company. These fees amounted to $172,000 and $307,000 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, respectively, and are included in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations.

In January 2006, the Hotel Venture entered into non-recourse mortgage and mezzanine loans with principal amounts of $610,000,000. The loans accrued interest at LIBOR plus a blended spread of 2.08%. In addition, the Hotel Venture entered into a $20,000,000 non-recourse revolving credit facility that bore interest at LIBOR plus 2.50%. At December 31, 2010, there was a balance of $18,500,000 on the revolving credit facility and there were no letters of credit outstanding. In December 2010, the Hotel Venture purchased a $37,500,000 mezzanine layer of the debt structure for a discounted pay-off of $13,000,000. The remaining principal on the loans and revolving credit facility had a maturity date of January 7, 2011. On January 7, 2011, the Hotel Venture obtained an extension of the maturity date to February 9, 2011.

On February 4, 2011, the Hotel and North Beach Ventures completed a recapitalization (the Transaction) through a series of contemporaneous transactions. Under the terms of the Transaction, the Company acquired the ownership interest of an existing member of the Hotel and North Beach Ventures, and, along with the remaining members of the Hotel Venture, formed a partnership, BSK Del Partners, L.P. (Hotel del Coronado Venture) with an unaffiliated third party, an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Advisors VI L.P. (Blackstone), to own the Hotel del Coronado. As part of the Transaction, the Company contributed $57,380,000 of cash drawn from the Company’s bank credit facility to fund its contribution. This payment included the purchase of the existing member’s ownership in the Hotel and North Beach Ventures and is net of a $1,700,000 financing fee earned as part of the Transaction. The Hotel Venture contributed substantially all of the assets and liabilities to the Hotel del Coronado Venture. The Hotel del Coronado Venture then settled all contributed debts outstanding by paying balances off in full or agreeing to convert debt to equity. In connection with the Transaction, the Company also acquired its partner’s interest in HdC DC Corporation, a taxable corporation, with assets of $25,597,000 and an existing deferred tax liability of approximately $48,575,000. As a result of the Transaction, the Company recorded an equity method investment of $97,649,000. Pursuant to the terms of the Transaction, Blackstone is the general partner of the Hotel del Coronado Venture with a 60.0% ownership interest and the Company is a limited partner with an indirect 34.3% ownership interest.

The Hotel del Coronado Venture secured $425,000,000 of five-year debt financing at a weighted average rate of LIBOR plus 480 basis points, subject to a 1% LIBOR floor. After the third year of the loan, the final two one-year extensions require payment to the lender of a 25 basis point extension fee. Additionally, the Hotel del Coronado Venture purchased a two-year, 2.0% LIBOR cap, which was required by the loan.

The Company continues to act as asset manager and earns a quarterly asset management fee equal to 1.0% of gross revenue, certain development fees, and when applicable, an incentive fee equal to one-third of the incentive fee paid to the hotel operator under the hotel management agreement. As part of the Hotel del Coronado Venture with Blackstone, the Company and the other remaining member of the Hotel Venture earn a profit-based incentive fee of 20.0% of all distributions of the Hotel del Coronado Venture that exceed both a 20.0% internal rate of return and two times return on invested equity. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recognized fees of $221,000 and $1,514,000, respectively, which are included in other income, net on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

(c)

The Company owns a 31% interest in and acts as asset manager for an unconsolidated affiliate with two unaffiliated parties that is developing the Four Seasons RCPM, a luxury vacation home product that is being sold in fractional ownership interests on the property adjacent to the Company’s Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort in Mexico. The Company earns asset management fees and recognizes income of 69% of

 

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  these fees, representing the percentage not owned by the Company. These fees amounted to $13,000 and $37,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $33,000 and $76,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and are included in other income, net on the consolidated statements of operations.

 

(d) On December 7, 2007, the Company acquired a 50% interest in BuyEfficient for $6,346,000. BuyEfficient is an electronic purchasing platform that allows members to procure food, operating supplies, furniture, fixtures and equipment. In January 2011, the Company sold its 50% interest for $9,000,000 and recognized a gain on sale of $2,640,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011, which is included in other income, net on the consolidated statement of operations.

Condensed Combined Financial Information of Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates

The following is summarized financial information for the Company’s unconsolidated affiliates as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 

     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Assets

     

Investment in hotel properties, net

   $ 722,145       $ 298,362   

Goodwill

     —           23,401   

Intangible assets, net

     44,236         49,000   

Cash and cash equivalents

     29,324         22,400   

Restricted cash and cash equivalents

     31,688         12,087   

Other assets

     36,731         20,842   
                 

Total assets

   $ 864,124       $ 426,092   
                 

Liabilities and Partners’ Equity (Deficit)

     

Mortgage and other debt payable

   $ 558,000       $ 592,476   

Other liabilities

     46,676         33,472   

Partners’ equity (deficit)

     259,448         (199,856
                 

Total liabilities and partners’ equity (deficit)

   $ 864,124       $ 426,092   
                 

 

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     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Revenues

        

Hotel operating revenue

   $ 34,338      $ 30,748      $ 62,600      $ 54,484   

Residential sales

     905        3,360        2,543        6,873   

Other

     —          1,281        —          2,423   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total revenues

     35,243        35,389        65,143        63,780   

Expenses

        

Hotel operating expenses

     24,630        21,024        45,591        39,233   

Residential costs of sales

     298        1,749        839        3,578   

Depreciation and amortization

     5,826        4,369        10,289        8,605   

Other operating expenses

     2,193        2,613        4,071        4,655   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total operating expenses

     32,947        29,755        60,790        56,071   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

     2,296        5,634        4,353        7,709   

Interest expense, net

     (7,702     (4,463     (14,256     (8,733

Other (expenses) income, net

     (1,039     (156     (1,557     157   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net (loss) income

   $ (6,445   $ 1,015      $ (11,460   $ (867
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity in (losses) earnings in unconsolidated affiliates

        

Net (loss) income

   $ (6,445   $ 1,015      $ (11,460   $ (867

Partners’ share of loss (income) of unconsolidated affiliates

     3,585        (555     6,474        418   

Adjustments for basis differences, taxes and intercompany eliminations

     61        (1     587        348   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

   $ (2,799   $ 459      $ (4,399   $ (101
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

As a result of the Transaction, the Company recorded the net assets of the Hotel del Coronado Venture at their fair values. To the extent that the Company’s cost basis is different than the basis reflected at the unconsolidated affiliate level, the basis difference, excluding amounts attributable to land and goodwill, is amortized over the life of the related asset and included in the Company’s share of equity in (losses) earnings of the unconsolidated affiliates.

 

6. OPERATING LEASE AGREEMENTS

In June 2004, the Company recorded a sale of the Marriott Hamburg, and the Company’s leaseback of the hotel was reflected as an operating lease. A deferred gain was recorded in conjunction with the sale and is being recognized as a reduction of lease expense over the life of the lease. For the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized $56,000 and $49,000 of the deferred gain, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, recognized $109,000 and $103,000, respectively. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the deferred gain on the sale of the Marriott Hamburg recorded on the accompanying consolidated balance sheets amounted to $4,036,000 and $3,930,000, respectively. On a monthly basis, the Company makes minimum rent payments aggregating to an annual total of €3,654,000 (adjusting by an index formula) ($5,299,000 based on the foreign exchange rate as of June 30, 2011) and pays additional rent based upon the performance of the hotel, which are recorded as lease expense in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. A euro-denominated security deposit at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $2,755,000 and $2,540,000, respectively, and is included in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets. The Company subleases its interest in the Marriott Hamburg to a third party. The Company has reflected the sublease arrangement as an operating lease and records lease revenue.

In June 2004, the Company recorded a sale of the Paris Marriott, and the Company’s leaseback of the hotel was reflected as an operating lease. A deferred gain was recorded in conjunction with the sale and was being recognized as a reduction of lease expense over the life of the lease. On April 6, 2011, the Company sold its leasehold interest in the Paris Marriott (see note 4). The hotel’s assets and liabilities owned by the Company were classified as held for sale on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2010 and

 

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the results of operations have been classified as discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. As of December 31, 2010, the deferred gain on the sale of the Paris Marriott amounted to $86,237,000, which is recorded in liabilities of assets held for sale. Prior to the sale of the hotel on April 6, 2011, the Company recognized $62,000 and $1,068,000 as amortization of the deferred gain in income from discontinued operations as a reduction to lease expense for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $1,214,000 and $2,233,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. When the sale closed, the remaining $90,624,000 unamortized deferred gain was recognized as a gain on sale of the Paris Marriott in income from discontinued operations. On a monthly basis, the Company made minimum rent payments and paid additional rent based upon the performance of the hotel, which was included in income from discontinued operations, in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations. At December 31, 2010, a euro-denominated security deposit was $14,459,000, and was included in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet. The entire security deposit was returned to the Company after the sale of the Paris Marriott leasehold interest (see note 4).

 

7. INDEBTEDNESS

Mortgages and Other Debt Payable:

Certain subsidiaries of SHR are the borrowers under various financing arrangements. These subsidiaries are separate legal entities and their respective assets and credit are not available to satisfy the debt of SHR or any of its other subsidiaries.

Mortgages and other debt payable at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

                  Balance Outstanding at  

Debt

   Spread (a)
(basis points)
     Maturity     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

InterContinental Chicago

     106         October 2011 (b)    $ 121,000       $ 121,000   

InterContinental Miami

     73         October 2011 (b)      90,000         90,000   

Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel

     63         March 2012 (b)      118,250         118,250   

Hyatt Regency La Jolla

     100         September 2012        97,500         97,500   

Marriott London Grosvenor Square (c)

     110         October 2013        119,034         117,281   

Fairmont Chicago (c)

     Fixed         June 2017        97,750         97,750   

Westin St. Francis (c)

     Fixed         June 2017        220,000         220,000   

Fairmont Scottsdale Princess (d)

     —           —          —           180,000   

Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay (e)

     —           —          —           76,500   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total mortgages payable

          863,534         1,118,281   

Other debt (f)

     Fixed         January 2013        1,476         —     
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total mortgages and other debt payable

        $ 865,010       $ 1,118,281   
       

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(a) Interest is paid monthly at the applicable spread over LIBOR (0.19% at June 30, 2011) for all mortgage loans except for those secured by the Marriott London Grosvenor Square, the Westin St. Francis, and the Fairmont Chicago. Interest on the Marriott London Grosvenor Square loan is paid quarterly at the applicable spread over three-month GBP LIBOR (0.83% at June 30, 2011). Interest on the Westin St. Francis and Fairmont Chicago loans is paid monthly at an annual fixed rate of 6.09%.
(b) Subsequent to June 30, 2011, the Company refinanced these mortgage loans (see note 16). The mortgage secured by the InterContinental Chicago hotel was increased to $145,000,000 with interest payable monthly at an annual fixed rate of 5.61% and has a maturity date of August 1, 2021. The mortgage secured by the InterContinental Miami hotel was reduced to $85,000,000 with interest payable monthly at one-month LIBOR plus 3.50% and has a maturity date of July 6, 2016 with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. The mortgage secured by the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel was reduced to $110,000,000 with interest payable monthly at one-month LIBOR plus 3.85% and has a maturity date of July 14, 2015 with three, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.

 

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(c) These loan agreements require maintenance of financial covenants, all of which the Company was in compliance with at June 30, 2011.
(d) On June 9, 2011, the Company completed a recapitalization of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel. As part of the recapitalization, the hotel’s $40,000,000 mezzanine debt was retired. In addition, the hotel’s $140,000,000 first mortgage was amended (including a $7,000,000 principal payment) and extended (see note 5). After the recapitalization, the Company’s ownership interest in the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel is accounted for as an equity method investment and its mortgage debt is no longer reflected in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
(e) On June 29, 2011, the Company repaid the mortgage loan secured by the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, which became one of the borrowing base properties under the Company’s $300,000,000 bank credit facility agreement (as described below). The Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay replaced the Four Seasons Washington, D.C., which was a borrowing base property under the Company’s previous $350,000,000 bank credit facility, as collateral under the new bank credit facility. In July 2011, after being released as collateral under the bank credit facility, the Company entered into a mortgage agreement in the amount of $130,000,000 that is secured by the Four Seasons Washington, D.C. hotel, which has a maturity date of July 20, 2014 and has two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions. Interest is payable monthly at a rate of one-month LIBOR plus 3.15% (see note 16).
(f) The North Beach Venture assumed the mortgage loan on a hotel-condominium unit, which accrues interest at an annual fixed rate of 5.0% and is secured by the hotel-condominium unit. The hotel-condominium unit, with a carrying value of $1,594,000, is included in other assets on the consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2011.

Other Debt:

In connection with the acquisition of a 60-acre oceanfront land parcel in Punta Mita, Nayarit, Mexico, the Company executed two $17,500,000 non-interest bearing promissory notes. The Company recorded these notes at their present value based on an imputed interest rate of 9.5% and amortized the resulting discount over the life of the promissory notes. On September 30, 2008, the Company paid the first of the $17,500,000 non-interest bearing promissory notes. The second note was due August 31, 2009. In August 2009, the Company entered into an agreement with the holder of the promissory note whereby the holder released the Company from its final installment payment of $17,500,000 that was due in August 2009 in exchange for the Company agreeing to provide the note holder with the right to an interest in the property. The Company will receive a preferred position which will entitle it to receive the first $12,000,000 of distributions generated from the property with any excess distributions split equally among the partners. The Company’s obligations under this agreement, recorded as other liabilities in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the Company’s consolidated balance sheets, are subject to the note holder being able to obtain certain permits and licenses to develop the land and the execution of an amended partnership agreement.

Exchangeable Notes:

On April 4, 2007, SH Funding issued $150,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 3.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2012 (Exchangeable Notes) and on April 25, 2007 issued an additional $30,000,000 of Exchangeable Notes in connection with the exercise by the initial purchasers of their over-allotment option. The Exchangeable Notes were issued at 99.5% of par value. The Company received proceeds of $175,593,000, net of underwriting fees and expenses and original issue discount. On January 1, 2009, the Company adopted the provisions of new guidance on accounting for convertible debt instruments that may be settled in cash upon conversion, including partial cash settlements, and retrospectively recorded an additional discount on the Exchangeable Notes of $20,978,000 as of the issuance date. The Exchangeable Notes paid interest in cash semi-annually in arrears on April 1 and October 1 of each year beginning October 1, 2007.

On May 10, 2010, the Company announced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of the Exchangeable Notes outstanding. On June 7, 2010, the Company completed the tender offer and accepted for purchase, at par, $180,000,000 of the principal amount of its outstanding Exchangeable Notes. The aggregate consideration for the Exchangeable Notes accepted for purchase was approximately $181,208,000, which included accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $1,208,000. The Company allocated $169,939,000 of the consideration

 

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to the settlement of the liability and $10,061,000 to equity. This allocation was based on the fair value of the Exchangeable Notes excluding the conversion feature using unobservable (Level 3) inputs, which included a discount cash flow analysis and the Company’s nonconvertible debt borrowing rate. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $886,000.

The table below presents the effect of the Exchangeable Notes on the Company’s consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30, 2010
    Six Months Ended
June 30, 2010
 

Statements of Operations:

    

Coupon interest

   $ 1,208      $ 2,783   

Discount amortization

     759        1,865   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest

   $ 1,967      $ 4,648   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective interest rate

     6.25     6.25
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Bank Credit Facility:

On June 30, 2011, SH Funding entered into a $300,000,000 bank credit facility agreement. The agreement contains an accordion feature allowing for additional borrowing capacity up to $400,000,000, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions set forth in the agreement. The following summarizes key terms of the bank credit facility:

 

   

interest on the facility is payable monthly at LIBOR plus an applicable margin in the case of each LIBOR loan and base-rate plus an applicable margin in the case of each base rate loan whereby the applicable margins are dependent on the ratio of consolidated debt to gross asset value (Leverage Ratio) as follows:

 

Leverage Ratio

   Applicable Margin of
each LIBOR Loan
(% per annum)
    Applicable Margin of
each Base Rate Loan
(% per annum)
 

Greater than or equal to 60%

     3.75     2.75

Greater than or equal to 55% but less than 60%

     3.50     2.50

Greater than or equal to 50% but less than 55%

     3.25     2.25

Greater than or equal to 45% but less than 50%

     3.00     2.00

Less than 45%

     2.75     1.75

 

   

an unused commitment fee is payable monthly based on the unused revolver balance at a rate of 0.45% per annum in the event that the bank credit facility usage is less than 50% and a rate of 0.25% per annum in the event that the bank credit facility usage is equal to or greater than 50%;

 

   

maturity date of June 30, 2014, with the right to extend the maturity date for an additional one-year period with an extension fee equal to 25 basis points, subject to certain conditions;

 

   

lenders received collateral in the form of mortgages over four borrowing base properties, which initially include the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, the Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort, and the Marriott Lincolnshire, in addition to pledges of the Company’s interest in SH Funding and SH Funding’s interest in certain subsidiaries and guarantees of the loan from the Company and certain of its subsidiaries;

 

   

maximum availability is determined by the lesser of 60% advance rate against the appraised value of the borrowing base properties (provided at any time the total fixed charge coverage ratio is less than 1.25 times, the percentage shall be reduced to 55%) or a 1.20 times debt service coverage on the

 

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borrowing base properties (based on the trailing 12 months net operating income for these assets divided by the greater of the in-place interest rate or 7.0% debt constant on the balance outstanding under the bank credit facility) provided not more than 40% of aggregate appraised value and 40% of trailing 12 month net operating income is attributable to borrowing base properties located outside the United States;

 

   

minimum corporate fixed charge coverage of 1.00 times from the closing date through the fourth quarter of 2012, 1.10 times through 2013, 1.20 times from the first quarter of 2014 through the initial maturity date, and 1.30 times during the extension year, which will permanently increase to 1.35 times if cash dividends are reinstated on SHR’s common stock;

 

   

maximum corporate leverage of 65% during the initial term and 60% during any extension period;

 

   

minimum tangible net worth of $700,000,000, excluding goodwill and currency translation adjustments, plus an amount equal to 75% of the net proceeds of any new issuances of SHR’s common stock, which is not used to reduce indebtedness or used in a transaction or series of transactions to redeem outstanding capital stock;

 

   

restrictions on SHR and SH Funding’s ability to pay dividends. Such restrictions include:

 

   

prohibitions on SHR and SH Funding and their respective subsidiaries’ ability to pay any dividends unless certain ratios and other conditions are met; and

 

   

prohibitions on SHR and SH Funding’s ability to issue dividends in cash or in kind at any time an event of default shall have occurred.

Notwithstanding the dividend restrictions described above, for so long as the Company qualifies, or has taken all other actions necessary to qualify as a REIT, SH Funding may authorize, declare, and pay quarterly cash dividends to the Company when and to the extent necessary for the Company to distribute cash dividends to its shareholders generally in an aggregate amount not to exceed the minimum amount necessary for the Company to maintain its tax status as a REIT, unless certain events of default exist. In addition, provided no event of default exists, the Company is permitted to pay the outstanding cumulative accrued but unpaid preferred dividends at any time prior to June 30, 2012. Subsequent to June 30, 2012, provided no event of default exists, the Company is permitted to pay the outstanding cumulative accrued but unpaid preferred dividends subject to certain conditions set forth in the credit facility agreement.

Other terms and conditions exist including provisions to release assets from the borrowing base and limitations on the Company’s ability to incur costs for discretionary capital programs and redeem, retire or repurchase common stock. Under the agreement, SH Funding has a letter of credit sub-facility of $75,000,000, which is secured by the $300,000,000 bank credit facility. Letters of credit reduce the borrowing capacity under the bank credit facility.

This agreement replaced the previous $350,000,000 bank credit facility, as amended. The company wrote off $692,000 of unamortized deferred financing costs applicable to the $350,000,000 bank credit facility, which is included in loss on early extinguishment of debt for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. The previous bank credit facility had a maturity date of March 9, 2012 and an interest rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 3.75% in the case of each LIBOR loan and base-rate plus a margin of 2.75% in the case of each base rate loan and a commitment fee of 0.50% per annum based on the unused revolver balance.

The weighted average interest rate for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 was 3.51% and 3.97%, respectively. At June 30, 2011, maximum availability under the bank credit facility was approximately $284,000,000 and there was $127,500,000 of borrowings outstanding under the bank credit facility and outstanding letters of credit of $500,000 (see note 12). The agreement also requires maintenance of financial covenants, all of which SH Funding and SHR were in compliance with at June 30, 2011.

 

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Debt Maturity:

The following table summarizes the aggregate maturities as of June 30, 2011 for all mortgages and other debt payable and the Company’s bank credit facility (assuming the one-year extension of the bank credit facility) (in thousands):

 

Years ending

December 31,

   Amounts  

2011 (remainder)

   $ 212,653   

2012

     227,454   

2013

     124,473   

2014

     9,481   

2015

     137,575   

Thereafter

     280,874   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 992,510   
  

 

 

 

Interest Expense:

Total interest expense in continuing and discontinued operations includes a reduction related to capitalized interest of $314,000 and $183,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $546,000 and $328,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. Total interest expense in continuing and discontinued operations includes amortization of deferred financing costs of $642,000 and $1,671,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $1,922,000 and $3,501,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

8. EQUITY AND DISTRIBUTION ACTIVITY

Common Shares:

The following table presents the changes in the issued and outstanding shares of SHR common stock since December 31, 2010 (excluding 853,461 and 954,571 units of SH Funding (OP Units) outstanding at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively, which are redeemable for shares of SHR common stock on a one-for-one basis, or the cash equivalent thereof, subject to certain restrictions and at the option of SHR) (in thousands):

 

Outstanding at December 31, 2010

     151,305   

RSUs redeemed for shares of SHR common stock

     212   

OP Units redeemed for shares of SHR common stock

     101   

Common stock issued

     33,999   
  

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2011

     185,617   
  

 

 

 

Common Stock

On June 24, 2011, the Company issued an aggregate of 10,798,846 shares of SHR’s common stock in connection with the acquisition of interests in the InterContinental Chicago and Hyatt Regency La Jolla hotels at a price of $6.51 per share (see Noncontrolling Interests below). The shares issued in connection with the acquisition are restricted from being transferred for twelve months from the closing date, subject to certain exceptions set forth in a stock transfer restriction agreement.

On March 11, 2011, the Company issued an aggregate of 15,200,000 shares of SHR’s common stock in connection with the acquisition of the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels (see note 3). In addition, the Company issued 8,000,000 shares of SHR’s common stock to an affiliate of the seller in a concurrent private placement at a price of $6.25 per share. The shares issued in connection with the acquisitions of the hotels and the concurrent private placement are restricted from being transferred for twelve months from the closing date, subject to certain exceptions set forth in a stock transfer restriction and registration rights agreement. After expenses, net proceeds from the concurrent private placement totaled approximately $49,727,000, which were used to repay existing indebtedness under the Company’s previous $350,000,000 bank credit facility, as amended.

 

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On May 19, 2010, SHR completed a public offering of common stock by issuing 75,900,000 shares at a price of $4.60 per share. After discounts, commissions, and expenses, SHR raised net proceeds of approximately $331,832,000. These proceeds were used to fund the cash tender offer of the Exchangeable Notes (see note 7) and repay existing indebtedness under the Company’s previous $350,000,000 bank credit facility, as amended.

As of June 30, 2011, no shares of SHR common stock have been repurchased under the $50,000,000 share repurchase program.

Stockholder Rights Plan

In November 2008, SHR’s board of directors adopted a stockholder rights plan. Under the plan, SHR declared a dividend of one preferred share purchase right (Right) for each outstanding share of SHR common stock. The dividend was payable on November 28, 2008 to the stockholders of record as of the close of business on November 28, 2008. Each Right will allow its holder to purchase from SHR one one-thousandth of a share of a new series of SHR participating preferred stock for $20.00, once the Rights become exercisable. The Rights will become exercisable and will separate from SHR’s common stock only upon the occurrence of certain events. On November 24, 2009, the Company entered into an amendment to extend the stockholder rights plan through November 30, 2012, unless the rights are earlier redeemed or amended by SHR’s board of directors.

Distributions:

On November 4, 2008, SHR’s board of directors elected to suspend the quarterly dividend to holders of shares of SHR common stock.

Distributions are declared quarterly to holders of shares of SHR preferred stock. In February 2009, SHR’s board of directors elected to suspend the quarterly dividend beginning with the first quarter of 2009 to holders of shares of 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 8.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, and 8.25% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock. Dividends on the preferred stock are cumulative. As of June 30, 2011, unpaid cumulative dividends on SHR’s preferred stock were as follows:

 

     Aggregate
(in thousands)
     Per Share  

8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

   $ 23,846       $ 5.31   

8.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

   $ 23,719       $ 5.16   

8.25% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

   $ 29,648       $ 5.16   

Pursuant to the articles supplementary governing the preferred stock, if the Company does not pay quarterly dividends on its preferred stock for six quarters, whether or not consecutive, the size of its board of directors will be increased by two and the holders of the preferred stock will have the right to elect two additional directors to the board. As of June 30, 2011, the Company did not pay quarterly dividends for ten quarters. There have been no new directors added to the board pursuant to this right.

Noncontrolling Interests:

On June 24, 2011, the Company acquired the 49.0% interest in the InterContinental Chicago hotel that was previously owned by DND Hotel JV Private Limited, an affiliate of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd., giving the Company 100% ownership of the InterContinental Chicago hotel. As part of the transaction, the Company also acquired an additional 2.5% ownership interest in the Hyatt Regency La Jolla hotel, giving the Company a 53.5% controlling ownership interest in that hotel. Total consideration was $90,183,000, which included the issuance of 10,798,846 shares of SHR common stock at a price of $6.51 per share based on the June 24, 2011 SHR common share closing price, $19,402,000 of cash which includes the Company’s pro-rata share of working capital and post-closing adjustments of $480,000.

 

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The following tables reflect the reconciliation of the beginning and ending balances of the equity attributable to SHR and the noncontrolling owners (in thousands):

 

     SHR
Shareholders’
Equity
    Nonredeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
    Total
Permanent
Shareholders’
Equity
    Total
Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
(Temporary
Equity) (a)
 

Balance at December 31, 2010

   $ 620,262      $ 25,082      $ 645,344      $ 5,050   

Common shares issued

     211,180        —          211,180        1,004   

RSUs redeemed for common shares

     2        —          2        —     

Net income

     19,574        743        20,317        86   

CTA

     (7,870     —          (7,870     (37

Derivatives activity

     37,050        —          37,050        173   

Share-based compensation

     10,264        —          10,264        47   

Distribution

     —          (16     (16     —     

Redemption value adjustment

     (522     —          (522     522   

Noncontrolling interests assumed in the Transaction

     —          10,725        10,725        —     

Acquisition of noncontrolling interest

     (63,601     (26,581     (90,182     —     

Other

     802        225        1,027        (802
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2011

   $ 827,141      $ 10,178      $ 837,319      $ 6,043   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     SHR
Shareholders’
Equity
    Nonredeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
    Total
Permanent
Shareholders’
Equity
    Total
Redeemable
Noncontrolling
Interests
(Temporary
Equity) (a)
 

Balance at December 31, 2009

   $ 568,980      $ 23,188      $ 592,168      $ 2,717   

Common shares issued

     330,393        —          330,393        2,128   

Tender of Exchangeable Notes

     (10,124     —          (10,124     —     

RSUs redeemed for common shares

     2        —          2        —     

Net loss

     (72,258     (228     (72,486     (687

CTA

     (4,286     —          (4,286     (25

Derivatives activity

     (22,849     —          (22,849     (283

Share-based compensation

     1,003        —          1,003        9   

Distributions

     (35     (15     (50     —     

Redemption value adjustment

     (1,411     —          (1,411     1,411   

Other

     1,079        (258     821        (1,079
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at June 30, 2010

   $ 790,494      $ 22,687      $ 813,181      $ 4,191   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(a) The historical cost of the redeemable noncontrolling interests is based on the proportional relationship between the carrying value of equity associated with SHR’s common shareholders relative to that of the unitholders of SH Funding, as OP Units may be exchanged into SHR common stock on a one-for-one basis. The interests held by the noncontrolling partners are stated at the greater of carrying value or their redemption value.

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the redeemable noncontrolling interests had a redemption value of approximately $6,043,000 (based on the June 30, 2011 SHR common share closing price of $7.08) and $5,050,000 (based on the December 31, 2010 SHR common share closing price of $5.29), respectively. As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, the redeemable noncontrolling interests had a

 

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redemption value of approximately $4,191,000 (based on the June 30, 2010 SHR common share closing price of $4.39) and $1,776,000 (based on the December 31, 2009 SHR common share closing price of $1.86), respectively.

The following table discloses the effects of changes in the Company’s ownership interests in its noncontrolling interests (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Net income (loss) attributable to SHR

   $ 47,260      $ (39,688   $ 19,574      $ (72,258

Decrease in SHR’s additional paid-in capital for the acquisition of additional ownership interests in the InterContinental Chicago and Hyatt Regency La Jolla hotels

     (63,601     —          (63,601     —     
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Change from net income (loss) attributable to SHR and transfers from noncontrolling interests

   $ (16,341   $ (39,688   $ (44,027   $ (72,258
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

9. DERIVATIVES

The Company manages its interest rate risk by varying its exposure to fixed and variable rates while attempting to minimize its interest costs. The Company manages its fixed interest rate and variable interest rate risk through the use of interest rate caps and swaps. The Company enters into interest rate caps and swaps with high credit quality counterparties and diversifies its positions among such counterparties in order to reduce its exposure to credit losses. The caps limit the Company’s exposure on its variable-rate debt that would result from an increase in interest rates. The Company’s lenders, as stipulated in the respective loan agreements, generally require such caps. Upon extinguishment of debt, income effects of cash flow hedges are reclassified from accumulated OCL to interest expense, equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates, loss on early extinguishment of debt, or income from discontinued operations, as appropriate. The Company records all derivatives at fair value as either other assets or accounts payable and accrued expenses in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

The valuation of the interest rate swaps and caps is determined using widely accepted valuation techniques including discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, and uses observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. The Company incorporates credit valuation adjustments (CVA) to appropriately reflect its own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk. When assessing nonperformance risk, the Company has considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings, thresholds, mutual puts, and guarantees.

Except for the CVA, all inputs used to measure fair value of the derivative financial instruments are Level 2 inputs. The Company has concluded that the inputs used to measure its CVA are Level 3 inputs. If the inputs used to measure fair value fall in different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement in its entirety falls shall be determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The Company assessed the impact of the CVA on the overall fair value of its derivative instruments and concluded that the CVA has a significant impact to the fair values as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010. As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, all derivative liabilities are categorized as Level 3.

Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:

The Company’s objectives in using interest rate derivatives are to add stability to interest expense and to manage its exposure to interest rate movements. To accomplish this objective, the Company primarily uses interest rate swaps and caps as part of its interest rate risk management strategy. Interest rate swaps designated as cash flow hedges involve the receipt of variable-rate amounts from a counterparty in exchange for the Company making fixed-rate payments over the life of the agreements without exchange of the underlying notional amount.

The effective portion of changes in the fair value of derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships is recorded in accumulated OCL and is subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, such derivatives were used to hedge the variable cash flows associated with existing variable-rate debt. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings.

Amounts reported in accumulated OCL related to derivatives will be reclassified to interest expense as interest payments are made on the Company’s variable-rate debt. During the next twelve months, the Company estimates that an additional $22,803,000 will be reclassified as an increase to interest expense.

 

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As of June 30, 2011, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were designated as cash flow hedges of interest rate risk:

 

Interest Rate Derivatives

   Number of Instruments      Notional Amount
(in thousands)
 

Interest rate swaps

     2       $ 200,000   

Interest rate swap

     1       £ 74,160   

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the aggregate notional amount of the Company’s domestic interest rate swaps designated as cash flows was $200,000,000 and $725,000,000, respectively. The Company’s swaps have fixed pay rates against LIBOR of 5.23% and 5.27% and maturity dates of December 2015 and February 2016.

In addition, at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the Company had a GBP LIBOR interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of £74,160,000 and £75,190,000, respectively. The swap has a current fixed pay rate against GBP LIBOR of 5.72% and a maturity date of October 2013.

Changes in Forecasted Levels of LIBOR-based Debt - Termination and De-designation of Cash Flow Hedges

In the second quarter of 2011, the Company concluded that it was not probable that originally forecasted levels of LIBOR-based debt would occur as a result of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel recapitalization on June 9, 2011, whereby the hotel’s debt is no longer consolidated in the Company’s financial statements (see note 5), and the conversion of the InterContinental Chicago loan to a fixed-rate loan on July 28, 2011 (see note 7). On June 20, 2011, the Company paid $29,672,000 to terminate five interest rates swaps with a combined notional amount of $300,000,000. The Company recorded a charge of $27,257,000, which included the immediate write-off of $25,455,000 previously recorded in accumulated OCL related to interest rates swaps that were designated to hedge transactions that are no longer probable of occurring and $1,802,000 of mark to market adjustments and termination fees related to the terminated interest rate swaps. The charge was recorded in loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. In addition, based on changes in the forecasted levels of LIBOR-based debt, the Company de-designated one interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge as described below. The Company recorded a charge of $1,985,000 to write-off amounts previously recorded in accumulated OCL related to this swap. The charge was recorded in loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. Changes in the market value of the interest rate swap will be recorded in earnings subsequent to the de-designation.

In February 2011, the Company paid $4,201,000 to terminate three interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of $125,000,000. There were no immediate charges to earnings in February 2011 based on the Company’s forecasted levels of LIBOR-based debt at the time of the transaction.

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments:

Derivatives not designated as hedges are not speculative and are used to manage the Company’s exposure to interest rate movements and other identified risks but do not meet the hedge accounting requirements. Changes in the fair value of derivatives not designated in hedging relationships are recorded directly in earnings. As of June 30, 2011, the Company had the following outstanding interest rate derivatives that were not designated as hedging instruments:

 

Interest Rate Derivatives

   Number of Instruments      Notional Amount
(in thousands)
 

Interest rate swap

     2       $ 200,000   

Interest rate caps

     6       $ 405,750   

During the second quarter of 2011, the Company de-designated an interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge with a notional amount of $100,000,000. The swap has a fixed pay rate against LIBOR of 4.90% and a maturity date of September 2014. During the second quarter of 2010, the Company de-designated an interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge with a notional amount of $100,000,000. The swap has a fixed pay rate against LIBOR of 4.96% and a maturity date of December 2014.

 

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At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the aggregate notional amount of the Company’s purchased and sold interest rate cap agreements was $405,750,000 and $594,750,000, respectively. These caps have LIBOR strike rates ranging from 6.00% to 7.50% and maturity dates ranging from October 2011 to March 2012.

Fair Values of Derivative Instruments:

The table below presents the fair value of the Company’s derivative financial instruments as well as their classification on the consolidated balance sheets as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 (in thousands):

 

          Fair Value as of  
    

Balance Sheet Location

   June 30, 2011     December 31, 2010  

Derivatives in cash flow hedging relationships:

       

Interest rate swaps (a)

   Accounts payable and accrued expenses    $ (41,474   $ (86,166

Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:

       

Interest rate swaps (a)

   Accounts payable and accrued expenses    $ (24,421   $ (12,164

Interest rate caps

   Accounts payable and accrued expenses    $ —        $ —     

 

(a) This liability is based on an aggregate termination value of $(67,609,000) and $(105,657,000) excluding accrued interest and includes a CVA of $1,714,000 and $7,327,000 as of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.

The Company does not have any fair value measurements using inputs based on quoted prices in active markets (Level 1 or Level 2) as of June 30, 2011 or December 31, 2010. The following table reflects changes in interest rate swap liabilities categorized as Level 3 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 

Balance as of January 1, 2011

   $ (98,330

Interest rate swap terminations (b)

     33,311   

Mark to market adjustments

     (876
        

Balance as of June 30, 2011

   $ (65,895
        

Balance as of January 1, 2010

   $ (63,755

Interest rate swap terminations (b)

     7,212   

Interest rate swap buy downs (c)

     28,063   

Mark to market adjustments

     (62,574
        

Balance as of June 30, 2010

   $ (91,054
        

 

(b) In June 2011, the Company paid $29,672,000, which included accrued interest of $253,000 and termination fees of $29,000, to terminate five interest rates swaps. In February 2011, the Company paid transaction fees of $4,201,000, which included accrued interest of $280,000, to terminate three interest rate swaps. In May and June 2010, the Company paid $7,212,000 to terminate five interest rate swaps.
(c)

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company paid transaction fees of $24,672,000 to buy down certain domestic interest rate swap fixed pay rates. The modified swaps had effective dates of February 15, 2010 and were designated as cash flow hedges at the time of the buy down transaction. The transaction fees were recorded in accumulated OCL and were being reclassified into earnings over the life

 

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  of the swaps. As a result of the interest rate swap terminations noted above, the Company recognized immediately into earnings a portion of transaction fees recorded in accumulated OCL related to interest rates swaps that were designated to hedge transactions that are no longer probable of occurring.

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the Company paid $3,268,000 to buy down a EURIBOR interest rate swap fixed pay rate from 4.53% to 3.32% for the period from March 2010 through March 2015. The modified swap remained designated as a cash flow hedge and any amounts in accumulated OCL existing from the original transaction were reclassified into earnings over the life of the swap. On December 15, 2010, the Company sold the InterContinental Prague. The EURIBOR interest rate swap related to the hotel was assigned to the third party buyer as part of the transaction. Amounts related to this interest rate swap were eliminated from the Company’s consolidated financial statements at the time the transaction closed.

Effect of Derivative Instruments on the Statements of Operations:

The tables below present the effect of the Company’s derivative financial instruments on the statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships    2011     2010     2011     2010  

Interest rate swaps:

        

Effective portion of loss recognized in accumulated OCL

   $ (8,077   $ (29,292   $ (8,789   $ (65,088

Effective portion of loss reclassified into interest expense – continuing operations

   $ (8,485   $ (10,173   $ (18,518   $ (22,903

Effective portion of loss reclassified into interest expense – discontinued operations

   $ —        $ (1,794   $ —        $ (3,460

Effective portion of loss reclassified into loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments

   $ (27,440   $ (15,542   $ (27,440   $ (15,542

Ineffective portion of loss recognized in interest expense – continuing operations

   $ (4,236   $ (2,648   $ (4,562   $ (1,905

Ineffective portion of gain (loss) recognized in interest expense – discontinued operations

   $ —        $ 245      $ —        $ (592

Mark to market loss recognized in loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments

   $ (1,802   $ (2,721   $ (1,802   $ (2,721
     Three Months Ended
June 30,
    Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments    2011     2010     2011     2010  

Interest rate swaps:

        

Mark to market loss recognized in interest expense

   $ (5,123   $ (1,173   $ (5,028   $ (1,173

Interest rate caps:

        

Loss recognized in other income, net

   $ —        $ —        $ (23   $ (51

Loss recognized in equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

   $ —        $ (51   $ (54   $ (121

Credit-risk-related Contingent Features:

The Company has agreements with each of its derivative counterparties that contain a provision where if the Company defaults and its indebtedness is accelerated or declared due or capable of being accelerated or declared due, then the Company could also be declared in default on its derivative obligations associated with the relevant indebtedness.

 

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As of June 30, 2011, the termination value of derivatives in a net liability position, which includes accrued interest but excludes any CVA, related to these agreements was $(69,711,000). As of June 30, 2011, the Company has not posted any collateral related to these agreements. If the Company had breached any of these provisions at June 30, 2011, it would have been required to settle its obligations under the agreements at their termination value of $(69,711,000). The Company has not breached any of the provisions as of June 30, 2011.

 

10. SHARE-BASED EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION PLANS

On June 21, 2004, the Company adopted the 2004 Incentive Plan (the Plan). The Plan provided for the grant of equity-based awards in the form of, among others, Options, RSUs, and stock appreciation rights (SARs), which are collectively referred to as the Awards. On May 22, 2008, SHR’s shareholders approved SHR’s Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Plan (the Amended Plan). The Amended Plan: (a) added OP Units as an additional type of award; (b) adjusted the number of authorized shares from 3,000,000 shares of SHR common stock to 4,200,000 shares of SHR common stock or OP Units; (c) limited the maximum term of Options and SARs to no more than 10 years and prohibited the repricing of Options and SARs; and (d) established minimum vesting periods for certain awards. On May 19, 2011, SHR’s shareholders approved the Company’s Second Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Plan (the Amended and Restated Plan) pursuant to which the number of securities authorized and reserved for issuance increased from 4,200,000 shares of SHR common stock or OP Units to 9,700,000 shares of SHR common stock or OP Units. The termination date of the Amended and Restated Plan was also extended from June 21, 2014 to December 31, 2016.

RSUs:

The Company recorded compensation expense of $1,197,000 and $737,000 related to RSUs and performance-based RSUs (net of estimated forfeitures) for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and $1,974,000 and $1,095,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. The compensation expense is recorded in corporate expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2011, there was unrecognized compensation expense of $4,336,000 related to nonvested RSUs and $540,000 related to performance-based RSUs granted under the Amended and Restated Plan. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.23 years for nonvested RSUs and 0.5 years for performance-based RSUs.

Value Creation Plan:

On August 27, 2009, the Company adopted the Value Creation Plan to further align the interests and efforts of key employees to the interests of the Company’s stockholders in creating stockholder value and providing key employees an added incentive to work towards the Company’s growth and success. The Value Creation Plan provides for up to 2.5% of SHR’s market capitalization (limited to a maximum market capitalization based on a common stock price of $20.00 per share) to be provided to participants in the Value Creation Plan in 2012 if the highest average closing price of SHR’s common stock during certain consecutive twenty trading day periods in 2012 is at least $4.00 (Normal Distribution Amount). In addition, if a change of control occurs at any time prior to December 31, 2012, participants in the Value Creation Plan will generally not be entitled to the Normal Distribution Amount and will instead be entitled to receive 2.5% of SHR’s market capitalization based on the value of a share of SHR’s common stock upon the change of control (Change of Control Price), regardless of whether the Change of Control Price is at least $4.00 or greater than $20.00. A total of up to one million VCP Units (representing the opportunity to earn an amount equal to 2.5% of SHR’s market capitalization) can be allocated under the Value Creation Plan to key employees. As of June 30, 2011, all one million VCP Units have been granted under the Value Creation Plan. Payments upon a unit of distribution may be made in cash, in shares of SHR’s common stock (subject to approval by the stockholders of the Company), in some combination thereof or in any other manner approved by the committee of the board administering the Value Creation Plan. On May 23, 2011, the Company adopted an amendment to the Value Creation Plan (the VCP Amendment). Pursuant to the terms of the VCP Amendment, the 10,798,846 shares of SHR’s common stock that were issued on June 24, 2011 in connection with the Company’s acquisition of interests in the InterContinental Chicago hotel (see note 8) will not be included in the calculation of SHR’s market capitalization as set forth in the Value Creation Plan.

 

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Deferral Program:

On June 29, 2011, the Company and its president and chief executive officer, Laurence S. Geller, entered into the Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Value Creation Plan Normal Unit Distributions Deferral Election and Deferral Program (Deferral Program). Pursuant to the Deferral Program, Mr. Geller elected to defer up to 50% of his share of the Normal Distribution Amount that may be paid pursuant to the Value Creation Plan currently contemplated to be paid in cash within 30 days after the end of each 2012 calendar quarter and to have such Normal Distribution Amount instead be converted into stock units on the basis of the fair market value of a share of SHR common stock at the time the Normal Distribution Amount would otherwise have been paid. Each stock unit under the Deferral Program will be converted on a one-for-one basis into a share of SHR common stock on January 2, 2014 or if earlier, upon a change of control of the Company or the first business day of the calendar month following six months after Mr. Geller’s termination of employment.

Prior to the Deferral Program, the Company accounted for the entire Value Creation Plan as a liability award because of its cash settlement feature and recorded the liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses. At the deferral election date, the Company bifurcated the Value Creation Plan and began accounting for the portion of the award payable in stock units as an equity award and continued accounting for the portion of the award payable in cash as a liability award. For the equity award, the Company established a fair value of $13,050,000 and reclassified $8,894,000 from accounts payable and accrued expenses to additional paid-in capital, which represented amounts previously recognized as compensation expense. The remaining balance will be recognized as compensation expense over the remaining derived service period. The fair value of the liability award is re-measured at the end of each reporting period, and the Company makes adjustments to the compensation expense and liability to reflect the fair value.

The unrecognized compensation expense related to the equity component of the award at June 30, 2011, was $4,156,000, which is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 0.83 years. The fair value of the liability component of the award at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010 was $19,827,000 and $12,722,000, respectively. Total compensation expense recognized in corporate expenses on the accompanying condensed consolidated statements of operations under the Value Creation Plan for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 was $6,818,000 and $2,521,000, respectively, and $15,999,000 and $3,027,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

11. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

On August 16, 2007, the Company entered into a consulting agreement with Sir David M.C. Michels, a member of SHR’s board of directors. On August 5, 2009, the Company and Mr. Michels agreed to terminate the consulting agreement. All prior grants made by the Company to Mr. Michels pursuant to the consulting agreement shall continue to vest provided the conditions to such vesting contained in the consulting agreement are satisfied. For the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, the Company recognized expense of $11,000 and $15,000, respectively, and for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 recognized expense of $26,000 and $40,000, respectively, in corporate expenses on the consolidated statements of operations related to the consulting agreement.

 

12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Environmental Matters:

Generally, the properties acquired by the Company have been subjected to environmental reviews. While some of these assessments have led to further investigation and sampling, none of the environmental assessments have revealed, nor is the Company aware of any environmental liability that it believes would have a material adverse effect on its business or financial statements.

Litigation:

The Company is party to various claims and routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. Based on discussions with legal counsel, the Company does not believe that the results of these claims and litigation, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on its business or financial statements.

 

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Letters of Credit:

As of June 30, 2011, the Company provided $500,000 in letters of credit related to its corporate office space lease.

Construction Contracts:

The Company has executed various contracts related to construction activities. As of June 30, 2011, the Company’s obligations under these contracts amounted to approximately $8,622,000. The construction activities are expected to be completed in 2011.

 

13. FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

As of June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the carrying amounts of certain financial instruments employed by the Company, including cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, and accounts payable and accrued expenses were representative of their fair values because of the short-term maturity of these instruments.

At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, the fair value of the fixed-rate mortgage and other debt approximated the carrying value of $319,226,000 and $317,750,000, respectively. In addition, the bank credit facility was refinanced on June 30, 2011; therefore, the fair value of the variable-rate bank credit facility approximated the carrying value of $127,500,000 at June 30, 2011.

To calculate the estimated fair value of the variable-rate mortgage debt as of June 30, 2011, the Company estimated that in the current market the spread over the applicable index (LIBOR or GBP LIBOR, as applicable) would be in the range of 250 to 500 basis points as compared to the current contractual spread as disclosed (see note 7). Using these estimated market spreads, the Company estimated the fair value of the variable-rate mortgage debt to be approximately $8,000,000 to $21,000,000 lower than the total carrying value of $545,784,000. For every 100 basis point change in the assumed market spread, the corresponding change in the fair value of the total variable-rate debt would be approximately $5,000,000.

To calculate the estimated fair value of the variable-rate mortgage debt and bank credit facility as of December 31, 2010, the Company estimated that the market spread over the applicable index (LIBOR or GBP LIBOR, as applicable) would be in the range of 400 to 600 basis points as compared to the contractual spread as disclosed (see note 7). Using these estimated market spreads, the Company estimated the fair value of the variable-rate mortgage debt and bank credit facility to be approximately $31,000,000 to $50,000,000 lower than the total carrying value of $828,531,000. For every 100 basis point change in the assumed market spread, the corresponding change in the fair value of the total variable-rate debt would be approximately $10,000,000.

 

14. GEOGRAPHIC AND BUSINESS SEGMENT INFORMATION

The Company operates in one reportable business segment, hotel ownership. As of June 30, 2011, the Company’s foreign operations (excluding discontinued operations) and long-lived assets (excluding assets held for sale) consisted of one Mexican hotel property, two Mexican development sites, a 31% interest in a Mexican unconsolidated affiliate, and two European properties, including a leasehold interest in a German hotel property.

 

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The following tables present revenues (excluding unconsolidated affiliates and discontinued operations) and long-lived assets (excluding assets held for sale) for the geographical areas in which the Company operates (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011      2010      2011      2010  

Revenues:

           

United States

   $ 184,866       $ 159,274       $ 341,925       $ 292,788   

Mexico

     8,594         8,515         19,155         22,608   

Europe

     11,018         9,207         18,938         17,476   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 204,478       $ 176,996       $ 380,018       $ 332,872   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     June 30,
2011
     December 31,
2010
 

Long-lived Assets:

     

United States

   $ 1,518,456       $ 1,631,637   

Mexico

     170,750         173,050   

Europe

     105,255         103,743   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,794,461       $ 1,908,430   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

15. MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS

The Company has amended terms of its management agreements with various hotel operators. Consideration resulting from these amendments, including amounts previously recognized as termination liabilities, are classified as deferred credits and will be recognized ratably in earnings (as an offset to management fee expense) over the expected remaining initial terms of the respective management agreements. At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, deferred credits of $7,853,000 and $8,276,000, respectively, were included in accounts payable and accrued expenses on the consolidated balance sheets.

Asset Management Agreements

The Company has entered into asset management agreements with unaffiliated third parties to provide asset management services to four hotels not owned by the Company. On March 11, 2011, the Company purchased two of these hotels (see note 3) and terminated the respective asset management agreements. Under the remaining agreements, the Company earns base management fees and has the potential to earn additional incentive fees. The Company recognized fees of $62,000 and $456,000 for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, and fees of $200,000 and $556,000 for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, under these agreements, which are included in other income, net in the consolidated statements of operations.

 

16. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

In July 2011, the Company refinanced the mortgage loans secured by the InterContinental Chicago hotel, the InterContinental Miami hotel, and the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel (see note 7). In addition, in July 2011, the Company executed a mortgage agreement secured by the Four Seasons Washington, D.C. hotel (see note 7).

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS.

Note on Forward-Looking Statements

On one or more occasions, we may make statements regarding our assumptions, projections, expectations, targets, intentions or beliefs about future events. All statements other than statements of historical facts included or incorporated by reference in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act).

Words or phrases such as “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “expects,” “intends,” “may,” “plans,” “potential,” “predicts,” “projects,” “should,” “targets,” “will,” “will continue,” “will likely result” or other comparable expressions or the negative of these words or phrases identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements reflect our current views about future events and are subject to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances that may cause actual results or outcomes to differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking statement. We caution that while we make such statements in good faith and we believe such statements are based on reasonable assumptions, including without limitation, management’s examination of historical operating trends, data contained in records and other data available from third parties, we cannot assure you that our projections will be achieved.

Some important factors that could cause actual results or outcomes for us to differ materially from these forward-looking statements are discussed in the cautionary statements contained in Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 10-Q, which are incorporated herein by reference. In assessing forward-looking statements contained herein, readers are urged to read carefully all cautionary statements contained in this Form 10-Q.

Overview

We were incorporated in Maryland in January 2004 to acquire and asset-manage upper upscale and luxury hotels (as defined by Smith Travel Research). Our accounting predecessor, Strategic Hotel Capital, L.L.C. (SHC LLC) was founded in 1997 by Laurence Geller, our president and chief executive officer, Goldman, Sachs & Co.’s Whitehall Fund and others. We made an election to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Tax Code). On June 29, 2004, we completed our initial public offering (IPO) of our common stock. Prior to the IPO, 21 hotel interests were owned by SHC LLC. Concurrent with and as part of the transactions relating to the IPO, a reverse spin-off distribution to shareholders separated SHC LLC into two companies, a new, privately-held SHC LLC, with interests, at that time, in seven hotels, and Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (SHR), a public entity with interests, at that time, in 14 hotels. See “Item 1. Financial Statements — 1. General” for the hotel interests owned or leased by us as of June 30, 2011.

We operate as a self-administered and self-managed REIT, which means that we are managed by our board of directors and executive officers. A REIT is a legal entity that holds real estate interests and, through payments of dividends to stockholders, is permitted to reduce or avoid federal income taxes at the corporate level. To continue to qualify as a REIT, we cannot operate hotels; instead we employ internationally known hotel management companies to operate our hotels under management contracts. We conduct our operations through our direct and indirect subsidiaries including our operating partnership, Strategic Hotel Funding, L.L.C. (SH Funding), which currently holds substantially all of our assets. We are the managing member of SH Funding and hold approximately 99% of its membership units as of June 30, 2011. We manage all business aspects of SH Funding, including the sale and purchase of hotels, the investment in these hotels and the financing of SH Funding and its assets.

Throughout this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section, references to “we”, “our”, and “us” are references to SHR together, except as the context otherwise requires, with its consolidated subsidiaries, including SH Funding (the Company).

 

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When presenting the dollar equivalent amount for any amounts expressed in a foreign currency, the dollar equivalent amount has been computed based on the exchange rate on the date of the transaction or the exchange rate prevailing on June 30, 2011, as applicable, unless otherwise noted.

Key Indicators of Operating Performance

We evaluate the operating performance of our business using a variety of operating and other information that includes financial information prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) such as total revenues, operating income (loss), net income (loss), and earnings per share, as well as non-GAAP financial information. In addition, we use other information that may not be financial in nature, including statistical information and comparative data. We use this information to measure the performance of individual hotels, groups of hotels, and/or our business as a whole. Key indicators that we evaluate include average daily occupancy, average daily rate (ADR), revenue per available room (RevPAR), and Total RevPAR, which are more fully discussed under “- Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations – Revenues.” We also evaluate Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation and Amortization (EBITDA), Comparable EBITDA, Funds from Operations (FFO), FFO-Fully Diluted, and Comparable FFO as supplemental non-GAAP measures to GAAP performance measures. We provide a more detailed discussion of the non-GAAP financial measures under “-Non-GAAP Financial Measures.”

Outlook

We expect RevPAR and occupancy gains experienced in the latter part of 2010 and first and second quarters of 2011 to continue throughout 2011, driven by improved demand from both group and transient business. The lodging industry began its recovery near the end of the first quarter of 2010, after one of the worst downturns in its history. Luxury demand, in which our portfolio has the highest concentration of assets, has experienced positive RevPAR growth beginning with the week of February 20, 2010, following 96 consecutive weeks of negative RevPAR growth.

The second quarter of 2011 represented the sixth consecutive quarter of demand growth and fifth consecutive quarter of RevPAR growth and profit margin expansion for our North American portfolio. For the three months ended June 30, 2011, same store North American hotels, which excludes hotels acquired this year and hotels owned through unconsolidated joint ventures, gained 3.9 percentage points in occupancy, driven by a 6.0% increase in group room nights and a 5.0% increase in transient room nights compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010. ADR at our hotels increased 5.7% in the quarter, as a result of a 5.7% increase in transient rate and a 5.2% increase in group rate. For the quarter, RevPAR increased 11.5% and Total RevPAR increased 10.8%.

RevPAR growth at our European hotels was 26.5% in the second quarter of 2011, or 14.0% on constant U.S. dollars basis, driven by a 17.2% constant U.S. dollar RevPAR gain at our Marriott London Grosvenor Square hotel.

While there is a possibility of short-term volatility due to uncertainty regarding the impact of the resolution of national debt limit issues and recent softening of economic indicators, as we assess lodging supply/demand dynamics looking forward, we are optimistic about the longer-term prospects for a recovery, particularly in the markets where we own assets. Group bookings pace remains our best forward indicator of demand. For our U.S. portfolio of hotels, definite group room nights for 2011 are up 9.2% compared to the same time last year and are booked at 3.8% higher rates. New supply remains very well contained in our markets and the current significant gap between hotel trading values and replacement costs bodes favorably for very limited supply growth into the future.

During the lodging downturn we implemented hotel specific contingency plans designed to reduce costs and maximize efficiency at each hotel. These include, but are not limited to, adjusting variable labor, eliminating fixed labor, and reducing the hours of room service operations and other food and beverage outlets. We believe the cost structures of our hotels have been fundamentally redesigned to sustain many of the cost reductions, even during periods of rising lodging demand. Therefore, we are optimistic that improving lodging demand will lead to increases in average rate and drive significant profit margin expansion throughout our portfolio.

 

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Balance Sheet Restructuring

Since the beginning of 2010, we have been in the process of restructuring our balance sheet to decrease our leverage, improve both our short-term and long-term liquidity, and address our near-term debt maturities. This restructuring has been multifaceted and has included asset sales, equity issuances, and recapitalization and refinancing transactions on many of our assets as summarized below:

 

   

We issued 109.9 million shares of common stock in private and public offerings, and in connection with the purchase of assets, raising $544.0 million of new equity.

 

   

We tendered for and retired our Exchangeable Notes totaling $180.0 million.

 

   

We sold our interests in the InterContinental Prague, the Paris Marriott, and BuyEfficient generating net proceeds of $67.8 million.

 

   

We recapitalized our investments in the Hotel del Coronado and the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess and restructured the debt on those properties, reducing our pro-rata share of the debt on these assets from $463.5 million to $212.3 million.

 

   

We first extended and then replaced our credit facility with a new $300.0 million credit facility with an initial maturity date of June 30, 2014 with an option to extend for an additional year, subject to certain conditions.

 

   

We refinanced $749.5 million of property level mortgage debt scheduled to mature in 2011 and 2012 with new mortgage debt of $787.8 million with maturity dates ranging from 2014 to 2021 (and 2016 to 2021 assuming extension options are exercised).

As a result of these steps, our total consolidated debt decreased from $1.6 billion at December 31, 2009 to $1.1 billion as of July 31, 2011. Further, as of July 31, 2011, we had approximately $35.0 million of available corporate level cash, not including restricted cash and cash currently residing at the hotels, and we had no outstanding balance on our $300.0 million bank credit facility.

Factors Affecting Our Results of Operations

Acquisition and Sale of Interests in Hotel Properties.

On June 24, 2011, we acquired the 49.0% interest in the InterContinental Chicago hotel that was previously owned by DND Hotel JV Private Limited, an affiliate of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation Pte Ltd., giving us 100% ownership of the InterContinental Chicago hotel. As part of the transaction, we also acquired an additional 2.5% ownership interest in the Hyatt Regency La Jolla hotel, giving us a 53.5% controlling ownership interest in that hotel. Total consideration was approximately $90.2 million, which included the issuance of approximately 10.8 million shares of our common stock at a price of $6.51 per share based on our June 24, 2011 common share closing price, approximately $19.4 million of cash which includes our pro-rata share of working capital and post-closing adjustments of $0.5 million.

On June 9, 2011, we completed a recapitalization transaction that changed our ownership interest in the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel. See“—Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements – Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture” for further description of this transaction.

On April 6, 2011, we sold our leasehold interest in the Paris Marriott hotel for consideration of €29.2 million ($41.6 million). As part of the transaction, we received €10.1 million ($14.5 million) of an additional €11.6 million ($16.6 million) owed related to the release of a security deposit and other closing adjustments for total proceeds of approximately €40.8 million ($58.2 million). This property’s assets and liabilities have been classified as held for sale as of December 31, 2010. The results of operations for this property have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

 

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On March 11, 2011, we acquired the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and the Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels in exchange for an aggregate of 15.2 million shares of our common stock at a price of $6.08 per share based on our March 11, 2011 common share closing price, or approximately $92.4 million.

On February 4, 2011 we completed a recapitalization transaction that changed our ownership interest in the Hotel del Coronado. See “—Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements – Hotel and North Beach Ventures” for further description of this transaction.

On December 15, 2010, we sold the InterContinental Prague hotel for approximate consideration of €106.1 million ($141.4 million). The consideration included the assignment of the hotel’s third party debt and the interest rate swap liability related to the third party indebtedness. Net proceeds from the sale, after prorations, were approximately $3.6 million. The results of operations for this property have been classified as discontinued operations for all periods presented.

We previously announced our intention to exit our assets in Europe in an orderly process designed to maximize proceeds. Since that time, we sold the Renaissance Paris Hotel LeParc Trocadero, the InterContinental Prague and our leasehold interest in the Paris Marriott. Our remaining European assets are the Marriott London Grosvenor Square and our leasehold interest in the Marriott Hamburg. While we continue to opportunistically explore options to exit these investments and still intend to be North American-centric with respect to any new acquisitions, our two remaining European assets continue to perform well and we are not currently actively marketing either of these assets for sale.

Total Portfolio and Same Store Asset Definitions. We define our Total Portfolio as properties that we wholly or partially own or lease and whose operations are included in our consolidated operating results. The Total Portfolio excludes all sold properties and assets held for sale included in discontinued operations.

We present certain information about our hotel operating results on a comparable hotel basis, which we refer to as our Same Store analysis. We define our Same Store Assets as those hotels (a) that are owned or leased by us, and whose operations are included in our consolidated operating results and (b) for which we reported operating results throughout the entire reporting periods presented.

Our Same Store Assets for purposes of the comparison of the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 exclude the Four Seasons Silicon Valley, the Four Seasons Jackson Hole, investments in unconsolidated affiliates, and all sold properties and assets held for sale included in discontinued operations.

We present these Same Store Asset results because we believe that doing so provides useful information for evaluating the period-to-period performance of our hotels and facilitates comparisons with other hotel REITs and hotel owners. In particular, these measures assist in distinguishing whether increases or decreases in revenues and/or expenses are due to operations of the Same Store Assets or from acquisition or disposition activity.

 

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Revenues. Substantially all of our revenue is derived from the operation of our hotels. Specifically, our revenue for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 consisted of:

 

     Total Portfolio
% of  Total Revenues
    Same Store Assets
%  of Total Revenues
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Revenues:

        

Rooms

     52.7     52.2     53.6     53.2

Food and beverage

     36.1     35.5     35.7     34.7

Other hotel operating revenue

     10.5     11.6     9.9     11.3

Lease revenue

     0.7     0.7     0.8     0.8
                                

Total revenues

     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
                                

 

   

Rooms revenue. Occupancy and ADR are the major drivers of rooms revenue.

 

   

Food and beverage revenue. Occupancy, local catering and banquet events are the major drivers of food and beverage revenue.

 

   

Other hotel operating revenue. Other hotel operating revenue consists primarily of cancellation fees, spa, telephone, parking, golf course, Internet access, space rentals, retail and other guest services and is also driven by occupancy.

 

   

Lease revenue. We sublease our interest in the Marriott Hamburg to a third party and earn annual base rent plus additional rent contingent on the hotel meeting performance thresholds.

Changes in our revenues are most easily explained by performance indicators that are used in the hotel real estate industry:

 

   

average daily occupancy;

 

   

ADR;

 

   

RevPAR, which stands for revenue per available room, is equal to rooms revenue divided by the number of rooms available; and

 

   

Total RevPAR, which stands for total revenue per available room, is equal to the sum of rooms revenue, food and beverage revenue and other hotel operating revenue, divided by the number of rooms available.

We generate a significant portion of our revenue from two broad categories of customers, transient and group.

Our transient customers include individual or group business and leisure travelers that occupy fewer than 10 rooms per night. Transient customers accounted for approximately 53.8% and 53.9% of the rooms sold during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We divide our transient customers into the following subcategories:

 

   

Transient Leisure – This category generates the highest room rates and includes travelers that receive published rates offered to the general public that do not have access to negotiated or discounted rates.

 

   

Transient Negotiated – This category includes travelers, who are typically associated with companies and organizations that generate high volumes of business, that receive negotiated rates that are lower than the published rates offered to the general public.

 

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Our group customers include groups of 10 or more individuals that occupy 10 or more rooms per night. Group customers accounted for approximately 46.2% and 46.1% of the rooms sold during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively. We divide our group customers into the following subcategories:

 

   

Group Association – This category includes group bookings related to national and regional association meetings and conventions.

 

   

Group Corporate – This category includes group bookings related to corporate business.

 

   

Group Other – This category generally includes group bookings related to social, military, education, religious, fraternal and youth and amateur sports teams.

Fluctuations in revenues, which, for our domestic hotels, tend to correlate with changes in the United States gross domestic product (U.S. GDP), are driven largely by general economic and local market conditions as well as general health and safety concerns, which in turn affect levels of business and leisure travel. Guest demographics also affect our revenues. The U.S. GDP growth during the first half of 2011 led to increased hotel demand over the prior year. The increase in demand has come from both our Transient and our Group categories. However, total demand is still well below levels reached before the recent economic downturn; therefore, the ADR for our hotels remains below prior peak performance periods.

In addition to economic conditions, supply is another important factor that can affect revenues. Room rates and occupancy tend to fall when supply increases unless the supply growth is offset by an equal or greater increase in demand. One reason we target upper upscale and luxury hotels in select urban and resort markets, including major business centers and leisure destinations, is because they tend to be in locations that have greater supply constraints such as lack of available land, high development costs, long development and entitlement lead times, and brand trade area restrictions that prevent the addition of a certain brand or brands in close proximity. Nevertheless, our hotels are not insulated from competitive pressures and our hotel operators will lower room rates to compete more aggressively for guests in periods when occupancy declines.

For purposes of calculating our Total Portfolio RevPAR for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we exclude unconsolidated affiliates, discontinued operations, and the Marriott Hamburg because we sublease the operations of the hotel and only record lease revenue. Same Store Assets RevPAR is calculated in the same manner as Total Portfolio RevPAR but also excludes the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and the Four Seasons Jackson Hole for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. These methods for calculating RevPAR each period are consistently applied through the remainder of this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” and should be taken into consideration wherever RevPAR results are disclosed.

 

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Hotel Operating Expenses. Our hotel operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 consisted of the costs and expenses to provide hotel services, including:

 

     Total Portfolio
% of Total Hotel Operating
Expenses
    Same Store Assets
%  of Total Hotel Operating
Expenses
 
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Hotel Operating Expenses:

        

Rooms

     19.0     18.8     19.7     19.4

Food and beverage

     32.6     30.9     33.1     31.2

Other departmental expenses

     35.2     35.8     34.6     35.3

Management fees

     4.2     4.3     3.9     4.0

Other hotel expenses

     9.0     10.2     8.7     10.1
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total hotel operating expenses

     100.0     100.0     100.0     100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

   

Rooms expense. Occupancy is a major driver of rooms expense, which has a significant correlation with rooms revenue.

 

   

Food and beverage expense. Occupancy, local catering and banquet events are the major drivers of food and beverage expense, which has a significant correlation with food and beverage revenue.

 

   

Other departmental expenses. Other departmental expenses consist of general and administrative, marketing, repairs and maintenance, utilities and expenses related to earning other operating revenue.

 

   

Management fees. We pay base and incentive management fees to our hotel operators. Base management fees are computed as a percentage of revenue. Incentive management fees are incurred when operating profits exceed levels prescribed in our management agreements.

 

   

Other hotel expenses. Other hotel expenses consist primarily of insurance costs and property taxes.

Salaries, wages and related benefits are included within the categories of hotel operating expenses described above and represented approximately 48.6% and 47.6% of the Total Portfolio total hotel operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Most categories of variable operating expenses, such as utilities and certain labor such as housekeeping, fluctuate with changes in occupancy. Increases in RevPAR attributable to increases in occupancy are accompanied by increases in most categories of variable operating costs and expenses while increases in RevPAR attributable to increases in ADR typically only result in increases in limited categories of operating costs and expenses, such as management fees charged by our operators, which are based on hotel revenues. Thus, changes in ADR have a more significant impact on operating margins.

Lease expense. As a result of the sale-leaseback transaction applicable to the Marriott Hamburg hotel, we recorded lease expense in our statements of operations. In conjunction with the sale-leaseback transaction, we also record a deferred gain which is amortized as an offset to lease expense.

Corporate expenses. Corporate expenses include payroll and related costs, professional fees, travel expenses and office rent.

 

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Recent Events. In addition to the acquisition and sale of interests in hotel properties noted above, we expect that the following events will cause our future results of operations to differ from our historical performance:

Common Stock. On March 11, 2011, we issued 8.0 million shares of our common stock to an affiliate of the seller of the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels in a private placement at a price of $6.25 per share for approximate net proceeds of $49.7 million after expenses. These proceeds were used to repay existing indebtedness under the previous bank credit facility.

On May 19, 2010, we completed a public offering of 75.9 million shares of common stock at a price of $4.60 per share. After discounts, commissions, and expenses, we raised net proceeds of approximately $331.8 million. These proceeds were used to fund the cash tender offer of the 3.50% Exchangeable Senior Notes due 2012 (Exchangeable Notes) and repay existing indebtedness under the previous bank credit facility.

New Bank Credit Facility. On June 30, 2011, we entered into a new $300.0 million secured, bank credit facility, which also includes a $100.0 million accordion feature. This new facility replaces the $350.0 million secured bank credit facility that was set to expire in March 2012. The facility’s interest rate is based upon a leverage-based pricing grid ranging from London InterBank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 275 basis points to LIBOR plus 375 basis points. The facility’s current interest rate is LIBOR plus 300 basis points, a reduction from the previous facility’s pricing of LIBOR plus 375 basis points. The facility expires on June 30, 2014, with a one-year extension available subject to certain conditions. See “—Liquidity and Capital Resources-Bank credit facility”.

Termination and De-Designation of Cash Flow Hedges. On June 20, 2011, we paid $29.7 million to terminate five interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of $300.0 million. We recorded a charge of $27.3 million, which included the immediate write-off of $25.5 million previously recorded in accumulated other comprehensive loss (OCL) related to interest rates swaps that were designated to hedge cash flows that are no longer probable of occurring and $1.8 million of mark to market adjustments related to the terminated interest rate swaps. The charge was recorded in loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. In addition, based on changes in the forecasted levels of LIBOR-based debt, we de-designated one interest rate swap with a notional amount of $100.0 million as a cash flow hedge. We recorded a charge of $2.0 million to write off amounts previously recorded in accumulated OCL related to this swap. The charge was recorded in loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. Changes in the market value of the interest rate swap will be recorded in earnings subsequent to the de-designation.

On February 11, 2011, we paid approximately $4.2 million to terminate three interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of $125.0 million. There were no immediate charges to earnings based on our forecasted levels of LIBOR-based debt at the time of the transaction.

In May and June 2010, we paid approximately $7.2 million to terminate five interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of $300.0 million. We recorded a charge of $18.3 million, which included the immediate write-off of amounts previously recorded in accumulated OCL related to these swaps, in loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2010. In addition, based on changes in the forecasted levels of LIBOR-based debt, we de-designated one interest rate swap with a notional amount of $100.0 million as a cash flow hedge. Subsequent changes in the market value of the interest swap are recorded in earnings.

Mortgage Loan Agreements. On July 28, 2011, we refinanced and increased the loan secured by the InterContinental Chicago hotel to $145.0 million with interest payable monthly at an annual fixed rate of 5.61% and a maturity date of August 1, 2021.

On July 20, 2011, we executed a mortgage agreement in the amount of $130.0 million, which is secured by the Four Seasons Washington, D.C. hotel, that has interest payable monthly at one-month LIBOR plus 3.15% and has a maturity date of July 20, 2014, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.

 

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On July 14, 2011, we refinanced and decreased the loan secured by the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel to $110.0 million with interest payable monthly at one-month LIBOR plus 3.85%. The loan has a maturity date of July 14, 2015, with three, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.

On July 6, 2011, we refinanced and decreased the loan secured by the InterContinental Miami hotel to $85.0 million with interest payable monthly at one-month LIBOR plus 3.50%. The loan has a maturity date of July 6, 2016, with two, one-year extension options, subject to certain conditions.

On June 29, 2011, we repaid the $76.5 million mortgage loan secured by the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay hotel, which became one of the borrowing base properties under the $300.0 million bank credit facility agreement.

On May 5, 2010, we refinanced the loans secured by the Fairmont Chicago and Westin St. Francis hotels. Prior to the refinancing, the two loans included a $220.0 million loan secured by the Westin St. Francis hotel and a $123.8 million loan secured by the Fairmont Chicago hotel. The refinanced loans are cross-collateralized with a total principal amount of $317.8 million, allocated $220.0 million to the Westin St. Francis and $97.8 million to the Fairmont Chicago. Principal of $26.0 million related to the Fairmont Chicago was repaid at the time of the refinancing. The loans were converted from LIBOR-based variable-rate loans to fixed-rate loans with interest payable monthly at an annual interest rate of 6.09%. The maturities of the loans have been extended until 2017.

Cash Tender Offer of Exchangeable Notes. On May 10, 2010, we announced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of the Exchangeable Notes outstanding. On June 7, 2010, we completed the tender offer and accepted for purchase, at par, $180.0 million of the principal amount of our outstanding Exchangeable Notes. The aggregate consideration for the Exchangeable Notes accepted for purchase was approximately $181.2 million, which included accrued and unpaid interest of approximately $1.2 million.

Sale of Interest in BuyEfficient. On January 21, 2011, we sold our 50.0% interest in BuyEfficient for $9.0 million and recognized a gain of $2.6 million.

 

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Comparison of Three Months Ended June 30, 2011 to Three Months Ended June 30, 2010

Operating Results

The following table presents the operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, including the amount and percentage change in these results between the two periods of our Total Portfolio and Same Store Assets (in thousands, except operating data).

 

    Total Portfolio     Same Store Assets  
    2011     2010     Change ($)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
    Change (%)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
    2011     2010     Change ($)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
    Change (%)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
 

Revenues:

               

Rooms

  $ 108,812      $ 92,789      $ 16,023        17.3   $ 95,494      $ 84,820      $ 10,674        12.6

Food and beverage

    74,441        63,696        10,745        16.9     62,810        55,466        7,344        13.2

Other hotel operating revenue

    19,948        19,423        525        2.7     16,333        16,590        (257     (1.5 )% 

Lease revenue

    1,277        1,088        189        17.4     1,277        1,088        189        17.4
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total revenues

    204,478        176,996        27,482        15.5     175,914        157,964        17,950        11.4
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Operating Costs and Expenses:

               

Hotel operating expenses

    154,318        139,165        (15,153     (10.9 )%      129,790        122,369        (7,421     (6.1 )% 

Lease expense

    1,257        1,095        (162     (14.8 )%      1,257        1,095        (162     (14.8 )% 

Depreciation and amortization

    30,091        31,943        1,852        5.8     25,925        25,749        (176     (0.7 )% 

Corporate expenses

    11,957        7,359        (4,598     (62.5 )%      —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total operating costs and expenses

    197,623        179,562        (18,061     (10.1 )%      156,972        149,213        (7,759     (5.2 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating income (loss)

    6,855        (2,566     9,421        367.1   $ 18,942      $ 8,751      $ 10,191        116.5
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Interest expense, net

    (25,711     (24,710     (1,001     (4.1 )%         

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

    (838     (886     48        5.4        

Loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments

    (29,242     (18,263     (10,979     (60.1 )%         

Equity in (losses) earnings of unconsolidated affiliates

    (2,799     459        (3,258     (709.8 )%         

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)

    147        (811     958        118.1        

Other income, net

    436        462        (26     (5.6 )%         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations

    (51,152     (46,315     (4,837     (10.4 )%         

Income tax expense

    (1,060     (1,065     5        0.5        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Loss from continuing operations

    (52,212     (47,380     (4,832     (10.2 )%         

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

    101,034        8,818        92,216        1,045.8        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Net income (loss)

    48,822        (38,562     87,384        226.6        

Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in SHR’s operating partnership

    (224     245        (469     (191.4 )%         

Net income attributable to the noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates

    (1,338     (1,371     33        2.4        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Net income (loss) attributable to SHR

  $ 47,260      $ (39,688   $ 86,948        219.1        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Reconciliation of Same Store Assets Operating Income to Total Portfolio Operating Income (Loss):

  

 

Same Store Assets operating income

          $ 18,942      $ 8,751      $ 10,191        116.5

Corporate expenses

            (11,957     (7,359     (4,598     (62.5 )% 

Corporate depreciation and amortization

            (363     (376     13        3.5

Non-Same Store Assets operating income (loss)

            233        (3,582     3,815        106.5
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Portfolio operating income (loss)

          $ 6,855      $ (2,566   $ 9,421        367.1
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating Data (1):

               

Number of hotels

    15        14            13        13       

Number of rooms

    6,356        6,681            6,032        6,032       

 

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(1) Operating data includes the leasehold interest in Marriott Hamburg and excludes unconsolidated affiliates and properties included in discontinued operations.

Rooms. For the Total Portfolio, rooms revenue increased $16.0 million, or 17.3%, for the three months ended June 30, 2011 from the three months ended June 30, 2010. RevPAR from our Total Portfolio for the three months ended June 30, 2011 increased by 14.3% from the three months ended June 30, 2010. The components of RevPAR from our Total Portfolio for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Occupancy

     74.47     71.34

ADR

   $ 245.51      $ 224.27   

RevPAR

   $ 182.83      $ 159.99   

Our Same Store Assets contributed to a $10.7 million, or 12.6%, increase in rooms revenue, which is more fully explained below as part of our rooms revenue Same Store Assets analysis. RevPAR from our Same Store Assets for the three months ended June 30, 2011 increased by 12.6% from the three months ended June 30, 2010. The components of RevPAR from our Same Store Assets for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows:

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Occupancy

     75.21     71.33

ADR

   $ 243.77      $ 228.27   

RevPAR

   $ 183.33      $ 162.84   

The increase in RevPAR for the Same Store Assets resulted from the combination of a 6.8% increase in ADR and a 3.9 percentage-point increase in occupancy. Rooms revenue increased across most of our Same Store Assets for the three months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010 due to improving market conditions compared to the second quarter of 2010. There were no hotels that experienced a significant decrease in rooms revenue for the three months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the same period last year. The increase in Total Portfolio rooms revenue also includes $5.7 million of additional rooms revenue generated by the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and the Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels, which we acquired in March 2011.

Food and Beverage. Food and beverage revenue increased $10.7 million, or 16.9%, for the Total Portfolio when comparing the three months ended June 30, 2011 to the three months ended June 30, 2010. Our Same Store Assets contributed to a $7.3 million, or 13.2%, increase in food and beverage revenue. The primary factor increasing food and beverage revenue at the Same Store Assets was an increase in group occupancy, which generated higher banquet revenue when compared to the prior year. In addition, the Westin St. Francis hotel had increased revenues resulting from a change in the terms of a restaurant agreement. The increase in Total Portfolio food and beverage revenue also includes $4.2 million of additional revenue generated by the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and the Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels, which we acquired in March 2011. These increases in Total Portfolio food and beverage revenue were partially offset by a $0.8 million decrease in food and beverage revenue due to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel, which became an equity method investment as a result of a recapitalization effective June 9, 2011. See“—Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements – Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture”.

 

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Hotel Operating Expenses. The following table presents the components of our hotel operating expenses for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, including the amount and percentage changes in these expenses between the two periods (in thousands):

 

     Total Portfolio     Same Store Assets  
     2011      2010      Change($)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
    Change (%)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
    2011      2010      Change($)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
    Change (%)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
 

Hotel operating expenses:

                    

Rooms

   $ 29,818       $ 26,413       $ (3,405     (12.9 )%    $ 26,009       $ 24,050       $ (1,959     (8.1 )% 

Food and beverage

     50,658         43,286         (7,372     (17.0 )%      43,331         38,465         (4,866     (12.7 )% 

Other departmental expenses

     53,825         49,343         (4,482     (9.1 )%      44,141         42,675         (1,466     (3.4 )% 

Management fees

     6,550         5,924         (626     (10.6 )%      5,358         4,972         (386     (7.8 )% 

Other hotel expenses

     13,467         14,199         732        5.2     10,951         12,207         1,256        10.3
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total hotel operating expenses

   $ 154,318       $ 139,165       $ (15,153     (10.9 )%    $ 129,790       $ 122,369       $ (7,421     (6.1 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

For the Total Portfolio, hotel operating expenses increased by $15.2 million, or 10.9%, which includes approximately $10.8 million of expenses related to the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels, which we acquired in March 2011. Our Same Store Assets contributed to a $7.4 million, or 6.1%, increase in hotel operating expenses. For the Same Store Assets, hotel operating expenses were primarily impacted by $4.2 million higher payroll costs resulting from higher occupancy and general wage increases at the hotels, $1.6 million higher food and beverage costs due to increased food and beverage consumption and the change in terms of a restaurant agreement at the Westin St. Francis, $0.8 million higher credit card and travel agent commissions, which increased due to higher occupancy and rates, and $0.4 million higher management fees, partially offset by a decrease in real estate taxes primarily due to a tax refund at the Westin St. Francis. This increase in hotel operating expenses was partially offset by a decrease of $3.0 million of expenses due to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel, which became an equity method investment as a result of a recapitalization effective June 9, 2011.

Depreciation and Amortization. For the Total Portfolio, depreciation and amortization decreased $1.9 million, or 5.8%, for the three months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010. There was a decrease in depreciation expense of $3.1 million related to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel due to 1) an impairment of certain assets in the fourth quarter of 2010, which had decreased depreciation expense subsequent to the impairment, and 2) the hotel becoming an equity method investment as a result of a recapitalization effective June 9, 2011. This decrease was partially offset by a $1.1 million increase in depreciation expense due to the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels, which we acquired in March 2011.

Corporate Expenses. Corporate expenses increased $4.6 million, or 62.5%, for the three months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the same period in 2010. These expenses consist primarily of payroll and related costs, professional fees, travel expenses and office rent. The increase in corporate expenses is primarily due to a $4.3 million increase in the charge related to the Value Creation Plan. See “Item 1. Financial Statements – 10. Share-Based Employee Compensation Plans – Value Creation Plan” for further description of this plan. This expense is directly related to our market capitalization and increased during the quarter as a result of continued upward trend in our stock price and the issuance of shares of our common stock.

 

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Interest Expense, Net. The $1.0 million, or 4.1%, increase in interest expense, net for the three months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010, was primarily due to:

 

   

a $10.9 million increase due to the net impact of higher average interest rates offset by a decrease in amortization of interest rate swap costs, and

 

   

a $0.1 million decrease in interest income, partially offset by

 

   

a $6.2 million decrease attributable to lower average borrowings,

 

   

a $2.7 million decrease in expense related to the mark to market of certain interest rate swaps,

 

   

a $1.0 million decrease in the amortization of deferred financing costs, and

 

   

a $0.1 million increase in capitalized interest.

The components of interest expense, net for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Mortgages and other debt

   $ (16,867   $ (7,831

Bank credit facility

     (528     (1,617

Exchangeable Notes

     —          (1,208

Amortization of Exchangeable Notes discount

     —          (759

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     (642     (1,654

Amortization of interest rate swap costs

     (5,306     (6,590

Mark to market of certain interest rate swaps

     (2,733     (5,388

Interest income

     51        154   

Capitalized interest

     314        183   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense, net

   $ (25,711   $ (24,710
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The weighted average debt outstanding for the three months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $1.1 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively. At June 30, 2011, including the effect of interest rate swaps, approximately 84.5% of our total debt had fixed interest rates.

Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt. During the three months ended June 30, 2011, we recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $0.8 million primarily due to write offs of unamortized deferred financing costs related to refinancings of certain mortgages and a new bank credit facility. During the three months ended June 30, 2010, we purchased all outstanding Exchangeable Notes and recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $0.9 million.

Loss on Early Termination of Derivative Financial Instruments. During the three months ended June 30, 2011, we terminated five interest rate swaps and recorded a charge in loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments of $27.3 million, which included the immediate write-off of $25.5 million previously recorded in accumulated OCL related to interest rate swaps that were designated to hedge cash flows that are no longer probable of occurring and $1.8 million of mark to market adjustments related to the terminated interest rate swaps. In addition, based on changes in the forecasted levels of LIBOR-based debt, we de-designated one interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge. We recorded an additional charge in loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments of $2.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 to write off amounts previously recorded in accumulated OCL related to this swap.

 

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During the three months ended June 30, 2010, we terminated five interest rate swaps and immediately wrote off $18.3 million, which included amounts previously recorded in accumulated OCL related to these swaps.

Equity in (Losses) Earnings of Unconsolidated Affiliates. The following tables present equity in (losses) earnings and certain components included in the calculation of equity in (losses) earnings resulting from our unconsolidated affiliates.

Three months ended June 30, 2011 (in thousands):

 

     Fairmont
Scottsdale
Princess
Venture (1)
    Hotel del Coronado
Venture (2)
    Four Seasons
RCPM
    Total  

Equity in losses

   $ (1,417   $ (1,377   $ (5   $ (2,799

Depreciation and amortization

     451        1,939        23        2,413   

Interest expense

     50        2,858        25        2,933   

Income tax benefit

     —          (102     (5     (107

Three months ended June 30, 2010 (in thousands):

 

     Hotel /North
Beach Venture (3)
     Four Seasons
RCPM
     BuyEfficient (4)      Total  

Equity in earnings

   $ 244       $ 47       $ 168       $ 459   

Depreciation and amortization

     1,997         50         —           2,047   

Interest expense

     1,908         38         —           1,946   

Income tax expense

     154         9         —           163   

 

(1) On June 9, 2011, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture, which consists of FMT Scottsdale Holdings, L.L.C. and Walton/SHR FPH Holdings, L.L.C., was formed. See “—Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture” for further detail regarding the ownership of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel.
(2) The Hotel del Coronado Venture is BSK Del Partners, L.P., the owner of the Hotel del Coronado as of February 4, 2011. See “- Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements - Hotel and North Beach Ventures” for further detail regarding the ownership of the Hotel del Coronado.
(3) These ventures include SHC KSL Partners, LP (Hotel Venture), the owner of the Hotel del Coronado through February 3, 2011, and HdC North Beach Development, LLLP (North Beach Venture), the owner of a residential condominium-hotel development adjacent to the hotel. See “- Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements – Hotel and North Beach Ventures” for further detail regarding the ownership of the Hotel del Coronado.
(4) On January 21, 2011, we sold our 50.0% interest in BuyEfficient for $9.0 million.

We recorded $2.8 million of equity in losses during the three months ended June 30, 2011, which is a $3.3 million increase in losses from the $0.5 million equity in earnings recorded during the three months ended June 30, 2010. The increase in losses is primarily due to costs incurred as part of the Hotel del Coronado recapitalization, a higher interest rate on the new Hotel del Coronado loan secured as part of the recapitalization, operating losses incurred at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, which became an equity method investment as a result of the recapitalization on June 9, 2011, and the sale of BuyEfficient.

 

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Foreign Currency Exchange Gain (Loss). We recorded a foreign currency exchange gain of $0.1 million during the three months ended June 30, 2011, which is a $1.0 million increase from the $0.8 million foreign currency exchange loss recorded in the same period in the prior year. The change was primarily related to changing foreign exchange rates related to a GBP-denominated loan associated with the Marriott London Grosvenor Square.

Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax. We sold our leasehold interest in the Paris Marriott hotel during the second quarter of 2011. We sold the InterContinental Prague hotel during the fourth quarter of 2010. The results of operations of these hotels were reclassified as discontinued operations for the periods presented.

The income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $101.0 million for the three months ended June 30, 2011 primarily consisted of a $100.9 million gain on sale related to the Paris Marriott hotel resulting from the recognition of a deferred gain. The income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $8.8 million for the three months ended June 30, 2010 consisted of the operating results of the Paris Marriott and InterContinental Prague hotels and a $1.8 million deferred gain related to the sale of the Hyatt Regency New Orleans hotel.

Net (Income) Loss Attributable to the Noncontrolling Interests in SHR’s Operating Partnership. We record net loss or income attributable to noncontrolling interests in SHR’s operating partnership based on the percentage of SH Funding we do not own. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in SHR’s operating partnership for the three months ended June 30, 2011 was $0.2 million, an increase of $0.5 million, from net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in SHR’s operating partnership when compared to prior year. This change was primarily due to an increase in net income recognized during the three months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the three months ended June 30, 2010. Additionally, our ownership percentage of SH Funding increased when compared to the prior period due to the issuance of shares of common stock in connection with i) the acquisition of interests in the InterContinental Chicago and Hyatt Regency La Jolla hotels in June 2011, ii) the acquisition of the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels in March 2011, and iii) a private placement and common stock offering in March 2011 and May 2010, respectively.

 

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Comparison of Six Months Ended June 30, 2011 to Six Months Ended June 30, 2010

Operating Results

The following table presents the operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, including the amount and percentage change in these results between the two periods of our Total Portfolio and Same Store Assets (in thousands, except operating data).

 

    Total Portfolio     Same Store Assets  
    2011     2010     Change ($)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
    Change (%)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
    2011     2010     Change ($)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
    Change (%)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
 

Revenues:

               

Rooms

  $ 200,282      $ 173,679      $ 26,603        15.3   $ 172,552      $ 154,529      $ 18,023        11.7

Food and beverage

    137,323        118,395        18,928        16.0     114,867        100,784        14,083        14.0

Other hotel operating revenue

    39,921        38,523        1,398        3.6     31,967        32,648        (681     (2.1 )% 

Lease revenue

    2,492        2,275        217        9.5     2,492        2,275        217        9.5
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total revenues

    380,018        332,872        47,146        14.2     321,878        290,236        31,642        10.9
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Operating Costs and Expenses:

               

Hotel operating expenses

    296,757        268,856        (27,901     (10.4 )%      250,819        233,928        (16,891     (7.2 )% 

Lease expense

    2,453        2,290        (163     (7.1 )%      2,453        2,290        (163     (7.1 )% 

Depreciation and amortization

    60,696        65,986        5,290        8.0     52,192        53,642        1,450        2.7

Corporate expenses

    26,434        13,419        (13,015     (97.0 )%      —          —          —          —     
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total operating costs and expenses

    386,340        350,551        (35,789     (10.2 )%      305,464        289,860        (15,604     (5.4 )% 
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

     

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating (loss) income

    (6,322     (17,679     11,357        64.2   $ 16,414      $ 376      $ 16,038        4,265.4
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Interest expense, net

    (45,227     (46,065     838        1.8        

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

    (838     (886     48        5.4        

Loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments

    (29,242     (18,263     (10,979     (60.1 )%         

Equity in losses of unconsolidated affiliates

    (4,399     (101     (4,298     (4,255.4 )%         

Foreign currency exchange gain (loss)

    286        (1,262     1,548        122.7        

Other income, net

    4,361        694        3,667        528.4        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Loss before income taxes and discontinued operations

    (81,381     (83,562     2,181        2.6        

Income tax benefit (expense)

    588        (228     816        357.9        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Loss from continuing operations

    (80,793     (83,790     2,997        3.6        

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax

    101,196        10,617        90,579        853.2        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Net income (loss)

    20,403        (73,173     93,576        127.9        

Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in SHR’s operating partnership

    (86     687        (773     (112.5 )%         

Net (income) loss attributable to the noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates

    (743     228        (971     (425.9 )%         
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Net income (loss) attributable to SHR

  $ 19,574      $ (72,258   $ 91,832        127.1        
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

           

Reconciliation of Same Store Assets Operating Income to Total Portfolio Operating Loss:

  

   

Same Store Assets operating income

          $ 16,414      $ 376      $ 16,038        4,265.4

Corporate expenses

            (26,434     (13,419     (13,015     (97.0 )% 

Corporate depreciation and amortization

            (732     (751     19        2.5

Non-Same Store Assets operating income (loss)

            4,430        (3,885     8,315        214.0
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Total Portfolio operating loss

          $ (6,322   $ (17,679   $ 11,357        64.2
         

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

Operating Data (1):

               

Number of hotels

    15        14            13        13       

Number of rooms

    6,356        6,681            6,032        6,032       

 

(1) Operating data includes the leasehold interest in Marriott Hamburg and excludes unconsolidated affiliates and properties included in discontinued operations.

 

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Rooms. For the Total Portfolio, rooms revenue increased $26.6 million, or 15.3%, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 from the six months ended June 30, 2010. RevPAR from our Total Portfolio for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased by 13.2% from the six months ended June 30, 2010. The components of RevPAR from our Total Portfolio for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Occupancy

     70.39     66.39

ADR

   $ 241.95      $ 226.71   

RevPAR

   $ 170.32      $ 150.52   

Our Same Store Assets contributed to an $18.0 million, or 11.7%, increase in rooms revenue. RevPAR from our Same Store Assets for the six months ended June 30, 2011 increased by 11.7% from the six months ended June 30, 2010. The components of RevPAR from our Same Store Assets for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows:

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Occupancy

     69.99     65.26

ADR

   $ 237.89      $ 228.48   

RevPAR

   $ 166.49      $ 149.10   

The increase in RevPAR for the Same Store Assets resulted from the combination of a 4.1% increase in ADR and a 4.7 percentage-point increase in occupancy. Rooms revenue increased across most of our Same Store Assets for the six months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 due to improving market conditions compared to the first six months of 2010. The Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort was the only hotel that experienced a decrease in rooms revenue due to declining demand resulting from safety concerns in Mexico. The increase in Total Portfolio rooms revenue also includes $7.6 million of additional rooms revenue generated by the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and the Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels, which we acquired in March 2011.

Food and Beverage. Food and beverage revenue increased $18.9 million, or 16.0%, for the Total Portfolio when comparing the six months ended June 30, 2011 to the six months ended June 30, 2010. Our Same Store Assets contributed to a $14.1 million, or 14.0%, increase in food and beverage revenue. The primary factor increasing food and beverage revenue at the Same Store Assets was an increase in group occupancy, which generated higher banquet revenue when compared to prior year. The increase in Total Portfolio food and beverage revenue also includes $5.4 million of additional revenue generated by the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels, which we acquired in March 2011. These increases in Total Portfolio food and beverage revenue were partially offset by a $0.6 million decrease in food and beverage revenue due to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel, which became an equity method investment as a result of a recapitalization effective June 9, 2011.

 

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Hotel Operating Expenses. The following table presents the components of our hotel operating expenses for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, including the amount and percentage changes in these expenses between the two periods (in thousands):

 

     Total Portfolio     Same Store Assets  
     2011      2010      Change($)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
    Change (%)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
    2011      2010      Change($)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
    Change (%)
Favorable/
(Unfavorable)
 

Hotel operating expenses:

                    

Rooms

   $ 56,445       $ 50,574       $ (5,871     (11.6 )%    $ 49,395       $ 45,402       $ (3,993     (8.8 )% 

Food and beverage

     96,665         83,091         (13,574     (16.3 )%      82,926         73,050         (9,876     (13.5 )% 

Other departmental expenses

     104,498         96,168         (8,330     (8.7 )%      86,698         82,479         (4,219     (5.1 )% 

Management fees

     12,324         11,596         (728     (6.3 )%      9,717         9,465         (252     (2.7 )% 

Other hotel expenses

     26,825         27,427         602        2.2     22,083         23,532         1,449        6.2
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

Total hotel operating expenses

   $ 296,757       $ 268,856       $ (27,901     (10.4 )%    $ 250,819       $ 233,928       $ (16,891     (7.2 )% 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

     

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

For the Total Portfolio, hotel operating expenses increased by $27.9 million, or 10.4%, primarily due to our Same Store Assets which contributed to an increase of $16.9 million, or 7.2%. For the Same Store Assets, hotel operating expenses were impacted by $9.7 million higher payroll costs resulting from higher occupancy and wage increases at the hotels, $3.1 million higher food and beverage costs due to increased food and beverage consumption and the change in terms of a restaurant agreement at the Westin St. Francis, $1.5 million higher credit card and travel agent commissions, which increased due to higher occupancy, rates and food and beverage volume, and $0.7 million higher utility costs, partially offset by a decrease in real estate taxes of $1.5 million primarily due to lower tax rates at the Fairmont Chicago and a tax refund at the Westin St. Francis. Additionally, the Total Portfolio hotel operating expenses includes approximately $13.9 million of expenses related to the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels, which we acquired in March 2011. The increase in Total Portfolio hotel operating expenses was partially offset by a $2.7 million decrease due to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel, which became an equity method investment as a result of a recapitalization effective June 9, 2011.

Depreciation and Amortization. For the Total Portfolio, depreciation and amortization decreased $5.3 million, or 8.0%, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010. This was primarily driven by a decrease in depreciation expense of $5.2 million related to the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel due to 1) an impairment of certain assets in the fourth quarter of 2010, which had decreased depreciation expense subsequent to the impairment, and 2) the hotel becoming an equity method investment as a result of a recapitalization effective June 9, 2011.

Corporate Expenses. Corporate expenses increased $13.0 million, or 97.0%, for the six months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the same period in 2010. These expenses consist primarily of payroll and related costs, professional fees, travel expenses and office rent. The increase in corporate expenses is primarily due to a $13.0 million increase in the charge related to the Value Creation Plan. See “Item 1. Financial Statements – 10. Share-Based Employee Compensation Plans – Value Creation Plan” for further description of this plan. This expense is directly related to our market capitalization and increased during the first six months of 2011 as a result of continued upward trend in our stock price and the issuance of shares of our common stock.

 

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Interest Expense, Net. The $0.8 million, or 1.8%, decrease in interest expense, net for the six months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2010 was primarily due to:

 

   

a $13.2 million decrease attributable to lower average borrowings,

 

   

a $6.3 million decrease in expense related to the mark to market of certain interest rate swaps,

 

   

a $1.5 million decrease in the amortization of deferred financing costs, and

 

   

a $0.2 million increase in capitalized interest, partially offset by

 

   

a $20.1 million increase due to the net impact of higher average interest rates offset by a decrease in amortization of interest rate swap costs, and

 

   

a $0.2 million decrease in interest income.

The components of interest expense, net for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 are summarized as follows (in thousands):

 

     Six Months Ended
June 30,
 
     2011     2010  

Mortgages and other debt

   $ (33,741   $ (15,958

Bank credit facility

     (1,390     (3,755

Exchangeable Notes

     —          (2,783

Amortization of Exchangeable Notes discount

     —          (1,865

Amortization of deferred financing costs

     (1,922     (3,465

Amortization of interest rate swap costs

     (10,436     (14,215

Mark to market of certain interest rate swaps

     1,633        (4,657

Interest income

     83        305   

Capitalized interest

     546        328   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total interest expense, net

   $ (45,227   $ (46,065
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The weighted average debt outstanding for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $1.1 billion and $1.4 billion, respectively. At June 30, 2011, including the effect of interest rate swaps, approximately 84.5% of our total debt had fixed interest rates.

Loss on Early Extinguishment of Debt. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $0.8 million primarily due to write offs of unamortized deferred financing costs related to refinancings of certain mortgages and a new bank credit facility. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we purchased all outstanding Exchangeable Notes and recognized a loss on early extinguishment of debt of $0.9 million.

Loss on Early Termination of Derivative Financial Instruments. During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we recorded a charge in loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments of $27.3 million, which included the immediate write-off of $25.5 million previously recorded in accumulated OCL related to interest rate swaps that were designated to hedge cash flows that are no longer probable of occurring and $1.8 million of mark to market adjustments related to the terminated interest rate swaps. In addition, based on changes in the forecasted levels of LIBOR-based debt, we de-designated one interest rate swap as a cash flow hedge. We recorded an additional charge in loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments of $2.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 to write off amounts previously recorded in accumulated OCL related to this swap.

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we terminated five interest rate swaps and immediately wrote off $18.3 million, which included amounts previously recorded in accumulated OCL related to these swaps.

Equity in Losses of Unconsolidated Affiliates. The following tables present equity in losses and certain components included in the calculation of equity in losses resulting from our unconsolidated affiliates.

Six months ended June 30, 2011 (in thousands):

 

     Fairmont
Scottsdale
Princess
Venture
    Hotel del
Coronado
Venture
    Hotel/North
Beach
Ventures
    Four
Seasons
RCPM
     Total  

Equity in (losses) earnings

   $ (1,417   $ (2,538   $ (511   $ 67       $ (4,399

Depreciation and amortization

     451        3,211        544        46         4,252   

Interest expense

     50        4,655        778        51         5,534   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     —          (10     (669     22         (657

Six months ended June 30, 2010 (in thousands):

 

     Hotel /North
Beach Venture
    Four Seasons
RCPM
     BuyEfficient      Total  

Equity in (losses) earnings

   $ (617   $ 228       $ 288       $ (101

Depreciation and amortization

     3,988        64         —           4,052   

Interest expense

     3,752        60         —           3,812   

Income tax (benefit) expense

     (383     77         —           (306

We recorded $4.4 million of equity in losses during the six months ended June 30, 2011, which is a $4.3 million increase in losses from the $0.1 million equity in losses recorded during the six months ended June 30, 2010. The increase in losses is primarily due to legal costs incurred as part of the Hotel del Coronado recapitalization, a higher interest rate on the new loan secured as part of the Hotel del Coronado recapitalization, mark to market of interest rate caps purchased as part of the Hotel del Coronado recapitalization, operating losses at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess, which became an equity method investment as a result of the recapitalization on June 9, 2011, and the sale of BuyEfficient.

Foreign Currency Exchange Gain (Loss). We recorded a foreign currency exchange gain of $0.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011, which is a $1.6 million increase from the $1.3 million foreign currency exchange loss recorded in the same period in the prior year. The change was primarily related to changing foreign exchange rates related to a GBP-denominated loan associated with the Marriott London Grosvenor Square.

Other Income, Net. Other income, net includes asset management fee income, non-income related state, local and franchise taxes, as well as miscellaneous income and expenses. The increase in other income, net of $3.7 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the prior year is primarily due to a $2.6 million gain we recognized on the sale of our interest in BuyEfficient, a $0.6 million increase in asset management fee income and a $0.4 million decrease in state and local taxes.

Income Tax Benefit (Expense). We recorded an income tax benefit of $0.6 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011, an increase of $0.8 million from an income tax expense of $0.2 million during the six months ended June 30, 2010. The change in income taxes primarily relates to a decrease in tax expense at the Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort resulting from a decline in earnings and permanent differences due to foreign exchange losses and depreciation.

 

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Income from Discontinued Operations, Net of Tax. We sold our leasehold interest in the Paris Marriott hotel during the second quarter of 2011. We sold the InterContinental Prague hotel during the fourth quarter of 2010. The results of operations of these hotels were reclassified as discontinued operations for the periods presented.

The income from discontinued operations, net of tax of $101.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 consisted primarily of a $100.9 million gain recognized on the sale of the Paris Marriott hotel resulting from the recognition of a deferred gain. The income from discontinued operations, net of tax, of $10.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010 primarily consisted of the operating results of the Paris Marriott and the InterContinental Prague hotels and a $1.8 million deferred gain related to the sale of the Hyatt Regency New Orleans hotel.

Net (Income) Loss Attributable to the Noncontrolling Interests in SHR’s Operating Partnership. We record net loss or income attributable to noncontrolling interests in SHR’s operating partnership based on the percentage of SH Funding we do not own. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in SHR’s operating partnership for the six months ended June 30, 2011 was $0.1 million, an increase of $0.8 million, from net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests in SHR’s operating partnership when compared to prior year. This change was primarily due to an increase in net income recognized during the six months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the six months ended June 30, 2011. Additionally, our ownership percentage of SH Funding increased when compared to the prior period due to the issuance of shares of common stock in connection with i) the acquisition of interests in the InterContinental Chicago and Hyatt Regency La Jolla hotels in June 2011, ii) the acquisition of the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels in March 2011, and iii) a private placement and common stock offering in March 2011 and May 2010, respectively.

Net (Income) Loss Attributable to the Noncontrolling Interests in Consolidated Affiliates. We record net loss or income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates for the non-ownership interests in hotels that are partially owned by us. Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests in consolidated affiliates increased by $1.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 when compared to the same period in the prior year due to net income of our consolidated affiliates in 2011 and net losses of our consolidated affiliates in 2010. Additionally, in June 2011, we acquired the remaining noncontrolling interest in the InterContinental Chicago and increased our interest in the Hyatt Regency La Jolla hotel.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our short-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for operating expenses and other expenditures. Historically, we have satisfied our short-term liquidity requirements through our existing working capital, cash provided by operations, and our bank credit facility. On June 30, 2011, we entered into a new $300.0 million bank credit facility agreement, which includes a $100.0 million accordion feature. The new facility provides sufficient borrowing capacity to meet our short-term liquidity requirements during 2011 and thereafter. As of June 30, 2011, we were in compliance with our financial and other restrictive covenants contained in the bank credit facility.

Our available capacity under the bank credit facility and compliance with financial covenants in future periods will depend substantially on the financial results of our hotels, and in particular, the operating results and appraised values of the borrowing base assets, which include the Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort, the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, the Marriott Lincolnshire, and the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel hotels. As of August 3, 2011, the outstanding borrowings and letters of credit in the aggregate were $0.5 million.

In the second quarter of 2010, we completed a common stock offering and raised net proceeds of approximately $331.8 million. These proceeds were used to fund our tender offer for Exchangeable Notes and repay existing indebtedness under the previous bank credit facility. In the fourth quarter of 2010, we sold the InterContinental Prague for net sales proceeds of $3.6 million, in which the buyer assumed the mortgage debt and related interest rate swap liability. On March 11, 2011 we acquired the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and the Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels in exchange for an aggregate of 15.2 million

 

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shares of our common stock at a price of $6.08 per share based on our March 11, 2011 common share closing price and concurrently privately placed and issued an additional 8.0 million shares of our stock to an affiliate of the seller of the two hotels at a price of $6.25 per share. The net proceeds from the concurrent private placement were used to repay existing indebtedness under the previous bank credit facility. On April 6, 2011, we sold our leasehold interest in the Paris Marriott hotel for consideration of €29.2 million ($41.6 million) and received an additional €10.1 million ($14.5 million) related to a security deposit that was released back to us and other closing adjustments. We expect to receive an additional €1.5 million ($2.1 million) within six months of the close date. We believe that the measures we have taken, as described above, should be sufficient to satisfy our liquidity needs for the next 12 months.

In February 2009, our board of directors elected to suspend the quarterly dividend to holders of Series A, B and C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock as a measure to preserve liquidity. Factors contributing to this decision were the declining economic environment for hotel operations, no projected taxable distribution requirement for 2009 under the REIT rules, and uncertainty regarding operating cash flows in 2009. In November 2008, our board of directors elected to suspend the quarterly dividend to holders of shares of our common stock beginning in the fourth quarter of 2008. As of June 30, 2011, unpaid cumulative preferred dividends totaled $77.2 million and these dividends continue to accrue at approximately $7.7 million per quarter.

In evaluating when to reinstate payment of the preferred dividends, we have focused on ensuring that we address the majority of our 2011 and 2012 debt maturities, and that current and forecasted future operating results are sufficient to sustain payment of the quarterly preferred dividends on an ongoing basis. We have successfully completed a series of transactions including the sale of assets, equity offerings, and debt refinancings and restructurings. The result of these transactions have reduced our total outstanding debt, extended the maturities of existing debt well into the future, and strategically staggered all of our future debt maturities.

While operations at our hotels have substantially improved and we currently anticipate that trend to continue, we are currently in the process of reviewing our internal forecast of operations in light of the uncertainty regarding the impact of the resolution of the national debt limit issues and the recent softening of economic indicators. Given the uncertainty surrounding these issues and the related ramifications to the economy in general, and operations at our hotels in particular, we plan to postpone making a decision regarding payment of the cumulative accrued preferred dividend and reinstatement of the quarterly preferred dividend until there is resolution to these issues and greater clarity regarding the impact to the overall economy and our operating results.

Capital expenditures for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010 amounted to $24.5 million and $18.0 million, respectively. Included in the 2011 and 2010 amounts were $0.5 million and $0.3 million of capitalized interest, respectively. For the remainder of the year ended December 31, 2011, we expect to spend approximately $34.6 million on hotel property and equipment replacement projects in accordance with hotel management or lease agreements and up to approximately $8.7 million on owner-funded projects.

 

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Bank credit facility. On June 30, 2011, we entered into a $300.0 million bank credit facility agreement. The agreement contains an accordion feature allowing for additional borrowing capacity up to $400.0 million, subject to the satisfaction of customary conditions set forth in the agreement. The following summarizes key financial terms and conditions of the bank credit facility:

 

   

interest on the facility is payable monthly at LIBOR plus an applicable margin in the case of each LIBOR loan and base-rate plus an applicable margin in the case of each base rate loan whereby the applicable margins are dependent on the ratio of consolidated debt to gross asset value (Leverage Ratio) as follows:

 

Leverage Ratio

  Applicable Margin of
each LIBOR Loan
(% per annum)
    Applicable Margin of
each Base Rate Loan
(% per annum)
 

Greater than or equal to 60%

    3.75     2.75

Greater than or equal to 55% but less than 60%

    3.50     2.50

Greater than or equal to 50% but less than 55%

    3.25     2.25

Greater than or equal to 45% but less than 50%

    3.00     2.00

Less than 45%

    2.75     1.75

 

   

an unused commitment fee is payable monthly based on the unused revolver balance at a rate of 0.45% per annum in the event that the bank credit facility usage is less than 50% and a rate of 0.25% per annum in the event that the bank credit facility usage is equal to or greater than 50%;

 

   

maturity date of June 30, 2014, with the right to extend the maturity date for an additional one-year period with an extension fee equal to 25 basis points, subject to certain conditions;

 

   

lenders received collateral in the form of mortgages over four borrowing base properties, which initially include the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, the Ritz-Carlton Half Moon Bay, the Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort, and the Marriott Lincolnshire, in addition to pledges of the Company’s interest in SH Funding and SH Funding’s interest in certain subsidiaries and guarantees of the loan from the Company and certain of its subsidiaries;

 

   

maximum availability is determined by the lesser of 60% advance rate against the appraised value of the borrowing base properties (provided at any time the total fixed charge coverage ratio is less than 1.25 times, the percentage shall be reduced to 55%) or a 1.20 times debt service coverage on the borrowing base properties (based on the trailing 12 months net operating income for these assets divided by the greater of the in-place interest rate or 7.0% debt constant on the balance outstanding under the bank credit facility) provided not more than 40% of aggregate appraised value and 40% of trailing 12 month net operating income is attributable to borrowing base properties located outside the United States;

 

   

minimum corporate fixed charge coverage of 1.00 times from the closing date through the fourth quarter of 2012, 1.10 times through 2013, 1.20 times from the first quarter of 2014 through the initial maturity date, and 1.30 times during the extension year, which will permanently increase to 1.35 times if cash dividends are reinstated on SHR’s common stock;

 

   

maximum corporate leverage of 65% during the initial term and 60% during any extension period;

 

   

minimum tangible net worth of $700.0 million, excluding goodwill and currency translation adjustments, plus an amount equal to 75% of the net proceeds of any new issuances of SHR’s common stock, which is not used to reduce indebtedness or used in a transaction or series of transactions to redeem outstanding capital stock;

 

   

restrictions on SHR and SH Funding’s ability to pay dividends. Such restrictions include:

 

   

prohibitions on SHR and SH Funding and their respective subsidiaries’ ability to pay any dividends unless certain ratios and other conditions are met; and

 

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prohibitions on SHR and SH Funding’s ability to issue dividends in cash or in kind at any time an event of default shall have occurred.

Notwithstanding the dividend restrictions described above, for so long as the Company qualifies, or has taken all other actions necessary to qualify as a REIT, SH Funding may authorize, declare, and pay quarterly cash dividends to the Company when and to the extent necessary for the Company to distribute cash dividends to its shareholders generally in an aggregate amount not to exceed the minimum amount necessary for the Company to maintain its tax status as a REIT, unless certain events of default exist. In addition, provided no event of default exists, the Company is permitted to pay the outstanding cumulative accrued but unpaid preferred dividends at any time prior to June 30, 2012. Subsequent to June 30, 2012, provided no event of default exists, the Company is permitted to pay the outstanding cumulative accrued but unpaid preferred dividends subject to certain conditions set forth in the credit facility agreement.

Other terms and conditions exist including provisions to release assets from the borrowing base and limitations on our ability to incur costs for discretionary capital programs and redeem, retire or repurchase common stock. Under the agreement, SH Funding has a letter of credit sub-facility of $75.0 million, which is secured by the $300.0 million bank credit facility. Letters of credit reduce the borrowing capacity under the bank credit facility.

Mortgages and other debt payable. The following table summarizes our outstanding debt and scheduled maturities, related to mortgages and other debt payable as of June 30, 2011, excluding amounts outstanding under the back credit facility (in thousands):

 

     Balance
as of
June 30,
2011
     Remainder
of

2011
     2012      2013      2014      2015      Thereafter  

Mortgages payable

                    

InterContinental Chicago, LIBOR plus 1.06% (1)

   $ 121,000       $ 121,000       $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —         $ —     

InterContinental Miami, LIBOR plus 0.73% (1)

     90,000         90,000         —           —           —           —           —     

Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel, LIBOR plus 0.63% (1)

     118,250         —           118,250         —           —           —           —     

Hyatt Regency La Jolla, LIBOR plus 1.00%

     97,500         —           97,500         —           —           —           —     

Marriott London Grosvenor Square, 3-month GBP LIBOR plus 1.10% (2)

     119,034         1,653         3,307         114,074         —           —           —     

Fairmont Chicago, 6.09% (2)

     97,750         —           2,583         2,745         2,917         3,099         86,406   

Westin St. Francis, 6.09% (2)

     220,000         —           5,814         6,178         6,564         6,976         194,468   

Four Seasons Washington, D.C. (1)

     —           —           —           —           —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total mortgages payable

     863,534         212,653         227,454         122,997         9,481         10,075         280,874   

Other debt, 5.00% (3)

     1,476         —           —           1,476         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total mortgages and other debt payable

   $ 865,010       $ 212,653       $ 227,454       $ 124,473       $ 9,481       $ 10,075       $ 280,874   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(1) Subsequent to June 30, 2011, we refinanced certain mortgage loans. The mortgage secured by the InterContinental Chicago hotel was increased to $145.0 million with interest payable monthly at an annual fixed rate of 5.61% and has a maturity date of August 1, 2021. The mortgage secured by the InterContinental Miami hotel was reduced to $85.0 million with interest payable monthly at one-month LIBOR plus 3.50% and has a maturity date of July 6, 2016 with two, one-year extension options subject to certain conditions. The mortgage secured by the Loews Santa Monica Beach Hotel was reduced to $110.0 million with interest payable monthly at one-month LIBOR plus 3.85% and has a maturity date of July 14, 2015 with three, one-year extension options subject to certain conditions. Additionally, we executed a mortgage agreement in the amount of $130.0 million, which is secured by the Four Seasons Washington, D.C. hotel. The loan has interest payable monthly at one-month LIBOR plus 3.15% and has a maturity date of July 20, 2014, with two, one-year extension options subject to certain conditions.

 

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The following table summarizes the aggregate maturities (assuming all extensions exercised) as of June 30, 2011, after giving effect to the July 2011 mortgage refinancings and the new mortgage loan (in thousands):

 

Years ending

December 31,

   Amounts  

2011 (remainder)

   $ 1,653   

2012

     109,203   

2013

     126,417   

2014

     13,872   

2015

     15,046   

Thereafter

     739,569   
  

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,005,760   
  

 

 

 

 

(2) These loan agreements require maintenance of financial covenants, all of which we were in compliance with at June 30, 2011.
(3) The North Beach Venture (see “—Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements – Hotel and North Beach Ventures”) assumed the mortgage loan on a hotel-condominium unit, which is secured by the hotel-condominium unit.

Our long-term liquidity requirements consist primarily of funds necessary to pay for scheduled debt maturities, renovations, expansions and other non-recurring capital expenditures that need to be made periodically to our properties and the costs associated with acquisitions of properties. In addition, we may use cash to buy back outstanding debt or common or preferred securities from time to time when market conditions are favorable through open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions, or a tender offer, although the terms of our bank credit facility prohibit us from buying back common or preferred shares unless certain conditions are met.

Historically, we have satisfied our long-term liquidity requirements through various sources of capital, including our existing working capital, cash provided by operations, sales of properties, long-term property mortgage indebtedness, bank credit facilities, issuance of senior unsecured debt instruments and through the issuance of additional equity securities. Credit markets have improved and access to mortgage and corporate level debt is more readily available. However, the capital markets continue to be fragile and there are no guarantees our maturing debt will be readily refinanced. Our ability to raise funds through the issuance of equity securities is dependent upon, among other things, general market conditions for both REITs in general and us specifically, including market perceptions regarding the Company.

On May 19, 2010, we completed a public offering of 75.9 million shares of common stock at a price of $4.60 per share and raised net proceeds of approximately $331.8 million. In addition, on March 11, 2011, we issued 8.0 million shares of common stock in a private placement at a price of $6.25 per share and raised net proceeds of approximately $49.7 million and concurrently issued 15.2 million shares of common stock at a price of $6.08 based on our March 11, 2011 common share closing price to acquire the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels for $92.4 million. On June 9, 2011, we completed a recapitalization of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel, whereby we contributed the assets and liabilities of the hotel and cash of $34.9 million in exchange for a 50% ownership interest in the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture. On June 24, 2011, we acquired the remaining 49% interest in the InterContinental Chicago and an additional 2.5% ownership interest in the Hyatt Regency La Jolla hotel for total consideration of approximately $90.2 million, which included the issuance of an aggregate of approximately 10.8 million shares of common stock at a price of $6.51 per share based on our June 24, 2011 common share closing price, approximately $19.4 million of cash which includes our pro-rata share of working capital and post-closing adjustments of $0.5 million. We will continue to analyze which source of capital is most advantageous to us at any particular point in time, but equity and debt financing may not be consistently available to us on terms that are attractive or at all.

 

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Equity Securities

As of June 30, 2011, we had 1,704,519 RSUs outstanding, of which 499,115 were vested. In addition, we had 669,797 options to purchase shares of SHR common stock (Options) outstanding.

The following table presents the changes in our issued and outstanding shares of common stock and operating partnership units (OP Units) since December 31, 2010 (excluding RSUs):

 

     Common Shares      OP Units Represented by
Noncontrolling Interests
    Total  

Outstanding at December 31, 2010

     151,305,314         954,571        152,259,885   

RSUs redeemed for shares of our common stock

     211,665         —          211,665   

OP Units redeemed for shares of our common stock

     101,110         (101,110     —     

Common stock issued

     33,998,846         —          33,998,846   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Outstanding at June 30, 2011

     185,616,935         853,461        186,470,396   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows

Operating Activities. Net cash provided by operating activities was $15.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $27.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. Cash flows from operations decreased from 2010 to 2011 primarily due to working capital changes.

Investing Activities. Net cash used in investing activities was $36.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to $30.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The significant investing activities during these periods are summarized below:

 

   

We sold our 50.0% interest in BuyEfficient for $9.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

   

We sold our leasehold interest in the Paris Marriott during the six months ended June 30, 2011 for $55.3 million.

 

   

We paid $92.7 million related to the recapitalization of the Hotel and North Beach Ventures and the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

   

We acquired unrestricted cash of $30.6 million through the recapitalization of the Hotel and North Beach Ventures and acquisition of the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

   

We disbursed $24.5 million and $18.0 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively, for capital expenditures primarily related to room renovations and food and beverage facilities.

 

   

Restricted cash and cash equivalents increased by $6.4 million and $10.3 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Financing Activities. Net cash provided by financing activities was $12.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 compared to net cash used in financing activities of $36.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. The significant financing activities during these periods are summarized below:

 

   

We received proceeds from a private placement and common stock offering, net of offering costs of approximately $49.5 million and $333.1 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

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During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we had net borrowings of $99.5 million under our bank credit facility. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we made net payments of $123.0 million on our bank credit facility.

 

   

During the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, we made payments of $78.1 million and $30.9 million, respectively, on mortgages and other debt.

 

   

We paid $33.3 million and $35.2 million to terminate and buy down interest rate swaps during the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

 

   

We purchased the remaining 49% interest in the InterContinental Chicago hotel and an additional 2.5% interest in the Hyatt Regency La Jolla hotel for $19.4 million during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

   

During the six months ended June 30, 2011, we paid financing costs of $5.1 million.

 

   

During the six months ended June 30, 2010, we purchased the outstanding Exchangeable Notes for $180.0 million.

Dividend Policy

We generally intend to distribute each year substantially all of our taxable income (which does not necessarily equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP) to our shareholders so as to comply with REIT provisions of the Tax Code. If necessary for REIT qualification purposes, we may need to distribute any taxable income in cash or by a special dividend. Our dividend policy is subject to revision at the discretion of our board of directors. All distributions will be made at the discretion of our board of directors and will depend on our taxable income, our financial condition, our maintenance of REIT status and other factors as our board of directors deems relevant.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, our board of directors has continued the suspension of the quarterly dividend to holders of shares of our common and preferred stock as a measure to preserve liquidity due to the economic environment for hotel operations, no projected taxable distribution requirement and pending debt maturities. Based on our current forecasts, we would not be required to make any distributions during 2011 in order to maintain our REIT status. The board of directors will continue to evaluate the dividend policy in light of the REIT provisions of the Tax Code, restrictions under the bank credit facility, and the economic climate.

Contractual Obligations

The following table summarizes our future payment obligations and commitments as of June 30, 2011 (in thousands):

 

     Payments Due by Period  
     Total      Less than
1 year (1)
     1 to 3 years      4 to 5 years      More than 5
years
 

Long-term debt obligations (2)(3)

   $ 992,510       $ 212,653       $ 361,408       $ 148,281       $ 270,168   

Interest on long-term debt obligations (3)(4)

     222,764         27,391         141,314         47,251         6,808   

Operating lease obligations—ground leases and office space

     9,714         337         2,102         1,478         5,797   

Operating leases –Marriott Hamburg

     100,678         2,649         15,897         10,598         71,534   

Construction contracts

     8,622         8,622         —           —           —     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   $ 1,334,288       $ 251,652       $ 520,721       $ 207,608       $ 354,307   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The table below summarizes our future long-term debt obligations and interest as of June 30, 2011, after giving effect to the July 2011 mortgage refinancings and the new mortgage loan (in thousands):

 

     Payments Due by Period  
     Total      Less than
1 year (1)
     1 to 3 years      4 to 5 years      More than 5
years
 

Long-term debt obligations (2)(3)

   $ 1,133,260       $ 1,653       $ 249,492       $ 288,406       $ 593,709   

Interest on long-term debt obligations (3)(4)

     373,680         33,537         201,657         85,114         53,372   

 

(1) These amounts represent obligations that are due within fiscal year 2011.
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(3) Subsequent to June 30, 2011, we refinanced certain of our mortgage loans and entered into one new mortgage loan. See 
“—Liquidity and Capital Resources-Mortgages and other debt payable”.

 

(4) Interest on variable-rate debt obligations is calculated based on the variable rates at June 30, 2011 and includes the effect of our interest rate swaps.

Reserve Funds for Capital Expenditures

We maintain each of our hotels in excellent condition and in conformity with applicable laws and regulations and in accordance with the agreed upon requirements in our management agreements with our preferred operators.

We are obligated to maintain reserve funds for capital expenditures at the majority of our hotels (including the periodic replacement or refurbishment of furniture, fixtures and equipment) as determined pursuant to the management agreements with our preferred operators. As of June 30, 2011, $16.6 million was in restricted cash reserves for future capital expenditures. Generally, our agreements with hotel operators require us to reserve funds at amounts ranging between 4.0% and 5.0% of the individual hotel’s annual revenues and require the funds to be set aside in restricted cash. Expenditures are capitalized as incurred and depreciation begins when the related asset is placed in service. Any unexpended amounts will remain our property upon termination of the management and operating contracts.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture

On June 9, 2011, we completed a recapitalization of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel. We entered into agreements with an unaffiliated third party, an affiliate of Walton Street Capital, L.L.C. (Walton Street), to form FMT Scottsdale Holdings, L.L.C. and Walton/SHR FPH Holdings, L.L.C. (together, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture) to own the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess hotel. We contributed the assets and liabilities of the hotel and cash of approximately $34.9 million in exchange for a 50% ownership interest in the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture and now account for our investment under the equity method of accounting. We jointly control the venture with Walton Street and serve as the managing member. We also continue to serve as the hotel’s asset manager and earn a quarterly base management fee equal to 1.0% of total revenues during years one and two following the formation of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture, 1.25% of total revenues during years three and four, and 1.5% of total revenues thereafter, as well as certain project management fees. In connection with the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture, we are entitled to certain promote payments after Walton Street achieves a specified return.

As part of the recapitalization, the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture retired the hotel’s $40.0 million mezzanine debt. In addition, the hotel’s $140.0 million first mortgage was amended and extended. The amendment included a $7.0 million principal payment and the debt was extended through December 2013 with an option for a second extension through April 9, 2015, subject to certain conditions. Interest will remain payable monthly at LIBOR plus 0.36%. Our investment in the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture amounted to $30.6 million as of June 30, 2011. Our equity in losses of the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess Venture was $1.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

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Hotel and North Beach Ventures

Prior to February 4, 2011, we had a 45.0% ownership interest in the Hotel Venture, the then owner of the Hotel del Coronado in San Diego, California, and the North Beach Venture, the owner of an adjacent residential condominium-hotel development. We accounted for our investments in the Hotel and North Beach Ventures under the equity method of accounting. Our investment in the Hotel and North Beach Ventures amounted to $7.8 million as of December 31, 2010. We recognized equity in losses related to the Hotel and North Beach Ventures of $0.5 million for the period from January 1, 2011 through February 3, 2011 and $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. We earned asset management, development and financing fees under agreements with the Hotel and North Beach Ventures. We recognized income of 55.0% of these fees, representing the percentage of the Hotel and North Beach Ventures not owned by us.

The Hotel Venture obtained $610.0 million of non-recourse mortgage and mezzanine debt financings and a $20.0 million non-recourse revolving credit facility, which were secured by, among other things, a mortgage on the Hotel del Coronado. In December 2010, the Hotel Venture purchased a $37.5 million mezzanine layer of the debt structure for a discounted payoff of $13.0 million. The remaining principal on the mortgage and mezzanine debt financings and revolving credit facility had a maturity date of January 7, 2011. On January 7, 2011, the Hotel Venture obtained an extension of the maturity date to February 9, 2011.

On February 4, 2011, the Hotel and North Beach Ventures completed a recapitalization (the Transaction) through a series of contemporaneous transactions. Under the terms of the Transaction, we acquired the ownership interest of an existing member of the Hotel and North Beach Ventures, and, along with the remaining members of the Hotel Venture, formed a partnership, BSK Del Partners, L.P. (Hotel del Coronado Venture) with an unaffiliated third party, an affiliate of Blackstone Real Estate Advisors VI L.P. (Blackstone), to own the Hotel del Coronado. As part of the Transaction, we contributed $57.4 million of cash drawn from our bank credit facility to fund our contribution. This payment included the purchase of the existing member’s ownership in the Hotel and North Beach Ventures and is net of a $1.7 million financing fee earned as part of the Transaction. The Hotel Venture contributed substantially all of the assets and liabilities to the Hotel del Coronado Venture. The Hotel del Coronado Venture then settled all contributed debts outstanding by paying balances off in full or agreeing to convert debt to equity. In connection with the Transaction, we also acquired our partner’s interest in HdC DC Corporation, a taxable corporation, with assets of $25.6 million and an existing deferred tax liability of approximately $48.6 million. As a result of the Transaction, we recorded an equity method investment of $97.6 million. Pursuant to the terms of the Transaction, Blackstone is the general partner of the Hotel del Coronado Venture with a 60.0% ownership interest and we are a limited partner with an indirect 34.3% ownership interest. Our investment in the Hotel del Coronado Venture amounted to $95.5 million as of June 30, 2011. Our equity in losses of the Hotel del Coronado Venture was $2.5 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

The Hotel del Coronado Venture secured $425.0 million of five-year debt financing at a weighted average rate of LIBOR plus 480 basis points, subject to a 1.0% LIBOR floor. After the third year of the loan, the final two one-year extensions require payment to the lender of a 25 basis point extension fee. Additionally, the Hotel del Coronado Venture purchased a two-year 2.0% LIBOR cap, which was required by the loan.

We continue to act as asset manager and earn a quarterly asset management fee equal to 1.0% of gross revenue, certain development fees, and when applicable, an incentive fee equal to one-third of the incentive fee paid to the hotel operator under the hotel management agreement. As part of the Hotel del Coronado Venture with Blackstone, the remaining members of the Hotel Venture earn a profit-based incentive fee of 20.0% of all distributions of the Hotel del Coronado Venture that exceed both a 20.0% internal rate of return and two times return on invested equity.

 

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Four Seasons RCPM

We own a 31.0% interest in and act as asset manager for a venture with two unaffiliated parties that is developing the Four Seasons RCPM, a luxury vacation home product sold in fractional ownership interests on the property adjacent to our Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort hotel in Mexico. We account for this investment under the equity method of accounting. At June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010, our investment in the unconsolidated affiliate amounted to $3.9 million and $4.0 million, respectively. Our equity in earnings of the unconsolidated affiliate was $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

BuyEfficient

We owned a 50.0% interest in an electronic purchasing platform venture called BuyEfficient with an unaffiliated third party. This platform allows members to procure food, operating supplies, furniture, fixtures and equipment. We accounted for this investment under the equity method of accounting. At December 31, 2010, our investment in the unconsolidated affiliate amounted to $6.3 million. Our equity in earnings of the unconsolidated affiliate was $0.3 million for the six months ended June 30, 2010. On January 21, 2011, we sold our 50.0% interest in this venture for $9.0 million.

Related Party Transactions

We have in the past engaged in and currently engage in transactions with related parties. See “Item 1. Financial Statements – 11. Related Party Transactions” for a discussion of our transactions with related parties.

Critical Accounting Policies

Our discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations is based upon our consolidated financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities.

We evaluate our estimates on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on historical experience, information that is currently available to us and on various other assumptions that we believe are reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. We believe the following critical accounting policies affect the most significant judgments and estimates used in the preparation of our consolidated financial statements.

 

   

Impairment

Long-Lived Assets. We review our long-lived assets for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be recoverable. The recoverability of assets to be held and used is measured by a comparison of the carrying amount of an asset to future undiscounted net cash flows expected to be generated by the asset. If such assets are considered to be impaired, the impairment recognized is measured by the amount by which the carrying amount of the assets exceeds the estimated fair value of the assets. In our analysis of fair value, we use discounted cash flow analysis to estimate the fair value of our properties taking into account each property’s expected cash flow from operations, holding period and proceeds from disposing of the property. In addition to the discounted cash flow analysis, management also considers external independent appraisals to estimate fair value. The analysis and appraisals used by management are consistent with those used by a market participant. The factors addressed in determining estimated proceeds from disposition include anticipated operating cash flow in the year of disposition, terminal capitalization rate and selling price per room. Judgment is required in determining the discount rate applied to estimated cash flows, growth rate of the properties, the need for capital expenditures, as well as specific market

 

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and economic conditions. Additionally, the classification of assets as held for sale requires the recording of assets at their net realizable value which can affect the amount of impairment recorded.

There were no indicators of potential impairment during the six months ended June 30, 2011, and we did not record any non-cash long-lived asset impairment charges. However, if deterioration in economic and market conditions occurs, it may present a potential for impairment charges on our hotel properties subsequent to June 30, 2011. Any such adjustments could be material, but will be non-cash.

Goodwill. We review goodwill for impairment at least annually as of December 31 and whenever circumstances or events indicate potential impairment. Goodwill has an indefinite useful life that should not be amortized but should be reviewed annually for impairment, or more frequently if events or changes in circumstances indicate that goodwill might be impaired. The measurement of impairment of goodwill consists of two steps. In the first step, we compare the fair value of each reporting unit, which in our case is each hotel property, to its carrying value. In the second step of the impairment test, the impairment loss is determined by comparing the implied fair value of goodwill to the recorded amount of goodwill. The activities in the second step include hypothetically allocating the fair value of the reporting unit used in step one to all of the assets and liabilities, including all intangible assets, even if no intangible assets are currently recorded, of that reporting unit as if the reporting unit had been acquired in a business combination and the fair value of the reporting unit was the price paid to acquire the reporting unit.

There were no indicators of potential impairment during the six months ended June 30, 2011, and we did not record any non-cash goodwill impairment charges. However, if deterioration in economic and market conditions occurs, it may present a potential for impairment charges on our hotel properties with goodwill subsequent to June 30, 2011. Any such adjustments could be material, but will be non-cash.

Investment in Unconsolidated Affiliates. A series of operating losses of an investee or other factors may indicate that a decrease in value of a company’s investment in unconsolidated affiliates has occurred which is other-than-temporary. Accordingly, the investment in each of the unconsolidated affiliates is evaluated periodically and as deemed necessary for recoverability and valuation declines that are other-than-temporary. If the investment is other than temporarily impaired, the investment is written down to its estimated fair value. Also taken into consideration when testing for impairment is the value of the underlying real estate investments, the ownership and distribution preferences and limitations and rights to sell and repurchase of its ownership interests. There were no other-than-temporary declines in value of investments in unconsolidated affiliates during the six months ended June 30, 2011. However, if deterioration in economic and market conditions occurs, it may present a potential for other-than-temporary declines in value subsequent to June 30, 2011. Any such adjustments could be material, but will be non-cash.

 

   

Acquisition Related Assets and Liabilities. Accounting for the acquisition of a hotel property as a purchase transaction requires an allocation of the purchase price to the assets acquired and the liabilities assumed in the transaction at their respective estimated fair values. The most difficult estimations of individual fair values are those involving long-lived assets, such as property and equipment and intangible assets. We use all available information to make these fair value determinations and, for hotel acquisitions, engage an independent valuation specialist to assist in the fair value determination of the acquired long-lived assets. Due to inherent subjectivity in determining the estimated fair value of long-lived assets, we believe that the recording of acquired assets and liabilities is a critical accounting policy. We acquired the Four Seasons Silicon Valley and Four Seasons Jackson Hole hotels during the six months ended June 30, 2011.

 

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Depreciation and Amortization Expense. Depreciation expense is based on the estimated useful life of our assets. The life of the assets is based on a number of assumptions, including cost and timing of capital expenditures to maintain and refurbish the asset, as well as specific market and economic conditions. While management believes its estimates are reasonable, a change in the estimated lives could affect depreciation expense and net income or the gain or loss on the sale of any of the assets.

 

   

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities. Derivative instruments and hedging activities require management to make judgments on the nature of its derivatives and their effectiveness as hedges. These judgments determine if the changes in fair value of the derivative instruments are reported in our consolidated statements of operations as a component of net income or as a component of comprehensive income and as a component of equity on our consolidated balance sheets. While management believes its judgments are reasonable, a change in a derivative’s effectiveness as a hedge could affect expenses, net income and equity.

If the notional amount of the derivative instruments exceeds the forecasted LIBOR-based debt, an over-hedged position results. To alleviate the over-hedged position, the derivative instruments may be terminated and/or de-designated as hedges. Future changes to our overall floating rate debt could have implications to our overall hedging position. In February 2011, we paid $4.2 million to terminate three interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of $125.0 million. There were no immediate charges to earnings in February 2011 based on our forecasted levels of LIBOR-based debt at the time of the transaction. In June 2011, we paid $29.7 million to terminate five interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of $300.0 million. We also de-designated one interest rate swap with a notional amount of $100.0 million as a cash flow hedge. We recorded a charge of $29.2 million, which included the immediate write-off of $27.4 million previously recorded in accumulated OCL related to interest rate swaps that were designated to hedge cash flows that are no longer probable of occurring and $1.8 million of mark to market adjustments related to the terminated interest rate swaps. The charge was recorded in loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments in the consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. Changes in the market value of the de-designated interest rate swap will be recorded in earnings subsequent to the de-designation. Depending on the capital markets and the availability of floating rate debt, the remaining swap portfolio may need to be reassessed in the future for additional terminations.

 

   

Disposal of Long-Lived Assets. We classify assets as held for sale in accordance with GAAP. Assets identified as held for sale are reclassified on our balance sheet and the related results of operations are reclassified as discontinued operations on our statement of operations. While these classifications do not have an effect on total assets, net equity or net income, they affect the classifications within each statement. Additionally, a determination to classify an asset as held for sale affects depreciation expense as long-lived assets are not depreciated while classified as held for sale. We classified the Paris Marriott’s assets and liabilities as held for sale as of December 31, 2010.

Seasonality

The lodging business is seasonal in nature, and we experience some seasonality in our business. Revenues for hotels in tourist areas, those with significant group business, and in areas driven by greater climate changes are generally seasonal. Quarterly revenues also may be adversely affected by events beyond our control, such as extreme weather conditions and other acts of nature, terror attacks or alerts, airline strikes, economic factors and other considerations affecting travel.

 

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The Marriott domestic hotels report their results of operations using a fiscal year consisting of thirteen four-week periods. As a result, for our domestic Marriott branded property, for all years presented, the first three quarters consist of 12 weeks each and the fourth quarter consists of 16 weeks.

To the extent that cash flows from operations are insufficient during any quarter, due to temporary or seasonal fluctuations in revenues, we may have to enter into short-term borrowings to pay operating expenses and make distributions to our stockholders.

New Accounting Guidance

In June 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) issued new guidance that amends current comprehensive income guidance. The new guidance eliminates the option to present the components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of shareholders’ equity. Instead, we must report comprehensive income in either a single continuous statement of comprehensive income which contains two sections, net income and other comprehensive income, or in two separate but consecutive statements. Additionally, the guidance requires an entity to present on the face of the financial statements reclassification adjustments for items that are reclassified from other comprehensive income to net income in the statement(s) where the components of net income and the components of other comprehensive income are presented. The new guidance will be effective January 1, 2012. The adoption of the new guidance will not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In December 2010, the FASB issued new guidance that amends the criteria for performing the second step of the goodwill impairment test for reporting units with zero or negative carrying amounts and requires performing the second step if qualitative factors indicate that it is more likely than not that a goodwill impairment exists. We adopted the new guidance on January 1, 2011, and determined that it did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

We present five non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are useful to management and investors as key measures of our operating performance: FFO; FFO - Fully Diluted; Comparable FFO; EBITDA; and Comparable EBITDA. Amounts presented in accordance with our definitions of FFO, FFO - Fully Diluted, Comparable FFO, EBITDA, and Comparable EBITDA may not be comparable to similar measures disclosed by other companies, since not all companies calculate these non-GAAP measures in the same manner. FFO, FFO - Fully Diluted, Comparable FFO, EBITDA, and Comparable EBITDA should not be considered as an alternative measure of our net income (loss) or operating performance. FFO, FFO - Fully Diluted, Comparable FFO, EBITDA, and Comparable EBITDA may include funds that may not be available for our discretionary use due to functional requirements to conserve funds for capital expenditures and property acquisitions and other commitments and uncertainties. Although we believe that FFO, FFO - Fully Diluted, Comparable FFO, EBITDA, and Comparable EBITDA can enhance the understanding of our financial condition and results of operations, these non-GAAP financial measures, when viewed individually, are not necessarily better indicators of any trend as compared to comparable GAAP measures such as net income (loss) attributable to SHR common shareholders. In addition, adverse economic and market conditions might negatively impact our cash flow. We have provided a quantitative reconciliation of FFO, FFO - Fully Diluted, Comparable FFO, EBITDA, and Comparable EBITDA to the most directly comparable GAAP financial performance measure, which is net income (loss) attributable to SHR common shareholders.

EBITDA and Comparable EBITDA

EBITDA represents net income (loss) attributable to SHR common shareholders excluding: (i) interest expense, (ii) income taxes, including deferred income tax benefits and expenses applicable to our foreign subsidiaries and income taxes applicable to sale of assets; and (iii) depreciation and amortization. EBITDA also excludes interest expense, income taxes and depreciation and amortization of our unconsolidated affiliates. EBITDA is presented on a full participation basis, which means we have assumed conversion of

 

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all redeemable noncontrolling interests of our operating partnership into our common stock and includes preferred dividends. We believe this treatment of noncontrolling interests provides more useful information for management and our investors and appropriately considers our current capital structure. We also present Comparable EBITDA, which eliminates the effect of realizing deferred gains on our sale leasebacks, as well as the effect of gains or losses on sales of assets, early extinguishment of debt, impairment losses, foreign currency exchange gains or losses and certain other charges that are highly variable from year to year.

We believe EBITDA and Comparable EBITDA are useful to management and investors in evaluating our operating performance because they provide management and investors with an indication of our ability to incur and service debt, to satisfy general operating expenses, to make capital expenditures and to fund other cash needs or reinvest cash into our business. We also believe they help management and investors meaningfully evaluate and compare the results of our operations from period to period by removing the impact of our asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization) from our operating results. Our management also uses EBITDA and Comparable EBITDA as measures in determining the value of acquisitions and dispositions.

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to SHR common shareholders to Comparable EBITDA (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Net income (loss) attributable to SHR common shareholders

   $ 39,538      $ (47,410   $ 4,131      $ (87,701

Depreciation and amortization – continuing operations

     30,091        31,943        60,696        65,986   

Depreciation and amortization – discontinued operations

     —          1,740        —          3,554   

Interest expense – continuing operations

     25,762        24,864        45,310        46,370   

Interest expense – discontinued operations

     —          2,152        —          5,338   

Income taxes – continuing operations

     1,060        1,065        (588     228   

Income taxes – discontinued operations

     20        348        379        407   

Noncontrolling interests

     224        (245     86        (687

Adjustments from consolidated affiliates

     (2,854     (2,136     (4,183     (3,618

Adjustments from unconsolidated affiliates

     5,241        4,156        9,131        7,558   

Preferred shareholder dividends

     7,722        7,722        15,443        15,443   
                                

EBITDA

     106,804        24,199        130,405        52,878   

Realized portion of deferred gain on sale leaseback – continuing operations

     (56     (49     (109     (103

Realized portion of deferred gain on sale leaseback – discontinued operations

     (62     (1,068     (1,214     (2,233

Gain on sale of assets – continuing operations

     —          —          (2,640     —     

Gain on sale of assets – discontinued operations

     (100,951     (1,849     (100,965     (1,237

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     838        886        838        886   

Loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments

     29,242        18,263        29,242        18,263   

Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss – continuing operations

     (147     811        (286     1,262   

Foreign currency exchange loss (gain) – discontinued operations

     7        (6,067     (51     (12,586

Adjustment for Value Creation Plan

     6,818        2,521        15,999        3,027   
                                

Comparable EBITDA

   $ 42,493      $ 37,647      $ 71,219      $ 60,157   
                                

 

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FFO, FFO-Fully Diluted, and Comparable FFO

We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, which adopted a definition of FFO in order to promote an industry-wide standard measure of REIT operating performance. NAREIT defines FFO as net income (or loss) (computed in accordance with GAAP) excluding losses or gains from sales of depreciable property plus real estate-related depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for our portion of these items related to unconsolidated affiliates. We also present FFO - Fully Diluted, which is FFO plus income or loss on income attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interests of our operating partnership. We also present Comparable FFO, which is FFO - Fully Diluted excluding the impact of any gains or losses on early extinguishment of debt, impairment losses, foreign currency exchange gains or losses and certain other charges that are highly variable from year to year.

We believe that the presentation of FFO, FFO - Fully Diluted and Comparable FFO provides useful information to management and investors regarding our results of operations because they are measures of our ability to fund capital expenditures and expand our business. In addition, FFO is widely used in the real estate industry to measure operating performance without regard to items such as depreciation and amortization.

The following table provides a reconciliation of net income (loss) attributable to SHR common shareholders to Comparable FFO (in thousands):

 

     Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  
     June 30,     June 30,  
     2011     2010     2011     2010  

Net income (loss) attributable to SHR common shareholders

   $ 39,538      $ (47,410   $ 4,131      $ (87,701

Depreciation and amortization – continuing operations

     30,091        31,943        60,696        65,986   

Depreciation and amortization – discontinued operations

     —          1,740        —          3,554   

Corporate depreciation

     (290     (306     (589     (610

Gain on sale of assets – continuing operations

     —          —          (2,640     —     

Gain on sale of assets – discontinued operations

     (100,951     (1,849     (100,965     (1,237

Realized portion of deferred gain on sale leaseback – continuing operations

     (56     (49     (109     (103

Realized portion of deferred gain on sale leaseback – discontinued operations

     (62     (1,068     (1,214     (2,233

Deferred tax expense on realized portion of deferred gain on sale leasebacks

     20        333        379        696   

Noncontrolling interests adjustments

     (149     (227     (306     (707

Adjustments from consolidated affiliates

     (1,598     (1,336     (3,159     (3,302

Adjustments from unconsolidated affiliates

     2,414        2,048        4,253        4,052   
                                

FFO

     (31,043     (16,181     (39,523     (21,605

Redeemable noncontrolling interests

     373        (18     392        20   
                                

FFO – Fully Diluted

     (30,670     (16,199     (39,131     (21,585

Non-cash mark to market of interest rate swaps

     2,733        4,181        (1,633     4,181   

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

     838        886        838        886   

Loss on early termination of derivative financial instruments

     29,242        18,263        29,242        18,263   

Foreign currency exchange (gain) loss – continuing operations

     (147     811        (286     1,262   

Foreign currency exchange loss (gain), net of tax – discontinued operations

     7        (6,074     (51     (12,600

Adjustment for Value Creation Plan

     6,818        2,521        15,999        3,027   
                                

Comparable FFO

   $ 8,821      $ 4,389      $ 4,978      $ (6,566
                                

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

Interest Rate Risk

Our future income, cash flows and fair values relevant to financial instruments are dependent upon prevailing market interest rates. Market risk refers to the risk of loss from adverse changes in market prices and interest rates. The majority of our outstanding debt, after considering the effect of interest rate swaps, has a fixed interest rate. We use derivative financial instruments to manage, or hedge, interest rate risks related to our borrowings, from lines of credit to medium- and long-term financings. We generally require that hedging derivative instruments be effective in reducing the interest rate risk exposure that they are designed to hedge. We do not use derivatives for trading or speculative purposes and only enter into contracts with major financial institutions based on their credit rating and other factors. We use methods which incorporate standard market conventions and techniques such as discounted cash flow analysis and option pricing models to determine fair value. All methods of estimating fair value result in general approximation of value and such value may or may not actually be realized.

See “Item 1. Financial Statements 9. Derivatives” for information on our interest rate cap and swap agreements outstanding as of June 30, 2011.

As of June 30, 2011, our total outstanding mortgages and other debt and indebtedness under the bank credit facility totaled approximately $992.5 million, of which approximately 84.5% was fixed-rate debt when including the effect of interest rate swaps.

Currency Exchange Risk

As we have international operations, currency exchange risk arises as a normal part of our business. In particular, we are subject to fluctuations due to changes in foreign exchange rates in the British pound, euro and Mexican peso. We reduce this risk by transacting our international business in local currencies. In this manner, assets and liabilities are matched in the local currency, which reduces the need for dollar conversion. Generally, we do not enter into forward or option contracts to manage our currency exchange risk exposure applicable to net operating cash flows.

To manage the currency exchange risk applicable to equity positions in foreign hotels, we may use long-term mortgage debt denominated in the local currency. In addition, we may enter into forward or option contracts. We do not currently have any currency forward or option contracts.

Our exposure to foreign currency exchange rates relates primarily to our foreign hotels. For our foreign hotels, exchange rates impact the U.S. dollar value of our reported earnings, our investments in the hotels and the intercompany transactions with the hotels.

For the six months ended June 30, 2011, approximately 10.0% of our total revenues, were generated outside of the United States, with approximately 5.0% of total revenues generated from the Four Seasons Punta Mita Resort (which uses the Mexican peso), approximately 4.3% of total revenues generated from the Marriott London Grosvenor Square (which uses the British pound), and approximately 0.7% of total revenues generated from the Marriott Hamburg (which uses the euro). As a result, fluctuations in the value of foreign currencies against the U.S. dollar may have a significant impact on our reported results. Revenues and expenses denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at a weighted average exchange rate for the period. Consequently, as the value of the U.S. dollar changes relative to the currencies of these markets, our reported results vary.

 

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If the U.S. dollar had weakened an additional 10.0% during the six months ended June 30, 2011, total revenues and operating income or loss would have changed from the amounts reported by (in millions):

 

     Mexican
Peso
     British
Pound
     Euro      Total  

Increase in total revenues

   $ 1.9       $ 1.6       $ 0.2       $ 3.7   

Increase in operating income

   $ 0.2       $ 0.1       $  —         $ 0.3   

Fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates also impact the U.S. dollar amount of our shareholders’ equity. The assets and liabilities of our non-U.S. hotels are translated into U.S. dollars at exchange rates in effect at the end of the period. The resulting translation adjustments are recorded in shareholders’ equity as a component of accumulated other comprehensive loss. If the U.S. dollar had weakened by 10.0% as of June 30, 2011, resulting translation adjustments recorded in shareholders’ equity would have decreased by approximately $2.4 million from the amounts reported.

 

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ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act), as of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q was made under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer. Based upon this evaluation, as of June 30, 2011, our chief executive officer and our chief financial officer concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures are effective to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms and that information required to be disclosed by us in reports filed or submitted under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the quarter ended June 30, 2011 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

We are not involved in any material litigation nor, to our knowledge, is any material litigation threatened against us, other than routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business or which is expected to be covered by insurance.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.

There were no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010.

A copy of those risk factors, updated for this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, are attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this quarterly report on Form 10-Q.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

None.

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

In February 2009, our board of directors elected to suspend the quarterly dividend beginning with the first quarter of 2009 to holders of shares of our 8.50% Series A Cumulative Preferred Stock, 8.25% Series B Cumulative Preferred Stock, and 8.25% Series C Cumulative Preferred Stock. Dividends on the preferred stock are cumulative. As of the date of the filing of this report, unpaid cumulative dividends on our preferred stock were $77,213,000.

ITEM 4. (REMOVED AND RESERVED).

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

 

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

The information in the Exhibit Index appearing after the signature page of this Form 10-Q is incorporated by reference.

 

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SIGNATURES

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

 

    STRATEGIC HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
August 4, 2011   By:  

/s/ Laurence S. Geller

  Laurence S. Geller
  President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
  (principal executive officer)
August 4, 2011   By:  

/s/ Diane M. Morefield

  Diane M. Morefield
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
  (principal financial officer)

 

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Exhibit Index

 

    

Exhibit
No.

    

Description of Exhibit

  

    3.1.a

     Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-112846), filed with the SEC on June 8, 2004 and incorporated herein by reference).
  

    3.1.b

     Articles of Amendment relating to the Company’s name change to Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on March 15, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
  

    3.1.c

     Articles of Amendment (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on May 19, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
  

    3.1.d

     Articles Supplementary relating to the Company’s 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on March 18, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
  

    3.1.e

     Certificate of Correction relating to the Company’s 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on March 18, 2005 and incorporated herein by reference).
  

    3.1.f

     Articles Supplementary relating to the Company’s 8.25% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed as Exhibit 3.5 to the Company’s Form 8-A (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on January 13, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
  

    3.1.g

     Articles Supplementary relating to the Company’s 8.25% Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on April 21, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
  

    3.1.h

     Articles Supplementary relating to the Company’s Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on November 18, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
  

    3.1.i

     Articles Supplementary relating to the Company’s Series D Junior Participating Preferred Stock (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on May 19, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
  

    3.2

     By-Laws of the Company (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on November 18, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
  

  10.1

     Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 2004 Incentive Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on May 24, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
  

  10.2

     Form of Amendment One to Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Value Creation Plan and Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Unit Agreement Under Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Value Creation Plan (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on May 25, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).

 

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     10.3      Limited Liability Company Agreement of FMT Scottsdale Holdings, LLC, dated as of June 9, 2011, made by and between Walton Scottsdale Investors VI, LLC and SHR Scottsdale Investor, LLC (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on June 10, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
     10.4      Purchase and Sale Agreement by and among SHR Scottsdale, L.L.C., DTRS Scottsdale, L.L.C., SHR Scottsdale Z, L.L.C., FMT Scottsdale Owner, LLC and Walton/SHR FPH, LLC, dated June 9, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on June 10, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
     10.5      Restructuring Agreement by and among SHR Scottsdale, L.L.C., Strategic Hotel Funding, L.L.C., DTRS Scottsdale, L.L.C. and Bank of America, National Association, Successor by Merger to LaSalle Bank National Association, as Trustee for the Registered Holders of the Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust 2007-FL3 Commercial Mortgage Pass-Through Certificates, Series 2007-FL3, dated June 9, 2011 (filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on June 10, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
     10.6      Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Value Creation Plan Normal Unit Distributions Deferral Election and Deferral Program (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on July 6, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).
     10.7      Credit Agreement, dated as of June 30, 2011, among Strategic Hotel Funding, L.L.C., Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, as administrative agent, and the various financial institutions as are or may become parties thereto (filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-32223), filed with the SEC on July 7, 2011 and incorporated herein by reference).

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     10.8      Loan Agreement, dated as of July 6, 2011, by and among SHC Chopin Plaza, LLC, DTRS InterContinental Miami, LLC and Aareal Capital Corporation.

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     10.9      Promissory Note, made as of July 6, 2011, in favor of Aareal Capital Corporation.

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     31.1      Certification of Laurence S. Geller, Chief Executive Officer, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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     31.2      Certification of Diane M. Morefield, Chief Financial Officer, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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     32.1      Certification of Laurence S. Geller, Chief Executive Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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     32.2      Certification of Diane M. Morefield, Chief Financial Officer, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

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     99.1      Forward-Looking Information and Risk Factors.
   101.INS      XBRL Instance Document *
   101.SCH      XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document *
   101.CAL      XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document *
   101.LAB      XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document *

 

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   101.PRE      XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document *
   101.DEF      XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document *

 

+ Filed herewith
* Attached as Exhibit 101 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q are the following materials, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2011 and December 31, 2010; (ii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010; (iii) the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flow for the six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010; and (iv) Notes to the Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements tagged as blocks of text.

The XBRL related information in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, Exhibit 101, is not deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the Securities Act), or Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of those sections, and is not part of any registration statement to which it may relate, and is not incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as is expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing or document.

 

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