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UNIVERSAL HEALTH REALTY INCOME TRUST

For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed May 8, 2024.

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Mar 31, 2024 · Filed May 8, 2024

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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

March 31, 2024

(1) General

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. In this Quarterly Report, “we,” “us,” “our” and the “Trust” refer to Universal Health Realty Income Trust and its subsidiaries.

In this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, the term “revenues” does not include the revenues of the unconsolidated LLCs in which we have various non-controlling equity interests ranging from 33% to 95%. As of March 31, 2024, we had investments infour jointly-owned LLCs/LPs. We currently account for our share of the income/loss from these investments by the equity method (see Note 5).

The condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared by us, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the SEC and reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which, in our opinion, are necessary to fairly present results for the interim periods. Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP) have been condensed or omitted pursuant to such rules and regulations, although we believe that the accompanying disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. It is suggested that these condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements, the notes thereto and accounting policies included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes.

(2) Relationship with Universal Health Services, Inc. (“UHS”) and Related Party Transactions

Leases: We commenced operations in 1986 by purchasing certain properties from subsidiaries of UHS and immediately leasing the properties back to the respective subsidiaries. The base rentals and lease and renewal terms for each of the hospitals leased to subsidiaries of UHS as of March 31, 2024, are provided below. The base rents are paid monthly. The lease on McAllen Medical Center also provides for bonus rent which is paid quarterly based upon a computation that compares the hospital’s current quarter revenue to a corresponding quarter in the base year. The hospital leases with subsidiaries of UHS, with the exception of the lease on Clive Behavioral Health Hospital (which is operated by UHS in a joint venture with an unrelated third party), are unconditionally guaranteed by UHS and are cross-defaulted with one another. The lease for the Clive facility is guaranteed on a several basis by UHS (52%) and Catholic Health Initiatives-Iowa (48%).

The combined revenues generated from the leases on thethree acute care andthree behavioral health care hospital facilities leased to subsidiaries of UHS at March 31, 2024, accounted for approximately 24% and 26% of our consolidated revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. In addition to thesix UHS hospital facilities, we have twenty-one properties consisting of medical/office buildings, (including one newly constructed medical office building ("MOB") that was substantially completed during the first quarter of 2023 and one MOB that was acquired during the third quarter of 2023), and FEDs that are either wholly or jointly-owned by us that include tenants which are subsidiaries of UHS. The aggregate revenues generated from UHS-related tenants comprised approximately 41% and 40% of our consolidated revenues during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

On December 31, 2021, we entered into an asset purchase and sale agreement with UHS and certain of its affiliates, which was amended during the first quarter of 2022, pursuant to the terms of which: (i) a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS purchased from us, the real estate assets of the Inland Valley Campus of Southwest Healthcare System located in Wildomar, California, at its fair market value of $79.6 million; (ii)two wholly-owned subsidiaries of UHS transferred to us, the real estate assets of Aiken Regional Medical Center, (“Aiken”), located in Aiken, South Carolina (which includes an acute care hospital and a behavioral health pavilion), at its fair-market value of approximately $57.7 million, and Canyon Creek Behavioral Health (“Canyon Creek”), located in Temple, Texas, at its fair-market value of approximately $26.0 million, and; (iii) we paid approximately $4.1 million in cash to UHS.

As a result of UHS’ purchase option within the lease agreements of Aiken and Canyon Creek, the transaction is accounted for as a failed sale leaseback in accordance with U.S. GAAP and the properties acquired by us in connection with the asset purchase and sale agreement with UHS, as amended, were accounted for as financing arrangements and our consolidated balance sheets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 include financing receivables related to this transaction of $83.2 million and $83.3 million, respectively.

Also on December 31, 2021, Aiken and Canyon Creek (as lessees), entered into a master lease and individual property leases as amended, (with us as lessor), for initial lease terms on each property of approximately twelve years, ending on December 31, 2033. Subject to the terms of the master lease, Aiken and Canyon Creek have the right to renew their leases, at the then current fair market rent (as defined in the master lease), forseven, five-year optional renewal terms. Pursuant to the leases, as amended during the first quarter of 2022, the aggregate annual rental rate during 2024 on the acquired properties, which is payable to us on a monthly basis, is approximately $5.9 million ($4.1 million related to Aiken and $1.8 million related to Canyon Creek). The portion of the lease payments that is included in our consolidated statements of income, and reflected as interest income on financing leases, was approximately $1.4 million for each of the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023. There isno bonus rental component applicable to either of these leases.

Pursuant to the terms of the master leases by and among us and certain subsidiaries of UHS, dated December 24, 1986 and December 31, 2021 (the “Master Leases”), which govern the leases of McAllen Medical Center, Wellington Regional Medical Center (governed by the Master Lease dated December 24, 1986), Aiken Regional Medical Center and Canyon Creek Behavioral Health (governed by the Master Lease dated December 31, 2021, as amended), all of which are hospital properties that are wholly-owned subsidiaries of UHS, UHS has the option, among other things, to renew the leases at the lease terms described below by providing notice to us at least 90 days prior to the termination of the then current term. UHS also has the right to purchase the respective leased facilities from us at their appraised fair market value upon any of the following: (i) at the end of the lease terms or any renewal terms; (ii) upon one month’s notice should a change of control of the Trust occur, or; (iii) within the time period as specified in the leases in the event that UHS provides notice to us of their intent to offer a substitution property/properties in exchange for one (or more) of the four wholly-owned UHS hospital facilities leased from us, should we be unable to reach an agreement with UHS on the properties to be substituted. Additionally, UHS has rights of first refusal to: (i) purchase the respective leased facilities during and for a specified period after the lease terms at the same price, terms and conditions of any third-party offer, or; (ii) renew the lease on the respective leased facility at the end of, and for a specified period after, the lease term at the same terms and conditions pursuant to any third-party offer.

In addition, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS is the managing, majority member in a joint-venture with an unrelated third-party that operates, and leases from us, Clive Behavioral Health. This 100-bed behavioral health care facility is located in Clive, Iowa and was completed and opened in late December, 2020 and the hospital lease commenced on December 31, 2020. The lease on this facility is triple net and has an initial term of 20 years with five 10-year renewal options. On each January 1 stthrough 2040 (and potentially through 2070 if the first three of five, 10-year renewal options are exercised), the annual rental will increase by 2.75% on a cumulative and compounded basis. The first three of the five 10-year renewal options will provide for annual rental as stipulated in the lease (2041 through 2070) and thetwo additional 10-year lease renewal options will be at fair market value lease rates (2071 through 2090). Pursuant to the lease on this facility, the joint venture has the option to, among other things, renew the lease at the terms specified in the lease agreement by providing notice to us at least 270 days prior to the termination of the then current term. The joint venture also has the right to purchase the leased facility from us at its appraised fair market value upon either of the following: (i) by providing notice at least 270 days prior to the end of the lease terms or any renewal terms, or; (ii) upon 30 days’ notice anytime within 12 months of a change of control of the Trust (UHS also has this right should the joint venture decline to exercise its purchase right). Additionally, the joint venture has rights of first offer to purchase the facility prior to any third-party sale.

The table below details the existing lease terms and renewal options for each of the hospital leases that are related to UHS as of March 31, 2024, consisting ofthree acute care hospitals and three behavioral health hospitals:

Hospital NameAnnualMinimumRentEnd ofLease TermRenewalTerm(years)
McAllen Medical Center$5,485,000December, 20265(a)
Wellington Regional Medical Center$6,639,000December, 20265(b)
Aiken Regional Medical Center/Aurora Pavilion Behavioral Health Services$4,072,000December, 203335(c)
Canyon Creek Behavioral Health$1,841,000December, 203335(c)
Clive Behavioral Health Hospital$2,775,000December, 204050(d)

(a)

UHS hasone 5-year renewal option at existing lease rates (through 2031).

(b)

UHS hasone 5-year renewal option at fair market value lease rates (through 2031; see additional disclosure below). The annual rental will increase by 2.5% on an annual compounded basis on each January 1 stthrough 2026.

(c)

UHS hasseven 5-year renewal options at fair market value lease rates (2034 through 2068). The annual rental rate will increase by 2.25% on a cumulative and compounded basis on each January 1 stthrough 2033.

(d)

The UHS-related joint venture hasfive 10-year renewal options; the first three of the five 10-year renewal options will be at computed lease rates as stipulated in the lease (2041 through 2070) and the last two 10-year renewal options will be at fair market lease rates (2071 through 2090). On each January 1 stthrough 2040 (and potentially through 2070 if the first three of five, 10-year renewal options are exercised), the annual rental will increase by 2.75% on a cumulative and compounded basis.

Upon the December 31, 2021 expiration of the lease on Wellington Regional Medical Center located in West Palm Beach, Florida, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS exercised its fair market value renewal option and renewed the lease for a 5-year term scheduled to expire on December 31, 2026. Effective January 1, 2024, the annual lease rate for this hospital, which is payable to us monthly, is $6.6 million and on each January 1 st thereafter through 2026, the annual rent will increase by 2.50% on a cumulative and compounded basis (there is no bonus rental component of the lease payment).

Management cannot predict whether the leases with wholly-owned subsidiaries of UHS, which have renewal options at existing lease rates or fair market value lease rates, or any of our other leases, will be renewed at the end of their lease term. If the leases are not renewed at their current rates or the fair market value lease rates, we would be required to find other operators for those facilities and/or enter into leases on terms potentially less favorable to us than the current leases. In addition, if subsidiaries of UHS exercise their options to purchase the respective leased hospital or FED facilities upon expiration of the lease terms, our future revenues could decrease if we were unable to earn a favorable rate of return on the sale proceeds received, as compared to the rental revenue currently earned pursuant to these leases.

During the third quarter of 2023, we acquired the McAllen Doctor's Center, an MOB located in McAllen, Texas for a purchase price of approximately $7.6 million, including transaction costs. The building has approximately 79,500 rentable square feet and is 100% master leased to McAllen Hospitals, L.P, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS. The triple-net master lease is fortwelve years scheduled to expire on August 31, 2035. McAllen Hospitals, L.P. has the option to renew the lease term for three consecutive ten-year terms. The initial annual base rent is approximately $624,000.

During the first quarter of 2023, construction was substantially completed on Sierra Medical Plaza I, a multi-tenant MOB located in Reno, Nevada, consisting of approximately 86,000 rentable square feet. This MOB is located on the campus of the Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center, a newly constructed acute care hospital that is owned and operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS, which was completed and opened during April of 2022. The cost of the MOB is estimated to be approximately $35 million, approximately $29 million of which was incurred as of March 31, 2024. In connection with this MOB, we entered into a ground lease and master flex-lease agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS. The master flex lease agreement has aten-year term scheduled to expire on March 31, 2033, and covers approximately 68% of the rentable square feet of the MOB at an initial minimum rent of $1.3 million annually plus a pro-rata share of the common area maintenance expenses. The master flex-lease is subject to a reduction during the term based upon the execution of third-party leases. The ground lease and the master flex lease each commenced during March, 2023.

We are the lessee onthirteen ground leases with subsidiaries of UHS (for consolidated and unconsolidated investments), including one that commenced in March, 2023. The remaining lease terms on the ground leases with subsidiaries of UHS range from approximately 25 years to approximately 74 years. The annual aggregate lease payments on these properties are approximately $571,000 during each of the years ended 2024 through 2028, and an aggregate of $31.3 million thereafter. See Note 7 for additional lease accounting disclosure.

Officers and Employees: Our officers are all employees of a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS and although as of March 31, 2024 we had no salaried employees, our officers do typically receive annual stock-based compensation awards in the form of restricted stock. In special circumstances, if warranted and deemed appropriate by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Trustees, our officers may also receive one-time special compensation awards in the form of restricted stock and/or cash bonuses.

Advisory Agreement: UHS of Delaware, Inc. (the “Advisor”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS, serves as Advisor to us under an advisory agreement dated December 24, 1986, and as amended and restated as of January 1, 2019 (the “Advisory Agreement”). Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor is obligated to present an investment program to us, to use its best efforts to obtain investments suitable for such program (although it is not obligated to present any particular investment opportunity to us), to provide administrative services to us and to conduct our day-to-day affairs. All transactions between us and UHS must be approved by the Trustees who are unaffiliated with UHS (the “Independent Trustees”). In performing its services under the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor may utilize independent professional services, including accounting, legal, tax and other services, for which the Advisor is reimbursed directly by us. The Advisory Agreement may be terminated for any reason upon sixty days written notice by us or the Advisor. The Advisory Agreement expires on December 31 of each year; however, it is renewable by us, subject to a determination by the Independent Trustees, that the Advisor’s performance has been satisfactory. The Advisory Agreement was renewed for 2024 with the same terms as the Advisory Agreement in place during 2023 and 2022.

Our advisory fee for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, was computed at 0.70% of our average invested real estate assets, as derived from our condensed consolidated balance sheets. Based upon a review of our advisory fee and other general and administrative expenses, as compared to an industry peer group, the advisory fee computation remained unchanged for 2024 as compared to 2023 and 2022. The average real estate assets for advisory fee calculation purposes exclude certain items from our condensed consolidated balance sheet such as, among other things, accumulated depreciation, cash and cash equivalents, lease receivables, deferred charges and other assets. The advisory fee is payable quarterly, subject to adjustment at year-end based upon our audited financial statements. Advisory fees incurred and paid (or payable) to UHS amounted to approximately $1.3 million for each of the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, and were based upon average invested real estate assets of $765 million and $744 million, respectively.

Share Ownership: As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, UHS owned 5.7% of our outstanding shares of beneficial interest.

SEC reporting requirements of UHS: UHS is subject to the reporting requirements of the SEC and is required to file annual reports containing audited financial information and quarterly reports containing unaudited financial information. Since the aggregate revenues generated from the UHS-related tenants comprised approximately 41% and 40% of our consolidated revenues during the three-month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and since a subsidiary of UHS is our Advisor, you are encouraged to obtain the publicly available filings for Universal Health Services, Inc. from the SEC’s website. These filings are the sole responsibility of UHS and are not incorporated by reference herein.

(3) Dividends

Dividends and dividend equivalents:

During the first quarter of 2024, we declared and paid dividendsof approximately $10.0 million or $.725 per share. We declared and paid dividends of approximately $9.9 million or $.720 per share, during the first quarter of 2023. Dividend equivalents, which are applicable to shares of unvested restricted stock, were accrued during the first three months of 2024 and 2023 and were or will be paid upon vesting of the restricted stock.

(4) Acquisitions and Divestitures

Three Months Ended March 31, 2024:

Acquisitions:

There wereno acquisitions during the first three months of 2024.

Divestitures:

There wereno divestitures during the first three months of 2024.

Three Months Ended March 31, 2023:

New Construction:

In January 2022, we entered into a ground lease and master flex-lease agreement with a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS to develop, construct and own the real property of Sierra Medical Plaza I, an MOB located in Reno, Nevada, consisting of approximately 86,000 rentable square feet. This MOB is located on the campus of the Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center, a hospital that is owned and operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS, which was completed and opened during April of 2022. Construction of this MOB, for which we engaged a non-related third party to act as construction manager, commenced in January, 2022, and was substantially completed in March, 2023. The master flex lease agreement in connection with this building, which commenced in March, 2023 and has aten-year term scheduled to expire on March 31, 2033, covers approximately 68% of the rentable square feet of the MOB at an initial minimum rent of $1.3 million annually, plus pro-rata share of the common area maintenance expenses. This master flex lease agreement is subject to reduction based upon the execution of third-party leases. Additionally, during the three months ended March 31, 2023, the ground lease for this property commenced and a right-of-use asset and lease liability was recorded in connection with this lease. The cost of the MOB is estimated to be approximately $35 million, approximately $29 million of which was incurred as of March 31, 2024.

Acquisitions:

There wereno acquisitions during the first three months of 2023.

Divestitures:

There wereno divestitures during the first three months of 2023.

(5) Summarized Financial Information of Equity Affiliates

In accordance with U.S. GAAP and guidance relating to accounting for investments and real estate ventures, we account for our unconsolidated investments in LLCs/LPs which we do not control using the equity method of accounting. The third-party members in these investments have equal voting rights with regards to issues such as, but not limited to: (i) divestiture of property; (ii) annual budget approval, and; (iii) financing commitments. These investments, which represent 33% to 95% non-controlling ownership interests, are recorded initially at our cost and subsequently adjusted for our net equity in the net income, cash contributions to, and distributions from, the investments. Pursuant to certain agreements, allocations of sales proceeds and profits and losses of some of the LLC investments may be allocated disproportionately as compared to ownership interests after specified preferred return rate thresholds have been satisfied.

Distributions received from equity method investees in the consolidated statements of cash flows are classified based upon the nature of the distribution. Returns on investments are presented net of equity in income from unconsolidated investments as cash flows from operating activities. Returns of investments are classified as cash flows from investing activities.

At March 31, 2024, we have non-controlling equity investments or commitments infour jointly-owned LLCs/LPs which own MOBs. As of March 31, 2024 we accounted for these LLCs/LPs on an unconsolidated basis pursuant to the equity method since they are not variable interest entities which we are the primary beneficiary nor do we have a controlling voting interest. The majority of these entities are joint-ventures between us and non-related parties that hold minority ownership interests in the entities. Each entity is generally self-sustained from a cash flow perspective and generates sufficient cash flow to meet its operating cash flow requirements and service the third-party debt (if applicable) that is non-recourse to us. Although there is typically no ongoing financial support required from us to these entities since they are cash-flow sufficient, we may, from time to time, provide funding for certain purposes such as, but not limited to, significant capital expenditures, leasehold improvements and debt financing. Although we are not obligated to do so, if approved by us at our sole discretion, additional cash funding is typically advanced as equity or member loans. These entities maintain property insurance on the properties.

The following property table represents the four LLCs/LPs in which we owned a non-controlling interest and were accounted for under the equity method as of March 31, 2024:

Name of LLC/LPOwnershipProperty Owned by LLC/LP
Suburban Properties33%St. Matthews Medical Plaza II
Brunswick Associates (a.)(b.)74%Mid Coast Hospital MOB
FTX MOB Phase II (c.)95%Forney Medical Plaza II
Grayson Properties II (d.)(e.)95%Texoma Medical Plaza II

(a.)

This LLC has a third-party term loan of $8.4 million, which is non-recourse to us, outstanding as of March 31, 2024.

(b.)

We are the lessee with a third party on a ground lease for land.

(c.)

During the first quarter of 2021, this LP paid off its $4.7 million mortgage loan upon maturity, utilizing pro rata equity contributions from the limited partners as well as a $3.5 million member loan from us to the LP which was funded utilizing borrowings from our revolving credit agreement. During the first quarter of 2023, the LP repaid $175,000 of the member loan and the remaining $3.3 million member loan balance was converted to an equity investment in the LP.

(d.)

This LP constructed, owns and operates the Texoma Medical Plaza II, on which construction substantially completed in December 2020. The MOB is located in Denison, Texas, on the campus of a hospital owned and operated by a wholly-owned subsidiary of UHS. We have committed to invest up to $10.2 million in equity and debt financing, $7.6 millionof which has been funded as of March 31, 2024. This LP entered into a third-party construction loan commitment, which is non-recourse to us, which had an outstanding balance of $7.0 million as of March 31, 2024. Monthly principal and interest payments on this loan commenced on January 1, 2023. During the first quarter of 2024, $5.7 million of the third-party construction loan was repaid utilizing pro rata equity contributions from the partners. The third-party partner's share of the pro rata equity contributions was partially funded with a six-month, $128,000 partner loan from us. Our share of the pro rata equity contributions, as well as the third-party partner loan, were funded utilizing borrowings from our revolving credit agreement. As a result of the repayment of a portion of the construction loan, an associated $3.1 million letter of credit was terminated.

(e.)

We are the lessee with a UHS-related party for the land related to this property.

Below are the condensed combined statements of income (unaudited) for the four LLCs/LPs accounted for under the equity method at March 31, 2024 and 2023:

Three Months EndedMarch 31,
20242023
(amounts in thousands)
Revenues$2,250$2,226
Operating expenses898905
Depreciation and amortization474455
Interest, net159241
Net income$719$625
Our share of net income$384$371

Below are the condensed combined balance sheets (unaudited) for the four above-mentioned LLCs/LPs that were accounted for under the equity method as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

March 31,2024December 31,2023
(amounts in thousands)
Net property, including construction in progress$28,096$28,488
Other assets (a.)4,5564,667
Total assets$32,652$33,155
Other liabilities (a.)$2,115$2,074
Mortgage notes payable, non-recourse to us15,39521,206
Equity15,1429,875
Total liabilities and equity$32,652$33,155
Investments in and advances to LLCs before amounts included in
accrued expenses and other liabilities$14,632$9,102
Amounts included in accrued expenses and other liabilities(1,738)(1,729)
Our share of equity in LLCs, net$12,894$7,373

(a.)

Other assets and other liabilities as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 include approximately $652,000 and $651,000, respectively, of right-of-use land assets and right-of-use land liabilities related to ground leases whereby the LLC/LP is thelessee, with third party lessors, including subsidiaries of UHS.

As of March 31, 2024, and December 31, 2023, aggregate principal amounts due on mortgage notes payable by unconsolidated LLCs/LPs, which are accounted for under the equity method and are non-recourse to us, are as follows (amounts in thousands):

Mortgage Loan Balance (a.)
Name of LLC/LP3/31/202412/31/2023Maturity Date
Brunswick Associates (2.80% fixed rate mortgage loan)$8,384$8,453December, 2030
Grayson Properties II (3.70% fixed rate construction loan) (b.)7,01112,753March, 2026
$15,395$21,206

(a.)

All mortgage loans require monthly principal payments through maturity and include a balloon principal payment upon maturity.

(b.)

This construction loan required interest on the outstanding principal balance to be paid on a monthly basis through December 1, 2022. On January 1, 2023, monthly principal and interest payments on this loan commenced. During the first quarter of 2024, $5.7 million of the third-party construction loan was repaid utilizing pro-rate equity contributions from the partners, as discussed above. As a result of the repayment of a portion of the construction loan, an associated $3.1 million letter of credit was terminated.

Pursuant to the operating and/or partnership agreements of the four LLCs/LPs in which we continue to hold non-controlling ownership interests, the third-party member and the Trust, at any time, potentially subject to certain conditions, have the right to make an offer (“Offering Member”) to the other member(s) (“Non-Offering Member”) in which it either agrees to: (i) sell the entire ownership interest of the Offering Member to the Non-Offering Member (“Offer to Sell”) at a price as determined by the Offering Member (“Transfer Price”), or; (ii) purchase the entire ownership interest of the Non-Offering Member (“Offer to Purchase”) at the equivalent proportionate Transfer Price. The Non-Offering Member has 60 to 90 days to either: (i) purchase the entire ownership interest of the Offering Member at the Transfer Price, or; (ii) sell its entire ownership interest to the Offering Member at the equivalent proportionate Transfer Price. The closing of the transfer must occur within 60 to 90 days of the acceptance by the Non-Offering Member.

(6) Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Reference Rate Reform

In March 2020, the FASB issued an accounting standard classified under FASB ASC Topic 848, “Reference Rate Reform.” The amendments in this update contain practical expedients for reference rate reform related activities that impact debt, leases, derivatives and other contracts. The guidance in ASC 848 is optional and may be elected over time as reference rate reform activities occur. Beginning in the first quarter of 2020, we elected to apply the hedge accounting expedients related to probability and the assessments of effectiveness for future LIBOR-indexed cash flows to assume that the index upon which future hedged transactions will be based matches the index on the corresponding derivatives. Application of these expedients preserves the presentation of derivatives consistent with past presentation. We will continue to evaluate the impact of the guidance and may apply other elections as applicable as additional changes in the market occur. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU 2022-06, Deferral of the Sunset Date of Topic 848 (“ASU 2022-06”) which was issued to defer the sunset date of Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848): Facilitation of the Effects of Reference Rate

Reformto December 31, 2024. ASU 2022-06 iseffective immediately for all companies. ASU 2022-06 hasno impact on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2024.

(7) Lease Accounting

As Lessor:

We lease most of our operating properties to customers under agreements that are typically classified as operating leases (as noted below, two of our leases are accounted for as financing arrangements effective on December 31, 2021). We recognize the total minimum lease payments provided for under the operating leases on a straight-line basis over the lease term. Generally, under the terms of our leases, the majority of our rental expenses, including common area maintenance, real estate taxes and insurance are recovered from our customers. We record amounts reimbursed by customers in the period that the applicable expenses are incurred, which is generally ratably throughout the term of the lease. We have elected the package of practical expedients that allows lessors to not separate lease and non-lease components by class of underlying asset. This practical expedient allowed us to not separate expenses reimbursed by our customers (“tenant reimbursements”) from the associated rental revenue if certain criteria were met. We assessed these criteria and concluded that the timing and pattern of transfer for rental revenue and the associated tenant reimbursements are the same, and for the leases that qualify as operating leases, we accounted for and presented rental revenue and tenant reimbursements as a single component under Lease revenue in our consolidated statements of income for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

On December 31, 2021, as a result of the asset purchase and sale transaction with UHS, as amended during the first quarter of 2022, the real estate assets of two wholly-owned subsidiaries of UHS were transferred to us (Aiken and Canyon Creek). As discussed in Note 2, these assets are accounted for as financing arrangements and our consolidated balance sheets at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 reflect financing receivables related to this transaction amounting to $83.2 million and $83.3 million, respectively. Pursuant to the leases, as amended during the first quarter of 2022, the aggregate annual rental during 2024 on the acquired properties, which is payable to us on a monthly basis, amounts to approximately $5.9 million ($4.1 million related to Aiken and $1.8 million related to Canyon Creek). The portion of these lease payments that will be included in our consolidated statements of income, and reflected as interest income on financing leases, is expected to be approximately $5.4 million during the full year of 2024. Lease revenue will not be impacted by the lease payments received related to these two properties.

The components of the “Lease revenue – UHS facilities” and “Lease revenue – Non-related parties” captions for the three month periods ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 are disaggregated below (in thousands). Base rents are primarily stated rent amounts provided for under the leases that are recognized on a straight-line basis over the term of the lease. Bonus rents and tenant reimbursements represent amounts where tenants are contractually obligated to pay an amount that is variable in nature.

Three Months Ended
March 31,
20242023
UHS facilities:
Base rents$6,972$6,274
Bonus rents (a.)783764
Tenant reimbursements909749
Lease revenue - UHS facilities$8,664$7,787
Non-related parties:
Base rents11,17210,234
Tenant reimbursements3,3153,127
Lease revenue - Non-related parties$14,487$13,361

(a.) Consists of bonus rental earned in connection with McAllen Medical Center.

Disclosures Related to Certain Hospital Facilities:

Vacant Specialty Facility and Land:

Chicago, Illinois - Land:

Demolition of the former specialty hospital located in Chicago, Illinois, was completed during 2023. The aggregate demolition expenses amounted to approximately $1.5 million, (approximately $1.1 million of which were incurred during the first and second quarters of 2023 and $332,000 of which were incurred during the fourth quarter of 2022). The operating expenses incurred by us in connection with this property were $95,000 during the first quarter of 2024 and $417,000 during the first quarter of 2023 (or $152,000 excluding the $265,000 of demolition costs incurred during the first quarter of 2023). The lease on this facility expired on December 31, 2021.

Evansville, Indiana - Facility:

The lease on the specialty facility, located in Evansville, Indiana, expired during 2019 and the facility has been vacant since that time. The operating expenses incurred by us in connection with this facility were approximately $83,000 and $103,000 during the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

We continue to market the two above-mentioned properties to third parties. Future operating expenses related to these properties will be incurred by us during the time they remain owned and unleased.

As Lessee:

We are the lessee with various third parties, including subsidiaries of UHS, in connection with ground leases for land atfifteen of our consolidated properties. Our right-of-use land assets represent our right to use the land for the lease term and our lease liabilities represent our obligation to make lease payments arising from the leases. Right-of-use assets and lease liabilities were recognized upon adoption of Topic 842 based on the present value of lease payments over the lease term. We utilized our estimated incremental borrowing rate, which was derived from information available as of January 1, 2019, or the commencement date of the ground lease, whichever is later, in determining the present value of lease payments for active leases on that date. A right-of-use asset and lease liability are not recognized for leases with an initial term of 12 months or less, as these short-term leases are accounted for similarly to previous guidance for operating leases. We do not currently have any ground leases with an initial term of 12 months or less. As of March 31, 2024, our condensed consolidated balance sheet includes right-of-use land assets of approximately $10.9 million and ground lease liabilities of approximately $10.9 million. During the first quarter of 2023, the ground lease for the newly constructed and substantially completed Sierra Medical Plaza I commenced and a right-of-use asset and lease liability was recorded in connection with this lease.

(8) Debt and Financial Instruments

Debt:

Management routinely monitors and analyzes the Trust’s capital structure in an effort to maintain the targeted balance among capital resources including the level of borrowings pursuant to our revolving credit facility, the level of borrowings pursuant to non-recourse mortgage debt secured by the real property of our properties and our level of equity including consideration of equity issuances. This ongoing analysis considers factors such as the current debt market and interest rate environment, the current/projected occupancy and financial performance of our properties, the current loan-to-value ratio of our properties, the Trust’s current stock price, the capital resources required for anticipated acquisitions and the expected capital to be generated by anticipated divestitures. This analysis, together with consideration of the Trust’s current balance of revolving credit agreement borrowings, non-recourse mortgage borrowings and equity, assists management in deciding which capital resource to utilize when events such as refinancing of specific debt components occur or additional funds are required to finance the Trust’s growth.

On May 15, 2023 we entered into the first amendment to our amended and restated revolving credit agreement ("Credit Agreement") dated as of July 2, 2021 among the Trust as borrower, the lenders party thereto and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as administrative agent. The amendment replaced LIBOR with term SOFR plus.10% ("adjusted term SOFR") as an alternative benchmark rate under the Credit Agreement for settings of benchmark rates that occur on or after the closing date in accordance with the benchmark replacement provisions set forth in the Credit Agreement.

On July 2, 2021, we entered into an amended and restated Credit Agreement to amend and restate the previously existing $350 million credit agreement, as amended and dated June 5, 2020. Among other things, under the Credit Agreement, our aggregate revolving credit commitment was increased to $375 million from $350 million. The Credit Agreement, which is scheduled to mature on July 2, 2025, provides for a revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of $375 million, including a $40 million sublimit for letters of credit and a $30 million sublimit for swingline/short-term loans. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, we may request that the revolving line of credit be increased by up to an additional $50 million. Borrowings under the new facility are guaranteed by certain subsidiaries of the Trust. In addition, borrowings under the new facility are secured by first priority security interests in and liens on all equity interests in most of the Trust’s wholly-owned subsidiaries.

Borrowings under the Credit Agreement will bear interest at a rate equal to, at our option, at adjusted term SOFR for either one, three, or six months or the Base Rate, plus in either case, a specified margin depending on our total leverage ratio, as determined by the formula set forth in the Credit Agreement. The applicable margin after the first amendment ranges from 1.10% to 1.35% for adjusted term SOFR loans and 0.10% to 0.35% for Base Rate loans. The Credit Agreement, as amended by the first amendment, defines “Base Rate” as the greatest of (a) the Administrative Agent’s prime rate, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 1/2 of 1% and (c) one month adjusted term SOFR plus 1%. The Trust will also pay a quarterly revolving facility fee ranging from 0.15% to 0.35% (depending on the Trust’s total leverage ratio) on the committed amount of the Credit Agreement. The Credit Agreement also provides for options to extend the maturity date and borrowing availability fortwo additional six-month periods.

The margins over adjusted term SOFR, Base Rate and the facility fee are based upon our total leverage ratio. At March 31, 2024, the applicable margin over the adjusted term SOFR rate was 1.20%, the margin over the Base Rate was 0.20% and the facility fee was 0.20%.

At March 31, 2024, we had $333.7 million of outstanding borrowings pursuant to the terms of our $375 million Credit Agreement. We had $41.3 million of available borrowing capacity, net of the outstanding borrowings as of March 31, 2024. There areno compensating balance requirements. At December 31, 2023, we had $326.6 million of outstanding borrowings, $3.1 million of outstanding letters of credit and $45.3 million of available borrowing capacity.

In our consolidated statements of cash flows, we report cash flows pursuant to our Credit Agreement on a net basis. Aggregate borrowings under our Credit Agreement were $21.9 million and $19.8 million during the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively, and aggregate repayments were $14.8 million and $9.5 million during the quarters ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

The Credit Agreement contains customary affirmative and negative covenants, including limitations on certain indebtedness, liens, acquisitions and other investments, fundamental changes, asset dispositions and dividends and other distributions. The Credit Agreement also contains restrictive covenants regarding the Trust’s ratio of total debt to total assets, the fixed charge coverage ratio, the ratio of total secured debt to total asset value, the ratio of total unsecured debt to total unencumbered asset value, and minimum tangible net worth, as well as customary events of default, the occurrence of which may trigger an acceleration of amounts then outstanding under the Credit Agreement. We are in compliance with all of the covenants in the Credit Agreement at March 31, 2024, and were in compliance with all of the covenants of the Credit Agreement at December 31, 2023. We also believe that we would remain in compliance if, based on the assumption that the majority of the potential new borrowings will be used to fund investments, the full amount of our commitment was borrowed.

The following table includes a summary of the required compliance ratios, giving effect to the covenants contained in the Credit Agreement (dollar amounts in thousands):

CovenantMarch 31,2024December 31,2023
Tangible net worth> =$125,000$187,805$191,824
Total leverage< 60%44.4%44.5%
Secured leverage< 30%4.0%4.1%
Unencumbered leverage< 60%45.2%44.2%
Fixed charge coverage> 1.50x3.1x3.1x

As indicated on the following table, we have various mortgages, all of which are non-recourse to us, included on our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2024 (amounts in thousands):

Facility NameOutstandingBalance(in thousands) (a.)InterestRateMaturityDate
Summerlin Hospital Medical Office Building III fixed rate mortgage loan (b.)12,2354.03%April, 2024
Tuscan Professional Building fixed rate mortgage loan8905.56%June, 2025
Phoenix Children’s East Valley Care Center fixed rate mortgage loan7,8603.95%January, 2030
Rosenberg Children's Medical Plaza fixed rate mortgage loan11,7054.42%September, 2033
Total, excluding net debt premium and net financing fees32,690
Less net financing fees(184)
Total mortgages notes payable, non-recourse to us, net$32,506

(a.)

All mortgage loans require monthly principal payments through maturity and either fully amortize or include a balloon principal payment upon maturity.

(b.)

Upon the April 10, 2024 maturity date, this loan was fully repaid utilizing borrowings under our Credit Agreement.

At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, we had various mortgages, all of which were non-recourse to us, included in our condensed consolidated balance sheet. The mortgages are secured by the real property of the buildings as well as property leases and rents. The mortgages outstanding as of March 31, 2024, had a combined carrying value of approximately $32.7 million and a combined fair value of approximately $30.7 million. The mortgages outstanding as of December 31, 2023, had a combined carrying value of approximately $33.1 million and a combined fair value of approximately $31.2 million. The fair value of our debt was computed based upon quotes received from financial institutions. We consider these to be “level 2” in the fair value hierarchy as outlined in the authoritative guidance for disclosure in connection with debt instruments. Changes in market rates on our fixed rate debt impacts the fair value of debt, but it has no impact on interest incurred or cash flow.

Financial Instruments:

In December 2023, we entered intoan interest rate swap agreement on a total notional amount of $25 million with a fixed interest rate of 3.9495% that we designated as a cash flow hedge. The interest rate swap became effective on December 1, 2023 and is scheduled to mature on December 1, 2027. If one-month term SOFR is above 3.9495%, the counterparty pays us, and if one-month term SOFR is less than 3.9495%, we pay the counterparty, the difference between the fixed rate of 3.9495% and one-month term SOFR.

In March 2020, we entered intoan interest rate swap agreement on a total notional amount of $55 million with a fixed interest rate of 0.565% that we designated as a cash flow hedge. The interest rate swap became effective on March 25, 2020 and is scheduled to mature on March 25, 2027. On May 15, 2023, this interest rate swap agreement was modified to replace the benchmark rate from LIBOR to term SOFR. If one-month term SOFR is above 0.505%, the counterparty pays us, and if one-month term SOFR is less than 0.505%, we pay the counterparty, the difference between the fixed rate of 0.505% and one-month term SOFR.

In January 2020, we entered intoan interest rate swap agreement on a total notional amount of $35 million with a fixed interest rate of 1.4975% that we designated as a cash flow hedge. The interest rate swap became effective on January 15, 2020 and is scheduled to mature on September 16, 2024. On May 15, 2023, this interest rate swap agreement was modified to replace the benchmark rate from LIBOR to term SOFR. If the one-month term SOFR is above 1.41%, the counterparty pays us, and if the one-month term SOFR is less than 1.41%, we pay the counterparty, the difference between the fixed rate of 1.41% and one-month term SOFR.

During the third quarter of 2019, we entered intoan interest rate swap agreement on a total notional amount of $50 million with a fixed interest rate of 1.144% that we designated as a cash flow hedge. The interest rate swap became effective on September 16, 2019 and is scheduled to mature on September 16, 2024. On May 15, 2023, this interest rate swap agreement was modified to replace the benchmark rate from LIBOR to term SOFR. If one-month term SOFR is above 1.064%, the counterparty pays us, and if one-month term SOFR is less than 1.064%, we pay the counterparty, the difference between the fixed rate of 1.064% and one-month term SOFR.

We measure our interest rate swaps at fair value on a recurring basis. The fair value of our interest rate swaps is based on quotes from third parties. We consider those inputs to be “level 2” in the fair value hierarchy as outlined in the authoritative guidance for disclosures in connection with derivative instruments and hedging activities. At March 31, 2024, the fair value of our interest rate swaps was a net asset of $7.5 million which is included in deferred charges and other assets on the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet. During the first quarter of 2024, we received approximately $1.6 million from the counterparty, adjusted for the previous quarter accrual, pursuant to the terms of the swaps. During the first quarter of 2023, we received approximately $1.2 million from the counterparty, adjusted for the previous quarter accrual, pursuant to the terms of the swaps. Cash flow hedges are accounted for by recording the fair value of the derivative instrument on the balance sheet as either an asset or a liability, with a corresponding amount recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”) within shareholders’ equity. Amounts are reclassified from AOCI to the income statementin the period or periods the hedged transaction affects earnings. We do not expect any gains or losses on our interest rate swaps to be reclassified to earnings in the next twelve months.

(9) Segment Reporting

Our primary business is investing in and leasing healthcare and human service facilities through direct ownership or through joint ventures, which aggregate into a single reportable segment. We actively manage our portfolio of healthcare and human service facilities and may from time to time make decisions to sell lower performing properties not meeting our long-term investment objectives. The proceeds of sales are typically reinvested in new developments or acquisitions, which we believe will meet our planned rate of return. It is our intent that all healthcare and human service facilities will be owned or developed for investment purposes. Our revenue and net income are generated from the operation of our investment portfolio.

Our portfolio is located throughout the United States, however, we do not distinguish or group our operations on a geographical basis for purposes of allocating resources or measuring performance. We review operating and financial data for each property on an individual basis; therefore, we define an operating segment as our individual properties. Individual properties have been aggregated intoone reportable segment based upon their similarities with regard to both the nature and economics of the facilities, tenants and operational processes, as well as long-term average financial performance. No individual property meets the requirements necessary to beconsidered its own segment.

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