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Chatham Lodging Trust

For the period ended Mar 31, 2024. Filed May 6, 2024.

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Mar 31, 2024 · Filed May 6, 2024

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Item 1. Financial Statements

Consolidated Balance Sheets

March 31,2024December 31,2023
(unaudited)
Assets:
Investment in hotel properties, net$1,205,271$1,227,633
Cash and cash equivalents72,26068,130
Restricted cash19,24017,619
Right of use asset, net17,99618,141
Hotel receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $339 and $280, respectively)3,7484,375
Deferred costs, net4,7654,246
Prepaid expenses and other assets9,6943,786
Total assets$1,332,974$1,343,930
Liabilities and Equity:
Mortgage debt, net$392,985$394,544
Revolving credit facility——
Unsecured term loan, net89,59789,533
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (including $548 and $399 due to related parties, respectively)29,28529,255
Lease liability, net20,69820,808
Distributions payable5,4315,414
Total liabilities537,996539,554
Commitments and contingencies (Note 12)
Equity:
Shareholders’ Equity:
Preferred shares, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized; 4,800,000 and 4,800,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively4848
Common shares, $0.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 48,907,719 and 48,859,836 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively489488
Additional paid-in capital1,046,7791,047,176
Accumulated deficit(282,287)(271,651)
Total shareholders’ equity765,029776,061
Noncontrolling Interests:
Noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership29,94928,315
Total equity794,978804,376
Total liabilities and equity$1,332,974$1,343,930

Consolidated Statements of Operations

For the three months ended
March 31,
20242023
Revenue:
Room$62,483$61,671
Food and beverage1,8462,087
Other3,8363,491
Reimbursable costs from related parties278365
Total revenue68,44367,614
Expenses:
Hotel operating expenses:
Room15,13314,117
Food and beverage1,4831,557
Telephone319362
Other hotel operating819914
General and administrative7,1666,805
Franchise and marketing fees5,4895,341
Advertising and promotions1,3431,515
Utilities3,0093,151
Repairs and maintenance3,9543,730
Management fees paid to related parties2,3092,287
Insurance820699
Total hotel operating expenses41,84440,478
Depreciation and amortization15,25514,258
Property taxes, ground rent and insurance5,2936,105
General and administrative4,5944,341
Other charges50—
Reimbursable costs from related parties278365
Total operating expenses67,31465,547
Operating income before loss on sale of hotel properties1,1292,067
Loss on sale of hotel properties(152)—
Operating income9772,067
Interest and other income84620
Interest expense, including amortization of deferred fees(7,307)(6,438)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt—(691)
Loss before income tax expense(5,484)(5,042)
Income tax expense——
Net loss(5,484)(5,042)
Net loss attributable to noncontrolling interests259193
Net loss attributable to Chatham Lodging Trust(5,225)(4,849)
Preferred dividends(1,987)(1,987)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders$(7,212)$(6,836)
Loss per common share - basic:
Net loss attributable to common shareholders (Note 9)$(0.15)$(0.14)
Loss per common share - diluted:
Net loss attributable to common shareholders (Note 9)$(0.15)$(0.14)
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding:
Basic48,891,99448,838,742
Diluted48,891,99448,838,742
Distributions declared per common share:$0.07$0.07

Consolidated Statements of Equity

Three months ended March 31, 2023 and 2024
Preferred Shares · Common Shares · Additional Paid - In Capital · Accumulated Deficit · Total Shareholders’ Equity · Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership · Total Equity
Shares · Amount · Shares · Amount
Balance, January 1, 20234,800,000$4848,808,105$488$1,047,023$(252,665)$794,894$23,103$817,997
Issuance of shares pursuant to Equity Incentive Plan——43,378—540—540—540
Issuance of common shares, net of offering costs of zero——1,215—15—15—15
Issuance of restricted time-based shares——2,457——————
Amortization of share based compensation————10—101,3241,334
Dividends declared on common shares ($0.07 per share)—————(3,420)(3,420)—(3,420)
Distributions declared on LTIP units ($0.07 per unit)———————(181)(181)
Dividends accrued on preferred shares—————(1,987)(1,987)—(1,987)
Reallocation of noncontrolling interest————(493)—(493)493—
Net loss—————(4,849)(4,849)(193)(5,042)
Balance, March 31, 20234,800,000$4848,855,155$488$1,047,095$(262,921)$784,710$24,546$809,256
Balance, January 1, 20244,800,000$4848,859,836$488$1,047,176$(271,651)$776,061$28,315$804,376
Issuance of common shares pursuant to Equity Incentive Plan——43,6701470—471—471
Issuance of common shares, net of offering costs of $243——1,270—(231)—(231)—(231)
Issuance of restricted time-based shares——2,943——————
Amortization of share based compensation————13—131,4501,463
Dividends declared on common shares ($0.07 per share)—————(3,424)(3,424)—(3,424)
Distributions declared on LTIP units ($0.07 per unit)———————(215)(215)
Forfeited distributions declared on LTIP units———————99
Dividends accrued on preferred shares—————(1,987)(1,987)—(1,987)
Reallocation of noncontrolling interest————(649)—(649)649—
Net loss—————(5,225)(5,225)(259)(5,484)
Balance, March 31, 20244,800,000$4848,907,719$489$1,046,779$(282,287)$765,029$29,949$794,978

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

For the three months ended
March 31,
20242023
Cash flows from operating activities:
Net loss$(5,484)$(5,042)
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation15,19614,204
Amortization of deferred franchise fees5759
Amortization of deferred financing fees included in interest expense303304
Loss on sale of hotel properties152—
Loss on early extinguishment of debt—667
Loss on write-off of deferred franchise fee50—
Share based compensation1,6041,452
Changes in assets and liabilities:
Right of use asset145177
Hotel receivables618631
Deferred costs(342)—
Prepaid expenses and other assets(5,917)(6,208)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses619(1,338)
Lease liability(110)(155)
Net cash provided by operating activities6,8914,751
Cash flows from investing activities:
Improvements and additions to hotel properties(10,340)(8,100)
Proceeds from sale of hotel properties, net17,166—
Payments of franchise application costs(500)—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities6,326(8,100)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayments on construction loan—(39,331)
Borrowings on unsecured term loan—75,000
Payments on mortgage debt(1,644)(36,213)
Payment of financing costs7—
Payment of offering costs on common shares(243)—
Proceeds from issuance of common shares1315
Distributions-common shares/units(3,612)(3,538)
Distributions-preferred shares(1,987)(1,987)
Net cash used in financing activities(7,466)(6,054)
Net change in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash5,751(9,403)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period85,74945,153
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period$91,500$35,750
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
Cash paid for interest$6,782$6,030
Cash paid for taxes$8$7

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Supplemental disclosure of non-cash investing and financing information (dollars in thousands):

On January 16, 2024, the Company issued 43,670 common shares to its independent trustees pursuant to the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan as compensation for services performed in 2023. On January 17, 2023, the Company issued 43,378 common shares to its independent trustees pursuant to the Company’s Equity Incentive Plan as compensation for services performed in 2022.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company had accrued distributions payable of $5,431. As of March 31, 2023, the Company had accrued distributions payable of $5,284.

Accrued share based compensation of $141 and $118 is included in accounts payable and accrued expenses as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Accrued capital improvements of $1,364 and $1,332 are included in accounts payable and accrued expenses as of March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements

  1. Organization

Chatham Lodging Trust (“we,” “us” or the “Company”) was formed as a Maryland real estate investment trust on October 26, 2009. The Company is internally-managed and invests primarily in upscale extended-stay and premium-branded select-service hotels. The Company has elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes ("REIT").

Thenet proceeds from our share offerings are contributed to Chatham Lodging, L.P., our operating partnership (the “Operating Partnership”), in exchange for partnership interests. Substantially all of the Company’s assets are held by, and all operations are conducted through, the Operating Partnership. The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership and owns 100% of the common units of limited partnership interest in the Operating Partnership ("common units"). Certain of the Company’s executive officers hold vested and unvested long-term incentive plan units in the Operating Partnership ("LTIP units"), which are presented as non-controlling interests on our consolidated balance sheets.

As of March 31, 2024, the Company owned 38 hotels with an aggregate of 5,735 rooms located in 16 states and the District of Columbia.

To qualify as a REIT, the Company cannot operate the hotels. Therefore, the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries lease the Company's hotels to taxable REIT subsidiary lessees (“TRS Lessees”), which are wholly owned by the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) holding company. Each hotel is leased to a TRS Lessee under a percentage lease that provides for rental payments equal to the greater of (i) a fixed base rent amount or (ii) a percentage rent based on hotel revenue. Lease revenue from each TRS Lessee is eliminated in consolidation.

The TRS Lessees have entered into management agreements with a third-party management company that provides day-to-day management for the hotels. As of March 31, 2024, Island Hospitality Management, LLC (“IHM”), which is 100% owned by Jeffrey H. Fisher, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, managed all of the Company’s hotels.

  1. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable to interim financial information. These unaudited consolidated financial statements, in the opinion of management, include all adjustments consisting of normal, recurring adjustments which are considered necessary for a fair statement of the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations, consolidated statements of equity, and consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full year performance due to seasonal and other factors, including the timing of the acquisition or sale of hotels.

The consolidated financial statements include all of the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation. The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP, and the related notes thereto as of December 31, 2023, which are included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2023.

Use of Estimates

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

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In November 2023, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2023-07, Segment Reporting - Improvements to Reportable Segment Disclosures ("ASU 2023-07"). The guidance requires incremental disclosures related to a public entity’s reportable segments. ASU 2023-07 is effective for public entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, with early adoption permitted. As of March 31, 2024, the Company is currently evaluating the impact of adopting ASU 2023-07 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In March 2020, the FASB issued ASU No. 2020-04 Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). ASU 2020-04 contains practical expedients for reference rate reform-related activities that impact debt, leases, derivatives and other contracts. The guidance in ASU 2020-04 is optional and may be elected over time as reference rate reform activities occur. In December 2022, the FASB issued ASU No. 2022-06 Reference Rate Reform (Topic 848). ASU 2022-06 amended and deferred the sunset provision in ASU 2020-04 from December 31, 2022 to December 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, the Company does not anticipate that this guidance will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

  1. Disposition of Hotel Properties

On January 9, 2024, the Company sold the Hilton Garden Inn Denver Tech Center ("HGI Denver Tech") hotel property in Denver, CO for $18.0 million and recognized a loss on sale of the hotel property of $0.2 million.

The sale did not represent a strategic shift that had or will have a major effect on the Company's operations and financial results and did not qualify to be reported as discontinued operations.

  1. Investment in Hotel Properties

Investment in hotel properties, net

Investment in hotel properties, net as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 consisted of the following (in thousands):

March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Land and improvements$285,577$289,671
Building and improvements1,261,3751,274,970
Furniture, fixtures and equipment108,946108,222
Renovations in progress7,71015,138
1,663,6081,688,001
Less: accumulated depreciation(458,337)(460,368)
Investment in hotel properties, net$1,205,271$1,227,633
  1. Debt

The Company’s mortgage loans are collateralized by first-mortgage liens on certain of the Company’s properties. The mortgage loans are non-recourse except for instances of fraud or misapplication of funds. Mortgage, revolving credit facility, and unsecured term loan debt consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

Collateral · Interest Rate · Maturity Date · March 31, 2024Property Carrying Value · Balance Outstanding on Loan as of
March 31, 2024 · December 31,2023
Revolving Credit Facility (1)—%October 28, 2026$—$—$—
Unsecured Term Loan (2)6.90%October 28, 2025—90,00090,000
Residence Inn by Marriott Garden Grove, CA4.79%April 6, 202435,76529,31829,496
Residence Inn by Marriott Silicon Valley I, CA4.64%July 1, 202463,02159,83760,134
Residence Inn by Marriott Silicon Valley II, CA4.64%July 1, 202470,39465,28565,609
Residence Inn by Marriott San Mateo, CA4.64%July 1, 202453,50144,87745,100
Residence Inn by Marriott Mountain View, CA4.64%July 1, 202438,58534,99735,171
SpringHill Suites by Marriott Savannah, GA4.62%July 6, 202430,25627,69427,832
Hilton Garden Inn Marina del Rey, CA4.68%July 6, 202438,37818,89019,023
Homewood Suites by Hilton Billerica, MA4.32%December 6, 202410,86214,39714,481
Hampton Inn & Suites Houston Medical Center, TX4.25%January 6, 202514,02316,24416,338
Courtyard by Marriott Dallas, TX (3)7.61%September 11, 202840,16624,50024,500
Residence Inn by Marriott Austin, TX (4)7.42%September 6, 203334,42720,85020,850
TownePlace Suites by Marriott Austin, TX (4)7.42%September 6, 203330,99819,07519,075
Courtyard by Marriott Summerville, SC (5)7.33%September 11, 203318,7279,0009,000
Residence Inn by Marriott Summerville, SC (5)7.33%September 11, 203317,2059,5009,500
Total debt before unamortized debt issue costs$496,308$484,464$486,109
Unamortized term loan and mortgage debt issue costs(1,882)(2,032)
Total debt outstanding$482,582$484,077
  1. The interest rate for the revolving credit facility is variable and based on one-month term secured overnight financing rate ("SOFR") plus a spread of 1.50% to 2.25% based on the Company's leverage and a credit spread adjustment of 0.10%.

  2. The interest rate for the unsecured term loan is variable and based on one-month term SOFR plus a spread of 1.45% to 2.20% based on the Company's leverage and a credit spread adjustment of 0.10%.

  3. On August 30, 2023, a subsidiary of Chatham entered into an agreement with Wells Fargo Bank to obtain a $24.5 million loan secured by the Courtyard by Marriott Dallas Downtown. The loan has a term offive years, carries a fixed interest rate of 7.61%, and is interest-only for the duration of the loan.

  4. On August 16, 2023, two subsidiaries of Chatham entered intotwo agreements with Barclays Capital Real Estate to obtain a $20.9 million loan and a $19.1 million loan secured by the Residence Inn by Marriott Austin and the TownePlace Suites by Marriott Austin, respectively. Each loan has a term often years, carries a fixed interest rate of 7.42%, and is interest-only for the first five years before amortizing based upon a 30-year amortization schedule.

  5. On August 31, 2023, two subsidiaries of Chatham entered intotwo agreements with Wells Fargo Bank to obtain a $9.0 million loan and a $9.5 million loan secured by the Courtyard by Marriott Summerville and the Residence Inn by Marriott Summerville, respectively. Each loan has a term often years, carries a fixed interest rate of 7.33%, and is interest-only for the duration of the loan.

On October 28, 2022, the Company entered into a $215.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility and a $90.0 million unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility. The revolving credit facility has an initial maturity of October 28, 2026 and providestwo six-month extension options. The unsecured delayed-draw term loan facility has an initial maturity of October 28,

2025 and providestwo one-year extension options. On December 19, 2022, the Company executed an amendment to its unsecured revolving credit facility, increasing commitments by $45.0 million for a total borrowing capacity of $260.0 million.

During the year ended December 31, 2023, the Company repaid the $39.3 million construction loan on the Home2 Woodland Hills hotel property, and the maturing mortgage loans of $14.4 million on the Homewood Suites San Antonio hotel property, $19.7 million on the Residence Inn Tysons hotel property, $16.0 million on the Courtyard Houston hotel property, $19.7 million on the Hyatt Place Pittsburgh hotel property, and $40.5 million on the Residence Inn Bellevue hotel property. The Company utilized cash, borrowings under its unsecured delayed-draw term loan, and proceeds from itsfive new mortgage loans to repay these loans.

The Company estimates the fair value of its fixed rate debt by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at estimated market rates. All of the Company's mortgage loans are fixed-rate. Rates take into consideration general market conditions, quality and estimated value of collateral and maturity of debt with similar credit terms and are classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of the Company’s fixed rate debt as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $394.7 million and $396.0 million, respectively.

The Company estimates the fair value of its variable rate debt by taking into account general market conditions and the estimated credit terms it could obtain for debt with similar maturity and is classified within level 3 of the fair value hierarchy. As of March 31, 2024, the Company’s variable rate debt consisted of borrowings under its revolving credit facility and its unsecured term loan. The estimated fair value of the Company’s variable rate debt as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023 was $90.0 million and $90.0 million, respectively.

The Company's mortgage debt agreements contain “cash trap” provisions that are triggered when the hotel’s operating results fall below a certain debt service coverage ratio or debt yield. When these provisions are triggered, all of the excess cash flow generated by the hotel is deposited directly into cash management accounts for the benefit of the lenders until a specified debt service coverage ratio or debt yield is reached. Such provisions do not allow the lender the right to accelerate repayment of the underlying debt. As of March 31, 2024, four of our mortgage debt lenders have enforced cash trap provisions resulting in $6.7 million of restricted cash. The Company does not expect that such cash traps will affect its ability to satisfy its short-term liquidity requirements.

Future scheduled principal payments of debt obligations as of March 31, 2024, for the current year and each of the next five calendar years and thereafter are as follows (in thousands):

Amount
2024 (remaining nine months)$295,565
2025105,974
2026—
2027—
202824,590
Thereafter58,335
Total debt before unamortized debt issue costs$484,464
Unamortized term loan and mortgage debt issue costs(1,882)
Total debt outstanding$482,582

Accounting for Derivative Instruments

The Company had interest rate cap agreements to hedge against interest rate fluctuations related to the construction loan for the Home2 Woodland Hills hotel property. The Company recorded its derivative instruments on the balance sheet at their estimated fair values and categorized the fair value measurement of these assets as Level 2. Changes in the fair value of the derivatives are recorded each period in current earnings or in other comprehensive income, depending on whether a derivative is designated as part of a hedging relationship and, if it is, depending on the type of hedging relationship. The Company's interest rate caps were not designated as a hedge but to eliminate the incremental cost to the Company if the one-month LIBOR were to exceed 3.5%. Accordingly, the interest rate caps were recorded on the balance sheet under prepaid expenses and other assets at the estimated fair value and realized and unrealized changes in the fair value are reported in the consolidated statement of operations. During the three months ended March 31, 2023, the Company terminated its interest rate caps related to the construction loan when the loan was repaid.

  1. Income Taxes

The Company’s TRS is subject to federal and state income taxes. Income tax expense waszero for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023.

As of each reporting date, the Company's management considers new evidence, both positive and negative, that could impact management's view with regard to future realization of deferred tax assets. The Company's TRS has generated taxable losses over the last three years. As of March 31, 2024, the TRS continues to recognize a full valuation allowance equal to 100% of the net deferred tax assets due to the uncertainty of the TRS's ability to utilize these net deferred tax assets. Management will continue to monitor the need for a valuation allowance.

  1. Dividends Declared and Paid

Common Dividends

The Company declared total common share dividends of $0.07 per share and distributions on LTIP units of $0.07 per unit for the three months ended March 31, 2024. The Company declared total common share dividends of $0.07 per share and distributions on LTIP units of $0.07 per unit for the three months ended March 31, 2023. The common share dividends and distributions were as follows:

Record DatePayment DateCommon share distribution amountLTIP unit distribution amount
March3/28/20244/15/2024$0.07$0.07
Total 2024$0.07$0.07
Record DatePayment DateCommon share distribution amountLTIP unit distribution amount
March3/31/20234/17/2023$0.07$0.07
Total 2023$0.07$0.07

Preferred Dividends

During the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company declared total dividends of $0.41406 and $0.41406, respectively, per share of 6.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares. The preferred share dividends were as follows:

Record DatePayment DateDividend per Preferred Share
March3/28/20244/15/2024$0.41406
Total 2024$0.41406
Record DatePayment DateDividend per Preferred Share
March3/31/20234/17/2023$0.41406
Total 2023$0.41406
  1. Shareholders' Equity

Common Shares

The Company is authorized to issue up to 500,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share ("common shares"). Each outstanding common share entitles the holder toone vote on all matters submitted to a vote of shareholders. Holders of the Company’s common shares are entitled to receive dividends when authorized by the Company's Board of Trustees. As of March 31, 2024,48,907,719 common shares were outstanding.

In January 2021, the Company established an "at-the-market" equity offering program (the "ATM Program") whereby, from time to time, the Company may publicly offer and sell its common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $100.0 million by means of ordinary brokers transactions on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"), in negotiated transactions or in transactions deemed to be “at-the-market” offerings as defined in Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Cantor Fitzgerald & Co., Barclays Capital Inc., BMO Capital Markets Corp., BofA Securities, Inc., BTIG, LLC, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Regions Securities LLC, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities act as sales agents under the ATM Program. The Company did not issue any shares under the ATM Program during the three months ended March 31, 2024. As of March 31, 2024, there was approximately $77.5 million in common shares available for issuance under the ATM Program.

In December 2017, the Company established a $50.0 million dividend reinvestment and stock purchase plan (the "DRSPP") which renewed in December 2020 and renewed again in January 2024. Under the DRSPP, shareholders may purchase additional common shares by reinvesting some or all of the cash dividends received on common shares. Shareholders may also make optional cash purchases of the Company's common shares subject to certain limitations detailed in the prospectuses for the DRSPP. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company issued 1,270 common shares under the DRSPP at a weighted average price per share of $10.50, which generated $13 thousand of proceeds. As of March 31, 2024, there was approximately $50.0 million in common shares available for issuance under the DRSPP.

Preferred Shares

The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 preferred shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par value per share, in one or more series.

On June 30, 2021, the Company issued 4,800,000 6.625% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par value per share (the “Series A Preferred Shares”), and received net proceeds of approximately $115.9 million. The Series A Preferred Shares rank senior to common shares with respect to the payment of dividends and distributions of assets in the event of a liquidation, dissolution, or winding up. The Series A Preferred Shares do not have any maturity date and are not subject to mandatory redemptions or sinking fund requirements. The distribution rate is 6.625% per annum of the $25.00 liquidation preference, which is equivalent to $1.65625 per annum per Series A Preferred Share. Distributions on the Series A Preferred Shares are payable quarterly in arrears with the first distribution on the Series A Preferred Shares paid on October 15, 2021. The Company may not redeem the Series A Preferred Shares before June 30, 2026 except in limited circumstances to preserve the Company's status as a REIT for federal income tax purposes and upon the occurrence of a change of control. On and after June 30, 2026, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series A Preferred Shares, in whole or from time to time in part, by paying $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid distributions to, but not including, the date of redemption. Upon the occurrence of a change of control, as defined in the Company's declaration of trust, the result of which common shares and the common securities of the acquiring or surviving entity are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE American or NASDAQ, or any successor exchanges, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Series A Preferred Shares in whole or in part within 120 days following the change of control by paying $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid distributions through the date of redemption. If the Company does not exercise its right to redeem the Series A Preferred Shares upon a change of control, the holders of Series A Preferred Shares have the right to convert some or all of their shares into a number of common shares based on defined formulas subject to share caps. The share cap on each Series A Preferred Share is 3.701 common shares. As of March 31, 2024,4,800,000 Series A Preferred Shares were issued and outstanding. During the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company accrued preferred share dividends of approximately $2.0 million.

Operating Partnership Units

Holders of common units in the Operating Partnership, if and when issued, will have certain redemption rights, which will enable the unit holders to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem their units in exchange for, at the Company’s option, cash per unit equal to the market price per common share at the time of redemption or for common shares on aone-for-one basis. The number of shares issuable upon exercise of the redemption rights will be adjusted upon the occurrence of share splits, mergers, consolidations or similar pro-rata share transactions, which otherwise would have the effect of diluting the ownership interests of limited partners or shareholders. As of March 31, 2024, there were 1,909,342 vested LTIP units held by current and former employees.

  1. Earnings Per Share

The two-class method is used to determine earnings per share because unvested restricted shares and unvested LTIP units are considered to be participating shares. The LTIP units held by the non-controlling interest holders, which may be converted to common shares, have been excluded from the denominator of the diluted earnings per common share calculation as there would be no effect on the amounts since limited partners' share of income or loss would also be added back to net income or loss. Unvested restricted shares, unvested long-term incentive plan units and unvested Class A Performance LTIP units that could potentially dilute basic earnings per common share in the future would not be included in the computation of diluted loss per common share, for the periods where a loss has been recorded, because they would have been anti-dilutive for the periods presented. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company excluded 335,621 and 128,812, respectively, of unvested shares and units as their effect would have been anti-dilutive.

The following is a reconciliation of the amounts used in calculating basic and diluted net income per common share (in thousands, except share and per share data):

For the three months ended
March 31,
20242023
Numerator:
Net loss attributable to common shareholders$(7,212)$(6,836)
Dividends on unvested shares and units(32)(28)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders excluding amounts attributable to unvested shares and units$(7,244)$(6,864)
Denominator:
Weighted average number of common shares - basic48,891,99448,838,742
Unvested shares and units——
Weighted average number of common shares - diluted48,891,99448,838,742
Basic loss per common share:
Net loss attributable to common shareholders per weighted average basic common share$(0.15)$(0.14)
Diluted loss per common share:
Net loss attributable to common shareholders per weighted average diluted common share$(0.15)$(0.14)
  1. Equity Incentive Plan

The Company maintains its Equity Incentive Plan to attract and retain independent trustees, executive officers and other key employees. The plan provides for the grant of options to purchase common shares, share awards, share appreciation rights, performance units and other equity-based awards. The plan was amended on May 24, 2022 to increase the maximum number of shares available under the plan by 1,600,000 shares and extend the term of the plan to March 22, 2032. Share awards under this plan generally vest over three tofive years, though compensation for the Company’s independent trustees includes share grants that vest immediately. The Company pays dividends on unvested shares and units, except for performance-based shares and outperformance based units, for which dividends on unvested performance-based shares and units are accrued and not paid until those shares or units vest. Certain awards may provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control. In January 2024 and 2023, the Company issued 43,670 and 43,378 common shares, respectively, to its independent trustees as compensation for services performed in 2023 and 2022, respectively. As of March 31, 2024, there were 722,380 common shares available for issuance under the Equity Incentive Plan.

Restricted Share Awards

From time to time, the Company may award restricted shares under the Equity Incentive Plan as compensation to officers, employees and non-employee trustees. The Company recognizes compensation expense for the restricted shares on a straight-line basis over the vesting period based on the fair market value of the shares on the date of issuance.

A summary of the Company’s restricted share awards for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 is as follows:

For the three months ended · For the year ended
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Number of SharesWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair ValueNumber of SharesWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at beginning of the period5,789$11.786,666$11.47
Granted2,94310.202,45712.21
Vested(819)12.21(3,334)11.47
Non-vested at end of the period7,913$11.155,789$11.78

As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there were $62 thousand and $45 thousand, respectively, of unrecognized compensation costs related to restricted share awards. As of March 31, 2024, these costs were expected to be recognized over a weighted-average period of approximately 2.0 years. For the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, the Company recognized approximately $13 thousand and $10 thousand, respectively, of expense related to the restricted share awards.

Long-Term Incentive Plan Awards

LTIP units are a special class of partnership interests in the Operating Partnership which may be issued to eligible participants for the performance of services to or for the benefit of the Company. Under the Equity Incentive Plan, each LTIP unit issued is deemed equivalent to an award of one common share thereby reducing the number of shares available for other equity awards on aone-for-one basis.

A summary of the Company's LTIP unit awards for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023 is as follows:

For the three months ended · For the year ended
March 31, 2024December 31, 2023
Number of UnitsWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair ValueNumber of UnitsWeighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value
Non-vested at beginning of the period999,955$15.37905,525$15.03
Granted512,26411.18466,98814.36
Vested(322,025)14.03(372,558)13.27
Forfeited(28,391)15.91——
Non-vested at end of the period1,161,803$13.88999,955$15.37

Time-Based LTIP Awards

On March 1, 2024, the Company’s Operating Partnership, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, granted 204,909 time-based LTIP unit awards (the “2024 Time-Based LTIP Unit Award”). The grants were made pursuant to award agreements that provide for time-based vesting (the "LTIP Unit Time-Based Vesting Agreement").

Time-based LTIP unit awards will vest ratably provided that the recipient remains employed by the Company through the applicable vesting date, subject to acceleration of vesting in the event of the recipient’s death, disability, termination without cause or resignation with good reason, or in the event of a change of control of the Company. Prior to vesting, a holder is entitled to receive distributions on the LTIP units that comprise the 2024 Time-Based LTIP Unit Awards and the prior year LTIP unit awards set forth in the table above.

Performance-Based LTIP Awards

On March 1, 2024, the Company's Operating Partnership, upon the recommendation of the Compensation Committee, also granted 307,355 performance-based LTIP unit awards (the "2024 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awards"). The grants were made pursuant to award agreements that have market-based vesting conditions. The Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awards are comprised of Class A Performance LTIP Units that will vest only if and to the extent that (i) the Company achieves certain long-term market-based total shareholder return ("TSR") criteria established by the Compensation Committee and (ii) the recipient remains employed by the Company through the applicable vesting date, subject to acceleration of vesting in the event of the recipient’s death, disability, termination without cause or resignation with good reason, or in the event of a change of control of the Company. Compensation expense is based on an estimated value of $12.42 per 2024 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Award, which takes into account that the number of units that ultimately may vest will depend on the achievement of long-term market-based TSR criteria. The 2024 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awards have an absolute negative TSR modifier which may reduce payout percentages if the absolute TSR over the measurement period is negative.

The 2024 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awardsmay be earned based on the Company’s relative TSR performance for the three-year period beginning on March 1, 2024 and ending on February 28, 2027. The 2024 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awards, if earned, will be paid out between 50% and 200% of target value as follows:

Relative TSR Hurdles (Percentile)Payout Percentage
Threshold25th50%
Target55th100%
Maximum80th200%

Payouts at performance levels in between the hurdles will be calculated by straight-line interpolation.

The Company estimated the aggregate compensation cost to be recognized over the service period determined as of the grant date under ASC 718, excluding the effect of estimated forfeitures, using a Monte Carlo approach. In determining the discounted value of the LTIP units, the Company considered the inherent uncertainty that the LTIP units would never reach parity with the other common units of the Operating Partnership and thus have an economic value of zero to the grantee. Additional factors considered in estimating the value of LTIP units included discounts for illiquidity, expectations for future dividends, risk free interest rates, stock price volatility, and economic environment and market conditions.

The grant date fair values of the LTIPs and the assumptions used to estimate the values are as follows:

Grant DateNumber of Units GrantedEstimated Value Per UnitVolatilityDividend YieldRisk Free Interest Rate
2020 Time-Based LTIP Unit Awards3/1/2020130,206$13.0520%—%1.06%
2020 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awards (1)3/1/2020195,301$13.6620%8.1%0.90%
2021 Time-Based LTIP Unit Awards3/1/2021132,381$12.5278%—%0.08%
2021 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awards (2)3/1/2021198,564$15.9164%3.4%0.30%
2022 Time-Based LTIP Unit Awards3/1/2022152,004$12.3380%—%1.01%
2022 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awards3/1/2022228,000$18.5866%3.5%1.44%
2023 Time-Based LTIP Unit Awards3/1/2023171,171$11.1137%—%5.11%
2023 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awards3/1/2023256,757$16.6469%3.5%4.61%
2024 Time-Based LTIP Unit Awards3/1/2024204,909$9.3335%—%4.92%
2024 Performance-Based LTIP Unit Awards3/1/2024307,355$12.4235%2.6%4.32%

(1) In February 2023, following the end of the measurement period, the Company’s TSR met certain criteria and based on the Company’s TSR over the measurement period,234,361 LTIP units vested.

(2) In February 2024, following the end of the measurement period, the Company’s TSR met certain criteria and based on the Company’s TSR over the measurement period,170,173 LTIP units vested.

The Company recorded $1.5 million and $1.3 million in compensation expense related to the LTIP units for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. As of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, there was $11.4 million and $7.1 million, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation cost related to LTIP units. This cost is expected to be recognized over approximately 2.3 years, which represents the weighted average remaining vesting period of the LTIP units.

  1. Leases

The Residence Inn Gaslamp hotel property is subject to a ground lease with an expiration date of January 31, 2065 with an extension option by the Company of up tothree additional terms often years each. Monthly payments are currently approximately $44 thousand per month and increase 10% every five years. The hotel is subject to annual supplemental rent payments calculated as 5% of gross revenues during the applicable lease year, minus 12 times the monthly base rent scheduled for the lease year.

The Residence Inn New Rochelle hotel property is subject to an air rights lease and garage lease that each expire on December 1, 2104. The lease agreements with the City of New Rochelle cover the space above the parking garage that is occupied by the hotel as well as 128 parking spaces in a parking garage that is attached to the hotel. The annual base rent for the garage lease is the hotel’s proportionate share of the city’s adopted budget for the operations, management and maintenance of the garage and established reserves to fund for the cost of capital repairs. Aggregate rent for 2024 is approximately $32 thousand per quarter.

The Hilton Garden Inn Marina del Rey hotel property is subject to a ground lease with an expiration date of December 31, 2067. Minimum monthly payments are currently approximately $47 thousand per month and a percentage rent payment less the minimum rent is due in arrears equal to 5% to 25% of gross income based on the type of income.

The Company entered into a corporate office lease in September 2015. The lease is for a term of 11 years and includes a 12-month rent abatement period and certain tenant improvement allowances. The Company has a renewal option of up totwo successive terms of 5 years each. On June 1, 2023, the Company executed an amendment to the corporate office lease to vacate and surrender possession of 7,374 rentable square feet in exchange for an early termination payment of $0.1 million. The partial termination of this lease required the Company to apply ASC 842 and remeasure the right of use asset and lease liability and recognize those adjustments in the consolidated statement of operations. The Company shares the space with a related party and is reimbursed for the pro-rata share of rentable space occupied by the related party.

The Company is the lessee under ground, air rights, garage and office lease agreements for certain of its properties, all of which qualify as operating leases as of March 31, 2024. These leases typically provide multi-year renewal options to extend term as lessee at the Company's option. Option periods are included in the calculation of the lease obligation liability only when options are reasonably certain to be exercised.

In calculating the Company's lease obligations under the various leases, the Company uses discount rates estimated to be equal to what the Company would have to pay to borrow on a collateralized basis over a similar term, for an amount equal to the lease payments, in a similar economic environment. Lease obligations are based on contractually required cash payments while lease expense is recognized on a straight-line basis.

The following table includes information regarding the Company's total minimum lease payments for which it is the lessee, as of March 31, 2024, for each of the next five calendar years and thereafter (in thousands):

Total Future Lease PaymentsAmount
2024 (remaining nine months)$1,408
20251,940
20261,727
20271,272
20281,272
Thereafter62,282
Total lease payments$69,901
Less: Imputed interest(49,203)
Present value of lease liabilities$20,698

For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company made $0.3 million of fixed lease payments and $0.2 million of variable lease payments, which are included in property taxes, ground rent and insurance in our consolidated statement of operations. For the three months ended March 31, 2024, the Company made $0.2 million of fixed lease payments related to its corporate office lease, which are included in general and administrative expense in our consolidated statement of operations.

The following table includes information regarding the right of use assets and lease liabilities of the Company as of March 31, 2024 (in thousands):

Right of Use AssetLease Liability
Balance as of January 1, 2024$18,141$20,808
Amortization(145)(110)
Partial lease termination——
Balance as of March 31, 2024$17,996$20,698
Lease Term and Discount RateMarch 31, 2024
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)42.07
Weighted-average discount rate6.88%
  1. Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

The Company is subject to various claims, lawsuits and legal proceedings, including routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business, regarding the operation of its hotels, its managers and other Company matters. While it is not possible to ascertain the ultimate outcome of such matters, the Company believes that the aggregate identifiable amount of such liabilities, if any, will not have a material adverse impact on its financial condition or results of operations.

Management Agreements

The management agreements with IHM have an initial term offive years and automatically renew fortwo five-year periods unless IHM provides written notice to us no later than 90 days prior to the then current term’s expiration date of its intent not to renew. The IHM management agreements provide for early termination at the Company’s option upon sale of any IHM-managed hotel for no termination fee, withsix months advance notice. The IHM management agreements may be terminated for cause, including the failure of the managed hotel to meet specified performance levels. Base management fees are calculated as a percentage of the hotel's gross room revenue. If certain financial thresholds are met or exceeded, an incentive management fee is calculated as 10% of the hotel's net operating income less fixed costs, base management fees and a specified return threshold. The incentive management fee is capped at 1% of gross hotel revenues for the applicable calculation.

Management fees totaled approximately $2.3 million and $2.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively.

Franchise Agreements

The fees associated with the franchise agreements are calculated as a specified percentage of the hotel's gross room revenue. Franchise and marketing fees totaled approximately $5.5 million and $5.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, respectively. The initial term of the agreements range from 10 to 30 years with the weighted average expiration being July 2033.

  1. Related Party Transactions

As of March 31, 2024, Jeffrey H. Fisher, the Company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, owns 100% of IHM. As of March 31, 2024, the Company had hotel management agreements with IHM to manage all 38 of its hotels. Hotel management, revenue management and accounting fees accrued or paid to IHM for the hotels owned by the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 were $2.3 million and $2.3 million, respectively. At March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, the amounts due to IHM were $0.5 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

Cost reimbursements from related parties revenue represent reimbursements of costs incurred on behalf of IHM. These costs relate primarily to office expenses shared with IHM. Various shared office expenses and rent are paid by the Company and allocated to IHM based on the amount of square footage occupied by each entity. As the Company records cost reimbursements based upon costs incurred with no added markup, the revenue and related expense has no impact on the Company’s operating income or net income. Cost reimbursements are recorded based upon the occurrence of a reimbursed activity.

  1. Subsequent Events

On April 5, 2024, the Company repaid the maturing mortgage loan of $29.3 million on the Residence Inn Garden Grove hotel property.

On May 3, 2024, the Company amended its funded unsecured term loan to increase its size from $90.0 million to $140.0 million.

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