UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 17, 2004
Commission File Number 1-11527
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST
Maryland 04-3262075
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(State of Organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
400 Centre Street, Newton, Massachusetts 02458
617-964-8389
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Item 1.01. Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On December 17, 2004, Hospitality Properties Trust (the "Company") agreed to
purchase 13 hotels from subsidiaries of InterContinental Hotels Group, plc
("IHG") for $450 million. The hotels include four full service
InterContinental(R) hotels, four full service Crowne Plaza(R) hotels, three full
service Holiday Inn(R) hotels and two extended stay, all suites Staybridge
Suites(R) hotels, and have a total of 3,946 rooms/suites and approximately
164,000 square feet of meeting rooms. Ten of the hotels are located in six
states in the United States; one InterContinental(R) hotel and one Staybridge
Suites(R) hotel are located in Toronto, Canada, and one InterContinental(R)
hotel is located in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The $450 million purchase price
includes $25 million which the Company has agreed to pay to IHG during the three
years following the closing in connection with certain improvements to the
hotels. There will be an additional payment equal to certain cash working
capital balances at the closing.
The purchase agreements provide that, concurrently with the acquisitions,
subsidiaries of IHG will enter into a long-term management agreement for 12 of
the hotels, and a long-term lease for the hotel located in Puerto Rico. The
combined annual amount payable to the Company for all 13 hotels on account of
owner's priority return under the management agreement and base rent under the
lease will initially be $37.8 million in 2005, increase to $40.7 million in 2006
and increase to approximately $42 million after the full $450 million purchase
price has been paid. In addition, the Company will be entitled to receive cash
flow remaining after base and incentive management fees to IHG at the managed
hotels and, starting in 2007, a percentage of increases in gross revenues at all
of the hotels. The owner's priority return under the management agreement and
the base rent under the lease are measured and payable in U.S. dollars. Other
amounts due under such agreements, with respect to the two hotels located in
Canada, may be measured in Canadian dollars, but will be payable in U.S.
dollars. The management agreement and the lease will each extend to 2030, and
IHG has two all-or-none renewal options for 15 years each. The obligations to
pay owner's priority return under the management agreement and the base rent
under the lease will be supported by a limited, partial guaranty from IHG until
the operations at these hotels reach negotiated levels. Further, the obligations
to pay owner's priority return will be supported by a limited, partial guaranty
from the IHG subsidiary tenant. The agreements also provide for a reserve for
capital expenditures starting in 2007.
The income realized from the Company's investment in the Puerto Rican hotel and
the two hotels located in Canada will be reduced by taxes in those
jurisdictions, which generally do not provide full tax benefits available to
real estate investment trusts in the United States.
The purchase agreements are subject to conditions and contingencies typical of
large, multi-jurisdictional real estate and hotel transactions and require
obtaining certain regulatory approvals. While the Company expects the
transaction will close in the first quarter of 2005, there can be no assurance
that it will close or that the closing will not be delayed.
IHG and its affiliates currently manage 106 of the Company's hotels pursuant to
the terms of two separate management agreements.
WARNING REGARDING FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
THIS CURRENT REPORT ON FORM 8-K CONTAINS FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS WITHIN THE
MEANING OF THE PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT OF 1995 AND THE FEDERAL
SECURITIES LAWS. THESE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS INCLUDE STATEMENTS OR
IMPLICATIONS THAT THE COMPANY EXPECTS SUCH ACQUISITION TO CLOSE IN THE FIRST
QUARTER OF 2005, THAT AMOUNTS DUE UNDER THE LEASE AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT ARE
CROSS SUPPORTED, THAT THE LEASE AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT ARE SUBJECT TO COMBINED
RENEWAL OPTIONS, THAT PAYMENT OF RENT AND MINIMUM OWNER'S PRIORITY RETURNS WILL
BE GUARANTEED BY IHG, THAT $25 MILLION OF IHG CAPITAL EXPENDITURES WILL BE
FUNDED BY THE COMPANY, THAT THE LEASE AND MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT WILL REQUIRE
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE ESCROWS, THAT THE TRANSACTIONS DESCRIBED ABOVE MAY INCREASE
THE COMPANY'S CASH AVAILABLE FOR DISTRIBUTION OR THAT PAYMENTS IN U.S. DOLLARS
MAY MITIGATE CURRENCY EXCHANGE RISK RELATING TO THE HOTELS LOCATED IN CANADA
THAT THE COMPANY HAS AGREED TO BUY. ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM
THOSE CONTAINED IN OR IMPLIED BY THE FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF
VARIOUS FACTORS. FOR EXAMPLE:
o CONTINGENCIES AND CONDITIONS TO CLOSING CONTAINED IN THE PURCHASE
AGREEMENTS HAVE BEEN ESTABLISHED BECAUSE THE PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL
BELIEVE THEY ARE IMPORTANT AND MAY NOT OCCUR. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT
REGULATORY APPROVALS WILL NOT BE OBTAINED ON A TIMELY BASIS AND THAT OTHER
OF THESE CONTINGENCIES AND CONDITIONS MAY NOT BE SATISFIED, AND THESE
TRANSACTIONS MAY NOT BE CLOSED OR THE CLOSING MAY BE DELAYED.
o WHENEVER SEPARATE AGREEMENTS ARE ENTERED INTO FOR SEPARATE PROPERTIES,
ESPECIALLY PROPERTIES IN DIFFERENT LEGAL JURISDICTIONS, THE MAKING OF
SUPPORT PAYMENTS BETWEEN PROPERTY OPERATIONS MAY NOT BE PERMITTED.
ACCORDINGLY, NO ASSURANCE CAN BE PROVIDED THAT THE COMBINATION REQUIREMENTS
WILL BE RESPECTED IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES.
o THE IHG GUARANTY RELATING TO THE 13 HOTELS COVERS ONLY A PORTION OF OWNER'S
PRIORITY RETURN AND BASE RENT PAYABLE TO THE COMPANY. THE GUARANTY ALSO
APPLIES TO TWO OTHER MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS BETWEEN AFFILIATES OF IHG AND THE
COMPANY COVERING AN ADDITIONAL 106 HOTELS, AND IS LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM
LIABILITY OF $125 MILLION. ALTHOUGH IHG'S OBLIGATIONS ARE CURRENTLY
INVESTMENT GRADE RATED AND THIS GUARANTY INCLUDES A COVENANT BY IHG TO
MAINTAIN A CERTAIN NET WORTH, THERE CAN BE NO ASSURANCE THAT IHG'S RATING
WILL REMAIN INVESTMENT GRADE OR THAT IHG WILL BE ABLE TO MAINTAIN ITS NET
WORTH OR TO MAKE GUARANTY PAYMENTS. ALSO THE COMPANY HAS AGREED TO RELEASE
THE GUARANTY IF CASH FLOWS FROM THE AFFECTED HOTELS EXCEED CERTAIN AMOUNTS,
AND THIS RELEASE WILL BE EFFECTIVE EVEN IF CASH FLOWS SUBSEQUENTLY DECLINE.
o IT IS DIFFICULT TO ACCURATELY ANTICIPATE HOTEL CAPITAL EXPENDITURE
REQUIREMENTS, ESPECIALLY AT FULL SERVICE LUXURY AND UPSCALE HOTELS LIKE THE
INTERCONTINENTAL(R) AND CROWNE PLAZA(R) HOTELS WHICH THE COMPANY HAS AGREED
TO PURCHASE. IF RESERVED AMOUNTS ARE INSUFFICIENT TO MAINTAIN THESE HOTELS,
THE COMPANY MAY HAVE TO INVEST SUBSTANTIAL ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS IN ORDER TO
MAINTAIN HOTEL FINANCIAL RESULTS. THAT ADDITIONAL INVESTMENT MAY NOT BE
ECONOMICALLY ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE COMPANY AND FUNDS MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE TO
THE COMPANY FOR THAT PURPOSE.
o THE AMOUNT OF INCREASE IN CASH FLOW TO THE COMPANY FROM THE ACQUISITION
WILL DEPEND ON A NUMBER OF FACTORS, INCLUDING THE FUTURE FINANCIAL
OPERATING RESULTS REALIZED AT THE HOTELS FROM IHG'S MANAGEMENT, THE
COMPANY'S CAPITAL COSTS INCURRED TO FUND THE ACQUISITION, TAXES PAYABLE TO
PUERTO RICO, ONTARIO, AND CANADA, AND OTHERS. CHANGES IN THE FINANCIAL
PERFORMANCE OF THE HOTELS, INCREASED CAPITAL EXPENDITURES, HIGHER TAX RATES
OR LIMITATIONS ON IHG'S GUARANTY OR ITS UNCOLLECTIBILITY MAY REDUCE CASH
FLOW AVAILABLE TO THE COMPANY FROM THE TRANSACTION TO FUND DISTRIBUTIONS TO
SHAREHOLDERS.
o WHILE THE FACT THAT THE OWNER'S PRIORITY RETURN UNDER THE MANAGEMENT
AGREEMENT AND THE BASE RENT UNDER THE LEASE ARE MEASURED AND PAYABLE IN
U.S. DOLLARS MAY REDUCE THE RISKS TO THE COMPANY FROM CHANGES IN CURRENCY
EXCHANGE RATES, THE COMPANY'S INVESTMENTS IN THE HOTELS LOCATED IN CANADA,
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AT THOSE HOTELS AND AMOUNTS PAYABLE UNDER THE
MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND LEASE OTHER THAN THE OWNER'S PRIORITY AND BASE
RENT REFERENCED ABOVE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THOSE CHANGES. THE HOTELS'
OPERATIONS WILL BE CONDUCTED, IN PART, IN CANADIAN DOLLARS, AND THE AMOUNTS
EARNED AT THESE HOTELS AND AVAILABLE TO PAY RETURNS TO THE COMPANY IN U.S.
DOLLARS WILL BE DETERMINED BASED ON CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES IN EFFECT FROM
TIME TO TIME.
RESULTS CONTRARY TO THE COMPANY'S INTENT, BELIEF OR EXPECTATION COULD OCCUR DUE
TO THESE OR MANY DIFFERENT REASONS, SOME OF WHICH, SUCH AS CHANGES IN COSTS OR
REVENUES OF THE COMPANY'S TENANTS OR OPERATORS, CHANGES IN CAPITAL MARKETS OR
CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATES OR THE ECONOMY GENERALLY OR OBTAINING REGULATORY
APPROVALS ARE BEYOND THE COMPANY'S CONTROL. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS ARE NOT
GUARANTEED TO OCCUR AND MAY NOT OCCUR. YOU SHOULD NOT PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE UPON
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS.
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Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits
2.1 Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated December 17, 2004, as amended,
among BHR Texas, L.P., InterContinental Hotels Group Resources, Inc., Crowne
Plaza LAX, LLC, Crowne Plaza Hilton Head Holding Company, Holiday Pacific
Partners Limited Partnership, 220 Bloor Street Hotel, Inc., and Staybridge
Markham, Inc., as sellers, and HPT IHG-2 Properties Trust, as buyer.
2.2 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 17, 2004, as amended,
between Six Continents International Holdings, B.V., as seller, and HPT IHG-2
Properties Trust, as buyer.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES TRUST
By: /s/ Mark L. Kleifges
Name: Mark L. Kleifges
Title: Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
Date: December 22, 2004