EX-13 5 w65233exv13.htm EXHIBIT 13 exv13
 

Exhibit 13

MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

                     
      September 30, 2002   December 31, 2001  
       
 
        (unaudited)        
Assets
               
Investments in hotel properties
  $ 3,181,539     $ 3,183,677  
   
Accumulated depreciation
    (477,625 )     (397,380 )
 
   
     
 
 
    2,703,914       2,786,297  
   
Cash and cash equivalents
    24,728       23,441  
   
Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $650 and $973
    52,791       47,178  
   
Prepaid expenses and other
    23,357       18,306  
   
Income tax receivable
    319        
   
Notes receivable from Interstate Hotels & Resorts
    56,069       36,000  
   
Due from Interstate Hotels & Resorts
          8,877  
   
Investments in affiliates
    41,714       41,714  
   
Restricted cash
    16,443       21,304  
   
Intangible assets, net of accumulated amortization of $9,067 and $5,289
    18,825       21,469  
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 2,938,160     $ 3,004,586  
 
   
     
 
Liabilities, Minority Interests and Partners’ Capital
               
 
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
  $ 117,998     $ 123,972  
 
Accrued interest
    41,144       45,009  
 
Due to Interstate Hotels & Resorts
    9,954        
 
Income taxes payable
          310  
 
Dividends and distributions payable
    449       1,090  
 
Deferred income taxes
    6,358       7,130  
 
Interest rate swaps
    6,802       12,100  
 
Notes payable to MeriStar Hospitality
    357,408       357,117  
 
Long-term debt
    1,312,246       1,343,017  
 
   
     
 
Total liabilities
    1,852,359       1,889,745  
 
   
     
 
Minority interests
    2,629       2,639  
Redeemable OP units at redemption value
    45,996       67,012  
Partners’ capital – common OP units 45,045,410 and 44,524,147
               
 
issued and outstanding
    1,037,176       1,045,190  
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 2,938,160     $ 3,004,586  
 
   
     
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
UNAUDITED (IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

                                     
        Three months ended   Nine months ended
        September 30,   September 30,
       
 
        2002   2001   2002   2001
       
 
 
 
Revenue:
                               
 
Hotel operations:
                               
   
Rooms
  $ 156,935     $ 163,568     $ 506,054     $ 562,497  
   
Food and beverage
    56,548       55,886       189,423       200,273  
   
Other operating departments
    18,306       18,721       57,715       64,511  
 
Participating lease revenue
          1,841             8,146  
Office rental and other revenues
    4,017       4,016       14,282       12,183  
 
   
     
     
     
 
                                     
Total revenue
    235,806       244,032       767,474       847,610  
 
   
     
     
     
 
                                     
Hotel operating expenses by department:
                               
   
Rooms
    40,895       42,715       122,194       134,225  
   
Food and beverage
    44,187       44,122       138,234       147,320  
   
Other operating departments
    10,967       10,353       33,159       33,845  
Office rental, parking and other operating expenses
    767       819       2,372       2,444  
Undistributed operating expenses:
                               
   
Administrative and general
    42,136       39,610       129,098       126,774  
   
Property operating costs
    40,166       40,716       117,842       124,812  
   
Property taxes, insurance and other
    16,511       20,811       52,999       57,158  
   
Depreciation and amortization
    30,039       28,500       91,242       85,594  
   
Expense for non-hedging derivatives
    1,132             4,211        
   
Write-off of deferred financing costs
                  1,529        
   
Loss on fair value of non-hedging derivatives
                4,735        
   
Write down of investment in STS Hotel Net
                      2,112  
   
Swap termination costs
                      9,297  
   
FelCor merger costs
          2,028             5,817  
   
Cost to terminate leases with Prime Hospitality Corporation
                      1,315  
   
Restructuring charge
          1,080             1,080  
 
   
     
     
     
 
                                     
Total operating expenses
    226,800       230,754       697,615       731,793  
 
   
     
     
     
 
                                     
Net operating income
    9,006       13,278       69,859       115,817  
                                     
Interest expense, net
    33,846       31,354       102,543       91,661  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) from continuing operations before minority interests, income tax expense (benefit), discontinued operations, loss on sale of assets and extraordinary loss
    (24,840 )     (18,076 )     (32,684 )     24,156  
                                     
Minority interests
    (18 )     (22 )     (10 )     (16 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
                                     
Income (loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (benefit), discontinued operations, loss on sale of assets and extraordinary loss
    (24,822 )     (18,054 )     (32,674 )     24,172  
                                     
Income tax expense (benefit)
    (595 )     (521 )     (754 )     721  
 
   
     
     
     
 
                                     
Income (loss) from continuing operations before discontinued operations, loss on sale of assets and extraordinary loss
    (24,227 )     (17,533 )     (31,920 )     23,451  
                                     
Discontinued operations:
                               
   
Income (loss) from operations of assets sold (including loss on disposal of $6,403 in 2002)
    (6,640 )     558       (5,768 )     2,264  
                                     
 
Income tax benefit
    128             128        
 
   
     
     
     
 
                                     
 
Income (loss) on discontinued operations
    (6,512 )     558       (5,640 )     2,264  
                                     
Loss on sale of assets, net of tax effect of ($20) and ($39)
          (1,075 )           (2,137 )
                                     
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishments of debt, net of tax effect of ($17)
                      (1,226 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
                                     
Net income (loss)
  $ (30,739 )   $ (18,050 )   $ (37,560 )   $ 22,352  
 
   
     
     
     
 
                                     
Preferred distributions
    (141 )     (141 )     (423 )     (423 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
                                     
Net income (loss) applicable to common unitholders
  $ (30,880 )   $ (18,191 )   $ (37,983 )   $ 21,929  
 
   
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS UNAUDITED (IN THOUSANDS,
EXCEPT PER UNIT AMOUNTS)

                                   
      Three months ended   Nine months ended
      September 30,   September 30,
     
 
      2002   2001   2002   2001
     
 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) applicable to common unitholders
  $ (30,880 )   $ (18,191 )   $ (37,983 )   $ 21,929  
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Net income (loss) applicable to general partner common unitholders
  $ (28,437 )   $ (16,803 )   $ (34,921 )   $ 20,178  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Net income (loss) applicable to third party limited partner common unitholders
  $ (2,443 )   $ (1,388 )   $ (3,062 )   $ 1,751  
 
   
     
     
     
 
                                   
                                   
Earnings per unit:
                               
 
Basic:
                               
 
Continuing income (loss) before discontinued operations and extraordinary loss
  $ (0.50 )   $ (0.39 )   $ (0.66 )   $ 0.42  
 
Discontinued operations
    (0.13 )     0.01       (0.12 )     0.05  
 
Extraordinary loss
                      (0.03 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (0.63 )   $ (0.38 )   $ (0.78 )   $ 0.44  
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Diluted:
                               
 
Continuing income (loss) before discontinued operations and extraordinary loss
  $ (0.50 )   $ (0.39 )   $ (0.66 )   $ 0.42  
 
Discontinued operations
    (0.13 )     0.01       (0.12 )     0.05  
 
Extraordinary loss
                      (0.03 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
 
Net income (loss)
  $ (0.63 )   $ (0.38 )   $ (0.78 )   $ 0.44  
 
   
     
     
     
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL
UNAUDITED
(IN THOUSANDS)

                     
        September 30,
        2002   2001
       
 
                     
Balance at beginning of year
  $ 1,045,190     $ 1,142,772  
Net income (loss)
    (37,560 )     22,352  
Foreign currency translation adjustment
    112       (1,001 )
Transition adjustment
          (2,842 )
Change in fair value of cash flow hedges
    511       (9,678 )
 
   
     
 
 
Comprehensive income (loss)
    (36,937 )     8,831  
Reclassification of non-hedging derivatives
    4,735        
Contributions
    3,156       844  
Contribution from general partner related to amortization of unearned stock-based compensation
    3,041       2,628  
Repurchase of units
    (1,193 )     (4,028 )
Allocations from redeemable OP units
    20,528       41,266  
Distributions
    (1,344 )     (73,568 )
 
   
     
 
                     
   
Balance at end of period
  $ 1,037,176     $ 1,118,745  
 
   
     
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
UNAUDITED (IN THOUSANDS)

                     
        Nine months ended
        September 30,
       
        2002   2001
       
 
Operating activities:
               
Net income (loss)
  $ (37,560 )   $ 22,352  
                     
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by operating activities:
               
 
Depreciation and amortization
    91,770       86,639  
 
Loss on fair value of non-hedging derivatives
    4,735        
 
Write-off of deferred financing costs
    1,529        
 
Loss on sale of assets, before tax effect
    6,403       2,176  
 
Write down of investment in STS Hotel Net
          2,112  
 
Extraordinary loss on early extinguishment of debt, before tax effect
          1,243  
 
Minority interests
    (10 )     (16 )
 
Amortization of unearned stock based compensation
    3,041       2,628  
 
Interest rate swaps marked to fair value
    (4,787 )      
 
Deferred income taxes
    (772 )     (359 )
                     
 
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
               
   
Accounts receivable, net
    (5,613 )     11,256  
   
Prepaid expenses and other
    (5,051 )     (6,135 )
   
Due to/from Interstate Hotels & Resorts
    5,762       9,152  
   
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
    (6,444 )     (18,035 )
   
Accrued interest
    (3,865 )     3,080  
   
Income taxes payable
    (629 )     233  
 
   
     
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
    48,509       116,326  
 
   
     
 
Investing activities:
               
 
Investment in hotel properties, net
    (35,824 )     (31,066 )
 
Proceeds from disposition of assets
    25,150       9,715  
 
Hotel operating cash received in lease conversions
          3,257  
 
Repayments of notes receivable
    (7,000 )     (36,000 )
 
Change in restricted cash
    4,861       (2,741 )
 
   
     
 
Net cash used in investing activities
    (12,813 )     (56,835 )
 
   
     
 
Financing activities:
               
 
Deferred financing costs
    (3,416 )     (11,072 )
 
Proceeds from issuance of mortgages and notes payable
    283,138       684,710  
 
Principal payments on mortgages and notes payable
    (313,618 )     (608,149 )
 
Contributions from partners
    3,156       2,157  
 
Repurchase of units
    (1,193 )     (4,028 )
 
Distributions paid to partners
    (2,467 )     (75,950 )
 
   
     
 
Net cash used in financing activities
    (34,400 )     (12,332 )
 
   
     
 
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash and cash equivalents
    (9 )     245  
 
   
     
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
    1,287       47,404  
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
    23,441       242  
 
   
     
 
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
  $ 24,728     $ 47,646  
 
   
     
 

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

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MERISTAR HOSPITALITY OPERATING PARTNERSHIP, L.P.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
SEPTEMBER 30, 2002
UNAUDITED (DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT PER SHARE AMOUNTS)

1. ORGANIZATION

General

We are a subsidiary operating partnership of MeriStar Hospitality Corporation. We own a portfolio of upscale, full-service hotels in the United States and Canada. Our portfolio is diversified by franchise and brand affiliations. As of September 30, 2002, we owned 109 hotels, with 28,099 rooms, all of which are leased by our taxable subsidiaries and managed by Interstate Hotels & Resorts, Inc. Interstate Hotels was created on July 31, 2002 through the merger of MeriStar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Interstate Hotels Corporation.

We were created on August 3, 1998, as a result of the merger between CapStar Hotel Company and American General Hospitality Corporation, and the subsequent formation of MeriStar Hospitality, the merged entity. MeriStar Hospitality, a real estate investment trust, or REIT, is our general partner and owns a one percent interest in us as of September 30, 2002. The limited partners are as follows:

    MeriStar LP, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of MeriStar Hospitality, which owns approximately a 90 percent interest as of September 30, 2002; and
    various third parties, which owned an aggregate interest of nine percent at September 30, 2002.

Partners’ capital includes the partnership interests of MeriStar Hospitality and MeriStar LP, Inc. MeriStar Hospitality held 483,745 common OP units as of September 30, 2002. MeriStar LP, Inc. held 44,561,665 common OP units as of September 30, 2002. Due to the redemption rights of the limited partnership units held by third parties, these units have been excluded from partner’s capital and classified as Redeemable OP units and are recorded at redemption value. At September 30, 2002, there were 4,296,307 redeemable units outstanding.

On January 1, 2001, changes to the federal tax laws governing real estate investment trusts became effective. Those changes are commonly known as the REIT Modernization Act, or RMA. The RMA permits real estate investment trusts to create taxable subsidiaries that are subject to taxation similar to subchapter C-Corporations. Because of the RMA, we have created a number of these taxable subsidiaries to lease our real property. The RMA prohibits our taxable subsidiaries from engaging in the following activities:

    managing the properties they lease (our taxable subsidiaries must enter into an “arms length” management agreement with an independent third-party manager that is actively involved in the trade or business of hotel management and manages properties on behalf of other owners),
    leasing a property that contains gambling operations; and
    owning a brand or franchise.

We believe establishing taxable subsidiaries to lease the properties we own provides an efficient alignment of and ability to capture the economic interests of property ownership. Our taxable subsidiaries are parties to management agreements with a subsidiary of Interstate Hotels to manage our hotels. Under these management agreements, the taxable subsidiaries pay a management fee to Interstate Hotels for each property. The taxable subsidiaries in turn make rental payments to us under the participating leases. Under the management agreements, the base management fee is 2.5% of total hotel revenue plus incentives payments, based on meeting performance thresholds, that could total up to 1.5% of total hotel revenue. All of the agreements, except for four agreements with terms that renew annually, have an initial term of 10 years with three renewal periods of five years each at the option of Interstate Hotels, subject to some exceptions.

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2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

General

We have prepared these unaudited interim financial statements according to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. We have omitted certain information and footnote disclosures that are normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. These interim financial statements should be read in conjunction with the financial statements, accompanying notes and other information included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the year ended December 31, 2001. Certain 2001 amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 2002 presentation.

In our opinion, the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements reflect all adjustments, which are of a normal and recurring nature, necessary for a fair presentation of the financial condition and results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires us to make estimates and assumptions. Such estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Our actual results could differ from those estimates. The results of operations for the interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the results for the entire year.

Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 131, “Disclosures about Segments of an Enterprise and Related Information” requires a public entity to report selected information about operating segments in financial reports issued to shareholders. Based on the guidance provided in the standard, we have determined that our business is conducted in one reportable segment. The standard also establishes requirements for related disclosures about products and services, geographic areas and major customers. Revenues for Canadian operations totaled $6,166 and $6,716 for the three months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively. Revenues for Canadian operations totaled $16,573 and $18,299 for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, respectively.

Our interest rate risk management objective is to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows. We assess interest rate cash flow risk by continually identifying and monitoring changes in interest rate exposures that may adversely impact expected future cash flows, and by evaluating hedging opportunities. We do not enter into derivative instruments for any purpose other than cash flow hedging purposes.

Our interest rate swap agreements were initially designated as hedges against changes in future cash flows associated with specific variable rate debt obligations. As of September 30, 2002, we had three swap agreements with notional amounts totaling $300,000. All of these swap agreements have been converted to non-hedging derivatives due to our repayment of the floating-rate borrowings they originally hedged and they are currently being marked to market through our statement of operations. We have interest rate exposure going forward as the change in fair value of our non-hedging derivatives will have an impact on our statement of operations. The interest rate swap agreements are reflected at fair value in our consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2002. For more information regarding our interest rate hedging activities, see “Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.”

New Accounting Pronouncements

In July 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 146 “Accounting for Costs Associated with Exit or Disposal Activities.” If we enter into these transactions in the future, we will have to evaluate the effects this new standard will have on our financial statements. The provisions of this statement are to be applied prospectively to exit or disposal activities initiated after December 31, 2002.

In April 2002, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 145 “Rescission of FASB Statements No. 4, 44 and 64, Amendment of SFAS No. 13, Technical Corrections”. We plan to adopt this statement on January 1, 2003.

In August 2001, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued SFAS No. 144 “Accounting for the Impairment of Disposal of Long-Lived Assets,” which supersedes SFAS No. 121. The provisions of SFAS No. 144 were effective on January 1, 2002 for our financial statements. SFAS No. 144 requires the current and prior period operating results of any asset that has been disposed of, on or after January 1, 2002, including any gain or loss recognized, to be recorded as

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discontinued operations. In August 2002, we sold three hotels. All operating results, including the loss on disposal, have been recorded as discontinued operations. We have reclassified prior periods to reflect operations of the three hotels as discontinued operations.

3. AMOUNTS DUE TO/FROM INTERSTATE HOTELS

Due to/from Interstate Hotel and Resorts

In the normal course of managing our hotel properties, Interstate Hotels incurs day to day operating costs which are reimbursed by us. The balance of $9,954 at September 30, 2002, includes management fees due, and reimbursements due for insurance, employee benefits, sales and marketing expenses, and other miscellaneous operating expenses. These amounts are normally paid within 30 days.

Pursuant to an intercompany agreement, we and Interstate Hotels provide each other with among other things, reciprocal rights to participate in certain transactions entered into by each party. In particular, Interstate Hotels has a right of first refusal to become the manager of any real property we acquire. We also may provide each other with certain services. These may include administrative, renovation supervision, corporate, accounting, finance, risk management, legal, tax, information technology, human resources, acquisition identification and due diligence, and operational services, for which Interstate Hotels is compensated in an amount that we would be charged by a third party for comparable services. As of December 31, 2001, Interstate owed us $8,877 for working capital deficits at the RMA lease conversion date and these services.

Note Receivable From Interstate Hotels and Resorts

Under a revolving credit agreement with Interstate Hotels through July 31, 2002, we had the ability to lend Interstate Hotels up to $50,000 for general corporate purposes. The interest rate on this credit agreement was 650 basis points over the 30-day London Interbank Offered Rate.

Interstate Hotels also issued us a term note effective January 1, 2002. This $13,069 term note refinanced outstanding accounts payable Interstate Hotels owed to us. The term loan bore interest at 650 basis points over the 30-day LIBOR. The maturity date was the same as that of the revolving credit agreement. The repayments of the credit agreement and term note were subordinate to Interstate’s bank debt.

In connection with the merger that created Interstate Hotels on July 31, 2002, Interstate Hotels paid $3,000 to reduce its borrowings outstanding on the credit agreement. Also, the credit agreement and term note were amended and combined into a term loan agreement with a principal balance of $56,069 and a maturity date of July 31, 2007. The interest rate remained at 650 basis points over the 30-day LIBOR. This term loan is subordinate to Interstate’s new credit agreement, and the term loan does not allow for any additional amount of further borrowings by Interstate Hotels.

4.     LONG-TERM DEBT

Long-term debt consisted of the following:
                 
    September 30, 2002   December 31, 2001
   
 
Senior unsecured notes
  $ 950,000     $ 750,000  
Credit facility
    14,000       224,000  
Secured facility
    315,955       319,788  
Mortgage debt and other
    38,550       52,335  
 
   
     
 
 
    1,318,505       1,346,123  
Notes payable to MeriStar Hospitality
    359,300       359,300  
Unamortized issue discount
    (8,151 )     (5,289 )
 
   
     
 
 
  $ 1,669,654     $ 1,700,134  
 
   
     
 

As of September 30, 2002 aggregate future maturities of the above obligations are as follows:
         
2002
  $ 1,914  
2003
    22,188  
2004
    170,669  
2005
    8,665  
2006
    9,407  
Thereafter
    1,456,811  
 
   
 
 
  $ 1,669,654  
 
   
 

In February 2002, we issued an additional $200,000 ($196,250, net of discount) aggregate principal amount of 9.13% senior unsecured notes due 2011. We used the proceeds from the issuance of these notes to repay approximately $195,000 of the outstanding balance under our revolving credit agreement. As a result of this financing, we redesignated

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some swap agreements as non-hedging derivatives. We recognized a $4,735 loss when this amount was transferred out of accumulated other comprehensive income because the debt being hedged was repaid.

In February 2002, we amended our revolving credit agreement. The amendment allowed us to reduce the revolving commitments to below $300,000. In March 2002, we reduced the borrowing capacity on our revolving credit agreement from $310,000 to $150,000. We recognized a $1,529 loss due to the write-off of deferred financing costs related to reducing the borrowing capacity of our revolving credit agreement.

On October 29, 2002, we entered into a new three-year, $100,000 senior unsecured revolving credit facility. The initial interest rate is 30-day LIBOR plus 388 basis points. We repaid the outstanding balance of $14,000 on our previous credit facility in conjunction with closing this facility.

5.     DIVIDENDS AND DISTRIBUTIONS PAYABLE

On September 25, 2002, we declared a dividend for the three months ended September 30, 2002 of $0.01 per limited partnership unit. We paid the dividend on October 31, 2002.

6.     EARNINGS PER UNIT

The following table presents the computation of basic and diluted earnings per unit (unit amounts in thousands):

                                   
      Three months ended   Nine months ended
      September 30,   September 30,
     
 
      2002   2001   2002   2001
     
 
 
 
BASIC EARNINGS (LOSS) PER
UNIT COMPUTATION:
                               
Income (loss) from continuing operations before extraordinary loss
  $ (24,227 )   $ (18,608 )   $ (31,920 )   $ 21,314  
Dividends paid on unvested restricted stock
    (2 )     (198 )     (5 )     (593 )
Preferred distributions
    (141 )     (141 )     (423 )     (423 )
 
   
     
     
     
 
Income (loss) applicable to common unitholders
  $ (24,370 )   $ (18,947 )   $ (32,348 )   $ 20,298  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Weighted average number of OP units outstanding
    48,950       48,312       48,830       48,359  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Basic earnings (loss) per unit from continuing operations before extraordinary loss
  $ (0.50 )   $ (0.39 )   $ (0.66 )   $ 0.42  
 
   
     
     
     
 
DILUTED EARNINGS (LOSS) PER
UNIT COMPUTATION:
                               
Adjusted income (loss) applicable to common unitholders
  $ (24,370 )   $ (18,947 )   $ (32,348 )   $ 20,298  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Weighted average number of OP units outstanding
    48,950       48,312       48,830       48,359  
 
Stock options of MeriStar
                      324  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Total weighted average number of diluted OP units outstanding
    48,950       48,312       48,830       48,683  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Diluted earnings (loss) per unit from continuing operations before extraordinary loss
  $ (0.50 )   $ (0.39 )   $ (0.66 )   $ 0.42  
 
   
     
     
     
 

Stock options are not included in the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per unit when their effect is antidilutive.

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7.     SUPPLEMENTAL CASH FLOW INFORMATION

                       
          Nine months ended September 30,
         
          2002   2001
         
 
 
Cash paid for interest and income taxes:
               
 
Interest, net of capitalized interest of $3,093 and $5,435 respectively
  $ 110,619     $ 88,522  
 
Income taxes
    643       558  
                       
 
Non-cash investing and financing activities:
               
 
Issuance of POPs
    3,339        
 
Redemption of redeemable OP units
    6,146       4,504  
                       
Operating assets received and liabilities assumed from lease conversion:
               
   
Accounts receivable
  $     $ 47,200  
   
Prepaid expenses and other
          13,500  
   
Furniture and fixtures, net
          152  
   
Investment in affiliates, net
          1,629  
 
   
     
 
     
Total operating assets received
  $     $ 62,481  
 
   
     
 
   
Accounts payable and accrued expenses
  $     $ 65,706  
   
Long-term debt
          32  
 
   
     
 
   
Total liabilities acquired
  $     $ 65,738  
 
   
     
 

8.     STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

As of September 30, 2002, MeriStar Hospitality has granted 481,500 shares of restricted stock to employees. This restricted stock vests ratably over three-year or five-year periods.

As of September 30, 2002, MeriStar Hospitality has granted 925,000 Profits-Only OP Units, or POPs, to some of our employees pursuant to our POPs Plan. These POPs are fixed awards and vest over three-year or four-year periods.

9.     RESTRUCTURING EXPENSES

During 2001, we incurred a restructuring charge of $1,080 in connection with operational changes at our corporate headquarters. The restructuring included eliminating seven corporate staff positions and office space no longer needed under the new structure. During 2002, we applied $156 of lease termination costs against the restructuring reserve. Approximately $236 of the restructuring accrual remains at September 30, 2002.

10.     CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Certain of our subsidiaries and MeriStar Hospitality are guarantors of senior unsecured notes. Our guarantor subsidiaries also guarantee the unsecured subordinated notes of MeriStar Hospitality. All guarantees are full and unconditional, and joint and several. Exhibit 99.1 to this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q presents supplementary consolidating information for us, our non-guarantor subsidiaries, and each of our guarantor subsidiaries. The supplementary consolidating information in Exhibit 99.1 presents our consolidating balance sheets as of September 30, 2002 and December 31, 2001, consolidating statements of operations for each of the three and nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001, and consolidating cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 2002 and 2001.

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11.     DISPOSITIONS

On August 1, 2002 we sold three hotels for $25,150, which resulted in a loss on sale of assets of $6,403 ($6,275, net of tax). Revenue and pre-tax income included in discontinued operations for these three hotels were:

                                 
    Three months ended   Nine months ended
    September 30   September 30,
    2002   2001   2002   2001
   
 
 
 
Revenue
  $ 981     $ 3,506     $ 7,233     $ 9,779  
 
   
     
     
     
 
Pre-tax income (loss)
  $ (237 )   $ 558     $ 635     $ 2,264  
 
   
     
     
     
 

12.     SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

On October 29, 2002, we entered into a new three-year $100,000 senior unsecured revolving credit facility. The initial interest rate 30-day LIBOR plus 388 basis points. We repaid the outstanding balance of $14,000 on our previous credit facility in conjunction with closing this facility.

On November 6, 2002, we sold one hotel for $12,500. The book carrying value of this hotel at the date of sale was approximately $26,000. In the fourth quarter, we will record a loss on sale from the disposition of this hotel of approximately $13,500.

SFAS No. 144 requires companies to classify long-lived assets as held for sale (as opposed to held for use) as of a balance sheet date if several criteria are met. One of those criteria is that the sale of the asset must be considered probable (that is, likely to occur) as of the balance sheet date. As of September 30, 2002, we did not consider the sale of this asset to be probable and therefore we did not meet the criteria according to SFAS No. 144 to classify this hotel as held for sale on our balance sheet and to reclassify the operations of the hotel to discontinued operations on our statement of operations. We did not consider this sale probable as of September 30, 2002 for the following reasons:

    although we had listed this property to be sold with an independent broker prior to September 30, 2002, we believed the probability of a sale within one year was low. Based on our history of listing assets for possible sale, we expected the listing, bidding, and negotiation process for a possible sale, if any, to be extended;
    the offer to purchase this property was received after the balance sheet date, in mid-October 2002;
    the offer was received from a new prospective buyer with whom we had no previous dealings and therefore it was difficult to assess the potential buyer’s ability or willingness to close a transaction on a timely basis;
    the buyer was not willing to put up a nonrefundable deposit; and
    we did not have an executed sales contract until November 4, 2002.

Based on the reasons above, we did not consider this property as held for sale as of the balance sheet date.

In addition, as of September 30, 2002, we did not consider this property impaired in accordance with the provisions of SFAS No. 144. In situations when the criteria of SFAS No. 144 are met to classify an asset as held for sale after the balance sheet date but before issuance of the financial statements, SFAS No. 144 requires that the asset continue to be classified as held and used in those financial statements when issued. We tested the asset for recoverability on a held and used basis as of the balance sheet date. The estimates of future cash flows used in this test considered the likelihood of possible outcomes that existed at the balance sheet date, including the assessment of the likelihood of the future sale of the asset. We performed the recoverability analysis using a probability-weighted cash flows test to assess the asset for possible impairment. Based on the results of the probability-weighted cash flows test for impairment, the carrying value of this asset would be recoverable as of September 30, 2002; therefore the asset was not considered impaired as of that date.

We sold this asset in light of the severe downturn in the overall economy that has had a negative effect on our operating results, and decreased the amount of cash generated by our operations. We believe we have sufficient free cash flow currently, and project to have adequate cash flow in future periods. Our current and future liquidity is, however, greatly dependent upon our operating results, which are driven largely by overall economic conditions. If the general economic conditions continue to be depressed for an extended period, this would negatively impact our projections of available cash flow and liquidity. In order to maintain our current operating flexibility and establish a further cushion against the slowed economy and future economic and other uncertainties, we are taking several steps to further improve our liquidity. One of these steps is the marketing of non-core assets. We elected to sell this asset principally because of the rapid closing offered by the seller. This allowed us to improve our short-term liquidity and provide an additional cushion against future operating results.

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