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Note 6 - Sale of Ownership Interests in Yuma Hospitality Properties Subsidiary
12 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2015
Notes to Financial Statements  
Sale Of Partnership Interests In Yuma Hospitality Properties L.P. [Text Block]
6.   SALE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN YUMA HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES SUBSIDIARY
 
On October 24, 2014, the Trust and Partnership entered into a restructuring agreement with Rare Earth to allow for the sale of non-controlling interest units in Yuma Hospitality Properties, Limited Partnership (the “Yuma” entity) for $10,000 per unit, which operates the Yuma hotel property, then wholly-owned by the Trust.  Prior to the agreement there were 750 units outstanding and as a result of the agreement, an additional 50 units will be created for sale. Under the agreement, Rare Earth agreed to either purchase or bring in other investors to purchase up to 398 units, which represents approximately 49% of the outstanding partnership units in the Yuma entity, on a post-transaction basis, and the parties agreed to restructure the limited partnership agreement of the Yuma entity. The Board of Trustees approved this restructuring on October 24, 2014. Under the restructured limited partnership agreement, Rare Earth became a general partner of the Yuma entity along with the Trust and Partnership.
 
The limited partnership interests in the Yuma entity are allocated to three classes with differing cumulative discretionary priority distribution rights through January 31, 2020. Class A units are owned by unrelated third parties and have first priority for distributions. Class B units are owned by the Trust and have second priority for distributions. Class C units are owned by Rare Earth or other affiliates of Mr. Wirth and have the lowest priority for distributions from the Yuma entity. Priority distributions of $700 per unit per year are cumulative until January 31, 2020. After January 31, 2020, all Partnership Interests will share equally in all distributions.
 
If certain triggering events related to the Yuma entity occur prior to the payment of all accumulated distributions to its members, such accumulated distributions will be paid out of any proceeds of the event before general distribution of the proceeds to the members.  In the event that funds generated from a triggering event are insufficient to pay the total amount of all such accumulated distributions owed to the members, all Class A members will participate pro rata in the funds available for distribution to them until paid in full, then Class B, and then Class C. After all investors have received their initial capital plus a 7% per annum simple return, any additional profits will be allocated 50% to Rare Earth, with the remaining 50% allocated proportionately to all unit classes. Rare Earth will receive a restructuring fee of $350,000, conditioned upon and arising from the sale of the first 150 units in the Yuma entity following the October 24, 2014 restructuring. The Trust has paid out $85,000 of the $350,000 restructuring fee and accrued the remaining $265,000 at January 31, 2015. The $265,000 was paid in March, 2015. The Yuma entity is required to use its best efforts to pay the priority distributions. The Trust does not guarantee and is not otherwise obligated to pay the cumulative priority distributions. InnSuites Hotels will continue to provide management, licensing and reservation services to the Yuma, Arizona property.
 
During the twelve months ended January 31, 2015, there were 210.10 Class A units of the Yuma entity sold at $10,000 per unit, of which 160.10 were sold from the Trust and the remaining 50 units were newly issued units. As of January 31, 2015, the Trust held a 73.61% ownership interest, or 588.90 Class B units, in the Tucson entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 0.13% interest, or 1 Class C unit, and other parties held a 26.26% interest, or 210.10 Class A units. As of January 31, 2015, the Yuma entity has discretionary Priority Return payments to unrelated unit holders of approximately $147,000 to the Trust of approximately $412,000 and to Rare Earth of approximately $1,000 per year payable quarterly for calendar years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.