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Sale of Ownership Interests in Subsidiaries
3 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
Sale Of Ownership Interests In Subsidiaries  
Sale of Ownership Interests in Subsidiaries

6. SALE OF OWNERSHIP INTERESTS IN SUBSIDIARIES

 

The Trust has sold non-controlling interests for their Albuquerque Suite Hospitality, LLC (the “Albuquerque entity”), Tucson Hospitality Properties, LP (the “Tucson entity”), Ontario Hospitality Properties, LP (“Ontario entity”), Yuma Hospitality Properties, Limited Partnership (the “Yuma” entity) which is described in detail in the Form 10-K Annual Report filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on April 30, 2015. Generally, interests have sold for $10,000 per unit with a two-unit minimum subscription. The Trust maintains at least 50.1% of the units in each entity and intends to maintain this minimum ownership percentage. Generally, the units in the each of the entities are allocated to three classes with differing cumulative discretionary priority distribution rights through a certain time period. 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. Priority distributions of $700 per unit per year are cumulative until a certain date; however, after that date, generally Class A unit holders continue to hold a preference on distributions over Class B and Class C unit holders.

 

During the three months ended April 30, 2015, there was one Class A units of the Albuquerque entity sold, no Class B units sold and no Class C units sold at $10,000 per unit. As of April 30, 2015, the Trust held a 50.73% ownership interest, or 279 Class B units, in the Albuquerque entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 0.18% interest, or 1 Class C unit, and other third parties held a 49.09% interest, or 270 Class A units. As of April 30, 2015, the Albuquerque entity has discretionary Priority Return payments to unrelated unit holders of approximately $189,000, to the Trust of approximately $195,000, and to Mr. Wirth and his affiliates of approximately $1,000 per year payable quarterly for calendar year 2016.

 

During the three months ended April 30, 2015, there were no Class A, B or C units sold of the Tucson entity. As of April 30, 2015 and January 31, 2015, the Partnership held a 51.01% ownership interest, or 404 Class B units, in the Tucson entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 1.39% interest, or 11 Class C units, and other parties held a 47.60% interest, or 377 Class A units. As of April 30, 2015, the Tucson entity has discretionary Priority Return payments to unrelated unit holders of approximately $264,000 to the Partnership of approximately $283,000 and to Rare Earth of approximately $8,000 per year payable quarterly for calendar year 2016.

 

During the three months ended April 30, 2015, there was one Class A units of the Ontario entity sold, no Class B units sold and no Class C units sold at $10,000 per unit. As of April 30, 2015, the Partnership held a 51.65% ownership interest, or 498 Class B units, in the Ontario entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 3.63% interest through Rare Earth, or 35 Class C units, and other parties held a 44.72% interest, or 431.25 Class A units. As of January 31, 2015, and after the recognition of upward adjustments to certain of the unit holders, as specified by the March 24, 2014 restructuring agreement, the Partnership held a 51.71% ownership interest, or 498 Class B units, in the Ontario entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 3.64% interest through Rare Earth, or 35 Class C units, and other parties held a 44.65% interest, or 430 Class A units. As of April 30, 2015 the Ontario entity has discretionary Priority Return payments to unrelated unit holders of approximately $302,000, to the Partnership of approximately $349,000 and to Rare Earth of approximately $25,000 per year payable quarterly for calendar years 2016 and 2017.

 

During the three months ended April 30, 2015, there were 49.40 Class A units sold and 12 Class C units sold of the Yuma entity sold at $10,000 per unit, all of which were sold from the Trust. As of April 30, 2015, the Trust held a 65.94% ownership interest, or 527.50 Class B units, in the Yuma entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 1.63% interest, or 13 Class C units, and other parties held a 32.44% interest, or 259.50 Class A 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 April 30, 2015, the Yuma entity has discretionary Priority Return payments to unrelated unit holders of approximately $182,000, to the Trust of approximately $370,000 and to Rare Earth of approximately $9,000 per year payable quarterly for calendar years 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

 

On April 24, 2015, the Trust and Partnership entered into a restructuring agreement with Rare Earth to allow for the sale of non-controlling interest units in Tucson Saint Mary’s Suite Hospitality, LLC for $10,000 per unit, which operates one of the Tucson, Arizona hotel properties, then wholly-owned by the Partnership. Under the agreement, the Partnership agreed to either purchase or bring in other investors to purchase up to 350 units, which represents approximately 50.07% of the outstanding partnership units in the Tucson, Arizona entity, on a post-transaction basis, and the parties agreed to restructure the limited liability agreement of the Tucson, Arizona entity. The Board of Trustees approved this restructuring on April 24, 2015. Under the restructured limited liability agreement, the Partnership was confirmed as the Administrative Member of the Tucson Saint Mary’s Arizona entity but Rare Earth could be elected in the future as Administrative Member without consent of the Partnership. All Membership Interests will be entitled to receive priority distributions annually of $700 per $10,000 Interest from May 15, 2015 through April 20, 2020. Priority distributions will be paid first to Class A interests, second to Class B interests, third to class C interests and will be cumulative. After April 30, 2020, all membership interests will be entitled to annual distributions of $700 per $10,000 Interest, which will be cumulative. The holders of Class A units may convert all of part of their investment at any time up to January 31, 2018 into 2,857 Shares of Beneficial Interest for each $10,000 interest subject to shareholder approval and other required approvals (“conversion feature”). Thereafter each $10,000 interest is convertible into 2,500 Shares of Beneficial Interest of the Trust. On May 30, 2015, the restructuring agreement was amended to clarify the requirement that the shareholders must approve the conversion feature which is not perfunctory. No units were sold during the three months ended April 30, 2015.