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Sale of Ownership Interests in Subsidiaries
9 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2017
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 in certain subsidiaries, including Albuquerque Suite Hospitality, LLC (the “Albuquerque entity”), Tucson Hospitality Properties, LP (the “Tucson entity”), Ontario Hospitality Properties, LP (the “Ontario entity”), and Yuma Hospitality Properties, Limited Partnership (the “Yuma entity”), which sales are described in detail in our Annual Report on Form 10-K filed on May 1, 2017 with the Securities and Exchange Commissions. 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 one of the entities 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. As of February 1, 2017, the Trust no longer accrues for these distributions as the preference period generally has expired.

 

On February 15, 2017, the Trust and Partnership entered into a restructuring agreement with Rare Earth Financial, LLC (“REF”) to allow for the sale of non-controlling partnership units in Albuquerque Suite Hospitality LLC (“Albuquerque”) for $10,000 per unit, which operates the Best Western InnSuites Albuquerque Hotel and Suites Airport hotel property, a 100 unit hotel in Albuquerque, New Mexico (the “Property”). REF and IHT are restructuring the Albuquerque Membership Interest by creating 250 additional Class A membership interests from General Member majority-owned to accredited investor member-owned. In the event of sale of 250 Class A Interests, total interests outstanding will change from 550 to 600 with Class A, Class B and Class C Limited Liability Company Interests (referred to collectively as “Interests”) restructured with IHT selling approximately 200 Class B Interests to accredited investors as Class A Interest. REF, as a General Partner of Yuma, will coordinate the offering and sale of Class A Interests to qualified third parties. REF and other REF Affiliates may purchase Interests under the offering. This restructuring is part of the Trust’s Equity Enhancement Plan to comply with Section 1003(a)(iii) of the NYSE American Company Guide.

 

On February 15, 2017, the Trust and Partnership entered into a restructuring agreement with Rare Earth to allow for the sale of non-controlling partnership units in the Yuma entity for $10,000 per unit. Rare Earth and the Trust are restructuring the Yuma Partnership Interest from General Partner majority-owned to accredited investor majority-owned. Total interests outstanding will remain unchanged at 800 with Class A, Class B and Class C Limited Liability Limited Partnership Interests (referred to collectively as “Interests”) restructured with the Yuma entity purchasing 300 existing IHT Class B Interests and reissuing 300 Class A units to accredited investors as Class A Interests causing the Yuma entity to offer and sell up to approximately 300 Class A (2017 series) Interests. Rare Earth, as a General Partner of the Yuma entity, will coordinate the offering and sale of Class A Interests to qualified third parties. Rare Earth and other Rare Earth affiliates may purchase Interests under the offering. This restructuring is part of the Trust’s Equity Enhancement Plan to comply with Section 1003(a)(iii) of the NYSE American Company Guide. As described below, as of October 31, 2017, the Trust has sold approximately $2,710,000 of non-controlling partnership units in the Yuma entity.

  

During the nine months ended October 31, 2017, there were 164 Class A units sold, of which 120.69 came from the Trust’s Class B units, and no C units of the Albuquerque entity sold. As of October 31, 2017 and January 31, 2017, the Trust held a 26.46% and 50.91% ownership interest, or 158.31 and 279 Class B units, in the Albuquerque entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 0.17% interest, or 1 Class C unit, and other third parties held a 73.37% interest, or 439 Class A units. As of February 1, 2016, the Trust no longer accrues for these distributions as the preference period generally has expired.

 

During the nine months ended October 31, 2017, there were no Class A, B or C units of the Tucson entity sold. As of October 31, 2017 and January 31, 2017, the Partnership held a 51.01% ownership interest, or 404 Class B units, in the Tucson entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 0.38% interest, or 3 Class C units, and other parties held a 48.6% interest, or 385 Class A units. As of February 1, 2016, the Trust no longer accrues for these distributions as the preference period generally has expired.

 

During the three months ended October 31, 2017, there were no Class A units, B or C units of the Ontario entity sold. On June 2, 2017, the Trust sold its Ontario hotel to an unrelated third party for approximately $17.5 million, which the Trust received in cash. The Trust used $7.2 million of the proceeds to satisfy its mortgage note payable on the property, approximately $2.4 million to reduce accruals and payables, and retained the remaining proceeds to fund future operations and capital improvements.

 

During the nine months ended October 31, 2017, there were 294.40 Class A units of the Yuma entity sold, at $10,000 per unit, of which 271 units were sold from the Trust. As of October 31, 2017, the Trust held a 15.90% ownership interest, or 130.90 Class B units, in the Yuma entity, Mr. Wirth and his affiliates held a 0.50% interest, or 4.10 Class C units, and other parties held a 83.60% interest, or 688.40 Class A units. As of February 1, 2017, the Trust no longer accrues for these distributions as the preference period generally has expired. During the nine months ended October 31, 2017, the priority distributions were paid for the three months ended October 31, 2017 and no priority distributions were accrued for the three months ended October 31, 2017.