10-Q 1 reit10-q2q2007.htm REIT 10-Q 2Q 2007

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

Form 10-Q

 

(Mark One)

 

 

/X/  

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007

 

OR

 

 

/  

/  

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

 

Commission file number 1-14236

 

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Maryland

 

75-2541756

(State or other jurisdiction of

 

(I.R.S. Employer

incorporation or organization)

 

Identification No.)

 

545 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 1300, Irving, Texas

 

75062

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

(972) 444-4900

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. x Yes o No

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer x

Accelerated filer o

Non-accelerated filer o

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). o Yes x No

The number of shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated outstanding on August 1, 2007, was 62,440,210.

 

FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED

 

INDEX

 

 

 

Page

 

PART I. -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 1.

Financial Statements (unaudited)

3

 

Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006

3

 

Consolidated Statements of Operations – For the Three and Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30, 2007 and 2006

4

 

Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income – For the Three and Six Months

 

 

Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

5

 

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows – For the Three and Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30, 2007 and 2006

6

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

7

Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

16

 

General

 

16

 

Financial Comparison

17

 

Results of Operations

18

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

20

 

Hotel Portfolio Composition

25

 

Hotel Operating Statistics

26

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

28

 

Inflation

29

 

Seasonality

29

 

Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

30

Item 3.

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

30

Item 4.

Controls and Procedures

31

 

 

 

 

PART II. – OTHER INFORMATION

 

 

 

 

Item 2.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities

32

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

32

Item 6.

Exhibits

32

 

 

SIGNATURE

33

 

 

2

PART I. -- FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

Item 1. Financial Statements

 

FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED

 

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

June 30,

2007

 

December 31,

2006

 

 

ASSETS

 

Investment in hotels, net of accumulated depreciation of $654,557 at

June 30, 2007 and $612,286 at December 31, 2006

 

$

 

2,139,372

 

 

 

$

 

2,044,285

 

Investment in unconsolidated entities

 

119,974

 

 

 

111,716

 

 

Hotels held for sale

 

-   

 

 

 

133,801

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents

 

188,626

 

 

 

124,179

 

 

Restricted cash

 

14,870

 

 

 

22,753

 

 

Accounts receivable, net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $953 at

June 30, 2007 and $962 at December 31, 2006

 

 

43,488

 

 

 

 

33,395

 

 

Deferred expenses, net of accumulated amortization of $10,002 at

June 30, 2007 and $8,841 at December 31, 2006

 

 

8,392

 

 

 

 

9,480

 

 

Condominium development project

 

2,677

 

 

 

70,661

 

 

Other assets

 

38,835

 

 

 

32,979

 

Total assets

$

2,556,234

 

 

$

2,583,249

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 

 

Debt, net of discount of $963 at June 30, 2007 and $1,089 at

December 31, 2006

 

$

 

1,297,699

 

 

 

$

 

1,369,153

 

Distributions payable

 

27,287

 

 

 

24,078

 

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

137,775

 

 

 

139,277

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities

 

1,462,761

 

 

 

1,532,508

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Commitments and contingencies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Minority interest in FelCor LP, 1,354 and 1,355 units issued and

outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

 

 

12,505

 

 

 

 

11,638

 

 

Minority interest in other partnerships

 

24,844

 

 

 

28,172

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stockholders’ equity:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred stock, $.01 par value, 20,000 shares authorized:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock, 12,880 shares,

liquidation value of $322,011, issued and outstanding at June 30,

2007 and December 31, 2006

 

 

 

309,362

 

 

 

 

 

309,362

 

 

Series C Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock, 68 shares,

liquidation value of $169,950, issued and outstanding at June 30,

2007 and December 31, 2006

 

 

 

169,412

 

 

 

 

 

169,412

 

 

Common stock, $.01 par value, 200,000 shares authorized and 69,413

and 69,438 shares issued, including shares in treasury, at June 30,

2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

 

 

 

694

 

 

 

 

 

694

 

 

Additional paid-in capital

 

2,065,807

 

 

 

2,066,694

 

 

Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

23,018

 

 

 

15,839

 

 

Accumulated deficit

 

(1,379,113

)

 

 

(1,409,790

)

 

Less: Common stock in treasury, at cost, of 6,942 and 7,386 shares at

June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively

 

 

(133,056

 

)

 

 

 

(141,280

 

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total stockholders’ equity

 

1,056,124

 

 

 

1,010,931

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity

$

2,556,234

 

 

$

2,583,249

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

3

FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

(unaudited, in thousands, except for per share data)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Revenues:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel operating revenue

$

265,529

 

 

$

259,237

 

 

$

514,068

 

 

$

510,618

 

Other revenue

 

322

 

 

 

27

 

 

 

452

 

 

 

56

 

Total revenues

 

265,851

 

 

 

259,264

 

 

 

514,520

 

 

 

510,674

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hotel departmental expenses

 

85,548

 

 

 

83,113

 

 

 

163,813

 

 

 

162,132

 

Other property related costs

 

68,584

 

 

 

66,846

 

 

 

137,142

 

 

 

135,704

 

Management and franchise fees

 

13,943

 

 

 

14,214

 

 

 

27,066

 

 

 

27,437

 

Taxes, insurance and lease expense

 

31,422

 

 

 

28,868

 

 

 

60,651

 

 

 

55,400

 

Abandoned projects

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

-   

 

Corporate expenses

 

5,255

 

 

 

5,562

 

 

 

12,041

 

 

 

11,366

 

Depreciation

 

27,155

 

 

 

23,742

 

 

 

52,205

 

 

 

46,179

 

Total operating expenses

 

231,907

 

 

 

222,345

 

 

 

452,940

 

 

 

438,218

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operating income

 

33,944

 

 

 

36,919

 

 

 

61,580

 

 

 

72,456

 

Interest expense, net

 

(23,207

)

 

 

(28,308

)

 

 

(46,079

)

 

 

(58,816

)

Charge-off of deferred financing costs

 

-   

 

 

 

(295

)

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(962

)

Early extinguishment of debt

 

-   

 

 

 

(438

)

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(438

)

Income before equity in income from

unconsolidated entities, minority interests

and gain on sale of condominiums

 

 

 

10,737

 

 

 

 

 

7,878

 

 

 

 

 

15,501

 

 

 

 

 

12,240

 

Equity in income from unconsolidated entities

 

3,710

 

 

 

3,812

 

 

 

16,480

 

 

 

5,760

 

Minority interests

 

79

 

 

 

844

 

 

 

116

 

 

 

1,285

 

Gain on sale of condominiums

 

14,858

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

18,139

 

 

 

-   

 

Income from continuing operations

 

29,384

 

 

 

12,534

 

 

 

50,236

 

 

 

19,285

 

Discontinued operations, net of minority interests

 

25,792

 

 

 

(2,389

)

 

 

34,099

 

 

 

712

 

Net income

 

55,176

 

 

 

10,145

 

 

 

84,335

 

 

 

19,997

 

Preferred dividends

 

(9,678

)

 

 

(9,678

)

 

 

(19,356

)

 

 

(19,356

)

Net income applicable to common stockholders

$

45,498

 

 

$

467

 

 

$

64,979

 

 

$

641

 

Basic per common share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

$

0.32

 

 

$

0.05

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

-   

 

Net income

$

0.74

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

1.06

 

 

$

0.01

 

Basic weighted average common shares outstanding

 

61,587

 

 

 

60,355

 

 

 

61,511

 

 

 

60,066

 

Diluted per common share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

$

0.32

 

 

$

0.05

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

-   

 

Net income

$

0.73

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

1.05

 

 

$

0.01

 

Diluted weighted average common shares

outstanding

 

62,032

 

 

 

60,626

 

 

 

61,899

 

 

 

60,066

 

Cash dividends declared on common stock

$

0.30

 

 

$

0.20

 

 

$

0.55

 

 

$

0.35

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

4

FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED

 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

For the Three and Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Net income

$

55,176

 

 

$

10,145

 

 

$

84,335

 

 

$

19,997

 

Unrealized holding gains from interest rate swaps

 

-   

 

 

 

75

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

435

 

Foreign currency translation adjustment

 

6,846

 

 

 

2,085

 

 

 

7,179

 

 

 

1,433

 

Comprehensive income

$

62,022

 

 

$

12,305

 

 

$

91,514

 

 

$

21,865

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

5

FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

For the Six Months Ended June, 2007 and 2006

(unaudited, in thousands)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

Cash flows from operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income

$

84,335

 

 

$

19,997

 

Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Depreciation

 

52,219

 

 

 

55,452

 

Loss (gain) on sale of assets

 

(46,627

)

 

 

2,862

 

Amortization of deferred financing fees

 

1,216

 

 

 

1,628

 

Accretion of debt discount

 

126

 

 

 

591

 

Amortization of unearned compensation

 

2,614

 

 

 

1,897

 

Equity in income from unconsolidated entities

 

(16,480

)

 

 

(5,760

)

Distributions of income from unconsolidated entities

 

660

 

 

 

2,866

 

Impairment loss

 

-   

 

 

 

9,268

 

Charge-off of deferred financing costs

 

119

 

 

 

962

 

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

782

 

 

 

438

 

Minority interests

 

1,706

 

 

 

(1,691

)

Changes in assets and liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Accounts receivable

 

(8,934

)

 

 

(1,540

)

Restricted cash – operating

 

189

 

 

 

(3,975

)

Other assets

 

(5,845

)

 

 

424

 

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

 

(3,560

)

 

 

9,406

 

Net cash flow provided by operating activities

 

62,520

 

 

 

92,825

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from investing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Improvements and additions to hotels

 

(137,129

)

 

 

(69,900

)

Additions to condominium project

 

(8,046

)

 

 

(26,908

)

Proceeds from sale of hotels

 

165,107

 

 

 

80,588

 

Proceeds from sale of condominiums

 

19,000

 

 

 

-   

 

Proceeds received from property damage insurance

 

1,812

 

 

 

5,973

 

Decrease (increase) in restricted cash – investing

 

7,152

 

 

 

(1,897

)

Distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities

 

8,812

 

 

 

4,243

 

Net cash flow provided by (used in) investing activities

 

56,708

 

 

 

(7,901

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cash flows from financing activities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from borrowings

 

7,142

 

 

 

98,764

 

Repayment of borrowings

 

(13,765

)

 

 

(185,167

)

Payment of deferred financing fees

 

(248

)

 

 

(990

)

Decrease in restricted cash – financing

 

-   

 

 

 

2,825

 

Exercise of stock options

 

5,960

 

 

 

625

 

Contributions from minority interest holders

 

1,407

 

 

 

1,417

 

Distributions paid to other partnerships’ minority interests

 

(5,030

)

 

 

(800

)

Distributions paid to preferred stockholders

 

(19,356

)

 

 

(19,356

)

Distributions paid to FelCor LP limited partners

 

(675

)

 

 

(352

)

Distributions paid to common stockholders

 

(31,130

)

 

 

(9,165

)

Net cash flow used in financing activities

 

(55,695

)

 

 

(112,199

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on cash

 

914

 

 

 

201

 

Net change in cash and cash equivalents

 

64,447

 

 

 

(27,074

)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of periods

 

124,179

 

 

 

94,564

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of periods

$

188,626

 

 

$

67,490

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Supplemental cash flow information —

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest paid

$

52,068

 

 

$

61,453

 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.

 

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FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.

Organization

 

FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated, or FelCor, is a real estate investment trust, or REIT. At June 30, 2007, we held ownership interests in 88 hotels and were the owner of the largest number of Embassy Suites Hotels® and Doubletree Guest Suites® hotels in North America. FelCor is the sole general partner of, and the owner of approximately a 98% limited partnership interest in, FelCor Lodging Limited Partnership, or FelCor LP. All of our operations are conducted solely through FelCor LP or its subsidiaries.

 

At June 30, 2007, we held 100% ownership interests (whether by fee, leasehold or otherwise) in 64 hotels, a 90% or greater interest in entities owning four hotels, a 75% interest in an entity owning one hotel, a 60% interest in an entity owning one hotel and 50% interests in unconsolidated entities that owned 18 hotels. We held majority ownership interests in the operating lessees of 83 of these hotels; consequently, we include their operating revenues and expenses in our consolidated statements of operations. The operating revenues and expenses of the remaining five hotels are unconsolidated.

 

At June 30, 2007, we had an aggregate of 62,471,078 shares of FelCor common stock and 1,353,771 units of FelCor LP limited partnership interests outstanding.

 

The following table reflects the distribution, by brand, of our 83 consolidated hotels included in continuing operations at June 30, 2007:

 

Brand

Hotels

 

Rooms

Embassy Suites Hotels

 

47

 

 

12,127

Holiday Inn®

 

17

 

 

6,305

Starwood (Sheraton® and Westin®)

 

9

 

 

3,217

Doubletree®

 

7

 

 

1,471

Hilton®

 

2

 

 

559

Other

 

1

 

 

403

Total hotels

 

83

 

 

 

 

The hotels shown in the above table are located in the United States (23 states) and Canada (two hotels), with concentrations in California (14 hotels), Florida (13 hotels) and Texas (11 hotels). Approximately 50% of our hotel room revenues in continuing operations were generated from hotels in these states during the six months ended June 30, 2007.

 

At June 30, 2007, of our 83 consolidated hotels included in continuing operations, (i) subsidiaries of Hilton Hotels Corporation, or Hilton, managed 54, (ii) subsidiaries of InterContinental Hotels Group, or IHG, managed 18, (iii) subsidiaries of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., or Starwood, managed nine, and (iv) other independent management companies managed two.

 

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FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

1.

Organization – (continued)

 

The information in our consolidated financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 is unaudited. Preparing financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America, or GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The accompanying financial statements for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, include adjustments based on management’s estimates (consisting of normal and recurring accruals), which we consider necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the periods. The financial information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2006, included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K. Operating results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 are not necessarily indicative of actual operating results for the entire year.

 

2.

Investment in Unconsolidated Entities

 

We owned 50% interests in joint venture entities that owned 18 hotels at June 30, 2007, and 19 hotels at December 31, 2006. We also owned a 50% interest in joint venture entities that own real estate in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, provide condominium management services and lease four hotels. We account for our investments in these unconsolidated entities under the equity method. We do not have any majority-owned subsidiaries that are not consolidated in our financial statements. We make adjustments to our equity in income from unconsolidated entities related to the depreciation of our excess basis in investment in unconsolidated entities when compared to the historical basis of the assets recorded by the joint ventures.

 

Summarized combined financial information for 100% of these unconsolidated entities is as follows (in thousands):

 

 

June 30,

2007

 

December 31, 2006

Balance sheet information:

 

 

 

 

 

Investment in hotels, net of accumulated depreciation

$

264,912

 

$

260,628

Total assets

$

307,524

 

$

297,712

Debt

$

193,616

 

$

197,462

Total liabilities

$

202,394

 

$

203,659

Equity

$

105,130

 

$

94,053

 

Debt of our unconsolidated entities at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, consisted entirely of non-recourse mortgage debt.

 

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FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED

 

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

2.

Investment in Unconsolidated Entities – (continued)

 

The following table sets forth summarized combined statement of operations information for our unconsolidated entities (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Total revenues

$

22,653

 

 

$

23,395

 

 

$

40,848

 

 

$

41,509

 

Net income

$

8,354

 

 

$

8,462

 

 

$

28,106

 

 

$

13,196

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income attributable to FelCor

$

4,177

 

 

$

4,231

 

 

$

14,053

 

 

$

6,598

 

Additional gain on sale related to basis difference

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

3,336

 

 

 

-   

 

Depreciation of cost in excess of book value

 

(467

)

 

 

(419

)

 

 

(909

)

 

 

(838

)

Equity in income from unconsolidated entities

$

3,710

 

 

$

3,812

 

 

$

16,480

 

 

$

5,760

 

 

 

The following table summarizes the components of our investment in unconsolidated entities (in thousands):

 

 

June 30,

2007

 

December 31, 2006

Hotel investments

$

54,762

 

 

$

48,641

 

Cost in excess of book value of hotel investments

 

63,681

 

 

 

61,253

 

Land and condominium investments

 

3,449

 

 

 

3,513

 

Hotel lessee investments

 

(1,918

)

 

 

(1,691

)

 

$

119,974

 

 

$

111,716

 

 

The following table summarizes the components of our equity in income from unconsolidated entities (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Hotel investments

$

3,833

 

 

$

3,956

 

 

$

16,714

 

 

$

6,029

 

Hotel lessee investments

 

(123

)

 

 

(144

)

 

 

(234

)

 

 

(269

)

 

$

3,710

 

 

$

3,812

 

 

$

16,480

 

 

$

5,760

 

 

In the first quarter of 2007, a 50% owned joint venture entity sold its Embassy Suites Hotel in Covina, California. The sale of this hotel resulted in a gain of $15.6 million for this venture.

 

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3.       Debt

 

Debt at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006 consisted of the following (in thousands):

 

 

 

 

 

Balance Outstanding

 

Encumbered

Interest Rate at

Maturity

June 30,

December 31,

 

 

Hotels

 

 

June 30, 2007

 

 

Date

 

 

2007

 

 

2006

 

Line of credit(a)

none

 

L + 1.75

 

January 2009

$

-   

 

$

-   

 

Senior term notes

none

 

8.50

 

June 2011

 

299,037

 

 

298,911

 

Senior term notes

none

 

L + 1.875

 

December 2011

 

215,000

 

 

215,000

 

Total line of credit and

senior debt(b)

 

 

 

7.98

 

 

 

 

514,037

 

 

 

513,911

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mortgage debt(c)

 

12 hotels

 

 

L + 0.93

 

November 2008

 

250,000

 

 

250,000

 

Mortgage debt

 

7 hotels

 

 

6.57

 

June 2009-2014

 

90,010

 

 

97,553

 

Mortgage debt

 

7 hotels

 

 

7.32

 

March 2009

 

122,576

 

 

124,263

 

Mortgage debt

 

8 hotels

 

 

8.70

 

May 2010

 

167,727

 

 

169,438

 

Mortgage debt

 

6 hotels

 

 

8.73

 

May 2010

 

121,106

 

 

122,578

 

Mortgage debt

 

1 hotel

 

 

L + 2.85

 

August 2008

 

15,500

 

 

15,500

 

Mortgage debt

 

1 hotel

 

 

5.81

 

July 2016

 

12,687

 

 

12,861

 

Other

 

1 hotel   

 

 

9.17

 

August 2011

 

4,056

 

 

4,452

 

Construction loan(d)

 

-

 

 

-

 

-

 

-   

 

 

58,597

 

Total mortgage debt(b)

 

43 hotels

 

 

7.41

 

 

 

783,662

 

 

855,242

 

Total

 

 

7.64

%

 

 

$

1,297,699

 

$

1,369,153

 

 

 

(a)

We have a borrowing capacity of $125 million on our line of credit. The interest on this line can range from L + 175 to L + 225 basis points, based on our leverage ratio as defined in our line of credit agreement.

 

(b)

Interest rates are calculated based on the weighted average debt outstanding at June 30, 2007.

 

(c)

This debt has three one-year extension options.

 

(d)

In the second quarter of 2007, we repaid in full a recourse construction loan facility for the development of a 184-unit condominium project in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

 

We reported interest expense of $23.2 million and $28.3 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, which is net of: (i) interest income of $1.4 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and (ii) capitalized interest of $1.2 million and $0.7 million, respectively. We reported interest expense of $46.1 million and $58.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, which is net of: (i) interest income of $2.7 million and $1.6 million, respectively, and (ii) capitalized interest of $2.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively.

 

4.

Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses and Other Property Related Costs

 

The following table summarizes the components of hotel operating revenue from continuing operations (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Room revenue

$

216,813

 

 

$

210,980

 

 

$

421,135

 

 

$

418,966

 

Food and beverage revenue

 

35,212

 

 

 

34,689

 

 

 

66,985

 

 

 

65,103

 

Other operating departments

 

13,504

 

 

 

13,568

 

 

 

25,948

 

 

 

26,549

 

Total hotel operating revenue

$

265,529

 

 

$

259,237

 

 

$

514,068

 

 

$

510,618

 

 

 

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4.

Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses and Other Property Operating Costs – (continued)

 

For the first six months of both 2007 and 2006, more than 99% of our revenue was comprised of hotel operating revenue, which included room revenue, food and beverage revenue, and revenue from other hotel operating departments (such as telephone, parking and business centers). These revenues are recorded net of any sales or occupancy taxes collected from our guests. All rebates or discounts are recorded, when allowed, as a reduction in revenue, and there are no material contingent obligations with respect to rebates or discounts offered by us. All revenues are recorded on an accrual basis, as earned. Appropriate allowances are made for doubtful accounts, which are recorded as a bad debt expense.

 

The following table summarizes the components of hotel departmental expenses from continuing operations (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

Dollars in

Thousands

 

% of Total Hotel

Operating Revenue

 

 

 

Dollars in

Thousands

 

% of Total Hotel

Operating Revenue

Room

$

53,058

 

 

20.0

 

 

$

51,562

 

 

19.9

 

Food and beverage

 

26,655

 

 

10.0

 

 

 

25,541

 

 

9.9

 

Other operating departments

 

5,835

 

 

2.2

 

 

 

6,010

 

 

2.3

 

Total hotel departmental expenses

$

85,548

 

 

32.2

 

 

$

83,113

 

 

32.1

 

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

Dollars in

Thousands

 

% of Total Hotel

Operating Revenue

 

 

 

Dollars in

Thousands

 

% of Total Hotel

Operating Revenue

Room

$

101,841

 

 

19.8

 

 

$

100,977

 

 

19.9

 

Food and beverage

 

51,190

 

 

10.0

 

 

 

49,201

 

 

9.6

 

Other operating departments

 

10,782

 

 

2.1

 

 

 

11,954

 

 

2.3

 

Total hotel departmental expenses

$

163,813

 

 

31.9

 

 

$

162,132

 

 

31.8

 

 

The following table summarizes the components of other property related costs from continuing operations

(in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

Dollars in

Thousands

 

% of Total Hotel

Operating Revenue

 

 

 

Dollars in

Thousands

 

% of Total Hotel

Operating Revenue

Hotel general and administrative expense

$

21,452

 

 

8.1

 

 

$

21,397

 

 

8.3

 

Marketing

 

21,459

 

 

8.1

 

 

 

20,788

 

 

8.0

 

Repair and maintenance

 

13,908

 

 

5.2

 

 

 

13,243

 

 

5.1

 

Energy

 

11,765

 

 

4.4

 

 

 

11,418

 

 

4.4

 

Total other property related costs

$

68,584

 

 

25.8

 

 

$

66,846

 

 

25.8

 

 

 

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4.

Hotel Operating Revenue, Departmental Expenses and Other Property Related Costs – (continued)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

 

Dollars in

Thousands

 

% of Total Hotel

Operating Revenue

 

 

 

Dollars in

Thousands

 

% of Total Hotel

Operating Revenue

Hotel general and administrative expense

$

43,893

 

 

8.6

 

 

$

43,690

 

 

8.6

 

Marketing

 

42,195

 

 

8.2

 

 

 

41,493

 

 

8.1

 

Repair and maintenance

 

27,461

 

 

5.3

 

 

 

26,440

 

 

5.2

 

Energy

 

23,593

 

 

4.6

 

 

 

24,081

 

 

4.7

 

Total other property operating costs

$

137,142

 

 

26.7

 

 

$

135,704

 

 

26.6

 

 

Hotel employee compensation and benefit expenses of $74.0 million and $73.4 million for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and $145.4 million and $143.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, are included in hotel departmental expenses and other property related costs.

 

5.

Taxes, Insurance and Lease Expense

 

The following table summarizes the components of taxes, insurance and lease expense from continuing operations (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Operating lease expense(a)

$

19,524

 

 

$

18,549

 

 

$

35,687

 

 

$

33,933

 

Real estate and other taxes

 

8,618

 

 

 

8,364

 

 

 

17,220

 

 

 

17,376

 

Property insurance, general liability insurance and

other

 

 

3,280

 

 

 

 

1,955

 

 

 

 

7,744

 

 

 

 

4,091

 

Total taxes, insurance and lease expense

$

31,422

 

 

$

28,868

 

 

$

60,651

 

 

$

55,400

 

 

 

(a)

Operating lease expense includes hotel lease expense of $17.3 million and $16.4 million associated with 13 hotels leased by us from unconsolidated subsidiaries and $2.3 million and $2.1 million of ground lease expense for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively, and hotel lease expense of $31.5 million and $30.0 million and $4.2 million and $3.9 million of ground lease expense for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively. Included in operating lease expense is percentage rent based on operating results of $11.2 million and $10.3 million, respectively, for the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, and $19.0 million and $17.4 million, respectively, for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.

 

6.

Condominium Project

 

Development of our 184-unit Royale Palms condominium project in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was substantially completed in the first quarter of 2007. During the three months ended June 30, 2007, we recognized gains under the completed contract method, net of income tax, of $14.9 million from the sale of 146 units, and for the six months we recognized gains of $18.1 million from the sale of 177 units. We expect that the remaining seven condominium units will be sold on a selective basis to maximize the selling price. The sale of the 177 units resulted in net proceeds of $86.5 million, of which $67.0 million was paid directly to the construction lender as payment in full of the outstanding balance of our construction loan and $0.5 million was receivable at June 30, 2007. This has been treated as a non-cash transaction for cash flow purposes.

 

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7.

Discontinued Operations

 

The results of operations of 11 hotels sold in 2007 through June 30, and 31 hotels sold in 2006 are included in discontinued operations. The following table summarizes the condensed financial information for the hotels included in discontinued operations (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Operating revenue

$

10,949

 

 

$

58,088

 

 

$

26,447

 

 

$

122,089

 

Operating expenses(a)

 

(6,215

)

 

 

(59,032

)

 

 

(18,094

)

 

 

(118,278

)

Operating income

 

4,734

 

 

 

(944

)

 

 

8,353

 

 

 

3,811

 

Direct interest costs, net

 

6

 

 

 

(317

)

 

 

(19

)

 

 

(643

)

Gain (loss) on sale of hotels

 

22,457

 

 

 

(1,785

)

 

 

28,488

 

 

 

(2,862

)

Charge-off of deferred debt costs

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(119

)

 

 

-   

 

Loss on early extinguishment of debt

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(782

)

 

 

-   

 

Minority interests

 

(1,405

)

 

 

657

 

 

 

(1,822

)

 

 

406

 

Income (loss) from discontinued operations

$

25,792

 

 

$

(2,389

)

 

$

34,099

 

 

$

712

 

 

 

(a)

Includes $9.3 million of impairment losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we sold ten consolidated hotels for aggregate gross proceeds of $169.0 million and one unconsolidated hotel for gross proceeds of $22.0 million. The operations of the unconsolidated hotel are consolidated because of our majority ownership of the lessee.

 

Our hotels are comprised of operations and cash flows that can clearly be distinguished, operationally and for financial reporting purposes, from the remainder of our operations. Accordingly, we consider our hotels to be components as defined by SFAS 144 for purposes of determining impairment charges and reporting discontinued operations.

 

In the second quarter of 2006, we designated seven hotels as non-strategic and tested these hotels under the provisions of SFAS 144. The hotels, which were held for investment at the time of the impairment charge, were tested for impairment using the undiscounted cash flows for the shorter of the estimated remaining holding periods or the useful life of the hotels. Of the hotels tested, one hotel failed the test under SFAS 144, which resulted in an impairment charge of $9.3 million to write down the hotel asset to our then-current estimate of its fair market value.

 

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

8.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

 

The following table sets forth the computation of basic and diluted earnings (loss) per share (in thousands, except per share data):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Numerator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income from continuing operations

$

29,384

 

 

$

12,534

 

 

$

50,236

 

 

$

19,285

 

Less: Preferred dividends

 

(9,678

)

 

 

(9,678

)

 

 

(19,356

)

 

 

(19,356

)

Income (loss) from continuing operations

applicable to common stockholders

 

 

19,706

 

 

 

 

2,856

 

 

 

 

30,880

 

 

 

 

(71

 

)

Discontinued operations

 

25,792

 

 

 

(2,389

)

 

 

34,099

 

 

 

712

 

Net income applicable to common stockholders

$

45,498

 

 

$

467

 

 

$

64,979

 

 

 

641

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Denominator for basic earnings per share

 

61,587

 

 

 

60,355

 

 

 

61,511

 

 

 

60,066

 

Denominator for diluted earnings per share

 

62,032

 

 

 

60,626

 

 

 

61,899

 

 

 

60,066

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Earnings (loss) per share data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Basic:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$

0.32

 

 

$

0.05

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

-   

 

Discontinued operations

$

0.42

 

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.56

 

 

$

0.01

 

Net income

$

0.74

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

1.06

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Diluted:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Income (loss) from continuing operations

$

0.32

 

 

$

0.05

 

 

$

0.50

 

 

$

-   

 

Discontinued operations

$

0.41

 

 

$

(0.04

)

 

$

0.55

 

 

$

0.01

 

Net income

$

0.73

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

$

1.05

 

 

$

0.01

 

 

The following securities, which could potentially dilute basic earnings per share in the future, were not included in the computation of diluted earnings per share, because they would have been antidilutive for the periods presented (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Options and unvested restricted stock

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

260

 

Series A convertible preferred shares

 

9,985

 

 

 

9,985

 

 

 

9,985

 

 

 

9,985

 

 

Series A preferred dividends that would be excluded from net income applicable to common stockholders, if these Series A preferred shares were dilutive, were $6.3 million for both the three months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006, and $12.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.

 

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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

 

9.

Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes

 

In July 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation Number 48, Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109 (FIN 48). FIN 48 prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken in a tax return. The Company must determine whether it is “more-likely-than-not” that a tax position will be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Once it is determined that a position meets the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold, the position is measured to determine the amount of benefit to recognize in the financial statements. FIN 48 applies to all tax positions related to income taxes subject to FASB Statement 109, Accounting for Income Taxes. The interpretation clearly scopes out income tax positions related to FASB Statement 5, Accounting for Contingencies. We recorded no cumulative effect as a result of our adoption of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007.

 

10.

Application of New Accounting Standards

 

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Number 157, Fair Value Measurements (SFAS 157). SFAS 157 provides guidance for using fair value to measure assets and liabilities. This statement clarifies the principle that fair value should be based on the assumptions that market participants would use when pricing the asset or liability. SFAS 157 establishes a fair value hierarchy, giving the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets and the lowest priority to unobservable data. SFAS 157 applies whenever other standards require assets or liabilities to be measured at fair value. This statement is effective in fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007. We believe that the adoption of this standard on January 1, 2008 will not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements.

 

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Financial Accounting Standards Number 159, The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities (SFAS 159). SFAS 159 permits companies to choose to measure many financial assets and liabilities at fair value. Unrealized gains and losses on items for which the fair value option has been elected are reported in earnings at each reporting date. SFAS 159 is effective on January 1, 2008, and if adopted the provisions of this statement are required to be applied prospectively. We are currently assessing the impact of SFAS 159 on our consolidated financial statements.

 

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Item 2.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

 

General

 

In late 2006, we started on a three year, $430 million renovation program on our 83 hotels, designed to improve the quality, returns on investment and competitive position of our hotel portfolio. Through August 1, 2007, we completed renovations at 42 of these hotels and expect to complete renovations at 70 hotels by the end of 2007.

 

Our renovation program has produced better than anticipated second quarter results at the 25 hotels where renovations were completed by the end of the first quarter 2007. These hotels had revenue per available room, or RevPAR, growth of 14.1% for the second quarter of 2007 compared to the same period in the prior year. The RevPAR growth at these hotels was made up of increases in average daily rate, or ADR, of 6.9% and increases in occupancy of 6.7%. The operating results for these 25 hotels was greater than we had expected for the quarter demonstrating that they are exceeding our projected returns on investment for the guest impact portion of our capital expenditures. These hotels also increased their market share by an average of 10.3% in the quarter, with increases in both occupancy and ADR. Our second quarter 2007 RevPAR growth was strong at our 47 hotels not affected by renovation displacement or located in New Orleans. However, our operating results were adversely affected by our major renovation projects, renovation delays at five hotels and the overall weakness of the New Orleans market following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina in 2005.

 

During the second quarter of 2007, our RevPAR increased 2.6% for our consolidated hotels in continuing operations, largely from a 5.8% increase in ADR. However, our occupancy decreased in the same period by 3.0%, compared to the same period last year. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, our consolidated RevPAR from continuing operations increased by 1.8%, driven by a 6.8% increase in ADR and offset by a 4.6% decrease in occupancy.

 

Through the end of the second quarter, we recognized a gain of $18.1 million from the sale of 177 condominium units at our 184-unit Royale Palms condominium project in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We expect that the remaining seven units will be sold on a selective basis to maximize their selling price. We currently expect to recognize an additional gain of approximately $1 million upon the sale of the remaining units.

 

During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we sold 11 hotels for gross proceeds of $191 million. These were the remaining hotels to be sold pursuant to our disposition program announced in early 2006. During the course of that disposition program, we sold 45 hotels for aggregate gross proceeds of $720 million. We continue to review and evaluate our hotel portfolio and may identify additional hotels to sell based upon various factors.

 

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Financial Comparison (in thousands of dollars, except RevPAR and Hotel EBITDA margin)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

% Change

2007-2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

% Change

2007-2006

RevPAR

$

98.94

 

 

$

96.40

 

 

2.6

 

 

 

$

96.62

 

 

$

94.87

 

 

1.8

 

 

Hotel EBITDA(1)

$

81,403

 

 

$

81,033

 

 

0.5

 

 

 

$

153,322

 

 

$

156,799

 

 

(2.2

)

 

Hotel EBITDA margin(1)

 

30.7%

 

 

 

31.3%

 

 

(1.9

)

 

 

 

29.8%

 

 

 

30.7%

 

 

(2.9

)

 

Income from continuing operations

$

29,384

 

 

$

12,534

 

 

134.4

 

 

 

 

50,236

 

 

 

19,285

 

 

160.5

 

 

Funds From Operations (“FFO”)(1) (2)

$

54,687

 

 

$

32,974

 

 

65.8

 

 

 

 

85,295

 

 

 

64,307

 

 

32.6

 

 

Earnings Before Interest, Taxes,

Depreciation and Amortization

(“EBITDA”)(1)(3)

 

 

$

 

113,487

 

 

 

 

$

 

72,858

 

 

 

55.8

 

 

 

 

$

198,086

 

 

 

 

$

147,006

 

 

 

 

34.7

 

 

 

_____________

 

(1)

A discussion of the use, limitations and importance of these non-GAAP financial measures and detailed reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP measure are found elsewhere in this Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

 

 

(2)

In accordance with the guidance provided by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, with respect to non-GAAP financial measures, FFO has not been adjusted for the following items included in net income applicable to common stockholders (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Impairment loss, net of minority interests

$

-   

 

 

$

(8,341

)

 

$

-   

 

 

$

(8,341

)

Charges related to debt extinguishment, net of

minority interests

 

 

-   

 

 

 

 

(803

 

)

 

 

 

(811

 

)

 

 

 

(1,470

 

)

Abandoned projects

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(3)

Consistent with SEC guidance on non-GAAP financial measures, EBITDA has not been adjusted for the following amounts included in net income (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Gain (loss) on sale of hotels, net of income tax

and minority interests

 

$

 

21,799

 

 

$

 

(1,785

 

)

 

$

 

27,830

 

 

$

 

(2,862

 

)

Gain on sale of unconsolidated entities

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

11,182

 

 

 

-   

 

Impairment loss, net of minority interests

 

-   

 

 

 

(8,341

)

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(8,341

)

Charges related to debt extinguishment, net of

minority interests

 

 

-   

 

 

 

 

(803

 

)

 

 

 

(811

 

)

 

 

 

(1,470

 

)

Abandoned projects

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

-   

 

 

 

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Results of Operations

 

Comparison of the Three Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

 

For the three months ended June 30, 2007, we recorded net income applicable to common stockholders of $45.5 million, or $0.73 per dilutive share, compared to $0.5 million for the same period in 2006. We had income from continuing operations of $29.4 million in the second quarter of 2007, compared to $12.5 million for the same period in 2006. During the second quarter of 2007, we recorded in income from continuing operations a $14.9 million net gain from the sale of 146 condominium units in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We also recorded $25.8 million of income from discontinued operations, of which $22.5 million related to the net gains on the sale of eight hotels.

 

In the second quarter of 2007, total revenue from continuing operations increased $6.6 million, or 2.5%, compared to the same period in 2006. The increase in revenue is principally attributed to a 2.6% increase in RevPAR compared to 2006. The increase in RevPAR resulted from a 5.8% increase in ADR, net of a 3.0% decrease in occupancy. We experienced stronger than expected ADR growth at hotels where we completed renovations in 2006 and first quarter 2007 and we continued to see strong overall ADR growth except for those hotels affected by ongoing renovation and the New Orleans market. The decrease in occupancy for the quarter is generally attributed to an overall change in customer mix by taking less of the lower ADR business resulting in fewer rooms sold at higher rates as well as displacement from renovation. The demand for rooms in New Orleans also continues to be weak because the convention business has not returned following Hurricane Katrina.

 

In the second quarter of 2007, total operating expenses increased by $9.6 million and increased as a percentage of total revenue from 85.8% to 87.2%, compared to the same period in 2006. Most of the increase as a percentage of total revenue is attributed to depreciation expense and taxes, insurance, and lease expense, offset by a slight decrease as a percentage of total revenue in management and franchise fees.

 

In the second quarter of 2007, hotel departmental expenses (which consist of rooms expense, food and beverage expense, and other operating departments) increased $2.4 million and other property related costs (which consist of general and administrative costs, marketing costs, repairs and maintenance, utilities expense, and other costs) increased $1.7 million, compared to the same period in 2006, but remained substantially unchanged as a percentage of total revenue.

 

In the second quarter of 2007, management and franchise fees decreased $0.3 million compared to the same period in 2006 and decreased as a percentage of total revenue from 5.5% to 5.2%, primarily from incentive management fees decreasing slightly as a percent of total revenues.

 

In the second quarter of 2007, taxes, insurance and lease expense increased $2.5 million compared to the same period in 2006 and increased as a percentage of total revenue from 11.1% to 11.8%. The increase as a percentage of total revenue relates primarily to percentage lease expense and property insurance. Percentage lease expense is computed as a percentage of hotel revenues in excess of a base rent. Therefore, as revenues increase, percentage rent expense increases at a faster rate. Property insurance reflects the nationwide trend of increases in rates for catastrophic coverage.

 

In the second quarter of 2007, depreciation expense increased by $3.4 million compared to the same period in 2006, increasing as a percent of total revenue from 9.2% to 10.2%. The increase in depreciation expense reflects substantial capital expenditures in 2006 and the first six months of 2007.

 

In the second quarter of 2007, net interest expense included in continuing operations for the second quarter decreased $5.1 million, or 18.0%, compared to the same period in 2006. This decrease was primarily attributable to the $140 million reduction in our average outstanding debt and a reduction in our average interest rate of approximately 35 basis points.

 

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Discontinued operations includes the operating income, direct interest costs, and net gains on disposition related to 11 hotels sold in the first six months of 2007 and 31 hotels sold in 2006. In the second quarter of 2007, income from discontinued operations was $25.8 million, compared to the second quarter 2006 loss from discontinued operations of $2.4 million. This change is principally attributed to: (i) $22.5 million in net gains from hotel dispositions in the second quarter of 2007 compared to $1.8 million in net losses from hotel dispositions in the second quarter of 2006; (ii) a $9.3 million impairment loss in the second quarter of 2006; and (iii) a decrease in operating income, before impairment losses, from discontinued hotels sold since June 30, 2006, of $3.6 million.

 

Comparison of the Six Months Ended June 30, 2007 and 2006

 

For the six months ended June 30, 2007, we recorded net income applicable to common stockholders of $65.0 million, or $1.05 per dilutive share, compared to $0.6 million for the same period in 2006. We had income from continuing operations of $50.2 million for the six months ended June 30, 2007, compared to $19.3 million for the same period in 2006. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we recorded in income from continuing operations an $11.2 million gain, which is included in equity in income from unconsolidated entities, from the sale of a hotel by one of our unconsolidated entities, and an $18.1 million gain from the sale of 177 condominium units in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. We also recorded $34.1 million of income from discontinued operations, of which $28.5 million related to net gains on the sale of 11 hotels.

 

In the six months ended June 30, 2007, total revenue from continuing operations increased $3.8 million, or 0.8%, compared to the same period in 2006. The increase in revenue is principally attributed to a 1.8% increase in RevPAR in the current year, partially offset by a $5.9 million of revenue recorded in 2006 for business interruption proceeds related to hurricane losses. The current year increase in RevPAR resulted from a 6.8% increase in ADR, net of a 4.6% decrease in occupancy. We experienced stronger than expected ADR growth at hotels where we completed renovations in 2006 and first quarter 2007 and we continued to see strong overall ADR growth except for those hotels affected by ongoing renovation and the New Orleans market. The decrease in occupancy for the quarter is generally attributed to an overall change in customer mix by taking less of the lower ADR business and targeting fewer rooms sold at a higher rate as well as displacement from renovation. The demand for rooms in New Orleans also continues to be weak because the convention business has not returned following Hurricane Katrina.

 

In the six months ended June 30, 2007, total operating expenses increased by $14.7 million and increased as a percentage of total revenue from 85.8% to 88.0%, compared to the same period in 2006. Most of the increase as a percentage of total revenue can be attributed to depreciation expense and taxes, insurance, and lease expense.

 

In the six months ended June 30, 2007, hotel departmental expenses (which consist of rooms expense, food and beverage expense, and other operating departments) and other property operating costs (which consist of general and administrative costs, marketing costs, repairs and maintenance, utilities expense, and other costs) increased $1.7 million and $1.4 million, respectively, compared to the same period in 2006, but remained substantially unchanged as a percentage of total revenue.

 

In the six months ended June 30, 2007, taxes, insurance and lease expense increased $5.3 million compared to the same period in 2006 and increased as a percentage of total revenue from 10.8% to 11.8%. The increase as a percentage of total revenue related primarily to percentage lease expense and property insurance. Percentage lease expense is computed as a percentage of hotel revenues in excess of a base rent. Therefore, as revenues increase, percentage rent expense increases at a faster rate. Property insurance reflects the nationwide trend of increases in rates for catastrophic coverage.

 

In the six months ended June 30, 2007, depreciation expense increased by $6.0 million compared to the same period in 2006, increasing as a percent of total revenue from 9.0% to 10.2%. The increase in depreciation expense reflects the substantial capital expenditures in 2006 and the first six months of 2007.

 

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In the six months ended June 30, 2007, net interest expense included in continuing operations for the second quarter decreased $12.7 million, or 21.7%, compared to the same period in 2006. This decrease was primarily attributable to the $169 million reduction in our average outstanding debt and a reduction in our average interest rate of approximately 48 basis points.

 

Discontinued operations includes the operating income, direct interest costs, and net gains on disposition related to 11 hotels sold in the first six months of 2007 and 31 hotels sold in 2006. In the six months ended June 30, 2007, income from discontinued operations increased $33.4 million, compared to the same period in 2006. This change is principally attributed to: (i) $28.5 million in net gains from hotel dispositions in the six months ended June 30, 2007 compared to $2.9 million in net losses from hotel dispositions in the same period of 2006; (ii) a $9.3 million impairment loss in the six months ended June 30, 2006; and (iii) a decrease in operating income, before impairment losses, from discontinued hotels of $4.7 million as a result of the disposition of hotels subsequent to the June 30, 2006.

 

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

 

We refer in this report to certain “non-GAAP financial measures.” These measures, including FFO, EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin, are measures of our financial performance that are not calculated and presented in accordance with GAAP. The following tables reconcile each of these non-GAAP measures to the most comparable GAAP financial measure. Immediately following the reconciliations, we include a discussion of why we believe these measures are useful supplemental measures of our performance and the limitations of such measures.

 

 

The following tables detail our computation of FFO and EBITDA (in thousands):

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Per Share Amount

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Per Share Amount

Net income

$

55,176

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

10,145

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred dividends

 

(9,678

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(9,678

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income applicable to common stockholders

 

45,498

 

 

62,032

 

$

0.73

 

 

 

467

 

 

60,626

 

$

0.01

 

Depreciation, continuing operations

 

27,155

 

 

-   

 

 

0.44

 

 

 

23,742

 

 

-   

 

 

0.39

 

Depreciation, unconsolidated entities and discontinued operations

 

2,848

 

 

-   

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

 

6,964

 

 

-   

 

 

0.11

 

Loss (gain) on sale of hotels, net of income tax and minority interests

 

(21,799

)

 

-   

 

 

(0.35

)

 

 

1,785

 

 

-   

 

 

0.03

 

Minority interest in FelCor LP

 

985

 

 

1,355

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

16

 

 

2,102

 

 

(0.01

)

FFO

 

54,687

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

32,974

 

 

62,728

 

$

0.53

 

Preferred dividends on Series A Preferred Stock

 

6,279

 

 

9,985

 

 

(0.03

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO per share calculation assuming Series A Preferred Stock conversion

$

60,966

 

 

73,372

 

$

0.83

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Reconciliation of Net Income to FFO

(in thousands, except per share data)

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Per Share Amount

 

Dollars

 

Shares

 

Per Share Amount

Net income

$

84,335

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

19,997

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Preferred dividends

 

(19,356

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(19,356

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net income applicable to common stockholders

 

64,979

 

 

61,899

 

$

1.05

 

 

 

641

 

 

60,066

 

$

0.01

 

Depreciation, continuing operations

 

52,205

 

 

-   

 

 

0.84

 

 

 

46,179

 

 

-   

 

 

0.77

 

Depreciation, unconsolidated entities and discontinued operations

 

5,711

 

 

-   

 

 

0.09

 

 

 

14,601

 

 

-   

 

 

0.24

 

Loss (gain) on sale of hotels, net of income tax and minority interests

 

(27,830

)

 

-   

 

 

(0.45

)

 

 

2,862

 

 

-   

 

 

0.05

 

Gain on sale of hotels in unconsolidated entities

 

(11,182

)

 

-   

 

 

(0.18

)

 

 

-   

 

 

-   

 

 

-   

 

Minority interest in FelCor LP

 

1,412

 

 

1,355

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

24

 

 

2,381

 

 

(0.04

)

Conversion of options and unvested restricted stock

 

-   

 

 

-   

 

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

260

 

 

-   

 

FFO

 

85,295

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

64,307

 

 

62,707

 

$

1.03

 

Preferred dividends on Series A Preferred Stock

 

12,558

 

 

9,985

 

 

-   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

FFO for per share calculation assuming Series A Preferred Stock conversion

$

97,853

 

 

73,239

 

$

1.34

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Consistent with SEC guidance on non-GAAP financial measures, FFO has not been adjusted for the following amounts included in net income applicable to common stockholders (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Impairment loss, net of minority interests

$

-   

 

 

$

(8,341

)

 

$

-   

 

 

$

(8,341

)

Charges related to debt extinguishment, net of

minority interest

 

 

-   

 

 

 

 

(803

 

)

 

 

 

(811

 

)

 

 

 

(1,470

 

)

Abandoned projects

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

-   

 

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to EBITDA

(in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Net income

$

55,176

 

 

$

10,145

 

 

$

84,335

 

 

$

19,997

 

Depreciation, continuing operations

 

27,155

 

 

 

23,742

 

 

 

52,205

 

 

 

46,179

 

Depreciation, unconsolidated entities and discontinued operations

 

2,848

 

 

 

6,964

 

 

 

5,711

 

 

 

14,601

 

Minority interest in FelCor Lodging LP

 

985

 

 

 

16

 

 

 

1,412

 

 

 

24

 

Interest expense

 

24,627

 

 

 

29,155

 

 

 

48,746

 

 

 

60,452

 

Interest expense, unconsolidated entities
and discontinued operations

 

1,489

 

 

 

1,928

 

 

 

3,063

 

 

 

3,856

 

Amortization expense

 

1,207

 

 

 

908

 

 

 

2,614

 

 

 

1,897

 

EBITDA

$

113,487

 

 

$

72,858

 

 

$

198,086

 

 

$

147,006

 

 

 

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Consistent with SEC guidance on non-GAAP financial measures, EBITDA has not been adjusted for the following amounts included in net income (in thousands):

 

 

Three Months Ended

 

Six Months Ended

 

June 30,

 

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Gain (loss) on sale of hotels, net of income tax

and minority interests

 

$

 

21,799

 

 

$

 

(1,785

 

)

 

$

 

27,830

 

 

$

 

(2,862

 

)

Gain on sale of unconsolidated entities

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

11,182

 

 

 

-   

 

Impairment loss, net of minority interests

 

-   

 

 

 

(8,341

)

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(8,341

)

Charges related to early extinguishment of debt,

net of minority interests

 

 

-   

 

 

 

 

(803

 

)

 

 

 

(811

 

)

 

 

 

(1,470

 

)

Abandoned projects

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

-   

 

 

The following tables detail our computation of Hotel EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA margin, hotel operating expenses and the reconciliation of hotel operating expenses to total operating expenses with respect to our hotels included in continuing operations at June 30, 2007.

 

Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA Margin

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

 

2007

 

2006

Total revenue

$

265,851

 

 

$

259,264

 

 

$

514,520

 

 

$

510,674

 

Other revenue

 

(322

)

 

 

(27

)

 

 

(452

)

 

 

(56

)

Hotel operating revenue

 

265,529

 

 

 

259,237

 

 

 

514,068

 

 

 

510,618

 

Hotel operating expenses

 

(184,126

)

 

 

(178,204

)

 

 

(360,746

)

 

 

(353,819

)

Hotel EBITDA

$

81,403

 

 

$

81,033

 

 

$

153,322

 

 

$

156,799

 

Hotel EBITDA margin(1)

 

30.7%

 

 

 

31.3%

 

 

 

29.8%

 

 

 

30.7%

 

 

 

 

(1) Hotel EBITDA as a percentage of hotel operating revenue.

 

Reconciliation of Total Operating Expense to Hotel Operating Expense

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

 

Total operating expenses

$

231,907

 

 

$

222,345

 

 

$

452,940

 

 

$

438,218

 

Unconsolidated taxes, insurance and lease expense

 

1,896

 

 

 

1,567

 

 

 

3,599

 

 

 

3,149

 

Consolidated hotel lease expense

 

(17,267

)

 

 

(16,404

)

 

 

(31,525

)

 

 

(30,003

)

Corporate expenses

 

(5,255

)

 

 

(5,562

)

 

 

(12,041

)

 

 

(11,366

)

Abandoned projects

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(22

)

 

 

-   

 

Depreciation

 

(27,155

)

 

 

(23,742

)

 

 

(52,205

)

 

 

(46,179

)

Hotel operating expenses

$

184,126

 

 

$

178,204

 

 

$

360,746

 

 

$

353,819

 

 

 

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                The following tables reconcile net income to Hotel EBITDA and the ratio of operating income to total revenue to Hotel EBITDA margin.

 

Reconciliation of Net Income to Hotel EBITDA

(in thousands)

 

 

Three Months Ended
June 30,

 

Six Months Ended
June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Net income

$

55,176

 

 

$

10,145

 

 

$

84,335

 

 

$

19,997

 

Discontinued operations

 

(25,792

)

 

 

2,389

 

 

 

(34,099

)

 

 

(712

)

Equity in income from unconsolidated entities

 

(3,710

)

 

 

(3,812

)

 

 

(16,480

)

 

 

(5,760

)

Minority interests

 

(79

)

 

 

(844

)

 

 

(116

)

 

 

(1,285

)

Consolidated hotel lease expense

 

17,267

 

 

 

16,404

 

 

 

31,525

 

 

 

30,003

 

Unconsolidated taxes, insurance and lease expense

 

(1,896

)

 

 

(1,567

)

 

 

(3,599

)

 

 

(3,149

)

Interest expense, net

 

23,207

 

 

 

28,308

 

 

 

46,079

 

 

 

58,816

 

Charge-off of deferred financing costs

 

-   

 

 

 

295

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

962

 

Early extinguishment of debt

 

-   

 

 

 

438

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

438

 

Corporate expenses

 

5,255

 

 

 

5,562

 

 

 

12,041

 

 

 

11,366

 

Depreciation

 

27,155

 

 

 

23,742

 

 

 

52,205

 

 

 

46,179

 

Abandoned projects

 

-   

 

 

 

-   

 

 

 

22

 

 

 

-   

 

Gain on sale of condominiums

 

(14,858

)

 

 

-   

 

 

 

(18,139

)

 

 

-   

 

Other revenue

 

(322

)

 

 

(27

)

 

 

(452

)

 

 

(56

)

Hotel EBITDA

$

81,403

 

 

$

81,033

 

 

$

153,322

 

 

$

156,799

 

 

Reconciliation of Ratio of Operating Income to Total Revenue to Hotel EBITDA Margin

 

 

Three Months Ended

June 30,

 

Six Months Ended

June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

2007

 

2006

Ratio of operating income to total revenue

12.8

%

 

14.2

%

 

12.0

%

 

14.2

%

Other revenue

(0.1

)

 

-  

 

 

(0.1

)

 

-  

 

Unconsolidated taxes, insurance and lease expense

(0.7

)

 

(0.5

)

 

(0.7

)

 

(0.6

)

Consolidated hotel lease expense

6.5

 

 

6.3

 

 

6.1

 

 

5.9

 

Corporate expenses

2.0

 

 

2.1

 

 

2.3

 

 

2.2

 

Depreciation

10.2

 

 

9.2

 

 

10.2

 

 

9.0

 

Hotel EBITDA margin

30.7

%

 

31.3

%

 

29.8

%

 

30.7

%

 

Substantially all of our non-current assets consist of real estate. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminish predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, most industry investors consider supplemental measures of performance, which are not measures of operating performance under GAAP, to be helpful in evaluating a real estate company’s operations. These supplemental measures, including FFO, EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin, are not measures of operating performance under GAAP. However, we consider these non-GAAP measures to be supplemental measures of a REIT’s performance and should be considered along with, but not as an alternative to, net income as a measure of our operating performance.

 

FFO and EBITDA

 

The White Paper on Funds From Operations approved by the Board of Governors of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, or NAREIT, defines FFO as net income or loss (computed in accordance with GAAP), excluding gains or losses from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships

 

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and joint ventures are calculated to reflect FFO on the same basis.  We compute FFO in accordance with standards established by NAREIT. This may not be comparable to FFO reported by other REITs that do not define the term in accordance with the current NAREIT definition or that interpret the current NAREIT definition differently than we do.

 

EBITDA is a commonly used measure of performance in many industries. We define EBITDA as net income or loss (computed in accordance with GAAP) plus interest expenses, income taxes, depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect EBITDA on the same basis.

 

Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA Margin

 

Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin are commonly used measures of performance in the hotel industry and give investors a more complete understanding of the operating results over which our individual hotels and operating managers have direct control. We believe that Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin are useful to investors by providing greater transparency with respect to two significant measures used by us in our financial and operational decision-making. Additionally, using these measures facilitates comparisons with other hotel REITs and hotel owners. We present Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin by eliminating corporate-level expenses, depreciation and expenses related to our capital structure. We eliminate corporate-level costs and expenses because we believe property-level results provide investors with supplemental information into the ongoing operational performance of our hotels and the effectiveness of management on a property-level basis. We eliminate depreciation and amortization because, even though depreciation and amortization are property-level expenses, we do not believe that these non-cash expenses, which are based on historical cost accounting for real estate assets and implicitly assume that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, accurately reflect an adjustment in the value of our assets. We also eliminate consolidated percentage rent paid to unconsolidated entities, which is effectively eliminated by minority interest expense and equity in income from unconsolidated subsidiaries, and include the cost of unconsolidated taxes, insurance and lease expense, to reflect the entire operating costs applicable to our hotels.

 

Limitations of Non-GAAP Measures

 

The use of these non-GAAP financial measures has certain limitations. FFO, EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin, as presented by us, may not be comparable to FFO, EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin as calculated by other real estate companies. These measures do not reflect certain expenses that we incurred and will incur, such as depreciation, interest and capital expenditures. Management compensates for these limitations by separately considering the impact of these excluded items to the extent they are material to operating decisions or assessments of our operating performance. Our reconciliations to the most comparable GAAP financial measures, and our consolidated statements of operations and cash flows, include interest expense, capital expenditures, and other excluded items, all of which should be considered when evaluating our performance, as well as the usefulness of our non-GAAP financial measures.

 

These non-GAAP financial measures are used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP. They should not be considered as alternatives to operating profit, cash flow from operations, or any other operating performance measure prescribed by GAAP. Neither should FFO, FFO per share or EBITDA be considered as measures of our liquidity or indicative of funds available for our cash needs, including our ability to make cash distributions or service our debt. FFO per share does not measure, and should not be used as a measure of, amounts that accrue directly to the benefit of stockholders. FFO, EBITDA, Hotel EBITDA and Hotel EBITDA margin reflect additional ways of viewing our operations that we believe, when viewed with our GAAP results and the reconciliations to the corresponding GAAP financial measures, provide a more complete understanding of factors and trends affecting our business than could be obtained absent this disclosure. Management strongly encourages investors to review our financial information in its entirety and not to rely on a single financial measure.

 

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Hotel Portfolio Composition

 

The following tables set forth, for 83 hotels included in our consolidated portfolio of continuing operations as of June 30, 2007, distribution by brand, by our top metropolitan markets, by selected states, by type of location, and by market segment.

 

Brand

 

 

 

Hotels

 

 

Rooms

 

% of

Total Rooms

 

% of 2006

Hotel EBITDA

Embassy Suites

 

47

 

12,127

 

51

 

57

 

Holiday Inn

 

17

 

6,305

 

26

 

18

 

Starwood (Sheraton and Westin)

 

9

 

3,217

 

13

 

15

 

Doubletree

 

7

 

1,471

 

6

 

7

 

Hilton

 

2

 

559

 

2

 

2

 

Other

 

1

 

403

 

2

 

1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Top Markets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

South Florida area

 

5

 

1,434

 

6

 

7

 

Atlanta

 

5

 

1,462

 

6

 

7

 

San Francisco Bay area

 

6

 

2,141

 

9

 

6

 

Los Angeles area

 

4

 

898

 

4

 

5

 

Orlando

 

5

 

1,690

 

7

 

5

 

Dallas

 

4

 

1,333

 

6

 

5

 

Phoenix

 

3

 

798

 

3

 

4

 

San Diego

 

1

 

600

 

2

 

4

 

Minneapolis

 

3

 

736

 

3

 

4

 

Northern New Jersey

 

3

 

756

 

3

 

3

 

Washington, D.C.

 

1

 

443

 

2

 

3

 

Philadelphia

 

2

 

729

 

3

 

3

 

Chicago

 

3

 

795

 

3

 

3

 

San Antonio

 

3

 

874

 

4

 

3

 

Boston

 

2

 

532

 

2

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Location

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Suburban

 

32

 

8,200

 

34

 

37

 

Urban

 

20

 

6,362

 

26

 

25

 

Airport

 

20

 

6,203

 

26

 

24

 

Resort

 

11

 

3,317

 

14

 

14

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Segment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Upper-upscale

 

65

 

17,374

 

72

 

81

 

Full service

 

17

 

6,305

 

26

 

18

 

Upscale

 

1

 

403

 

2

 

1

 

 

 

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Hotel Operating Statistics

 

The following tables set forth historical occupancy, ADR and RevPAR at June 30, 2007 and 2006, and the percentage changes therein between the periods presented, for our hotels included in our consolidated portfolio of continuing operations.

Operating Statistics by Brand

 

 

Occupancy (%)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

%Variance

 

2007

 

2006

 

%Variance

Embassy Suites

75.3

 

77.5

 

(2.8

)

 

73.9

 

77.0

 

(4.0

)

Holiday Inn

73.6

 

76.3

 

(3.6

)

 

68.5

 

73.4

 

(6.7

)

Starwood(a)

71.6

 

72.5

 

(1.2

)

 

70.2

 

71.8

 

(2.2

)

Doubletree

71.2

 

78.7

 

(9.4

)

 

71.4

 

76.6

 

(6.7

)

Other(b)

77.3

 

74.1

 

4.4

 

 

65.7

 

67.6

 

(2.8

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

74.2

 

76.5

 

(3.0

)

 

71.5

 

75.0

 

(4.6

)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ADR ($)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

%Variance

 

2007

 

2006

 

%Variance

Embassy Suites

140.99

 

133.49

 

5.6

 

 

144.62

 

135.53

 

6.7

 

Holiday Inn

117.03

 

109.66

 

6.7

 

 

115.10

 

108.09

 

6.5

 

Starwood(a)

127.65

 

124.27

 

2.7

 

 

129.62

 

123.77

 

4.7

 

Doubletree

146.22

 

130.87

 

11.7

 

 

147.88

 

132.23

 

11.8

 

Other(b)

140.86

 

137.48

 

2.5

 

 

135.19

 

129.10

 

4.7

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

133.35

 

126.09

 

5.8

 

 

135.10

 

126.56

 

6.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

RevPAR ($)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

%Variance

 

2007

 

2006

 

%Variance

Embassy Suites

106.18

 

103.45

 

2.6

 

 

106.86

 

104.36

 

2.4

 

Holiday Inn

86.11

 

83.70

 

2.9

 

 

78.87

 

79.39

 

(0.7

)

Starwood(a)

91.38

 

90.07

 

1.5

 

 

90.97

 

88.82

 

2.4

 

Doubletree

104.15

 

102.93

 

1.2

 

 

105.65

 

101.23

 

4.4

 

Other(b)

108.90

 

101.81

 

7.0

 

 

88.80

 

87.23

 

1.8

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

98.94

 

96.40

 

2.6

 

 

96.62

 

94.87

 

1.8

 

 

 

(a)

Starwood-branded hotels include eight Sheraton hotels and one Westin hotel.

 

(b)

Other hotels include two Hilton hotels and one Crowne Plaza® hotel.

 

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Operating Statistics for Our Top Markets

 

 

Occupancy (%)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

%Variance

 

2007

 

2006

 

%Variance

South Florida area

72.4

 

78.5

 

(7.8

)

 

79.5

 

83.5

 

(4.7

)

Atlanta

78.1

 

77.2

 

1.1

 

 

76.3

 

78.6

 

(3.0

)

San Francisco Bay area

78.9

 

77.3

 

2.1

 

 

72.9

 

74.8

 

(2.6

)

Los Angeles area

79.1

 

74.3

 

6.4

 

 

78.3

 

76.2

 

2.8

 

Orlando

80.6

 

84.5

 

(4.6

)

 

79.9

 

82.1

 

(2.7

)

Dallas

65.9

 

72.1

 

(8.7

)

 

68.1

 

73.3

 

(7.0

)

Phoenix

68.0

 

74.1

 

(8.2

)

 

74.9

 

78.6

 

(4.7

)

San Diego

73.9

 

80.4

 

(8.0

)

 

76.2

 

81.3

 

(6.2

)

Minneapolis

78.5

 

70.7

 

11.0

 

 

73.9

 

68.2

 

8.2

 

Northern New Jersey

76.7

 

74.5

 

2.9

 

 

68.3

 

70.2

 

(2.7

)

Washington, D.C.

73.8

 

70.9

 

4.0

 

 

68.2

 

66.4

 

2.8

 

Philadelphia

72.4

 

82.5

 

(12.2

)

 

64.2

 

71.2

 

(9.9

)

Chicago

73.7

 

81.0

 

(9.0

)

 

66.9

 

74.3

 

(10.0

)

San Antonio

83.3

 

82.7

 

0.8

 

 

77.6

 

80.4

 

(3.5

)

Boston

70.2

 

81.1

 

(13.5

)

 

61.1

 

73.4

 

(16.8

)

 

ADR ($)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

%Variance

 

2007

 

2006

 

%Variance

South Florida area

136.12

 

131.30

 

3.7

 

 

169.74

 

157.77

 

7.6

 

Atlanta

121.00

 

121.26

 

(0.2

)

 

123.11

 

120.69

 

2.0

 

San Francisco Bay area

138.57

 

130.87

 

5.9

 

 

135.16

 

126.40

 

6.9

 

Los Angeles area

158.32

 

144.69

 

9.4

 

 

154.54

 

138.46

 

11.6

 

Orlando

103.44

 

98.39

 

5.1

 

 

112.94

 

105.27

 

7.3

 

Dallas

122.26

 

113.01

 

8.2

 

 

126.57

 

114.58

 

10.5

 

Phoenix

136.17

 

122.69

 

11.0

 

 

160.24

 

142.68

 

12.3

 

San Diego

156.12

 

138.75

 

12.5

 

 

154.28

 

137.30

 

12.4

 

Minneapolis

142.94

 

136.96

 

4.4

 

 

141.12

 

134.76

 

4.7

 

Northern New Jersey

157.64

 

148.57

 

6.1

 

 

155.21

 

147.48

 

5.2

 

Washington, D.C.

169.09

 

166.46

 

1.6

 

 

170.86

 

165.76

 

3.1

 

Philadelphia

145.77

 

135.14

 

7.9

 

 

135.85

 

126.83

 

7.1

 

Chicago

136.50

 

124.31

 

9.8

 

 

130.22

 

119.40

 

9.1

 

San Antonio

111.04

 

107.06

 

3.7

 

 

110.33

 

103.01

 

7.1

 

Boston

157.89

 

157.03

 

0.5

 

 

150.49

 

146.59

 

2.7

 

 

RevPAR ($)

 

Three Months Ended June 30,

 

Six Months Ended June 30,

 

2007

 

2006

 

%Variance

 

2007

 

2006

 

%Variance

South Florida area

98.50

 

103.08

 

(4.4

)

 

135.02

 

131.76

 

2.5

 

Atlanta

94.51

 

93.67

 

0.9

 

 

93.92

 

94.89

 

(1.0

)

San Francisco Bay area

109.33

 

101.15

 

8.1

 

 

98.48

 

94.59

 

4.1

 

Los Angeles area

125.21

 

107.54

 

16.4

 

 

121.04

 

105.44

 

14.8

 

Orlando

83.32

 

83.10

 

0.3

 

 

90.21

 

86.41

 

4.4

 

Dallas

80.52

 

81.50

 

(1.2

)

 

86.23

 

83.97

 

2.7

 

Phoenix

92.55

 

90.87

 

1.9

 

 

120.05

 

112.20

 

7.0

 

San Diego

115.43

 

111.55

 

3.5

 

 

117.54

 

111.56

 

5.4

 

Minneapolis

112.26

 

96.86

 

15.9

 

 

104.23

 

91.95

 

13.3

 

Northern New Jersey

120.84

 

110.70

 

9.2

 

 

105.98

 

103.53

 

2.4

 

Washington, D.C.

124.72

 

118.07

 

5.6

 

 

116.59

 

110.05

 

5.9

 

Philadelphia

105.59

 

111.47

 

(5.3

)

 

87.19

 

90.30

 

(3.4

)

Chicago

100.61

 

100.67

 

(0.1

)

 

87.11

 

88.78

 

(1.9

)

San Antonio

92.51

 

88.50

 

4.5

 

 

85.65

 

82.85

 

3.4

 

Boston

110.77

 

127.42

 

(13.1

)

 

91.92

 

107.63

 

(14.6

)

 

 

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Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our principal source of cash to meet our cash requirements, including distributions to stockholders and repayments of indebtedness, is from hotel operations. For the six months ended June 30, 2007, net cash flow provided by operating activities, consisting primarily of hotel operations, was $62.5 million. At June 30, 2007, we had cash on hand of $188.6 million, including approximately $43.0 million held under management agreements to meet minimum working capital requirements.

 

We have committed to spend at least $430 million over a three year period, commencing in late 2006, to renovate our core hotels. At June 30, 2007 we had approximately $200 million remaining to spend on these renovation projects, which will be funded from cash. In the second quarter of 2007, we completed the sale program of all our non-strategic hotels. From December 2005 through June 30, 2007, we sold 45 non-strategic hotels, generating aggregate gross proceeds of $720 million. We used a portion of these proceeds to repay approximately $400 million of debt in 2006, and we are using the remaining proceeds to fund our hotel renovations and redevelopment projects.

 

We paid first quarter common dividends of $0.25 per share and second quarter common dividends of $0.30 per share. Our board of directors will determine the amounts of future common and preferred dividends for each quarter, by taking into consideration the actual operating results for that quarter, general economic conditions, other operating trends, our financial condition, capital requirements, and the minimum REIT distribution requirements.

 

Development of our 184-unit Royale Palms condominium project in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was substantially completed in the first quarter of 2007. Through June 30, 2007, we closed on the sale of 177 units and received aggregate net proceeds, after repayment of the construction loan of $19.0 million. We expect sales of the remaining seven units to be sold on a selective basis to maximize the selling price, and upon sale we expect to receive additional proceeds of approximately $3.8 million.

 

We expect that our cash flow provided by operating activities for 2007 will be approximately $172 to $176 million. During the six months ended June 30, 2007, we experienced significant displacement from hotel renovation that reduced revenues and Hotel EBITDA margins. We expect that the effect of ongoing renovation displacement for the remainder of 2007 will be significant. Our cash flow forecast assumes that RevPAR increases by approximately 4% to 5% and Hotel EBITDA margins to be flat for the full year. Our current operating plan for 2007 contemplates that we will make aggregate common dividend payments of $70 million, preferred dividend payments of $39 million and $13 million in normal recurring principal payments, leaving surplus cash flow (before capital expenditures, additional debt reduction or sale of hotels) of approximately $50 to $54 million. For the full year 2007, we plan to spend approximately $225 million for capital expenditures, which will be funded from cash.

 

We are subject to increases in hotel operating expenses, including wage and benefit costs, repair and maintenance expenses, utilities and insurance expenses, that can fluctuate disproportionately to revenues. Operating expenses are difficult to predict and control, which can produce volatility in our operating results. If our hotel RevPAR decreases and/or Hotel EBITDA margins shrink, our operations, earnings and/or cash flow could suffer a material adverse effect.

 

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Debt

 

 

Line of Credit

At June 30, 2007, we had no borrowings outstanding under our $125 million line of credit. The interest rate on our line of credit was LIBOR plus 1.75% at June 30, 2007.

 

 

Construction Loan

Development of our 184-unit Royale Palms condominium project in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina was substantially completed in the first quarter of 2007. Through June 30, 2007, we closed on the sale of 177 units, and a portion of the proceeds of those sales were used to repay the outstanding balance on our construction loan.

 

Mortgage Debt

At June 30, 2007, we had aggregate mortgage indebtedness of approximately $783.7 million that was secured by 43 of our consolidated hotels with an aggregate book value of approximately $1.0 billion. Our hotel mortgage debt is recourse solely to the specific assets securing the debt, except in the case of fraud, misapplication of funds and other customary recourse carve-out provisions. Our mortgage debt contains provisions allowing for the substitution of collateral upon satisfaction of certain conditions. Most of our mortgage debt is prepayable, subject to various prepayment, yield maintenance or defeasance obligations.

 

 

Senior Notes

We have various financial covenant and incurrence tests under the indentures governing our senior notes. If we were unable to continue to satisfy the incurrence test, we may be prohibited from, among other things, incurring any additional indebtedness, except under certain specific exceptions, or paying dividends on our preferred or common stock, except to the extent necessary to satisfy the REIT qualification requirement that we distribute currently at least 90% of our taxable income. We currently anticipate that we will meet our financial covenant and incurrence tests, based on current RevPAR expectations.

 

Inflation

 

Operators of hotels, in general, possess the ability to adjust room rates daily to reflect the effects of inflation. Competition may, however, require us to reduce room rates in the near term and may limit our ability to raise room rates in the future. We are also subject to the risk that inflation will cause increases in hotel operating expenses disproportionately to revenues. If competition requires us to reduce room rates or limits our ability to raise room rates in the future, we may not be able to adjust our room rates to reflect the effects of inflation in full, in which case our operating results and liquidity could be adversely affected.

 

Seasonality

 

The lodging business is seasonal in nature. Generally, hotel revenues are greater in the second and third calendar quarters than in the first and fourth calendar quarters, although this may not be true for hotels in major tourist destinations. Revenues for hotels in tourist areas generally are substantially greater during tourist season than other times of the year. Seasonal variations in revenue at our hotels can be expected to cause quarterly fluctuations in our revenues. Quarterly earnings also may be adversely affected by events beyond our control, such as extreme

weather conditions, economic factors and other considerations affecting travel. To the extent that cash flow from operations is insufficient during any quarter, due to temporary or seasonal fluctuations in revenues, we may utilize cash on hand or borrowings to satisfy our obligations or make distributions to our equity holders.

 

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Disclosure Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

 

This report and the documents incorporated by reference in this report include forward-looking statements that involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements can be identified by the use of forward-looking terminology, such as “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks”, or other variations of these terms (including their use in the negative), or by discussions of strategies, plans or intentions. A number of factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated by these forward-looking statements. Among these factors are:

 

 

general economic and lodging industry conditions, including the anticipated continuation of economic growth, the realization of anticipated job growth, the impact of the United States’ military involvement in the Middle East and elsewhere, future acts of terrorism, the threat or outbreak of a pandemic disease affecting the travel industry, the impact on the travel industry of high fuel costs and increased security precautions, and the impact that the bankruptcy of additional major air carriers may have on our revenues and receivables;

 

 

our overall debt levels and our ability to obtain new financing and service debt;

 

 

our inability to retain earnings;

 

 

our liquidity and capital expenditures;

 

 

the impact of renovations on hotel operations;

 

 

our growth strategy and acquisition activities; and

 

 

competitive conditions in the lodging industry.

 

Certain of these risks and uncertainties are described in greater detail under “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K or in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

 

In addition, these forward-looking statements are necessarily dependent upon assumptions and estimates that may prove to be incorrect. Accordingly, while we believe that the plans, intentions and expectations reflected in these forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot assure you that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. The forward-looking statements included in this report, and all subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf, are expressly qualified in their entirety by the risk factors and cautionary statements discussed in our filings under the Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. We undertake no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect future events or circumstances.

 

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

 

At June 30, 2007, approximately 63% of our consolidated debt had fixed interest rates. Currently, market interest rates are below the rates we are obligated to pay on our fixed-rate debt. The following table provides information about our financial instruments that are sensitive to changes in interest rates. For debt obligations, the table presents scheduled maturities and weighted average interest rates, by maturity dates. The fair value of our fixed rate debt indicates the estimated principal amount of debt having the same debt service requirements that could have been borrowed at the date presented, at then current market interest rates.

 

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Expected Maturity Date

at June 30, 2007

(dollars in thousands)

 

 

2007

 

 

2008

 

 

2009

 

 

2010

 

 

2011

 

Thereafter

 

 

 

Total

 

 

Fair Value

Liabilities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Fixed rate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

$

6,467

 

$

13,733

 

$

142,240

 

$

274,457

 

$

303,030

 

$

78,235

 

$

818,162

 

$

861,490

Average interest rate

 

7.98%

 

 

7.99%

 

 

7.27%

 

 

8.70%

 

 

8.49%

 

 

6.53%

 

 

8.15%

 

 

 

Floating rate:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Debt

 

-   

 

 

265,500

 

 

-   

 

 

-   

 

 

215,000

 

 

-   

 

 

480,500

 

 

480,500

Average interest rate

 

-   

 

 

6.22%

 

 

-   

 

 

-   

 

 

7.48%

 

 

-   

 

 

6.79%

 

 

 

Total debt

$

6,467

 

$

279,233

 

$

142,240

 

$

274,457

 

$

518,030

 

$

78,235

 

$

1,298,662

 

 

 

Average interest rate

 

7.98%

 

 

6.31%

 

 

7.27%

 

 

8.70%

 

 

8.07%

 

 

6.53%

 

 

7.64%

 

 

 

Net discount

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(963

)

 

 

Total debt

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

$

1,297,699

 

 

 

 

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

 

 

(a)

Evaluation of disclosure controls and procedures.

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, we conducted an evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) as of the end of the period covered by this report (the “Evaluation Date”). Based on this evaluation, our chief executive officer and chief financial officer concluded, as of the Evaluation Date, that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective, such that the information relating to us required to be disclosed in our reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in SEC rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our chief executive officer and chief financial officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

 

 

(b)

Changes in internal control over financial reporting.

 

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) during the quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II. -- OTHER INFORMATION

 

Item 2.

Changes in Securities and Use of Proceeds.

 

Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities

 

During the second quarter 2007, we issued an aggregate of 1,245 shares of our common stock, all of which were issued to a holder of FelCor LP units upon redemption of a like number of units. For the issuance of these shares of common stock, we relied upon the exemption from registration provided by Section 4(2) of the Securities Act, since the transaction did not involve a public offering.

 

Item 4.

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

 

FelCor held its 2007 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, or Annual Meeting, on May 22, 2007. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders of FelCor elected Melinda J. Bush, Charles A. Ledsinger, Jr. and Robert H. Lutz, Jr. to serve full three year terms as Class I Directors until our 2010 Annual Meeting, and elected Robert F. Cotter and Thomas C. Hendrick to serve as Class II Directors, for the balance of their terms, until our 2008 Annual Meeting.

 

The total number of shares entitled to vote at our 2007 Annual Meeting was 62,388,367 shares of Common Stock. A total of 57,182,907 shares of Common Stock were represented in person or by proxy at the Annual Meeting. The follow table sets forth, with respect to each of the directors elected, the number of votes cast for, and the number of votes withheld, with respect to his or her election.

 

Nominee

 

Votes For

 

Votes Withheld

Melinda J. Bush

 

55,736,103

 

1,446,804

Charles A. Ledsinger, Jr.

 

55,834,816

 

1,348,091

Robert H. Lutz, Jr.

 

55,956,183

 

1,226,724

Robert F. Cotter

 

55,958,177

 

1,224,731

Thomas C. Hendrick

 

55,951,593

 

1,231,314

 

In addition, at our 2007 Annual Meeting, the stockholders of FelCor ratified the selection of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. There were 56,859,612 votes cast for ratification, 296,440 votes against and 26,855 shares abstained from voting.

 

Item 6.

Exhibits

 

 

The following exhibits are furnished in accordance with the provisions of Item 601 of Regulation S-K:

 

Exhibit Number

Description of Exhibit

 

 

31.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

31.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.1

Certification of the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

32.2

Certification of the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

 

 

 

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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 thereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

 

FELCOR LODGING TRUST INCORPORATED

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Date:  August 9, 2007

By:

/s/ Lester C. Johnson

 

 

Name:  Lester C. Johnson

Title:    Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer

 

 

 

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