Apple Hospitality REIT Extends Credit Facility Waiver Period and Enhances Financial Flexibility
March 02 2021 - 6:30AM
Business Wire
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) (the “Company” or
“Apple Hospitality”) today announced that it has successfully
amended its unsecured debt agreements to extend the waiver period
of all existing financial covenants through the end of the fourth
quarter of 2021 with all but two existing financial covenants
waived through the end of the first quarter of 2022 (the “Extended
Covenant Waiver Period”), unless the Company elects an earlier
date. The Company’s unsecured credit facilities consist of a $425
million revolving credit facility, $820 million of funded term
loans and a $50 million senior notes facility. As of March 1, 2021,
the revolving credit facility had an outstanding balance of
approximately $161 million with availability of approximately $264
million.
“With the strength of our balance sheet, our track record of
disciplined capital allocation and our current operational
outperformance, we secured an extension of our covenant waiver
period and enhanced flexibility without raising additional capital
or further encumbering our portfolio as we continue our efforts to
preserve equity value for our shareholders,” commented Liz Perkins,
Chief Financial Officer of Apple Hospitality. “We successfully
achieved our key objective of enhancing our ability to exit the
waiver period while increasing our near-term flexibility to
capitalize on potential acquisition opportunities. These
adjustments better position us to maximize long-term value for our
shareholders as our business continues to recover. We are
incredibly grateful for our longstanding relationships with our
lenders and their continued support.”
The amendments provide for, among other things, the following
modifications to the Company’s original covenant waiver period
restrictions during the Extended Covenant Waiver Period:
- Suspend testing of the Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio and
the Minimum Unsecured Interest Coverage Ratio until the compliance
certificate is required to be delivered for the fiscal quarter
ending March 31, 2022.
- Suspend testing for all other of the Company’s existing
financial maintenance covenants until the date the compliance
certificate is required to be delivered for the fiscal quarter
ending June 30, 2022.
- Provide allowance of $300 million for acquiring unencumbered
assets with proceeds from asset sales.
- Provide allowance of $300 million for acquiring unencumbered
assets funded by common equity.
- Maintain the fully unsecured status of the Company's
unencumbered assets. A requirement to pledge the equity interests
of each direct or indirect owner of certain unencumbered property
in favor of the administrative agent if average liquidity for any
month is less than $200 million, a reduction from the $275 million
per the prior amendment, or if the total amount outstanding under
the revolving credit facility exceeds $275 million.
- Maintain covenants measured on an annualized basis following
the Extended Covenant Waiver Period until the calculation is based
on a trailing four quarter period. Modify certain of the existing
financial maintenance covenants to less restrictive levels
following the Extended Covenant Waiver Period as follows:
- Maximum Consolidated Leverage Ratio of 8.50x for the first two
fiscal quarters, 8.00x for two fiscal quarters, 7.50x for one
fiscal quarter and then a ratio of 6.50x thereafter;
- Minimum Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio of 1.05x for the first
fiscal quarter, 1.25x for one fiscal quarter and then a ratio of
1.5x thereafter;
- Minimum Unsecured Interest Coverage Ratio of no less than 1.25x
for the first fiscal quarter, 1.50x for one fiscal quarter, 1.75x
for one fiscal quarter and then a ratio of 2.0x thereafter;
and
- Maximum Unsecured Leverage Ratio of 65% for two fiscal quarters
and 60% thereafter.
About Apple Hospitality REIT,
Inc.
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) is a publicly traded
real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that owns one of the largest
and most diverse portfolios of upscale, rooms-focused hotels in the
United States. Apple Hospitality’s portfolio consists of 234 hotels
with approximately 30,000 guest rooms located in 88 markets
throughout 35 states. Concentrated with industry-leading brands,
the Company’s portfolio consists of 104 Marriott-branded hotels,
125 Hilton-branded hotels, three Hyatt-branded hotels and two
independent hotels. For more information, please visit
www.applehospitalityreit.com.
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Currently, one of the most significant factors that could cause
actual outcomes to differ materially from the Company’s
forward-looking statements continues to be the adverse effect of
COVID-19, including resurgences and new variants, on the Company’s
business, financial performance and condition, operating results
and cash flows, the real estate market and the hospitality industry
specifically, and the global economy and financial markets
generally. The significance, extent and duration of the continued
impacts caused by the COVID-19 outbreak on the Company will depend
on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be
predicted with confidence at this time, including the scope,
severity and duration of the pandemic, the extent and effectiveness
of the actions taken to contain the pandemic or mitigate its
impact, the speed of the vaccine roll-out, the efficacy, acceptance
and availability of vaccines, the duration of associated immunity
and efficacy of the vaccines against emerging variants of COVID-19,
the potential for additional hotel closures/consolidations that may
be mandated or advisable, whether based on increased COVID-19
cases, new variants or other factors, the slowing or rollback of
“reopenings” in certain states, and the direct and indirect
economic effects of the pandemic and containment measures, among
others. Moreover, investors are cautioned to interpret many of the
risks identified under the section titled “Risk Factors” in the
Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2020 as being heightened as a result of the ongoing
and numerous adverse impacts of COVID-19. Such additional factors
include, but are not limited to, the ability of the Company to
effectively acquire and dispose of properties; the ability of the
Company to successfully integrate pending transactions and
implement its operating strategy; changes in general political,
economic and competitive conditions and specific market conditions;
reduced business and leisure travel due to travel-related health
concerns, including the widespread outbreak of COVID-19 or an
increase in COVID-19 cases or any other infectious or contagious
diseases in the U.S. or abroad; adverse changes in the real estate
and real estate capital markets; financing risks; changes in
interest rates; litigation risks; regulatory proceedings or
inquiries; and changes in laws or regulations or interpretations of
current laws and regulations that impact the Company’s business,
assets or classification as a REIT. Although the Company believes
that the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements
contained herein are reasonable, any of the assumptions could be
inaccurate, and therefore there can be no assurance that such
statements included in this press release will prove to be
accurate. In light of the significant uncertainties inherent in the
forward-looking statements included herein, the inclusion of such
information should not be regarded as a representation by the
Company or any other person that the results or conditions
described in such statements or the objectives and plans of the
Company will be achieved. In addition, the Company’s qualification
as a REIT involves the application of highly technical and complex
provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Readers should carefully review the risk factors described in the
Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including but not limited to those discussed in the section titled
“Risk Factors” in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 31, 2020. Any forward-looking statement
that the Company makes speaks only as of the date of this press
release. The Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or
revise any forward-looking statements or cautionary factors, as a
result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as
required by law.
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Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. Kelly Clarke, Vice President,
Investor Relations 804-727‐6321 kclarke@applereit.com
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