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Watermark Lodging Trust, Inc. - Quarter Report: 2019 March (Form 10-Q)

 
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
þ
 
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
 
 
 
 
 
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019
 
 
 
or
 
 
 
o
 
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: 000-55461
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CAREY WATERMARK INVESTORS 2 INCORPORATED
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
 
46-5765413
(State of incorporation)
 
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
 
 
50 Rockefeller Plaza
 
 
New York, New York
 
10020
(Address of principal executive office)
 
(Zip Code)
Investor Relations (212) 492-8920
(212) 492-1100
(Registrant’s telephone numbers, 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. Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files). Yes þ No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer þ
 
 
 
Smaller reporting company o
Emerging growth company o
 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

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

Registrant has 31,801,899 shares of Class A common stock, $0.001 par value, and 59,936,318 shares of Class T common stock, $0.001 par value, outstanding at May 3, 2019.
 



INDEX
 
 
Page No.
PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
 
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION
 
Item 6. Exhibits

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (this “Report”), including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, in Item 2 of Part I of this Report, contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements generally are identified by the words “believe,” “project,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “intend,” “strategy,” “plan,” “may,” “should,” “will,” “would,” “will be,” “will continue,” “will likely result,” and similar expressions. These statements are based on the current expectations of our management. Forward-looking statements in this Report include, among others, statements about the impact of Hurricane Irma on certain hotels, including the condition of the properties and cost estimates. It is important to note that our actual results could be materially different from those projected in such forward-looking statements. You should exercise caution in relying on forward-looking statements, as they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, and other factors that may materially affect our future results, performance, achievements or transactions. Information on factors that could impact actual results and cause them to differ from what is anticipated in the forward-looking statements contained herein is included in this Report as well as in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), including but not limited to those described in Item 1A “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018 as filed with the SEC on March 15, 2019 (the “2018 Annual Report”). Except as required by federal securities laws and the rules and regulations of the SEC, we do not undertake to revise or update any forward-looking statements.

All references to “Notes” throughout the document refer to the footnotes to the consolidated financial statements of the registrant in Part I, Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited).



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PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.

CAREY WATERMARK INVESTORS 2 INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Assets
 
 
 
Investments in real estate:
 
 
 
Hotels, at cost
$
1,461,994

 
$
1,464,933

Accumulated depreciation
(123,462
)
 
(113,184
)
Net investments in hotels
1,338,532

 
1,351,749

Equity investments in real estate
122,110

 
121,456

Cash and cash equivalents
77,237

 
76,823

Restricted cash
29,335

 
27,114

Accounts receivable, net
30,789

 
18,826

Other assets
11,177

 
9,346

Total assets
$
1,609,180

 
$
1,605,314

Liabilities and Equity
 
 
 
Non-recourse debt, net
$
833,361

 
$
833,836

Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
65,437

 
61,913

Due to related parties and affiliates
1,897

 
1,984

Distributions payable
11,331

 
11,178

Total liabilities
912,026

 
908,911

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

 

Preferred stock, $0.001 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized; none issued

 

Class A common stock, $0.001 par value; 320,000,000 shares authorized; 31,543,757 and 31,023,863 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding
31

 
31

Class T common stock, $0.001 par value; 80,000,000 shares authorized; 59,591,414 and 59,006,632 shares, respectively, issued and outstanding
60

 
59

Additional paid-in capital
835,180

 
825,896

Distributions and accumulated losses
(167,130
)
 
(156,823
)
Accumulated other comprehensive income
671

 
1,205

Total stockholders’ equity
668,812

 
670,368

Noncontrolling interests
28,342

 
26,035

Total equity
697,154

 
696,403

Total liabilities and equity
$
1,609,180

 
$
1,605,314


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



CWI 2 3/31/2019 10-Q 2


CAREY WATERMARK INVESTORS 2 INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Revenues
 
 
 
Hotel Revenues
 
 
 
Rooms
$
64,593

 
$
60,589

Food and beverage
26,414

 
25,215

Other operating revenue
4,999

 
5,375

Total Hotel Revenues
96,006

 
91,179

Expenses
 
 
 
Rooms
13,919

 
14,043

Food and beverage
18,244

 
17,552

Other hotel operating expenses
1,142

 
1,337

General and administrative
8,384

 
7,839

Sales and marketing
7,873

 
7,796

Property taxes, insurance, rent and other
5,592

 
5,372

Management fees
3,478

 
3,102

Repairs and maintenance
3,208

 
2,980

Utilities
1,970

 
2,184

Depreciation and amortization
11,759

 
11,336

Total Hotel Operating Expenses
75,569

 
73,541

Asset management fees to affiliate and other expenses
2,909

 
2,581

Corporate general and administrative expenses
2,129

 
1,812

Gain on hurricane-related property damage
(10
)
 
(312
)
Total Expenses
80,597

 
77,622

Operating Income
15,409

 
13,557

Interest expense
(10,100
)
 
(9,935
)
Equity in losses of equity method investments in real estate, net
(1,342
)
 
(1,857
)
Other income
182

 
94

Income before income taxes
4,149

 
1,859

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes
1,304

 
(275
)
Net Income
5,453

 
1,584

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests (inclusive of Available Cash Distributions to a related party of $1,938 and $1,455, respectively)
(4,429
)
 
(3,078
)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to CWI 2 Stockholders
$
1,024

 
$
(1,494
)
 
 
 
 
Class A Common Stock
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to CWI 2 Stockholders
$
398

 
$
(453
)
Basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
31,392,012

 
29,821,184

Basic and diluted income (loss) per share
$
0.01

 
$
(0.02
)
 
 
 
 
Class T Common Stock
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to CWI 2 Stockholders
$
626

 
$
(1,041
)
Basic and diluted weighted-average shares outstanding
59,500,448

 
58,381,308

Basic and diluted income (loss) per share
$
0.01

 
$
(0.02
)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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CAREY WATERMARK INVESTORS 2 INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS) (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Net Income
$
5,453

 
$
1,584

Other Comprehensive (Loss) Income
 
 
 
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivative instruments
(534
)
 
794

Comprehensive Income
4,919

 
2,378

 
 
 
 
Amounts Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests
 
 
 
Net income
(4,429
)
 
(3,078
)
Unrealized gain on derivative instruments

 
(12
)
Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
(4,429
)
 
(3,090
)
Comprehensive Income (Loss) Attributable to CWI 2 Stockholders
$
490

 
$
(712
)

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.



CWI 2 3/31/2019 10-Q 4


CAREY WATERMARK INVESTORS 2 INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY (UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 and 2018
(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)
 
CWI 2 Stockholders
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock
 
Additional
Paid-In
Capital
 
Distributions
and
Accumulated
Losses
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income
 
Total CWI 2
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Noncontrolling
Interests
 
Total
Stockholders’
Equity
 
Class A
 
Class T
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2019
31,023,863

 
$
31

 
59,006,632

 
$
59

 
$
825,896

 
$
(156,823
)
 
$
1,205

 
$
670,368

 
$
26,035

 
$
696,403

Net income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1,024

 
 
 
1,024

 
4,429

 
5,453

Shares issued, net of offering costs
187,889

 

 
404,735


1

 
6,583

 
 
 
 
 
6,584

 
 
 
6,584

Shares issued to affiliates
234,642

 

 
 
 
 
 
2,607

 
 
 
 
 
2,607

 
 
 
2,607

Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
(2,122
)
 
(2,122
)
Stock dividends issued
94,663

 

 
180,047

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Shares issued under share incentive plans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
64

 
 
 
 
 
64

 
 
 
64

Stock-based compensation to directors
2,700

 

 
 
 
 
 
30

 
 
 
 
 
30

 
 
 
30

Distributions declared ($0.1749 and $0.1494 per share to Class A and Class T, respectively)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(11,331
)
 
 
 
(11,331
)
 
 
 
(11,331
)
Other comprehensive loss
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(534
)
 
(534
)
 
 
 
(534
)
Balance at March 31, 2019
31,543,757

 
$
31

 
59,591,414

 
$
60

 
$
835,180

 
$
(167,130
)
 
$
671

 
$
668,812

 
$
28,342

 
$
697,154

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at January 1, 2018
29,510,914

 
$
29

 
57,871,712

 
$
58

 
$
807,377

 
$
(104,809
)
 
$
1,373

 
$
704,028

 
$
27,757

 
$
731,785

Net (loss) income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(1,494
)
 

 
(1,494
)
 
3,078

 
1,584

Shares issued, net of offering costs
200,547

 

 
428,847

 

 
7,309

 
 
 
 
 
7,309

 
 
 
7,309

Shares issued to affiliates
233,969

 

 
 
 
 
 
2,513

 
 
 
 
 
2,513

 
 
 
2,513

Distributions to noncontrolling interests
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
(2,195
)
 
(2,195
)
Stock dividends issued
93,149

 

 
182,668

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 

Shares issued under share incentive plans

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
70

 
 
 
 
 
70

 
 
 
70

Distributions declared ($0.1749 and $0.1492 per share to Class A and Class T, respectively)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(10,978
)
 
 
 
(10,978
)
 
 
 
(10,978
)
Other comprehensive income
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
782

 
782

 
12

 
794

Repurchase of shares
(2,821
)
 

 

 

 
(29
)
 
 
 
 
 
(29
)
 
 
 
(29
)
Balance at March 31, 2018
30,035,758

 
$
29

 
58,483,227

 
$
58

 
$
817,240

 
$
(117,281
)
 
$
2,155

 
$
702,201

 
$
28,652

 
$
730,853


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


CWI 2 3/31/2019 10-Q 5


CAREY WATERMARK INVESTORS 2 INCORPORATED
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)
(in thousands)
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Cash Flows — Operating Activities
 
 
 
Net income
$
5,453

 
$
1,584

Adjustments to net income:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
11,759

 
11,336

Asset management fees to affiliates settled in shares
2,683

 
2,579

Equity in losses of equity method investments in real estate, net
1,342

 
1,857

Amortization of deferred key money, deferred financing costs and other
310

 
308

Amortization of stock-based compensation
94

 
70

Gain on hurricane-related property damage
(10
)
 
(312
)
Net changes in other assets and liabilities
(6,215
)
 
(3,880
)
Business interruption insurance proceeds
881

 

Distributions of earnings from equity method investments
461

 

(Decrease) increase in due to related parties and affiliates
(19
)
 
339

Funding of hurricane-related remediation work

 
(87
)
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
16,739

 
13,794

 
 
 
 
Cash Flows — Investing Activities
 
 
 
Capital expenditures
(2,623
)
 
(2,950
)
Capital contributions to equity investment in real estate
(2,536
)
 
(486
)
Net Cash Used in Investing Activities
(5,159
)
 
(3,436
)
 
 
 
 
Cash Flows — Financing Activities
 
 
 
Distributions paid
(11,178
)
 
(10,955
)
Net proceeds from issuance of shares
5,176

 
5,207

Distributions to noncontrolling interests
(2,122
)
 
(2,195
)
Scheduled payments and prepayments for mortgage principal
(821
)
 

Repurchase of shares

 
(29
)
Deferred financing costs

 
(6
)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities
(8,945
)
 
(7,978
)
 
 
 
 
Change in Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash During the Period
 
 
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
2,635

 
2,380

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, beginning of period
103,937

 
98,109

Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, end of period
$
106,572

 
$
100,489


See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

CAREY WATERMARK INVESTORS 2 INCORPORATED
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

Note 1. Business

Organization

Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (“CWI 2”) is a publicly owned, non-traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that, together with its consolidated subsidiaries, invests in, manages and seeks to enhance the value of, interests in lodging and lodging-related properties in the United States. We conduct substantially all of our investment activities and own all of our assets through CWI 2 OP, LP (the “Operating Partnership”). We are a general partner and a limited partner of, and own a 99.985% capital interest in, the Operating Partnership. Carey Watermark Holdings 2, LLC (“Carey Watermark Holdings 2”), which is owned indirectly by W. P. Carey Inc. (“WPC”), holds a special general partner interest in the Operating Partnership.

We are managed by Carey Lodging Advisors, LLC (our “Advisor”), an indirect subsidiary of WPC. Our Advisor manages our overall portfolio, including providing oversight and strategic guidance to the independent hotel operators that manage our hotels. CWA 2, LLC (the “Subadvisor”), a subsidiary of Watermark Capital Partners LLC, provides services to our Advisor primarily relating to acquiring, managing, financing and disposing of our hotels and overseeing the independent operators that manage the day-to-day operations of our hotels. In addition, the Subadvisor provides us with the services of Mr. Michael G. Medzigian, our Chief Executive Officer, subject to the approval of our independent directors.

We held ownership interests in 12 hotels at March 31, 2019, including ten hotels that we consolidate (“Consolidated Hotels”) and two hotels that we record as equity investments (“Unconsolidated Hotels”).
 
Public Offering

We raised offering proceeds in our initial public offering of $280.3 million from our Class A common stock and $571.0 million from our Class T common stock. The offering commenced in May 2014 and closed in July 2017. We have fully invested the proceeds from our offering. In addition, from inception through March 31, 2019, $22.7 million and $44.8 million of distributions were reinvested in our Class A and Class T common stock, respectively, through our distribution reinvestment plan (“DRIP”).

Note 2. Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Our interim consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and, therefore, do not necessarily include all information and footnotes necessary for a fair statement of our consolidated financial position, results of operations and cash flows in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States (“GAAP”).

In the opinion of management, the unaudited financial information for the interim periods presented in this Report reflects all normal and recurring adjustments necessary for a fair statement of financial position, results of operations and cash flows. Our interim consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2018, which are included in our 2018 Annual Report, as certain disclosures that would substantially duplicate those contained in the audited consolidated financial statements have not been included in this Report. Operating results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of operating results for an entire year.

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and the disclosure of contingent amounts in our consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates.



CWI 2 3/31/2019 10-Q 7


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Basis of Consolidation

Our consolidated financial statements reflect all of our accounts, including those of our controlled subsidiaries. The portions of equity in consolidated subsidiaries that are not attributable, directly or indirectly, to us are presented as noncontrolling interests. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated.

When we obtain an economic interest in an entity, we evaluate the entity to determine if it should be deemed a variable interest entity (“VIE”), and, if so, whether we are the primary beneficiary and are therefore required to consolidate the entity. We apply the accounting guidance for consolidation of VIEs to certain entities in which the equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. Certain decision-making rights within a loan or joint-venture agreement can cause us to consider an entity a VIE. Limited partnerships and other similar entities which operate as a partnership will be considered a VIE unless the limited partners hold substantive kick-out rights or participation rights. Significant judgment is required to determine whether a VIE should be consolidated. We review the contractual arrangements provided for in the partnership agreement or other related contracts to determine whether the entity is considered a VIE, and to establish whether we have any variable interests in the VIE. We then compare our variable interests, if any, to those of the other variable interest holders to determine which party is the primary beneficiary of the VIE based on whether the entity (i) has the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of the VIE and (ii) has the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of the VIE that could potentially be significant to the VIE. The liabilities of these VIEs are non-recourse to us and can only be satisfied from each VIE’s respective assets.

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we considered three and four entities to be VIEs, respectively, of which we consolidated two and three, respectively, as we are considered the primary beneficiary. The following table presents a summary of selected financial data of consolidated VIEs included in the consolidated balance sheets (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Net investments in hotels
$
290,767

 
$
566,272

Total assets
322,026

 
603,403

 
 
 
 
Non-recourse debt, net
$
177,404

 
$
320,603

Total liabilities
196,801

 
350,920


Reclassifications
 
Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

Restricted Cash

The following table provides a reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash reported within the consolidated balance sheets to the consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Cash and cash equivalents
$
77,237

 
$
76,823

Restricted cash
29,335

 
27,114

Total cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash
$
106,572

 
$
103,937




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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

Pronouncements Adopted as of March 31, 2019

In February 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2016-02, Leases (Topic 842). ASU 2016-02 modifies the principles for the recognition, measurement, presentation, and disclosure of leases for both parties to a contract: the lessee and the lessor. ASU 2016-02 provides new guidelines that change the accounting for leasing arrangements for lessees, whereby their rights and obligations under substantially all leases, existing and new, are capitalized and recorded on the balance sheet. For lessors, however, the new standard remains generally consistent with existing guidance, but has been updated to align with certain changes to the lessee model and ASU 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (Topic 606).

We adopted this guidance for our interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2019 using the modified retrospective method, applying the transition provisions at the beginning of the period of adoption rather than at the beginning of the earliest comparative period presented. We elected the package of practical expedients as permitted under the transition guidance, which allowed us to not reassess whether arrangements contain leases, lease classification and initial direct costs. The adoption of the lease standard did not result in a cumulative effect adjustment recognized in the opening balance of retained earnings as of January 1, 2019. On January 1, 2019, we recognized a right-of-use asset and a corresponding lease liability related to our operating leases of $1.5 million and $2.3 million, respectively, in Other assets and Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities, respectively, in our consolidated balance sheet.

In August 2017, the FASB issued ASU 2017-12, Derivatives and Hedging (Topic 815): Targeted Improvements to Accounting for Hedging Activities. ASU 2017-12 makes more financial and nonfinancial hedging strategies eligible for hedge accounting. It also amends the presentation and disclosure requirements and changes how companies assess hedge effectiveness. It is intended to more closely align hedge accounting with companies’ risk management strategies, simplify the application of hedge accounting, and increase transparency as to the scope and results of hedging programs. We adopted this guidance for our interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of ASU 2017-12 did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In June 2018, the FASB issued ASU 2018-07, Compensation-Stock Compensation (Topic 718): Improvements to Nonemployee Share-Based Payment Accounting. ASU 2018-07 expands the scope of Topic 718 to include share-based payment transactions in exchange for goods and services from nonemployees, which will align the accounting for such payments to nonemployees with the existing requirements for share-based payments granted to employees (with certain exceptions). These share-based payments will now be measured at the grant-date fair value of the equity instrument issued. We adopted this guidance for our interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2019. The adoption of this standard did not have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

Note 3. Agreements and Transactions with Related Parties

Agreements with Our Advisor and Affiliates

We have an advisory agreement with our Advisor (the “Advisory Agreement”) to perform certain services for us under a fee arrangement, including managing our overall business, our investments and certain administrative duties. The Advisory Agreement has a term of one year and may be renewed for successive one-year periods. Our Advisor also has a subadvisory agreement with the Subadvisor (the “Subadvisory Agreement”) whereby our Advisor pays 25% of its fees earned under the Advisory Agreement and Available Cash Distributions (as defined below) and 30% of the subordinated incentive distributions to the Subadvisor in return for certain personnel services.



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The following tables present a summary of fees we paid, expenses we reimbursed and distributions we made to our Advisor, the Subadvisor and other affiliates, as described below, in accordance with the terms of those agreements (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Amounts Included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations
 
 
 
Asset management fees
$
2,683

 
$
2,579

Available Cash Distributions
1,938

 
1,455

Personnel and overhead reimbursements
1,100

 
996

 
$
5,721

 
$
5,030


The following table presents a summary of the amounts included in Due to related parties and affiliates in the consolidated financial statements (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Amounts Due to Related Parties and Affiliates
 
 
 
Reimbursable costs to our Advisor
$
952

 
$
1,100

Asset management fees and other to our Advisor
945

 
884

 
$
1,897

 
$
1,984


Asset Management Fees, Disposition Fees and Loan Refinancing Fees

We pay our Advisor an annual asset management fee equal to 0.55% of the aggregate average market value of our investments, as described in the Advisory Agreement. Our Advisor is also entitled to receive disposition fees of up to 1.5% of the contract sales price of a property, as well as a loan refinancing fee of up to 1.0% of the principal amount of a refinanced loan, if certain conditions described in the Advisory Agreement are met. If our Advisor elects to receive all or a portion of its fees in shares of our Class A common stock, the number of shares issued is determined by dividing the dollar amount of fees by our most recently published estimated net asset value per share (“NAV”) for Class A shares. For the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, we settled $2.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively, of asset management fees in shares of our Class A common stock at our Advisor’s election. At March 31, 2019, our Advisor owned 2,769,907 shares (3.0%) of our total outstanding common stock. Asset management fees are included in Asset management fees to affiliate and other in the consolidated financial statements.

Acquisition Fees to our Advisor

Pursuant to our Advisory Agreement, our Advisor is entitled to acquisition fees of 2.5% of the total investment cost of the properties acquired, including on our proportionate share of equity method investments and loans originated by us. The total fees to be paid may not exceed 6% of the aggregate contract purchase price of all investments, as measured over a period specified in our Advisory Agreement.

Available Cash Distributions

Carey Watermark Holdings 2’s special general partner interest entitles it to receive distributions of 10% of Available Cash, as defined in the agreement of limited partnership of the Operating Partnership (“Available Cash Distributions”) generated by the Operating Partnership, subject to certain limitations. In addition, in the event of the dissolution of the Operating Partnership, Carey Watermark Holdings 2 will be entitled to receive distributions of up to 15% of net proceeds, provided certain return thresholds are met for the initial investors in the Operating Partnership. Available Cash Distributions are included in Income attributable to noncontrolling interests in the consolidated financial statements.



CWI 2 3/31/2019 10-Q 10


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Personnel and Overhead Reimbursements

Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, our Advisor generally allocates expenses of dedicated and shared resources, including the cost of personnel, rent and related office expenses, between us and our affiliate, Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (“CWI 1”), based on total pro rata hotel revenues on a quarterly basis. Pursuant to the Subadvisory Agreement, after we reimburse our Advisor, it will subsequently reimburse the Subadvisor for personnel costs and other charges, including the services of our Chief Executive Officer, subject to the approval of our board of directors. These reimbursements are included in Corporate general and administrative expenses and Due to related parties and affiliates in the consolidated financial statements and are settled in cash. We have also granted restricted stock units to employees of the Subadvisor pursuant to our 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.

Other Transactions with Affiliates

Working Capital Facility

On October 19, 2017, our Operating Partnership entered into a $25.0 million secured credit facility with WPC to fund our working capital needs (the “Working Capital Facility”). Pursuant to the related credit agreement, as amended, the Working Capital Facility bears interest at the London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) plus 1.0% provided however, that upon the occurrence of certain events of default (as described in the loan agreement), all outstanding amounts will be subject to a 2.0% annual interest rate increase. The Working Capital Facility matures on the earlier of December 31, 2019 and the expiration or termination of the Advisory Agreement. We serve as guarantor of the Working Capital Facility and have pledged our unencumbered equity interest in certain properties as collateral, as further described in the related pledge and security agreement. At both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, no amounts were outstanding under the Working Capital Facility.

Jointly-Owned Investments

At March 31, 2019, we owned interests in three ventures with our affiliate, CWI 1: the Marriott Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa, a Consolidated Hotel, and the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne and the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara, both Unconsolidated Hotels. A third party also owns an interest in the Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne. CWI 1 is a publicly owned, non-traded REIT that is also advised by our Advisor and invests in lodging and lodging-related properties. See Note 5 for further discussion.

Note 4. Net Investments in Hotels

Net investments in hotels are summarized as follows (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Buildings
$
1,091,061

 
$
1,093,865

Land
236,078

 
236,078

Furniture, fixtures and equipment
92,907

 
93,766

Building and site improvements
39,639

 
38,670

Construction in progress
2,309

 
2,554

Hotels, at cost
1,461,994

 
1,464,933

Less: Accumulated depreciation
(123,462
)
 
(113,184
)
Net investments in hotels
$
1,338,532

 
$
1,351,749


During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, we retired fully depreciated furniture, fixtures and equipment aggregating $1.5 million and $0.6 million, respectively.



CWI 2 3/31/2019 10-Q 11


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Hurricane-Related Disruption

Hurricane Irma made landfall in September 2017, impacting one of our Consolidated Hotels, the Marriott Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa, which sustained damage and was forced to close for a short period of time. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, we recognized gains on hurricane-related property damage of less than $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively.
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
(in thousands)
2019
 
2018
Net write-off (write-up) of fixed assets
$
3,043

 
$
(575
)
Remediation work performed

 
(376
)
(Increase) decrease to property damage insurance receivables
(3,053
)
 
639

Gain on hurricane-related property damage (a)
$
(10
)
 
$
(312
)
___________
(a)
Includes a loss of $0.6 million during the three months ended March 31, 2018 resulting from pre-existing damage (which was discovered as a result of Hurricane Irma and is not covered by insurance).

As the restoration work continues to be performed, the estimated total costs will change. Any changes to property damage estimates will be recorded in the periods in which they are determined and any additional remediation work will be recorded in the periods in which it is performed. 

Construction in Progress

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, construction in progress, recorded at cost, was $2.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively; which at March 31, 2019 was primarily related to planned renovations at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco, as well as the restoration of the Marriott Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa as a result of the damage caused by Hurricane Irma; and at December 31, 2018 was primarily related to planned renovations at the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco and the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, as well as the restoration of the Marriott Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa. Upon substantial completion of renovation work, costs are reclassified from construction in progress to buildings, building and site improvements and furniture, fixture and equipment, as applicable, and depreciation will commence.

We capitalize qualifying interest expense and certain other costs, such as property taxes, property insurance, utilities expense and hotel incremental labor costs, related to hotels undergoing major renovations. We capitalized less than $0.1 million of such costs during both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, accrued capital expenditures were $0.3 million and $1.4 million, respectively, representing non-cash investing activity.

Note 5. Equity Investments in Real Estate

At March 31, 2019, we owned equity interests in two Unconsolidated Hotels, one with CWI 1 and one together with CWI 1 and an unrelated third party. We do not control the ventures that own these hotels, but we exercise significant influence over them. We account for these investments under the equity method of accounting (i.e., at cost, increased or decreased by our share of earnings or losses, less distributions, plus contributions and other adjustments required by equity method accounting, such as basis differences from acquisition costs paid to our Advisor that we incur and other-than-temporary impairment charges, if any).

Under the conventional approach of accounting for equity method investments, an investor applies its percentage ownership interest to the venture’s net income to determine the investor’s share of the earnings or losses of the venture. This approach is inappropriate if the venture’s capital structure gives different rights and priorities to its investors. Therefore, we follow the hypothetical liquidation at book value (“HLBV”) method in determining our share of these ventures’ earnings or losses for the reporting period as this method better reflects our claim on the ventures’ book value at the end of each reporting period. Earnings for our equity method investments are recognized in accordance with each respective investment agreement and, where applicable, based upon the allocation of the investment’s net assets at book value as if the investment was hypothetically liquidated at the end of each reporting period.



CWI 2 3/31/2019 10-Q 12


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

The following table sets forth our ownership interests in our equity investments in real estate and their respective carrying values. The carrying values of these ventures are affected by the timing and nature of distributions (dollars in thousands):
Unconsolidated Hotels
 
State
 
Number
of Rooms
 
% Owned
 
Hotel Type
 
Carrying Value at
 
 
 
 
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture (a) (b)
 
CA
 
358

 
60.0
%
 
Resort
 
$
84,603

 
$
85,110

Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Venture (c) (d)
 
FL
 
446

 
19.3
%
 
Resort
 
37,507

 
36,346

 
 
 
 
804

 
 
 
 
 
$
122,110

 
$
121,456

___________
(a)
This investment represents a tenancy-in-common interest; the remaining 40.0% interest is owned by CWI 1.
(b)
We contributed $2.5 million to this investment during the three months ended March 31, 2019, which included funding for the hotel’s renovation.
(c)
CWI 1 acquired a 47.4% interest in the venture on the same date.  The remaining 33.3% interest is retained by the original owner. The number of rooms presented includes 144 condo-hotel units that participate in the resort rental program. This investment is considered a VIE (Note 2). We do not consolidate this entity because we are not the primary beneficiary and the nature of our involvement in the activities of the entity allows us to exercise significant influence but does not give us power over decisions that significantly affect the economic performance of the entity.
(d)
We received $0.5 million of cash distributions from this investment during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

The following table sets forth our share of equity in (losses) earnings from our Unconsolidated Hotels, which is based on the HLBV model, as well as amortization adjustments related to basis differentials from acquisitions of investments (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
Unconsolidated Hotels
 
2019
 
2018
Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture
 
$
(2,964
)
 
$
(2,923
)
Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Venture
 
1,622

 
1,066

Total equity in losses of equity method investments in real estate
 
$
(1,342
)
 
$
(1,857
)

No other-than-temporary impairment charges related to our investments in these ventures were recognized during the three months ended March 31, 2019 or 2018.

At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, the unamortized basis differences on our equity investments were $7.7 million and $7.8 million, respectively. Net amortization of the basis differences reduced the carrying values of our equity investments by less than $0.1 million during both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

The following tables present combined summarized financial information of our equity investments in real estate. Amounts provided are the total amounts attributable to the ventures and does not represent our proportionate share (in thousands):
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Real estate, net
$
640,839

 
$
643,145

Other assets
74,700

 
66,027

Total assets
715,539

 
709,172

Debt
415,362

 
415,973

Other liabilities
45,790

 
42,099

Total liabilities
461,152

 
458,072

Members’ equity
$
254,387

 
$
251,100

 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Revenues
$
50,837

 
$
51,147

Expenses
(49,944
)
 
(49,656
)
Net income attributable to equity method investments
$
893

 
$
1,491




CWI 2 3/31/2019 10-Q 13


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note 6. Fair Value Measurements

The fair value of an asset is defined as the exit price, which is the amount that would either be received when an asset is sold or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. The guidance establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy based on the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers are: Level 1, for which quoted market prices for identical instruments are available in active markets, such as money market funds, equity securities and U.S. Treasury securities; Level 2, for which there are inputs other than quoted prices included within Level 1 that are observable for the instrument, such as certain derivative instruments, including interest rate caps and swaps; and Level 3, for securities that do not fall into Level 1 or Level 2 and for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring us to develop our own assumptions.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Derivative Assets — Our derivative assets, which are included in Other assets in the consolidated financial statements, are comprised of interest rate caps and swaps (Note 7).

The valuation of our derivative instruments is determined using a discounted cash flow analysis on the expected cash flows of each derivative. This analysis reflects the contractual terms of the derivatives, including the period to maturity, as well as observable market-based inputs, including interest rate curves and implied volatilities. We incorporate credit valuation adjustments to appropriately reflect both our own nonperformance risk and the respective counterparty’s nonperformance risk in the fair value measurements. In adjusting the fair value of our derivative instruments for the effect of nonperformance risk, we have considered the impact of netting and any applicable credit enhancements, such as collateral postings and thresholds. These derivative instruments were classified as Level 2 as these instruments are custom, over-the-counter contracts with various bank counterparties that are not traded in an active market.

We did not have any transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2 and Level 3 category of measurements during the three months ended March 31, 2019 or 2018. Gains and losses (realized and unrealized) recognized on items measured at fair value on a recurring basis included in earnings are reported in Other income and (expenses) in the consolidated financial statements.

Our non-recourse debt, net which we have classified as Level 3, had a carrying value of $833.4 million and $833.8 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively, and an estimated fair value of $829.4 million and $825.8 million at March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively. We determined the estimated fair value using a discounted cash flow model with rates that take into account the interest rate risk. We also considered the value of the underlying collateral, taking into account the quality of the collateral and the then-current interest rate.

We estimated that our other financial assets and liabilities had fair values that approximated their carrying values at both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis (Including Impairment Charges)

We periodically assess whether there are any indicators that the value of our real estate investments may be impaired or that their carrying value may not be recoverable. Where the undiscounted cash flows for an asset are less than the asset’s carrying value when considering and evaluating the various alternative courses of action that may occur, we recognize an impairment charge to reduce the carrying value of the asset to its estimated fair value. Further, when we classify an asset as held for sale, we carry the asset at the lower of its current carrying value or its fair value, less estimated cost to sell. We did not recognize any impairment charges during the three months ended March 31, 2019 or 2018.

Note 7. Risk Management and Use of Derivative Financial Instruments

Risk Management

In the normal course of our ongoing business operations, we encounter economic risk. There are two main components of economic risk that impact us: interest rate risk and market risk. We are primarily subject to interest rate risk on our interest-bearing assets and liabilities. Market risk includes changes in the value of our properties and related loans.



CWI 2 3/31/2019 10-Q 14


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Derivative Financial Instruments

When we use derivative instruments, it is generally to reduce our exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. We have not entered into, and do not plan to enter into, financial instruments for trading or speculative purposes. In addition to entering into derivative instruments on our own behalf, we may also be a party to derivative instruments that are embedded in other contracts, which are considered to be derivative instruments. The primary risks related to our use of derivative instruments include: (i) a counterparty to a hedging arrangement defaulting on its obligation and (ii) a downgrade in the credit quality of a counterparty to such an extent that our ability to sell or assign our side of the hedging transaction is impaired. While we seek to mitigate these risks by entering into hedging arrangements with large financial institutions that we deem to be creditworthy, it is possible that our hedging transactions, which are intended to limit losses, could adversely affect our earnings. Furthermore, if we terminate a hedging arrangement, we may be obligated to pay certain costs, such as transaction or breakage fees. We have established policies and procedures for risk assessment and the approval, reporting and monitoring of derivative financial instrument activities.

We measure derivative instruments at fair value and record them as assets or liabilities, depending on our rights or obligations under the applicable derivative contract. Derivatives that are not designated as hedges must be adjusted to fair value through earnings. For a derivative designated, and that qualified as a cash flow hedge, the effective portion of the change in fair value of the derivative is recognized in Other comprehensive income (loss) until the hedged item is recognized in earnings. The ineffective portion of the change in fair value of any derivative is immediately recognized in earnings.

The following table sets forth certain information regarding our derivative instruments on our Consolidated Hotels (in thousands):
Derivatives Designated as Hedging Instruments 
 
 
 
Asset Derivatives Fair Value at
 
Balance Sheet Location
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Interest rate swap
 
Other assets
 
$
949

 
$
1,368

Interest rate caps
 
Other assets
 
9

 
57

 
 
 
 
$
958

 
$
1,425


All derivative transactions with an individual counterparty are governed by a master International Swap and Derivatives Association agreement, which can be considered as a master netting arrangement; however, we report all our derivative instruments on a gross basis in our consolidated financial statements. At both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, no cash collateral had been posted nor received for any of our derivative positions.

We recognized unrealized losses of $0.2 million and unrealized gains of $0.9 million in Other comprehensive income (loss) on derivatives in connection with our interest rate swap and caps during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

We reclassified $0.3 million and $0.1 million from Other comprehensive income (loss) on derivatives into Interest expense during the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, with the reclassifications resulting in a decrease to interest expense during both the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

Amounts reported in Other comprehensive income (loss) related to our interest rate swap and caps will be reclassified to Interest expense as interest expense or income is incurred on our variable-rate debt. At March 31, 2019, we estimated that $0.9 million will be reclassified as Interest income during the next 12 months related to our interest rate swap and caps.



CWI 2 3/31/2019 10-Q 15


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Interest Rate Swap and Caps

We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes primarily through our borrowing activities. To limit this exposure, we attempt to obtain mortgage financing on a long-term, fixed-rate basis. However, from time to time, we or our investment partners may obtain variable-rate non-recourse and limited-recourse mortgage loans and, as a result, may enter into interest rate swap or cap agreements with counterparties. Interest rate swaps, which effectively convert the variable-rate debt service obligations of a loan to a fixed rate, are agreements in which one party exchanges a stream of interest payments for a counterparty’s stream of cash flow over a specific period. The notional, or face, amount on which the swaps are based is not exchanged. An interest rate cap limits the effective borrowing rate of variable-rate debt obligations while allowing participants to share in downward shifts in interest rates. Our objective in using these derivatives is to limit our exposure to interest rate movements.

The interest rate swap and caps that we had outstanding on our Consolidated Hotels at March 31, 2019 were designated as cash flow hedges and are summarized as follows (dollars in thousands): 
 
 
Number of
 
Notional
 
Fair Value at
Interest Rate Derivatives
 
Instruments
 
Amount
 
March 31, 2019
Interest rate swap
 
1

 
$
99,620

 
$
949

Interest rate caps
 
6

 
297,500

 
9

 
 
 
 
 
 
$
958


Credit Risk-Related Contingent Features

We measure our credit exposure on a counterparty basis as the net positive aggregate estimated fair value of our derivatives, net of any collateral received. No collateral was received as of March 31, 2019. At March 31, 2019, our total credit exposure was $1.1 million and the maximum exposure to any single counterparty was $1.1 million.

Some of the agreements we have with our derivative counterparties contain cross-default provisions that could trigger a declaration of default on our derivative obligations if we default, or are capable of being declared in default, on certain of our indebtedness. At March 31, 2019, we had not been declared in default on any of our derivative obligations. At both March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, we had no derivatives that were in a net liability position.

Note 8. Debt

Our debt consists of mortgage notes payable, which are collateralized by the assignment of hotel properties. The following table presents the non-recourse debt, net on our Consolidated Hotel investments (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
 
Current
 
Carrying Amount at
Consolidated Hotels
 
Interest Rate
 
Rate Type
 
Maturity Date
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
San Jose Marriott (a) (b)
 
5.23%
 
Variable
 
7/2019
 
$
87,936

 
$
87,880

Marriott Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa (a)
 
6.34%
 
Variable
 
11/2019
 
77,998

 
77,997

Seattle Marriott Bellevue (a) (c)
 
3.88%
 
Variable
 
1/2020
 
99,406

 
99,719

Le Méridien Arlington (a) (c)
 
5.23%
 
Variable
 
6/2020
 
34,823

 
34,787

Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel (a) (b)
 
4.74%
 
Variable
 
8/2021
 
48,396

 
48,332

Ritz-Carlton San Francisco
 
4.59%
 
Fixed
 
2/2022
 
142,896

 
142,887

Charlotte Marriott City Center
 
4.53%
 
Fixed
 
6/2022
 
102,527

 
102,488

Courtyard Nashville Downtown
 
4.15%
 
Fixed
 
9/2022
 
55,108

 
55,051

Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver-Downtown/Convention Center
 
3.90%
 
Fixed
 
12/2022
 
99,388

 
99,818

San Diego Marriott La Jolla
 
4.13%
 
Fixed
 
8/2023
 
84,883

 
84,877

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
$
833,361

 
$
833,836

___________


CWI 2 3/31/2019 10-Q 16


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

(a)
These mortgage loans have variable interest rates, which have effectively been capped or converted to fixed rates through the use of interest rate caps or swaps (Note 7). The interest rates presented for these mortgage loans reflect the rates in effect at March 31, 2019 through the use of an interest rate cap or swap, as applicable.
(b)
These mortgage loans have two one-year extension options, which are subject to certain conditions. The maturity dates in the table do not reflect the extension options.
(c)
These mortgage loans each have a one-year extension option, which are subject to certain conditions. The maturity dates in the table do not reflect the extension option.

Covenants

Pursuant to our mortgage loan agreements, our consolidated subsidiaries are subject to various operational and financial covenants, including minimum debt service coverage and debt yield ratios. Most of our mortgage loan agreements contain “lock-box” provisions, which permit the lender to access or sweep a hotel’s excess cash flow and could be triggered by the lender under limited circumstances, including the failure to maintain minimum debt service coverage ratios. If a lender requires that we enter into a cash management agreement, we would generally be permitted to spend an amount equal to our budgeted hotel operating expenses, taxes, insurance and capital expenditure reserves for the relevant hotel. The lender would then hold all excess cash flow after the payment of debt service in an escrow account until certain performance hurdles are met. At March 31, 2019, we were in compliance with the applicable covenants for each of our mortgage loans.

Scheduled Debt Principal Payments

Scheduled debt principal payments during the remainder of 2019 and each of the next four calendar years following December 31, 2019 are as follows (in thousands):
Years Ending December 31,
 
Total
2019 (remainder)
 
$
170,074

2020
 
137,056

2021
 
53,498

2022
 
395,710

2023
 
79,741

Total principal payments

 
836,079

Unamortized deferred financing costs
 
(2,718
)
Total
 
$
833,361


Note 9. Commitments and Contingencies

At March 31, 2019, we were not involved in any material litigation. Various claims and lawsuits arising in the normal course of business are pending against us, including liens for which we may obtain a bond, provide collateral or provide an indemnity, but we do not expect the results of such proceedings to have a material adverse effect on our consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Hotel Management Agreements

As of March 31, 2019, our Consolidated Hotel properties were operated pursuant to long-term management agreements with three different management companies, with initial terms ranging from five to 40 years. For hotels operated with separate franchise agreements, each management company receives a base management fee, generally ranging from 2.5% to 3.0% of hotel revenues. Six of our management agreements contain the right and license to operate the hotels under specified brands; no separate franchise agreements exist and no separate franchise fee is required for these hotels. The management agreements that include the benefit of a franchise agreement incur a base management fee generally ranging from 3.0% to 7.0% of hotel revenues. The management companies are generally also eligible to receive an incentive management fee, which is typically calculated as a percentage of operating profit, either (i) in excess of projections with a cap or (ii) after the owner has received a priority return on its investment in the hotel. We incurred management fee expense, including amortization of deferred management fees, of $3.5 million and $3.1 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.



CWI 2 3/31/2019 10-Q 17


Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Franchise Agreements

Four of our Consolidated Hotels operate under franchise or license agreements with national brands that are separate from our management agreements. As of March 31, 2019, we had three franchise agreements with Marriott-owned brands and one with a Hilton-owned brand related to our Consolidated Hotels. Our typical franchise agreement provides for a term of 20 to 25 years. Generally, our franchise agreements provide for a license fee, or royalty, of 3.0% to 6.0% of room revenues and, if applicable, 3.0% of food and beverage revenue. In addition, we generally pay 1.0% to 4.0% of room revenues as marketing and reservation system contributions for the system-wide benefit of brand hotels. Franchise fees are included in sales and marketing expense in our consolidated financial statements. We incurred franchise fee expense, including amortization of deferred franchise fees, of $1.3 million and $1.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.

Capital Expenditures and Reserve Funds

With respect to our hotels that are operated under management or franchise agreements with major international hotel brands and for most of our hotels subject to mortgage loans, we are obligated to maintain furniture, fixtures and equipment reserve accounts for future capital expenditures at these hotels, sufficient to cover the cost of routine improvements and alterations at the hotels. The amount funded into each of these reserve accounts is generally determined pursuant to the management agreements, franchise agreements and/or mortgage loan documents for each of the respective hotels and typically ranges between 3% and 5% of the respective hotel’s total gross revenue. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018$22.4 million and $20.4 million, respectively, was held in furniture, fixtures and equipment reserve accounts for future capital expenditures and is included in Restricted cash in the consolidated financial statements.

Renovation Commitments

Certain of our hotel franchise and loan agreements require us to make planned renovations to our hotels. Additionally, from time to time, certain of our hotels may undergo renovations as a result of our decision to upgrade portions of the hotels, such as guestrooms, public space, meeting space, and/or restaurants, in order to better compete with other hotels and alternative lodging options in our markets. At March 31, 2019, we had various contracts outstanding with third parties in connection with the renovation of certain of our hotels. The remaining commitments under these contracts at March 31, 2019 totaled $13.6 million. Funding for a renovation will first come from our furniture, fixtures and equipment reserve accounts, to the extent permitted by the terms of the management agreement. Should these reserves be unavailable or insufficient to cover the cost of the renovation, we will fund all or the remaining portion of the renovation with existing cash resources, proceeds available under our Working Capital Facility and/or other sources of available capital, including cash flow from operations.

Note 10. Income (Loss) Per Share and Equity

Income (Loss) Per Share

The following table presents income (loss) per share (in thousands, except share and per share amounts):
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2019
 
Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
 
Basic and Diluted Weighted-Average
Shares Outstanding 
 
Allocation of Income
 
Basic and Diluted Income
Per Share 
 
Basic and Diluted Weighted-Average
Shares Outstanding 
 
Allocation of Loss
 
Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share 
Class A common stock
31,392,012

 
$
398

 
$
0.01

 
29,821,184

 
$
(453
)
 
$
(0.02
)
Class T common stock
59,500,448

 
626

 
0.01

 
58,381,308

 
(1,041
)
 
(0.02
)
Net income (loss) attributable to CWI 2 stockholders
 
 
$
1,024

 
 
 
 
 
$
(1,494
)
 
 

The allocation of net income (loss) attributable to CWI 2 stockholders is calculated based on the weighted-average shares outstanding for Class A common stock and Class T common stock for the period. The allocation for the Class A common stock excludes the accretion of interest on the annual distribution and shareholder servicing fee of $0.1 million and $0.2 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively, since this fee is only applicable to holders of Class T common stock.

The distribution and shareholder servicing fee is 1.0% of the NAV of our Class T common stock; it accrues daily and is payable quarterly in arrears. We will no longer incur the distribution and shareholder servicing fee after July 31, 2023, although the fees may end sooner if the total underwriting compensation paid in respect of the offering reaches 10.0% of the gross offering


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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

proceeds or if we undertake a liquidity event, as described in our prospectus, before that date. During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, we paid $1.4 million and $1.5 million, respectively, of distribution and shareholder servicing fees to selected dealers.

Reclassifications Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table presents a reconciliation of changes in Accumulated other comprehensive income by component for the periods presented (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
Gains and Losses on Derivative Instruments
 
2019
 
2018
Beginning balance
 
$
1,205

 
$
1,373

Other comprehensive (loss) income before reclassifications
 
(228
)
 
858

Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense
 
(306
)
 
(64
)
Net current period other comprehensive (loss) income
 
(534
)
 
794

Net current period other comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 

 
(12
)
Ending balance
 
$
671

 
$
2,155


Distributions

The following table presents the quarterly per share distributions declared by our board of directors for the first quarter of 2019, payable in cash and in shares of our Class A and Class T common stock to stockholders of record on March 29, 2019:
Class A common stock
 
Class T common stock
Cash
 
Shares
 
Total
 
Cash
 
Shares
 
Total
$
0.1410

 
$
0.0339

 
$
0.1749

 
$
0.1155

 
$
0.0339

 
$
0.1494


These distributions were paid on April 15, 2019 in the aggregate amount of $11.3 million. Distributions that are payable in shares of our Class A and Class T common stock are recorded at par value in our consolidated financial statements.

Note 11. Income Taxes

We elected to be treated as a REIT and believe that we have been organized and have operated in such a manner to maintain our qualification as a REIT for federal and state income tax purposes. As a REIT, we are generally not subject to corporate level federal income taxes on earnings distributed to our stockholders. Since inception, we have distributed at least 100.0% of our taxable income annually and intend to do so for the tax year ending December 31, 2019. Accordingly, we have not included any provisions for federal income taxes related to the REIT in the accompanying consolidated financial statements for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. We conduct business in various states and municipalities within the United States, and, as a result, we or one or more of our subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. As a result, we are subject to certain state and local taxes and a provision for such taxes is included in the consolidated financial statements.

Certain of our subsidiaries have elected taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) status. A TRS may provide certain services considered impermissible for REITs and may hold assets that REITs may not hold directly. The accompanying consolidated financial statements include an interim tax provision for our TRSs for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018. Current income tax expense was $1.1 million and $0.5 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.



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Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Our TRSs are subject to U.S. federal and state income taxes. As such, deferred tax assets and liabilities are established for temporary differences between the financial reporting basis and the tax basis of assets and liabilities at the enacted tax rates expected to be in effect when the temporary differences reverse. A valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is provided if we believe that it is more likely than not that we will not realize the tax benefit of deferred tax assets based on available evidence at the time the determination is made. A change in circumstances may cause us to change our judgment about whether a deferred tax asset will more likely than not be realized. We generally report any change in the valuation allowance through our income statement in the period in which such changes in circumstances occur. As of December 31, 2018, one of our TRSs had a valuation allowance of $2.3 million against its net deferred tax asset balance. As of March 31, 2019 due to, in part, the TRS achieving three years of cumulative pre-tax income during the current year period, we determined there was sufficient positive evidence to conclude that it is more likely than not that the deferred taxes of $2.3 million are realizable. We therefore reduced the valuation allowance accordingly during the first quarter of 2019. The majority of our deferred tax assets relate to net operating losses, accrued expenses and deferred key money liabilities. Benefit from (provision for) income taxes included net deferred income tax benefits of $2.4 million and $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively.



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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations is intended to provide the reader with information that will assist in understanding our financial statements and the reasons for changes in certain key components of our financial statements from period to period. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations also provides the reader with our perspective on our financial position and liquidity, as well as certain other factors that may affect our future results. Our Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the 2018 Annual Report and subsequent reports filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).

Business Overview

As described in more detail in Item 1 of the 2018 Annual Report, we are a publicly-owned, non-traded REIT that invests in, and through our Advisor, manages and seeks to enhance the value of interests in lodging and lodging-related properties. We have fully invested our offering proceeds in a diversified lodging portfolio, including full-service, select-service and resort hotels. Our results of operations are significantly impacted by seasonality and by hotel renovations. We have invested in hotels and then initiated significant renovations at certain hotels. Generally, during the renovation period, a portion of total rooms are unavailable and hotel operations are often disrupted, negatively impacting our results of operations. At March 31, 2019, we held ownership interests in 12 hotels, with a total of 4,423 rooms.

Our board of directors has begun a process of evaluating strategic alternatives, including a combination with CWI 1. During the quarter ended December 31, 2018, our board formed a special committee of independent directors to undertake the evaluation and the special committee has since engaged legal and financial advisors. There can be no assurance as to the form or timing of any transaction or that a transaction will be pursued at all. We do not intend to discuss the evaluation process unless and until our board completes its evaluation, except as required by law.

Significant Developments

Net Asset Values

Our Advisor calculated our NAVs as of year-end by relying in part on appraisals of the fair market value of our real estate portfolio and estimates of the fair market value of our mortgage debt, both provided by independent third parties as of December 31, 2018. The net amount was then adjusted for estimated disposition fees payable to our advisor and our other net assets and liabilities at the same date. The accrued distribution and shareholder servicing fee payable has been valued using a hypothetical liquidation value and, as a result, the NAVs do not reflect any obligation to pay future distribution and shareholder servicing fees. Our NAVs as of December 31, 2018 were $11.41 per share for each of our Class A and Class T shares; please see our Current Report on Form 8-K dated April 10, 2019 for additional information regarding the calculation of our NAVs.



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Financial and Operating Highlights

(Dollars in thousands, except average daily rate (“ADR”) and revenue per available room (“RevPAR”))
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Hotel revenues
$
96,006

 
$
91,179

Net income (loss) attributable to CWI 2 stockholders
1,024

 
(1,494
)
 
 
 
 
Cash distributions paid
11,178

 
10,955

 
 
 
 
Net cash provided by operating activities
16,739

 
13,794

Net cash used in investing activities
(5,159
)
 
(3,436
)
Net cash used in financing activities
(8,945
)
 
(7,978
)
 
 
 
 
Supplemental Financial Measures: (a)
 
 
 
FFO attributable to CWI 2 stockholders
13,197

 
10,722

MFFO attributable to CWI 2 stockholders
13,207

 
10,549

 
 
 
 
Consolidated Hotel Operating Statistics
 
 
 
Occupancy
75.2
%
 
78.1
%
ADR
$
263.75

 
$
238.31

RevPAR
198.32

 
186.23

___________
(a)
We consider funds from operations (“FFO”) and modified funds from operations (“MFFO”), which are supplemental measures that are not defined by GAAP (“non-GAAP measures”), to be important measures in the evaluation of our results of operations and capital resources. We evaluate our results of operations with a primary focus on the ability to generate cash flow necessary to meet our objective of funding distributions to stockholders. See Supplemental Financial Measures below for our definitions of these non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to their most directly comparable GAAP measures.

The comparison of our results period over period is influenced by both the number and size of the hotels consolidated in each of the respective periods. At both March 31, 2019 and 2018, we owned ten Consolidated Hotels.



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Portfolio Overview

The following table sets forth certain information for each of our Consolidated Hotels and our Unconsolidated Hotels at March 31, 2019:
Hotels
 
State
 
Number
of Rooms
 
% Owned
 
Acquisition Date
 
Hotel Type
Consolidated Hotels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2015 Acquisitions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Marriott Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa (a)
 
FL
 
514
 
50%
 
4/1/2015
 
Resort
Courtyard Nashville Downtown
 
TN
 
192
 
100%
 
5/1/2015
 
Select-Service
Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver-Downtown/Convention Center
 
CO
 
403
 
100%
 
11/4/2015
 
Full-Service
2016 Acquisitions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Seattle Marriott Bellevue
 
WA
 
384
 
95.4%
 
1/22/2016
 
Full-Service
Le Méridien Arlington
 
VA
 
154
 
100%
 
6/28/2016
 
Full-Service
San Jose Marriott
 
CA
 
510
 
100%
 
7/13/2016
 
Full-Service
San Diego Marriott La Jolla
 
CA
 
376
 
100%
 
7/21/2016
 
Full-Service
Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel
 
GA
 
304
 
100%
 
8/30/2016
 
Full-Service
Ritz-Carlton San Francisco
 
CA
 
336
 
100%
 
12/30/2016
 
Full-Service
2017 Acquisition
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Charlotte Marriott City Center
 
NC
 
446
 
100%
 
6/1/2017
 
Full-Service
 
 
 
 
3,619
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unconsolidated Hotels
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne (b)
 
FL
 
446
 
19.3%
 
5/29/2015
 
Resort
Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara (c)
 
CA
 
358
 
60%
 
9/28/2017
 
Resort
 
 
 
 
804
 
 
 
 
 
 
_________
(a)
The remaining 50.0% interest in this venture is owned by CWI 1.
(b)
A 47.4% interest in this venture is owned by CWI 1. The number of rooms presented includes 144 condo-hotel units that participate in the resort rental program.
(c)
This investment represents a tenancy-in-common interest; the remaining 40.0% interest is owned by CWI 1.

Results of Operations

We evaluate our results of operations with a primary focus on our ability to generate cash flow necessary to meet our objectives of funding distributions to stockholders and increasing the value in our real estate investments. As a result, our assessment of operating results gives less emphasis to the effect of unrealized gains and losses, which may cause fluctuations in net income for comparable periods but have no impact on cash flows, and to other non-cash charges, such as depreciation.

In addition, we use other information that may not be financial in nature, including statistical information, to evaluate the operating performance of our business, including occupancy rate, ADR and RevPAR. Occupancy rate, ADR and RevPAR are commonly used measures within the hotel industry to evaluate operating performance. RevPAR, which is calculated as the product of ADR and occupancy rate, is an important statistic for monitoring operating performance at our hotels. Our occupancy rate, ADR and RevPAR performance may be impacted by macroeconomic factors such as U.S. economic conditions, regional and local employment growth, personal income and corporate earnings, business relocation decisions, business and leisure travel, new hotel construction and the pricing strategies of competitors.

The comparability of our results year over year are impacted by, among other factors, the timing of any acquisitions, dispositions and/or any renovation-related activities.



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The following table presents our comparative results of operations (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
 
Change
Hotel Revenues
 
$
96,006

 
$
91,179

 
$
4,827

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hotel Operating Expenses
 
75,569

 
73,541

 
2,028

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Asset management fees to affiliate and other expenses
 
2,909

 
2,581

 
328

Corporate general and administrative expenses
 
2,129

 
1,812

 
317

Gain on hurricane-related property damage
 
(10
)
 
(312
)
 
302

Total Expenses
 
80,597

 
77,622

 
2,975

Operating Income
 
15,409

 
13,557

 
1,852

Interest expense
 
(10,100
)
 
(9,935
)
 
(165
)
Equity in losses of equity method investments in real estate, net
 
(1,342
)
 
(1,857
)
 
515

Other income
 
182

 
94

 
88

Income Before Income Taxes
 
4,149

 
1,859

 
2,290

Benefit from (provision for) income taxes
 
1,304

 
(275
)
 
1,579

Net Income
 
5,453

 
1,584

 
3,869

Income attributable to noncontrolling interests
 
(4,429
)
 
(3,078
)
 
(1,351
)
Net Income (Loss) Attributable to CWI 2 Stockholders
 
$
1,024

 
$
(1,494
)
 
$
2,518

Supplemental Financial Measure:(a)
 
 
 
 
 
 
MFFO Attributable to CWI 2 Stockholders
 
$
13,207

 
$
10,549

 
$
2,658

___________
(a)
We consider MFFO, a non-GAAP measure, to be an important metric in the evaluation of our results of operations and capital resources. We evaluate our results of operations with a primary focus on the ability to generate cash flow necessary to meet our objective of funding distributions to stockholders. See Supplemental Financial Measures below for our definition of non-GAAP measures and reconciliations to their most directly comparable GAAP measures.

The following table sets forth the average occupancy rate, ADR and RevPAR of our Consolidated Hotels for the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
 
2019
 
2018
Occupancy Rate
 
75.2
%
 
78.1
%
ADR
 
$
263.75

 
$
238.31

RevPAR
 
198.32

 
186.23


Hotel Revenues

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018, hotel revenues increased by $4.8 million primarily due to an increase in revenue from Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, which benefited from Super Bowl LIII in February 2019, and increases in revenue from the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco and Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver-Downtown/Convention Center, which both benefited from increases in group bookings.

Hotel Operating Expenses

Room expense, food and beverage expense and other operating department costs fluctuate based on various factors, including occupancy, labor costs, utilities and insurance costs.



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For the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018, aggregate hotel operating expenses increased by $2.0 million, primarily due to an increase in expenses contributed by the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco and Embassy Suites by Hilton Denver-Downtown/Convention Center as a result of the increases in revenue discussed above.

Asset Management Fees to Affiliate and Other Expenses

Asset management fees to affiliate and other expenses primarily represent fees paid to our Advisor. We pay our Advisor an annual asset management fee equal to 0.55% of the aggregate average market value of our investments, as described in our Advisory Agreement (Note 3). Our Advisor elected to receive its asset management fees in shares of our Class A common stock for each of the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018, asset management fees to affiliate and other expenses increased by $0.3 million, primarily reflecting an increase in the estimated fair market value of our hotel portfolio, which increased the asset base from which our Advisor earns a fee.

Gain on Hurricane-Related Property Damage

During the three months ended March 31, 2019 and 2018, we recognized a gain on hurricane-related property damage of less than $0.1 million and $0.3 million, respectively, from the Marriott Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa, resulting from a change in our estimate of the total damage incurred at the property. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, this loss was comprised of a $0.9 million gain resulting from a change in our estimate of the total damage incurred at the property, partially offset by a $0.6 million loss resulting from pre-existing damage (which was discovered as a result of the hurricane and is not covered by insurance).

We and CWI 1 maintain insurance on all of our hotels, with an aggregate policy limit of $500.0 million for both property damage and business interruption. Our insurance policies are subject to various terms and conditions, including property damage and business interruption deductibles on each hotel, which range from 2.0% to 5.0% of the insured value. We currently estimate our aggregate casualty insurance claim related to Hurricane Irma to be in the range of $5.0 million to $10.0 million, which includes estimated clean up, repair and rebuilding costs, and estimate our aggregate business interruption insurance claim to be approximately $1.0 million. As the restoration work continues to be performed, the estimated total costs will change. We believe that we maintain adequate insurance coverage on each of our hotels and are working closely with the insurance carriers and claims adjuster to obtain the maximum amount of insurance recovery provided under the policies. However, we can give no assurances as to the amounts of such claims, the timing of payments or the ultimate resolution of the claims.

We experienced a reduction in revenues as a result of Hurricane Irma. Our business interruption insurance covers lost revenue through the period of property restoration and for up to 12 months after the hotels are back to full operations. We have retained consultants to assess our business interruption claims and are currently reviewing our losses with our insurance carriers. We have not recorded revenue for covered business interruption during either the three months ended March 31, 2019 or 2018. We will record revenue for covered business interruption when both the recovery is probable and contingencies have been resolved with the insurance carriers.

Equity in Losses of Equity Method Investments in Real Estate, Net

Equity in losses of equity method investments in real estate, net represents losses from our equity investments in Unconsolidated Hotels recognized in accordance with each investment agreement and based upon the allocation of the investment’s net assets at book value as if the investment were hypothetically liquidated at the end of each reporting period (Note 5). We are required to periodically compare an investment’s carrying value to its estimated fair value and recognize an impairment charge to the extent that the carrying value exceeds the estimated fair value and is determined to be other than temporary. No other-than-temporary impairment charges were recognized on our equity method investments in real estate during the three months ended March 31, 2019 or 2018.



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The following table sets forth our share of equity in (losses) earnings from our Unconsolidated Hotels, which are based on the HLBV model, as well as certain amortization adjustments related to basis differentials from acquisitions of investments (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
Unconsolidated Hotels
 
2019
 
2018
Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture
 
$
(2,964
)
 
$
(2,923
)
Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne Venture (a)
 
1,622

 
1,066

Total equity in losses of equity method investments in real estate
 
$
(1,342
)
 
$
(1,857
)
___________
(a)
For the three months ended March 31, 2019, our share of equity in earnings from the venture reflected the operating results of the venture. For the three months ended March 31, 2018, our share of equity in earnings from the venture reflected the operating results of the venture, as well as our share of additional amounts earned by the external joint venture partner under the HLBV method of accounting.

Benefit from (Provision for) Income Taxes

For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we recognized a benefit from income taxes of $1.3 million as compared to a provision for income taxes of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2018. The change was largely driven by the release of a $2.3 million valuation allowance for deferred tax assets during the first quarter of 2019.

Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

The following table sets forth our income attributable to noncontrolling interests (in thousands):
 
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
Venture
 
2019
 
2018
Marriott Sawgrass Golf Resort & Spa Venture (a)
 
$
(2,491
)
 
$
(1,623
)
Operating Partnership — Available Cash Distribution (Note 3)
 
(1,938
)
 
(1,455
)
 
 
$
(4,429
)
 
$
(3,078
)
___________
(a)
The increase for the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to 2018 is primarily driven by our share of the release of the joint venture’s $2.3 million valuation allowance, as discussed above.

Modified Funds from Operations

MFFO is a non-GAAP measure that we use to evaluate our business. For a definition of MFFO and a reconciliation to net income attributable to CWI 2 stockholders, see Supplemental Financial Measures below.

For the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the same periods in 2018, MFFO increased by $2.7 million primarily as a result of an increase in income from hotel operations, driven by the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco and the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, partially offset by an increase in asset management fees, corporate general and administrative expenses and interest expense, as well as an increase to the Available Cash Distribution.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our principal demands for funds will be for the payment of operating expenses, interest and principal on current and future indebtedness and distributions to stockholders. Liquidity is affected adversely by unanticipated costs and greater-than-anticipated operating expenses. We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements from cash generated from operations. To the extent that these funds are insufficient to satisfy our cash flow requirements, additional funds may be provided from asset sales, long- and/or short-term borrowings, and proceeds from mortgage financings or refinancings.



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Sources and Uses of Cash During the Period

We have fully invested the proceeds from our initial public offering. We use the cash flow generated from hotel operations to meet our normal recurring operating expenses, service debt and fund distributions to our shareholders. Our cash flows fluctuate from period to period due to a number of factors, including the financial and operating performance of our hotels, the timing of purchases or dispositions of hotels, the timing and characterization of distributions from equity method investments in hotels and seasonality in the demand for our hotels. Also, hotels we invest in may undergo renovations, during which they may experience disruptions, possibly resulting in reduced revenue and operating income. Despite these fluctuations, we believe that we will continue to generate sufficient cash from operations and from our equity method investments to meet our normal recurring short-term and long-term liquidity needs. We may also use existing cash resources, proceeds available under our Working Capital Facility, through its expiration, which as amended, is currently expected to occur on December 31, 2019 (Note 3), the proceeds of mortgage loans, sales of assets, or distributions reinvested in our common stock through our DRIP. We assess our ability to access capital on an ongoing basis. Our sources and uses of cash during the period are described below.

Operating Activities — For the three months ended March 31, 2019 as compared to the same period in 2018, net cash provided by operating activities increased by $2.9 million, primarily the result of a net increase from hotel operations, driven by the Ritz-Carlton San Francisco and the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel, as well as business interruption proceeds received during the current year period of $0.9 million.

Investing Activities — During the three months ended March 31, 2019, net cash used in investing activities was $5.2 million as a result of funding $2.6 million of capital expenditures for our Consolidated Hotels and capital contributions of $2.5 million to the Ritz-Carlton Bacara, Santa Barbara Venture, which was used, in part, to fund a renovation at the hotel.

Financing Activities — Net cash used in financing activities for the three months ended March 31, 2019 was $8.9 million as a result of cash distributions paid to stockholders of $11.2 million, distributions to noncontrolling interests totaling $2.1 million and scheduled payments of mortgage financing totaling $0.8 million, partially offset by the reinvestment of distributions in shares of our common stock through our DRIP, net of distribution and shareholder servicing fee payments, totaling $5.2 million.
 
Distributions

Our current objectives are to generate sufficient cash flow over time to provide stockholders with distributions and to manage a portfolio of investments with potential for capital appreciation throughout varying economic cycles. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we paid distributions to stockholders, excluding distributions paid in shares of our common stock, totaling $11.2 million, which were comprised of cash distributions of $4.6 million and distributions that were reinvested in shares of our common stock by stockholders through our DRIP of $6.6 million. From Inception through March 31, 2019, we declared distributions, excluding distributions paid in shares of our common stock, to stockholders totaling $121.2 million, which were comprised of cash distributions of $47.1 million and distributions that were reinvested by stockholders in shares of our common stock pursuant to our DRIP of $74.1 million.

We believe that FFO, a non-GAAP measure, is an appropriate metric to evaluate our ability to fund distributions to stockholders. For a discussion of FFO, see Supplemental Financial Measures below. Over the life of our company, the regular quarterly cash distributions we pay are expected to be principally sourced from our FFO or our Cash flow from operations. However, we have funded a portion of our cash distributions to date using net proceeds from our public offering and there can be no assurance that our FFO or our Cash flow from operations will be sufficient to cover our future distributions. We fully covered total distributions declared for the three months ended March 31, 2019 using FFO and funded all of these distributions from Net cash provided by operating activities. We expect that, in the future, if distributions cannot be fully sourced from net cash provided by operating activities, they may be sourced from other sources of cash, such as financings, borrowings, or the sales of assets.



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Redemptions

We maintain a quarterly redemption program pursuant to which we may, at the discretion of our board of directors, redeem shares of our common stock from stockholders seeking liquidity. For the three months ended March 31, 2019, we received requests to redeem 119,127 shares and 226,008 shares of our Class A and Class T common stock, respectively, pursuant to our redemption plan at an aggregate value of $1.3 million and $2.5 million, respectively. These redemption requests were deferred by our board of directors to April 2019 in order to correspond with the announcement of our updated NAVs as of December 31, 2018 (which serve as the basis for the redemption price under the program) and were paid in full in April 2019. As of the date of this Report, we have fulfilled all of the valid redemption requests that we received during the three months ended March 31, 2019.

Summary of Financing

The table below summarizes our non-recourse debt, net (dollars in thousands):
 
March 31, 2019
 
December 31, 2018
Carrying Value
 
 
 
Fixed rate (a)
$
484,801

 
$
485,121

Variable rate (a):
 
 
 
Amount subject to interest rate caps
249,154

 
248,997

Amount subject to interest rate swap
99,406

 
99,718

 
348,560

 
348,715

 
$
833,361

 
$
833,836

Percent of Total Debt
 
 
 
Fixed rate
58
%
 
58
%
Variable rate
42
%
 
42
%
 
100
%
 
100
%
Weighted-Average Interest Rate at End of Period
 
 
 
Fixed rate
4.3
%
 
4.3
%
Variable rate (b)
5.0
%
 
4.9
%
_________
(a)
Aggregate debt balance includes deferred financing costs totaling $2.7 million and $3.1 million as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively.
(b)
The impact of our derivative instruments are reflected in the weighted-average interest rates.

Covenants

Pursuant to our mortgage loan agreements, our consolidated subsidiaries are subject to various operational and financial covenants, including minimum debt service coverage and debt yield ratios. Most of our mortgage loan agreements contain “lock-box” provisions, which permit the lender to access or sweep a hotel’s excess cash flow and could be triggered by the lender under limited circumstances, including the failure to maintain minimum debt service coverage ratios. If a lender requires that we enter into a cash management agreement, we would generally be permitted to spend an amount equal to our budgeted hotel operating expenses, taxes, insurance and capital expenditure reserves for the relevant hotel. The lender would then hold all excess cash flow after the payment of debt service in an escrow account until certain performance hurdles are met.

Cash Resources

At March 31, 2019, our cash resources consisted of cash and cash equivalents totaling $77.2 million, of which $12.7 million was designated as hotel operating cash. We also had the $25.0 million Working Capital Facility, all of which remained available to be drawn as of the date of this Report. Our cash resources can be used for working capital needs, debt service and other commitments, such as renovation commitments as noted below, as well as to fund future investments.



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Cash Requirements

During the next 12 months, we expect that our cash requirements will include paying distributions to our stockholders, reimbursing our Advisor for costs incurred on our behalf, fulfilling our renovation commitments (Note 9), funding hurricane-related repair and remediation costs in excess of insurance proceeds received, funding lease commitments, making scheduled mortgage loan principal payments, including scheduled balloon payments of $263.7 million on three mortgage loans, as well as other normal recurring operating expenses. We currently intend to refinance the scheduled balloon payments, although there can be no assurance that we will be able to do so on favorable terms, if at all.

We expect to use cash generated from operations and mortgage financing to fund these cash requirements, in addition to amounts held in escrow to fund our renovation commitments. We may also use the Working Capital Facility through its expiration, which is currently scheduled to occur on December 31, 2019.

Capital Expenditures and Reserve Funds

With respect to our hotels that are operated under management or franchise agreements with major national hotel brands and for most of our hotels subject to mortgage loans, we are obligated to maintain furniture, fixtures and equipment reserve accounts for future capital expenditures at these hotels, sufficient to cover the cost of routine improvements and alterations at the hotels. The amount funded into each of these reserve accounts is generally determined pursuant to the management agreements, franchise agreements and/or mortgage loan documents for each of the respective hotels and typically ranges between 3.0% and 5.0% of the respective hotel’s total gross revenue. At March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018$22.4 million and $20.4 million, respectively, was held in furniture, fixtures and equipment reserve accounts for future capital expenditures.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements and Contractual Obligations

The table below summarizes our debt, off-balance sheet arrangements, and other contractual obligations (primarily our capital commitments) at March 31, 2019, and the effect that these arrangements and obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in the specified future periods (in thousands):
 
Total
 
Less than
1 year
 
1-3 years
 
3-5 years
 
More than
5 years
Non-recourse debt — principal (a)
$
836,079

 
$
269,135

 
$
235,647

 
$
331,297

 
$

Interest on borrowings (b)
87,921

 
33,375

 
44,849

 
9,697

 

Contractual capital commitments (c)
13,644

 
9,669

 
3,975

 

 

Annual distribution and shareholder servicing fee (d)
9,200

 
5,881

 
3,319

 

 

Rental commitments (e)
1,122

 
612

 
510

 

 

 
$
947,966

 
$
318,672

 
$
288,300

 
$
340,994

 
$

___________
(a)
Excludes deferred financing costs totaling $2.7 million.
(b)
For variable-rate debt, interest on borrowings is calculated using the capped or swapped interest rate, when in effect.
(c)
Capital commitments represent our remaining contractual renovation commitments at our Consolidated Hotels, which does not reflect any renovation work to be undertaken as a result of Hurricane Irma (Note 9).
(d)
Represents the estimated liability for the present value of the future distribution and shareholder servicing fees in connection with our Class T common stock (Note 3).
(e)
Rental commitments consist of our share of future rents payable pursuant to the Advisory Agreement for the purpose of leasing office space used for the administration of real estate entities.



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Supplemental Financial Measures

In the real estate industry, analysts and investors employ certain non-GAAP supplemental financial measures in order to facilitate meaningful comparisons between periods and among peer companies. Additionally, in the formulation of our goals and in the evaluation of the effectiveness of our strategies, we use FFO and MFFO, which are non-GAAP measures defined by our management. We believe that these measures are useful to investors to consider because they may assist them to better understand and measure the performance of our business over time and against similar companies. A description of FFO and MFFO, and reconciliations of these non-GAAP measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measures, are provided below.

FFO and MFFO

Due to certain unique operating characteristics of real estate companies, as discussed below, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (“NAREIT”), an industry trade group, has promulgated a non-GAAP measure known as FFO, which we believe to be an appropriate supplemental measure, when used in addition to and in conjunction with results presented in accordance with GAAP, to reflect the operating performance of a REIT. The use of FFO is recommended by the REIT industry as a supplemental non-GAAP measure. FFO is not equivalent to nor a substitute for net income or loss as determined under GAAP.

We define FFO, a non-GAAP measure, consistent with the standards established by the White Paper on FFO approved by the Board of Governors of NAREIT, as restated in December 2018. The White Paper defines FFO as net income or loss computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains or losses from sales of property, impairment charges on real estate, and depreciation and amortization from real estate assets; and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and jointly-owned investments. Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and jointly-owned investments are calculated to reflect FFO. Our FFO calculation complies with NAREIT’s policy described above. However, NAREITs definition of FFO does not distinguish between the conventional method of equity accounting and the HLBV method of accounting for unconsolidated partnerships and jointly-owned investments.

The historical accounting convention used for real estate assets requires straight-line depreciation of buildings and improvements, which implies that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time, especially if such assets are not adequately maintained or repaired and renovated as required by relevant circumstances in order to maintain the value disclosed. We believe that, since real estate values historically rise and fall with market conditions, including inflation, interest rates, the business cycle, unemployment and consumer spending, presentations of operating results for a REIT using historical accounting for depreciation may be less informative. Historical accounting for real estate involves the use of GAAP. Any other method of accounting for real estate such as the fair value method cannot be construed to be any more accurate or relevant than the comparable methodologies of real estate valuation found in GAAP. Nevertheless, we believe that the use of FFO, which excludes the impact of real estate-related depreciation and amortization, as well as impairment charges of real estate-related assets, provides a more complete understanding of our performance to investors and to management; and when compared year over year, reflects the impact on our operations from trends in occupancy rates, operating costs, general and administrative expenses, and interest costs, which may not be immediately apparent from net income. In particular, we believe it is appropriate to disregard impairment charges, as this is a fair value adjustment that is largely based on market fluctuations and assessments regarding general market conditions, which can change over time. An asset will only be evaluated for impairment if certain impairment indicators exist. For real estate assets held for investment and related intangible assets in which an impairment indicator is identified, we follow a two-step process to determine whether an asset is impaired and to determine the amount of the charge. First, we compare the carrying value of the property’s asset group to the estimated future net undiscounted cash flow that we expect the property’s asset group will generate, including any estimated proceeds from the eventual sale of the property’s asset group. It should be noted, however, the property’s asset group’s estimated fair value is primarily determined using market information from outside sources such as broker quotes or recent comparable sales. In cases where the available market information is not deemed appropriate, we perform a future net cash flow analysis discounted for inherent risk associated with each asset to determine an estimated fair value. While impairment charges are excluded from the calculation of FFO described above, due to the fact that impairments are based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows, it could be difficult to recover any impairment charges. However, FFO and MFFO, as described below, should not be construed to be more relevant or accurate than the current GAAP methodology in calculating net income or in its applicability in evaluating the operating performance of the company. The method utilized to evaluate the value and performance of real estate under GAAP should be construed as a more relevant measure of operational performance and considered more prominently than the non-GAAP measures FFO and MFFO and the adjustments to GAAP in calculating FFO and MFFO.

Changes in the accounting and reporting promulgations under GAAP (for acquisition fees and expenses from a capitalization/depreciation model to an expensed-as-incurred model) were put into effect subsequent to the establishment of NAREITs


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definition of FFO. Management believes these cash-settled expenses, such as acquisition fees that are typically accounted for as operating expenses, do not affect our overall long-term operating performance. Publicly-registered, non-traded REITs typically have a significant amount of acquisition activity and are substantially more dynamic during their initial years of investment and operation. While other start-up entities may also experience significant acquisition activity during their initial years, we believe that non-traded REITs are unique in that they have a limited life with targeted exit strategies within a relatively limited time frame after acquisition activity ceases. We intend to begin the process of achieving a liquidity event (i.e., listing of our common stock on a national exchange, a merger or sale of our assets or another similar transaction) not later than six years following the conclusion of our initial public offering, which occurred in July 2017. Thus, we intend to have a limited life. Due to the above factors and other unique features of publicly registered, non-traded REITs, the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (formerly known as the Investment Program Association) (“IPA”), an industry trade group, has standardized a measure known as MFFO, which the IPA has recommended as a supplemental measure for publicly registered non-traded REITs and which we believe to be another appropriate non-GAAP measure to reflect the operating performance of a non-traded REIT having the characteristics described above. MFFO is not equivalent to our net income or loss as determined under GAAP, and MFFO may not be a useful measure of the impact of long-term operating performance on value if we do not continue to operate with a limited life and targeted exit strategy, as currently intended. We believe that, because MFFO excludes costs that we consider more reflective of investing activities and other non-operating items included in FFO and also excludes acquisition fees and expenses that affect our operations only in periods in which properties are acquired, MFFO can provide, on a going forward basis, an indication of the sustainability (that is, the capacity to continue to be maintained) of our operating performance after the period in which we are acquiring properties and once our portfolio is in place. By providing MFFO, we believe we are presenting useful information that assists investors and analysts to better assess the sustainability of our operating performance now that our offering has been completed and once essentially all of our properties have been acquired. We also believe that MFFO is a recognized measure of sustainable operating performance by the non-traded REIT industry. Further, we believe MFFO is useful in comparing the sustainability of our operating performance, with the sustainability of the operating performance of other real estate companies that are not as involved in acquisition activities. MFFO should only be used to assess the sustainability of a companys operating performance after a companys offering has been completed and properties have been acquired, as it excludes acquisition costs that have a negative effect on a companys operating performance during the periods in which properties are acquired.

We define MFFO consistent with the IPA’s Practice Guideline 2010-01, Supplemental Performance Measure for Publicly Registered, Non-Listed REITs: Modified Funds from Operations (the “Practice Guideline”), issued by the IPA in November 2010. This Practice Guideline defines MFFO as FFO further adjusted for the following items, included in the determination of GAAP net income, as applicable: acquisition fees and expenses; accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments; where applicable, payments of loan principal made by our equity investees accounted for under the HLBV model where such payments reduce our equity in earnings of equity method investments in real estate, nonrecurring impairments of real estate-related investments (i.e., infrequent or unusual, not reasonably likely to recur in the ordinary course of business); mark-to-market adjustments included in net income; nonrecurring gains or losses included in net income from the extinguishment or sale of debt, hedges, derivatives or securities holdings, where trading of such holdings is not a fundamental attribute of the business plan, unrealized gains or losses resulting from consolidation from, or deconsolidation to, equity accounting, and after adjustments for Consolidated and Unconsolidated Hotels, with such adjustments calculated to reflect MFFO on the same basis. The accretion of discounts and amortization of premiums on debt investments, unrealized gains and losses on hedges, derivatives or securities holdings, unrealized gains and losses resulting from consolidations, as well as other listed cash flow adjustments are adjustments made to net income in calculating the cash flows provided by operating activities and, in some cases, reflect gains or losses that are unrealized and may not ultimately be realized.

Our MFFO calculation complies with the IPA’s Practice Guideline described above. In calculating MFFO, we exclude acquisition-related expenses, fair value adjustments of derivative financial instruments and the adjustments of such items related to noncontrolling interests. Under GAAP, acquisition fees and expenses are characterized as operating expenses in determining operating net income. These expenses are paid in cash by a company. All paid and accrued acquisition fees and expenses will have negative effects on returns to investors, the potential for future distributions, and cash flows generated by the company, unless earnings from operations or net sales proceeds from the disposition of other properties are generated to cover the purchase price of the property, these fees and expenses and other costs related to such property. Further, under GAAP, certain contemplated non-cash fair value and other non-cash adjustments are considered operating non-cash adjustments to net income in determining cash flow from operating activities. We account for certain of our equity investments using the HLBV model which is based on distributable cash as defined in the operating agreement.

Our management uses MFFO and the adjustments used to calculate it in order to evaluate our performance against other non-traded REITs, which have limited lives with short and defined acquisition periods and targeted exit strategies shortly thereafter. As noted above, MFFO may not be a useful measure of the impact of long-term operating performance on value if we do not


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continue to operate in this manner. We believe that MFFO and the adjustments used to calculate it allow us to present our performance in a manner that takes into account certain characteristics unique to non-traded REITs, such as their limited life, defined acquisition period and targeted exit strategy, and is therefore a useful measure for investors. For example, acquisition costs are generally funded from the proceeds of our offering and other financing sources and not from operations. By excluding expensed acquisition costs, the use of MFFO provides information consistent with managements analysis of the operating performance of the properties. Additionally, fair value adjustments, which are based on the impact of current market fluctuations and underlying assessments of general market conditions, but can also result from operational factors such as occupancy rates, may not be directly related or attributable to our current operating performance. By excluding such changes that may reflect anticipated and unrealized gains or losses, we believe MFFO provides useful supplemental information.

Presentation of this information is intended to provide useful information to investors as they compare the operating performance of different REITs, although it should be noted that not all REITs calculate FFO and MFFO the same way, so comparisons with other REITs may not be meaningful. Furthermore, FFO and MFFO are not necessarily indicative of cash flow available to fund cash needs and should not be considered as an alternative to net income as an indication of our performance, as an alternative to cash flows from operations as an indication of our liquidity, or indicative of funds available to fund our cash needs including our ability to make distributions to our stockholders. FFO and MFFO should be reviewed in conjunction with other GAAP measurements as an indication of our performance.

Neither the SEC, NAREIT nor any other regulatory body has passed judgment on the acceptability of the adjustments that we use to calculate FFO or MFFO. In the future, the SEC, NAREIT or another regulatory body may decide to standardize the allowable adjustments across the non-traded REIT industry and we would have to adjust our calculation and characterization of FFO and MFFO accordingly.

FFO and MFFO were as follows (in thousands):
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2019
 
2018
Net income (loss) attributable to CWI 2 stockholders
$
1,024

 
$
(1,494
)
Adjustments:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization of real property
11,816

 
11,432

Proportionate share of adjustments for partially-owned entities — FFO adjustments
357

 
784

Total adjustments
12,173

 
12,216

FFO attributable to CWI 2 stockholders (as defined by NAREIT)
13,197

 
10,722

Adjustments:
 
 
 
Straight-line and other rent adjustments
15

 
(17
)
Gain on hurricane-related property damage (a)
(10
)
 
(312
)
Proportionate share of adjustments for partially owned entities — MFFO adjustments
5

 
156

Total adjustments
10

 
(173
)
MFFO attributable to CWI 2 stockholders
$
13,207

 
$
10,549

___________
(a)
We excluded the gain on hurricane-related property damage because of its non-recurring nature.



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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Market Risk

We currently have limited exposure to financial market risks, including changes in interest rates. We currently have no foreign operations and are not exposed to foreign currency fluctuations.

Interest Rate Risk

The values of our real estate and related fixed-rate debt obligations are subject to fluctuations based on changes in interest rates. The value of our real estate is also subject to fluctuations based on local and regional economic conditions, which may affect our ability to refinance property-level mortgage debt when balloon payments are scheduled, if we do not choose to repay the debt when due. Interest rates are highly sensitive to many factors, including governmental monetary and tax policies, domestic and international economic and political conditions, and other factors beyond our control. An increase in interest rates would likely cause the fair value of our assets to decrease.

We are exposed to the impact of interest rate changes primarily through our borrowing activities. To limit this exposure, we historically have attempted to obtain non-recourse mortgage financing on a long-term, fixed-rate basis. However, from time to time, we or our joint investment partners have obtained, and may in the future obtain, variable-rate non-recourse mortgage loans, and, as a result, we have entered into, and may continue to enter into, interest rate swap agreements or interest rate cap agreements with counterparties. See Note 7 for additional information on our interest rate swaps and caps.

At March 31, 2019, all of our long-term debt bore interest at fixed rates or was subject to an interest rate cap or swap. Our debt obligations are more fully described in Note 8 and Summary of Financing in Item 2 above. The following table presents principal cash outflows for our Consolidated Hotels based upon expected maturity dates of our debt obligations outstanding at March 31, 2019 and excludes deferred financing costs (in thousands):
 
2019 (Remainder)
 
2020
 
2021
 
2022
 
2023
 
Total
 
Fair Value
Fixed-rate debt
$
2,189

 
$
4,321

 
$
4,498

 
$
395,710

 
$
79,741

 
$
486,459

 
$
479,768

Variable-rate debt
$
167,885

 
$
132,735

 
$
49,000

 
$

 
$

 
$
349,620

 
$
349,620


The estimated fair value of our fixed-rate debt and our variable-rate debt that currently bears interest at fixed rates or has effectively been converted to a fixed rate through the use of an interest rate swap, or that has been subject to an interest rate cap, is affected by changes in interest rates. A decrease or increase in interest rates of 1.0% would change the estimated fair value of this debt at March 31, 2019 by an aggregate increase of $15.5 million or an aggregate decrease of $18.2 million, respectively. Annual interest expense on our variable-rate debt that is subject to an interest rate cap at March 31, 2019 would increase or decrease by $1.7 million for each respective 1.0% change in annual interest rates.



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Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our disclosure controls and procedures include internal controls and other procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in this and other reports filed under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the required time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms; and that such information is accumulated and communicated to management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. It should be noted that no system of controls can provide complete assurance of achieving a company’s objectives and that future events may impact the effectiveness of a system of controls.

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, after conducting an evaluation, together with members of our management, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of March 31, 2019, have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 13a-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective as of March 31, 2019 at a reasonable level of assurance.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting during our most recently completed fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.



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PART II — OTHER INFORMATION

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.

Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities
 
During the three months ended March 31, 2019, we issued 234,642 shares of Class A common stock to our Advisor as consideration for asset management fees. These shares were issued at the NAV published at that time of $11.11 per share. In acquiring our shares, our Advisor represented that such interests were being acquired by it for investment purposes and not with a view to the distribution thereof. In addition, during the three months ended March 31, 2019, we issued 2,700 shares of Class A common stock to one of our directors. Since none of these transactions were considered to have involved a “public offering” within the meaning of Section 4(a)(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, the shares issued were deemed to be exempt from registration.

All prior sales of unregistered securities have been reported in our previously filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and annual reports on Form 10-K.



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Item 6. Exhibits.

The following exhibits are filed with this Report. Documents other than those designated as being filed herewith are incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit No.

 
Description
 
Method of Filing
31.1

 
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
31.2

 
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
32

 
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS

 
XBRL Instance Document
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
101.SCH

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
101.CAL

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
101.DEF

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
101.LAB

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
101.PRE

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) 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.
 
 
 
Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated
Date:
May 10, 2019
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Mallika Sinha
 
 
 
Mallika Sinha
 
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
(Principal Financial Officer)
 
 
 
 
Date:
May 10, 2019
 
 
 
 
By:
/s/ Noah K. Carter
 
 
 
Noah K. Carter
 
 
 
Chief Accounting Officer
 
 
 
(Principal Accounting Officer)



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EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits are filed with this Report. Documents other than those designated as being filed herewith are incorporated herein by reference.
Exhibit No.

 
Description
 
Method of Filing
31.1

 
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
31.2

 
Certification pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
32

 
Certifications pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
 
 
 
 
 
 
101.INS

 
XBRL Instance Document
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
101.SCH

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
101.CAL

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
101.DEF

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
101.LAB

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith
 
 
 
 
 
101.PRE

 
XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document
 
Filed herewith



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