IRVINE, Calif., December 23, 2020 / PRNewswire / – Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the "Company" or "Sunstone") (NYSE: SHO), the owner of Long-Term Relevant Real Estate® in the hospitality industry, announced today that it has completed a series of improvers Transactions that include: Extension of the waiver period for the Company's financial covenant tests $ 500 million undrawn revolving credit facility; $ 185 million of financed term credit facilities and $ 205 million outstanding unsecured debt facilities; Coping with the remaining short-term terms; Providing a solution with the dedicated servicer for the Hilton Times Square secured mortgage loan; and reducing the company's monthly cash usage.
John ArabiaThe President and CEO stated, "We are pleased to announce the second amendment to our unsecured debt arrangements that will extend the contract term through the first quarter of 2022. This will provide more flexibility and provide the company with the short-term contract relief it needs." and the ability to invest in any acquisition opportunities that arise. We appreciate the overwhelming support of our longstanding relationships with lenders and non-holders, especially given the challenging environment. We also continued to strengthen our balance sheet and address our remaining short-term issues with maturities by reaching an agreement with the lender in Hilton Times Square and repaying the Renaissance Washington DC-backed mortgage that we expect to close by the end of the year. "
Credit Facility, Term Loans, and Covenant Waiver Extension for Senior Unsecured Notes
The company has successfully completed the second amendment to its existing unsecured credit facility arrangements. The changed unsecured credit facilities extend the covenant waiver period June 30, 2021 to March 31, 2022. In addition, the changes extend the change in the required quarterly tested financial covenants to simplify compliance for four quarters after the covenant waiver period has expired. The company must meet certain minimum liquidity thresholds until it is able to meet its financial covenants before the change. The second change allowed the company to use the net proceeds from the previously completed sale of Renaissance Los Angeles Airport to repay the Renaissance Washington DC-backed mortgage loan. The repayment of the loan is roughly eliminated $ 9.7 million annual debt servicing and will leave the company with only three mortgages left. After the loan is prepaid, the Renaissance Washington DC is added as a guarantor for the unsecured debt facility. All other financial covenants remain essentially the same as the previous change. The company has not drawn any amounts on theirs $ 500 million revolving credit facility.
Hilton Times Square resolution
The company has successfully entered into an agreement with the owner of the Hilton Times Square-backed mortgage loan. In exchange for a $ 20 million Payment, the credit of approx. $ 3 million Due to the limited cash held by the Shareholder, the assignment of the Company's interest in the hotel, and the retention of certain potential employee-related obligations, the Company has met all outstanding debt obligations, including regular and default interest or late fees that may be assessed. In addition, the company expects an approximate depreciation $ 22 million of various accrued costs related to the rental charge on the property, including, but not limited to, accrued taxes, payments in lieu of taxes, accrued base rents, and accrued relief payments. The company expects to remove from its balance sheet the net assets and liabilities associated with the hotel for the period just ended December 31, 2020, however, may retain certain contingent liabilities until these items are resolved.
About Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. is a real estate investment trust ("REIT") that has interests in 17 hotels with 9,017 rooms at the time of this writing. Sunstone's business is to acquire, own, manage, renovate or reposition hotels that are considered Real Estate® in the long term. Most of these operate under nationally recognized brands such as Marriott, Hilton and Hyatt. For more information, please visit Sunstone's website at www.sunstonehotels.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
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This press release should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes in our most recent reports on Form 10-K and Form 10-Q. Copies of these reports are available on our website at www.sunstonehotels.com and through the SEC's electronic data collection and retrieval system ("EDGAR") at www.sec.gov.
For more information:
Bryan Giglia
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
(949) 382-3036
Aaron Reyes
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
(949) 382-3018
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