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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 10-Q

 


 

(Mark One)

 

QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

 

OR

 

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

For the transition period from _________to ___________

 

Commission file number 000-55200

 


 

MOODY NATIONAL REIT I, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


  

Maryland   26-1812865
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
     
 6363 Woodway Drive, Suite 110
Houston, Texas
  77057
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

 

(713) 977-7500

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

 


 

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

 

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). Yes ☒   No

 

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

 

  Large Accelerated filer   Accelerated filer
           
  Non-Accelerated filer   Smaller reporting company

 

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

 

As of November 11, 2015, there were 13,026,621 shares of the Registrant’s common stock issued and outstanding.

 

 
 

 

MOODY NATIONAL REIT I, INC.

 INDEX

 

PART I FINANCIAL INFORMATION   Page
     
Item 1.   Financial Statements   2
         
    Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited) as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014   2
         
    Consolidated Statements of Operations (unaudited) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014   3
         
    Consolidated Statement of Equity (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015   4
         
    Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (unaudited) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014   5
         
    Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)   6
         
Item 2.   Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations   22
         
Item 3.   Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk   33
         
Item 4.   Controls and Procedures   33
         
PART II OTHER INFORMATION   34
         
Item 1.   Legal Proceedings   34
         
Item 1A.   Risk Factors   34
         
Item 2.   Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds   34
         
Item 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities   35
         
Item 4.   Mine Safety Disclosures   35
         
Item 5.   Other Information   35
         
Item 6.   Exhibits   35

 

 

 

  

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.

 

MOODY NATIONAL REIT I, INC.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

 (Unaudited)

 

   September 30,
2015
  December 31, 
2014
ASSETS      
Investment in hotel properties, net  $222,736,256   $144,240,644 
Cash and cash equivalents   22,568,133    23,844,072 
Restricted cash   10,438,958    5,388,193 
Accounts receivable, net of allowance of $27,000 and $21,000 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively   990,000    747,658 
Mortgage note receivable   11,895,859    12,059,932 
Note receivable from related party   9,000,000    —   
Prepaid expenses and other assets   1,449,182    731,849 
Earnest money and deposits   281,290    1,672,500 
Due from related parties   1,544,910    —     
Deferred costs, net of accumulated amortization of $560,482 and $241,928 at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively   3,623,609    2,073,625 
Total Assets  $284,528,197   $190,758,473 
           
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY          
Liabilities:          
Notes payable  $171,448,199   $112,705,196 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   6,695,348    3,203,728 
Due to related parties   691,819    680,398 
Dividends payable   854,511    642,437 
Operating partnership distributions payable   66,410    6 
           
Total Liabilities   179,756,287    117,231,765 
           
Special Partnership Units— 100 Special Units of the Operating Partnership   1,000    1,000 
           
Commitments and Contingencies          
           
Equity:          
           
Stockholders’ equity:          
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value per share; 50,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding        
Common stock, $0.01 par value per share; 400,000,000 shares authorized, 13,000,547 and 10,023,463 issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively   130,005    100,235 
Additional paid-in capital   113,786,818    87,457,901 
Accumulated deficit and distributions   (16,593,879)   (14,324,615)
Total stockholders’ equity   97,322,944    73,233,521 
Noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership   7,134,429    610 
Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint venture   313,537    291,577 
           
Total Equity   104,770,910    73,525,708 
           
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY  $284,528,197   $190,758,473 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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MOODY NATIONAL REIT I, INC. 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS 

(Unaudited)

 

   Three months ended September 30,  Nine months ended September 30,
   2015  2014  2015  2014
             
Revenue            
Room revenue  $14,612,295   $6,058,007   $35,662,726   $14,737,741 
Other hotel revenue   816,694    263,321    1,999,129    638,948 
Total hotel revenue   15,428,989    6,321,328    37,661,855    15,376,689 
Interest income from notes receivable   286,835    159,875    597,525    476,344 
Total revenue   15,715,824    6,481,203    38,259,380    15,853,033 
                     
Expenses                    
Hotel operating expenses   9,146,693    4,048,763    22,390,381    9,407,331 
Property taxes, insurance and other   1,039,831    380,194    2,379,320    965,703 
Depreciation and amortization   2,741,430    888,497    6,660,814    2,251,536 
Property acquisition   1,554,135    2,707,011    3,328,909    3,458,903 
Corporate general and administrative   836,446    452,132    2,292,008    1,096,943 
Total expenses   15,318,535    8,476,597    37,051,432    17,180,416 
                     
Operating income (loss)   397,289    (1,995,394)   1,207,948    (1,327,383)
                     
Other income (expense)                    
Gain on sale of hotel property   10,141,096        10,141,096     
Interest expense and amortization of deferred loan costs   (2,230,998)   (805,139)   (5,555,630)   (2,064,173)
Total other income (expense)   7,910,098    (805,139)   4,585,466    (2,064,173)
                     
Income (loss) before income tax expense   8,307,387    (2,800,533)   5,793,414    (3,391,556)
Income tax expense   333,000    58,800    465,000    204,700 
                     
Net income (loss)   7,974,387    (2,859,333)   5,328,414    (3,596,256)
Income attributable to noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint venture   (19,630)   (19,672)   (58,323)   (58,409)
                     
(Income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interest in operating partnership   (42,159)   48    (36,136)   50 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders  $7,912,598   $(2,878,957)  $5,233,955   $(3,654,615)
Per-share information – basic and diluted:                    
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders  $0.61   $(0.44)  $0.42   $(0.72)
Dividends declared  $0.20   $0.20   $0.60   $0.60 
Weighted average shares outstanding   12,963,331    6,606,309    12,539,160    5,063,797 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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MOODY NATIONAL REIT I, INC.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

Nine months ended September 30, 2015

(Unaudited)

 

    Preferred Stock   Common Stock           Noncontrolling Interest in Operating Partnership        
    Number of Shares   Par Value   Number of Shares   Par Value   Additional Paid-In Capital   Accumulated Deficit and Distributions   Number of Units   Value   Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Joint Venture   Total Equity
                                         
Balance at December 31, 2014     ¾     $  ¾       10,023,463     $ 100,235     $ 87,457,901     $ (14,324,615 )     100     $ 610     $ 291,577     $ 73,525,708  
Issuance of common stock, net of offering costs     ¾       ¾       2,735,048       27,350       24,023,236       ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       24,050,586  
Issuance of operating partnership units     ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       726,820       7,268,197               7,268,197  
Redemption of common stock     ¾       ¾       (43,504 )     (435 )     (426,194 )     ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       (426,629 )
Issuance of common stock pursuant to dividend reinvestment plan     ¾       ¾       283,040       2,830       2,686,054       ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       2,688,884  
Stock/unit-based compensation     ¾       ¾       2,500       25       45,821       ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       45,846  
Net income     ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       5,233,955       ¾       36,136       58,323       5,328,414  
Dividends and distributions declared     ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       ¾       (7,503,219 )     ¾       (170,514 )     (36,363 )     (7,710,096 )
                                                                                 
Balance at September 30, 2015     ¾     $ ¾       13,000,547     $ 130,005     $ 113,786,818     $ (16,593,879 )     726,920     $ 7,134,429     $ 313,537     $ 104,770,910  

   

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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MOODY NATIONAL REIT I, INC. 

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

(Unaudited)

 

   Nine months ended September 30,
   2015  2014
Cash flows from operating activities      
Net income (loss)  $5,328,414   $(3,596,256)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:          
Gain on sale of hotel property   (10,141,096)    
Depreciation and amortization   6,660,814    2,251,536 
Amortization of deferred loan costs   387,867    54,404 
Stock-based compensation   45,846    54,029 
Deferred income tax   (198,000)    
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:          
Restricted cash   (582,275)   (1,290,854)
Accounts receivable   (242,342)   (594,710)
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (519,333)   (134,241)
Accounts payable and accrued expenses   3,491,620    2,482,047 
Due to related parties   89,732    748,655 
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities   4,321,247    (25,390)
Cash flows from investing activities          
Proceeds from sale of hotel property   22,107,775     
Increase in restricted cash   (4,468,490)   (2,729,030)
Earnest money and deposits   1,391,210    (150,000)
Repayments of mortgage note receivable   164,073    155,714 
Origination of note receivable from related party   (9,000,000)    
Due from related parties   (1,544,910)    
Improvements and additions to hotel properties   (5,369,199)   (3,153,868)
Acquisitions of hotel properties   (84,281,803)   (26,666,433)
Net cash used in investing activities   (81,001,344)   (32,543,617)
Cash flows from financing activities          
Proceeds from issuance of common stock   27,342,069    41,013,956 
Redemptions of common stock   (426,629)   (159,528)
Offering costs paid   (3,369,794)   (4,879,245)
Dividends paid   (4,602,261)   (1,930,102)
Operating partnership distributions paid   (104,110)   (60)
Proceeds of notes payable   71,500,000    13,250,000 
Repayment of notes payable   (12,756,997)   (720,405)
Payments of deferred costs   (2,141,757)   (1,133,881)
Distributions to noncontrolling interest in joint venture   (36,363)   (260,401)
Net cash provided by financing activities   75,404,158    45,180,334 
           
Net change in cash and cash equivalents   (1,275,939)   12,611,327 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period   23,844,072    5,324,315 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period  $22,568,133   $17,935,642 
Supplemental Cash Flow Information          
Interest paid  $5,059,473   $1,917,764 
Income taxes paid  $188,780   $21,201 
Supplemental Disclosure of Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activity          
Increase (decrease) in accrued offering costs due to related party  $(78,311)  $78,499 
Contributions from noncontrolling interests in operating partnership  $7,268,197   $ 
Assumption of notes payable in connection with acquisition of hotel property  $   $37,155,567 
Issuance of common stock from dividend reinvestment plan  $2,688,884   $841,039 
Dividends payable  $854,511   $476,596 
Operating partnership distributions payable  $66,410   $6 

 

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

 

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Moody National REIT I, Inc.

 

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

 

September 30, 2015

 

(unaudited)

 

1. Organization

 

Moody National REIT I, Inc. (the “Company”) was formed on January 15, 2008 as a Maryland corporation and elected to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) commencing with the year ended December 31, 2011. The Company was organized to acquire a diverse portfolio of real properties, primarily in the hospitality sector, as well as other commercial properties, real estate securities and debt-related investments. As discussed in Note 6, the Company was initially capitalized with the sale of shares of its common stock to Moody National REIT Sponsor, LLC (“Sponsor”) on February 19, 2008. The Company’s fiscal year end is December 31.

 

As of September 30, 2015, the Company owned (1) nine hotel properties located in Texas, Tennessee, South Carolina, and Pennsylvania comprising a total of 1,154 rooms, (2) a joint venture interest in a 227-suite hotel property located in Lyndhurst, New Jersey, (3) a 74.5% joint venture interest in a mortgage note secured by a hotel property located in Grapevine, Texas (the “Hyatt Place Note”) and (4) a loan in the aggregate principal amount of $9,000,000 originated to an affiliate of the Sponsor to be used to acquire a commercial property located in Katy, Texas. For more information on the Company’s portfolio, see Notes 3 and 4.

 

On April 15, 2009, the Company commenced its initial public offering pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-11 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) to offer a maximum of $1,000,000,000 in shares of its common stock to the public in its primary offering and up to $100,000,000 in shares of its common stock to its stockholders pursuant to its distribution reinvestment plan (the “DRIP”). On October 12, 2012, the Company terminated its initial public offering and commenced a follow-on public offering (discussed below). The Company accepted subscriptions for, and issued, 1,126,253 shares of its common stock in its initial public offering, including 29,582 shares of common stock pursuant to the DRIP, resulting in aggregate gross offering proceeds of $10,966,713.

 

On October 12, 2012, the Company commenced its follow-on public offering of up to $1,000,000,000 in shares of the Company’s common stock, comprised of up to $900,000,000 in shares offered to the public and up to $100,000,000 in shares offered to its stockholders pursuant to the DRIP. Effective February 20, 2015, the Company terminated the offer and sale of shares to the public in the follow-on offering. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had accepted investors’ subscriptions for, and issued, 11,800,822 shares of its common stock in the follow-on offering, including 476,474 shares of common stock issued pursuant to the DRIP, resulting in aggregate gross offering proceeds of $113,243,475. The Company continues to offer shares of common stock pursuant to the DRIP. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had accepted subscriptions for, and issued, 12,927,075 shares of common stock in the Company’s initial public offering and follow-on public offering, including 506,056 shares of common stock pursuant to the DRIP, resulting in aggregate gross offering proceeds of $124,210,189. As of September 30, 2015, 10,049,841 shares of common stock remained available for sale pursuant to the DRIP.

 

The Company intends to use substantially all of the remaining net proceeds from its follow-on public offering and the proceeds from any other offering of the Company’s securities that the Company may conduct in the future to continue to acquire a diversified portfolio of real properties, real estate securities and debt-related investments. The Company intends to continue to invest primarily in hotel properties located in the United States and Canada that it owns exclusively or in joint ventures or other co-ownership arrangements with other persons. The Company may also invest in other property types consisting of multifamily, office, retail and industrial assets located in the United States and Canada as well as securities of real estate companies and debt-related investments. The Company may also make opportunistic investments in properties that may be under-developed or newly constructed and in properties that it believes are undervalued.

 

The Company’s advisor is Moody National Advisor I, LLC (“Advisor”), a Delaware limited liability company and an affiliate of Sponsor. Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, Advisor is responsible for managing the Company’s affairs on a day-to-day basis and for identifying and making acquisitions and investments on behalf of the Company pursuant to an amended and restated advisory agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) by and among the Company, Moody National Operating Partnership I, L.P., the Company’s operating partnership (the “OP”), and Advisor.

 

The OP’s partnership agreement provides that the OP will be operated in a manner that will enable the Company to (1) satisfy the requirements for being classified as a REIT for tax purposes, (2) avoid any federal income or excise tax liability and (3) ensure that the OP will not be classified as a “publicly traded partnership” for purposes of Section 7704 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Internal Revenue Code”), which classification could result in the OP being taxed as a corporation rather than as a partnership. In addition to the administrative and operating costs and expenses incurred by the OP in acquiring and operating real estate assets, the OP will pay all of the Company’s administrative costs and expenses, and such expenses will be treated as expenses of the OP. The common units of the OP may be tendered for redemption once they have been outstanding for at least one year. At such time, the Company has the option to redeem the common units for shares of the Company’s common stock, cash or a combination thereof at the Company’s sole discretion. The Special Units of the OP (the “Special Units”) held by an affiliate of the Advisor will be redeemed pursuant to the OP’s partnership agreement upon the termination or nonrenewal of the Advisory Agreement or upon certain other events outside of the control of the Special Unit holder. Upon the termination or nonrenewal of the Advisory Agreement by the Company for “cause” (as defined in the Advisory Agreement) all of the Special Units will be redeemed for $1.00. As described in more detail in Note 9, upon the occurrence of any of the other events which trigger redemption of the Special Units, the Special Units will be redeemed, at the Advisor’s option, for shares of the Company’s common stock, a non-interest bearing promissory note payable solely from the proceeds of assets sales, or a combination thereof.

 

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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

 

Basis of Presentation and Principles of Consolidation

 

The Company’s consolidated financial statements include its accounts and the accounts of its subsidiaries over which it has control. All intercompany balances and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

 

The Company includes the accounts of its consolidated subsidiaries in its consolidated financial statements when the Company is the primary beneficiary for entities deemed to be variable interest entities (“VIEs”) through which the Company has a controlling interest. Interests in entities acquired are evaluated based on U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), which requires the consolidation of VIEs in which the Company is deemed to have the controlling financial interest. The Company has the controlling financial interest if the Company has the power to direct the activities of the VIE that most significantly impact its economic performance and the obligation to absorb losses or receive benefits from the VIE that could be significant to the Company. If the interest in the entity is determined not to be a VIE, then the entity is evaluated for consolidation based on legal form, economic substance, and the extent to which the Company has control and/or substantive participating rights under the respective ownership agreement. The Company did not have a VIE interest as of September 30, 2015 or December 31, 2014. There are judgments and estimates involved in determining if an entity in which the Company has an investment is a VIE. The entity is evaluated to determine if it is a VIE by, among other things, determining if the equity investors as a group have a controlling financial interest in the entity and if the entity has sufficient equity at risk to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support.

 

The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with GAAP for interim financial statements and the rules and regulations of the SEC. Accordingly, the unaudited consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the year ending December 31, 2015. For further information, readers should refer to the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015.

 

Use of Estimates

 

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

 

Organization and Offering Costs

 

Organization and offering costs of the Company are paid directly by the Company or may be incurred by Advisor on behalf of the Company. Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, the Company is obligated to reimburse Advisor or its affiliates, as applicable, for organization and offering costs incurred by Advisor associated with each of the Company’s public offerings, provided that within 60 days of the last day of the month in which a public offering ends, Advisor is obligated to reimburse the Company to the extent organization and offering costs incurred by the Company in connection with the completed public offering exceed 15.0% of the gross offering proceeds from the sale of the Company’s shares of common stock in the completed public offering. Such organization and offering costs include selling commissions and dealer manager fees paid to a dealer manager, legal, accounting, printing and other offering expenses, including marketing, salaries and direct expenses of Advisor’s employees and employees of Advisor’s affiliates and others. Any reimbursement of Advisor or its affiliates for organization and offering costs will not exceed actual expenses incurred by Advisor.

 

All offering costs, including selling commissions and dealer manager fees, are recorded as an offset to additional paid-in-capital, and all organization costs are recorded as an expense when the Company has an obligation to reimburse Advisor.

 

The Company terminated its follow-on offering on February 20, 2015. As of September 30, 2015, total offering costs for the follow-on offering were $14,103,168, comprised of $11,383,458 of offering costs for the follow-on offering incurred directly by the Company and $2,719,710 in offering costs incurred by and reimbursable to Advisor for the follow-on offering. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had $107,524 payable to Advisor for reimbursable offering costs related to the follow-on offering. As of September 30, 2015, offering costs related to the follow-on offering did not exceed 15.0% of the gross offering proceeds from the sale of the Company’s shares of common stock in the follow-on offering. The Company has not reimbursed Advisor any funds for organization costs for the follow-on offering.

 

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Income Taxes

 

The Company has made an election to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011. Prior to qualifying to be taxed as a REIT, the Company was subject to normal federal and state corporation income taxes. The Company previously determined not to make an election to qualify as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code because it had net operating losses for the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009 and had fewer than 100 stockholders as of December 31, 2010 and 2009.

 

As a REIT, the Company generally will not be subject to federal corporate income tax to the extent it distributes its REIT taxable income to its stockholders, so long as it distributes at least 90% of its REIT taxable income (which is computed without regard to the dividends paid deduction or net capital gain and which does not necessarily equal net income as calculated in accordance with GAAP). REITs are subject to a number of other organizational and operational requirements. Even if the Company qualifies for taxation as a REIT, it may be subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed income.

 

The Company leases the hotels it acquires to wholly-owned taxable REIT subsidiaries that are subject to federal, state and local income taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. The Company records a valuation allowance for net deferred tax assets that are not expected to be realized.

 

The Company has reviewed tax positions under GAAP guidance that clarify the relevant criteria and approach for the recognition and measurement of uncertain tax positions. The guidance prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition of a tax position taken, or expected to be taken, in a tax return. A tax position may only be recognized in the financial statements if it is more likely than not that the tax position will be sustained upon examination. The Company has no material uncertain tax positions as of September 30, 2015.

 

The preparation of the Company’s various tax returns requires the use of estimates for federal and state income tax purposes. These estimates may be subjected to review by the respective taxing authorities. A revision to an estimate may result in an assessment of additional taxes, penalties and interest. At this time, a range in which the Company’s estimates may change is not expected to be material. The Company will account for interest and penalties relating to uncertain tax provisions in the current period results of operations, if necessary. The Company has tax years 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014 remaining subject to examination by various federal and state tax jurisdictions.

 

Fair Value Measurement

 

Fair value measures are classified into a three-tiered fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:

 

Level 1: Observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets.
Level 2: Directly or indirectly observable inputs, other than quoted prices in active markets.
Level 3: Unobservable inputs in which there is little or no market data, which require a reporting entity to develop its own assumptions.

 

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value are based on one or more of the following valuation techniques:

 

Market approach: Prices and other relevant information generated by market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities.
Cost approach: Amount required to replace the service capacity of an asset (replacement cost).
Income approach: Techniques used to convert future income amounts to a single amount based on market expectations (including present-value, option-pricing, and excess-earnings models).

  

The Company’s estimates of fair value were determined using available market information and appropriate valuation methods. Considerable judgment is necessary to interpret market data and develop estimated fair value. The use of different market assumptions or estimation methods may have a material effect on the estimated fair value amounts. The Company classifies assets and liabilities in the fair value hierarchy based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement.

 

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The Company elected not to use the fair value option for cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, notes payable, accounts payable and accrued expenses. With the exception of the Company’s fixed-rate debt, the carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature or variable interest rates.

 

Concentration of Credit Risk

 

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash deposited in certain financial institutions in excess of federally insured levels. The Company diversifies its cash and cash equivalents with several banking institutions in an attempt to minimize exposure to any one of these institutions. The Company regularly monitors the financial stability of these financial institutions and believes that it is not exposed to any significant credit risk in cash and cash equivalents or restricted cash.

 

The Company is also exposed to credit risk with respect to its joint venture interest in the Hyatt Place Note and its note receivable from related party. The failure of the borrower on the Hyatt Place Note or the note receivable from related party to make payments of interest and principal when due, or any other event of default under the Hyatt Place Note or the note receivable from related party, would have an adverse impact on the Company’s results of operations.

 

Valuation and Allocation of Real Property — Acquisition

 

Upon acquisition, the purchase price of real property is allocated to the tangible assets acquired, consisting of land, buildings and tenant improvements, any assumed debt, identified intangible assets and asset retirement obligations based on their fair values. Acquisition costs are charged to expense as incurred. Initial valuations are subject to change during the measurement period, but the measurement period ends as soon as the information is available. The measurement period shall not exceed one year from the acquisition date.

 

The tangible assets acquired consists of land, buildings, furniture, fixtures and equipment. Land values are derived from appraisals, and buildings are calculated as replacement cost less depreciation or the Company’s estimates of the relative fair value of these assets using discounted cash flow analyses or similar methods. The value of furniture, fixtures and equipment is based on their fair value using replacement costs less depreciation.

 

The Company determines the fair value of assumed debt by calculating the net present value of the scheduled mortgage payments using interest rates for debt with similar terms and remaining maturities that the Company believes it could obtain at the date of acquisition. Any difference between the fair value and stated value of the assumed debt is recorded as a discount or premium and amortized over the remaining life of the loan as interest expense.

 

In allocating the purchase price of each of the Company’s properties, the Company makes assumptions and uses various estimates, including, but not limited to, the estimated useful lives of the assets, the cost of replacing certain assets and discount rates used to determine present values. Many of these estimates are obtained from independent third party appraisals. However, the Company is responsible for the source and use of these estimates. These estimates are judgmental and subject to being imprecise; accordingly, if different estimates and assumptions were derived, the valuation of the various categories of the Company’s real estate assets or related intangibles could in turn result in a difference in the depreciation or amortization expense recorded in the Company’s consolidated financial statements. These variances could be material to the Company’s results of operations and financial condition.

 

Valuation and Allocation of Real Property — Ownership

 

Investment in real estate is recorded at historical cost. Major improvements that extend the life of an asset are capitalized and depreciated over a period equal to the shorter of the life of the improvement or the remaining useful life of the asset. The cost of ordinary repairs and maintenance are charged to expense when incurred.

 

Depreciation or amortization expenses are computed using the straight-line and accelerated methods based upon the following estimated useful lives:

 

    Estimated
Useful Lives
Buildings and improvements     39-40 years
Exterior improvements     10-20
Furniture, fixtures and equipment     5-10

 

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Impairments

 

The Company monitors events and changes in circumstances indicating that the carrying amounts of the hotel properties may not be recoverable. When such events or changes in circumstances are present, the Company assesses potential impairment by comparing estimated future undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated over the life of the asset from operating activities and from its eventual disposition, to the carrying amount of the asset. In the event that the carrying amount exceeds the estimated future undiscounted cash flows, the Company recognizes an impairment loss to adjust the carrying amount of the asset to estimated fair value for assets held for use and fair value less costs to sell for assets held for sale. There were no such impairment losses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

In evaluating the Company’s hotel properties for impairment, the Company makes several estimates and assumptions, including, but not limited to, the projected date of disposition of the properties, the estimated future cash flows of the properties during the Company’s ownership and the projected sales price of each of the properties. A change in these estimates and assumptions could result in a change in the estimated undiscounted cash flows or fair value of the Company’s hotel properties which could then result in different conclusions regarding impairment and material changes to the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

Revenue Recognition

 

Hotel revenues, including room, food, beverage and other ancillary revenues, are recognized as the related services are delivered. Interest income is recognized when earned. Revenue is recorded net of any sales and other taxes collected from customers.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

Cash and cash equivalents represent cash on hand or held in banks and short-term investments with an initial maturity of three months or less at the date of purchase.

 

Restricted Cash

 

Restricted cash includes reserves for debt service, property taxes and insurance, as well as reserves for property improvements and replacement of furniture, fixtures, and equipment, as required by certain management or mortgage debt agreement restrictions and provisions.

 

Valuation of Accounts Receivable

 

The Company takes into consideration certain factors that require judgments to be made as to the collectability of receivables. Collectability factors taken into consideration are the amounts outstanding, payment history and financial strength of the customer, which taken as a whole determines the valuation. Ongoing credit evaluations are performed and an allowance for potential credit losses is provided against the portion of accounts receivable that is estimated to be uncollectible.

 

Mortgage Note Receivable

 

The Company provides first-mortgage financing in the form of a note receivable. The loan is held for investment and is intended to be held to maturity and, accordingly, is recorded at cost and net of the allowance for losses when the loan is deemed to be impaired. Premiums, discounts and net origination fees are amortized or accreted as an adjustment to interest income using the effective interest method over the life of the loan. The Company discontinues recording interest and amortizing discounts/premiums when the contractual payment of interest and/or principal is not received.

 

Impairment of Notes Receivable

 

The Company reviews the mortgage note receivable and note receivable from related party for impairment in each reporting period pursuant to the applicable authoritative accounting guidance. A loan is impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that the Company will be unable to collect all amounts recorded as assets on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company applies normal loan review and underwriting procedures (as may be implemented or modified from time to time) in making that judgment.

 

When a loan is impaired, the Company measures impairment based on the present value of expected cash flows discounted at the loan’s effective interest rate against the value of the asset recorded on the consolidated balance sheets. The Company may also measure impairment based on a loan’s observable market price or the fair value of collateral if the loan is collateral dependent. If a loan is deemed to be impaired, the Company records a valuation allowance through a charge to earnings for any shortfall. The Company’s assessment of impairment is based on considerable judgment and estimates. The Company did not record a valuation allowance during the three or nine months ended September 30, 2015 or 2014.

 

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Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

  

Prepaid expenses include prepaid property insurance and hotel operating expenses. Other assets include accrued interest receivable and the deferred income tax asset.

 

Earnest Money and Deposits

  

Earnest money and deposits includes earnest money, rate-lock deposits and expense deposits for future acquisitions.

 

Deferred Costs

 

Deferred costs consist of deferred financing fees and franchise costs. Deferred financing fees are recorded at cost and are amortized to interest expense using a method that approximates the effective interest method over the life of the related debt. The deferred franchise costs are recorded at cost and amortized over the term of the franchise contract on a straight-line basis. Accumulated amortization of deferred costs was $560,482 and $241,928 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Expected future amortization of deferred financing fees and franchise costs is as follows:

 

Years Ending
December 31
  Total  Loan Costs  Franchise Costs
2015   $146,287   $131,745   $14,542 
2016    582,280    524,112    58,168 
2017    493,791    435,623    58,168 
2018    297,155    238,987    58,168 
Thereafter    2,104,096    1,447,450    656,646 
Total   $3,623,609   $2,777,917   $845,692 
                  

 Earnings (Loss) per Share

 

Earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”) is calculated based on the weighted average number of shares outstanding during each period. Basic and diluted EPS are the same for all periods presented. Non-vested shares of restricted common stock totaling 2,500 and 7,500 shares as of September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, held by the Company’s independent directors are included in the calculation of basic earnings per share.

 

Comprehensive Income

 

For the periods presented, there were no differences between reported income (loss) attributable to common stockholders and comprehensive loss.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

In April 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU No. 2014-08, “Presentation of Financial Statements (Topic 205) and Property, Plant and Equipment (Topic 360) - Reporting Discontinued Operations and Disclosures of Disposals of Components of an Entity.” ASU 2014-08 changes the criteria for disclosing discontinued operations and enhances the related disclosure requirements. Pursuant to ASU 2014-08, only disposals representing a strategic shift in operations, such as a major line of business, a major geographical area or a major equity investment, should be presented as a discontinued operation. The Company implemented the provisions of ASU 2014-08 as of January 1, 2015. The adoption of this guidance did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.

 

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, “Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs,” which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the debt liability. This standard is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted, and will be applied on a retrospective basis. The new standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 and is not expected to have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or consolidated results of operations.

 

Reclassification

 

 Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified for consistency with the current period presentation. These reclassifications had no effect on the reported results of operations.

 

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3. Investment in Hotel Properties

 

The following table sets forth summary information regarding the Company’s investments in hotel properties as of September 30, 2015:

 

Property Name  Date Acquired  Location  Ownership Interest   Purchase Price(1)  Rooms  Mortgage Debt Outstanding(2)
Woodlands Hotel (Homewood Suites by Hilton)  November 8, 2012  The Woodlands, Texas  100%   $12,000,000    91   $9,300,000 
                           
Germantown Hotel (Hyatt Place)  April 9, 2013  Germantown, Tennessee  100%    11,300,000    127    7,499,428 
                           
Charleston Hotel (Hyatt Place)  July 2, 2013  North Charleston, South Carolina  100%    11,800,000    113    7,564,601 
                           
Austin Hotel (Hampton Inn)  December 30, 2013  Austin, Texas  100%    15,350,000    123    11,247,647 
                           
Grapevine Hotel (Residence Inn)   March 31, 2014   Grapevine, Texas  100%    20,500,000    133    12,998,237 
                           
Lyndhurst Hotel (Marriott Courtyard)  September 30, 2014  Lyndhurst, New Jersey  (3)    33,322,000    227    31,556,220 
                           
Austin Arboretum Hotel (Hilton Garden Inn)  November 20, 2014  Austin, Texas  100%    29,250,000    138    19,000,000 
                           
Great Valley Hotel (Hampton Inn)  March 27, 2015  Frazer, Pennsylvania  100%    11,000,000    125    8,200,000 
                           
Nashville Hotel (Embassy Suites)  June 16, 2015  Nashville, Tennessee  100%    66,300,000    208    43,000,000 
                           
Homewood Suites Austin Hotel (Homewood Suites)  August 3, 2015  Austin, Texas  100%    14,250,000    96    11,000,000 
                           
Totals             $225,072,000    1,381   $161,366,133 

  

 

(1) Excludes closing costs.
(2) As of September 30, 2015.
(3) The Lyndhurst Hotel is owned by MN Lyndhurst Venture, LLC (the “Lyndhurst Joint Venture”). The OP contributed $100 to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture in exchange for 100% of the Class B membership interests of the Lyndhurst Joint Venture (the “Class B Interests”). Pursuant to the operating agreement of the Lyndhurst Joint Venture, the OP also agreed to pay up to $5.37 million in costs and fees and capital reserve requirements associated with the transfer of the Lyndhurst Hotel to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture, all of which amounts are deemed to be additional capital contributions by the OP to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture in exchange for additional Class B Interests. The prior tenant-in-common owners of the Lyndhurst Hotel contributed their tenant-in-common (TIC) ownership interests in the Lyndhurst Hotel (valued at $1,000 in the aggregate) to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture in exchange for non-voting class A membership interests of the Lyndhurst Joint Venture (the “Class A Interests”). The OP serves as the sole manager of the Lyndhurst Joint Venture and manages the business and affairs of the Lyndhurst Joint Venture. Cash available for distribution to the members of the Lyndhurst Joint Venture will be distributed as follows: (1) first, 100% to the OP until it has received cash distributions equal to a 12% annual, cumulative, non-compounded return on its capital contributions to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture and a return of 100% of its unreturned capital contributions to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture, (2) next, 100% to the holders of the Class A Interests until they have received a return of 100% of their capital contributions to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture (valued at $1,000 in the aggregate), and (3) next, 60% to the OP and 40% to the holders of the Class A Interests.

 

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Investments in hotel properties consisted of the following at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014:

  

   September 30,
2015
  December 31,
2014
Land  $24,500,000   $17,573,000 
Buildings and improvements   191,235,490    118,661,552 
Furniture, fixtures and equipment   18,461,611    13,576,055 
Total cost   234,197,101    149,810,607 
Accumulated depreciation   (11,460,845)   (5,569,963)
 Investment in hotel properties, net  $222,736,256   $144,240,644 

  

Third Quarter Acquisitions and Investments

 

Homewood Suites Austin Hotel

 

On August 3, 2015, Moody National Governors-Austin Holding, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the OP (“Moody Homewood Suites Austin Holding”), acquired fee simple title to the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel from a third-party seller, for an aggregate purchase price of $14,250,000, excluding acquisition costs. The Company financed the acquisition of the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel with a portion of the remaining proceeds from its public offering and $11,000,000 of indebtedness secured by the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel. The purchase price of the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel, excluding acquisition expenses, was preliminarily allocated to land, buildings and improvements and furniture, fixtures and equipment in the amounts of $1,022,000, $12,515,000, and $713,000, respectively. Acquisition costs of $283,853 were expensed when incurred in connection with the acquisition of the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel. The Company has recognized approximately $633,000 in revenues and a $333,000 net loss, which includes acquisition costs, for the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel for the nine months ended September 30, 2015. In connection with the acquisition of the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel, the Company formed a taxable REIT subsidiary (the “Homewood Suites Austin Hotel TRS”). Upon the closing of the acquisition of the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel, Moody Governors-Austin MT, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel TRS (the “Homewood Suites Austin Master Tenant”), entered into a Hotel Lease Agreement pursuant to which the Homewood Suites Austin Master Tenant leases the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel to the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel TRS. Moody National Hospitality Management, LLC, an affiliate of the Company, manages the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel pursuant to a Hotel Management Agreement with the Homewood Suites Austin Master Tenant.

 

Third Quarter Disposition

 

Silicon Valley Hotel

 

On September 9, 2015, the Company sold its interest in a 127 room hotel property located in Newark, California, commonly known as the TownePlace Suites by Marriott Newark/Silicon Valley (the “Silicon Valley Hotel”), to an unaffiliated buyer for an aggregate sales price of approximately $24,500,000, excluding closing costs. The Company recognized a gain on sale of hotel property of $10,141,096. This disposition is not considered discontinued operations and operations of the hotel continue to be shown as part of continuing operations.

 

The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial information for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 is presented as if the Company had not acquired the Silicon Valley Hotel and acquired the Grapevine Hotel, Lyndhurst Hotel, Austin Arboretum Hotel, Great Valley Hotel, Nashville Hotel and Homewood Suites Austin Hotel on January 1, 2014. This information is not necessarily indicative of what the actual results of operations would have been had the Company completed the acquisition of the Grapevine Hotel, Lyndhurst Hotel, Austin Arboretum Hotel, Great Valley Hotel, Nashville Hotel and Homewood Suites Austin Hotel on January 1, 2014, nor does it purport to represent the Company’s future operations:

  

   Three months ended September 30,  Nine months ended September 30,
   2015  2014  2015  2014
Revenue  $14,814,912   $13,719,730   $43,326,760   $42,037,031 
Net loss   (875,987)   (57,068)   (1,176,446)   (4,207,469)
Net loss attributable to common shareholders   (937,776)   (76,692)   (1,270,905)   (4,265,828)
Net loss per common share - basic and diluted  $(0.07)  $(0.1)  $(0.10)  $(0.48)

 

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4. Notes Receivable

 

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31 2014, mortgage note receivable amounts were $11,895,859 and $12,059,932, respectively. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31 2014, note receivable from related party amounts were $9,000,000 and $0, respectively.

 

Hyatt Place Note

 

On June 3, 2011 (the “Closing Date”), and effective as of May 5, 2011 (the “Effective Date”), the Company acquired a joint venture interest in the Hyatt Place Note pursuant to the transaction described below. The Hyatt Place Note was issued by Moody National HP Grapevine Trust, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Trust”), in favor of Patriot Bank, a Texas banking association (“Patriot Bank”), and is secured by a lien on a Hyatt Place hotel property located in Grapevine, Texas. As of the Closing Date, the Hyatt Place Note had an outstanding principal balance of $12,759,199.

 

On the Closing Date, the OP, Moody National Mortgage Corporation (“Moody National Mortgage”), an affiliate of the Sponsor controlled by Brett C. Moody, and certain of the holders of ownership interests in the Trust (collectively, the “Trust Members,” and, together with the OP and Moody National Mortgage, the “Members”), entered into the limited liability company agreement (the “Note Joint Venture Agreement”) of MNHP Note Holder, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Note Joint Venture”). On the Closing Date, the Note Joint Venture acquired the Hyatt Place Note from Patriot Bank for an aggregate purchase price of $12,759,199, exclusive of closing costs. The Note Joint Venture financed the payment of the purchase price for the Hyatt Place Note with (1) a capital contribution to the Note Joint Venture from the OP and the Trust Members, and (2) the proceeds of a loan from Patriot Bank evidenced by a promissory note in the aggregate principal amount of $11,483,280 (the “Acquisition Note”). For additional information on the terms of the Acquisition Note, see Note 5. As of September 30, 2015, the OP’s membership interest in the Note Joint Venture was 74.5%, the Trust Members’ membership interest in the Note Joint Venture was 11.5% and Moody National Mortgage’s membership interest in the Note Joint Venture was 14%.

 

On the Closing Date and effective as of the Effective Date, the Note Joint Venture and the Trust entered into a Renewal, Extension and Modification Agreement which extended the maturity date of the Hyatt Place Note and amended the terms of the Hyatt Place Note. The entire unpaid principal balance of the Hyatt Place Note and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon is due and payable in full on February 1, 2018 (the “Maturity Date”). The Hyatt Place Note accrued interest at a fixed rate of 5.15% per annum from the Closing Date through August 21, 2012 (the “First Change Date”). For the period from the First Change Date through August 21, 2015 (the “Second Change Date”), the Hyatt Place Note accrued interest at 5.15%, which is a fixed rate equal to (a) the variable interest rate per annum published in The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” (the “Prime Rate”) in effect as of the First Change Date, plus (b) 1.90%. For the period from the Second Change Date through the Maturity Date, the Hyatt Place Note accrues interest at 5.15%, which is a fixed rate equal to (a) the Prime Rate in effect as of the Second Change Date, plus (b) 1.90%, provided that in no event will the interest rate exceed the maximum interest rate permitted by applicable law. The Trust may prepay the Hyatt Place Note, in whole or in part, at any time without penalty or premium.

 

The estimated fair value of the Company’s note receivable as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was $11,895,859 and $12,059,932, respectively. The fair value of the note receivable was estimated based on discounted cash flow analyses using the current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements as of the respective reporting dates. The discounted cash flow method of assessing fair value results in a general approximation of value, and such value may never actually be realized.

 

Note Receivable from Related Party

 

On August 21, 2015, the Company originated a loan in the aggregate principal amount of $9,000,000 (the “Related Party Note”) to Moody National DST Sponsor, LLC, a Texas limited liability company and an affiliate of the Sponsor (“DST Sponsor”). The Related Party Note proceeds were used by DST Sponsor solely to acquire a commercial real property located in Katy, Texas (the “Subject Property”).

 

The entire unpaid principal balance of the Related Party Note and all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all other amounts due under the Related Party Note are due and payable in full on the earlier of (1) August 21, 2016, or (2) ten days following the sale of 100% of the equity ownership interests that are to be syndicated in the Subject Property. Interest on the outstanding principal balance of the Related Party Note accrues at a fixed per annum rate equal to 12%, provided that in no event will the interest rate exceed the maximum rate permitted by applicable law. DST Sponsor will pay the Company an origination fee in the amount of $90,000 and an exit fee in the amount of $90,000 upon the maturity date of the Related Party Note, including any earlier prepayment date or accelerated maturity date of the Related Party Note. The Related Party Note may be prepaid in whole or part by DST Sponsor without penalty at any time upon prior written notice to the Company.

 

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5. Debt

 

The Company’s aggregate borrowings are reviewed by the Company’s board of directors at least quarterly. Under the Company’s Second Articles of Amendment and Restatement (as amended, the “Charter”), the Company is prohibited from borrowing in excess of 300% of the value of the Company’s net assets. “Net assets” for purposes of this calculation is defined to be the Company’s total assets (other than intangibles), valued at cost prior to deducting depreciation, reserves for bad debts and other non-cash reserves, less total liabilities. However, the Company may temporarily borrow in excess of these amounts if such excess is approved by a majority of the Company’s independent directors and disclosed to stockholders in the Company’s next quarterly report, along with an explanation for such excess. As of September 30, 2015, the Company’s debt levels did not exceed 300% of the value of the Company’s net assets, as defined above.

 

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company’s notes payable consisted of the following: 

 

    Principal
as of
September 30,
2015
  Principal
as of
December 31, 
2014
  Interest Rate
at
September 30,
2015
  Maturity Date
Hyatt Place Note Acquisition Note   $ 10,082,066     $ 10,340,926       3.000 %   May 5, 2018
Woodlands Hotel Loan     9,300,000       6,646,904       4.690 %   April 11, 2025
Germantown Hotel Loan     7,499,428       7,599,577       4.300 %   May 6, 2023
Charleston Hotel Loan     7,564,601       7,650,037       5.193 %   August 1, 2023
Austin Hotel Loan     11,247,647       11,363,375       5.426 %   January 6, 2024
Grapevine Hotel Loan     12,998,237       13,134,354       5.250 %   April 6, 2024
Silicon Valley Hotel Loan           5,007,932       5.500 %   July 6, 2022
                             
Lyndhurst Hotel Loan     31,556,220       31,962,091       5.916 %   September 6, 2017
                             
Austin Arboretum Hotel Loan     19,000,000       19,000,000       4.530 %   December 11, 2024
Great Valley Hotel Loan     8,200,000             4.700 %   April 11, 2025
Nashville Hotel Loan     43,000,000             4.2123 %   July 11, 2025
Homewood Suites Austin Loan     11,000,000             4.650 %   August 11, 2025
Total   $ 171,448,199     $ 112,705,196              

  

The notes payable are secured by hotel properties or the mortgage note receivable, as applicable, and are payable in monthly installments of principal and interest.

 

Maturities of notes payable as of September 30, 2015 are as follows:

  

Year ending December 31,   
 2015   $378,910 
 2016    1,544,392 
 2017    32,722,464 
 2018    11,417,595 
 Thereafter    125,384,838 
 Total   $171,448,199 

  

The estimated fair value of the Company’s notes payable as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was $172,000,000 and $114,000,000, respectively. The fair value of notes payable was estimated based on discounted cash flow analyses using the current incremental borrowing rates for similar types of borrowing arrangements as of the respective reporting dates. The discounted cash flow method of assessing fair value results in a general approximation of value, and such value may never actually be realized.

 

6. Equity

 

Capitalization

 

Under the Charter, the Company has the authority to issue 400,000,000 shares of common stock and 50,000,000 shares of preferred stock. All shares of common and preferred stock have a par value of $0.01 per share. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had issued 12,927,075 shares of common stock in the Company’s public offerings, including 506,056 shares issued pursuant to the DRIP. As of September 30, 2015, there were a total of 13,000,547 shares of the Company’s common stock issued and outstanding, including 22,222 shares sold to Sponsor and 51,250 shares of restricted stock discussed in Note 8.

 

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The Company’s board of directors is authorized to amend the Charter, without the approval of the stockholders, to increase the aggregate number of authorized shares of capital stock or the number of shares of any class or series that the Company has authority to issue.

 

Distributions

 

The Company’s board of directors has authorized and declared a distribution to its stockholders that (1) accrues daily to the Company’s stockholders of record as of the close of business on each day; (2) is payable in cumulative amounts on or before the 15th day of each calendar month; and (3) is calculated at a rate of $0.002192 per share of the Company’s common stock per day, which, if paid each day over a 365-day period, is equivalent to an 8.0% annualized distribution rate based on a purchase price of $10.00 per share of common stock.

 

The following table summarizes distributions paid in cash and pursuant to the DRIP for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

Period (1)  Cash Distribution (1)  Distribution Paid Pursuant to DRIP (1)(2)  Total Amount of Distribution (1)
First Quarter 2015  $1,348,309   $746,826   $2,095,135 
Second Quarter 2015   1,623,891    964,050    2,587,941 
Third Quarter 2015   1,630,061    978,008    2,608,069 
Total  $4,602,261   $2,688,884   $7,291,145 
                
First Quarter 2014  $482,368   $194,592   $676,960 
Second Quarter 2014   630,109    257,705    887,814 
Third Quarter 2014   817,685    388,742    1,206,427 
Total  $1,930,162   $841,039   $2,771,201 

 

 

(1) Distributions are paid on a monthly basis. Distributions for all record dates of a given month are paid approximately 15 days following the end of such month.
   
(2) Amount of distributions paid in shares of common stock pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan.

  

Payment from Moody Securities

 

On March 27, 2015, Moody Securities, LLC (“Moody Securities”) entered into a Notice of Acceptance Letter, Waiver and Consent with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) whereby Moody Securities, among other things, agreed to pay the Company $350,000 to be distributed pro rata to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the failure of Moody Securities to comply with FINRA Rule 2310 and the computation of organization and offering expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s initial public offering under FINRA rules. Moody Securities made a payment of $350,000 to the Company on July 22, 2015, and on July 28, 2015 the Company made a special cash distribution of $350,000 to the Company’s stockholders of record as of July 22, 2015.

 

Noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership

 

Noncontrolling interest in the OP at September 30, 2015 was $7,134,429, which represented ownership interests of its limited partners, and is reported in equity in the consolidated balance sheets. Income (loss) attributable to these noncontrolling interests was $42,159 and $(48) for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and was $36,136 and $(50) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

Noncontrolling Interest in Consolidated Joint Venture

 

Noncontrolling interest in consolidated joint venture at September 30, 2015 was $313,537, which represented ownership interests in the Note Joint Venture, and is reported in equity in the consolidated balance sheets. Income from consolidated joint ventures attributable to these noncontrolling interests was $19,630 and $19,672 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and was $58,323 and $58,409 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

 

7. Related Party Arrangements

 

Advisor and certain affiliates of Advisor receive fees and compensation in connection with the Company’s public offerings and the acquisition, management and sale of the Company’s real estate investments.

 

Selling Commissions and Dealer Manager Fees

 

Moody Securities, the dealer manager of the Company’s initial public offering and follow-on offering, received a selling commission of up to 6.5% of gross offering proceeds raised in the Company’s public offerings, all or a portion of which could be re-allowed to participating broker-dealers. In addition, the Company paid Moody Securities a dealer manager fee of up to 3.5% of gross offering proceeds raised in the Company’s public offerings, a portion of which could be reallowed to participating broker-dealers. No selling commissions or dealer manager fee are paid for sales pursuant to the DRIP. The Company terminated the offer and sale of shares of common stock to the public in the Company’s follow-on offering on February 20, 2015 and therefore will not pay selling commissions or dealer manager fees to Moody Securities on an ongoing basis. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had paid Moody Securities $746,368 and $8,646,755 in selling commissions related to the initial and follow-on offerings, respectively, and $190,626 and $2,455,643 in dealer manager fees related to the initial and follow-on offerings, respectively, which has been recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in capital in the consolidated balance sheets.

 

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Organization and Offering Costs

 

Advisor and its affiliates are reimbursed up to 15.0% of offering proceeds for reimbursement of organization and offering expenses (including selling commissions and the dealer manager fee payable to Moody Securities) not to exceed actual expenses incurred. Advisor will be responsible for the payment of organization and offering expenses, other than selling commissions and dealer manager fees, to the extent they exceed 15% of gross offering proceeds, without recourse against or reimbursement by the Company. As of September 30, 2015, Advisor and its affiliates had incurred organization and offering expenses of approximately $3,214,000 and $2,720,000 related to the Company’s initial public offering and its and follow-on public offerings, respectively.

 

As of September 30, 2015, total offering costs for the follow-on offering were $14,103,168, comprised of $11,383,458 of offering costs directly incurred by the Company and $2,719,710 in offering costs incurred by and reimbursable to Advisor. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had $107,524 payable to Advisor for reimbursable offering costs related to the follow-on offering. As of September 30, 2015, offering costs related to the follow-on offering did not exceed 15.0% of the gross offering proceeds from the sale of the Company’s shares of common stock in the follow-on offering. The Company has not reimbursed Advisor any funds for organization costs for the follow-on offering.

 

Advisory Fees and Expense Reimbursement

 

Acquisition Fee

 

Advisor, or its affiliates, receives an acquisition fee equal to 1.5% of (1) the cost of investments the Company acquires or (2) the Company’s allocable cost of investments acquired in a joint venture. With respect to investments in and originations of loans, Advisor will receive an origination fee in lieu of an acquisition fee. The origination fee will equal 1.5% of the amount funded by the Company to invest in or originate such loan. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company paid Advisor acquisition fees of $1,369,500 in connection with the acquisition of the Great Valley Hotel, the Nashville Hotel and the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company paid Advisor acquisition fees of $997,988 in connection with the acquisition of the Grapevine Hotel, the Silicon Valley Hotel and the Lyndhurst Hotel. Acquisition fees are recorded as property acquisition expenses in the Company’s consolidated statements of operations.

 

Debt Financing Fee

 

Advisor will receive a debt financing fee of 1.0% of the amount available under any loan or line of credit made available to the Company. It is anticipated that Advisor will pay some or all of these fees to third parties with whom it subcontracts to coordinate financing for the Company. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company paid $715,500 in debt financing fees to Advisor for financing incurred in connection with the refinancing of the Woodlands Hotel and the acquisition of the Great Valley Hotel, the Nashville Hotel and the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel. For the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company paid $504,051 in debt financing fees to Advisor for financing incurred in connection with the acquisition of the Grapevine Hotel, the Silicon Valley Hotel and the Lyndhurst Hotel.

 

Asset Management Fee

 

The Company pays Advisor a monthly asset management fee of one-twelfth of 1.0% of the aggregate cost (before non-cash reserves and depreciation) of all real estate investments held by the Company at month-end. For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company incurred asset management fees of $616,295 and $237,693, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company incurred asset management fees of $1,456,694 and $604,584, respectively, payable to Advisor which are recorded in corporate general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

Disposition Fee

 

If Advisor provides a substantial amount of services in connection with the sale of a property or other investment, Advisor or its affiliates also will be paid a disposition fee equal to 3.0% of the contract sales price of each property or other investment sold, provided that total real estate commissions, including the disposition fee, do not exceed 6.0% of the contract sales price. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company paid a disposition fee to Advisor in the amount of $551,250, or 2.25% of the contract sales price, in connection with the sale of the Silicon Valley Hotel.

 

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Operating Expense Reimbursement

 

The Company will reimburse Advisor for all operating expenses paid or incurred by Advisor in connection with the services provided to the Company, subject to the limitation that the Company will not reimburse Advisor for any amount by which its operating expenses (including the asset management fee) at the end of the four preceding fiscal quarters exceeds the greater of: (1) 2% of the Company’s average invested assets, or (2) 25% of the Company’s net income determined without reduction for any additions to reserves for depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves and excluding any gain from the sale of the Company’s assets for that period (the “2%/25% Limitation”). Notwithstanding the above, the Company may reimburse Advisor for expenses in excess of this limitation if a majority of the independent directors determines that such excess expenses are justified based on unusual and non-recurring factors. For the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2015, total operating expenses of the Company were $2,845,554, which included $2,088,268 in operating expenses incurred directly by the Company and $757,286 incurred by Advisor on behalf of the Company. Of the $2,845,554 in total operating expenses incurred during the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2015, $0 exceeded the 2%/25% Limitation. The Company reimbursed Advisor $757,000 in operating expenses during the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2015. Additionally, Advisor has incurred $4,320,875 in operating expenses on the Company’s behalf prior to the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2015. Subject to a future determination by the board of directors, a portion of this amount is not reimbursable to Advisor nor an obligation of the Company.

 

Advisor has waived all operating expenses reimbursable to Advisor for each of the 12 prior fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2014 to the extent such expenses had not been previously reimbursed to Advisor. Advisor further agreed that all expenses incurred directly by the Company during the waiver period will be paid by Advisor on behalf of the Company. Total reimbursable expenses so waived or assumed by Advisor were $1,967,721 as of September 30, 2015.

 

Property Management Fees

 

The Company has engaged Moody National Hospitality Management, LLC, an affiliate of the Sponsor (the “Property Manager”), as its property manager. The Company pays Property Manager a market-based property management fee in connection with the operation and management of properties pursuant to the terms of hotel management agreements. For the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company paid the Property Manager property management fees of $462,418 and $189,074, respectively, and accounting fees of $77,500 and $45,000. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the Company paid the Property Manager property management fees of $1,130,874 and $460,728, respectively, and accounting fees of $212,500 and $112,500, respectively, which are included in hotel operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

Note Receivable from Related Parties

 

On August 21, 2015, pursuant to the Related Party Note, the Company made a loan in the amount of $9,000,000 to DST Sponsor, an affiliate of ours, the proceeds of which were used by DST Sponsor solely for the acquisition of a commercial property located in Katy, Texas. An origination fee of $90,000 and an exit fee of $90,000 is payable by DST Sponsor to the Company upon maturity of the Related Party Note. The Related Party Note bears interest at a rate of 12% per annum and is due August 16, 2016.

 

Due from Related Parties

 

On September 22, 2015, the Company assigned and transferred its Purchase Agreement, as amended, between the Company and a third-party seller for the property commonly referred to as the Hampton Inn Boston Logan Airport to Moody National Realty Company, L.P. (“Realty”), an affiliate of the Company, for the sum of $1,000,000. The $1,000,000 receivable from Realty is recorded in due from related parties in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

 

Note Joint Venture

 

As discussed in Note 4, as of September 30, 2015, the OP owns a 74.5% membership interest in the Note Joint Venture, Moody National Mortgage owns a 14% membership interest in the Note Joint Venture and the Trust Members own the remaining 11.5% membership interests in the Note Joint Venture. Pursuant to the terms of the Note Joint Venture Agreement, Moody National Mortgage is entitled to receive approximately 14% of all distributions of cash from operations of the Note Joint Venture and the OP and the other Members are entitled to receive the remaining approximately 86% of distributions of cash from operations of the Note Joint Venture in proportion to their respective membership interests in the Note Joint Venture.

 

The Note Joint Venture Agreement provides that cash proceeds from a sale, exchange, refinancing or other disposition of the Hyatt Place Note will be distributed as follows: (1) first, to each Member of the Note Joint Venture in proportion to their respective unreturned capital contributions to the Note Joint Venture until each member’s unreturned capital contributions have been reduced to zero; (2) second, to Moody National Mortgage until Moody National Mortgage has been distributed an amount equal to approximately 14% of all distributions made to all Members (inclusive of all prior distributions); and (3) thereafter, approximately 14% to Moody National Mortgage and approximately 86% to the OP and the Trust Members in proportion to their respective membership interests in the Note Joint Venture. In addition, so long as Moody National Mortgage or Moody National Management has any outstanding guaranty of any indebtedness of the Note Joint Venture, (1) the OP will in good faith consult with Moody National Mortgage and consider any proposals or recommendations of Moody National Mortgage regarding any possible refinancing of indebtedness on the Hyatt Place Note or any sale of the Hyatt Place Note and (2) any sale of the Hyatt Place Note will require the consent of Moody National Mortgage, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld.

 

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Lyndhurst Hotel

 

On September 30, 2014, the OP acquired an interest in the Lyndhurst Hotel from the TIC Owners, the current tenant-in-common owners of the Lyndhurst Hotel, for an aggregate purchase price, exclusive of closing costs, including the assumption of the outstanding debt secured by the Lyndhurst Hotel, of approximately $33,322,000. The TIC Owners acquired their tenant-in-common interests in the Lyndhurst Hotel in a tenant-in-common program sponsored by an affiliate of the Company.

 

Pursuant to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture Agreement, the OP will serve as the sole manager of the Lyndhurst Joint Venture and will manage the business and affairs of the Lyndhurst Joint Venture. Pursuant to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture Agreement, the contributing TIC members, as holders of the Class A Interests (“Class A Holders”), will have no voting or consent rights with respect to the management of the Lyndhurst Joint Venture except as specifically set forth in the Lyndhurst Joint Venture Agreement or as required by applicable law. Pursuant to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture Agreement, cash available for distribution to the members of the Lyndhurst Joint Venture, as determined by the OP in its discretion as the manager, will be distributed as follows: (1) first, 100% to the OP as the holder of the Class B Interests (the “Class B Holder”) until the Class B Holder has received cash distributions equal to a 12% annual, cumulative, non-compounded return on its unreturned capital contributions to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture, (2) second, 100% to the Class B Holder until the Class B Holder has received a return of 100% of its unreturned capital contributions to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture, (3) third, 100% to the Class A Holders until they have received a return of 100% of their unreturned capital contributions to the Lyndhurst Joint Venture (valued at $1,000 in the aggregate), and (4) fourth, 60% to the Class B Holder and 40% to the Class A Holders (in accordance with each Class A Holder’s respective membership interests in the Lyndhurst Joint Venture).

 

Payment from Moody Securities

 

As discussed in Note 6 above, on March 27, 2015, Moody Securities entered into a Notice of Acceptance Letter, Waiver and Consent with FINRA whereby Moody Securities, among other things, agreed to pay the Company $350,000 to be distributed pro rata to the Company’s stockholders in connection with the failure of Moody Securities to comply with FINRA Rule 2310 and the computation of organization and offering expenses incurred in connection with the Company’s initial public offering under FINRA rules.

 

8. Incentive Award Plan

 

The Company has adopted an incentive plan (the “Incentive Award Plan”) that provides for the grant of equity awards to its employees, directors and consultants and those of the Company’s affiliates. The Incentive Award Plan authorizes the grant of non-qualified and incentive stock options, restricted stock awards, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, dividend equivalents and other stock-based awards or cash-based awards. Shares of common stock will be authorized and reserved for issuance under the Incentive Award Plan. The Company has also adopted an independent directors compensation plan (the “Independent Directors Compensation Plan”) pursuant to which each of the Company’s then current independent directors were entitled to receive 5,000 shares of restricted stock when the Company raised the minimum offering amount of $2,000,000 in its initial public offering. Each new independent director that subsequently joins the Company’s board of directors receives 5,000 shares of restricted stock on the date he or she joins the Company’s board of directors. In addition, on the date of each of the first four annual meetings of the Company’s stockholders at which an independent director is re-elected to the Company’s board of directors, he or she receives 2,500 restricted shares. Subject to certain conditions, the non-vested shares of restricted stock granted pursuant to the Independent Directors Compensation Plan will vest and become non-forfeitable in four equal quarterly installments beginning on the first day of the first quarter following the date of grant; provided, however, that the restricted stock will become fully vested on the earlier to occur of (1) the termination of the independent director’s service as a director due to his or her death or disability, or (2) a change in control of the Company. As of September 30, 2015, there were 1,948,750 common shares remaining available for future issuance under the Incentive Award Plan and the Independent Directors Compensation Plan.

 

A total of 2,500 and 7,500 shares of restricted stock were granted pursuant to the Independent Directors Compensation Plan during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, a total of 51,250 shares of restricted stock have been issued by the Company to the Company’s independent directors pursuant to the Independent Directors Compensation Plan.

 

The weighted average grant date fair value of the shares of restricted stock issued by the Company pursuant to the Independent Directors Compensation Plan was $10.00 per share based on observable market transactions occurring near the dates of the grants. The Company recorded compensation related to such shares of restricted stock ratably from the grant date to the date the shares become fully vested based on the fair market value of such shares at the date they were granted. The Company recorded compensation related to such shares of restricted stock of $4,077 and $12,001 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $45,846 and $54,029 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. As of September 30, 2015, there were 2,500 non-vested shares of restricted common stock granted pursuant to the Independent Directors Compensation Plan which were granted August 12, 2015. The remaining unrecognized compensation expense of $21,154 will be recognized during the fourth quarter of 2015 and the first, second and third quarters of 2016.

 

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The following is a summary of activity under the Independent Directors Compensation Plan for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and year ended December 31, 2014:

 

      Number of
Shares
  Weighted Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Balance of non-vested shares as of January 1, 2014       8,125     $ 10.00  
Shares granted on August 11, 2014       7,500       10.00  
Shares vested       (10,000 )     10.00  
                   
Balance of non-vested shares as of December 31, 2014       5,625       10.00  
Shares granted on August 12, 2015       2,500       -  
Shares vested       (5,625 )     10.00  
Balance of non-vested shares as of September 30, 2015       2,500     $ 10.00  

 

9. Subordinated Participation Interest

 

Pursuant to the limited partnership agreement of the OP, the holders of the Special Units will be entitled to distributions from the OP in an amount equal to 15.0% of net sales proceeds received by the OP on dispositions of its assets and dispositions of real properties by joint ventures or partnerships in which the OP owns a partnership interest, after the other holders of common units, including the Company, have received in the aggregate cumulative distributions from operating income, sales proceeds or other sources equal to their capital contributions plus an 8.0% cumulative non-compounded annual pre-tax return thereon. The Special Units will be redeemed for the above amount upon the earliest of: (1) the occurrence of certain events that result in the termination or non-renewal of the Advisory Agreement or (2) a listing of the Company’s common stock on a national securities exchange.

 

10. Commitments and Contingencies

 

Restricted Cash

 

Under certain management and debt agreements existing at September 30, 2015, the Company escrows payments required for insurance, real estate taxes, capital improvements, hotel furniture and fixtures and debt service.

 

The composition of the Company’s restricted cash as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 are as follows:

 

  September 30,
2015
  December 31,
2014
Property improvement plan  $6,562,911   $2,404,527 
Real estate taxes   1,623,854    812,410 
Insurance   257,050    411,234 
Hotel furniture and fixtures   1,705,084    1,394,978 
Seasonality   290,059    365,044 
Total restricted cash  $10,438,958   $5,388,193 

  

Franchise Agreements

 

As of September 30, 2015, all of the Company’s hotel properties are operated under franchise agreements with initial terms ranging from 10 to 20 years. Franchise agreements allow the properties to operate under their respective brands. Pursuant to the franchise agreements, the Company pays a royalty fee, generally between 3.0% and 6.0% of room revenue, plus additional fees for marketing, central reservation systems and other franchisor costs that amount to between 1.5% and 4.3% of room revenue. The Company incurred franchise fee expense of approximately $1,258,000 and $485,000 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and $2,997,000 and $1,195,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively, which is included in hotel operating expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

 

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11. Income Taxes

 

The Company has formed taxable REIT subsidiaries (each a “TRS”) that are C-Corporations for federal income tax purposes and uses the asset and liability method of accounting for income taxes. Tax return positions are recognized in the consolidated financial statements when they are “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained upon examination by the taxing authority. Deferred income tax assets and liabilities result from temporary differences. Temporary differences are differences between the tax bases of assets and liabilities and their reported amounts in the consolidated financial statements that will result in taxable or deductible amounts in future periods. A valuation allowance may be placed on deferred income tax assets, if it is determined that it is more likely than not that a deferred tax asset may not be realized.

 

No provision for income taxes has been made for the Company (other than each TRS) for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 as it made an election to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011. Prior to January 1, 2011, the Company was subject to federal and state income taxes as it had not elected to be taxed as a REIT.

 

The TRS’s had deferred tax assets of $785,000 and $587,000 as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 related to net operating loss carry forwards.

 

As of September 30, 2015, the Company had operating loss carry-forwards of $355,800 expiring in 2030, 2031 and 2033.

 

The income tax expense (benefit) for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 consisted of the following:

 

   Three months ended September 30,  Nine months ended September 30,
    2015    2014    2015    2014 
Current expense  $302,000   $58,800   $663,000   $204,700 
Deferred benefit   31,000        (198,000)    
Total expense, net  $333,000   $58,800   $465,000   $204,700 
                     
Federal  $225,000   $40,700   $375,000   $177,000 
State   108,000    18,100    90,000    27,700 
Total tax expense  $333,000   $58,800   $465,000   $204,700 

  

Income tax expense recognized is based on the taxable income of the Company’s TRS and not the taxable income of the Company.

 

12. Subsequent Events

 

Distributions Declared

 

On September 30, 2015, the Company declared a distribution in the aggregate amount of $854,511, of which $531,675 was paid in cash on October 9, 2015 and $322,836 was paid pursuant to the DRIP in the form of additional shares of the Company’s common stock. On October 31, 2015, the Company declared a distribution in the aggregate amount of $884,836 which is scheduled to be paid in cash and through the DRIP in the form of additional shares of the Company’s common stock on November 17, 2015.

 

Registration Statement on Form S-3

 

On November 4, 2015, the Company filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the sale of up to $25 million shares of the Company’s common stock pursuant to our DRIP. 

 

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OFOPERATIONS.

 

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the accompanying consolidated financial statements of Moody National REIT I, Inc. and the notes thereto. As used herein, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to Moody National REIT I Inc., a Maryland corporation, and, as required by context, Moody National Operating Partnership I, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, which we refer to as our “operating partnership,” and to their subsidiaries.

 

Forward-Looking Statements

 

Certain statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q that are not historical facts (including any statements concerning investment objectives, other plans and objectives of management for future operations or economic performance, or assumptions or forecasts related thereto) are forward-looking statements. These statements are only predictions. We caution that forward-looking statements are not guarantees. Actual events or our investments and results of operations could differ materially from those expressed or implied in any forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the use of terms such as “may,” “should,” “expect,” “could,” “intend,” “plan,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” “believe,” “continue,” “predict,” “potential” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology.

 

The forward-looking statements included herein are based upon our current expectations, plans, estimates, assumptions and beliefs, which involve numerous risks and uncertainties. Assumptions relating to the foregoing involve judgments with respect to, among other things, future economic, competitive and market conditions and future business decisions, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict accurately and many of which are beyond our control. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based on reasonable assumptions, our actual results and performance could differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements. Factors which could have a material adverse effect on our operations and future prospects include, but are not limited to:

 

our ability to effectively deploy the remaining proceeds raised in our public offering;

 

our ability to obtain financing on acceptable terms;

 

our levels of debt and the terms and limitations imposed on us by our debt agreements;

 

our ability to identify and acquire real estate and real estate-related assets on terms that are favorable to us;

 

risks inherent in the real estate business, including the lack of liquidity of real estate and real estate-related assets;

 

adverse developments affecting our sponsor and its affiliates;

 

a decrease in the level of participation in our distribution reinvestment plan;

 

the availability of cash flow from operating activities for distributions;

 

changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate and debt markets specifically;

 

conflicts of interest arising out of our relationship with our advisor and its affiliates;

 

legislative or regulatory changes (including changes to the laws governing the taxation of REITs);

 

the availability of capital; and

 

interest rates

 

Any of the assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements included herein could be inaccurate, and undue reliance should not be placed upon any forward-looking statements included herein. All forward-looking statements are made as of the date this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q is filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC, and the risk that actual results will differ materially from the expectations expressed herein will increase with the passage of time. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements made herein, whether as a result of new information, future events, changed circumstances or any other reason.

 

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All forward-looking statements included in this report should be read in light of the factors identified in the “Risk Factors” section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015.

 

Overview

 

We were formed as a Maryland corporation on January 15, 2008 to invest in a diversified portfolio of real estate investments. We have elected to qualify as a real estate investment trust, or REIT, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011.

 

As of September 30, 2015, our portfolio consisted of twelve investments: (1) the Woodlands Hotel, a 91-suite hotel property in The Woodlands, Texas, (2) the Germantown Hotel, a 127-guestroom hotel property located in Germantown, Tennessee, (3) the Charleston Hotel, a 113-guestroom hotel property located in North Charleston, South Carolina, (4) the Austin Hotel, a 123-suite hotel property located in Austin, Texas, (5) the Grapevine Hotel, a 133-suite hotel property located in Grapevine, Texas, (6) our joint venture interest in the Lyndhurst Hotel, a 227-guestroom hotel property located in, Lyndhurst, New Jersey, (7) the Austin Arboretum Hotel, a 138-guestroom hotel property located in Austin, Texas, (8) the Great Valley Hotel, a 125-guestroom hotel property located in Frazer, Pennsylvania, (9) the Nashville Hotel, a 208 room hotel property located in Nashville, Tennessee, (10) the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel, a 96 room hotel property located in Austin, Texas, (11) a 74.5% joint venture interest in the Hyatt Place Note, a mortgage note secured by a hotel property located in Grapevine, Texas, commonly known as Hyatt Place hotel, and (12) a loan in the aggregate principal amount of $9,000,000 originated to an affiliate of our sponsor to be used to acquire a commercial property. For more information on our real estate portfolio, see Notes 3 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report.

 

On April 15, 2009, we commenced an initial public offering of up to $1,000,000,000 in shares of our common stock to the public in our primary offering at $10.00 per share and up to $100,000,000 in shares of our common stock to our stockholders pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan at $9.50 per share. On October 12, 2012, we terminated our initial public offering and commenced our follow-on public offering (discussed below). As of the termination of our initial public offering, we had accepted subscriptions for, and issued, 1,126,253 shares of our common stock in our initial public offering, including 29,582 shares of our common stock pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan, resulting in offering proceeds of $10,966,713.

 

On October 12, 2012, we commenced our follow-on public offering, or our “follow-on offering,” of up to $1,000,000,000 in shares of our common stock, comprised of up to $900,000,000 in shares offered to the public at $10.00 per share and up to $100,000,000 in shares offered to our stockholders pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan, or the DRIP, at $9.50 per share. Effective February 20, 2015, we terminated the offer and sale of shares of our common stock to the public in our follow-on offering. As of September 30, 2015, we had accepted investors’ subscriptions for, and issued, 11,800,822 shares of our common stock in the follow-on offering, including 476,474 shares of common stock issued pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan, or DRIP, resulting in aggregate gross offering proceeds of $113,243,475. We continued to offer shares of common stock pursuant to the DRIP. As of September 30, 2015, we had accepted subscriptions for, and issued, 12,927,075 shares of common stock in our initial public offering and follow-on public offering, including 506,056 shares of common stock pursuant to the DRIP, resulting in aggregate gross offering proceeds of $124,210,189. As of September 30, 2015, 10,049,842 shares of common stock remained available for sale pursuant to the DRIP.

  

We intend to use substantially all of the remaining net proceeds from our follow-on offering and the proceeds from any other offering of our shares that we may conduct in the future to continue to invest in a diversified portfolio of real properties, real estate securities and debt-related investments. To date, all but one of our investments (the loan we originated to an affiliate of our sponsor) have been in hotel properties or loans secured by hotel properties, and we anticipate that our portfolio will continue to consist primarily of hotel properties located in the United States and Canada that we own exclusively or in joint ventures or other co-ownership arrangements with other persons. We may also invest in other property types consisting of multifamily, office, retail and industrial assets located in the United States and Canada as well as securities of real estate companies and debt-related investments. We may also make opportunistic investments in properties that may be under-developed or newly constructed and in properties that we believe are undervalued.

 

Subject to certain restrictions and limitations, our business is externally managed by Moody National Advisor I, LLC, our external advisor, pursuant to an advisory agreement. We refer to Moody National Advisor I, LLC as our “advisor.” Our advisor conducts our operations and manages our portfolio of real estate investments.

 

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We believe that we have sufficient capital to meet our existing debt service and other operating obligations for the current year and that we have adequate resources to fund our cash needs until we reach sustainable profitable operations. However, our operations are subject to a variety of risks, including, but not limited to, our ability to raise additional funds in future offerings of securities, changes in national economic conditions, the restricted availability of financing, changes in demographic trends and interest rates, declining real estate valuations and downward pressure on room rates for hotels. As a result of these uncertainties, there can be no assurance that we will meet our investment objectives or that the risks described above will not have an adverse effect on our properties or results of operations.

 

We made an election to be taxed as a REIT under Sections 856 through 860 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Internal Revenue Code, commencing with the taxable year ended December 31, 2011. As a REIT, we generally are not subject to federal income tax on income that we distribute to our stockholders. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year after the taxable year in which we initially elect to be taxed as a REIT, we will be subject to federal income tax on our taxable income at regular corporate rates and will not be permitted to qualify for treatment as a REIT for federal income tax purposes for four years following the year in which our qualification is denied. Failing to qualify as a REIT could materially and adversely affect our net income.

 

Market Outlook

 

The recession from 2007 to 2009 in the United States impacted the real estate and credit markets, primarily in the form of escalating default rates on mortgages, declining home values and increasing inventory of properties nationwide. The constraints on available credit resulted in illiquidity and volatility in the markets for corporate bonds, asset-backed securities and commercial real estate bonds and loans. During the downturn, economic conditions negatively impacted the commercial real estate sector, resulting in lower occupancy, lower rental rates and declining values. The economy in the United States is currently improving; however, there is no assurance that economic conditions will continue to improve or will not worsen in the future. We believe that as the economic environment continues to improve, we will have unique investment opportunities, particularly in the hospitality sector. We believe that the hospitality sector has the greatest supply-demand imbalance among all real estate asset classes at this time. As the economy continues to improve, room rates for hotels should increase due to the fact that increased demand for hotel rooms is generally correlated with growth in the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP). Demand growth, combined with the current undersupply of hotel rooms, should result in improved fundamentals in the hospitality space, particularly upward pressure on room rates. The ability of hotels to adjust room rates quickly should allow hotel property owners to take advantage of this anticipated trend.

 

Liquidity and Capital Resources

 

Our principal demand for funds will be for the acquisition of real estate assets, the payment of operating expenses, principal and interest payments on our outstanding indebtedness and the payment of distributions to our stockholders. Over time, we intend to generally fund our cash needs for items other than asset acquisitions from operations. Our cash needs for acquisitions and investments will be funded primarily from the remaining proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock in our follow-on offering, the sale of shares pursuant to the DRIP and assumption and origination of debt.

 

There may be a delay in the deployment of the remaining proceeds from the sale of shares of our common stock in our follow-on offering to purchase of assets, which could result in a delay in the benefits to our stockholders, if any, of returns generated from our investment operations. Our advisor, subject to the oversight of our investment committee and board of directors, will evaluate potential acquisitions and will engage in negotiations with sellers and lenders on our behalf. If necessary, we may use financings or other sources of capital in the event of unforeseen significant capital expenditures.

 

We may, but are not required to, establish working capital reserves out of cash flow generated by our real estate assets or out of proceeds from the sale of our real estate assets. We do not anticipate establishing a general working capital reserve; however, we may establish working capital reserves with respect to particular investments. We also may, but are not required to, establish reserves out of cash flow generated by our real estate assets or out of net sale proceeds in non-liquidating sale transactions. Working capital reserves are typically utilized to fund tenant improvements, leasing commissions and major capital expenditures. Our lenders also may require working capital reserves.

 

To the extent that any working capital reserve we establish is insufficient to satisfy our cash requirements, additional funds may be provided from cash generated from operations, short-term borrowing, equity capital from joint venture partners, or the proceeds of additional public or private offerings of our shares or interests in our operating partnership. In addition, subject to certain limitations, we may incur indebtedness in connection with the acquisition of any real estate asset, refinance the debt thereon, arrange for the leveraging of any previously unfinanced property or reinvest the proceeds of financing or refinancing in additional properties. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain such capital or financing on favorable terms, if at all.

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

 

As of September 30, 2015, we owned interests in ten hotel properties. Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $4,321,247 and $(25,390) respectively. The increase in cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was primarily due to an increase in accounts payable and accrued expenses related to the addition of properties to our portfolio.

 

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Net Cash Used In Investing Activities

 

Our cash used in investing activities will vary based on how quickly we invest the remaining proceeds from our follow-on public offering towards acquisitions of real estate and real-estate related investments. Net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $81,001,344 and $32,543,617, respectively. The increase in cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was due primarily to acquisitions of hotel properties aggregating $84,281,803 offset by proceeds from sale of hotel property of $22,107,775.

 

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

Our cash flows from financing activities consist primarily of proceeds from our follow-on public offering and proceeds from newly originated notes payable, net of distributions paid to our stockholders. Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 was $75,404,158 and $45,180,334, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the cash provided by financing activities consisted primarily of gross offering proceeds of $27,342,069 and proceeds of a notes payable of $71,500,000, which was used to fund acquisitions of hotel properties of $84,281,803, offering costs of $3,369,794, repayments of notes payable of $12,756,997 and the payment of dividends of $4,602,261.

 

Cash and Cash Equivalents

 

As of September 30, 2015, we had cash on hand of $22,568,133.

 

Debt

 

We use, and intend to use in the future, secured and unsecured debt as a means of providing additional funds for the acquisition of real property, securities and debt-related investments. By operating on a leveraged basis, we expect that we will have more funds available for investments. This will generally allow us to make more investments than would otherwise be possible, potentially resulting in enhanced investment returns and a more diversified portfolio. However, our use of leverage increases the risk of default on loan payments and the resulting foreclosure on a particular asset. In addition, lenders may have recourse to assets other than those specifically securing the repayment of the indebtedness. When debt financing is unattractive due to high interest rates or other reasons, or when financing is otherwise unavailable on a timely basis, we may purchase certain assets for cash with the intention of obtaining debt financing at a later time.

 

As of September 30, 2015, our outstanding indebtedness totaled $171,448,199. Our aggregate borrowings are reviewed by our board of directors at least quarterly. Under our Second Articles of Amendment and Restatement, or our charter, we are prohibited from borrowing in excess of 300% of the value of our net assets. “Net assets” for purposes of this calculation is defined to be our total assets (other than intangibles), valued at cost prior to deducting depreciation, reserves for bad debts and other non-cash reserves, less total liabilities. The preceding calculation is generally expected to approximate 75% of the aggregate cost of our assets before non-cash reserves and depreciation. However, we may temporarily borrow in excess of these amounts if such excess is approved by a majority of our independent directors and disclosed to our stockholders in our next quarterly report, along with an explanation for such excess. As of September 30, 2015 and 2014, our debt levels did not exceed 300% of the value of our net assets.

 

Contractual Commitments and Contingencies

 

The following is a summary of our contractual obligations as of September 30, 2015:

 

   Payments Due By Period
Contractual Obligations  Total  2015  2016-2017  2018-2019  Thereafter
Long-term debt obligations(1)  $171,448,199   $378,910   $34,266,856   $13,669,005   $123,133,428 
                          
Interest payments on outstanding debt obligations(2)   57,077,898    2,067,847    15,962,496    11,878,533    27,169,022 
                          
Total  $228,526,097   $2,446,757   $50,229,352   $25,547,538   $150,302,450 

 

 

(1)Amounts include principal payments only.
(2)Projected interest payments are based on the outstanding principal amounts and weighted-average interest rates at September 30, 2015.

 

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Organization and Offering Costs

 

Pursuant to our advisory agreement with our advisor, we are obligated to reimburse our advisor and its affiliates, as applicable, for organization and offering costs incurred on our behalf associated with our public offerings, but only to the extent that such reimbursements do not exceed actual expenses incurred by our advisor and would not cause sales commissions, the dealer manager fee and other organization and offering costs borne by us in a public offering to exceed 15.0% of gross offering proceeds from the sale of our shares in such public offering as of the date of reimbursement. Our advisor is obligated to reimburse us to the extent organization and offering costs (including sales commissions and dealer manager fees) incurred by us in a public offering exceed 15.0% of the gross offering proceeds from the sale of our shares of common stock in such public offering.

 

As of September 30, 2015, total offering costs for our follow-on offering were $14,103,168, comprised of $11,383,458 of offering costs we directly incurred and $2,719,710 in offering costs incurred by and reimbursable to our advisor. As of September 30, 2015, we had $107,524 payable to our advisor for reimbursable offering costs related to our follow-on offering. As of September 30, 2015, offering costs related to our follow-on offering did not exceed 15.0% of the gross offering proceeds from the sale of our shares of common stock in our follow-on offering. We have not reimbursed our advisor any funds for organization costs for our follow-on offering.

 

Operating Expenses

 

Pursuant to our charter, we will reimburse our advisor for all operating expenses paid or incurred by our advisor in connection with the services provided to us, subject to the limitation that we will not reimburse our advisor for any amount by which our operating expenses (including the asset management fee) at the end of the four preceding fiscal quarters exceeds the greater of: (1) 2% of our average invested assets, or (2) 25% of our net income determined without reduction for any additions to reserves for depreciation, bad debts or other similar non-cash reserves and excluding any gain from the sale of our assets for that period, which we refer to as the “2%/25% Limitation.” Notwithstanding the above, we may reimburse our advisor for expenses in excess of this limitation if a majority of the independent directors determines that such excess expenses are justified based on unusual and non-recurring factors. For the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2015, our total operating expenses were $2,845,554, which included $2,088,268 in operating expenses incurred directly by us and $757,286 incurred by our advisor on our behalf. Of the $2,845,554 in total operating expenses incurred during the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2015, $0 exceeded the 2%/25% Limitation. We reimbursed our advisor approximately $757,000 in operating expenses during the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2015. Additionally, our advisor has incurred $4,320,875 in operating expenses on our behalf prior to the four fiscal quarters ended September 30, 2015. Subject to a future determination by the board of directors, a portion of this amount is not reimbursable to our advisor and is not our obligation.

 

Our advisor has waived all operating expenses reimbursable to our advisor for each of the 12 prior fiscal quarters ended March 31, 2014, which we refer to as the “Waiver Period,” to the extent such expenses had not been previously reimbursed to our advisor. Our advisor further agreed that all expenses incurred directly by us during the Waiver Period will be paid by our advisor on our behalf. Total reimbursable expenses so waived or assumed by our advisor were $1,967,721 as of September 30, 2015.

 

Results of Operations

 

As of September 30, 2014, we owned seven hotel properties and a joint venture interest in the Hyatt Place note. As of September 30, 2015, we owned interests in ten hotel properties and a joint venture interest in the Hyatt Place note. Because we acquired four hotel properties since September 30, 2014, our results of operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 are not directly comparable to those for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. In general, we expect that our income and expenses related to our investment portfolio will increase in future periods as a result of anticipated future acquisitions of real estate and real estate-related investments.

 

Comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2015 versus the three months ended September 30, 2014

 

Revenue

 

Total revenue increased to $15,715,824 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $6,481,203 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. Total hotel revenue increased to $15,428,989 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $6,321,328 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in hotel revenue was primarily due to the fact that we owned ten hotel properties at September 30, 2015 compared to seven hotel properties at September 30, 2014. Interest income from real estate loan receivable related to the Hyatt Place note decreased to $156,835 for the quarter ended September 30, 2015 from $159,875 for the quarter ended September 30, 2014. We expect that room revenue, other hotel revenue and total revenue will each increase in future periods as a result of anticipated future acquisitions of real estate assets and owning the Homewood Suites Austin hotel for the entire reporting period.

 

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A comparison of hotel revenues for those hotels owned continuously for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 is set forth below:

 

   Three months ended September 30,
   2015  2014  Increase (Decrease)
Woodlands Hotel  $911,330   $979,725   $(68,395)
                
Germantown Hotel   1,045,890    927,084    118,806 
                
Charleston Hotel   953,593    894,932    58,661 
                
Austin Hotel   1,151,016    986,931    164,085 
                
Grapevine Hotel   1,524,643    1,296,430    228,213 
                
Totals  $5,586,472   $5,085,102   $501,370 

 

Hotel Operating Expenses

 

Hotel operating expenses increased to $9,146,693 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $4,048,763 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in hotel operating expenses was primarily due to the fact that we owned interests in ten hotel properties at September 30, 2015 compared to seven hotel properties at September 30, 2014.

 

Property Taxes, Insurance and Other

 

Property taxes, insurance and other increased to $1,039,831 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $380,194 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. This increase was primarily due to the fact that we owned interests in ten hotel properties at September 30, 2015 compared to seven hotel properties at September 30, 2014.

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $2,741,430 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $888,497 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily due to the fact that we owned interests in ten hotel properties at September 30, 2015 compared to seven hotel properties at September 30, 2014.

 

Property Acquisition Expenses

 

Property acquisition expenses decreased to $1,554,135 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $2,707,011 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. We acquired one property in each of the quarters ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 with acquisition prices of $14,250,000 and $33,322,000, respectively.

 

Corporate General and Administrative Expenses

 

Corporate general and administrative expenses increased to $836,446 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $452,132 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. These general and administrative expenses consisted primarily of asset management fees, restricted stock compensation, directors’ fees and professional fees. Asset management fees increased during the three months ended September 30, 2015 from the three months ended September 30, 2014 because we owned more hotel properties during the period compared to the prior year period. We expect corporate general and administrative expenses to increase in future periods as a result of anticipated future acquisitions, but to decrease as a percentage of total revenue.

 

Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Loan Costs

 

Interest expense and amortization of deferred loan costs increased to $2,230,998 for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from $805,139 for the three months ended September 30, 2014. This increase in interest expense and amortization of deferred loan costs was due to the fact that we incurred additional indebtedness related to four hotel property acquisitions since September 30, 2014. In future periods our interest expense will vary based on the amount of our borrowings, which will depend on the availability and cost of borrowings and our ability to identify and acquire real estate and real estate-related assets that meet our investment objectives.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Income tax expense for the three months ended September 30, 2015 was $333,000 compared to $58,800 for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

 

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Comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2015 versus the nine months ended September 30, 2014

 

Revenue

 

Total revenue increased to $38,259,380 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $15,853,033 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. Total hotel revenue increased to $37,661,855 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $15,376,689 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in hotel revenue was primarily due to the fact that we owned interests in ten hotel properties at September 30, 2015 compared to seven hotel properties at September 30, 2014. Interest income from real estate loan receivable related to the Hyatt Place note decreased to $467,525 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $476,344 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We expect that room revenue, other hotel revenue and total revenue will each increase in future periods as a result of anticipated future acquisitions of real estate assets and owning the Great Valley hotel, Nashville hotel and Homewood Suites Austin hotel for the entire reporting period.

 

A comparison of hotel revenues for those hotels owned continuously for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 follows:

 

   Nine months ended September 30,
   2015  2014  Increase
Woodlands Hotel  $3,015,253   $2,696,706   $318,547 
                
Germantown Hotel   3,014,382    2,802,594    211,788 
                
Charleston Hotel   2,757,116    2,577,657    179,459 
                
Austin Hotel   3,761,184    3,220,754    540,430 
                
Totals  $12,547,935   $11,297,711   $1,250,224 

  

Hotel Operating Expenses

 

Hotel operating expenses increased to $22,390,381 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $9,407,331 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in hotel operating expenses was primarily due to the fact that we owned interests in ten hotel properties at September 30, 2015 compared to seven hotel properties at September 30, 2014.

 

Property Taxes, Insurance and Other

 

Property taxes, insurance and other increased to $2,379,320 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $965,703 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This increase was primarily due to the fact that we owned interests in ten hotel properties at September 30, 2015 compared to seven hotel properties at September 30, 2014.

 

Depreciation and Amortization

 

Depreciation and amortization expense increased to $6,660,814 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $2,251,536 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase in depreciation and amortization expense was primarily due to the fact that we owned interests in ten hotel properties at September 30, 2015 compared to seven hotel properties at September 30, 2014.

 

Property Acquisition Expenses

 

Property acquisition expenses decreased to $3,328,909 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $3,458,903 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. We acquired three properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and three properties during the nine months ended September 30, 2014 with aggregate purchase prices of $91,550,000 and $63,822,000, respectively.

 

Corporate General and Administrative Expenses

 

Corporate general and administrative expenses increased to $2,292,008 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $1,096,943 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. These general and administrative expenses consisted primarily of asset management fees, restricted stock compensation, directors’ fees and professional fees. Asset management fees increased during the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from the nine months ended September 30, 2014 because we owned more hotel properties during the period compared to the prior year period. We expect corporate general and administrative expenses to increase in future periods as a result of anticipated future acquisitions, but to decrease as a percentage of total revenue.

 

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Interest Expense and Amortization of Deferred Loan Costs

 

Interest expense and amortization of deferred loan costs increased to $5,555,630 for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from $2,064,173 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. This increase in interest expense and amortization of deferred loan costs was due to the fact that we incurred additional indebtedness related to our four hotel property acquisitions since September 30, 2014. In future periods our interest expense will vary based on the amount of our borrowings, which will depend on the availability and cost of borrowings, the amount of proceeds we raise in our ongoing public offering and our ability to identify and acquire real estate and real estate-related assets that meet our investment objectives.

 

Income Tax Expense

 

Income tax expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 was $465,000 compared to $204,700 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

 

Critical Accounting Policies

 

Our accounting policies have been established to conform with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to use its judgment in the application of accounting policies, including making estimates and assumptions. These judgments affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. If management’s judgment or interpretation of the facts and circumstances relating to various transactions is different, it is possible that different accounting policies will be applied or different amounts of assets, liabilities, revenues and expenses will be recorded, resulting in a different presentation of the financial statements or different amounts reported in the financial statements. Additionally, other companies may utilize different estimates that may impact the comparability of our results of operations to those of companies in similar businesses. A discussion of the accounting policies that management considers critical in that they involve significant management judgments, assumptions and estimates is included in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which was filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015. There have been no significant changes to our policies during 2015.

 

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

There are no new unimplemented accounting pronouncements that are expected to have a material impact on our results of operations, financial position or cash flows.

 

Inflation

 

As of September 30, 2015, our investments consisted of ownership interests in ten hotel properties, our 74.5% joint venture interest in the Hyatt Place note and the loan we made to an affiliate of our sponsor. Operators of hotels, in general, possess the ability to adjust room rates daily to reflect the effects of inflation. Competitive pressures may, however, limit the operators’ ability to raise room rates. We are currently not experiencing any material impact from inflation.

 

REIT Compliance

 

To continue to qualify as a REIT for tax purposes, we will be required to distribute at least 90% of our REIT taxable income to our stockholders. We must also meet certain asset and income tests, as well as other requirements. We will monitor the business and transactions that may potentially impact our REIT status. If we fail to qualify as a REIT in any taxable year following the taxable year in which we initially elect to be taxed as a REIT, we will be subject to federal income tax (including any applicable alternative minimum tax) on our taxable income at regular corporate rates and generally will not be permitted to qualify for treatment as a REIT for federal income tax purposes for the four taxable years following the year during which our REIT qualification is lost unless the Internal Revenue Service grants us relief under certain statutory provisions. Such an event could materially adversely affect our net income and net cash available for distribution to our stockholders.

 

Distributions

 

Our board of directors has authorized distributions to our stockholders that (1) accrue daily to our stockholders of record on each day; (2) are payable in cumulative amounts on or before the 15th day of each calendar month; and (3) are calculated at a rate of $0.002192 per share of the our common stock per day, which, if paid each day over a 365-day period, is equivalent to an 8.0% annualized distribution rate based on a purchase price of $10.00 per share of our common stock.

 

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The following table summarizes distributions paid in cash and pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan (DRIP) for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014:

 

Period (1)  Cash Distribution (1)  Distribution
Paid Pursuant
to DRIP (1)(2)
  Total Amount of Distribution (1)
First Quarter 2015  $1,348,309   $746,826   $2,095,135 
Second Quarter 2015   1,623,891    964,050    2,587,941 
Third Quarter 2015   1,630,061    978,008    2,608,069 
Total  $4,602,261   $2,688,884   $7,291,145 
                
First Quarter 2014  $482,368   $194,592   $676,960 
Second Quarter 2014   630,109    257,705    887,814 
Third Quarter 2014   817,685    388,742    1,206,427 
Total  $1,930,162   $841,039   $2,771,201 

 

 

(1) Distributions are paid on a monthly basis. Distributions for all record dates of a given month are paid approximately 15 days following the end of such month.
   
(2) Amount of distributions paid in shares of common stock pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan.

 

We paid $7,291,145 in aggregate distributions in the first three quarters of 2015 which was comprised of $4,602,261 in cash distributions and $2,688,884 in shares issued pursuant to the DRIP. We paid $2,771,201 in aggregate distributions for the first three quarters of 2014, which was comprised of $1,930,162 in cash distributions and $841,039 in shares issued pursuant to the DRIP. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, we had cash provided by (used in) operating activities of $4,321,247 and $(25,390), respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015, approximately 57% of distributions were paid from cash provided by operating activities and the remaining approximately 43% was paid from offering proceeds.

 

On March 27, 2015, Moody Securities, LLC, or Moody Securities, entered into a Notice of Acceptance Letter, Waiver and Consent with the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, whereby Moody Securities, among other things, agreed to pay us $350,000 to be distributed pro rata to our stockholders in connection with the failure of Moody Securities to comply with FINRA Rule 2310 and the computation of organization and offering expenses incurred in connection with our initial public offering under FINRA rules. Moody Securities made a payment of $350,000 to us on July 22, 2015, and on July 28, 2015 we made a special cash distribution of $350,000 to our stockholders of record as of July 22, 2015.

 

Funds from Operations and Modified Funds from Operations

 

One of our objectives is to provide cash distributions to our stockholders from cash generated by our operations. Cash generated from operations is not equivalent to net income as determined under GAAP. Due to certain unique operating characteristics of real estate companies, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts, an industry trade group, or NAREIT, has promulgated a standard known as Funds from Operations, or FFO, which it believes more accurately reflects the operating performance of a REIT. As defined by NAREIT, FFO means net income computed in accordance with GAAP, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of property, plus depreciation and amortization, and after adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures in which the REIT holds an interest. We have adopted the NAREIT definition for computing FFO because, in our view, FFO is a meaningful supplemental performance measure in conjunction with net income.

 

Changes in the accounting and reporting rules under GAAP that have been put into effect since the establishment of NAREIT’s definition of FFO have prompted a significant increase in the magnitude of non-cash and non-operating items included in FFO, as defined. As a result, in addition to FFO, we also calculate modified funds from operations, or MFFO, a non-GAAP supplemental financial performance measure that our management uses in evaluating our operating performance. Similar to FFO, MFFO excludes items such as depreciation and amortization. However, MFFO excludes non-cash and non-operating items included in FFO, such as amortization of certain in-place lease intangible assets and liabilities and the amortization of certain tenant incentives. Our calculation of MFFO will exclude these items, as well as the effects of straight-line rent revenue recognition, fair value adjustments to derivative instruments that do not qualify for hedge accounting treatment, non-cash impairment charges and certain other items, when applicable. Our calculation of MFFO will also include, when applicable, items such as master lease rental receipts, which are excluded from net income (loss) and FFO, but which we consider in the evaluation of the operating performance of our real estate investments.

 

We believe that MFFO reflects the overall impact on the performance of our real estate investments of occupancy rates, rental rates, property operating costs and development activities, as well as general and administrative expenses and interest costs, which is not immediately apparent from net income (loss). As such, we believe MFFO, in addition to net income (loss) as defined by GAAP, is a meaningful supplemental performance measure which is used by our management to evaluate our operating performance and determine our operating, financing and dividend policies.

 

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Please see the limitations listed below associated with the use of MFFO as compared to net income (loss):

 

  Our calculation of MFFO will exclude any gains (losses) related to changes in estimated values of derivative instruments related to any interest rate swaps which we may hold from time to time. Although we would expect to hold these instruments to maturity, if we were to settle these instruments prior to maturity, it would have an impact on our operations. We do not currently hold any such derivate instruments and thus our calculation of MFFO set forth in the table below does not reflect any such exclusion.
     
  Our calculation of MFFO will exclude any impairment charges related to long-lived assets that have been written down to current market valuations. Although these losses will be included in the calculation of net income (loss), we will exclude them from MFFO because we believe doing so will more appropriately present the operating performance of our real estate investments on a comparative basis. We have not recognized any such impairment charges and thus our calculation of MFFO set forth in the table below does not reflect any such exclusion.
     
  Our calculation of MFFO will exclude organizational and offering expenses and acquisition expenses payable to our advisor. Although these amounts reduce net income, we fund such costs with proceeds from our offering and acquisition-related indebtedness and do not consider these expenses in the evaluation of our operating performance and determining MFFO. Our calculation of MFFO set forth in the table below reflects such exclusions.

  

We believe MFFO is useful to investors in evaluating how our portfolio might perform after our offering and acquisition stage has been completed and, as a result, may provide an indication of the sustainability of our distributions in the future. However, as described in greater detail below, MFFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or as an indication of our liquidity. Many of the adjustments to MFFO are similar to adjustments required by SEC rules for the presentation of pro forma business combination disclosures, particularly acquisition expenses, gains or losses recognized in business combinations and other activity not representative of future activities. MFFO is also more comparable in evaluating our performance over time and as compared to other real estate companies, which may not be as involved in acquisition activities or as affected by impairments and other non-operating charges.

 

MFFO has limitations as a performance measure in an offering such as ours where the price of a share of common stock is a stated value and there is no net asset value determination during the offering stage and for a period thereafter. MFFO is useful in assisting management and investors in assessing the sustainability of operating performance in future operating periods, and in particular, after the offering and acquisition stages are complete and net asset value is disclosed. MFFO is not a useful measure in evaluating net asset value because impairments are taken into account in determining net asset value but not in determining MFFO. Investors are cautioned that due to the fact that impairments are based on estimated future undiscounted cash flows and given the relatively limited term of our operations, it could be difficult to recover any impairment charges.

 

The calculation of FFO and MFFO may vary from entity to entity because capitalization and expense policies tend to vary from entity to entity. Consequently, our presentation of FFO and MFFO may not be comparable to other similarly titled measures presented by other REITs. In addition, FFO and MFFO should not be considered as an alternative to net income (loss) or to cash flows from operating activities and are not intended to be used as a liquidity measure indicative of cash flow available to fund our cash needs. In particular, as we are currently in the acquisition phase of our life cycle, acquisition costs and other adjustments which are increases to MFFO are, and may continue to be, a significant use of cash. MFFO also excludes impairment charges, rental revenue adjustments and unrealized gains and losses related to certain other fair value adjustments. Accordingly, both FFO and MFFO should be reviewed in connection with other GAAP measurements.

 

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 The table below summarizes our calculation of FFO and MFFO for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 and a reconciliation of such non-GAAP financial performance measures to our net income (loss).

 

   Three months ended
September 30
  Nine months ended
September 30,
   2015  2014  2015  2014
Net Income (Loss)  $7,974,387   $(2,859,333)  $5,328,414   $(3,596,256)
Adjustments:                    
Gain on sale of hotel property   (10,141,096)       (10,141,096)    
Depreciation of real estate assets and amortization of deferred costs   2,741,430    888,497    6,660,814    2,251,536 
Adjustments for noncontrolling interests   (19,630)   (19,672)   (58,323)   (58,409)
Funds from Operations   555,091    (1,990,508)   1,789,809    (1,403,129)
Adjustments:                    
Stock-based compensation   4,077    12,001    45,846    54,029 
Amortization of deferred loan costs   134,682    22,730    387,867    54,404 
Property acquisition expense   1,554,135    2,707,011    3,328,909    3,458,903 
Adjustments for noncontrolling interests   (693)   (693)   (2,056)   (2,056)
Modified Funds from Operations  $2,247,292   $750,541   $5,550,375   $2,162,151 

 

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

 

As of September 30, 2015, we had no off-balance sheet arrangements that have or are reasonably likely to have a current or future effect on our financial condition, changes in financial condition, revenues or expenses, results of operations, liquidity, capital expenditures or capital resources.

 

Related-Party Transactions and Agreements

 

We have entered into agreements with our advisor and its affiliates whereby we have paid, and will continue to pay, certain fees to, or reimburse certain expenses of, our advisor or its affiliates for acquisition and advisory fees and expenses, financing coordination fees, organization and offering costs, sales commissions, dealer manager fees, asset and property management fees and expenses, leasing fees and reimbursement of certain operating costs. Additionally, we have entered into a joint venture arrangement with affiliates of our advisor in connection with the acquisition of the Hyatt Place note. See Note 7 (Related Party Arrangements) to the consolidated financial statements included in this quarterly report for a discussion of the various related-party transactions, agreements and fees.

 

Subsequent Events

 

Distributions Declared

 

On September 30, 2015, we declared a distribution in the aggregate amount of $854,511, of which $531,675 was paid in cash on October 9, 2015 and $322,836 was paid pursuant to our distribution reinvestment plan in the form of additional shares of our common stock. On October 31, 2015, we declared a distribution in the aggregate amount of $884,836 which is scheduled to be paid in cash and through our distribution reinvestment plan in the form of additional shares of our common stock on November 17, 2015.

 

Registration Statement on Form S-3

 

On November 4, 2015, we filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission to register the sale of up to $25 million in shares of our common stock pursuant to our DRIP.

 

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ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

 

Market risk is the adverse effect on the value of a financial instrument that results from a change in interest rates. We may be exposed to interest rate changes primarily as a result of long-term debt used to maintain liquidity, fund capital expenditures and expand our real estate investment portfolio and operations. Market fluctuations in real estate financing may affect the availability and cost of funds needed to expand our investment portfolio. In addition, restrictions upon the availability of real estate financing or high interest rates for real estate loans could adversely affect our ability to dispose of real estate in the future. We will seek to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs. We may use derivative financial instruments to hedge exposures to changes in interest rates on loans secured by our assets. The market risk associated with interest-rate contracts is managed by establishing and monitoring parameters that limit the types and degree of market risk that may be undertaken.

 

With regard to variable rate financing, our advisor will assess our interest rate cash flow risk by continually identifying and monitoring changes in interest rate exposures that may adversely impact expected future cash flows and by evaluating hedging opportunities. Our advisor will maintain risk management control systems to monitor interest rate cash flow risk attributable to both our outstanding and forecasted debt obligations as well as our potential offsetting hedge positions. While this hedging strategy will be designed to minimize the impact on our net income and funds from operations from changes in interest rates, the overall returns on your investment may be reduced.

 

As of September 30, 2015, all of our outstanding indebtedness accrued interest at a fixed rate and therefore an increase or decrease in interest rates would have no effect on our interest expense. Interest rate fluctuations will generally not affect our future earnings or cash flows on our fixed rate debt unless such instruments mature or are otherwise terminated. However, interest rate changes will affect the fair value of our fixed rate instruments. As we expect to hold our fixed rate instruments to maturity and the amounts due under such instruments would be limited to the outstanding principal balance and any accrued and unpaid interest, we do not expect that fluctuations in interest rates, and the resulting change in fair value of our fixed rate instruments, would have a significant impact on our operations.

 

The fair value of our debt was approximately $172,000,000 as of September 30, 2015. All of our debt has a fixed interest rate and the rate approximates market interest rates.

 

We are also exposed to interest rate risk and credit risk with respect to our joint venture interest in the Hyatt Place note and Related Party Note. The Hyatt Place note bears interest at a fixed rate that resets twice during the term of the note and the Related Party Note bears interest at a fixed rate for the term of the note. Interest rate changes may affect the fair value of the Hyatt Place note and Related Party Note. As of September 30, 2015, the carrying value of the Hyatt Place note and Related Party Note approximate the fair value. Additionally, each reset of the interest rate of the Hyatt Place note may affect our future earnings or cash flow. We will also be exposed to credit risk with respect to any derivative contracts we enter into. Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of a derivative contract. If the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty will owe us, which creates credit risk for us. If the fair value of a derivative contract is negative, we will owe the counterparty and, therefore, do not have credit risk. We will seek to minimize the credit risk in derivative instruments by entering into transactions with high-quality counterparties. We did not hold any derivative contracts during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

 

ITEM 4.  CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

 

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

 

As of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report, management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or the Exchange Act). Based upon, and as of the date of, the evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this Quarterly Report to ensure that information required to be disclosed in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported as and when required. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports we file and submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and our Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

 

There have been no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended September 30, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

 

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PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

 

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.  

 

None.

 

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS.  

 

None.

 

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

  

On August 12, 2014, the date of the annual meeting of our stockholders, one of our three independent directors was granted 2,500 shares of restricted common stock pursuant to our independent directors’ compensation plan upon his reelection to our board of directors. The 2,500 shares of restricted common stock were issued to our independent directors in a private transaction exempt from registration pursuant to Section 4(2) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

 

On October 12, 2012, our Registration Statement on Form S-11 (File No. 333-179521) registering our follow-on public offering of up to $1,000,000,000 in shares of our common stock was declared effective by the SEC and our initial public offering terminated. In our follow-on public offering we offered up to $900,000,000 in shares of our common stock to the public at $10.00 per share and up to $100,000,000 in shares of our common stock to our stockholders pursuant to our DRIP at $9.50 per share.

 

As of September 30, 2015, we had accepted subscriptions for, and issued, 11,800,822 shares of our common stock in our follow-on public offering, including 476,474 shares of our common stock pursuant to our DRIP, resulting in gross offering proceeds from our follow-on public offering of $113,243,475.

 

As of September 30, 2015, we had incurred selling commissions, dealer manager fees and organization and other offering costs in our follow-on offering in the amounts set forth in the table below. Moody Securities, LLC, our dealer manager, reallowed all of the selling commissions and a portion of the dealer manager fees to participating broker-dealers.

  

Type of Expense  Amount  Estimated/Actual
Selling commissions and dealer manager fees  $11,383,458    Actual 
Finders’ fees        
Expenses paid to or for underwriters        
Other organization and offering costs   2,719,710    Actual 
Total expenses  $14,103,168      

 

The net offering proceeds to us from our follow-on public offering, after deducting the total expenses incurred as described above, were approximately $99,140,307, excluding $4,526,509 in offering proceeds from shares of our common stock issued pursuant to the DRIP.

 

As of September 30, 2015, we had used $3,500,000 of the net proceeds from our follow-on public offering to acquire the Germantown hotel; $4,000,000 of net proceeds to acquire the Charleston hotel; $3,850,000 of net proceeds to acquire the Austin hotel; $7,250,000 of net proceeds to acquire the Grapevine hotel; $4,939,507 of net proceeds to acquire the Silicon Valley Hotel; $5,358,000 of net proceeds to acquire the joint venture interest in the Lyndhurst Hotel; $10,250,000 of net proceeds to acquire the Austin Arboretum Hotel; $2,800,000 of net proceeds to acquire the Great Valley Hotel; $16,031,803 of net proceeds to acquire the Nashville Hotel; $3,250,000 of net proceeds to acquire the Homewood Suites Austin Hotel; and $9,000,000 of net proceeds to make a $9,000,000 loan to an affiliate of our sponsor. For more information regarding how we used our net offering proceeds through September 30, 2015, see our financial statements included in this Quarterly Report.

 

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During the three months ended September 30, 2015, we fulfilled redemption requests and redeemed shares of our common stock pursuant to our share repurchase plan as follows:

 

    Total Number of   Shares Requested
to be Redeemed (1)
  Total Number
of
Shares
Redeemed
  Average Price Paid per
Share (2)
  Approximate
Dollar Value of
Shares
Available That
May
Yet Be Redeemed Under the
Program
July 1, 2015 – July 31, 2015                         (3 )
August 1, 2015 – August 31, 2015       11,982.57       11,982.57     $ 9.87       (3 )
September 1, 2015 – September 30, 2015       7,827.30       7,827.30     $ 9.60       (3 )
Totals       19,809.87       19,809.87     $ 9.76          
                                     

 

(1)We generally redeem shares on the last business day of the month following the end of each fiscal quarter in which redemption requests were received.

 

(2)Pursuant to our share repurchase plan, we currently redeem shares at prices determined as follows:

 

92.5% of the current offering price for stockholders who have held their shares for at least one year;

 

95.0% of the current offering price for stockholders who have held their shares for at least two years;

 

97.5% of the current offering price for stockholders who have held their shares for at least three years; and

 

100% of the current offering price for stockholders who have held their shares for at least four years.

 

  Notwithstanding, the foregoing, following the conclusion of our public offering phase, shares of common stock will be redeemed, subject to certain restrictions and limitations, at a price equal to, or at a discount from, a price based upon our current per-share net asset value and other factors that our board of directors deems relevant, including the then-current reinvestment price under our distribution reinvestment plan and general market conditions.
   
(3) The number of shares that may be redeemed pursuant to the share repurchase plan during any calendar year is limited to: (1) 5% of the weighted-average number of shares outstanding during the prior calendar year and (2) those that can be funded from the net proceeds we received from the sale of shares under the distribution reinvestment plan during the prior calendar year plus such additional funds as may be reserved for that purpose by our board of directors. This volume limitation will not apply to redemptions requested within two years after the death of a stockholder.

 

ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.  

 

None.

 

ITEM 4. MINE SAFTEY DISCLOSURES.  

 

Not applicable.

 

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.  

 

None.

 

ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

 

3.1 Second Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Moody National REIT I, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
3.2 Bylaws of Moody National REIT I, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-150612) and incorporated herein by reference)
   
3.3 Amendment No. 1 to Bylaws of Moody National REIT I, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-150612) and incorporated herein by reference)

 

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4.1 Form of Account Update Form (included as Appendix B to the prospectus, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-179521), filed on April 30, 2015)
   
4.2 Moody National REIT I, Inc. Distribution Reinvestment Plan (included as Appendix C to prospectus, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-150612))
   
10.1 Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated July 20, 2015, by and between Moody National Cedar Newark Holding, LLC, Moody National TPS Newark MT, LLC and Holiday Garden SF Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.119 to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-179521), filed on July 30, 2015)
   
10.2* Assignment Agreement, dated September 22, 2015, by and between Moody National REIT I, Inc. and Moody National Realty Company, L.P.
   
10.3* Assignment Agreement, dated September 25, 2015, by and between Moody National REIT I, Inc. and Moody National REIT II, Inc.
   
31.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
101.INS XBRL Instance Document
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

* Filed herewith.

 

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SIGNATURES

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

 

  MOODY NATIONAL REIT I, INC.
     
Date: November 16, 2015 By: /s/ Brett C. Moody
    Brett C. Moody
    Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and President
    (Principal Executive Officer)
     
Date: November 16, 2015 By: /s/ Robert W. Engel
    Robert W. Engel
    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
    (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

3.1 Second Articles of Amendment and Restatement of Moody National REIT I, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed on November 14, 2014 and incorporated herein by reference)
   
3.2 Bylaws of Moody National REIT I, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-150612) and incorporated herein by reference)
   
3.3 Amendment No. 1 to Bylaws of Moody National REIT I, Inc. (filed as Exhibit 3.3 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 4 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-150612) and incorporated herein by reference)
   
4.1 Form of Account Update Form (included as Appendix B to the prospectus, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 8 to Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-179521), filed on April 30, 2015)
   
4.2 Moody National REIT I, Inc. Distribution Reinvestment Plan (included as Appendix C to prospectus, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Pre-Effective Amendment No. 5 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-150612))
   
10.1 Agreement of Purchase and Sale, dated July 20, 2015, by and between Moody National Cedar Newark Holding, LLC, Moody National TPS Newark MT, LLC and Holiday Garden SF Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.119 to the Registrant’s Post-Effective Amendment No. 9 to Registration Statement on Form S-11 (No. 333-179521), filed on July 30, 2015)
   
10.2* Assignment Agreement, dated September 22, 2015, by and between Moody National REIT I, Inc. and Moody National Realty Company, L.P.
   
10.3* Assignment Agreement, dated September 25, 2015, by and between Moody National REIT I, Inc. and Moody National REIT II, Inc.
   
31.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
31.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.1* Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
32.2* Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
   
101.INS XBRL Instance Document
   
101.SCH XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document
   
101.CAL XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document
   
101.DEF XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document
   
101.LAB XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document
   
101.PRE XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document

 

* Filed herewith.

 

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