UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 21, 2020
NorthStar Healthcare Income, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
000-55190
(Commission File
Number)
27-3663988
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
590 Madison Avenue, 34th Floor, New York, NY
10022
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(212) 547-2600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Common stock, par value $0.01 per shareNoneNone
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Item 8.01. Other Events.

Determination of Estimated Value Per Share

Overview

On December 21, 2020, upon the recommendation of the audit committee (the “Audit Committee”) of the board of directors (the “Board”) of NorthStar Healthcare Income, Inc. (“NorthStar Healthcare”), the Board, including all of its independent directors, approved and established an estimated value per share of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock of $3.89. The estimated value per share is based upon the estimated value of NorthStar Healthcare’s assets less the estimated value of NorthStar Healthcare’s liabilities as of June 30, 2020, divided by the number of shares of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock outstanding as of June 30, 2020. The information used to generate the estimated value per share, including market information, investment- and property-level data and other information provided by third parties, was the most recent information practically available as of June 30, 2020.

Process

The estimated value per share was calculated with the assistance of the CNI NSHC Advisors, LLC (the “Advisor”) and Duff & Phelps, LLC. (“Duff & Phelps”), an experienced third-party independent valuation and consulting firm engaged by NorthStar Healthcare to assist with the valuation of its assets and liabilities. The engagement of Duff & Phelps was approved by the Board, including all of its independent directors. Duff & Phelps has extensive experience in conducting asset valuations, including appraisals of healthcare properties and debt investments similar to those owned by NorthStar Healthcare. While NorthStar Healthcare and other entities managed or sponsored by affiliates of Colony Capital, Inc., NorthStar Healthcare’s sponsor, have engaged or may engage Duff & Phelps in the future for services of various kinds, NorthStar Healthcare believes that there are no material conflicts of interest with respect to its engagement of Duff & Phelps.

The Audit Committee recommended and the Board established the estimated value per share based upon the analyses and reports provided by Duff & Phelps and the Advisor, including an evaluation of NorthStar Healthcare’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2020. In arriving at its recommendation, the Audit Committee relied in part on valuation methodologies that the Advisor and Duff & Phelps believe are standard and acceptable in the real estate and non-listed real estate investment trust (“REIT”) industries for the types of assets and liabilities held by NorthStar Healthcare. The process for estimating the value of NorthStar Healthcare’s assets and liabilities was performed in accordance with the provisions of the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives Practice Guideline 2013-01, Valuations of Publicly Registered Non-Listed REITs. NorthStar Healthcare believes that the valuation was developed in a manner reasonably designed to ensure its reliability.

On December 21, 2020, Duff & Phelps delivered its report related to the valuation of NorthStar Healthcare’s assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2020, reflecting the estimated range of values for NorthStar Healthcare’s 75 healthcare real estate properties, 11 of which have excess land and two undeveloped land parcels (collectively, the “Healthcare Properties”), four healthcare real estate investments and one healthcare real estate property management platform held through unconsolidated joint ventures (the “Joint Venture Investments”), one healthcare-related commercial real estate debt investment (the “Healthcare Debt Investment”), 75 healthcare real estate liabilities (“Healthcare Borrowings”) and one revolving line of credit (“Sponsor Line”), as further described below.

The Board currently expects that NorthStar Healthcare’s next estimated value per share will be based upon its assets and liabilities as of June 30, 2021, and that such value will be included in a report filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). NorthStar Healthcare intends to publish estimated values per share annually, although NorthStar Healthcare may determine to publish such revised values more frequently.

Valuation Methodology

Valuation of Healthcare Properties

To estimate the range of value of the Healthcare Properties, Duff & Phelps conducted an appraisal for the Healthcare Properties performed in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice of the Appraisal Foundation and with an effective valuation date of June 30, 2020. In determining the value of each Healthcare Property, Duff & Phelps utilized all information that they deemed relevant, including information from the Advisor and its own data sources, including trends in capitalization rates, leasing rates and other economic factors. In conducting its appraisals of the Healthcare Properties, other than for the undeveloped land parcels and any excess land associated with the Healthcare Properties, Duff & Phelps utilized both the direct capitalization approach and discounted cash flow (“DCF”) approach to value the Healthcare Properties.
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In the direct capitalization approach, a market overall capitalization rate is applied to the estimated forward-year annual stabilized net operating income. In the DCF approach, a market terminal capitalization and discount rate is utilized to derive a value indication from the estimated forward multi-year annual net operating income. Duff & Phelps placed primary emphasis on the direct capitalization approach for the operating Healthcare Properties and for the net leased Healthcare Properties with stable and long-term income streams. The DCF was completed as a secondary, confirmatory approach. Duff & Phelps placed primary emphasis on the DCF approach for the net leased Healthcare Properties with fluctuating cash flows or near-term lease expirations. Duff & Phelps believes the two methodologies are the most appropriate for valuing healthcare assets similar to those owned by NorthStar Healthcare. In selecting each capitalization rate range, Duff & Phelps took into account, among other factors, prevailing capitalization rates in the healthcare property sector, the property’s location, age and condition, the property’s operating trends and lease coverage ratios, if applicable, and other unique property factors. As applicable, Duff & Phelps adjusted the capitalized value range of each Healthcare Property it appraised for any excess land, deferred maintenance or other anticipated property capital expenditures, lease-up costs and other adjustments as appropriate to estimate the “as-is” value range of each of the Healthcare Properties it appraised. For the Healthcare Properties with excess land and undeveloped land parcels, Duff & Phelps valued the land by utilizing a comparable sales analysis, where land sales or listings in the market were analyzed and a market-based value indication per square foot or acre was derived and applied to the land parcel to determine the parcel’s estimated market value. Duff & Phelps adjusted the “as-is” property values as of June 30, 2020, as appropriate, for NorthStar Healthcare’s allocable ownership interest in the Healthcare Properties to account for the interests of any third-party investment partners, including any priority distributions. Duff & Phelps’ appraisals were certified by an appraiser licensed in the state in which the Healthcare Properties were located.

As of June 30, 2020, the estimated value of the Healthcare Properties underlying the $3.89 estimated per share value was $1.60 billion, compared with an aggregate cost, including purchase price, deferred costs, and other assets of $2.16 billion (the “Property Purchase Price”). The following summarizes the key assumptions that were used in the DCF and direct capitalization analyses to arrive at the value of the Healthcare Properties:

RangeWeighted Average
MinimumMaximum
Net Leased Senior Housing Properties
Discount Rate7.75 %9.00 %8.19 %
Terminal Capitalization Rate6.25 %7.50 %6.69 %
Direct Capitalization Rate6.00 %6.00 %6.00 %
Operating Senior Housing Properties
Direct Capitalization Rate6.00 %7.50 %6.41 %

Valuation of Joint Venture Investments

The healthcare real estate portfolios held through the four healthcare real estate Joint Venture Investments were valued similarly to the process described above in “Valuation of Healthcare Properties.” For each healthcare real estate Joint Venture Investment, Duff & Phelps estimated the aggregate value range of the underlying healthcare properties and added or subtracted, as appropriate, outstanding borrowings, after factoring in any adjustments for above- or below-market in-place financing, as deemed applicable based on information provided on such borrowings, and other joint venture balance sheet assets and liabilities to derive an estimated equity value range of the healthcare real estate Joint Venture Investments. Duff & Phelps then applied the terms of the applicable joint venture agreement, including any distribution priorities, to its equity value estimate to establish NorthStar Healthcare’s allocable share of these healthcare real estate Joint Venture Investments.

The one healthcare real estate property management platform held through a Joint Venture Investment (the “Solstice Joint Venture”) is a property management venture that as of June 30, 2020 manages solely NorthStar Healthcare’s 32-property independent living portfolio (the “Winterfell Portfolio”). To estimate the value of the Solstice Joint Venture, Duff & Phelps reviewed the joint venture agreements, historical revenues and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (“EBITDA”) for the Solstice Joint Venture, historical and budgeted property operating revenues for the Winterfell Portfolio, the estimated property revenue utilized in the appraisal for the Winterfell Portfolio, and revenue and EBITDA valuation metrics associated with real estate management companies. Based on the above, Duff & Phelps determined an appropriate range of revenue and EBITDA multiples for the Solstice Joint Venture to determine a value range for the Solstice Joint Venture. Duff & Phelps then applied the terms of the Solstice Joint Venture agreements, including any distribution priorities and considering
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transfer rights associated with the joint venture interest, to its Solstice Joint Venture value estimate to establish the value range of NorthStar Healthcare’s interest in the Solstice Joint Venture.

As of June 30, 2020, the estimated value of the Joint Venture Investments underlying the $3.89 estimated per share value was $389.3 million, compared with an aggregate equity contribution of $511.1 million (the “Joint Venture Equity Contribution”). The following summarizes the key assumptions that were used in the DCF, direct capitalization, and Revenue and EBITDA valuation multiple analyses to arrive at the value of the Joint Venture Investments:

RangeWeighted Average
MinimumMaximum
Net Leased Senior Housing & Skilled Nursing Properties
Discount Rate8.25 %11.25 %10.17 %
Terminal Capitalization Rate6.75 %10.00 %8.89 %
Direct Capitalization Rate6.50 %11.50 %8.71 %
Operating Senior Housing & Skilled Nursing Properties
Direct Capitalization Rate6.25 %9.50 %7.90 %
Medical Office Buildings
Direct Capitalization Rate6.00 %8.50 %6.62 %
Net Leased Hospitals
Discount Rate8.75 %8.75 %8.75 %
Terminal Capitalization Rate7.50 %7.50 %7.50 %
Direct Capitalization Rate7.25 %7.25 %7.25 %
Property Management & Ancillary Businesses
Revenue Valuation Multiple0.7x1.7x0.9x
EBITDA Valuation Multiple7.0x9.0x8.0x

Valuation of Healthcare Debt Investment

Duff & Phelps reviewed the terms of the one Healthcare Debt Investment and given that it matures on January 30, 2021 and was prepayable without penalty as of July 1, 2019, Duff & Phelps determined that the fair market value under the low, high and $3.89 estimated per share value that a current market participant would ascribe to the Healthcare Debt Investment was equal to its current unpaid principal balance, or $74.2 million (the “Principal Amount”). Given this, the implied discount rate underlying Duff & Phelps’ estimate of the value of the Healthcare Debt Investment was equal to its effective contractual interest rate, or approximately 10.2% under the low, high and $3.89 estimated per share value.

Valuation of Healthcare Borrowings and Sponsor Line

Duff & Phelps estimated the fair value range of NorthStar Healthcare’s long-term liabilities by discounting the stream of expected interest and principal payments for each liability by an interest rate range that Duff & Phelps estimated a current market participant would require for instruments with similar collateral and duration assuming an orderly market environment, taking into account factors such as remaining loan term, loan-to-value ratio, collateral type, debt service coverage, security position and other factors deemed relevant. As of June 30, 2020, the gross estimated value of the Healthcare Borrowings underlying the $3.89 estimated per share value was $1.40 billion, compared with an aggregate gross outstanding principal amount of $1.48 billion. The discount rates used by Duff & Phelps to estimate the value of the Healthcare Borrowings and Sponsor Line ranged from approximately 2.25% to 5.38% with a weighted average of approximately 4.20%.


Cash, Other Tangible Assets and Other Liabilities

The fair value of NorthStar Healthcare’s cash, other tangible assets and liabilities, was estimated by the Advisor to approximate carrying value as of June 30, 2020 and Duff & Phelps relied upon and utilized such amounts in its determination of the estimated value range per share.
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Estimated Value Per Share

Based on the above valuations and estimates and subject to the assumptions and limiting conditions contained in its report, Duff & Phelps estimated the net asset value range per fully diluted common share outstanding of NorthStar Healthcare as of June 30, 2020 from $3.38 to $4.44 per share. Based on its review of the Duff & Phelps report and the analysis of the Advisor, the Audit Committee recommended and the Board approved an estimated value per share of $3.89 as of June 30, 2020.

The table below illustrates a breakdown of NorthStar Healthcare’s estimated value per share as of June 30, 2020 ($ in thousands, except per share values):
Estimated ValueEstimated Value Per Share
Healthcare Properties$1,599,180 $8.43 
Joint Venture Investments389,345 2.05 
Healthcare Debt Investment74,182 0.39 
Cash and other tangible assets123,175 0.65 
Healthcare Borrowings & Sponsor Line(1,400,093)(7.38)
Other Liabilities(43,002)(0.23)
Non Controlling Interests(4,316)(0.02)
Estimated net asset value as of June 30, 2020$738,471 $3.89 
Estimated enterprise value per shareNone assumed
Shares outstanding (in thousands)189,621 

In the aggregate, the estimated value of NorthStar Healthcare’s Healthcare Properties, Joint Venture Investments and Healthcare Debt Investment of approximately $2.06 billion represents an approximate 25.0% decrease in value compared to the aggregate cost of the Healthcare Properties, the Joint Venture Equity Contribution and the Principal Amount.

As previously described, the estimated value per share recommended by the Audit Committee and approved by the Board does not reflect NorthStar Healthcare’s “enterprise value,” which may include a premium or discount for:
the large size of NorthStar Healthcare’s portfolio, as some buyers may pay more for a portfolio of investments compared to prices for individual investments;
the characteristics of NorthStar Healthcare’s working capital, leverage, credit facilities and other financial structures where some buyers may ascribe different values based on synergies, cost savings or other attributes;
disposition and other expenses that would be necessary to realize the value;
the services being provided by personnel of the Advisor under the advisory agreement and NorthStar Healthcare’s potential ability to secure the services of a management team on a long-term basis; or
the potential difference in per share value if NorthStar Healthcare were to list its shares of common stock on a national securities exchange.

On December 21, 2020, Duff & Phelps delivered its valuation report to the Audit Committee. The Audit Committee was given an opportunity to confer with the Advisor and Duff & Phelps regarding the methodologies and assumptions used therein, and determined to recommend to the Board the estimated value per share of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock.

The Board is ultimately and solely responsible for the establishment of the estimated value per share of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock. In arriving at its determination of the estimated value per share, the Board considered all information provided in light of its own familiarity with NorthStar Healthcare’s assets and unanimously approved the estimated value recommended by the Audit Committee.

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Sensitivity Analysis

Changes to the key assumptions used to arrive at the estimated value per share, including the capitalization rates and discount rates used to value the Healthcare Properties, Joint Venture Investments and Healthcare Borrowings, would have a significant impact on the underlying value of NorthStar Healthcare’s assets. The following table presents the impact on the estimated value per share of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock resulting from a 5.0% increase and decrease to (1) the capitalization and discount rates used to value the Healthcare Properties, (2) the capitalization and discount rates used to value the Joint Venture Investments (and the discount rates used in the determination of the debt fair market values within the Joint Venture Investments) and (3) the discount rates used to value the Healthcare Borrowings and Sponsor Line:
Range of Value
LowEstimated ValueHigh
Estimated Net Asset Value Per Share$3.16$3.89$4.68
Healthcare Properties:
Weighted Average Capitalization Rate6.69%6.38%6.06%
Weighted Average Discount Rate8.60%8.19%7.78%
Joint Venture Investments:
Weighted Average Capitalization Rate(1)
8.38%7.99%7.59%
Weighted Average Discount Rate10.63%10.12%9.61%
Healthcare Borrowings & Sponsor Line:
Weighted Average Discount Rate3.99%4.20%4.41%
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(1)    Includes the effective revenue and EBITDA capitalization rate applied to the Solstice Joint Venture.

The following table presents the impact on the estimated value per share of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock resulting from a 5.0% increase and decrease to (1) the capitalization and discount rates used to value the Healthcare Properties, (2) the capitalization and discount rates used to value the Joint Venture Investments (and the discount rates used in the determination of the debt fair market values within the Joint Venture Investments) and (3) the discount rates used to value the Healthcare Borrowings and Sponsor Line, with the impact of each asset or liability class within NorthStar Healthcare’s portfolio shown in isolation:
Range of Value
LowEstimated ValueHigh
Healthcare Properties (Capitalization & Discount Rates)$3.51$3.89$4.32
Joint Venture Investments (Capitalization & Discount Rates)(1)
$3.57$3.89$4.24
Healthcare Borrowings & Sponsor Line (Discount Rates)$3.88$3.89$3.91
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(1)    Includes the impact of 5% increase and decrease to the interest rates used in the determination of the debt fair market values within the Joint Venture Investments.

The above sensitivity analysis differs from the methodology employed by Duff & Phelps to generate the range of estimated per share values in its report. The sensitivity analysis above assumes a 5.0% increase and decrease to the underlying valuation assumptions, which generally differs from the adjustments to the valuation assumptions employed by Duff & Phelps in its valuation report.

Limitations and Risks

As with any valuation methodology, the methodologies used to determine the estimated value per share are based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that may prove later to be inaccurate or incomplete. Further, different market participants using different assumptions and estimates could derive different estimated values.

Although the Board relied on estimated value ranges of NorthStar Healthcare’s assets and liabilities in establishing the estimated value per share, the estimated value per share may bear no relationship to NorthStar Healthcare’s book or asset value. In addition, the estimated value per share may not represent the price at which the shares of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock would trade on a national securities exchange, the amount realized in a sale, merger or liquidation of NorthStar Healthcare or the amount a stockholder would realize in a private sale of shares.

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The estimated value of NorthStar Healthcare’s assets and liabilities is as of a specific date and such value is expected to fluctuate over time in response to future events, including but not limited to, the extent and duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, changes to commercial real estate values, particularly healthcare-related commercial real estate, developments related to individual assets, changes in market interest rates for commercial real estate debt, changes in capitalization rates, rental and growth rates, changes in laws or regulations impacting the healthcare industry, demographic changes, returns on competing investments, changes in administrative expenses and other costs, the amount of distributions on NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock, repurchases of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock, changes in the number of shares of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock outstanding, the proceeds obtained for any common stock transactions, local and national economic factors and the factors specified in Part I, Item 1A of NorthStar Healthcare’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019. There is no assurance that the methodologies used to establish the estimated value per share would be acceptable to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. or in compliance with guidelines pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with respect to their reporting requirements.

Share Repurchase Program

Pursuant to the terms of NorthStar Healthcare’s share repurchase program (the “SRP”), shares repurchased would be at a price equal to the lesser of the price paid for the shares, as adjusted for any stock dividends, combinations, splits, recapitalizations or any similar transaction with respect to the shares of common stock, or $3.89, the most recently published estimated value per share of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock. In April 2020, the Board determined to suspend all repurchases under the SRP effective April 30, 2020 in order to preserve capital and liquidity.

Safe Harbor Statement

This Current Report on Form 8-K contains certain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Forward-looking statements are generally identifiable by use of forward-looking terminology such as “will,” “may,” “plans,” “intends,” “expects” or other similar words or expressions. These statements are based on NorthStar Healthcare’s current expectations and beliefs and are subject to a number of trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward looking statements; NorthStar Healthcare can give no assurance that its expectations will be attained. Forward-looking statements are necessarily speculative in nature, and it can be expected that some or all of the assumptions underlying any forward-looking statements will not materialize or will vary significantly from actual results. Variations of assumptions and results may be material. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from NorthStar Healthcare’s expectations include, but are not limited to, the actual value of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock upon a listing, if any, the amount realized by a stockholder in the event of a sale, merger or liquidation of NorthStar Healthcare or a private sale of shares, variations in facts underlying the assumptions used to estimate the valuation of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock, changes in market interest rates for healthcare real estate debt investments, changes to healthcare real estate values, fluctuations in portfolio premiums and enterprise value and the extent to which these factors may impact NorthStar Healthcare’s estimated value per share in the future, changes in capitalization rates, rental and growth rates, returns on competing investments, changes in administrative expenses and other costs, the amount of distributions on NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock, repurchases of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock, changes in the number of shares of NorthStar Healthcare’s common stock outstanding and the proceeds obtained for any common stock transactions, changes in the size and diversity of NorthStar Healthcare’s portfolio, the impact of any losses from NorthStar Healthcare’s investments on cash flow and returns, property level cash flow, the ability to achieve targeted returns, the impact of actions taken by joint venture partners, changes in economic conditions generally and the real estate and debt markets specifically, availability of capital, changes to generally accepted accounting principles, policies and rules applicable to REITs and the factors specified in Part I, Item 1A of NorthStar Healthcare’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as well as in NorthStar Healthcare’s other filings with the SEC. The foregoing list of factors is not exhaustive. All forward-looking statements included in this Current Report on Form 8-K are based upon information available to NorthStar Healthcare on the date of this report and NorthStar Healthcare is under no duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this report to conform these statements to actual results.
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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
NorthStar Healthcare Income, Inc.
Date: December 22, 2020
By:
/s/ Frank V. Saracino
Frank V. Saracino
Chief Financial Officer

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