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Related Person Transactions
6 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2022
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]  
Related Person Transactions Related Person Transactions
Adam D. Portnoy, Chair of our Board and one of our Managing Directors, is the sole trustee of our controlling shareholder, ABP Trust, and owns all of ABP Trust’s voting securities and a majority of the economic interests of ABP Trust. As of March 31, 2022, Adam D. Portnoy beneficially owned, in aggregate, (i) 173,502 shares of Class A common stock of RMR Inc., or Class A Common Shares; (ii) all the outstanding shares of Class B-1 common stock of RMR Inc., or Class B-1 Common Shares; (iii) all the outstanding shares of Class B-2 common stock of RMR Inc., or Class B-2 Common Shares; and (iv) 15,000,000 Class A Units of RMR LLC. Adam D. Portnoy and Jennifer B. Clark, our other Managing Director, are also officers of ABP Trust and RMR Inc. and officers and employees of RMR LLC. Matthew P. Jordan, our Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, is also an officer of ABP Trust and an officer and employee of RMR LLC.
Adam D. Portnoy is the chair of the board of each of the Managed REITs, ALR and TA, a managing trustee or managing director of each of the Managed REITs, ALR and TA, a director of Sonesta (and its parent) and the controlling shareholder of Sonesta (and its parent). Jennifer B. Clark is a managing trustee of OPI, a managing director of ALR and a director of Sonesta (and its parent), and she previously served as a managing trustee of each of DHC and SEVN until June 3, 2021 and January 5, 2021, respectively. Ms. Clark also serves as the secretary of all our publicly traded clients and Sonesta.
As of March 31, 2022, Adam D. Portnoy beneficially owned, in aggregate, 6.2% of ALR’s outstanding common shares, 1.1% of SVC’s outstanding common shares, 1.2% of ILPT’s outstanding common shares, 1.5% of OPI’s outstanding common shares, 1.1% of DHC’s outstanding common shares, 4.4% of TA’s outstanding common shares (including through RMR LLC) and 7.4% of SEVN’s outstanding common shares (including through Tremont Realty Capital).
The Managed REITs have no employees. RMR LLC provides or arranges for all the personnel, overhead and services required for the operation of the Managed Equity REITs pursuant to management agreements with them. All the officers of the Managed Equity REITs and ABP Trust are officers or employees of RMR LLC. All the officers, overhead and required office space of SEVN are provided or arranged by Tremont Realty Capital, and prior to the Merger, Tremont Realty Capital provided or arranged for the officers, overhead and required office space for TRMT. All of SEVN’s officers are officers or employees of Tremont Realty Capital or RMR LLC. Many of the executive officers of the Managed Operating Companies are officers or employees of RMR LLC. Some of our executive officers are also managing directors or managing trustees of certain of the Managed REITs and the Managed Operating Companies.
Additional information about our related person transactions appears in Note 7, Shareholders’ Equity, below and in our 2021 Annual Report.
Revenues from Related Parties
For the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recognized revenues from related parties as set forth in the following table:
Three Months Ended March 31, 2022Three Months Ended March 31, 2021
TotalTotal
ManagementManagement
and AdvisoryTotaland AdvisoryTotal
ServicesReimbursableTotalServicesReimbursableTotal
RevenuesCostsRevenuesRevenuesCostsRevenues
Managed Public Real Estate Capital:(1)
DHC$7,404 $32,720 $40,124 $8,652 $30,901 $39,553 
ILPT7,227 5,581 12,808 4,173 4,476 8,649 
OPI10,518 70,479 80,997 8,628 41,930 50,558 
SVC11,722 22,494 34,216 11,281 3,354 14,635 
Total Managed Equity REITs36,871 131,274 168,145 32,734 80,661 113,395 
SEVN1,137 1,287 2,424 751 941 1,692 
TRMT (2)
— — — 998 672 1,670 
38,008 132,561 170,569 34,483 82,274 116,757 
Managed Private Real Estate Capital:(1)
ABP Trust995 6,525 7,520 1,042 5,348 6,390 
Other private entities3,825 9,020 12,845 1,092 1,626 2,718 
4,820 15,545 20,365 2,134 6,974 9,108 
Managed Operating Companies:
ALR1,226 61 1,287 1,803 115 1,918 
Sonesta1,787 38 1,825 636 79 715 
TA3,447 161 3,608 2,935 131 3,066 
6,460 260 6,720 5,374 325 5,699 
Total revenues from related parties49,288 148,366 197,654 41,991 89,573 131,564 
Revenues from unrelated parties— — — — — — 
$49,288 $148,366 $197,654 $41,991 $89,573 $131,564 
(1)On December 23, 2021, DHC sold an incremental 35% equity interest in its existing joint venture with an institutional investor, after which DHC retained a 20% equity interest in this joint venture. As a result, the management fees earned with respect to this joint venture are characterized as Managed Private Real Estate Capital for periods on and after December 23, 2021 and as Managed Public Real Estate Capital for periods prior to December 23, 2021. In addition, on January 31, 2022, DHC sold an 80% equity interest in another joint venture with two global institutional investors, after which DHC retained a 20% equity interest in this joint venture. Similarly, the management fees earned with respect to this joint venture are characterized as Managed Private Real Estate Capital for periods on and after January 31, 2022 and as Managed Public Real Estate Capital for periods prior to January 31, 2022.
(2)As discussed in Note 1, Basis of Presentation, TRMT merged with and into SEVN on September 30, 2021, with SEVN continuing as the surviving company. This table presents revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2021, for TRMT separately as they relate to a period prior to the Merger.
For the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recognized revenues from related parties as set forth in the following table:
Six Months Ended March 31, 2022Six Months Ended March 31, 2021
TotalTotal
ManagementManagement
and AdvisoryTotaland AdvisoryTotal
ServicesReimbursableTotalServicesReimbursableTotal
RevenuesCostsRevenuesRevenuesCostsRevenues
Managed Public Real Estate Capital: (1)
DHC$16,529 $67,923 $84,452 $17,574 $73,185 $90,759 
ILPT11,742 12,261 24,003 9,047 9,667 18,714 
OPI21,082 141,166 162,248 17,895 97,457 115,352 
SVC23,392 33,229 56,621 21,498 8,366 29,864 
Total Managed Equity REITs72,745 254,579 327,324 66,014 188,675 254,689 
SEVN2,255 3,557 5,812 1,300 941 2,241 
TRMT (2)
— — — 1,035 1,638 2,673 
75,000 258,136 333,136 68,349 191,254 259,603 
Managed Private Real Estate Capital: (1)
ABP Trust2,091 12,841 14,932 2,098 10,565 12,663 
Other private entities5,129 12,050 17,179 1,606 2,661 4,267 
7,220 24,891 32,111 3,704 13,226 16,930 
Managed Operating Companies:
ALR2,371 146 2,517 3,779 185 3,964 
Sonesta3,601 38 3,639 989 79 1,068 
TA7,058 708 7,766 6,244 442 6,686 
13,030 892 13,922 11,012 706 11,718 
Total revenues from related parties95,250 283,919 379,169 83,065 205,186 288,251 
Revenues from unrelated parties53 — 53 259 — 259 
$95,303 $283,919 $379,222 $83,324 $205,186 $288,510 
(1)On December 23, 2021, DHC sold an incremental 35% equity interest in its existing joint venture with an institutional investor, after which DHC retained a 20% equity interest in this joint venture. As a result, the management fees earned with respect to this joint venture are characterized as Managed Private Real Estate Capital for periods on and after December 23, 2021 and as Managed Public Real Estate Capital for periods prior to December 23, 2021. In addition, on January 31, 2022, DHC sold an 80% equity interest in another joint venture with two global institutional investors, after which DHC retained a 20% equity interest in this joint venture. Similarly, the management fees earned with respect to this joint venture are characterized as Managed Private Real Estate Capital for periods on and after January 31, 2022 and as Managed Public Real Estate Capital for periods prior to January 31, 2022.
(2)As discussed in Note 1, Basis of Presentation, TRMT merged with and into SEVN on September 30, 2021, with SEVN continuing as the surviving company. This table presents revenues for the six months ended March 31, 2021, for TRMT separately as they relate to a period prior to the Merger.
Amounts Due From Related Parties
The following table represents amounts due from related parties as of the dates indicated:
March 31, 2022September 30, 2021
AccountsReimbursableAccountsReimbursable
ReceivableCostsTotalReceivableCostsTotal
Managed Public Real Estate Capital:
DHC$4,815 $20,478 $25,293 $6,005 $17,866 $23,871 
ILPT4,767 7,362 12,129 2,934 6,928 9,862 
OPI7,958 39,539 47,497 8,625 33,693 42,318 
SVC5,068 3,673 8,741 5,841 8,992 14,833 
Total Managed Equity REITs22,608 71,052 93,660 23,405 67,479 90,884 
SEVN1,119 1,098 2,217 1,717 1,180 2,897 
23,727 72,150 95,877 25,122 68,659 93,781 
Managed Private Real Estate Capital:
ABP Trust1,116 2,081 3,197 1,202 2,678 3,880 
Other private entities2,647 4,696 7,343 869 770 1,639 
3,763 6,777 10,540 2,071 3,448 5,519 
Managed Operating Companies:
ALR114 1,819 1,933 136 422 558 
Sonesta240 — 240 17 — 17 
TA85 12,781 12,866 124 2,993 3,117 
439 14,600 15,039 277 3,415 3,692 
$27,929 $93,527 $121,456 $27,470 $75,522 $102,992 
Leases
As of March 31, 2022, RMR LLC leased from ABP Trust and certain Managed Equity REITs office space for use as our headquarters and local offices. We incurred rental expense under related party leases aggregating $1,468 and $1,443 for the three months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively, and $2,974 and $2,826 for the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.
Tax-Related Payments
Pursuant to our tax receivable agreement with ABP Trust, RMR Inc. pays to ABP Trust 85.0% of the amount of cash savings, if any, in U.S. federal, state and local income tax or franchise tax that RMR Inc. realizes as a result of (a) the increases in tax basis attributable to our dealings with ABP Trust and (b) tax benefits related to imputed interest deemed to be paid by us as a result of the tax receivable agreement. As of March 31, 2022, our condensed consolidated balance sheet reflects a liability related to the tax receivable agreement of $27,792, including $2,215 classified as a current liability in accounts payable and accrued expenses that we expect to pay to ABP Trust during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2022.
Under the RMR LLC operating agreement, RMR LLC is also required to make certain pro rata distributions to each member of RMR LLC quarterly on the basis of the estimated tax liabilities of its members, subject to future adjustment based on actual results. For the six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, pursuant to the RMR LLC operating agreement, RMR LLC made required quarterly tax distributions to holders of its membership units totaling $13,186 and $15,426, respectively, of which $6,930 and $8,147, respectively, was distributed to us and $6,256 and $7,279, respectively, was distributed to ABP Trust, based on each membership unit holder’s respective ownership percentage. The amounts distributed to us were eliminated in our condensed consolidated financial statements, and the amounts distributed to ABP Trust were recorded as a reduction of
its noncontrolling interest. We used funds from these distributions to pay certain of our U.S. federal and state income tax liabilities and to pay part of our obligations under the tax receivable agreement.
Separation Arrangements
We entered into retirement agreements with certain of our former executive officers. Pursuant to these agreements, we made various cash payments and accelerated the vesting of unvested shares RMR Inc. previously awarded to these retiring officers. We also enter into separation arrangements from time to time with other nonexecutive officers and employees of ours. All costs associated with separation arrangements, for which there remain no substantive performance obligations, are recorded in our condensed consolidated statements of income as separation costs.
In October 2020, we entered into a retirement agreement with David M. Blackman, a former Executive Vice President of RMR LLC. Mr. Blackman, at the time, also served as president, chief executive officer and a director of Tremont Realty Capital, president, chief executive officer and managing trustee of TRMT, president, chief executive officer and managing trustee of OPI, and executive vice president of RMR Advisors. Pursuant to his retirement agreement, Mr. Blackman remained in his officer, director and trustee roles with RMR LLC, Tremont Realty Capital, TRMT, OPI and RMR Advisors through December 31, 2020 and he continued to serve as a managing trustee of OPI until June 17, 2021. In addition, Mr. Blackman continued to serve as an employee of RMR LLC through June 30, 2021. Under Mr. Blackman’s retirement agreement, RMR LLC paid Mr. Blackman combined cash payments in the amount of $2,850. In addition, in October 2020, our Compensation Committee approved the acceleration of all 9,400 unvested shares owned by Mr. Blackman of us as of his retirement date, June 30, 2021.
For the three and six months ended March 31, 2022 and 2021, we recognized cash and equity based separation costs as set forth in the following table:
Three Months Ended March 31,Six Months Ended March 31,
2022202120222021
Former executive officers:
Cash separation costs$— $— $— $2,900 
Equity based separation costs— — — 295 
— — — 3,195 
Former nonexecutive officers:
Cash separation costs (1)
217 — 217 805 
Equity based separation costs— — — 159 
217 — 217 964 
Total separation costs$217 $— $217 $4,159 
(1)During the six months ended March 31, 2021, we were indemnified for a withdrawal liability of $515 that we had recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2020 related to a prior client’s shared pension plan accounted for as a multiemployer benefit plan.