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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES & 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, 2019



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

For the transition period from to

Commission File No. 001-37733 (MGM Growth Properties LLC)

Commission File No. 333-215571 (MGM Growth Properties Operating Properties LP)

MGM Growth Properties LLC

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



Delaware	(MGM Growth Properties LLC)	47-5513237
Delaware	(MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP)	81-1162318
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1980 Festival Plaza Drive, Suite #750, Las Vegas, NV 89135

(Address of principal executive offices)

(702) 669-1480

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Class A Shares, no par value	MGP	New York Stock Exchange

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.

MGM Growth Properties LLC Yes X No

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP Yes X No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).

MGM Growth Properties LLC Yes X No

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP Yes X No

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

MGM Growth Properties LLC



Large accelerated filer	☒	Accelerated filer	☐	Non-accelerated filer	☐	Smaller reporting company	☐	Emerging growth company	☐

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

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP



Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☐	Non-accelerated filer	☒	Smaller reporting company	☐	Emerging growth company	☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

MGM Growth Properties LLC Yes ☐ No ☒

MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP Yes ☐ No ☒

As of November 1, 2019, 95,806,597 shares of MGM Growth Properties LLC Class A shares, no par value, and 1 share of MGM Growth Properties LLC Class B share, no par value, were outstanding.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This report combines the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2019, of MGM Growth Properties LLC, a Delaware limited liability corporation, and MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP, a Delaware limited partnership. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references in this report to “we,” “us,” “our,” “MGP” or “the Company” refer to MGM Growth Properties LLC together with its consolidated subsidiaries, including MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP. Unless otherwise indicated or unless the context requires otherwise, all references to the “Operating Partnership” refer to MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP together with its consolidated subsidiaries.

MGP is a real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and the owner of the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. As of September 30, 2019, MGP owned approximately 32.3% of the Operating Partnership units, each such unit representing limited partnership interests in the Operating Partnership (“Operating Partnership units”). The remaining approximately 67.7% of the Operating Partnership’s units are owned by subsidiaries of our parent, MGM Resorts International (“MGM”). As the owner of the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, MGP has the full, exclusive and complete responsibility for the Operating Partnership’s day-to-day management and control.

We believe combining the quarterly reports on Form 10-Q of MGP and the Operating Partnership into this single report results in the following benefits:


•	enhances investors’ understanding of MGP and the Operating Partnership by enabling investors to view the business as a whole in the same manner as management views and operates the business;


•	eliminates duplicative disclosure and provides a more streamlined and readable presentation since a substantial portion of the disclosure applies to both MGP and the Operating Partnership, which we believe will assist investors in getting all relevant information on their investment in one place rather than having to access and review largely duplicative reports; and


•	creates time and cost efficiencies through the preparation of one combined report instead of two separate reports.

There are a few differences between MGP and the Operating Partnership, which are reflected in the disclosures in this report. We believe it is important to understand the differences between MGP and the Operating Partnership in the context of how we operate as an interrelated consolidated company. MGP is a REIT, whose only material assets consist of Operating Partnership units and sole beneficial ownership of the general partner of the Operating Partnership. As a result, MGP does not conduct business itself, other than acting as the owner of the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership, but it may from time to time issue additional public equity in the form of Class A shares. The Operating Partnership holds all the assets of the Company. The Operating Partnership conducts the operations of the business and is structured as a partnership with no publicly traded equity. Except for the net proceeds from certain offerings of Class A shares by MGP, which were contributed to the Operating Partnership in exchange for Operating Partnership units, the Operating Partnership generates the capital required by the Company’s business through the Operating Partnership’s operations, by the Operating Partnership’s issuance of indebtedness or through the issuance of Operating Partnership units.

The presentation of noncontrolling interest, shareholders’ equity and partners’ capital are the main areas of difference between the condensed consolidated financial statements of MGP and those of the Operating Partnership. The Operating Partnership units held by subsidiaries of MGM are accounted for as partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements and as noncontrolling interest within equity in MGP’s condensed consolidated financial statements. The Operating Partnership units held by MGP in the Operating Partnership are accounted for as partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements and within Class A shareholders’ equity in MGP’s condensed consolidated financial statements. These differences in the presentations between shareholders’ equity in MGP’s condensed consolidated financial statements and partners’ capital in the Operating Partnership’s condensed consolidated financial statements therefore result from the differences in the equity and limited partnership interests issued at the MGP and Operating Partnership levels, respectively.

To help investors understand the significant differences between MGP and the Operating Partnership, this report presents the condensed consolidated financial statements separately for MGP and the Operating Partnership.

As the sole beneficial owner of MGM Growth Properties OP GP LLC, which is the sole general partner with control of the Operating Partnership, MGP consolidates the Operating Partnership for financial reporting purposes, and it does not have any assets other than its investment in the Operating Partnership. Therefore, the assets and liabilities of MGP and the Operating

Partnership are the same on their respective condensed consolidated financial statements. The separate discussions of MGP and the Operating Partnership in this report should be read in conjunction with each other to understand the results of the Company on a condensed consolidated basis and how management operates the Company.

In order to establish that the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of each entity have made the requisite certifications and that the Company and the Operating Partnership are compliant with Rule 13a-15 or Rule 15d-15 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) and 18 U.S.C. §1350, this report also includes separate “Item 4. Controls and Procedures” sections and separate Exhibit 31 and 32 certifications for each of the Company and the Operating Partnership.

All other sections of this report, including Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations and Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk, are presented together for MGP and the Operating Partnership.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC

FORM 10-Q

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PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)	1

	MGM Growth Properties LLC:
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018	1
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018	5
	MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP:
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018	7
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018	8
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018	9
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018	10
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Partners’ Capital for the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018	11
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	13
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	33
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	41
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	41
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION	41
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	41
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	42
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	42
Item 6.	Exhibits	43
SIGNATURES		44

Part I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except share amounts)

(unaudited)



	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
ASSETS
Real estate investments, net	$	10,894,121		$	10,506,129
Lease incentive asset	532,186			—
Cash and cash equivalents	153,526			3,995
Tenant and other receivables, net	463			7,668
Prepaid expenses and other assets	27,413			34,813
Above market lease, asset	41,834			43,014
Operating lease right-of-use assets	280,020			—
Assets held for sale	—			355,688
Total assets	$	11,929,563		$	10,951,307

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Liabilities
Debt, net	$	4,847,408		$	4,666,949
Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliates	298			227
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	59,937			20,796
Above market lease, liability	—			46,181
Accrued interest	37,407			26,096
Dividend and distribution payable	138,730			119,055
Deferred revenue	95,306			163,926
Deferred income taxes, net	29,721			33,634
Operating lease liabilities	336,452			—
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	—			28,937
Total liabilities	5,545,259			5,105,801
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Shareholders’ equity
Class A shares: no par value, 1,000,000,000 shares authorized, 95,468,067 and 70,911,166 shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	—			—
Additional paid-in capital	2,307,463			1,712,671
Accumulated deficit	(216,824		)	(150,908		)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(16,129		)	4,208
Total Class A shareholders’ equity	2,074,510			1,565,971
Noncontrolling interest	4,309,794			4,279,535
Total shareholders’ equity	6,384,304			5,845,506
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	11,929,563		$	10,951,307

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except share and per share amounts)

(unaudited)



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Revenues
Rental revenue	$	219,847		$	186,564		$	636,575		$	559,690
Tenant reimbursements and other	6,164			30,095			18,618			93,198
Total revenues	226,011			216,659			655,193			652,888

Expenses
Depreciation	71,957			63,468			223,062			199,933
Property transactions, net	9,921			339			11,344			18,851
Ground lease and other reimbursable expenses	5,920			29,168			17,760			90,435
Amortization of above market lease, net	—			171			—			514
Acquisition-related expenses	92			1,931			8,891			4,603
General and administrative	4,476			3,358			12,305			10,021
Total expenses	92,366			98,435			273,362			324,357

Other income (expense)
Interest income	241			163			2,189			2,473
Interest expense	(63,048		)	(58,743		)	(190,973		)	(157,249		)
Other	(306		)	(1,020		)	(806		)	(6,409		)
	(63,113		)	(59,600		)	(189,590		)	(161,185		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	70,532			58,624			192,241			167,346
Provision for income taxes	(1,979		)	(2,650		)	(5,771		)	(5,144		)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	68,553			55,974			186,470			162,202
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 3)	—			13,949			16,216			13,949
Net income	68,553			69,923			202,686			176,151
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(46,038		)	(50,439		)	(138,358		)	(127,691		)
Net income attributable to Class A shareholders	$	22,515		$	19,484		$	64,328		$	48,460

Weighted average Class A shares outstanding:
Basic	93,165,443			71,005,052			89,440,552			70,991,129
Diluted	93,322,940			71,201,791			89,645,109			71,174,270

Income from continuing operations per Class A share (basic)	$	0.24		$	0.22		$	0.67		$	0.63
Income from discontinued operations per Class A share (basic)	—			0.05			0.05			0.05
Net income per Class A share (basic)	$	0.24		$	0.27		$	0.72		$	0.68

Income from continuing operations per Class A share (diluted)	$	0.24		$	0.22		$	0.67		$	0.63
Income from discontinued operations per Class A share (diluted)	—			0.05			0.05			0.05
Net income per Class A share (diluted)	$	0.24		$	0.27		$	0.72		$	0.68

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)

(unaudited)



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Net income	$	68,553		$	69,923		$	202,686		$	176,151
Other comprehensive income (loss)
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges	(19,270		)	4,736			(65,657		)	27,372
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(19,270		)	4,736			(65,657		)	27,372
Comprehensive income	49,283			74,659			137,029			203,523
Less: Comprehensive income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(33,001		)	(53,912		)	(93,298		)	(147,767		)
Comprehensive income attributable to Class A shareholders	$	16,282		$	20,747		$	43,731		$	55,756

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	202,686		$	176,151
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Income from discontinued operations, net	(16,216		)	(13,949		)
Depreciation	223,062			199,933
Property transactions, net	11,344			18,851
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount	9,602			9,391
Loss on retirement of debt	—			2,736
Non-cash ground lease, net	778			514
Deemed contributions - tax sharing agreement	5,599			4,912
Straight-line rental revenues, excluding amortization of lease incentive asset	29,783			14,657
Amortization of lease incentive asset	11,355			—
Amortization of deferred revenue on non-normal tenant improvements	(1,636		)	(2,762		)
Share-based compensation	1,608			1,516
Deferred income taxes	(3,913		)	2,848
Park MGM Transaction	(605,625		)	—
Distributions received from discontinued operations and other	40,165			88
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Tenant and other receivables, net	(437		)	550
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(222		)	137
Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliates	71			(633		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(3,832		)	67
Accrued interest	11,311			9,830
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations	(84,517		)	424,837
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures for property and equipment	—			(191		)
Acquisition of Northfield	—			(1,068,337		)
Proceeds from Northfield OpCo Transaction	3,779			—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities - continuing operations	3,779			(1,068,528		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net borrowings (repayments) under bank credit facility	(566,813		)	747,375
Proceeds from issuance of debt	750,000			—
Deferred financing costs	(9,983		)	(17,490		)
Repayment of assumed bridge facility	(245,950		)	—
Proceeds from issuance of Class A shares, net	699,362			—
Dividends and distributions paid	(395,005		)	(337,865		)
Other	(1,342		)	—
Net cash provided by financing activities - continuing operations	230,269			392,020

Cash flows from discontinued operations, net
Cash flows provided by operating activities, net	15,591			8,250
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, net	(12		)	33,199
Cash flows used in financing activities, net	(37,900		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	(22,321		)	41,449

Change in cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held for sale	(22,321		)	41,449

Cash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) for the period	149,531			(251,671		)
Balance, beginning of period	3,995			259,722
Balance, end of period	$	153,526		$	8,051
Supplemental cash flow disclosures
Interest paid	$	169,646		$	137,623
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Non-Normal Tenant Improvements by Tenant	$	—		$	18,172
Accrual of dividend and distribution payable to Class A shareholders and Operating Partnership unit holders	$	138,730		$	116,395
Empire City Transaction assets acquired	$	625,000		$	—
Redemption of Operating Partnership units relating to Northfield OpCo Transaction	$	301,373		$	—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands)

(unaudited)



	Class A Shares
	Shares	Par Value		Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total Class A Shareholders' Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at January 1, 2019	70,911	$	—	$	1,712,671		$	(150,908	)	$	4,208		$	1,565,971		$	4,279,535		$	5,845,506
Net income	—	—		—			19,955			—			19,955			46,409			66,364
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—	—		—			—			—			—			1,345			1,345
Dividends and distributions declared ($0.4650 per Class A share)	—	—		—			(42,064		)	—			(42,064		)	(97,215		)	(139,279		)
Issuance of Class A shares	19,550	—		471,647			—			774			472,421			75,970			548,391
Empire City Transaction	—	—		23,940			—			(195		)	23,745			355,305			379,050
Park MGM Transaction	—	—		2,512			—			(16		)	2,496			29,379			31,875
Share-based compensation	—	—		164			—			—			164			401			565
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	—	—		—			—			(4,717		)	(4,717		)	(10,895		)	(15,612		)
Other	—	—		(389		)	—			—			(389		)	(899		)	(1,288		)
Balance at March 31, 2019	90,461	$	—	$	2,210,545		$	(173,017	)	$	54		$	2,037,582		$	4,679,335		$	6,716,917
Net income	—	—		—			21,858			—			21,858			45,911			67,769
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—	—		—			—			—			—			2,275			2,275
Dividends and distributions declared ($0.4675 per Class A share)	—	—		—			(43,310		)	—			(43,310		)	(93,361		)	(136,671		)
Issuance of Class A shares	2,101	—		52,294			—			(105		)	52,189			12,719			64,908
Northfield OpCo Transaction	—	—		(27,441		)	—			2			(27,439		)	(271,518		)	(298,957		)
Share-based compensation	77	—		164			—			—			164			360			524
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	—	—		—			—			(9,647		)	(9,647		)	(21,128		)	(30,775		)
Other	—	—		1,823			—			—			1,823			(1,281		)	542
Balance at June 30, 2019	92,639	$	—	$	2,237,385		$	(194,469	)	$	(9,696	)	$	2,033,220		$	4,353,312		$	6,386,532
Net income	—	—		—			22,515			—			22,515			46,038			68,553
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—	—		—			—			—			—			1,979			1,979
Dividends and distributions declared ($0.4700 per Class A share)	—	—		—			(44,870		)	—			(44,870		)	(93,860		)	(138,730		)
Issuance of Class A shares	2,829	—		70,338			—			(200		)	70,138			15,925			86,063
Share-based compensation	—	—		166			—			—			166			353			519
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	—	—		—			—			(6,233		)	(6,233		)	(13,037		)	(19,270		)
Other	—	—		(426		)	—			—			(426		)	(916		)	(1,342		)
Balance at September 30, 2019	95,468	$	—	$	2,307,463		$	(216,824	)	$	(16,129	)	$	2,074,510		$	4,309,794		$	6,384,304

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(in thousands)

(unaudited)



	Class A
	Shares	Par Value		Additional Paid-in Capital			Accumulated Deficit			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income		Total Class A Shareholders' Equity			Noncontrolling Interest			Total Shareholders' Equity
Balance at January 1, 2018	70,897	$	—	$	1,716,490		$	(94,948	)	$	3,108	$	1,624,650		$	4,443,089		$	6,067,739
Net income	—	—		—			15,830			—		15,830			42,339			58,169
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—	—		—			—			—		—			1,231			1,231
Dividends and distributions declared ($0.4200 per Class A share)	—	—		—			(29,777		)	—		(29,777		)	(81,956		)	(111,733		)
Share-based compensation	—	—		102			—			—		102			282			384
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	—	—		—			—			4,358		4,358			11,997			16,355
Other	—	—		108			—			—		108			293			401
Balance at March 31, 2018	70,897	$	—	$	1,716,700		$	(108,895	)	$	7,466	$	1,615,271		$	4,417,275		$	6,032,546
Net income	—	—		—			13,146			—		13,146			34,913			48,059
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—	—		—			—			—		—			1,263			1,263
Dividends and distributions declared ($0.4300 per Class A share)	—	—		—			(30,492		)	—		(30,492		)	(83,907		)	(114,399		)
Share-based compensation	—	—		149			—			—		149			407			556
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	—	—		—			—			1,675		1,675			4,606			6,281
Other	14	—		237			—			—		237			(240		)	(3		)
Balance at June 30, 2018	70,911	$	—	$	1,717,086		$	(126,241	)	$	9,141	$	1,599,986		$	4,374,317		$	5,974,303
Net income	—	—		—			19,484			—		19,484			50,439			69,923
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—	—		—			—			—		—			2,418			2,418
Dividends and distributions declared ($0.4375 per Class A share)	—	—		—			(31,024		)	—		(31,024		)	(85,371		)	(116,395		)
Share-based compensation	—	—		153			—			—		153			423			576
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	—	—		—			—			1,263		1,263			3,473			4,736
Other	—	—		(5,426		)	—			—		(5,426		)	(14,932		)	(20,358		)
Balance at September 30, 2018	70,911	$	—	$	1,711,813		$	(137,781	)	$	10,404	$	1,584,436		$	4,330,767		$	5,915,203

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands, except unit amounts)

(unaudited)



	September 30, 2019		December 31, 2018
ASSETS
Real estate investments, net	$	10,894,121	$	10,506,129
Lease incentive asset	532,186		—
Cash and cash equivalents	153,526		3,995
Tenant and other receivables, net	463		7,668
Prepaid expenses and other assets	27,413		34,813
Above market lease, asset	41,834		43,014
Operating lease right-of-use assets	280,020		—
Assets held for sale	—		355,688
Total assets	$	11,929,563	$	10,951,307
LIABILITIES AND PARTNERS' CAPITAL
Liabilities
Debt, net	$	4,847,408	$	4,666,949
Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliates	298		227
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	59,937		20,796
Above market lease, liability	—		46,181
Accrued interest	37,407		26,096
Distribution payable	138,730		119,055
Deferred revenue	95,306		163,926
Deferred income taxes, net	29,721		33,634
Operating lease liabilities	336,452		—
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	—		28,937
Total liabilities	5,545,259		5,105,801
Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)
Partners' capital
General partner	—		—
Limited partners: 295,170,610 and 266,045,289 Operating Partnership units issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018, respectively	6,384,304		5,845,506
Total partners' capital	6,384,304		5,845,506
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	11,929,563	$	10,951,307

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands, except unit and per unit amounts)

(unaudited)



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Revenues
Rental revenue	$	219,847		$	186,564		$	636,575		$	559,690
Tenant reimbursements and other	6,164			30,095			18,618			93,198
Total revenues	226,011			216,659			655,193			652,888

Expenses
Depreciation	71,957			63,468			223,062			199,933
Property transactions, net	9,921			339			11,344			18,851
Ground lease and other reimbursable expenses	5,920			29,168			17,760			90,435
Amortization of above market lease, net	—			171			—			514
Acquisition-related expenses	92			1,931			8,891			4,603
General and administrative	4,476			3,358			12,305			10,021
Total expenses	92,366			98,435			273,362			324,357

Other income (expense)
Interest income	241			163			2,189			2,473
Interest expense	(63,048		)	(58,743		)	(190,973		)	(157,249		)
Other	(306		)	(1,020		)	(806		)	(6,409		)
	(63,113		)	(59,600		)	(189,590		)	(161,185		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	70,532			58,624			192,241			167,346
Provision for income taxes	(1,979		)	(2,650		)	(5,771		)	(5,144		)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	68,553			55,974			186,470			162,202
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax (Note 3)	—			13,949			16,216			13,949
Net income	$	68,553		$	69,923		$	202,686		$	176,151

Weighted average Operating Partnership units outstanding:
Basic	292,867,986			266,139,175			290,661,305			266,125,252
Diluted	293,025,483			266,335,914			290,865,862			266,308,393

Income from continuing operations per Operating Partnership unit (basic)	$	0.23		$	0.21		$	0.64		$	0.61
Income from discontinued operations per Operating Partnership unit (basic)	—			0.05			0.06			0.05
Net income per Operating Partnership unit (basic)	$	0.23		$	0.26		$	0.70		$	0.66

Income from continuing operations per Operating Partnership unit (diluted)	$	0.23		$	0.21		$	0.64		$	0.61
Income from discontinued operations per Operating Partnership unit (diluted)	—			0.05			0.06			0.05
Net income per Operating Partnership unit (diluted)	$	0.23		$	0.26		$	0.70		$	0.66

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

(in thousands)

(unaudited)



	Three Months Ended September 30,					Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018		2019			2018
Net income	$	68,553		$	69,923	$	202,686		$	176,151
Unrealized gain (loss) on cash flow hedges	(19,270		)	4,736		(65,657		)	27,372
Comprehensive income	$	49,283		$	74,659	$	137,029		$	203,523

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)



	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018
Cash flows from operating activities
Net income	$	202,686		$	176,151
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Income from discontinued operations, net	(16,216		)	(13,949		)
Depreciation	223,062			199,933
Property transactions, net	11,344			18,851
Amortization of deferred financing costs and debt discount	9,602			9,391
Loss on retirement of debt	—			2,736
Non-cash ground lease, net	778			514
Deemed contributions - tax sharing agreement	5,599			4,912
Straight-line rental revenues, excluding amortization of lease incentive asset	29,783			14,657
Amortization of lease incentive asset	11,355			—
Amortization of deferred revenue on non-normal tenant improvements	(1,636		)	(2,762		)
Share-based compensation	1,608			1,516
Deferred income taxes	(3,913		)	2,848
Park MGM Transaction	(605,625		)	—
Distributions received from discontinued operations and other	40,165			88
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Tenant and other receivables, net	(437		)	550
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(222		)	137
Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliates	71			(633		)
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	(3,832		)	67
Accrued interest	11,311			9,830
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities - continuing operations	(84,517		)	424,837
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures for property and equipment	—			(191		)
Acquisition of Northfield	—			(1,068,337		)
Proceeds from Northfield OpCo Transaction	3,779			—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities - continuing operations	3,779			(1,068,528		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net borrowings (repayments) under bank credit facility	(566,813		)	747,375
Proceeds from issuance of debt	750,000			—
Deferred financing costs	(9,983		)	(17,490		)
Repayment of assumed bridge facility	(245,950		)	—
Issuance of Operating Partnership units	699,362			—
Distributions paid	(395,005		)	(337,865		)
Other	(1,342		)	—
Net cash provided by financing activities - continuing operations	230,269			392,020

Cash flows from discontinued operations, net
Cash flows provided by operating activities, net	15,591			8,250
Cash flows provided by (used in) investing activities, net	(12		)	33,199
Cash flows used in financing activities, net	(37,900		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) discontinued operations	(22,321		)	41,449

Change in cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held for sale	(22,321		)	41,449

Cash and cash equivalents
Net increase (decrease) for the period	149,531			(251,671		)
Balance, beginning of period	3,995			259,722
Balance, end of period	$	153,526		$	8,051
Supplemental cash flow disclosures
Interest paid	$	169,646		$	137,623
Non-cash investing and financing activities
Non-Normal Tenant Improvements by Tenant	$	—		$	18,172
Accrual of distribution payable to Operating Partnership unit holders	$	138,730		$	116,395
Empire City Transaction assets acquired	$	625,000		$	—
Redemption of Operating Partnership units relating to Northfield OpCo Transaction	$	301,373		$	—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

(in thousands)

(unaudited)



	General Partner		Limited Partners			Total Partners' Capital
Balance at January 1, 2019	$	—	$	5,845,506		$	5,845,506
Net income	—		66,364			66,364
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—		1,345			1,345
Distributions declared ($0.4650 per unit)	—		(139,279		)	(139,279		)
Issuance of Operating Partnership units	—		548,391			548,391
Empire City Transaction	—		379,050			379,050
Park MGM Transaction	—		31,875			31,875
Share-based compensation	—		565			565
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	—		(15,612		)	(15,612		)
Other	—		(1,288		)	(1,288		)
Balance at March 31, 2019	$	—	$	6,716,917		$	6,716,917
Net income	—		67,769			67,769
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—		2,275			2,275
Distributions declared ($0.4675 per unit)	—		(136,671		)	(136,671		)
Issuance of Operating Partnership units	—		64,908			64,908
Northfield OpCo Transaction	—		(298,957		)	(298,957		)
Share-based compensation	—		524			524
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	—		(30,775		)	(30,775		)
Other	—		542			542
Balance at June 30, 2019	$	—	$	6,386,532		$	6,386,532
Net income	—		68,553			68,553
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—		1,979			1,979
Distributions declared ($0.4700 per unit)	—		(138,730		)	(138,730		)
Issuance of Operating Partnership units	—		86,063			86,063
Share-based compensation	—		519			519
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	—		(19,270		)	(19,270		)
Other	—		(1,342		)	(1,342		)
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	—	$	6,384,304		$	6,384,304

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

(in thousands)

(unaudited)



	General Partner		Limited Partners			Total Partners' Capital
Balance at January 1, 2018	$	—	$	6,067,739		$	6,067,739
Net income	—		58,169			58,169
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—		1,231			1,231
Distributions declared ($0.4200 per unit)	—		(111,733		)	(111,733		)
Share-based compensation	—		384			384
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	—		16,355			16,355
Other	—		401			401
Balance at March 31, 2018	$	—	$	6,032,546		$	6,032,546
Net income	—		48,059			48,059
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—		1,263			1,263
Distributions declared ($0.4300 per unit)	—		(114,399		)	(114,399		)
Share-based compensation	—		556			556
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	—		6,281			6,281
Other	—		(3		)	(3		)
Balance at June 30, 2018	$	—	$	5,974,303		$	5,974,303
Net income	—		69,923			69,923
Deemed contribution - tax sharing agreement	—		2,418			2,418
Distributions declared ($0.4375 per unit)	—		(116,395		)	(116,395		)
Share-based compensation	—		576			576
Other comprehensive income - cash flow hedges	—		4,736			4,736
Other	—		(20,358		)	(20,358		)
Balance at September 30, 2018	$	—	$	5,915,203		$	5,915,203

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these condensed consolidated financial statements.

MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES LLC AND MGM GROWTH PROPERTIES OPERATING PARTNERSHIP LP CONDENSED NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Unaudited)

NOTE 1 — BUSINESS

Organization. MGM Growth Properties LLC (“MGP” or the “Company”) is a limited liability company that was organized in Delaware in October 2015. MGP conducts its operations through MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP (the “Operating Partnership” and, together with the Company, the “Registrants”), a Delaware limited partnership that was formed in January 2016 and acquired by MGP in April 2016. The Company elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2016.

MGP is a publicly traded REIT primarily engaged through its investment in the Operating Partnership in the real property business, which consists of owning, acquiring and leasing large-scale destination entertainment and leisure properties, whose tenants generally offer casino gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment and retail. A wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership (the “Landlord”) leases all of its real estate properties to a wholly owned subsidiary (the “Tenant”) of MGM Resorts International (“MGM”) under a master lease agreement (the “Master Lease”).

As of September 30, 2019, there were approximately 295.2 million Operating Partnership units outstanding in the Operating Partnership, of which MGM owned approximately 199.7 million, or 67.7%, and MGP owned the remaining 32.3%. MGM’s Operating Partnership units are exchangeable for Class A shares of MGP on a one-to-one basis, or cash at the fair value of a Class A share. MGP’s independent conflicts committee determines the settlement method for any such exchanges. MGM’s indirect ownership of these Operating Partnership units is recognized as a noncontrolling interest in MGP’s financial statements. A wholly owned subsidiary of MGP is the general partner of the Operating Partnership and operates and controls all of its business affairs. As a result, MGP consolidates the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries. MGM also has ownership of MGP’s outstanding Class B share. The Class B share is a non-economic interest in MGP which does not provide its holder any rights to profits or losses or any rights to receive distributions from the operations of MGP or upon liquidation or winding up of MGP but which represents a majority of the voting power of MGP’s shares. As a result, MGP continues to be controlled by MGM through its majority voting rights and is consolidated by MGM.

Empire City Transaction

On January 29, 2019, the Company acquired the developed real property associated with Empire City Casino (“Empire City”) from MGM upon its acquisition of Empire City (“Empire City Transaction”) and Empire City was added to the existing Master Lease between the Landlord and Tenant. Refer to Note 3 for additional details on the Empire City Transaction and Note 5 for further discussion on the Master Lease.

Park MGM Transaction

On March 7, 2019, the Company completed the transaction relating to renovations undertaken by MGM Resorts regarding the Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas property (the “Park MGM Transaction”). Refer to Note 5 for further discussion on the Master Lease.

Northfield OpCo Transaction

On April 1, 2019, the Company transferred the membership interests of Northfield Park Associates, LLC (“Northfield”), the entity that formerly owned the real estate assets and operations of the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park in Northfield, Ohio, to a subsidiary of MGM and the Company retained the real estate assets. The Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) that owned Northfield liquidated immediately prior to the transfer. Subsequently, MGM rebranded the operations it acquired (“Northfield OpCo”) to MGM Northfield Park, which was added to the existing Master Lease between the Landlord and Tenant. Refer to Note 3 for additional details on the Northfield OpCo Transaction and Note 5 for further discussion on the Master Lease.

NOTE 2 — SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of presentation. The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) for interim financial information set forth in the Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”), as published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”), and with the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for complete financial statements. All adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals)

considered necessary for a fair statement of results for the interim period have been included. Certain reclassifications have been made to conform the prior period presentation.

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes should be read in conjunction with the audited financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Variable Interest Entities. The condensed consolidated financial statements of MGP include the accounts of the Operating Partnership, a variable interest entity (“VIE”) of which the Company is the primary beneficiary, as well as its wholly owned and majority-owned subsidiaries, which represents all of MGP’s assets and liabilities. As MGP holds what is deemed a majority voting interest in the Operating Partnership through its ownership of the Operating Partnership’s sole general partner, it qualifies for the exemption from providing certain of the required disclosures associated with investments in VIEs. The condensed consolidated financial statements of the Operating Partnership include the accounts of its wholly owned subsidiary, the Landlord, which owns the real estate, a VIE of which the Operating Partnership is the primary beneficiary. As of September 30, 2019, on a consolidated basis, the Landlord had total assets of $11.8 billion primarily related to its real estate assets, and total liabilities of $462.5 million primarily related to its deferred revenue and operating lease liabilities.

Noncontrolling interest. The Company presents noncontrolling interest and classifies such interest as a component of consolidated shareholders’ equity, separate from the Company’s Class A shareholders’ equity. Noncontrolling interest in the Company represents Operating Partnership units currently held by subsidiaries of MGM. Net income or loss of the Operating Partnership is allocated to its noncontrolling interest based on the noncontrolling interest’s ownership percentage in the Operating Partnership except for income tax expenses. Ownership percentage is calculated by dividing the number of Operating Partnership units held by the noncontrolling interest by the total Operating Partnership units held by the noncontrolling interest and the Company. Issuance of additional Class A shares and Operating Partnership units changes the ownership interests of both the noncontrolling interest and the Company. Such transactions and the related proceeds are treated as capital transactions.

MGM may tender its Operating Partnership units for redemption by the Operating Partnership in exchange for cash equal to the market price of MGP’s Class A shares at the time of redemption or for unregistered Class A shares on a one-for-one basis. Such election to pay cash or issue Class A shares to satisfy an Operating Partnership unitholder’s redemption request is solely within the control of MGP’s independent conflicts committee.

Fair value measurements. Fair value measurements are utilized in the accounting and impairment assessments of its long-lived assets, assets acquired and liabilities assumed in a business combination, and goodwill and other intangible assets. Fair value measurements also affect the Company’s accounting for certain of its financial assets and liabilities. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date and is measured according to a hierarchy that includes: Level 1 inputs, such as quoted prices in an active market; Level 2 inputs, which are observable inputs for similar assets; or Level 3 inputs, which are unobservable inputs. The Company used the following inputs in its fair value measurements:


•	Level 2 inputs for its long-term debt fair value disclosures. See Note 6; and


•	Level 2 inputs when measuring the fair value of its interest rate swaps. See Note 7.

Real estate investments. Real estate investments consist of land, buildings, improvements and integral equipment related to the Landlord. The majority of the Company’s real property was contributed or acquired by the Operating Partnership from MGM as transactions between entities under common control, and as a result, such real estate was initially recorded by the Company at MGM’s historical cost basis, less accumulated depreciation (i.e., there was no change in the basis of the contributed assets), as of the contribution or acquisition dates. For real property acquired from third parties, such assets were recognized at fair value at the acquisition date. Costs of maintenance and repairs to real estate investments are the responsibility of the Tenant under the Master Lease.

Although the Tenant is responsible for all capital expenditures during the term of the Master Lease, if, in the future, a deconsolidation event occurs, the Company will be required to pay the Tenant, should the Tenant so elect, for certain capital improvements that would not constitute “normal tenant improvements” in accordance with U.S. GAAP (“Non-Normal Tenant Improvements”), subject to an initial cap of $100 million in the first year of the Master Lease increasing annually by $75 million each year thereafter. The Company will be entitled to receive additional rent based on the 10-year Treasury yield plus 600 basis points multiplied by the value of the new capital improvements the Company is required to pay for in connection with a deconsolidation event and such capital improvements will be subject to the terms of the Master Lease. Examples of Non-Normal Tenant Improvements include the costs of structural elements at the properties, including capital improvements that expand the footprint or square footage of any of the properties or extend the useful life of the properties, as well as equipment that would be

a necessary improvement at any of the properties, including initial installation of elevators, air conditioning systems or electrical wiring. Non-Normal Tenant Improvements were $48.4 million at September 30, 2019.

Lease incentive asset. The Company’s lease incentive asset consists of the consideration paid to MGM as part of the Park MGM Transaction, net of the deferred revenue balance associated with Non-Normal Tenant Improvements related to Park MGM, which was derecognized. The Company amortizes the lease incentive asset as a reduction of rental income over the remaining term of the Master Lease.

Deferred revenue. The Company received nonmonetary consideration related to Non-Normal Tenant Improvements as they became MGP’s property pursuant to the Master Lease and recognized the cost basis of Non-Normal Tenant Improvements as real estate investments and deferred revenue. The Company depreciates the real estate investments over their estimated useful lives and amortizes the deferred revenue as additional rental revenue over the remaining term of the Master Lease once the related real estate assets were placed in service.

Ground lease and other reimbursable expenses. Ground lease and other reimbursable expenses arise from costs which upon adoption of ASC 842, includes ground lease rent paid directly by the Tenant to the third-party lessor on behalf of the Company. Prior to the adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019, as further described below, reimbursable expenses also included property taxes paid for by the Tenant on behalf of the Company pursuant to the triple-net lease terms of the Master Lease.

Revenue recognition. Rental revenue under the Master Lease is recognized on a straight-line basis over the non-cancelable term and reasonably assured renewal periods, which includes the initial lease term of ten years and all four additional five-year terms under the Master Lease, for all contractual revenues that are determined to be fixed and measurable. The difference between such rental revenue earned and the cash paid under the provisions of the Master Lease is recorded as deferred rent receivable and included as a component of tenant and other receivables, net or as deferred revenue if cash rent due exceeds rental revenue earned.

Tenant reimbursement revenue and other reflects the amortization of deferred revenue relating to Non-Normal Tenant Improvements as well as the non-cash ground lease reimbursement revenue from the Tenant. Prior to the adoption of ASC 842 in 2019, the Company also reflected within this amount the revenue that arises from costs for which the Company is the primary obligor that are required to be paid by the Tenant or reimbursed to the Company pursuant to the Master Lease such as property taxes. This revenue is recognized in the same periods as the expense is incurred.

Lessee leases. The Company determines if an arrangement is or contains a lease at inception or modification of the arrangement. An arrangement is or contains a lease if there are identified assets and the right to control the use of an identified asset is conveyed for a period in exchange for consideration. Control over the use of the identified asset means the lessee has both the right to obtain substantially all of the economic benefits from the use of the asset and the right to direct the use of the asset.

For leases with terms greater than twelve months, the operating lease right-of-use (“ROU”) assets and operating lease liabilities are recognized based on the present value of the future minimum lease payments over the lease term at commencement date. The initial measurement of the operating lease ROU assets also includes any prepaid lease payments and are reduced by any previously accrued deferred rent. When available, the Company uses the rate implicit in the lease to discount lease payments to present value; however, most of the Company’s leases do not provide a readily determinable implicit rate. Therefore, the Company uses its incremental borrowing rate to discount the lease payments based on the information available at commencement date. Certain of the Company’s leases include fixed rental escalation clauses that are factored into the determination of lease payments. Lease terms include options to extend or terminate the lease when it is reasonably certain that such option will be exercised. Lease expense for minimum lease payments is recognized on a straight-line basis over the expected lease term.

Reportable segment. In connection with the Northfield OpCo Transaction on April 1, 2019, the Company transferred the Northfield Operations to a subsidiary of MGM, the Company retained the real estate, and the Company’s TRS that owned Northfield was liquidated immediately prior to the transfer. Consequently, the Company now solely generates revenue from its real estate properties. The Company’s real estate properties are similar to one another in that they consist of large-scale destination entertainment and leisure resorts and related offerings, whose tenants generally offer casino gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment and retail, are held by a subsidiary of the Operating Partnership, have similar economic characteristics and are governed under a single Master Lease. As such, the properties are reported as one reportable segment.

Income tax provision. For interim income tax reporting, the Company estimates its annual effective tax rate and applies it to its year-to-date ordinary income. The tax effects of unusual or infrequently occurring items, including changes in judgment about valuation allowances and effects of changes in tax laws or rates, are reported in the interim period in which they occur. The Company’s effective income tax rate on income from continuing operations was 2.8% and 3.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and 4.5% and 3.1% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

The Company accounts for income taxes under the asset and liability method, which requires the recognition of deferred tax assets and liabilities for the expected future tax consequences of events that have been included in the financial statements. Under this method, the Company determines deferred tax assets and liabilities on the basis of the differences between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities by using enacted tax rates in effect for the year in which the differences are expected to reverse. The effect of a change in tax rates on deferred tax assets and liabilities is recognized in income in the period that includes the enactment date.

The Landlord is required to join in the filing of a New Jersey consolidated corporation business tax return under the New Jersey Casino Control Act and include in such return its income and expenses associated with its New Jersey assets and is thus subject to an entity level tax in New Jersey. Although the consolidated New Jersey return also includes MGM and certain of its subsidiaries, the Company is required to record New Jersey state income taxes in the accompanying financial statements as if the Landlord was taxed for state purposes on a stand-alone basis. The Company and MGM have entered into a tax sharing agreement providing for an allocation of taxes due in the consolidated New Jersey return. Pursuant to this agreement, the Landlord will only be responsible for New Jersey taxes on any gain that may be realized upon a future sale of the New Jersey assets resulting solely from an appreciation in value of such assets over their value on the date they were contributed to the Landlord by a subsidiary of MGM. MGM is responsible for all other taxes reported in the New Jersey consolidated return and, accordingly, the related income tax balances related to such taxes is reflected within noncontrolling interest within the accompanying financial statements. No amounts were due to MGM under the tax sharing agreement as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018.

Prior to April 1, 2019, the Company’s TRS owned the real estate assets and operations of Northfield and the Company recorded a tax provision on the income from the TRS operations. In connection with the Northfield OpCo Transaction, the TRS was liquidated on April 1, 2019 and the Company transferred the Northfield operations to a subsidiary of MGM and the Company retained the real estate. Consequently, the Company does not provide a tax provision on TRS operations after April 1, 2019.

Recently issued accounting standards. In February 2016, the FASB issued ASC 842 “Leases (Topic 842)”, which replaces the existing guidance in Topic 840, “Leases”, (“ASC 842”). ASC 842 is effective for fiscal years, and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2018. ASC 842 requires a dual approach for lessee accounting under which a lessee would classify and account for its lease agreements as either finance or operating. Both finance and operating leases will result in the lessee recognizing a ROU asset and a corresponding lease liability. For finance leases, the lessee will recognize interest expense associated with the lease liability and depreciation expense associated with the ROU asset; and for operating leases, the lessee will recognize straight-line rent expense. The Company adopted ASC 842 on January 1, 2019 utilizing the simplified transition method and accordingly did not recast comparative period financial information. The Company elected the package of practical expedients available under ASC 842, which includes that the Company need not reassess the lease classification for existing contracts. Accordingly, the Master Lease continues to be classified as an operating lease as of January 1, 2019. ASC 842 requires lessors to exclude from variable payments, and therefore from revenue, lessor costs paid by lessees directly to third parties. Under the Master Lease, the lessee pays property tax directly to third parties; accordingly, the Company no longer reflect such costs as “Tenant reimbursements and other” within revenues or “Ground lease and other reimbursable expenses” within expenses as of January 1, 2019.

The Company is also a lessee in lease arrangements, primarily for land underlying certain of its properties. As a result of adoption, the Company recognized approximately $279.9 million of operating ROU assets and approximately $333.5 million of operating lease liabilities as of January 1, 2019.

NOTE 3 — ACQUISITIONS AND DISPOSITIONS

Empire City Acquisition

As discussed in Note 1, on January 29, 2019, the Company acquired the developed real property associated with Empire City from MGM for fair value consideration of approximately $634.4 million. The Company funded the acquisition of the developed real property from MGM through the assumption of approximately $246.0 million of indebtedness, which was repaid with borrowings under its senior secured credit facility, and the issuance of approximately 12.9 million Operating Partnership units to MGM. Empire City was added to the existing Master Lease between the Landlord and Tenant, as further discussed in Note 5.

The Empire City Transaction was accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control and, therefore, the Company recorded the Empire City real estate assets at the carryover value of $625.0 million from MGM with the difference between the purchase price and carrying value of assets, which was approximately $9.4 million, recorded as a reduction to additional paid-in-capital.

Northfield Acquisition and Northfield OpCo Transaction

On July 6, 2018 the TRS completed its acquisition of 100% of the membership interests of Northfield for a purchase price of approximately $1.1 billion. The Company recognized 100% of the assets and liabilities of Northfield at fair value at the date of the acquisition.

On April 1, 2019, the Company transferred Northfield OpCo to a subsidiary of MGM for fair value consideration of approximately $305.2 million consisting primarily of approximately 9.4 million Operating Partnership units that were ultimately redeemed by the Operating Partnership and the Company retained the real estate assets. The Company’s TRS that owned Northfield liquidated immediately prior to the transfer. Subsequently, MGM rebranded Northfield OpCo to MGM Northfield Park, which was then added to the existing Master Lease between the Landlord and Tenant. Refer to Note 5 for further discussion on the Master Lease.

The Northfield OpCo Transaction was accounted for as a transaction between entities under common control and, therefore, the Company had carried the Northfield OpCo operating assets and liabilities as held and used until the close of the transaction on April 1, 2019. As a transaction between entities under common control, the Company recorded the difference between the purchase price of $305.2 million and the carrying value of net assets transferred of $292.3 million to additional paid-in-capital.

The Company’s results for Northfield OpCo for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 and the nine months ended September 30, 2019 are reflected in discontinued operations on the consolidated statement of operations and the related assets and liabilities have been reclassified as assets held for sale and liabilities related to assets held for sale on the consolidated balance sheet on a retrospective basis. The retained MGM Northfield Park real estate assets have been retrospectively reclassified into real estate investments, net. The major classes of assets and liabilities of the Northfield OpCo presented as assets and liabilities related to assets held for sale as of December 31, 2018 were as follows:



	December 31, 2018
Assets held for sale	(in thousands)
Property and equipment, used in operations, net	$	20,391
Cash and cash equivalents	55,822
Tenant and other receivables, net	7,322
Prepaid expenses and other assets	3,024
Goodwill	17,915
Other intangible assets, net	251,214
Assets held for sale	$	355,688

Liabilities related to assets held for sale
Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliates	$	80
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	28,806
Deferred revenue	51
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	$	28,937

The results of the Northfield OpCo discontinued operations are summarized as follows:



	Nine Months Ended September 30,			Three and Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019 ⁽¹⁾			2018 ⁽²⁾

Total revenues	$	67,841		$	65,562
Total expenses	(48,735		)	(48,997		)
Income from discontinued operations before income taxes	19,106			16,565
Provision for income taxes	(2,890		)	(2,616		)
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	16,216			13,949
Less: Income attributable to noncontrolling interests - discontinued operations	(11,434		)	(10,231		)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Class A shareholders	$	4,782		$	3,718

(1) There was no income from discontinued operations for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

(2) As Northfield was acquired on July 6, 2018, the results of the Northfield OpCo discontinued operations are the same for both the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018.

NOTE 4 — REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS

The carrying value of real estate investments is as follows:



	September 30, 2019			December 31, 2018
	(in thousands)
Land	$	4,631,013		$	4,536,013
Buildings, building improvements, land improvements and integral equipment	9,281,926			8,782,321
	13,912,939			13,318,334
Less: Accumulated depreciation	(3,018,818		)	(2,812,205		)
	$	10,894,121		$	10,506,129

NOTE 5 — LEASES

Master Lease. Pursuant to the Master Lease, the Tenant has leased the Company’s real estate properties. The Master Lease is accounted for as an operating lease and has an initial lease term of ten years that began on April 25, 2016 (other than with respect to MGM National Harbor, as described below) with the potential to extend the term for four additional five-year terms thereafter at the option of the Tenant. With respect to MGM National Harbor, the initial lease term ends on August 31, 2024. Thereafter, the initial term of the Master Lease with respect to MGM National Harbor may be renewed at the option of the Tenant for an initial renewal period lasting until the earlier of the end of the then-current term of the Master Lease or the next renewal term (depending on whether MGM elects to renew the other properties under the Master Lease in connection with the expiration of the initial ten-year term). If, however, the Tenant chooses not to renew the lease with respect to MGM National Harbor after the initial MGM National Harbor term under the Master Lease, the Tenant would also lose the right to renew the Master Lease with respect to the rest of the properties when the initial ten-year lease term ends related to the rest of the properties in 2026.

On January 29, 2019, Empire City was added to the existing Master Lease between the Landlord and Tenant. As a result, the annual rent payment to MGP increased by $50 million, prorated for the remainder of the lease year. Consistent with the Master Lease terms, 90% of this rent is fixed and will contractually grow at 2% per year until 2022. In addition, pursuant to the Master Lease, MGP has a right of first offer with respect to certain undeveloped land adjacent to the property to the extent MGM develops additional gaming facilities and chooses to sell or transfer the property in the future.

On March 7, 2019, the Company completed the Park MGM Transaction and amended the existing Master Lease between the Landlord and Tenant concurrent with which the Company paid $637.5 million, of which $605.6 million was cash and the remainder was the issuance of approximately 1.0 million of Operating Partnership units, to a subsidiary of MGM and, as a result, the annual rent payment to the Company increased by $50 million, prorated for the remainder of the lease year. Consistent with the Master Lease terms, 90% of this rent is fixed and will contractually grow at 2% per year until 2022. The Company recorded a lease incentive asset which represents the consideration paid, less the existing deferred revenue balance of $94.0 million relating

to the non-normal tenant improvements recorded for Park MGM, which was derecognized. The Company was required to reassess the lease classification of the Master Lease and concluded that the Master Lease continued to be an operating lease.

On April 1, 2019, MGM Northfield Park was added to the existing Master Lease and the annual rent payment increased by $60 million. Consistent with the Master Lease terms, 90% of this rent is fixed and will contractually grow at 2% per year until 2022.

The annual rent payments under the Master Lease for the fourth lease year, which commenced on April 1, 2019, increased to $946.1 million from $770.3 million at the start of the third lease year. The increase was a result of the $50 million in additional rent for each of the Park MGM Transaction and Empire City in the beginning of 2019, the $60 million of additional rent for MGM Northfield Park on April 1, 2019, as well as the third 2.0% fixed annual rent escalator that went into effect on April 1, 2019.

Straight-line rental revenues from the Master Lease, which includes the lease incentive asset amortization, were $219.8 million and $636.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and were $186.6 million and $559.7 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The Company also recognized revenue related to tenant reimbursements and other of $6.2 million and $18.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, and $30.1 million and $93.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

Under the Master Lease, future non-cancelable minimum rental cash payments, which are the payments under the initial 10-year term through April 30, 2026 and do not include the four five-year renewal options and, with respect to National Harbor, through August 31, 2024, are as follows as of September 30, 2019:



Year ending December 31,	(in thousands)
2019	$	236,515
2020	958,894
2021	976,262
2022	912,751
2023	890,126
Thereafter	1,922,713
	$	5,897,261

Lessee Leases. The Company is a lessee of land underlying Borgata, MGM National Harbor, and Beau Rivage, and also a lessee, to a lesser extent, of certain real estate under operating lease arrangements. The Company is obligated to make lease payments through the non-cancelable term of the ground leases, which is through 2066 for Beau Rivage, through 2070 for Borgata, and through 2082 for MGM National Harbor. These ground leases will be paid by the Tenant pursuant to the Master Lease through 2046 (including renewal periods). Components of lease expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 include operating lease cost of $5.9 million and $17.9 million, respectively. Other information related to the Company’s operating leases was as follows (in thousands, except for lease term and discount rate information):



Supplemental balance sheet information	Balance at September 30, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	280,020
Operating lease liabilities	336,452
Weighted-average remaining lease term (years)	59
Weighted-average discount rate (%)	7		%

Maturities of operating lease liabilities were as follows:



Year ending December 31,	(in thousands)
2019 (excluding the nine months ended September 30, 2019)	$	4,541
2020	21,113
2021	24,996
2022	25,015
2023	24,875
Thereafter	1,357,650
Total future minimum lease payments	1,458,190
Less: Amount of lease payments representing interest	(1,121,738		)
Total	$	336,452

NOTE 6 — DEBT

Debt consists of the following:



	September 30,			December 31,
	2019			2018
	(in thousands)
Senior secured credit facility:
Senior secured term loan A facility	$	467,063		$	470,000
Senior secured term loan B facility	1,785,250			1,799,125
Senior secured revolving credit facility	—			550,000
$1,050 million 5.625% senior notes, due 2024	1,050,000			1,050,000
$500 million 4.50% senior notes, due 2026	500,000			500,000
$750 million 5.75% senior notes, due 2027	750,000			—
$350 million 4.50% senior notes, due 2028	350,000			350,000
	4,902,313			4,719,125
Less: Unamortized discount and debt issuance costs	(54,905		)	(52,176		)
	$	4,847,408		$	4,666,949

Operating Partnership credit agreement. At September 30, 2019, the Operating Partnership senior credit facility consisted of a $467 million term loan A facility, a $1.8 billion term loan B facility, and a $1.4 billion revolving credit facility. At September 30, 2019, no amounts were drawn on the revolving credit facility. At September 30, 2019, the interest rate on each of the term loan A facility and the term loan B facility was 4.04%. The Operating Partnership was in compliance with its financial covenants at September 30, 2019.

Refer to Note 7 for further discussion of the Company’s interest rate swap agreements.

Bridge Facility. In connection with the Empire City Transaction, the Operating Partnership assumed $246.0 million of indebtedness under a bridge facility from MGM. The Operating Partnership repaid the bridge facility with a combination of cash on hand and a draw on its revolving credit facility.

Operating Partnership senior notes. In January 2019, the Operating Partnership issued $750 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior notes due 2027. The senior notes mature on February 1, 2027. Interest on the senior notes is payable on February 1 and August 1 of each year, commencing on August 1, 2019.

Fair value of long-term debt. The estimated fair value of the Company’s long-term debt was $5.1 billion at September 30, 2019 and $4.5 billion at December 31, 2018. Fair value was estimated using quoted prices for identical or similar liabilities in markets that are not active (level 2 inputs).

Deferred financing costs. The Company recognized non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of deferred financing costs of $3.2 million and $9.6 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively. The

Company recognized non-cash interest expense related to the amortization of deferred financing costs of $3.3 million and $9.4 million during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively.

NOTE 7 — DERIVATIVES AND HEDGING ACTIVITIES

The Company uses derivative instruments to mitigate the effects of interest rate volatility inherent in its variable rate debt, which could unfavorably impact our future earnings and forecasted cash flows. The Company does not use derivative instruments for speculative or trading purposes.

The Operating Partnership is party to interest rate swaps, summarized in the table below, to mitigate the interest rate risk inherent in its senior credit facility. As of September 30, 2019, the Operating Partnership pays a weighted average fixed rate of 1.707% on a total notional amount of $1.5 billion.



Notional Amount		Weighted Average Fixed Rate		Fair Value Asset (Liability)			Effective Date	Maturity Date
(in thousands, except percentages)
$	300,000	1.158	%	$	3,393		September 6, 2019	December 31, 2024

$	1,200,000	1.844	%	$	(9,926	)	May 3, 2017	November 30, 2021
400,000		2.252	%	(31,370		)	October 1, 2019	December 31, 2029
900,000		1.801	%	(13,274		)	November 30, 2021	December 31, 2024
				$	(54,570	)

In June 2019, the Operating Partnership entered into interest rate swap agreements, effective November 30, 2021, that will mature in December 2024 with a combined notional amount of $900 million. The weighted average fixed rate paid under the swap agreements is 1.801% and the variable rate received resets monthly to the one-month LIBOR with no minimum floor.

In September 2019, the Operating Partnership entered into an interest rate swap agreement, effective September 6, 2019, that will mature in December 2024 with a notional amount of $300 million. The fixed rate paid under the swap agreement is 1.158% and the variable rate received resets monthly to the one-month LIBOR with no minimum floor.

In September 2019, the Operating Partnership modified and extended certain of its existing interest rate swaps with a combined notional amount of $400 million, effective October 1, 2019. The weighted average fixed rate paid under the modified swap agreements is 2.252% and the variable rate received resets monthly to the one-month LIBOR with no minimum floor. The maturity date was extended to December 2029.

As of September 30, 2019, and December 31, 2018, all of the Company’s derivative financial instruments have been designated as cash flow hedges and qualify for hedge accounting. The Company expects to have variable rate debt outstanding for the duration and amount of its interest rate swap agreements. As of September 30, 2019, the fair values of the Company's interest rate swaps were $3.4 million recorded as an asset within prepaid expenses and other assets, and $54.6 million recorded as a liability within accounts payable, accrued expenses, and other liabilities. As of December 31, 2018, the fair values of the Company’s interest rate swaps were $20.5 million, recorded as an asset within prepaid expenses and other assets, and $5.6 million, recorded as a liability within accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities.

NOTE 8 — SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL

MGP shareholders. On January 31, 2019, the Company completed an offering of 19.6 million Class A shares representing limited liability company interests in a registered public offering, including 2.6 million Class A shares sold pursuant to the exercise in full by the underwriters of their over-allotment option, for net proceeds of approximately $548.4 million.

On April 30, 2019, the Company entered into an “at-the-market-offering” (“ATM”) program where the Company can offer and sell up to an aggregate sales price of $300 million of MGP’s Class A shares through its sales agents at prevailing market prices or agreed-upon prices. During the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued 2.8 million Class A shares under the program for net proceeds of approximately $86.1 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2019, the Company issued 4.9 million Class A shares under the program for net proceeds of approximately $151.0 million.

Operating Partnership capital. On January 29, 2019, in connection with the Empire City Transaction, the Operating Partnership issued 12.9 million Operating Partnership units to a subsidiary of MGM and MGP’s indirect ownership percentage in the Operating Partnership decreased from 26.7% to 25.4%.

On January 31, 2019, in connection with the Company’s registered offering of Class A shares, the Operating Partnership issued 19.6 million Operating Partnership units to the Company and MGP’s indirect ownership percentage in the Operating Partnership increased from 25.4% to 30.3%.

On March 7, 2019, in connection with the Park MGM Transaction, the Operating Partnership issued 1.0 million Operating Partnership units to a subsidiary of MGM and MGP’s indirect ownership percentage in the Operating Partnership decreased from 30.3% to 30.2%.

On April 1, 2019, in connection with the Northfield OpCo Transaction, 9.4 million Operating Partnership units were redeemed by the Operating Partnership and MGP’s indirect ownership percentage in the Operating Partnership increased from 30.2% to 31.2%.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, in connection with the Company’s issuance of Class A shares under the ATM program, the Operating Partnership issued 2.8 million and 4.9 million Operating Partnership units to the Company, respectively. MGP’s indirect ownership percentage in the Operating Partnership as of September 30, 2019 was 32.3%.

Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss). Comprehensive income (loss) includes net income (loss) and all other non-shareholder changes in equity, or other comprehensive income (loss). Elements of the Company’s accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) are reported in the accompanying condensed consolidated statement of shareholders’ equity. The following table summarizes the changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) by component for the nine months ended September 30, 2019:



	Cash Flow Hedges			Other			Total
	(in thousands)
Balance at January 1, 2019	$	4,208		$	—		$	4,208
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(13,765		)	—			(13,765		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense	(1,847		)	—			(1,847		)
Empire City Transaction	—			(195		)	(195		)
Class A share issuances	—			774			774
Park MGM Transaction	—			(16		)	(16		)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(15,612		)	563			(15,049		)
Less: Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	10,895			—			10,895
Balance at March 31, 2019	(509		)	563			54
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(29,008		)	—			(29,008		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to interest expense	(1,767		)	—			(1,767		)
Class A share issuances	—			(105		)	(105		)
Northfield OpCo Transaction	—			2			2
Other comprehensive loss	(30,775		)	(103		)	(30,878		)
Less: Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	21,128			—			21,128
Balance at June 30, 2019	(10,156		)	460			(9,696		)
Other comprehensive loss before reclassifications	(17,989		)	—			(17,989		)
Amounts reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive loss to interest expense	(1,281		)	—			(1,281		)
Class A share issuances	—			(200		)	(200		)
Other comprehensive loss	(19,270		)	(200		)	(19,470		)
Less: Other comprehensive loss attributable to noncontrolling interest	13,037			—			13,037
Balance at September 30, 2019	$	(16,389	)	$	260		$	(16,129	)

MGP dividends and Operating Partnership distributions. On October 15, 2019, the Company paid a dividend of $0.4700 per Class A share upon receipt of its share of the Operating Partnership’s distribution of $0.4700 per unit made the same day. Dividends with respect to MGP’s Class A shares are characterized for federal income tax purposes as taxable ordinary dividends, capital gains dividends, non-dividend distributions or a combination thereof.

NOTE 9 — NET INCOME PER CLASS A SHARE

The table below provides net income and the number of Class A shares used in the computations of “basic” net income per share, which utilizes the weighted-average number of Class A shares outstanding without regard to dilutive potential Class A shares, and “diluted” net income per share, which includes all such shares. Net income per share has not been presented for the Class B shareholder as the Class B share is not entitled to any economic rights in the Company.



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(in thousands, except share amounts)
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	68,553		$	55,974		$	186,470		$	162,202
Income from continuing operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	(46,038		)	(40,208		)	(126,924		)	(117,460		)
Income from continuing operations attributable to Class A shares - basic and diluted	22,515			15,766			59,546			44,742
Income from discontinued operations	—			13,949			16,216			13,949
Income from discontinued operations attributable to noncontrolling interest	—			(10,231		)	(11,434		)	(10,231		)
Income from discontinued operations attributable to Class A shares - basic and diluted	—			3,718			4,782			3,718
Net income attributable to Class A shares - basic and diluted	$	22,515		$	19,484		$	64,328		$	48,460
Denominator:
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding ⁽¹⁾ - basic	93,165,443			71,005,052			89,440,552			70,991,129
Effect of dilutive shares for diluted net income per Class A share ^{(2) (3)}	157,497			196,739			204,557			183,141
Weighted average Class A shares outstanding ⁽¹⁾ - diluted	93,322,940			71,201,791			89,645,109			71,174,270

(1) Includes weighted average deferred share units granted to certain members of the board of directors.

(2) No shares related to outstanding share-based compensation awards were excluded due to being antidilutive.

(3) Diluted net income per Class A share does not assume conversion of the Operating Partnership units held by MGM as such conversion would be antidilutive.

NOTE 10 — NET INCOME PER OPERATING PARTNERSHIP UNIT

The table below provides net income and the number of Operating Partnership units used in the computations of “basic” net income per Operating Partnership unit, which utilizes the weighted-average number of Operating Partnership units outstanding without regard to dilutive potential Operating Partnership units, and “diluted” net income per Operating Partnership units, which includes all such Operating Partnership units.



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(in thousands, except share amounts)
Numerator:
Income from continuing operations	$	68,553	$	55,974	$	186,470	$	162,202
Income from discontinued operations	—		13,949		16,216		13,949
Net income - basic and diluted	$	68,553	$	69,923	$	202,686	$	176,151
Denominator:
Weighted average Operating Partnership units outstanding ⁽¹⁾ - basic	292,867,986		266,139,175		290,661,305		266,125,252
Effect of dilutive shares for diluted net income per Operating Partnership unit ⁽²⁾	157,497		196,739		204,557		183,141
Weighted average Operating Partnership units outstanding ⁽¹⁾ - diluted	293,025,483		266,335,914		290,865,862		266,308,393

(1) Includes weighted average deferred share units granted to certain members of the Board of Directors.

(2) No shares related to outstanding share-based compensation awards were excluded due to being antidilutive.

NOTE 11 — COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Litigation. In the ordinary course of business, from time to time, the Company expects to be subject to legal claims and administrative proceedings, none of which are currently outstanding, which the Company believes could have, individually or in the aggregate, a material adverse effect on its business, financial condition or results of operations, liquidity or cash flows.

NOTE 12 — CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The Operating Partnership’s senior notes were co-issued by MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., a 100% owned finance subsidiary of the Operating Partnership. Obligations to pay principal and interest on the senior notes are currently guaranteed by all of the Operating Partnership’s subsidiaries, other than MGP Finance Co-Issuer, Inc., each of which is directly or indirectly 100% owned by the Operating Partnership. Such guarantees are full and unconditional, and joint and several and are subject to release in accordance with the events described below. Separate condensed financial information for the subsidiary guarantors as of September 30, 2019 and December 31, 2018 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 are presented below.

The guarantee of a subsidiary guarantor will be automatically released upon (i) a sale or other disposition (including by way of consolidation or merger) of the subsidiary guarantor, or the capital stock of the subsidiary guarantor; (ii) the sale or disposition of all or substantially all of the assets of the subsidiary guarantor; (iii) the designation in accordance with the indenture of a subsidiary guarantor as an unrestricted subsidiary; (iv) at such time as such subsidiary guarantor is no longer a subsidiary guarantor or other obligor with respect to any credit facilities or capital markets indebtedness of the Operating Partnership; or (v) defeasance or discharge of the notes.



CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

	September 30, 2019
	Operating				Guarantor
	Partnership		Co-Issuer		Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Real estate investments, net	$	507	$	—	$	10,893,614	$	—		$	10,894,121
Lease incentive asset	—		—		532,186		—			532,186
Cash and cash equivalents	153,526		—		—		—			153,526
Tenant and other receivables, net	463		—		—		—			463
Intercompany	1,169,999		—		—		(1,169,999		)	—
Prepaid expenses and other assets	15,730		—		11,683		—			27,413
Investments in subsidiaries	10,126,379		—		—		(10,126,379		)	—
Above market lease, asset	—		—		41,834		—			41,834
Operating lease right-of-use assets	477		—		279,543		—			280,020
Total assets	$	11,467,081	$	—	$	11,758,860	$	(11,296,378	)	$	11,929,563
Debt, net	4,847,408		—		—		—			4,847,408
Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliates	298		—		—		—			298
Intercompany	—		—		1,169,999		(1,169,999		)	—
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	58,457		—		1,480		—			59,937
Accrued interest	37,407		—		—		—			37,407
Dividend and distribution payable	138,730		—		—		—			138,730
Deferred revenue	—		—		95,306		—			95,306
Deferred income taxes, net	—		—		29,721		—			29,721
Operating lease liabilities	477		—		335,975		—			336,452
Total liabilities	5,082,777		—		1,632,481		(1,169,999		)	5,545,259
General partner	—		—		—		—			—
Limited partners	6,384,304		—		10,126,379		(10,126,379		)	6,384,304
Total partners' capital	6,384,304		—		10,126,379		(10,126,379		)	6,384,304
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	11,467,081	$	—	$	11,758,860	$	(11,296,378	)	$	11,929,563



CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

	December 31, 2018
	Operating				Guarantor
	Partnership		Co-Issuer		Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Real estate investments, net	$	572	$	—	$	10,505,557	$	—		$	10,506,129
Cash and cash equivalents	3,995		—		—		—			3,995
Tenant and other receivables, net	26		—		7,642		—			7,668
Intercompany	841,179		—		—		(841,179		)	—
Prepaid expenses and other assets	34,813		—		—		—			34,813
Investments in subsidiaries	9,790,350		—		—		(9,790,350		)	—
Above market lease, asset	—		—		43,014		—			43,014
Assets held for sale	—		—		355,688		—			355,688
Total assets	$	10,670,935	$	—	$	10,911,901	$	(10,631,529	)	$	10,951,307
Debt, net	4,666,949		—		—		—			4,666,949
Due to MGM Resorts International and affiliates	227		—		—		—			227
Intercompany	—		—		841,179		(841,179		)	—
Accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities	13,102		—		7,694		—			20,796
Above market lease, liability	—		—		46,181		—			46,181
Accrued interest	26,096		—		—		—			26,096
Dividend and distribution payable	119,055		—		—		—			119,055
Deferred revenue	—		—		163,926		—			163,926
Deferred income taxes, net	—		—		33,634		—			33,634
Liabilities related to assets held for sale	—		—		28,937		—			28,937
Total liabilities	4,825,429		—		1,121,551		(841,179		)	5,105,801
General partner	—		—		—		—			—
Limited partners	5,845,506		—		9,790,350		(9,790,350		)	5,845,506
Total partners' capital	5,845,506		—		9,790,350		(9,790,350		)	5,845,506
Total liabilities and partners’ capital	$	10,670,935	$	—	$	10,911,901	$	(10,631,529	)	$	10,951,307



CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME INFORMATION

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2019
	Operating					Guarantor
	Partnership			Co-Issuer		Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Rental revenue	$	—		$	—	$	219,847		$	—		$	219,847
Tenant reimbursements and other	—			—		6,164			—			6,164
Total revenues	—			—		226,011			—			226,011

Expenses
Depreciation	22			—		71,935			—			71,957
Property transactions, net	—			—		9,921			—			9,921
Ground lease and other reimbursable expenses	—			—		5,920			—			5,920
Acquisition-related expenses	92			—		—			—			92
General and administrative	4,476			—		—			—			4,476
Total expenses	4,590			—		87,776			—			92,366

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	136,256			—		—			(136,256		)	—
Other income (expense)
Interest income	241			—		—			—			241
Interest expense	(63,048		)	—		—			—			(63,048		)
Other	(306		)	—		—			—			(306		)
	(63,113		)	—		—			—			(63,113		)
Income before income taxes	68,553			—		138,235			(136,256		)	70,532
Provision for income taxes	—			—		(1,979		)	—			(1,979		)
Net income	$	68,553		$	—	$	136,256		$	(136,256	)	$	68,553

Other comprehensive income
Net income	$	68,553		$	—	$	136,256		$	(136,256	)	$	68,553
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net	(19,270		)	—		—			—			(19,270		)
Comprehensive income	$	49,283		$	—	$	136,256		$	(136,256	)	$	49,283



CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME INFORMATION

	Three Months Ended September 30, 2018
	Operating					Guarantor
	Partnership			Co-Issuer		Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Rental revenue	$	—		$	—	$	186,564		$	—		$	186,564
Tenant reimbursements and other	—			—		30,095			—			30,095
Total revenues	—			—		216,659			—			216,659

Expenses
Depreciation	45			—		63,423			—			63,468
Property transactions, net	—			—		339			—			339
Ground lease and other reimbursable expenses	—			—		29,168			—			29,168
Amortization of above market lease, net	—			—		171			—			171
Acquisition-related expenses	1,931			—		—			—			1,931
General and administrative	3,358			—		—			—			3,358
Total expenses	5,334			—		93,101			—			98,435

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	129,568			—		—			(129,568		)	—
Other income (expense)
Interest income	5,452			—		—			(5,289		)	163
Interest expense	(58,743		)	—		(5,289		)	5,289			(58,743		)
Other	(1,020		)	—		—			—			(1,020		)
	(54,311		)	—		(5,289		)	—			(59,600		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	69,923			—		118,269			(129,568		)	58,624
Provision for income taxes	—			—		(2,650		)	—			(2,650		)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	69,923			—		115,619			(129,568		)	55,974
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			—		13,949			—			13,949
Net income	$	69,923		$	—	$	129,568		$	(129,568	)	$	69,923

Other comprehensive income
Net income	$	69,923		$	—	$	129,568		$	(129,568	)	$	69,923
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net	4,736			—		—			—			4,736
Comprehensive income	$	74,659		$	—	$	129,568		$	(129,568	)	$	74,659



CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME INFORMATION

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
	Operating					Guarantor
	Partnership			Co-Issuer		Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Rental revenue	$	—		$	—	$	636,575		$	—		$	636,575
Tenant reimbursements and other	—			—		18,618			—			18,618
Total revenues	—			—		655,193			—			655,193

Expenses
Depreciation	65			—		222,997			—			223,062
Property transactions, net	—			—		11,344			—			11,344
Ground lease and other reimbursable expenses	—			—		17,760			—			17,760
Acquisition-related expenses	8,891			—		—			—			8,891
General and administrative	12,305			—		—			—			12,305
Total expenses	21,261			—		252,101			—			273,362

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	409,665			—		—			(409,665		)	—
Other income (expense)
Interest income	7,806			—		—			(5,617		)	2,189
Interest expense	(190,973		)	—		(5,617		)	5,617			(190,973		)
Other	(806		)	—		—			—			(806		)
	(183,973		)	—		(5,617		)	—			(189,590		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	204,431			—		397,475			(409,665		)	192,241
Provision for income taxes	(1,745		)	—		(4,026		)	—			(5,771		)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	202,686			—		393,449			(409,665		)	186,470
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			—		16,216			—			16,216
Net income	$	202,686		$	—	$	409,665		$	(409,665	)	$	202,686

Other comprehensive income
Net income	$	202,686		$	—	$	409,665		$	(409,665	)	$	202,686
Unrealized loss on cash flow hedges, net	(65,657		)	—		—			—			(65,657		)
Comprehensive income	$	137,029		$	—	$	409,665		$	(409,665	)	$	137,029



CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME INFORMATION

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
	Operating					Guarantor
	Partnership			Co-Issuer		Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Revenues
Rental revenue	$	—		$	—	$	559,690		$	—		$	559,690
Tenant reimbursements and other	—			—		93,198			—			93,198
Total revenues	—			—		652,888			—			652,888

Expenses
Depreciation	87			—		199,846			—			199,933
Property transactions, net	—			—		18,851			—			18,851
Ground lease and other reimbursable expenses	—			—		90,435			—			90,435
Amortization of above market lease, net	—			—		514			—			514
Acquisition-related expenses	4,603			—		—			—			4,603
General and administrative	10,021			—		—			—			10,021
Total expenses	14,711			—		309,646			—			324,357

Equity in earnings of subsidiaries	346,758			—		—			(346,758		)	—
Other income (expense)
Interest income	7,762			—		—			(5,289		)	2,473
Interest expense	(157,249		)	—		(5,289		)	5,289			(157,249		)
Other	(6,409		)	—		—			—			(6,409		)
	(155,896		)	—		(5,289		)	—			(161,185		)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes	176,151			—		337,953			(346,758		)	167,346
Provision for income taxes	—			—		(5,144		)	—			(5,144		)
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	176,151			—		332,809			(346,758		)	162,202
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			—		13,949			—			13,949
Net income	$	176,151		$	—	$	346,758		$	(346,758	)	$	176,151

Other comprehensive income
Net income	$	176,151		$	—	$	346,758		$	(346,758	)	$	176,151
Unrealized gain on cash flow hedges, net	27,372			—		—			—			27,372
Comprehensive income	$	203,523		$	—	$	346,758		$	(346,758	)	$	203,523



CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2019
	Operating					Guarantor
	Partnership			Co-Issuer		Subsidiaries			Eliminations		Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(762,230	)	$	—	$	677,713		$	—	$	(84,517	)
Cash flows from investing activities
Proceeds from Northfield OpCo Transaction	3,779			—		—			—		3,779
Net cash provided by investing activities	3,779			—		—			—		3,779
Cash flows from financing activities
Net repayments under bank credit facility	(566,813		)	—		—			—		(566,813		)
Proceeds from issuance of debt	750,000			—		—			—		750,000
Deferred financing costs	(9,983		)	—		—			—		(9,983		)
Repayment of assumed bridge facility	(245,950		)	—		—			—		(245,950		)
Issuance of Operating Partnership units	699,362			—		—			—		699,362
Distributions paid	(395,005		)	—		—			—		(395,005		)
Cash received by Parent on behalf of Guarantor Subsidiaries, net	677,713			—		(677,713		)	—		—
Other	(1,342		)	—		—			—		(1,342		)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	907,982			—		(677,713		)	—		230,269
Cash flows from discontinued operations, net
Cash flows provided by operating activities, net	—			—		15,591			—		15,591
Cash flows used in investing activities, net	—			—		(12		)	—		(12		)
Cash flows used in financing activities, net	—			—		(37,900		)	—		(37,900		)
Net cash used in discontinued operations	—			—		(22,321		)	—		(22,321		)
Change in cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held for sale	—			—		(22,321		)	—		(22,321		)
Cash and cash equivalents
Net increase for the period	149,531			—		—			—		149,531
Balance, beginning of period	3,995			—		—			—		3,995
Balance, end of period	$	153,526		$	—	$	—		$	—	$	153,526



CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS INFORMATION

	Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018
	Operating					Guarantor
	Partnership			Co-Issuer		Subsidiaries			Eliminations		Consolidated
	(in thousands)
Cash flows from operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(149,511	)	$	—	$	574,348		$	—	$	424,837
Cash flows from investing activities
Capital expenditures for property and equipment	(191		)	—		—			—		(191		)
Acquisition of Northfield	(1,068,337		)	—		—					(1,068,337		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,068,528		)	—		—			—		(1,068,528		)
Cash flows from financing activities
Net borrowings under bank credit facility	747,375			—		—			—		747,375
Deferred financing costs	(17,490		)	—		—			—		(17,490		)
Distributions paid	(337,865		)	—		—			—		(337,865		)
Cash received by Parent on behalf of Guarantor Subsidiaries	574,348			—		(574,348		)	—		—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	966,368			—		(574,348		)	—		392,020
Cash flows from discontinued operations, net
Cash flows provided by operating activities, net	—			—		8,250			—		8,250
Cash flows provided by investing activities, net	—			—		33,199			—		33,199
Cash flows used in financing activities, net	—			—		—			—		—
Net cash provided by discontinued operations	—			—		41,449			—		41,449
Cash flows from discontinued operations, net
Change in cash and cash equivalents classified as assets held for sale	—			—		41,449			—		41,449
Cash and cash equivalents
Net decrease for the period	(251,671		)	—		—			—		(251,671		)
Balance, beginning of period	259,722			—		—			—		259,722
Balance, end of period	$	8,051		$	—	$	—		$	—	$	8,051

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

This management’s discussion and analysis of financial condition and results of operations contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Please see “Forward-Looking Statements” for a discussion of the uncertainties, risks, and assumptions that may cause our actual results to differ materially from those discussed in the forward-looking statements.

This discussion should be read in conjunction with our historical financial statements and related notes thereto and the other disclosures contained elsewhere in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on May 7, 2019, our quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2019, filed with the SEC on August 6, 2019, the audited consolidated financial statements and notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, which were included in our annual report on Form 10-K, filed with the SEC on February 27, 2019, and the audited and consolidated financial statements and notes for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, as retrospectively recasted for discontinued operations, which were filed on current report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 16, 2019.

Executive Overview

MGP is one of the leading publicly traded REITs engaged in the acquisition, ownership and leasing of large-scale destination entertainment and leisure properties, whose tenants generally offer diverse amenities including casino gaming, hotel, convention, dining, entertainment and retail offerings.

MGP is a limited liability company that was formed in Delaware in October 2015. We conduct our operations through the Operating Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership formed in January 2016, which became a subsidiary of MGP in April 2016. We elected to be treated as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) commencing with its taxable year ended December 31, 2016.

We generate all of our revenues by leasing our real estate properties through a wholly owned subsidiary of the Operating Partnership (the “Landlord”), to a subsidiary of MGM (the “Tenant”), which pursuant to the master lease agreement (“Master Lease”) requires the Tenant to pay substantially all costs associated with each property, including real estate taxes, ground lease rent, insurance, utilities and routine maintenance, in addition to the base rent and the percentage rent, each as described below. The Master Lease has an initial lease term of ten years (other than with respect to MGM National Harbor, as described further in Note 5 of the accompanying financial statements) with the potential to extend the term for four additional five-year terms thereafter at the option of the Tenant. Base rent and percentage rent that are known at the lease commencement date will be recorded on a straight-line basis over 30 years, which represents the initial ten-year non-cancelable lease term and all four five-year renewal terms under the Master Lease, as we have determined such renewal terms to be reasonably assured.

Additionally, we expect to grow our portfolio through acquisitions with third parties and with MGM. In pursuing external growth initiatives, we will generally seek to acquire properties that can generate stable rental revenue through long-term, triple-net leases with tenants with established operating histories, and we will consider various factors when evaluating acquisitions.

As of September 30, 2019, our portfolio consisted of eleven premier destination resorts in Las Vegas and elsewhere across the United States, MGM Northfield Park in Northfield, Ohio, Empire Resort Casino in Yonkers, New York, as well as a retail and entertainment district, The Park in Las Vegas.

On January 29, 2019, we acquired the developed real property associated with the Empire City Casino’s race track and casino (“Empire City”) from MGM upon its acquisition of Empire City (“Empire City Transaction”). Empire City was added to the existing Master Lease between the Landlord and Tenant. As a result, the annual rent payment to MGP increased by $50 million. Consistent with the Master Lease terms, 90% of this rent is fixed and will contractually grow at 2% per year until 2022. In addition, pursuant to the Master Lease, MGP has a right of first offer with respect to certain undeveloped land adjacent to the property to the extent MGM develops additional gaming facilities and chooses to sell or transfer the property in the future.

On March 7, 2019, we completed the transaction relating to renovations undertaken by MGM regarding the Park MGM and NoMad Las Vegas property (the “Park MGM Transaction”) for total consideration of $637.5 million. We funded the transaction with $605.6 million in cash and the issuance of approximately 1.0 million of Operating Partnership units to a subsidiary of MGM. As a result of the transaction, we recorded a lease incentive asset and the annual rent payment to us increased by $50 million, prorated for the remainder of the lease year. Consistent with the Master Lease terms, 90% of this rent is fixed and will contractually grow at 2% per year until 2022.

On April 1, 2019, we transferred the membership interests of Northfield Park Associates, LLC, (“Northfield”), the entity that formerly owned the real estate assets and operations of the Hard Rock Rocksino Northfield Park, to a subsidiary of MGM

and the Company retained the real estate assets. Our taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”) that owned Northfield liquidated immediately prior to the transfer. Subsequently, MGM rebranded the operations it acquired (“Northfield OpCo”) to MGM Northfield Park, which was then added to the existing Master Lease between the Landlord and Tenant. As a result, the annual rent payment to MGP increased by $60 million. Consistent with the Master Lease terms, 90% of this rent is fixed and will contractually grow at 2% per year until 2022. Northfield OpCo is presented as discontinued operations in our condensed consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented and the related operating assets and liabilities are presented as assets held for sale and liabilities related to assets held for sale in our condensed consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2018. Refer to Note 3 of the accompanying financial statements for additional discussion.

Combined Results of Operations for MGP and the Operating Partnership

Overview

The following table summarizes our financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018:



	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
	(in thousands)
Total revenues	$	226,011	$	216,659	$	655,193	$	652,888
Total expenses	92,366		98,435		273,362		324,357
Income from continuing operations, net of tax	68,553		55,974		186,470		162,202
Income from discontinued operations, net of tax	—		13,949		16,216		13,949
Net income	68,553		69,923		202,686		176,151
Net income attributable to Class A shareholders	22,515		19,484		64,328		48,460

Revenues

Rental revenue. Rental revenues, including tenant reimbursements and other, for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $226.0 million and $216.7 million, respectively. The $9.4 million, or 4.3%, increase was due primarily to an increase in rental revenues, excluding the lease incentive amortization, of $38.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as a result of the Empire City Transaction in January 2019, the Park MGM Transaction in March 2019 and the addition of MGM Northfield Park to the Master Lease in April 2019. The increase was offset by a $23.5 million decrease in reimbursed revenues as we no longer recognize reimbursed revenue for property taxes in accordance with the adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019 and a $5.0 million decrease in current quarter revenues for the amortization of the lease incentive asset recorded as part of the Park MGM Transaction.

Rental revenues, including tenant reimbursements and other, for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $655.2 million and $652.9 million, respectively. The $2.3 million, or 0.4%, increase is due primarily to an increase in rental revenues, excluding the lease incentive amortization, of $88.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 as a result of the Empire City Transaction in January 2019, the Park MGM Transaction in March 2019 and the addition of MGM Northfield Park to the Master Lease in April 2019. The increase was offset by a $73.2 million decrease in reimbursed revenues as we no longer recognize reimbursed revenue for property taxes in accordance with the adoption of ASC 842 on January 1, 2019 and a $11.4 million decrease in current year revenues for the amortization of the lease incentive asset recorded as part of the Park MGM Transaction.

Expenses

Depreciation. Depreciation expense for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 was $72.0 million and $63.5 million, respectively. The $8.5 million, or 13.4%, increase for the quarterly period primarily relates to the acquisition of Empire City in January 2019. Depreciation expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 was $223.1 million and $199.9 million, respectively. The $23.1 million, or 11.6%, increase for the year-to-date period were both primarily due to the acquisitions of MGM Northfield Park in July 2018 and Empire City in January 2019.

Property transactions, net. Property transactions, net for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $9.9 million and $0.3 million, respectively. Property transactions, net for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $11.3 million and $18.9 million, respectively. Property transactions, net in all periods relate to

normal losses on the disposition of assets recognized during the quarters and fluctuate year over year based on the timing of our disposition of assets.

Ground lease and other reimbursable expenses. Ground lease and other reimbursable expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $5.9 million and $29.2 million, respectively. The $23.2 million, or 79.7%, decrease is primarily due to a $23.5 million decrease reflecting the adoption of ASC 842 effective January 1, 2019, under which we no longer recognize the reimbursable expenses paid by the Tenant under the Master Lease.

Ground lease and other reimbursable expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $17.8 million and $90.4 million, respectively. The $72.7 million, or 80.4%, decrease is primarily due to a $73.2 million decrease reflecting the adoption of ASC 842 effective January 1, 2019, under which we no longer recognize the reimbursable expenses paid by the Tenant under the Master Lease.

Acquisition-related expenses. Acquisition-related expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $0.1 million and $1.9 million, respectively. The $1.8 million, or 95.2%, decrease is primarily due to expenses incurred relating to the Northfield acquisition in 2018. Acquisition-related expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $8.9 million and $4.6 million, respectively. The $4.3 million, or 93.2%, increase primarily relates to expenses incurred in the current year to acquire the real estate assets of Empire City in January 2019 offset by expenses incurred in the prior year relating to the Northfield acquisition.

General and administrative expenses. General and administrative expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $4.5 million and $3.4 million, respectively. General and administrative expenses for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $12.3 million and $10.0 million, respectively. The $1.1 million, or 33.3%, increase for the three months ended September 30, 2019 as well as the $2.3 million, or 22.8%, increase for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 were primarily due to increased financial, administrative and operational support costs.

Other Expenses

Other expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $63.1 million and $59.6 million, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018 were $189.6 million and $161.2 million, respectively. The $3.5 million, or 5.9%, increase for the quarterly period and the $28.4 million, or 17.6%, increase for the year-to-date period were both primarily related to an increase of interest expense on the senior notes, which primarily related to the $750 million 5.75% senior notes issued in January 2019.

Discontinued Operations

Income from discontinued operations, net of tax for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $16.2 million and is attributable to the Northfield OpCo. Income from discontinued operations, net of tax for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $13.9 million for both periods and is attributable to the Northfield OpCo. See Note 3 of the accompanying financial statements for additional discussion. There was no income from discontinued operations, net of tax for the three months ended September 30, 2019.

Provision for Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate on income from continuing operations was 2.8% and 3.0% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, respectively, compared to 4.5% and 3.1% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2018, respectively. The lower effective tax rate in 2019 is primarily due to additional operating income, not subject to federal or state income taxes, resulting from the Empire City Transaction, Park MGM Transaction and the addition of MGM Northfield Park to the Master Lease during the year, partially offset by the tax consequences of the liquidation of the TRS. Refer to Note 2 of the accompanying financial statements for additional discussion.

Non-GAAP Measures

Unless otherwise indicated, our non-GAAP measures discussed herein are related to our continuing operations and not our discontinued operations, assets held for sale, nor liabilities related to assets held for sale. Funds From Operations (“FFO”) is net income (computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP), excluding gains and losses from sales or disposals of property (presented as property transactions, net), plus depreciation, as defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.

Adjusted Funds From Operations (“AFFO”) is FFO as adjusted for amortization of financing costs and cash flow hedges; non-cash compensation expense; straight-line rent (which is defined as the difference between contractual rent and cash rent payments, excluding lease incentive asset amortization); amortization of lease incentive asset and deferred revenue relating to non-normal tenant improvements; acquisition-related expenses; non-cash ground lease rent, net; other expenses; provision for income taxes related to the REIT and other, net - discontinued operations.

Adjusted EBITDA is net income (computed in accordance with U.S. GAAP) as adjusted for gains and losses from sales or disposals of property (presented as property transactions, net); real estate depreciation; amortization of financing costs and cash flow hedges; non-cash compensation expense; straight-line rent; amortization of lease incentive asset and deferred revenue relating to non-normal tenant improvements; acquisition-related expenses; non-cash ground lease rent, net; other expenses; other, net - discontinued operations; interest income; interest expense (including amortization of financing costs and cash flow hedges) and provision for income taxes.

FFO, FFO per unit, AFFO, AFFO per unit and Adjusted EBITDA are supplemental performance measures that have not been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States (“U.S. GAAP”) that management believes are useful to investors in comparing operating and financial results between periods. Management believes that this is especially true since these measures exclude real estate depreciation and amortization expense and management believes that real estate values fluctuate based on market conditions rather than depreciating in value ratably on a straight-line basis over time. The Company believes such a presentation also provides investors with a meaningful measure of the Company’s operating results in comparison to the operating results of other REITs. Adjusted EBITDA is useful to investors to further supplement AFFO and FFO and to provide investors a performance metric which excludes interest expense. In addition to non-cash items, the Company adjusts AFFO and Adjusted EBITDA for acquisition-related expenses. While we do not label these expenses as non-recurring, infrequent or unusual, management believes that it is helpful to adjust for these expenses when they do occur to allow for comparability of results between periods because each acquisition is (and will be) of varying size and complexity and may involve different types of expenses depending on the type of property being acquired and from whom.

FFO, FFO per unit, AFFO, AFFO per unit and Adjusted EBITDA do not represent cash flow from operations as defined by U.S. GAAP, should not be considered as an alternative to net income as defined by U.S. GAAP and are not indicative of cash available to fund all cash flow needs. Investors are also cautioned that FFO, FFO per unit, AFFO, AFFO per unit and Adjusted EBITDA as presented, may not be comparable to similarly titled measures reported by other REITs due to the fact that not all real estate companies use the same definitions.

The following table provides a reconciliation of the Company’s consolidated net income to FFO, AFFO and Adjusted EBITDA:



	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(in thousands)
Net income	$	68,553		$	69,923		$	202,686		$	176,151
Real estate depreciation	71,957			63,468			223,062			199,933
Property transactions, net	9,921			339			11,344			18,851
Funds From Operations	150,431			133,730			437,092			394,935
Amortization of financing costs and cash flow hedges	3,369			3,471			10,016			9,796
Non-cash compensation expense	519			576			1,608			1,516
Straight-line rental revenues, excluding lease incentive asset	11,664			5,096			29,783			11,895
Amortization of lease incentive asset and deferred revenue on non-normal tenant improvements	4,501			—			9,719			—
Acquisition-related expenses	92			1,931			8,891			4,603
Non-cash ground lease rent, net	259			171			778			514
Other expenses	306			1,020			806			6,409
Provision for income taxes - REIT	1,979			2,650			5,771			5,144
Other, net - discontinued operations	—			5,602			3,707			5,602
Adjusted Funds From Operations	173,120			154,247			508,171			440,414
Interest income	(241		)	(163		)	(2,189		)	(2,473		)
Interest expense	63,048			58,743			190,973			157,249
Amortization of financing costs and cash flow hedges	(3,369		)	(3,471		)	(10,016		)	(9,796		)
Provision for income taxes - discontinued operations	—			2,616			2,890			2,616
Adjusted EBITDA	$	232,558		$	211,972		$	689,829		$	588,010

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Rental revenue is our primary source of cash and is dependent on the Tenant’s ability to pay rent. All of our indebtedness is held by the Operating Partnership and MGP does not guarantee any of the Operating Partnership's indebtedness. MGP's principal funding requirement is the payment of distributions on its Class A shares, and its principal source of funding for these distributions is the distributions it receives from the Operating Partnership. MGP's liquidity is therefore dependent upon the Operating Partnership's ability to make sufficient distributions to it. The Operating Partnership's primary uses of cash include payment of operating expenses, debt service and distributions to MGP and MGM. We believe that the Operating Partnership currently has sufficient liquidity to satisfy all of its commitments, including its distributions to MGP, and in turn, that we currently have sufficient liquidity to satisfy all our commitments in the form of $153.5 million in cash and cash equivalents held by the Operating Partnership as of September 30, 2019, expected cash flows from operations, and $1.4 billion of borrowing capacity under the Operating Partnership’s revolving credit facility as of September 30, 2019. See Note 6 to the accompanying financial statements for a description of our principal debt arrangements.

Summary of Cash Flows

Net cash used in operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $84.5 million and net cash provided by operating activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $424.8 million. The decrease in cash generated from operating activities was primarily due to the Park MGM Transaction in March 2019, for which we paid a cash lease incentive of $605.6 million to a subsidiary of MGM and amended the Master Lease, as further described in Note 5 within our accompanying financial statements, and an increase in cash paid for interest under our principal debt agreements. This decrease was partially offset with an increase in cash rental payments of $103.4 million as a result of the Empire City Transaction, the Park MGM Transaction, the Northfield real estate assets being added to the Master Lease, and the impact of the 2.0% fixed annual rent escalator that went into effect on April 1, 2019.

Net cash provided by investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $3.8 million related to proceeds from the Northfield OpCo Transaction. There was $1.07 billion net cash used in investing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018, primarily related to the acquisition of Northfield in July 2018.

Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $230.3 million, which was primarily attributable to our issuance of $750 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior notes due 2027, our offering of 19.6 million Class A shares in a registered public offering for which we received net proceeds of $548.4 million, and our offering of 4.9 million Class A shares under our “at-the-market” (“ATM”) equity distribution program for which we received net proceeds of $151.0 million, partially offset by repayments of our bank credit facility of approximately of $566.8 million, net, our repayment of approximately $246.0 million of assumed indebtedness from the Empire City Transaction, and our $395.0 million of distributions and dividends. Net cash provided by financing activities for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $392.0 million which was primarily attributable to our net draws against our credit facilities to fund the acquisition of Northfield, partially offset by the payment of $337.9 million of distributions and dividends and costs related to amending our senior credit facilities.

Net cash used in operating, financing and investing activities for our discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2019 was $22.3 million and net cash provided by operating, financing and investing activities for our discontinued operations for the nine months ended September 30, 2018 was $41.4 million. Net cash activity for both periods was entirely due to the operations of the Northfield OpCo.

Dividends and Distributions

The following table presents the distributions declared and paid by the Operating Partnership and the dividends declared by MGP within the nine months ended September 30, 2019 and September 30, 2018. MGP pays its dividends with the receipt of its share of the Operating Partnership’s distributions.



Declaration Date	Record Date	Distribution/ Dividend Per Unit/ Share		Payment Date
(in thousands, except per unit and per share amount)
2019
March 15, 2019	March 29, 2019	$	0.4650	April 15, 2019
June 14, 2019	June 28, 2019	$	0.4675	July 15, 2019
September 13, 2019	September 30, 2019	$	0.4700	October 15, 2019

2018
March 15, 2018	March 30, 2018	$	0.4200	April 15, 2018
June 15, 2018	June 29, 2018	$	0.4300	July 16, 2018
September 17, 2018	September 28, 2018	$	0.4375	October 15, 2018

In accordance with our REIT status and the accompanying U.S. federal income tax laws that generally require that a REIT distribute annually at least 90% of its REIT taxable income, without regard to the deduction for dividends paid and excluding net capital gains, and that it pay taxes at regular corporate income tax rates to the extent that it annually distributes less than 100% of its taxable income, our annual distribution will not be less than 90% of our REIT taxable income on an annual basis, determined without regard to the dividends paid deduction and excluding any net capital gains.

At-The-Market Program

Our ATM program allows us to offer and sell up to an aggregate sales price of $300 million of our Class A shares through our sales agents at prevailing market prices or agreed-upon prices. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019, we issued 2.8 million and 4.9 million Class A shares, respectively, for which we received net proceeds of approximately $86.1 million and $151.0 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2019, approximately $147 million remains available to be issued under the program.

Inflation

The Master Lease provides for certain increases in rent as a result of the fixed annual rent escalator or changes in the variable percentage rent. We expect that inflation will cause the variable percentage rent provisions to result in rent increases over time. However, we could be negatively affected if increases in rent are not sufficient to cover increases in our operating expenses due to inflation. In addition, inflation and increased costs may have an adverse impact on our tenants if increases in their operating expenses exceed increases in revenue due to inflation.

Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

A complete discussion of our critical accounting policies and estimates is included in our Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018. There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies and estimates since year end, other than discussed below.

Leases

The majority of our revenues are derived from rent. The lease accounting guidance under ASC 842 is complex and requires the use of judgments and assumptions by management to determine the proper accounting treatment of a lease. Upon entry into a lease agreement or amendment, we assess whether such agreements are accounted for as a separate or combined contract and/or a lease modification or a new lease. This further determines whether the extent to which we need to perform lease classification testing to determine if the agreement is a finance or operating lease. The lease classification test requires judgments which include, among other things, the fair value of the assets, the residual value of the assets at the end of the lease term, the estimated remaining economic life of the assets, and the likelihood of the tenant exercising renewal options.

Market Risk

Our primary market risk exposure is interest rate risk with respect to our existing variable-rate long-term indebtedness. An increase in interest rates could make the financing of any acquisition by us more costly as well as increase the costs of our variable rate debt obligations. Rising interest rates could also limit our ability to refinance our debt when it matures or cause us to pay higher interest rates upon refinancing and increase interest expense on refinanced indebtedness.

To manage our exposure to changes in LIBOR rates, as of September 30, 2019, we have interest rate swap agreements where the Company pays a weighted average fixed rate of 1.707% on a total notional amount of $1.5 billion.

We do not hold or issue financial instruments for trading purposes and do not enter into derivative transactions that would be considered speculative positions. As of September 30, 2019, long-term variable rate borrowings including impact from our swap agreements, represented approximately 15.3% of our total borrowings. Assuming a 100 basis-point increase in LIBOR, our annual interest cost would increase by approximately $8 million based on gross amounts outstanding at September 30, 2019 and taking into account the interest rate swap agreements currently effective. The following table provides information about the maturities of our long-term debt subject to changes in interest rates excluding the effect of the Operating Partnership interest rate swaps discussed above:



	Debt maturing in																					Fair Value September 30,
	2019			2020			2021			2022			2023			Thereafter			Total			2019
	(in millions)
Fixed-rate	$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	2,650.0		$	2,650.0		$	2,874.0
Average interest rate	N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A			N/A			5.300		%	5.300		%
Variable rate	$	7.6		$	30.2		$	30.2		$	30.3		$	447.4		$	1,706.6		$	2,252.3		$	2,253.4
Average interest rate	4.044		%	4.044		%	4.044		%	4.044		%	4.044		%	4.044		%	4.044		%

Cautionary Statement Concerning Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the U.S. Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In particular, statements pertaining to our capital resources and the amount and frequency of future distributions contain forward-looking statements. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of forward-looking terminology such as “believes,” “expects,” “could,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seeks,” “likely,” “intends,” “plans,” “pro forma,” “projects,” “estimates” or “anticipates” or the negative of these words and phrases or similar words or phrases that are predictions

of or indicate future events or trends and that do not relate solely to historical matters. You can also identify forward-looking statements by discussions of strategy, plans or intentions. Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make regarding the timing and amount of any future dividends and our ability to further grow our portfolio.

Forward-looking statements involve numerous risks and uncertainties and you should not rely on them as predictions of future events. Forward-looking statements depend on assumptions, data or methods that may be incorrect or imprecise and we may not be able to realize them. We do not guarantee that the transactions and events described will happen as described (or that they will happen at all). The following factors, among others, could cause actual results and future events to differ materially from those set forth or contemplated in the forward-looking statements:


•	We are dependent on MGM (including its subsidiaries) unless and until we substantially diversify our portfolio, and an event that has a material adverse effect on MGM’s business, financial position or results of operations could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position or results of operations.


•	We depend on our properties leased to MGM for substantially all of our anticipated cash flows.


•	We may not be able to re-lease our properties following the expiration or termination of the Master Lease.


•	MGP’s sole material assets are Operating Partnership units representing 32.3% of the ownership interests in the Operating Partnership, as of September 30, 2019, over which we have operating control through our ownership of its general partner.


•	The Master Lease restricts our ability to sell our properties.


•	We will have future capital needs and may not be able to obtain additional financing on acceptable terms.


•	Covenants in our debt agreements may limit our operational flexibility, and a covenant breach or default could materially adversely affect our business, financial position or results of operations.


•	Rising expenses could reduce cash flow and funds available for future acquisitions and distributions.


•	We are dependent on the gaming industry and may be susceptible to the risks associated with it, which could materially adversely affect our business, financial position or results of operations.


•	Because a significant number of our major gaming resorts are concentrated on the Las Vegas Strip, we are subject to greater risks than a company that is more geographically diversified.


•	Our pursuit of investments in, and acquisitions or development of, additional properties (including our rights of first offer with respect to MGM Springfield and with respect to any future gaming developments by MGM on the undeveloped land adjacent to Empire City) may be unsuccessful or fail to meet our expectations.


•	We may face extensive regulation from gaming and other regulatory authorities, and our operating agreement provides that any of our shares held by investors who are found to be unsuitable by state gaming regulatory authorities are subject to redemption.


•	Required regulatory approvals can delay or prohibit future leases or transfers of our gaming properties, which could result in periods in which we are unable to receive rent for such properties.


•	Net leases may not result in fair market lease rates over time, which could negatively impact our income and reduce the amount of funds available to make distributions to shareholders.


•	Our dividend yield could be reduced if we were to sell any of our properties in the future.


•	There can be no assurance that we will be able to make distributions to our Operating Partnership unitholders and Class A shareholders or maintain our anticipated level of distributions over time.


•	An increase in market interest rates could increase our interest costs on existing and future debt and could adversely affect the price of our Class A shares.


•	We are controlled by MGM, whose interests in our business may conflict with ours or yours.


•	We are dependent on MGM for the provision of administration services to our operations and assets.


•	Our operating agreement contains provisions that reduce or eliminate duties (including fiduciary duties) of our directors, officers and others.


•	If MGM engages in the same type of business we conduct, our ability to successfully operate and expand our business may be hampered.


•	The Master Lease and other agreements governing our relationship with MGM were not negotiated on an arm’s-length basis and the terms of those agreements may be less favorable to us than they might otherwise have been in an arm’s-length transaction.

•

In the event of a bankruptcy of the Tenant, a bankruptcy court may determine that the Master Lease is not a single lease but rather multiple severable leases, each of which can be assumed or rejected independently, in which case underperforming leases related to properties we own that are subject to the Master Lease could be rejected by the Tenant while tenant-favorable leases are allowed to remain in place.


•	MGM may undergo a change of control without the consent of us or of our shareholders.


•	If MGP fails to remain qualified to be taxed as a REIT, it will be subject to U.S. federal income tax as a regular corporation and could face a substantial tax liability, which would have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.


•	Legislative or other actions affecting REITs could have a negative effect on us.


•	The anticipated benefits of any future acquisitions may not be realized fully and may take longer to realize than expected.

While forward-looking statements reflect our good-faith beliefs, they are not guarantees of future performance. We disclaim any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors of new information, data or methods, future events or other changes. For a further discussion of these and other factors that could impact our future results, performance or transactions, see the section entitled “Risk Factors.”

Any forward-looking statement made by us in this Form 10-Q speaks only as of the date on which it is made. Factors or events that could cause our actual results to differ may emerge from time to time, and it is not possible for us to predict all of them. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise, except as may be required by law. If we update one or more forward-looking statements, no inference should be made that we will make additional updates with respect to those or other forward-looking statements.

You should also be aware that while we from time to time communicate with securities analysts, we do not disclose to them any material non-public information, internal forecasts or other confidential business information. Therefore, you should not assume that we agree with any statement or report issued by any analyst, irrespective of the content of the statement or report. To the extent that reports issued by securities analysts contain projections, forecasts or opinions, those reports are not our responsibility and are not endorsed by us.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk

We incorporate by reference the information appearing under “Market Risk” in Part I, Item 2 of this Form 10-Q.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

Controls and Procedures with respect to MGP

Our Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) have concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13(a)-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act) were effective as of September 30, 2019 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed in the Company’s reports under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and regulations and to provide that such information is accumulated and communicated to management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. This conclusion is based on an evaluation as required by Rule 13a-15(b) under the Exchange Act conducted under the supervision and participation of the principal executive officer and principal financial officer along with company management.

Controls and Procedures with respect to the Operating Partnership

In this “Controls and Procedures with respect to the Operating Partnership” section, the terms “we,” “our” and “us” refer to the Operating Partnership together with its consolidated subsidiaries, and “management,” “principal executive officer” and “principal financial officer” refers to the management, principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the Operating Partnership and of the Operating Partnership’s general partner.

Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

From time to time, we are a party to various claims and routine litigation arising in the ordinary course of business. As of September 30, 2019, we do not believe that the results of any such claims or litigation, individually or in the aggregate, will have a material adverse effect on our business, financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

A description of certain factors that may affect our future results and risk factors is set forth in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our 2018 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

In connection with the registered offerings of 2.8 million Class A shares under the Company’s ATM program for the three months ended September 30, 2019, the Operating Partnership issued 2.8 million Operating Partnership units to the Company pursuant to an applicable exemption form, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and applicable state securities laws.

Item 6. Exhibits



31.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer of MGM Growth Properties LLC pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.2		Certification of Chief Executive Officer of MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.3		Certification of Chief Financial Officer of MGM Growth Properties LLC pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

31.4		Certification of Chief Financial Officer of MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) of the Exchange Act, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

32.1		Certification of Chief Executive Officer of MGM Growth Properties LLC pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

32.2		Certification of Chief Executive Officer of MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

32.3		Certification of Chief Financial Officer of MGM Growth Properties LLC pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

32.4		Certification of Chief Financial Officer of MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002*

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*	Exhibits 32.1, 32.2, 32.3 and 32.4 shall not be deemed filed with the SEC, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the SEC under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, whether made before or after the date hereof and irrespective of any general incorporation language in any filings.
†	Denotes a management contract of compensatory plan or arrangement.

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.



	MGM Growth Properties LLC

Date: November 5, 2019	By:	/s/ JAMES C. STEWART
		James C. Stewart
		Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 5, 2019		/s/ ANDY H. CHIEN
		Andy H. Chien
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)

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.



	MGM Growth Properties Operating Partnership LP
	By: MGM Growth Properties OP GP LLC, its general partner

Date: November 5, 2019	By:	/s/ JAMES C. STEWART
		James C. Stewart
		Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 5, 2019		/s/ ANDY H. CHIEN
		Andy H. Chien
		Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)