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Related Party Transactions
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2020
Related Party Transactions  
Related Party Transactions

Note 7 – Related Party Transactions

The Company entered into the Amended and Restated Advisory Agreement on August 2, 2018, with PHA and the Operating Partnership (as amended and renewed, the “Advisory Agreement”). The Advisory Agreement has a one-year term, subject to renewals upon mutual consent of PHA and the Company’s independent directors for an unlimited number of successive one-year periods. On November 22, 2019, the Company, the Operating Partnership and PHA entered into the Second Amendment to the Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement Amendment”) in order to revise certain terms regarding the accrual of interest on deferred acquisition, disposition and asset management fees, as well as the deferral of asset management fees paid to PHA. On July 28, 2020, the board of directors of the Company, including all independent directors of the Company, after review of PHA's performance during the last year, authorized the Company to execute a mutual consent to renew the Advisory Agreement, by and among the Company, the Operating Partnership and PHA. The renewal was for a one-year term and was effective on August 3, 2020.

Pursuant to the Advisory Agreement, PHA oversees the Company’s day-to-day operations, including the provision of general ledger accounting, fund accounting, legal services, investor relations, and other administrative services. PHA also performs, or oversees the performance of, the Company’s corporate operations and required administrative services, which include maintaining required financial records and preparing reports to stockholders and filings with the SEC. In addition, PHA assists an independent valuation firm and the Company’s board of directors in calculating and determining the Company’s estimated NAV, and assists the Company in overseeing the preparation and filing of tax returns, payment of expenses and for the performance of administrative and professional services rendered to the Company by others. The Company reimburses PHA for certain expenses and pays PHA certain fees pertaining to services provided.

Operating Expenses

The Company is also required to reimburse PHA for costs incurred in providing these administrative services. PHA is required to allocate the cost of such services to the Company based on objective factors such as total assets, revenues and/or time allocations. At least annually, the Company’s board of directors will review the amount of administrative services expense reimbursable to PHA to determine whether such amounts are reasonable in relation to the services provided. As of September 30, 2020, PHA has forfeited its right to collect reimbursement for providing these administrative services provided through such date.

Acquisition Fee

The Company will pay PHA acquisition fees as described below:

Acquisition Fee: Fee for providing services including selecting, evaluating and acquiring potential investments, or the acquisition fee. The total acquisition fee payable to PHA shall equal 1.5% of the Gross Contract Purchase Price of an investment, which as defined in the Advisory Agreement, represents the amount actually paid or allocated in respect of the purchase of an investment, inclusive of acquisition expenses and any indebtedness assumed or incurred. Payment of such fee will be deferred until the occurrence of a (i) liquidation event (i.e., any voluntary or involuntary liquidation or dissolution of the Company, including as a result of the sale of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets for cash or other consideration), (ii) the Company’s sale or merger in a transaction that provides stockholders with cash, securities or a combination of cash and securities, (iii) the listing of the Company’s shares of common stock on a national securities exchange, or (iv) the termination of the Advisory Agreement, other than for cause, or the non-renewal of the Advisory Agreement. The preceding clauses (ii) and (iii) are defined as an “Other Liquidity Event”. Under the Advisory Agreement Amendment, deferred acquisition fees will accrue interest at a cumulative, non-compounded rate of 6.0% per annum until the day immediately following the Fifth Anniversary (as defined herein), at which time such interest will cease to further accrue.

There were no acquisition fees for the three months ended September 30, 2020. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020, the Company incurred $441,370 in acquisition fees related to the Hilton Garden Inn Providence, which are included in other fees to affiliates on the condensed consolidated statement of operations. There were no acquisition fees incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2019. As of September 30, 2020 and 2019, there were $979,350 and $537,980, respectively, of deferred acquisition fees included in due to related parties on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Interest expense on outstanding acquisition fees was $14,771 and $8,136, respectively, for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, $39,794 and $24,143, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, and is included in interest expense on the condensed consolidated statement of operations and in due to related parties on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Asset Management Fee

The Company will pay PHA asset management fees as described below:

Asset Management Fee: Quarterly fee equal to one-fourth of 0.75% of the adjusted cost of the Company’s assets and the amounts actually paid or allocated in respect of the acquisition of loans, before reduction for depreciation, amortization, impairment charges, and cumulative acquisition costs charged to expense in accordance with GAAP, or the asset management fee. The adjusted cost will include the purchase price, acquisition expenses, capital expenditures, and other customary capitalized costs. The Advisory Agreement Amendment clarified the duration of the asset management fee and accrual of interest on deferred asset management fees. The asset management fee will be payable to PHA quarterly in arrears, based on the adjusted cost on the last date of the prior quarter, adjusted for appropriate closing dates for individual investments. Payment of the asset management fee will be deferred on a quarterly basis if at any time all accumulated, accrued, and unpaid 6% distributions have not been paid in full to the holders of the K Shares, K-I Shares, K-T Shares and any parity security. Any such deferred asset management fees will accrue interest at a cumulative, non-compounded rate of 6.0% per annum. If the Company has not completed a liquidation event by the fifth anniversary of the date the Company terminates the Public Offering (including any follow-on offering) (the “Fifth Anniversary”), on the day immediately following the Fifth Anniversary, (i) the asset management fees payable pursuant to the Advisory Agreement cease to accrue and (ii) interest that accrued at a non-compounded rate of 6.0% per annum on the deferred asset management fees will cease to accrue. For the avoidance of doubt, all accrued and unpaid principal and interest amounts in connection with the asset management fee at the Fifth Anniversary will remain outstanding.

For the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred $143,218 and $88,358, respectively, in asset management fees. For the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company incurred $394,734 and $263,700, respectively, in asset management fees. Asset management fees are included in other fees to affiliates on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and in due to related parties on the condensed consolidated balance sheets. Interest expense on the outstanding asset management fees was $14,088 and $6,822 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively and $35,358 and $16,301 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. These amounts are included in interest expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and in due to related parties on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

Disposition Fee

The Company will pay PHA disposition fees as described below:

Disposition Fee: Fee for providing a substantial amount of services in connection with the sale of a property or real estate-related assets, as determined by a majority of the Company’s independent directors, or the disposition fee. The disposition fee will equal one-half of the brokerage commissions paid on the sale of an investment. In no event will the disposition fee exceed 1.5% of the sales price of each investment. Payment of the disposition fee to PHA will be deferred until the occurrence of (i) a liquidation event, (ii) an Other Liquidity Event, or (iii) the termination of the Advisory Agreement, other than for cause, or the non-renewal of the Advisory Agreement. Under the Advisory Agreement Amendment, deferred disposition fees will accrue interest at a cumulative, non-compounded rate of 6.0% per annum until the day immediately following the Fifth Anniversary, at which time such interest will cease to further accrue.

There were no disposition fees incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

Acquisition Expenses

The Company will reimburse PHA for acquisition expenses actually incurred (excluding personnel costs) related to selecting, evaluating, and making investments on the Company’s behalf. All acquisition expenses as of September 30, 2020 and 2019 were paid directly by the Company and there have been no reimbursements to PHA.

Organization and Offering Costs

Organization and offering costs include selling commissions, dealer manager fees, stockholder servicing fees and any other elements of underwriting compensation, as well as legal, accounting, printing, mailing and filing fees and expenses, due diligence expenses of participating broker-dealers supported by detailed and itemized invoices, costs in connection with preparing sales materials, design and website expenses, fees and expenses of the Company’s transfer agent, fees to attend retail seminars sponsored by participating broker-dealers and reimbursements for customary travel, lodging, and meals. For more information regarding selling commissions, dealer manager fees, stockholder servicing fees and any other elements of underwriting compensation, see Note 8 – “Stockholders’ Equity”.

Certain organization and offering costs have been incurred by PHA on behalf of the Company. As of September 30, 2020, the total amount of organization and offering costs, exclusive of selling commissions, dealer manager fees and stockholder servicing fees, incurred by PHA and its affiliates related to the Private Offering and the Public Offering was $8,346,943, of which $1,026,564 has been reimbursed through the issuance of A Shares to an affiliate of PHA and payments to PHA of $2,227,597. The Company may reimburse PHA and its affiliates for organization and offering costs incurred on the Company’s behalf, but only to the extent the reimbursement would not cause the selling commissions, dealer manager fees, stockholder servicing fees and other organization and offering expenses to exceed 15% of the gross offering proceeds of the Public Offering as of the termination of the Public Offering, or the 15% cap. As of September 30, 2020, $3,759,854 is reimbursable to PHA and its affiliates by the Company in the future, subject to the 15% cap.

The Company records organization and offering costs as charges against additional paid in capital on the condensed consolidated balance sheets as the Company raises proceeds in its continuous Public Offering. These amounts represent 15% of the gross offering proceeds of the Private Offering and the Public Offering as of September 30, 2020, the maximum amount allowed to be recognized by the Company in its financial statements in accordance with the rules established by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”). The Company recognized organization and offering costs of $1,306,260 and $2,187,153 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had a balance due to PHA for reimbursement of O&O expenses within the 15% cap of $76,148, which is included in due to related parties in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020. As of the date of this filing, the Company has reimbursed PHA for this amount.

Advances to PHA

As of September 30, 2020, the Company had advanced $18,000 to PHA for general and administrative expenses to be paid by PHA on behalf of the Company, which is included in due from related parties in the condensed consolidated balance sheet as of September 30, 2020. As of the date of this filing, the Company has been reimbursed by PHA for this amount.

Property Management Fee and Reimbursement

Wholly owned subsidiaries of PCF and the Operating Partnership entered into hotel management agreements with affiliates of the Company for the management of each of the Company's hotels. Under the terms of the management agreements, the manager operates and manages each hotel, including making all human resource decisions. The employees of the hotels are employed by the managers, however, pursuant to the management agreements, all compensation of hotel personnel is recorded as a direct operating expense of the hotel. The manager of each hotel is paid a base management fee equal to 3% of the respective hotel’s gross revenues and is also reimbursed for certain expenses and centralized service costs.

The terms of the in-place management agreements expire June 28, 2021, May 23, 2021, August 14, 2023 and February 26, 2025, respectively, for the Staybridge Suites St. Petersburg, the Springhill Suites Wilmington, the Hotel Indigo Traverse City, and the Hilton Garden Inn Providence, respectively.

Aggregate property management fees incurred were $166,461 and $177,041 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, $315,838 and $425,866 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and are included in property management fees to affiliates on the condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of September 30, 2020, $45,197 of accrued property management fees payable were included in due to related parties on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. Aggregate net reimbursements for certain expenses for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019 were $31,981 and $14,467, respectively, and $82,536 and $42,423 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. As of September 30, 2020, $3,926 of expense reimbursements were included in due to related parties on the condensed consolidated balance sheet. During the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company paid $238,597 and $162,367, respectively, to TPG Risk Services, LLC, an affiliate of the Sponsor, for the reimbursement of prepaid insurance at the hotel properties. During the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, the Company paid $280,502 and $221,940, respectively, to TPG Risk Services, LLC, an affiliate of the Sponsor, for the reimbursement of prepaid insurance at the hotel properties. As of September 30, 2020, the Company had a payable balance of $98,291 due to TPG Risk Services, LLC, which is included in the due to related parties on the condensed consolidated balance sheet.

Construction Management Fee

The Company pays its property managers or third parties selected by PHA, after requesting bids from such parties, a construction management fee (which may include expense reimbursements) based on market rates for such services in the markets in which the hotel properties are located and will take into account the nature of the services to be performed, which generally will constitute the supervision or coordination of any construction, improvements, refurbishments, renovations, or restorations of the Company’s hotel properties. If PHA selects the property manager or another affiliate of the Sponsor to perform such services, any resulting agreement must be approved by a majority of the Company’s board of directors, including a majority of its independent directors. Construction management fees incurred were $0 and $8,083 during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, $0 and $30,870 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and capitalized as a part of the construction cost. The Company reimbursed TPG Construction, LLC, an affiliate of the Sponsor, $250 and $148,428 during the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and $26,026 and $694,004 during the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, for capital expenditure costs incurred at the hotel properties. Included in the due from related parties balance at September 30, 2020, was a $20,655 receivable from TPG Construction, LLC relating to working capital requests to provide funding for vendors and contractor deposits at the Hotel Indigo Traverse City.

Additional Service Fees

If the Company requests that PHA or its affiliates perform other services, including but not limited to, renovation evaluations, the compensation terms for those services must be approved by a majority of the Company’s board of directors, including a majority of the independent directors. No such fees for additional services were incurred for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019.

Payment Upon Listing of Shares

If the Company lists any of its shares of capital stock on a national securities exchange (which automatically results in a termination of the Advisory Agreement), the Company will be obligated to pay PHA the amount PHA would be entitled to receive on account of deferred asset management fees, acquisition fees, and disposition fees (and any accrued interest thereon) as if the Company liquidated and received liquidation proceeds equal to the market value of the Company, which is limited to the excess of market value over the liquidation preference on K Shares, K-I Shares and K-T Shares.

Payment Upon a Merger or Acquisition Transaction

If the Company terminates the Advisory Agreement in connection with or in contemplation of a transaction involving a merger or acquisition, the Company would be obligated to pay PHA the amount PHA would be entitled to receive as if the Company liquidated and received net liquidation proceeds equal to the consideration paid to the stockholders in such transaction.

Payment Upon Other Advisory Agreement Termination

The Company may elect not to renew the Advisory Agreement. The Company has the right to terminate the Advisory Agreement without cause, or other than in connection with a listing of the Company’s shares or a transaction involving a merger or acquisition or other than for cause (“Non-cause Advisory Agreement Termination”). If a Non-cause Advisory Agreement Termination were to occur, the Company would be obligated to make a cash payment to PHA in the amount of any deferred asset management fees, plus any interest accrued thereon, the full acquisition fees previously earned, plus interest accrued thereon, and the full disposition fees previously earned, plus any interest accrued thereon, regardless of the value of the Company’s assets or net assets. The Company would be obligated to repurchase its A Shares for an amount equal to the greater of: (1) any accrued common ordinary distributions on the A Shares plus the stated value of the outstanding A Shares ($10.00 per A Share) or (2) the amount the holders of A Shares would be entitled to receive if the Company liquidated and received net liquidation proceeds equal to the fair market value (determined by appraisals as of the termination date) of the Company’s investments less any loans secured by such investments, limited in the case of non-recourse loans to the value of investments securing such loans. Any B Shares then outstanding would remain outstanding. The amounts payable on account of the repurchase of A Shares may be paid, in the discretion of a majority of the Company’s board of directors, including a majority of the Company’s independent directors, in the form of promissory notes bearing interest at the then-current rate, as determined in good faith by a majority of the Company’s independent directors.

Payment Upon Advisory Agreement Termination for Cause

If the Company terminates the Advisory Agreement for cause, the Company would not have a current obligation to make any payments to PHA or to S2K Servicing LLC (formerly known as Colony S2K Servicing LLC), an affiliate of the dealer manager. However, any A Shares and B Shares held by them or their affiliates would remain outstanding. In addition, any deferred asset management fees, plus any interest accrued thereon, the full acquisition fees previously earned, plus any interest accrued thereon, and the full disposition fees previously earned, plus any interest accrued thereon, would remain outstanding obligations, and the deferred fees would continue to accrue interest at a non-compounded annual rate of 6.0%. Such deferred fees and interest thereon would be payable upon a liquidation event.

Amended and Restated Operating Partnership Agreement

In connection with the Hilton Garden Inn Providence acquisition, effective February 27, 2020, the Company, as general partner of the Operating Partnership, Procaccianti Hotel REIT, LP, LLC and certain principals and affiliates of the Sponsor that were issued Class K OP Units entered into an Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Procaccianti Hotel REIT, L.P. (the “Amended and Restated Operating Partnership Agreement”). For a description of the material terms of the Amended and Restated Operating Partnership Agreement, see the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on March 3, 2020.

Loans from Affiliates

The Company has combined subordinated promissory notes of $94,194 from PHA that bear interest at the current blended long term applicable federal rate (“AFR”). The blended long term AFR was 1.62% and 2.81% for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and 1.66% and 2.87% for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively. The maturity date of the notes is the date after all outstanding K Shares have received all accumulated, accrued and unpaid distributions due and owing under the terms of the Company’s organization documents and the liquidation preference on the K Shares pursuant to the Company’s organization documents has been paid in full, as well as upon any event of default. These amounts are included in due to related parties on the condensed consolidated balance sheets at September 30, 2020 and December 31, 2019. Interest expense was $383 and $666 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, $1,172 and $2,021 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and is included in interest expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations and in due to related parties on the condensed consolidated balance sheets.

On August 15, 2018, in connection with the acquisition of the Hotel Indigo Traverse City, the Company entered into an unsecured loan with its Sponsor in the principal amount of $6,600,000, evidenced by a promissory note (“Promissory Note”). The Promissory Note accrued interest at the rate of 4.75% per annum and had a maturity date of August 16, 2019. The Promissory Note was approved by a majority of the Company’s board of directors, including a majority of the independent directors. The Company used proceeds from the sale of K Shares, K-I Shares and K-T Shares sold in the primary offering to prepay the Promissory Note. As of July 11, 2019, the entire principal and accrued interest balance had been repaid. Interest expense was $0 and $1,041 for the three months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, $0 and $116,896 for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively, and is included in interest expense on the condensed consolidated statements of operations.