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Debt
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Debt

NOTE 6.  DEBT

The following table presents the carrying amount of our debt as of March 31, 2019 and December 31, 2018 (in millions):

 

 

 

March 31, 2019

 

 

December 31, 2018

 

 

Interest Rate as of March 31, 2019 (1)

 

Maturity Date

 

 

 

 

CMBS Facility

 

$

1,031

 

 

$

1,035

 

 

One-month LIBOR + 2.75%

 

2020

(2)

Revolving Facility

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One-month LIBOR + 4.50%

 

2020

(3)

 

 

 

1,031

 

 

 

1,035

 

 

 

 

 

 

Less deferred finance costs

 

 

(18

)

 

 

(21

)

 

 

 

 

 

Total debt, net

 

$

1,013

 

 

$

1,014

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1)

One-month LIBOR at March 31, 2019 was 2.49%.

 

(2)

After maturity in 2020, includes five one-year extension options at the Company’s option, subject to certain conditions.

 

(3)

After maturity in 2020, includes one one-year extension option at the Company’s option, subject to certain conditions.

Term Facility and Extinguishment of Debt

In connection with the Spin-Off and Merger, on May 30, 2018, we entered into the CMBS Loan Agreement and used the proceeds to repay and discharge existing loans (“Term Facility”).  During the year ended December 31, 2018, we recorded a $10 million loss related to the extinguishment of the Term Facility. The loss primarily included the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs and original issuance discount.

The interest rate for the Term Facility from January 1, 2018 to March 6, 2018 was LIBOR plus 2.75% and for the period from March 7, 2018 to May 30, 2018 was LIBOR plus 3.00%.

CMBS Facility

On May 30, 2018, certain indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries of CorePoint (collectively, the “CorePoint CMBS Borrower”), TRS and CorePoint Operating Partnership L.P. (“CorePoint OP”) entered into a loan agreement (the “CMBS Loan Agreement”), pursuant to which the CorePoint CMBS Borrower borrowed an aggregate principal amount of $1.035 billion under a secured mortgage loan secured primarily by mortgages for substantially all of our wholly-owned and ground leased hotels, an excess cash flow pledge for seven owned and ground leased hotels and other collateral customary for mortgage loans of this type (the “CMBS Facility”). The proceeds from the CMBS Facility were used to facilitate the repayment of part of LQH Parent’s existing debt. In addition, simultaneously with the closing of the Merger, Wyndham repaid, or caused to be repaid, the Term Facility.

The CMBS Facility bears interest at a rate equal to the sum of (i) one-month LIBOR and (ii) 2.75% per annum for the first five years of the term, 2.90% for the sixth year of the term and 3.00% for the seventh year of the term. Interest is generally payable monthly. In addition, in connection with the Spin-Off, we incurred additional interest expense of $2 million related to the securitization of the debt.

The CMBS Facility has an initial term of two years, maturing June 9, 2020, with five one-year extension options, exercisable at the CorePoint CMBS Borrower’s election, provided there is no event of default existing as of the commencement of the applicable extension period and the CorePoint CMBS Borrower either extends the current interest rate cap or purchases a new interest rate cap covering the extension period at a strike price as set forth in the CMBS Loan Agreement. No regular principal payments are due prior to the scheduled or extended maturity date. The CMBS Facility is pre-payable in whole or in part subject to payment of (i) all accrued interest through the end of the applicable accrual period and (ii) prior to the payment date in December 2019 a spread maintenance premium and in certain cases third party LIBOR breakage costs. Notwithstanding the above, the CorePoint CMBS Borrower is permitted to prepay the CMBS Facility by an amount not to exceed 20% of the original principal balance of the CMBS Facility, in the aggregate without payment of any spread maintenance premium and the spread maintenance premium for prepayments after the payment date in November 2019 will be zero.

The Company may obtain the release of individual properties from the CMBS Facility, provided that certain conditions of the CMBS Loan Agreement are satisfied.  The most restrictive of these conditions provide that after giving effect to such release, the debt yield for the CMBS Facility (generally defined as hotel property operating net income before interest, depreciation and corporate general and administrative expenses divided by the outstanding principal balance of the CMBS Facility, “Debt Yield”) is not less than the greater of (x) 16.44% and (y) the lesser of (i) the Debt Yield in effect immediately prior to such release and (ii) 16.94% (such result the “Release Debt Yield”).  However, if such release is in connection with the sale of a property to an unrelated third party, such sold property may be released if the CMBS Borrower prepays an amount equal to the greater of (x) the allocated portion of the outstanding CMBS Facility plus a premium ranging from 5% to 10%, as defined in the CMBS Loan Agreement, and (y) the lesser of (i) the full net proceeds from the sale of the property received by the Company and (ii) the amount necessary to satisfy the Release Debt Yield.  Accordingly, such CMBS Loan Agreement release provisions could affect the Company’s ability to sell properties or restrict the use of sale proceeds only to the prepayment of the CMBS Facility.  During the three months ended March 31, 2019, in connection with the sale of two secured hotel properties, $4 million of the net sales proceeds were used to pay down the principal of the CMBS Facility.

The CMBS Facility includes customary non-recourse carve-out guarantees, affirmative and negative covenants and events of default, including, among other things, guarantees for certain losses arising out of customary “bad-boy” acts of CorePoint OP and its affiliates and environmental matters (which will be recourse for environmental matters only to the CorePoint CMBS Borrower provided that the required environmental insurance is delivered to the lender), a full recourse guaranty with respect to certain bankruptcy events,  restrictions on the ability of the CorePoint CMBS Borrower to incur additional debt and transfer, pledge or assign certain equity interests or its assets, and covenants requiring the CorePoint CMBS Borrower to exist as “special purpose entities,” maintain certain ongoing reserve funds and comply with other customary obligations for commercial mortgage-backed securities loan financings. As of March 31, 2019, the Company believes it was in compliance with these covenants.

At the closing of the CMBS Facility, the CorePoint CMBS Borrower deposited in the loan servicer’s account approximately $15 million in upfront reserves for property improvement and environmental remediation, which funds may be periodically disbursed to the CorePoint CMBS Borrower throughout the term of the loan to cover such costs. In addition, the CMBS Facility lender has the right to control the disbursement of hotel operating cash receipts during the continuation of an event of default under the loan or if and while the Debt Yield for the CMBS Facility falls below 12.33% through May 30, 2023 and 12.83% thereafter, in each case, for two consecutive quarters. During such an event, the lender will use the funds to pay all monthly amounts due under the CMBS Facility loan documents including, but not limited to, required ongoing reserves, debt service and fees for the CMBS Facility and Revolving Facility and property operating expenses. Any remaining funds after the payment of such expenses will be held under the control of the Lender in an excess cash flow account and such amounts will not be available to the CorePoint CMBS Borrower until such events are cured, except that, if no event of default is continuing and there is no bankruptcy event with respect to the CorePoint CMBS Borrower, the Lender will make such funds available to the CorePoint CMBS Borrower for the payment of certain expenses, including, among other things, various operating expenses and dividends, and distributions and redemptions sufficient to maintain certain tax-preferential treatment for the CorePoint CMBS Borrower. As of March 31, 2019, the Company believes it was in compliance with these covenants.

Revolving Facility

Also on May 30, 2018, CorePoint Borrower L.L.C. (the “CorePoint Revolver Borrower”), our indirect wholly-owned subsidiary and the direct wholly-owned subsidiary of CorePoint OP, and CorePoint OP entered into the Revolver Credit Agreement providing for the $150 million Revolving Facility (“Revolving Facility”). The Revolving Facility will mature on May 30, 2020, with an election to extend the maturity for one additional year subject to certain conditions, including that the maturity of the CMBS Facility be extended to a date no earlier than the maturity of the Revolving Facility. Upon consummation of the Spin-Off, $25 million was drawn on the Revolving Facility and repaid on August 3, 2018.  As of and for the three months ended March 31, 2019, no amounts were outstanding under the Revolving Facility and the entire $150 million was available to be drawn by us.

Interest under the Revolving Facility will be, at the option of the CorePoint Revolver Borrower, either at a base rate plus a margin of 3.5% or a LIBOR rate plus a margin of 4.5%. With respect to base rate loans, interest will be payable at the end of each quarter. With respect to LIBOR loans, interest will be payable at the end of the selected interest period but no less frequently than quarterly. Additionally, there is a commitment fee payable at the end of each quarter equal to 0.5% of unused commitments under the Revolving Facility and customary letter of credit fees.

The Revolving Facility contains customary representations and warranties, affirmative and negative covenants and defaults. The most restrictive of these are a maximum total net leverage ratio financial covenant and minimum interest coverage ratio financial covenant, in each case, as defined, and tested as of the last day of any fiscal quarter in which borrowings under the Revolving Facility and outstanding letters of credit exceed 10% of the aggregate commitments of the Revolving Facility. As of March 31, 2019, the Company believes it was in compliance with these covenants.

The obligations under the Revolving Facility are unconditionally and irrevocably guaranteed by CorePoint OP, and, subject to certain exceptions, each of the CorePoint Revolver Borrower and its existing and future domestic subsidiaries that own equity interests in any CorePoint CMBS Borrower (collectively, the “Revolver Subsidiary Guarantors”). The CorePoint Revolver Borrower’s obligations under the Revolving Facility and any hedging or cash management obligations are secured by (i) a perfected first-lien pledge of all equity interests in the CorePoint Revolver Borrower, all equity interests in any Revolver Subsidiary Guarantor and, subject to certain exceptions, all equity interests in certain of the CorePoint CMBS Borrower subsidiaries and (ii) a perfected first-priority security interest in the CorePoint Revolver Borrower’s conditional controlled deposit account.