UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
 
FORM 10-Q
 
 
R
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015
OR
¨
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from              to              .
Commission File Number 001-34571
 
 
 
 
 
 
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
 
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 
 
 
 
Maryland
 
27-1055421
(State of Incorporation
or Organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
7315 Wisconsin Avenue, 1100 West
Bethesda, Maryland
 
20814
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
 
(Zip Code)
(240) 507-1300
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
 
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.     R   Yes     ¨   No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted 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 and post such files).     R   Yes     ¨   No
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
R
 
Accelerated filer
¨
 
 
 
 
 
Non-accelerated filer
¨  (do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting company
¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).     ¨   Yes     R   No
Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.
Class
 
Outstanding at April 20, 2015
Common shares of beneficial interest ($0.01 par value per share)
 
71,854,732
 


Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
TABLE OF CONTENTS
 
 
 
 
Page
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.
 
 
 
 
 
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.
Item 1A.
Item 2.
Item 3.
Item 4.
Item 5.
Item 6.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements.

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Consolidated Balance Sheets
(In thousands, except share data)
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31,
2014
 
(Unaudited)
 
 
ASSETS
 
 
 
Investment in hotel properties, net
$
2,349,874

 
$
2,343,690

Investment in joint venture
247,538

 
258,828

Ground lease asset, net
30,660

 
30,891

Cash and cash equivalents
28,656

 
52,883

Restricted cash
13,641

 
16,383

Hotel receivables (net of allowance for doubtful accounts of $145 and $139, respectively)
27,685

 
21,320

Deferred financing costs, net
5,724

 
6,246

Prepaid expenses and other assets
46,226

 
40,243

Total assets
$
2,750,004

 
$
2,770,484

LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
 
 
 
Senior unsecured revolving credit facility
$
100,000

 
$
50,000

Term loan
300,000

 
300,000

Mortgage debt (including mortgage loan premium of $3,196 and $4,026, respectively)
440,064

 
493,987

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
111,283

 
106,828

Advance deposits
12,749

 
11,583

Accrued interest
2,334

 
2,382

Distribution payable
29,235

 
23,293

Total liabilities
995,665

 
988,073

Commitments and contingencies (Note 11)

 

Shareholders’ equity:
 
 
 
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value (liquidation preference $350,000 at March 31, 2015 and $350,000 at December 31, 2014), 100,000,000 shares authorized; 14,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and 14,000,000 shares issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014
140

 
140

Common shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value, 500,000,000 shares authorized; 71,735,129 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and 71,553,481 issued and outstanding at December 31, 2014
717

 
716

Additional paid-in capital
1,862,807

 
1,864,739

Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)
(4,510
)
 
(341
)
Distributions in excess of retained earnings
(106,368
)
 
(84,163
)
Total shareholders’ equity
1,752,786

 
1,781,091

Non-controlling interests
1,553

 
1,320

Total equity
1,754,339

 
1,782,411

Total liabilities and equity
$
2,750,004

 
$
2,770,484

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


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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income
(In thousands, except share and per-share data)
(Unaudited)

 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues:
 
 
 
Room
$
108,834

 
$
83,569

Food and beverage
43,238

 
32,448

Other operating
11,363

 
9,695

Total revenues
163,435

 
125,712

Expenses:
 
 
 
Hotel operating expenses:
 
 
 
Room
27,983

 
22,895

Food and beverage
29,393

 
23,810

Other direct and indirect
49,836

 
37,887

Total hotel operating expenses
107,212

 
84,592

Depreciation and amortization
21,325

 
15,888

Real estate taxes, personal property taxes, property insurance, and ground rent
11,280

 
8,308

General and administrative
7,572

 
6,147

Hotel acquisition costs
131

 
285

Total operating expenses
147,520

 
115,220

Operating income (loss)
15,915

 
10,492

Interest income
635

 
614

Interest expense
(8,321
)
 
(6,075
)
Equity in earnings (loss) of joint venture
(4,448
)
 
(3,244
)
Income (loss) before income taxes
3,781

 
1,787

Income tax (expense) benefit
3,389

 
2,334

Net income (loss)
7,170

 
4,121

Net income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
27

 
43

Net income (loss) attributable to the Company
7,143

 
4,078

Distributions to preferred shareholders
(6,488
)
 
(6,081
)
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
655

 
$
(2,003
)
Net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders, basic and diluted
$
0.01

 
$
(0.03
)
Weighted-average number of common shares, basic
71,673,669

 
63,762,930

Weighted-average number of common shares, diluted
72,446,229

 
63,762,930


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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income - Continued
(In thousands, except share and per-share data)
(Unaudited)

 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
 
 
 
Comprehensive Income:
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
7,170

 
$
4,121

Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
(4,169
)
 
(116
)
Comprehensive income (loss)
3,001

 
4,005

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to non-controlling interests
14

 
42

Comprehensive income (loss) attributable to the Company
$
2,987

 
$
3,963

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


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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Consolidated Statements of Equity
(In thousands, except share data)
(Unaudited)
 
 
Preferred Shares
 
Common Shares
 
Additional Paid-In Capital
 
Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
 
 Distributions in Excess of Retained Earnings
 
Total Shareholders' Equity
 
Non-Controlling Interests
 
Total Equity
 
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
Shares
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Balance at December 31, 2013
 
13,000,000

 
$
130

 
63,709,628

 
$
637

 
$
1,541,138

 
$
1,086

 
$
(69,652
)
 
$
1,473,339

 
$
1,745

 
$
1,475,084

Issuance of shares, net of offering costs
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(73
)
 
—

 
—

 
(73
)
 
—

 
(73
)
Issuance of common shares for Board of Trustees compensation
 
—

 
—

 
13,793

 
—

 
421

 
—

 
—

 
421

 
—

 
421

Repurchase of common shares
 
—

 
—

 
(20,539
)
 
—

 
(632
)
 
—

 
—

 
(632
)
 
—

 
(632
)
Share-based compensation
 
—

 
—

 
62,047

 
1

 
1,942

 
—

 
—

 
1,943

 
671

 
2,614

Distributions on common shares/units
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(14,905
)
 
(14,905
)
 
(141
)
 
(15,046
)
Distributions on preferred shares
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(6,081
)
 
(6,081
)
 
—

 
(6,081
)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(116
)
 
—

 
(116
)
 
—

 
(116
)
Net income (loss)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
4,078

 
4,078

 
43

 
4,121

Balance at March 31, 2014
 
13,000,000

 
$
130

 
63,764,929

 
$
638

 
$
1,542,796

 
$
970

 
$
(86,560
)
 
$
1,457,974

 
$
2,318

 
$
1,460,292

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 31, 2014
 
14,000,000

 
$
140

 
71,553,481

 
$
716

 
$
1,864,739

 
$
(341
)
 
$
(84,163
)
 
$
1,781,091

 
$
1,320

 
$
1,782,411

Issuance of shares, net of offering costs
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(77
)
 
—

 
—

 
(77
)
 
—

 
(77
)
Issuance of common shares for Board of Trustees compensation
 
—

 
—

 
8,084

 
—

 
372

 
—

 
—

 
372

 
—

 
372

Repurchase of common shares
 
—

 
—

 
(84,835
)
 
—

 
(4,094
)
 
—

 
—

 
(4,094
)
 
—

 
(4,094
)
Share-based compensation
 
—

 
—

 
258,399

 
1

 
1,867

 
—

 
—

 
1,868

 
278

 
2,146

Distributions on common shares/units
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(22,860
)
 
(22,860
)
 
(72
)
 
(22,932
)
Distributions on preferred shares
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(6,488
)
 
(6,488
)
 
—

 
(6,488
)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Unrealized gain (loss) on derivative instruments
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
(4,169
)
 
—

 
(4,169
)
 
—

 
(4,169
)
Net income (loss)
 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
—

 
7,143

 
7,143

 
27

 
7,170

Balance at March 31, 2015
 
14,000,000

 
$
140

 
71,735,129

 
$
717

 
$
1,862,807

 
$
(4,510
)
 
$
(106,368
)
 
$
1,752,786

 
$
1,553

 
$
1,754,339


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

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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
(In thousands)
(Unaudited)
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Operating activities:
 
 
 
Net income (loss)
$
7,170

 
$
4,121

Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
21,325

 
15,888

Share-based compensation
2,146

 
2,614

Amortization of deferred financing costs and mortgage loan premiums
(180
)
 
(106
)
Non-cash ground rent
595

 
453

Equity in (earnings) loss from joint venture
5,037

 
3,833

Other
158

 
138

Changes in assets and liabilities:
 
 
 
Restricted cash, net
(401
)
 
360

Hotel receivables
(6,371
)
 
(2,874
)
Prepaid expenses and other assets
(6,995
)
 
(4,645
)
Distributions from joint venture
6,253

 
887

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
121

 
(2,427
)
Advance deposits
1,166

 
1,106

Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
30,024

 
19,348

Investing activities:
 
 
 
Improvements and additions to hotel properties
(26,365
)
 
(7,518
)
Deposit on hotel properties
(3,000
)
 
(6,000
)
Receipt from note receivable
3,020

 
—

Purchase of corporate office equipment, software, and furniture
(183
)
 
(15
)
Restricted cash, net
3,143

 
1,738

Property insurance proceeds
—

 
1,000

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
(23,385
)
 
(10,795
)
Financing activities:
 
 
 
Gross proceeds from issuance of common shares
—

 
—

Payment of offering costs — common and preferred shares
(77
)
 
(73
)
Payment of deferred financing costs
(123
)
 
—

Borrowings under senior revolving credit facility
65,000

 
—

Repayments under senior revolving credit facility
(15,000
)
 
—

Repayments of mortgage debt
(53,093
)
 
(2,299
)
Repurchase of common shares
(4,094
)
 
(632
)
Distributions — common shares/units
(16,991
)
 
(10,314
)
Distributions — preferred shares
(6,488
)
 
(6,081
)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
(30,866
)
 
(19,399
)
Net change in cash and cash equivalents
(24,227
)
 
(10,846
)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
52,883

 
55,136

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period
$
28,656

 
$
44,290

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

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PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(Unaudited)
Note 1. Organization
Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (the “Company”) was formed as a Maryland real estate investment trust in October 2009 to opportunistically acquire and invest in hotel properties located primarily in major United States cities, with an emphasis on major gateway coastal markets.
As of March 31, 2015 , the Company owned interests in 35 hotels, including 29 wholly owned hotels with a total of 6,988 guest rooms, and a 49% joint venture interest in six hotels with a total of 1,777 guest rooms. The hotels are located in the following markets: Atlanta (Buckhead), Georgia; Bethesda, Maryland; Boston, Massachusetts; Hollywood, California; Los Angeles, California; Miami, Florida; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Nashville, Tennessee; New York, New York; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Portland, Oregon; San Diego, California; San Francisco, California; Santa Monica, California; Seattle, Washington; Stevenson, Washington; Washington, D.C.; West Hollywood, California; and Los Angeles (Westwood), California.
Substantially all of the Company’s assets are held by, and all of the operations are conducted through, Pebblebrook Hotel, L.P. (the “Operating Partnership”). The Company is the sole general partner of the Operating Partnership. At March 31, 2015 , the Company owned 99.7 % of the common limited partnership units issued by the Operating Partnership ("common units"). The remaining 0.3 % of the common units are owned by the other limited partners of the Operating Partnership. For the Company to qualify as a real estate investment trust (“REIT”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the "Code"), it cannot operate the hotels it owns. Therefore, the Operating Partnership and its subsidiaries lease the hotel properties to subsidiaries of Pebblebrook Hotel Lessee, Inc. (collectively with its subsidiaries, “PHL”), the Company’s taxable REIT subsidiary (“TRS”), which in turn engages third-party eligible independent contractors to manage the hotels. PHL is consolidated into the Company’s financial statements.
Note 2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The accompanying unaudited interim consolidated financial statements and related notes have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and in conformity with the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) applicable to interim financial information. As such, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance with U.S. GAAP have been omitted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the SEC. These unaudited consolidated financial statements include all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation of the consolidated balance sheets, consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income and consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods presented. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of full-year performance, as a result of the impact of seasonal and other short-term variations and the acquisitions of hotel properties. These consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 .
The Company and its subsidiaries are separate legal entities and maintain records and books of account separate and apart from each other. The consolidated financial statements include all of the accounts of the Company and its subsidiaries and are presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. Investments in entities in which the Company does not control, but has the ability to exercise significant influence over operating and financial policies, are accounted for under the equity method.
Use of Estimates
The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities, and revenues and expenses. These estimates are prepared using management’s best judgment, after considering past, current and expected events and economic conditions. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Fair Value Measurements
A fair value measurement is based on the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability in an orderly transaction. The hierarchy for inputs used in measuring fair value are as follows:


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1.
Level 1 – Inputs are quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets or liabilities.
2.
Level 2 – Inputs include quoted prices in active markets for similar assets and liabilities, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active, and model-derived valuations whose inputs are observable.
3.
Level 3 – Model-derived valuations with unobservable inputs.

In certain cases, the inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement.
The Company's financial instruments include cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts payable and accrued expenses. Due to their short maturities, the carrying amounts of these assets and liabilities approximate fair value. See Note 6 for disclosures on the fair value of debt and derivative instruments.
Investment in Hotel Properties
Upon acquisition of hotel properties, the Company allocates the purchase price based on the fair value of the acquired land, land improvements, building, furniture, fixtures and equipment, identifiable intangible assets or liabilities, other assets and assumed liabilities. Identifiable intangible assets or liabilities typically arise from contractual arrangements in connection with the transaction, including terms that are above or below market compared to an estimated market agreement at the acquisition date. Acquisition-date fair values of assets and assumed liabilities are determined based on replacement costs, appraised values, and estimated fair values using methods similar to those used by independent appraisers and that use appropriate discount and/or capitalization rates and available market information.
Acquisition costs are expensed as incurred.
Hotel renovations and replacements of assets that improve or extend the life of the asset are recorded at cost and depreciated over their estimated useful lives. Furniture, fixtures and equipment under capital leases are recorded at the present value of the minimum lease payments. Repair and maintenance costs are expensed as incurred.
Hotel properties are recorded at cost and depreciated using the straight-line method over an estimated useful life of 10 to 40 years for buildings, land improvements, and building improvements and 1 to 10 years for furniture, fixtures and equipment. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the lease term or the useful lives of the related assets. Intangible assets arising from contractual arrangements are typically amortized over the life of the contract. The Company is required to make subjective assessments as to the useful lives and classification of properties for purposes of determining the amount of depreciation expense to reflect each year with respect to the assets. These assessments may impact the Company’s results of operations.
The Company reviews its investments in hotel properties for impairment whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the hotel properties may not be recoverable. Events or circumstances that may cause a review include, but are not limited to, when a hotel property experiences a current or projected loss from operations, when it becomes more likely than not that a hotel property will be sold before the end of its useful life, adverse changes in the demand for lodging at the properties due to declining national or local economic conditions and/or new hotel construction in markets where the hotels are located. When such conditions exist, the Company performs an analysis to determine if the estimated undiscounted future cash flows from operations and the proceeds from the ultimate disposition of a hotel exceed its carrying value. If the estimated undiscounted future cash flows are less than the carrying value of the asset, an adjustment to reduce the carrying value to the related hotel’s estimated fair market value is recorded and an impairment loss recognized. In the evaluation of impairment of its hotel properties, the Company makes many assumptions and estimates including projected cash flows both from operations and eventual disposition, expected useful life and holding period, future required capital expenditures, and fair values, including consideration of capitalization rates, discount rates, and comparable selling prices. The Company will adjust its assumptions with respect to the remaining useful life of the hotel property when circumstances change or it is more likely than not that the hotel property will be sold prior to its previously expected useful life.
The Company will classify a hotel as held for sale when a binding agreement to sell the property has been signed under which the buyer has committed a significant amount of nonrefundable cash, no significant financing contingencies exist, and the sale is expected to close within one year. If these criteria are met and if the fair value less costs to sell is lower than the carrying value of the hotel, the Company will record an impairment loss and will cease recording depreciation expense. The Company will generally classify the loss, together with the related operating results, as continuing operations on the statements of operations and classify the assets and related liabilities as held for sale on the balance sheet.
Revenue Recognition

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Revenue consists of amounts derived from hotel operations, including the sales of rooms, food and beverage, and other ancillary amenities. Revenue is recognized when rooms are occupied and services have been rendered. For retail operations, revenue is recognized on a straight-line basis over the lives of the retail leases. The Company collects sales, use, occupancy and similar taxes at its hotels which are presented on a net basis on the statement of operations. Accounts receivable primarily represents receivables from hotel guests who occupy hotel rooms and utilize hotel services. The Company maintains an allowance for doubtful accounts sufficient to cover potential credit losses.
Income Taxes
To qualify as a REIT for federal income tax purposes, the Company must meet a number of organizational and operational requirements, including a requirement that it currently distribute at least 90 percent of its adjusted taxable income to its shareholders. As a REIT, the Company generally is not subject to federal corporate income tax on that portion of its taxable income that is currently distributed to shareholders. The Company is subject to certain state and local taxes on its income and property, and to federal income and excise taxes on its undistributed taxable income. In addition, PHL, which leases the Company’s hotels from the Operating Partnership, is subject to federal and state income taxes. The Company accounts for income taxes using the asset and liability method under which deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases. Valuation allowances are provided if, based upon the weight of the available evidence, it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized.
Share-based Compensation
The Company has adopted an equity incentive plan that provides for the grant of common share options, share awards, share appreciation rights, performance units and other equity-based awards. Equity-based compensation is measured at the fair value of the award on the date of grant and recognized as an expense on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. Share-based compensation awards that contain a performance condition are reviewed at least quarterly to assess the achievement of the performance condition. Compensation expense will be adjusted when a change in the assessment of achievement of the specific performance condition level is determined to be probable. The determination of fair value of these awards is subjective and involves significant estimates and assumptions including expected volatility of the Company's shares, expected dividend yield, expected term and assumptions of whether these awards will achieve parity with other operating partnership units or achieve performance thresholds.
Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is computed by dividing the net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders as adjusted for dilutive securities, by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding plus dilutive securities. Any anti-dilutive securities are excluded from the diluted per-share calculation.
Recent Accounting Standards
On April 7, 2015, the FASB issued ASU No. 2015-03, Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs , which requires debt issuance costs to be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the debt liability. This standard is effective for periods beginning after December 15, 2015 with early adoption permitted and will be applied on a retrospective basis. The new standard will be effective for the Company on January 1, 2016 and will not have an impact on the Company's financial position, results of operations or cash flows.
Note 3. Acquisition of Hotel Properties

The Company finalized the purchase price allocation for the Union Station Hotel, Autograph Collection, which was acquired on December 10, 2014. The final purchase price was allocated as follows: $39.3 million to building and improvements, $5.4 million to furniture and fixtures, and $7.5 million to below (above) market rate contracts and other intangibles.

The Company had no hotel acquisitions during the three months ended March 31, 2015 . The following unaudited pro forma financial information presents the results of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2014 as if the hotels acquired in 2014 were acquired on January 1, 2013. The following hotels' pro forma results are included in the pro forma table below: Prescott Hotel; The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland; The Westin Colonnade Coral Gables; Hotel Palomar Los Angeles Beverly Hills; Union Station Hotel, Autograph Collection; and Revere Hotel Boston Common. The pro forma results below exclude acquisition costs of $0.3 million for the three months ended March 31, 2014 . The unaudited pro forma results have been prepared for comparative purposes only and do not purport to be indicative of either the results of operations

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that would have actually occurred had these transactions occurred or the future results of operations (in thousands, except per-share data).
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
2014
Total revenues
$
157,336

Operating income (loss)
13,234

Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
(443
)
Net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders — basic
$
(0.01
)
Net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders — diluted
$
(0.01
)
Note 4. Investment in Hotel Properties
Investment in hotel properties as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted of the following (in thousands):
 
 
March 31,
2015
 
December 31, 2014
Land
$
357,680

 
$
357,680

Buildings and improvements
2,009,213

 
1,987,050

Furniture, fixtures and equipment
186,176

 
183,016

Construction in progress
12,418

 
10,524

Investment in hotel properties
$
2,565,487

 
$
2,538,270

Less: Accumulated depreciation
(215,613
)
 
(194,580
)
Investment in hotel properties, net
$
2,349,874

 
$
2,343,690

Note 5. Investment in Joint Venture
On July 29, 2011, the Company acquired a 49% interest in a joint venture (the “Manhattan Collection joint venture”), which owns six properties in New York, New York. The transaction valued the six hotels at approximately $908.0 million (subject to working capital and similar adjustments). The Company accounts for this investment using the equity method.
In conjunction with the joint venture's refinancing in 2012, the Company provided the joint venture a $50.0 million unsecured special loan which matures at the earlier of July 4, 2018, the closing of any refinancing of the secured loan or the closing date of a portfolio sale (as defined in the loan agreement). The unsecured special loan bears interest at an annual fixed rate of 9.75% and requires interest-only payments through maturity. The unsecured special loan is pre-payable by the joint venture at any time. The unsecured special loan to the joint venture is included in the investment in joint venture on the consolidated balance sheets. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis and the Company's 49% pro-rata portion of the special loan and related interest income is eliminated.
As of March 31, 2015 , the joint venture reported $452.8 million in total assets, which represents the basis of the hotels prior to the Company's investment. The joint venture's total liabilities and members' deficit include $460.0 million in existing first mortgage debt and a $50.0 million unsecured special loan. The Company is not a guarantor of any existing debt of the joint venture except for limited customary carve-outs related to fraud or misapplication of funds.
At the time of the Company’s investment, the estimated fair value of the hotel properties owned by the Manhattan Collection joint venture exceeded the carrying value. This basis difference between the Company’s investment in the joint venture and the Company’s proportionate 49% interest in these depreciable assets held by the joint venture is amortized over the estimated life of the underlying assets and recognized as a component of equity in earnings (loss) of joint venture (referred to as the basis adjustment in the table below).
The summarized results of operations of the Company’s investment in the Manhattan Collection joint venture for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are presented below (in thousands):

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For the three months ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Revenues
$
31,021

 
$
33,928

Total expenses
41,503

 
41,765

Net income (loss)
$
(10,482
)

$
(7,837
)
Company’s 49% interest of net income (loss)
(5,136
)
 
(3,840
)
Basis adjustment
99

 
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Special loan interest income elimination
589

 
589

Equity in earnings (loss) in joint venture
$
(4,448
)
 
$
(3,244
)

The Company classifies the distributions from its joint venture in the statements of cash flows based upon an evaluation of the specific facts and circumstances of each distribution. For example, distributions from cash generated by property operations are classified as cash flows from operating activities. However, distributions received as a result of property sales are classified as cash flows from investing activities.
Note 6. Debt
Senior Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility
On October 16, 2014, the Company amended and restated the credit agreement that governs the Company's senior unsecured revolving credit facility and the Company's unsecured term loan facility to increase the aggregate borrowing capacity to $600.0 million . The Company's $600.0 million credit facility provides for a $300.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility and a $300.0 million unsecured term loan. The revolving credit facility matures in January 2019 with options to extend the maturity date to January 2020 . The unsecured term loan facility matures in January 2020 . The Company has the ability to increase the aggregate borrowing capacity under the credit agreement to up to $1.0 billion , subject to lender approval. Borrowings on the revolving credit facility bear interest at LIBOR plus 1.55% to 2.30% , depending on the Company’s leverage ratio. Additionally, the Company is required to pay an unused commitment fee at an annual rate of 0.20% or 0.30% of the unused portion of the revolving credit facility, depending on the amount of borrowings outstanding. The credit agreement contains certain financial covenants, including a maximum leverage ratio, a minimum fixed charge coverage ratio, and a maximum percentage of secured debt to total asset value. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , the Company had $100.0 million and $50.0 million , respectively, in outstanding borrowings under the revolving credit facility. As of March 31, 2015 , the Company was in compliance with the credit agreement debt covenants. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and March 31, 2014 , the Company incurred unused commitment fees of $0.2 million and $0.2 million , respectively.
Unsecured Term Loan Facility
In connection with entering into the amended and restated credit agreement, the prior notes evidencing an existing $100.0 million term loan were canceled and a new note evidencing $100.0 million term loan under the larger facility was executed. On December 17, 2014, the Company drew the remaining $200.0 million available on the unsecured term loan facility provided for under its amended senior credit agreement (together with the $100.0 million term loan, the “Term Loan”). As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , the Company had $300.0 million in outstanding borrowings under the unsecured term loan facility. The unsecured term loan facility matures in January 2020 . Borrowings under the unsecured term loan facility bear interest at a variable LIBOR plus 1.50% to 2.25% , depending on the Company's leverage ratio. The Company entered into interest rate swaps to effectively fix the LIBOR rate (see “Derivative and Hedging Activities” below).
Derivative and Hedging Activities
The Company enters into interest rate swap agreements to hedge against interest rate fluctuations. Unrealized gains and losses on the effective portion of hedging instruments are reported in other comprehensive income (loss) and are subsequently reclassified into earnings in the period that the hedged forecasted transaction affects earnings. Ineffective portions of changes in the fair value of a cash flow hedge are recognized as interest expense.
Prior to amending and restating the credit facility agreement in October 2014, the Company had entered into interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $100.0 million to hedge the LIBOR rate on its borrowing under the term loan facility through July 13, 2017. Upon amending and restating the credit agreement and drawing down the additional $200.0 million under the term loan facility, the Company entered into additional swap agreements to hedge the full $300.0 million , and, as a result, the Term Loan had a weighted-average effective interest rate of 2.93% through July 13, 2017 and a

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weighted-average effective interest rate of 3.51% from July 13, 2017 through January 15, 2020, based on the Company’s leverage ratio at March 31, 2015 .
The Company records all derivative instruments at fair value in the consolidated balance sheets. Fair values of interest rate swaps are determined using the standard market methodology of netting the discounted future fixed cash receipts/payments and the discounted expected variable cash payments/receipts. Variable interest rates used in the calculation of projected receipts and payments on the swaps are based on an expectation of future interest rates derived from observable market interest rate curves (Overnight Index Swap curves) and volatilities (level 2 inputs). Derivatives expose the Company to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties under the terms of the interest rate hedge agreements. The Company believes it minimizes the credit risk by transacting with major creditworthy financial institutions.
As of March 31, 2015 , the Company's derivative instruments are in both asset and liability positions, with aggregate asset and liability fair values of $0.1 million and $4.6 million , respectively, in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 , there was $4.2 million in unrealized loss recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income. During the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 , the Company reclassified $0.8 million and $0.1 million , respectively, from accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) to interest expense. The Company expects approximately $3.6 million will be reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income to net income (loss) in the next 12 months.
Mortgage Debt
Each of the Company’s mortgage loans is secured by a first mortgage lien or by leasehold interests under the ground lease on the underlying property. The mortgages are non-recourse to the Company except for customary carve-outs such as fraud or misapplication of funds.
On March 5, 2015 , the Company repaid the mortgage loans totaling $50.7 million on The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland.
Debt Summary
Debt as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Outstanding as of
 
Interest Rate
 
Maturity Date
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Senior unsecured revolving credit facility
Floating (1)
 
January 2019
 
$
100,000

 
$
50,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
Floating (2)
 
January 2020
 
300,000

 
300,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland (3)
7.39%
 
March 2015
 
—

 
50,725

InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta
4.88%
 
January 2016
 
49,087

 
49,320

Skamania Lodge
5.44%
 
February 2016
 
29,220

 
29,308

DoubleTree by Hilton Bethesda-Washington DC
5.28%
 
February 2016
 
34,432

 
34,575

Embassy Suites San Diego Bay-Downtown
6.28%
 
June 2016
 
64,120

 
64,462

Hotel Modera
5.26%
 
July 2016
 
23,125

 
23,225

Monaco Washington DC
4.36%
 
February 2017
 
43,544

 
43,756

Argonaut Hotel
4.25%
 
March 2017
 
43,708

 
44,006

Sofitel Philadelphia
3.90%
 
June 2017
 
46,641

 
46,968

Hotel Palomar San Francisco
5.94%
 
September 2017
 
26,367

 
26,461

The Westin Gaslamp Quarter San Diego
3.69%
 
January 2020
 
76,624

 
77,155

Mortgage loans at stated value
 
 
 
 
436,868

 
489,961

Mortgage loan premiums (4)
 
 
 
 
3,196

 
4,026

Total mortgage loans
 
 
 
 
$
440,064

 
$
493,987

Total debt
 
 
 
 
$
840,064

 
$
843,987

 
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(1) Borrowings bear interest at floating rates equal to, at the Company's option, either (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin or (ii) an Adjusted Base Rate (as defined in the senior unsecured credit agreement) plus an applicable margin. The Company has two six-month extension options.
(2) Borrowings under the term loan facility bear interest at floating rates equal to, at the Company's option, either (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin or (ii) a Base Rate plus an applicable margin. The Company entered into interest rate swaps to effectively fix the interest rate for the Term Loan. At March 31, 2015 , the Company had interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $300.0 million , and, as a result, the Term Loan had a weighted-average effective interest rate of 2.93% through July 13, 2017 and a weighted-average effective interest rate of 3.51% from July 13, 2017 through January 15, 2020, based on the Company’s leverage ratio at March 31, 2015 .
(3) The interest rate of 7.39% represents a weighted-average interest rate of the three non-recourse mortgage loans assumed in conjunction with the acquisition of The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland.
(4) Loan premiums on assumed mortgages recorded in purchase accounting for the Hotel Palomar San Francisco, Embassy Suites San Diego Bay - Downtown, Hotel Modera, and The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland.
The Company estimates the fair value of its fixed rate debt by discounting the future cash flows of each instrument at estimated market rates, taking into consideration general market conditions and maturity of the debt with similar credit terms and is classified within level 2 of the fair value hierarchy. The estimated fair value of the Company’s mortgage debt as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 was $447.8 million and $503.9 million , respectively.
The Company was in compliance with all debt covenants as of March 31, 2015 .
Note 7. Equity
Common Shares
The Company is authorized to issue up to 500,000,000 common shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value per share (“common shares”). Each outstanding common share entitles the holder to one vote on each matter submitted to a vote of shareholders. Holders of the Company’s common shares are entitled to receive dividends when authorized by the Company’s board of trustees.
On March 5, 2014 , the Company filed a prospectus supplement with the SEC to sell up to $175.0 million in common shares under a new "at the market" offering program (an "ATM program"). At the same time, the Company terminated its prior $170.0 million ATM program. As of March 31, 2015 , $159.8 million in common shares remained available for issuance under the $175.0 million ATM program.
Common Dividends
The Company declared the following dividends on common shares/units for the three months ended March 31, 2015 :
Dividend per
Share/Unit
 
For the quarter
ended
 
Record Date
 
Payable Date
$
0.31

 
March 31, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
April 15, 2015
Preferred Shares
The Company is authorized to issue up to 100,000,000 preferred shares of beneficial interest, $.01 par value per share (“preferred shares”).
As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , the Company had 5,600,000 of its 7.875% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares ("Series A Preferred Shares"), 3,400,000 of its 8.00% Series B Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Shares ("Series B Preferred Shares") and 5,000,000 of its 6.50% Series C Preferred Shares outstanding.
The Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Shares and Series C Preferred Shares (collectively, the “Preferred Shares”) rank senior to the common shares of beneficial interest and on parity with each other with respect to payment of distributions. The Preferred Shares are cumulative redeemable preferred shares, do not have any maturity date and are not subject to mandatory redemption. The Company may not redeem the Series A Preferred Shares, Series B Preferred Shares or Series C Preferred Shares prior to March 11, 2016, September 21, 2016, and March 18, 2018, respectively, except in limited circumstances relating to the Company’s continuing qualification as a REIT or as discussed below. After those dates, the Company may, at its option, redeem the applicable Preferred Shares, in whole or from time to time in part, by payment of $25.00 per share, plus any accumulated, accrued and unpaid distributions through the date of redemption. Upon the occurrence of a change of control, as defined in the Company's declaration of trust, the result of which the Company’s common shares and

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the common securities of the acquiring or surviving entity are not listed on the New York Stock Exchange, the NYSE MKT or NASDAQ, or any successor exchanges, the Company may, at its option, redeem the Preferred Shares in whole or in part within 120 days following the change of control by paying $25.00 per share, plus any accrued and unpaid distributions through the date of redemption. If the Company does not exercise its right to redeem the Preferred Shares upon a change of control, the holders of the Preferred Shares have the right to convert some or all of their shares into a number of the Company’s common shares based on a defined formula subject to a share cap. The share cap on each Series A Preferred Share is 2.3234 common shares, each Series B Preferred Share is 3.4483 common shares, and each Series C Preferred Share is 2.0325 common shares.
Preferred Dividends
The Company declared the following dividends on preferred shares for the three months ended March 31, 2015 :
 
Security Type
 
Dividend  per
Share/Unit
 
For the quarter
ended
 
Record Date
 
Payable Date
7.875% Series A
 
$
0.49

 
March 31, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
April 15, 2015
8.00% Series B
 
$
0.50

 
March 31, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
April 15, 2015
6.50% Series C
 
$
0.41

 
March 31, 2015
 
March 31, 2015
 
April 15, 2015

Non-controlling Interest of Common Units in Operating Partnership
Holders of Operating Partnership units have certain redemption rights that enable the unit holders to cause the Operating Partnership to redeem their units in exchange for, at the Company’s option, cash per unit equal to the market price of the Company’s common shares at the time of redemption or for the Company’s common shares on a one -for- one basis. The number of shares issuable upon exercise of the redemption rights will be adjusted upon the occurrence of share splits, mergers, consolidations or similar pro-rata share transactions, which otherwise would have the effect of diluting the ownership interests of the Operating Partnership's limited partners or the Company's shareholders.
As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , the Operating Partnership had 236,351 long-term incentive partnership units (“LTIP units”) outstanding. Of the 236,351 LTIP units outstanding at March 31, 2015 , 9,469 units have vested. Only vested LTIP units may be converted to common units of the Operating Partnership, which in turn can be tendered for redemption as described above.
Note 8. Share-Based Compensation Plan
The Company maintains the 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the "Plan"), to attract and retain independent trustees, executive officers and other key employees and service providers. The Plan provides for the grant of options to purchase common shares, share awards, share appreciation rights, performance units and other equity-based awards. Share awards under the Plan vest over a period determined by the Board of Trustees, generally over three to five years, with certain awards vesting over periods of up to six years. The Company pays or accrues for dividends on share-based awards. All share awards are subject to full or partial accelerated vesting upon a change in control and upon death or disability or certain other employment termination events as set forth in the award agreements. As of March 31, 2015 , there were 768,877 common shares available for issuance under the Plan.
Service Condition Share Awards
From time to time, the Company awards restricted shares under the Plan to members of the Board of Trustees, officers and employees. These shares generally vest over three to five years based on continued service or employment.
The following table provides a summary of service condition restricted share activity as of March 31, 2015 :
 
 
Shares
 
Weighted-Average
Grant Date
Fair Value
Unvested at January 1, 2015
129,988

 
$
27.17

Granted
40,507

 
$
48.87

Vested
(50,827
)
 
$
25.70

Forfeited
(65
)
 
$
28.38

Unvested at March 31, 2015
119,603

 
$
35.15


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The fair value of each of these service condition restricted share awards is determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the grant date and compensation expense is recognized on a straight-line basis over the vesting period. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 , the Company recognized approximately $0.4 million and $0.3 million , respectively, of share-based compensation expense related to these service condition restricted shares in the consolidated statements of operations. As of March 31, 2015 , there was $3.8 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to unvested restricted shares. The unrecognized share-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average remaining vesting period of 2.9 years.
Performance-Based Equity Awards

On February 8, 2012, the Board of Trustees approved a target award of 72,056 performance-based equity awards to officers and employees of the Company. In February 2015, these awards vested and the Company issued 120,016 and 87,556 common shares to officers and non-executive management employees, respectively. The actual number of common shares that ultimately vested were based on three performance criteria as defined in the agreements for the period of performance from January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2014.

On January 30, 2013, the Board of Trustees approved a target award of 72,118 performance-based equity awards to officers and employees of the Company. These awards vest on January 1, 2016. The actual number of common shares that ultimately vest will range from 0% to 200% of the target award (except for 11,753 target awards to non-executive management employees which have no maximum) and will be determined in 2016 based on three performance criteria as defined in the agreements for the period of performance from January 1, 2013 through December 31, 2015.
On December 13, 2013, the Board of Trustees approved a target award of 252,088 performance-based equity awards to officers and employees of the Company. The awards vest ratably on January 1, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020. The actual number of common shares that ultimately vest will range from 0% to 200% of the target award and will be determined on each vesting date based upon the two performance criteria as defined in the agreements for the period of performance beginning on the grant date and ending on the applicable vesting date.
On February 4, 2014, the Board of Trustees approved a target award of 66,483 performance-based equity awards to officers and employees of the Company. These awards vest on January 1, 2017. The actual number of common shares that ultimately vest will range from 0% to 200% of the target award (except for 12,261 target awards to non-executive management employees which have no maximum) and will be determined in 2017 based on three performance criteria as defined in the agreements for the period of performance from January 1, 2014 through December 31, 2016.
On February 11, 2015, the Board of Trustees approved a target award of 44,962 performance-based equity awards to officers and employees of the Company. These awards vest on January 1, 2018. The actual number of common shares that ultimately vest will range from 0% to 200% of the target award (except for 8,559 target awards to non-executive management employees which have no maximum) and will be determined in 2018 based on three performance criteria as defined in the agreements for the period of performance from January 1, 2015 through December 31, 2017.
The grant date fair value of the performance awards were determined using a Monte Carlo simulation method with the following assumptions:

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Performance Award Grant Date
 
Percentage of Total Award
 
Grant Date Fair Value by Component ($ in millions)
 
Volatility
 
Interest Rate
 
Dividend Yield
February 8, 2012
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Relative Total Shareholder Return
 
30.00%
 
$0.7
 
33.00%
 
0.34%
 
2.20%
 
Absolute Total Shareholder Return
 
30.00%
 
$0.6
 
33.00%
 
0.34%
 
2.20%
 
EBITDA Comparison
 
40.00%
 
$0.7
 
33.00%
 
0.34%
 
2.20%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
January 30, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Relative Total Shareholder Return
 
30.00%
 
$0.7
 
31.00%
 
0.41%
 
2.20%
 
Absolute Total Shareholder Return
 
30.00%
 
$0.5
 
31.00%
 
0.41%
 
2.20%
 
EBITDA Comparison
 
40.00%
 
$0.7
 
31.00%
 
0.41%
 
2.20%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
December 13, 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Relative Total Shareholder Return
 
50.00%
 
$4.7
 
29.00%
 
0.34% - 2.25%
 
2.40%
 
Absolute Total Shareholder Return
 
50.00%
 
$2.9
 
29.00%
 
0.34% - 2.25%
 
2.40%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
February 4, 2014
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Relative Total Shareholder Return
 
30.00%
 
$0.7
 
29.00%
 
0.62%
 
2.40%
 
Absolute Total Shareholder Return
 
30.00%
 
$0.5
 
29.00%
 
0.62%
 
2.40%
 
EBITDA Comparison
 
40.00%
 
$0.8
 
29.00%
 
0.62%
 
2.40%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
February 11, 2015
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Relative Total Shareholder Return
 
30.00%
 
$0.9
 
22.00%
 
1.02%
 
2.50%
 
Absolute Total Shareholder Return
 
40.00%
 
$0.7
 
22.00%
 
1.02%
 
2.50%
 
EBITDA Comparison
 
30.00%
 
$0.7
 
22.00%
 
1.02%
 
2.50%
In the table above, The Relative Total Shareholder Return and Absolute Total Shareholder Return components are market conditions as defined by ASC 718. The EBITDA Comparison component is a performance condition as defined by ASC 718, and, therefore, compensation expense related to this component will be reassessed at each reporting date to determine whether achievement of the target performance condition is probable, and the accrual of compensation expense will be adjusted as appropriate.
 
Dividends on unvested performance-based equity awards accrue over the vesting period and will be paid on the actual number of shares that vest at the end of the applicable period. The Company recognizes compensation expense on a straight-line basis through the vesting date. As of March 31, 2015 , there was approximately $15.5 million of unrecognized compensation expense related to these performance-based equity awards which will be recognized over the weighted-average remaining vesting period of 2.4 years. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 , the Company recognized $1.5 million and $1.6 million , respectively, in expense related to these awards.
Long-Term Incentive Partnership Units
LTIP units, which are also referred to as profits interest units, may be issued to eligible participants for the performance of services to or for the benefit of the Operating Partnership. LTIP units are a class of partnership unit in the Operating Partnership and receive, whether vested or not, the same per-unit profit distributions as the other outstanding units in the Operating Partnership, which equal per-share distributions on common shares. LTIP units are allocated their pro-rata share of the Company's net income (loss). Vested LTIP units may be converted by the holder, at any time, into an equal number of common Operating Partnership units and thereafter will possess all of the rights and interests of a common Operating Partnership unit, including the right to redeem the common Operating Partnership unit for a common share in the Company or cash, at the option of the Operating Partnership.

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As of March 31, 2015 , the Operating Partnership had two classes of LTIP units, LTIP Class A and LTIP Class B units, all of which are held by officers of the Company.
LTIP Class A units were granted to executives of the Company concurrent with completion of the Company's initial public offering in December 2009. These LTIP units vest ratably on each of the first five anniversaries of their dates of grant and were valued at $8.50 per LTIP unit at the date of grant using a Monte Carlo simulation method model.
On December 13, 2013, the Board of Trustees approved a grant of 226,882 LTIP Class B units to executive officers of the Company. The LTIP units are subject to time-based vesting in five equal installments beginning January 1, 2016 and ending on January 1, 2020 . The fair value of each award was determined based on the closing price of the Company’s common shares on the grant date of $29.19 per unit. The aggregate grant date fair value of the LTIP Class B units was $6.6 million .
As of March 31, 2015 , the Company had 236,351 LTIP units outstanding. All LTIP units will vest upon a change in control. As of March 31, 2015 , of the 236,351 units outstanding, 9,469 LTIP units have vested, all of which were LTIP Class A units.
For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 , the Company recognized $0.3 million and $0.7 million , respectively, in expense related to these units. As of March 31, 2015 , there was $5.2 million of total unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to LTIP units. This unrecognized share-based compensation expense is expected to be recognized over the weighted-average remaining vesting period of 2.4 years. The aggregate expense related to the LTIP unit grants is presented as non-controlling interest in the Company’s consolidated balance sheets.
Note 9. Income Taxes
The Company's TRS, PHL, is subject to federal and state corporate income taxes at statutory tax rates. The Company has estimated PHL's income tax expense (benefit) for the three months ended March 31, 2015 using an estimated combined federal and state statutory tax rate of 38.0% .
The Company files tax returns as prescribed by the tax laws of the jurisdictions in which it operates. In the normal course of business, the Company is subject to examination by federal, state, and local jurisdictions, where applicable. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , the statute of limitations remains open for all major jurisdictions for tax years dating back to 2012 and 2011, respectively.
Note 10. Earnings Per Share
The following is a reconciliation of basic and diluted earnings per common share (in thousands, except share and per-share data):
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Numerator:
 
 
 
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders
$
655

 
$
(2,003
)
Less: dividends paid on unvested share-based compensation
(107
)
 
(125
)
Undistributed earnings attributable to share-based compensation
—

 
—

Net income (loss) available to common shareholders
$
548

 
$
(2,128
)
Denominator:
 
 
 
Weighted-average number of common shares — basic
71,673,669

 
63,762,930

Effect of dilutive share-based compensation
772,560

 
—

Weighted-average number of common shares — diluted
72,446,229

 
63,762,930

 
 
 
 
Net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders — basic
$
0.01

 
$
(0.03
)
Net income (loss) per share available to common shareholders — diluted
$
0.01

 
$
(0.03
)
For the three months ended March 31, 2014 , 344,962 unvested service condition restricted shares and performance based equity awards were excluded from diluted weighted-average common shares, as their effect would have been anti-dilutive. The LTIP units held by the non-controlling interest holders have been excluded from the denominator of the diluted earnings per share as there would be no effect on the amounts since the limited partners' share of income (loss) would also be added or subtracted to derive net income (loss) available to common shareholders.

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Note 11. Commitments and Contingencies
Management Agreements
The Company’s hotel properties are operated pursuant to management agreements with various management companies. The initial terms of these management agreements range from five years to 20 years, not including renewals, and five years to 52 years, including renewals. Many of the Company’s management agreements are terminable at will by the Company upon paying a termination fee and some are terminable by the Company upon sale of the property, with, in some cases, the payment of termination fees. Most of the agreements also provide the Company the ability to terminate based on failure to achieve defined operating performance thresholds. Termination fees range from zero to up to six times the annual base management and incentive management fees, depending on the agreement and the reason for termination. Certain of the Company’s management agreements are non-terminable except upon the manager’s breach of a material representation or the manager’s failure to meet performance thresholds as defined in the management agreement.
The management agreements require the payment of a base management fee generally between 2% and 4% of hotel revenues. Under certain management agreements, the management companies are also eligible to receive an incentive management fee if hotel operating income, cash flows or other performance measures, as defined in the agreements, exceed certain performance thresholds. The incentive management fee is generally calculated as a percentage of hotel operating income after the Company has received a priority return on its investment in the hotel. Combined base and incentive management fees were $4.9 million and $3.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. Base and incentive management fees are included in other indirect expenses in the Company's consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.
Reserve Funds
Certain of the Company’s agreements with its hotel managers, franchisors and lenders have provisions for the Company to provide funds, typically 4.0% of hotel revenues, sufficient to cover the cost of (a) certain non-routine repairs and maintenance to the hotels and (b) replacements and renewals to the hotels’ furniture, fixtures and equipment.
Restricted Cash
At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 , the Company had $13.6 million and $16.4 million , respectively, in restricted cash, which consisted of reserves for replacement of furniture and fixtures or reserves to pay for real estate taxes or property insurance under certain hotel management agreements or loan agreements. For purposes of the statement of cash flows, changes in restricted cash caused by changes in required reserves for real estate taxes or property insurance are shown as operating activities. Changes in restricted cash caused by changes in required reserves for furniture and fixtures replacement are shown as investing activities.
Ground and Hotel Leases
The Hotel Monaco Washington DC is subject to a long-term ground lease agreement on the land underlying the hotel. The ground lease expires in 2059 . The hotel is required to pay the greater of an annual base rent of $0.2 million or a percentage of gross hotel revenues and gross food and beverage revenues in excess of certain thresholds, as defined in the agreement. The lease contains certain restrictions on modifications that can be made to the hotel structure due to its status as a national historic landmark.
The Argonaut Hotel is subject to a long-term ground lease agreement on the land underlying the hotel. The ground lease expires in 2059 . The hotel is required to pay the greater of an annual base rent of $1.3 million or a percentage of rooms revenues, food and beverage revenues and other department revenues in excess of certain thresholds, as defined in the agreement. The lease contains certain restrictions on modifications that can be made to the structure due to its status as a national historic landmark.

The Hotel Palomar San Francisco is subject to a long-term hotel lease for the right to use the ground floor lobby area and floors five through nine of the building and underlying land. The hotel lease expires in  2097 . The hotel is required to pay annual base rent and a percentage rent, which is based on gross hotel and gross food and beverage revenues in excess of certain thresholds, as defined in the lease agreement.

The Radisson Hotel Fisherman's Wharf is subject to both a long-term primary ground lease and a secondary sublease. The primary ground lease requires the hotel to make annual base rental payments of $0.1 million and percentage rental payments based on 5% of hotel revenues and 7.5% of retail revenues attributed to guest rooms and retail space added to the hotel property in 1998. Beginning in 2017, the primary ground lease requires the hotel to pay percentage rent based on 6% of total hotel revenues and 7.5% of total retail and parking revenues. The primary ground lease expires in 2062 . The secondary sublease

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requires the hotel to make rental payments based on hotel net income, as defined in the agreement, related to the rooms and retail space in existence prior to the 1998 renovation. The secondary sublease expires in April 2016 at which time the hotel will only be subject to the primary ground lease through its maturity in 2062.

The Prescott Hotel is subject to a long-term hotel lease for the right to use floors three through seven, the basement and the roof of an adjacent, attached building containing 64 of the 160 guest rooms at the property. The hotel lease expires in 2059 , with a one time extension option of 30 years. The Company is required to pay annual base rent of approximately $0.5 million , beginning in October 2017 . The annual base rent is subject to a fixed increase every year during the remaining lease term. The building portion of the long-term hotel lease assumed was determined to be a capital lease.

The Hotel Palomar Los Angeles Beverly Hills is subject to a long-term ground lease agreement on the land underlying the hotel. The ground lease expires in 2107 , including 19 five -year extension options. The hotel is required to pay annual base rent of approximately $3.5 million through January 2017 and the base rent will be adjusted for consumer price index ("CPI") increases at each five -year extension.

The Union Station Hotel, Autograph Collection is subject to a long-term ground lease agreement on the land underlying the hotel. The ground lease expires in 2105 . The hotel is required to pay the greater of annual base rent of $0.1 million or annual real property taxes.

The ground leases and Hotel Palomar San Francisco hotel lease are considered operating leases. The Company records expense on a straight-line basis for leases that provide for minimum rental payments that increase in pre-established amounts over the remaining terms of the leases. Ground rent expense was $2.7 million and $1.6 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 , respectively. Ground rent expense is included in real estate taxes, personal property taxes, property insurance and ground rent in the Company's consolidated statements of operations and comprehensive income.

Litigation
The nature of the operations of hotels exposes the Company's hotels, the Company and the Operating Partnership to the risk of claims and litigation in the normal course of their business. The Company has insurance to cover certain potential material losses. The Company is not presently subject to any material litigation nor, to the Company’s knowledge, is any material litigation threatened against the Company.
Note 12. Supplemental Information to Statements of Cash Flows
 
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
 
(in thousands)
Interest paid, net of capitalized interest
$
8,618

 
$
6,195

Interest capitalized
$
193

 
$
—

Income taxes paid
$
471

 
$
129

Non-Cash Investing and Financing Activities:
 
 
 
Distributions payable on common shares/units
$
23,685

 
$
15,322

Distributions payable on preferred shares
$
5,550

 
$
5,203

Issuance of common shares for Board of Trustees compensation
$
373

 
$
421

Accrued additions and improvements to hotel properties
$
576

 
$
2,901


Note 13. Subsequent Events

On April 13, 2015 , the Company entered into a second unsecured term loan facility. The second unsecured term loan facility has a $100.0 million capacity and matures in April 2022 . On April 13, 2015 , the Company borrowed $100.0 million under the new facility. This term loan bears interest at a variable LIBOR plus 1.70% to 2.55% , depending on the Company's leverage ratio. The Company entered into interest rate swaps to effectively fix the LIBOR rate for the entire duration of the term loan resulting in a weighted average interest rate of 3.46% .

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

The following discussion and analysis should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and related notes included elsewhere in this report. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is a Maryland real estate investment trust that conducts its operations so as to qualify as a REIT under the Code. Substantially all of the operations are conducted through Pebblebrook Hotel, L.P. (our "Operating Partnership"), a Delaware limited partnership of which Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is the sole general partner. In this report, we use the terms "the Company", "we" or "our", to refer to Pebblebrook Hotel Trust and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

Forward-Looking Statements
This report, together with other statements and information publicly disseminated by us, contains certain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). We intend such forward-looking statements to be covered by the safe harbor provisions for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and include this statement for purposes of complying with these safe harbor provisions. Forward-looking statements, which are based on certain assumptions and describe our future plans, strategies and expectations, are generally identifiable by use of the words "may", "will", “should”, "potential", "could", "seek", "assume", "forecast", "believe", "expect", "intend", "anticipate", "estimate", "project" or similar expressions. Forward-looking statements in this report include, among others, statements about our business strategy, including acquisition and development strategies, industry trends, estimated revenues and expenses, our ability to realize deferred tax assets and expected liquidity needs and sources (including capital expenditures and our ability to obtain financing or raise capital). You should not rely on forward-looking statements since they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that are, in some cases, beyond our control and which could materially affect actual results, performance or achievements. Factors that may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to:
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risks associated with the hotel industry, including competition, increases in employment costs, energy costs and other operating costs, or decreases in demand caused by events beyond our control including, without limitation, actual or threatened terrorist attacks, cyber attacks, any type or flu or disease-related pandemic, or downturns in general and local economic conditions;
•
the availability and terms of financing and capital and the general volatility of securities markets;
•
our dependence on third-party managers of our hotels, including our inability to implement strategic business decisions directly;
•
risks associated with the real estate industry, including environmental contamination and costs of complying with the Americans with Disabilities Act and similar laws;
•
interest rate increases;
•
our possible failure to qualify as a REIT under the Code, as amended, and the risk of changes in laws affecting REITs;
•
the timing and availability of potential hotel acquisitions and our ability to identify and complete hotel acquisitions in accordance with our business strategy;
•
the possibility of uninsured losses;
•
risks associated with redevelopment and repositioning projects, including delays and cost overruns; and
•
the other factors discussed under the heading "Risk Factors" in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 , as may be updated elsewhere in this report.
Accordingly, there is no assurance that our expectations will be realized. Except as otherwise required by the federal securities laws, we disclaim any obligations or undertaking to publicly release any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement contained herein (or elsewhere) to reflect any change in our expectations with regard thereto or any change in events, conditions or circumstances on which any such statement is based.
Overview

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust is an internally managed hotel investment company, organized in October 2009, to opportunistically acquire and invest in hotel properties located primarily in major U.S. cities, with an emphasis on the major gateway coastal markets. As of  March 31, 2015 , the Company owned interests in  35  hotels, including  29  wholly owned hotels with a total of  6,988  guest rooms, and a  49%  joint venture interest in  six  hotels with a total of  1,777 guest rooms.

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While we do not operate our hotel properties, both our asset management team and our executive management team monitor and work cooperatively with our hotel managers by advising and making recommendations in all aspects of our hotels’ operations, including property positioning and repositioning, revenue and expense management, operations analysis, physical design, renovation and capital improvements, guest experience and overall strategic direction. Through these efforts, we seek to improve property efficiencies, lower costs, maximize revenues, and enhance property operating margins which we expect will enhance returns to our shareholders. We expect to invest a total of approximately  $50.0 million  to  $70.0 million  for the remainder of 2015 on renovation and repositioning projects and other capital improvements.

The U.S. lodging industry is expected to exhibit continued positive fundamentals for the remainder of 2015. Moderate economic growth, a strong U.S. dollar, global volatility, government fiscal deficits and government partisanship have created uncertainty among business and leisure travelers, however, U.S. employment and housing markets have improved. The strength in transient travel, both business and leisure, and low supply growth have resulted in high and increasing occupancy levels in our markets, which has allowed us to drive healthy increases in average daily rates. We expect this to continue in 2015, subject to currency headwinds that can negatively impact international inbound travel, and we believe that our properties have opportunities to continue to achieve significant growth in their operating cash flows and long-term economic values.

Key Indicators of Financial Condition and Operating Performance

We measure hotel results of operations and the operating performance of our business by evaluating financial and non-financial metrics such as room revenue per available room ("RevPAR"); average daily rate ("ADR"); occupancy rate ("occupancy"); funds from operations ("FFO"); and earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization ("EBITDA"). We evaluate individual hotel and company-wide performance with comparisons to budgets, prior periods and competing properties. ADR, occupancy and RevPAR may be impacted by macroeconomic factors as well as regional and local economies and events. See "Non-GAAP Financial Matters" for further discussion of FFO and EBITDA.

Hotel Operating Statistics

The following table represents the key same-property hotel operating statistics for our wholly owned hotels for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 .

 
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
 
2015
 
2014
Total Wholly Owned Portfolio
 
 
 
 
Same-Property Occupancy
 
78.2
%
 
80.1
%
Same-Property ADR
 
$
225.54

 
$
208.90

Same-Property RevPAR
 
$
176.40

 
$
167.29

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This schedule of hotel results for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 includes information from all of the hotels we owned as of March 31, 2015 , except for Hotel Vintage Portland which was closed for renovation for most of the first quarter of 2015. The schedule above does not include the hotel results of our Manhattan Collection joint venture. These hotel results for the respective periods include information reflecting operational performance for some hotels prior to our ownership of those hotels.
Results of Operations
At March 31, 2015 and 2014 , we had 29 and 23 wholly owned properties and leasehold interests, respectively. All properties owned during these periods have been included in our results of operations during the respective periods since their dates of acquisition. Based on when a property was acquired, operating results for certain properties are not comparable for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 . The properties listed in the table below are hereinafter referred to as the "non-comparable properties" for the periods indicated and all other properties are considered and referred to as "comparable properties":

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Non-comparable property for the
Property
 
Location
 
Acquisition Date
 
Three Months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014
Prescott Hotel
 
San Francisco, CA
 
May 22, 2014
 
X
The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland
 
Portland, OR
 
July 17, 2014
 
X
The Westin Colonnade Coral Gables
 
Miami, FL
 
November 12, 2014
 
X
Hotel Palomar Los Angeles Beverly Hills
 
Los Angeles, CA
 
November 20, 2014
 
X
Union Station Hotel, Autograph Collection
 
Nashville, TN
 
December 10, 2014
 
X
Revere Hotel Boston Common
 
Boston, MA
 
December 18, 2014
 
X
Comparison of the three months ended March 31, 2015 to the three months ended March 31, 2014
Revenues — Total hotel revenues increased by $37.7 million , of which $3.7 million was contributed by our comparable properties and $34.0 million was contributed by the non-comparable properties. The increase from our comparable properties is primarily a result of increases in revenues at our properties located on the west coast as a result of increases in ADR at those hotels, offset by a reduction in revenues of $5.3 million at the W Los Angeles - Westwood, Hotel Vintage Portland and Radisson Hotel Fisherman's Wharf, all of which were under renovation during the first quarter of 2015.
Hotel operating expenses — Total hotel operating expenses increased by $22.6 million . The comparable properties contributed $0.2 million of the increase, which is a result of increases in expenses at our properties offset by a reduction of $3.3 million in expenses at the W Los Angeles - Westwood, Hotel Vintage Portland and Radisson Hotel Fisherman's Wharf, all of which were under renovation during the first quarter of 2015. The remaining $22.4 million of the increase was from the non-comparable properties.
Depreciation and amortization — Depreciation and amortization expense increased by $5.4 million primarily due to the additional depreciation for the non-comparable properties.
Real estate taxes, personal property taxes, property insurance and ground rent — Real estate taxes, personal property taxes, insurance and ground rent increased by $3.0 million primarily due to the non-comparable properties.
Corporate general and administrative — Corporate general and administrative expenses increased by $1.4 million primarily as a result of increases in employee compensation costs offset by a reduction in non-cash shared based compensation costs. Corporate general and administrative expenses consist of employee compensation costs, legal and professional fees, insurance, state franchise taxes and other expenses.
Hotel acquisition costs — Hotel acquisition costs decreased by $0.2 million due to less acquisition activity during the current period compared to the prior period. Typically, hotel property acquisition costs consist of legal fees, other professional fees, transfer taxes and other direct costs associated with our pursuit of hotel investments. As a result, these costs are generally higher when more properties are acquired or when we have significant ongoing acquisition activity.
Interest income — Interest income remained consistent with the prior period.
Interest expense — Interest expense increased by $2.2 million , a result of higher debt balances from mortgage assumptions in connection with non-comparable properties.
Equity in earnings (losses) of joint venture — Equity in losses of joint venture increased $1.2 million due to decreases in revenues as a result of decreases in occupancy and ADR at the Manhattan Collection joint venture hotels.
Income tax (expense) benefit — Income tax benefit increased $1.1 million due to higher net losses at our TRS compared to the prior period.
Non-controlling interests — Non-controlling interests represent the allocation of income or loss of our Operating Partnership to the common units held by the LTIP unit holders.
Distributions to preferred shareholders — Distributions to preferred shareholders increased $0.4 million as a result of the additional issuances of the Series C Preferred Shares in September 2014.
Other Comprehensive Income (loss) — Other comprehensive loss increased as a result of the change in the fair values of our interest rate swaps.

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Non-GAAP Financial Measures
Non-GAAP financial measures are measures of our historical or future financial performance that are different from measures calculated and presented in accordance with U.S. GAAP. We report FFO and EBITDA, which are non-GAAP financial measures that we believe are useful to investors as key measures of our operating performance.
We calculate FFO in accordance with standards established by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), which defines FFO as net income (calculated in accordance with GAAP), excluding real estate related depreciation and amortization, gains (losses) from sales of real estate, impairments of real estate assets, the cumulative effect of changes in accounting principles and adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures. Historical cost accounting for real estate assets implicitly assumes that the value of real estate assets diminishes predictably over time. Since real estate values instead have historically risen or fallen with market conditions, most industry investors consider presentations of operating results for real estate companies that use historical cost accounting to be insufficient by themselves. By excluding the effect of real estate related depreciation and amortization including our share of the joint venture depreciation and amortization and gains (losses) from sales of real estate, both of which are based on historical cost accounting and which may be of lesser significance in evaluating current performance, we believe that FFO provides investors a useful financial measure to evaluate our operating performance.
The following table reconciles net income (loss) to FFO and FFO available to common share and unit holders for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss)
$
7,170

 
$
4,121

Adjustments:
 
 
 
Depreciation and amortization
21,262

 
15,844

Depreciation and amortization from joint venture
2,158

 
2,211

FFO
$
30,590

 
$
22,176

Distribution to preferred shareholders
(6,488
)
 
(6,081
)
FFO available to common share and unit holders
$
24,102

 
$
16,095

EBITDA is defined as earnings before interest, income taxes, depreciation and amortization. We believe that EBITDA provides investors a useful financial measure to evaluate our operating performance, excluding the impact of our capital structure (primarily interest expense) and our asset base (primarily depreciation and amortization).
The following table reconciles net income (loss) to EBITDA for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (in thousands):
 
For the three months ended March 31,
 
2015
 
2014
Net income (loss)
$
7,170

 
$
4,121

Adjustments:
 
 
 
Interest expense
8,321

 
6,075

Interest expense from joint venture
2,256

 
2,264

Income tax expense (benefit)
(3,389
)
 
(2,334
)
Depreciation and amortization
21,325

 
15,888

Depreciation and amortization from joint venture
2,158

 
2,211

EBITDA
$
37,841

 
$
28,225

Neither FFO nor EBITDA represent cash generated from operating activities as determined by U.S. GAAP and neither should be considered as an alternative to U.S. GAAP net income (loss), as an indication of our financial performance, or to U.S. GAAP cash flow from operating activities, as a measure of liquidity. In addition, FFO and EBITDA are not indicative of funds available to fund cash needs, including the ability to make cash distributions.
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Our consolidated financial statements have been prepared in conformity with U.S. GAAP, which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets and liabilities at the date of our financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. While we do not believe the reported amounts would be materially different, application of these policies involves the exercise of judgment and the use of assumptions as to future uncertainties and, as a result, actual results could differ from these estimates. We evaluate our estimates and judgments on an ongoing basis. We base our estimates on experience and on various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. All of our significant accounting policies, including certain critical accounting policies, are disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 .
Recent Accounting Standards
See Note 2, “Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,” to our consolidated interim financial statements for additional information relating to recently issued accounting pronouncements.
Liquidity and Capital Resources
We expect to meet our short-term liquidity requirements through net cash provided by operations, existing cash balances and, if necessary, short-term borrowings under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility. We expect our existing cash balances and cash provided by operations will be adequate to fund operating requirements, service debt and fund dividends in accordance with the REIT requirements of the federal income tax laws.
We expect to meet our long-term liquidity requirements, such as hotel property acquisitions, property redevelopment, investments in existing or new joint ventures, and debt principal payments and debt maturities, through the net proceeds from additional issuances of common shares, additional issuances of preferred shares, issuances of units of limited partnership interest in our operating partnership, secured and unsecured borrowings, and cash provided by operations. The success of our business strategy may depend in part on our ability to access additional capital through issuances of debt and equity securities, which is dependent on favorable market conditions.
We strive to maintain prudent debt leverage and intend to opportunistically enhance our capital position.
Senior Unsecured Credit Facility
On October 16, 2014, we amended and restated the credit agreement governing our unsecured revolving credit facility and unsecured term loan facility. As amended, the agreement provides for a $300.0 million unsecured revolving credit facility and a $300.0 million unsecured term loan facility. The unsecured revolving credit facility matures in January 2019 with options to extend the maturity date to January 2020 and the unsecured term loan facility matures in January 2020 . As of March 31, 2015 , we had $100.0 million outstanding under the revolving credit facility and we had $300.0 million outstanding under the term loan facility (the "Term Loan"). We have the ability to increase the aggregate borrowing capacity under the credit agreement up to $1.0 billion , subject to lender approval. We intend to repay indebtedness incurred under our senior unsecured revolving credit facility from time to time out of cash flows from operations and from the net proceeds of issuances of additional equity and debt securities, as market conditions permit.
Interest is paid on the periodic advances under the senior unsecured revolving credit facility at varying rates, based upon either LIBOR or the alternate base rate, plus an additional margin amount. The interest rate depends upon our leverage ratio pursuant to the provisions of the credit facility agreement. We entered into interest rate swaps to effectively fix the interest rates of the Term Loan. At March 31, 2015 , we had interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $300.0 million , and as a result, the Term Loan had a weighted-average effective interest rate of 2.93% through July 13, 2017 and a weighted average interest rate of 3.51% from July 13, 2017 through January 15, 2020, based on the Company's leverage ratio at March 31, 2015 .



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Debt Summary
Debt as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):
 
 
 
 
 
Balance Outstanding as of
 
Interest Rate
 
Maturity Date
 
March 31, 2015
 
December 31, 2014
Senior unsecured revolving credit facility
Floating (1)
 
January 2019
 
$
100,000

 
$
50,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Term loan
Floating (2)
 
January 2020
 
300,000

 
300,000

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Mortgage loans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland (3)
7.39%
 
March 2015
 
—

 
50,725

InterContinental Buckhead Atlanta
4.88%
 
January 2016
 
49,087

 
49,320

Skamania Lodge
5.44%
 
February 2016
 
29,220

 
29,308

DoubleTree by Hilton Bethesda-Washington DC
5.28%
 
February 2016
 
34,432

 
34,575

Embassy Suites San Diego Bay-Downtown
6.28%
 
June 2016
 
64,120

 
64,462

Hotel Modera
5.26%
 
July 2016
 
23,125

 
23,225

Monaco Washington DC
4.36%
 
February 2017
 
43,544

 
43,756

Argonaut Hotel
4.25%
 
March 2017
 
43,708

 
44,006

Sofitel Philadelphia
3.90%
 
June 2017
 
46,641

 
46,968

Hotel Palomar San Francisco
5.94%
 
September 2017
 
26,367

 
26,461

The Westin Gaslamp Quarter San Diego
3.69%
 
January 2020
 
76,624

 
77,155

Mortgage loans at stated value
 
 
 
 
436,868

 
489,961

Mortgage loan premiums (4)
 
 
 
 
3,196

 
4,026

Total mortgage loans
 
 
 
 
$
440,064

 
$
493,987

Total debt
 
 
 
 
$
840,064

 
$
843,987

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(1) Borrowings bear interest at floating rates equal to, at our option, either (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin or (ii) an Adjusted Base Rate (as defined in the senior unsecured credit agreement) plus an applicable margin. The Company has two six-month extension options.
(2) Borrowings under our term loan facility bear interest at floating rates equal to, at our option, either (i) LIBOR plus an applicable margin or (ii) a Base Rate plus an applicable margin. We entered into interest rate swaps to effectively fix the interest rate for the Term Loan. At March 31, 2015 , the Company had interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $300.0 million , and, as a result, the Term Loan had a weighted-average effective interest rate of 2.93% through July 13, 2017 and a weighted-average effective interest rate of 3.51% from July 13, 2017 through January 15, 2020, based on the Company’s leverage ratio at March 31, 2015 .
(3) The interest rate of 7.39% represents a weighted-average interest rate of the three non-recourse mortgage loans assumed in conjunction with the acquisition of The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland. On March 5, 2015 , we repaid these mortgage loans.
(4) Loan premiums on assumed mortgages recorded in purchase accounting for the Hotel Palomar San Francisco, Embassy Suites San Diego Bay - Downtown, Hotel Modera, and The Nines, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Portland.
On April 13, 2015 , we entered into a second unsecured term loan facility. The second unsecured term loan facility has a $100.0 million capacity and matures in April 2022 . On April 13, 2015 , we borrowed $100.0 million under the new facility. This term loan bears interest at a variable LIBOR plus 1.70% to 2.55% , depending on our leverage ratio. We entered into interest rate swaps to effectively fix the LIBOR rate for the entire duration of the term loan resulting in a weighted average interest rate of 3.46% .

Issuance of Shares of Beneficial Interest
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Associates, Inc. (collectively, the “Sales Agents”), providing for our sale of our common shares having an aggregate offering price of up to $175.0 million from time to time, pursuant to a prospectus supplement we filed with the SEC, through any of the Sales Agents, acting as sales agent and/or principal (our “ATM program”). At the same time, we terminated our prior $170.0 million ATM program. No common shares were issued or sold under our ATM program during the first quarter of 2015. As of March 31, 2015 , $159.8 million in common shares remained available for issuance under the $175.0 million ATM program.
Sources and Uses of Cash
Our principal sources of cash are cash from operations, borrowings under mortgage financings, draws on our credit facility and the proceeds from offerings of our equity securities. Our principal uses of cash are asset acquisitions, debt service, capital investments, operating costs, corporate expenses and dividends.
Cash Provided by Operations. Our cash provided by operating activities was $30.0 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 . Our cash from operations includes the operating activities of our 29 wholly owned hotels and cash distributions of $6.3 million from our Manhattan Collection joint venture. Our cash provided by operating activities for the three months ended March 31, 2014 was $19.3 million and relates principally to the 23 wholly owned hotels and operating cash flow distributions received from our Manhattan Collection joint venture at March 31, 2014 .
Cash Used in Investing Activities. Our cash used in investing activities was $23.4 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 . During the three months ended March 31, 2015 , we invested $26.4 million in improvements to our hotel properties, placed deposit of $3.0 million for property under contract for purchase, received $3.0 million from a note receivable and had an increase in restricted cash of $3.1 million . During the three months ended March 31, 2014 , we used $10.8 million of cash, of which we invested $7.5 million in improvements to our hotel properties, had a decrease in restricted cash of $1.7 million , received $1.0 million in property insurance proceeds and placed deposits of $6.0 million for property under contract for purchase.
Cash Used in Financing Activities. Our cash used in financing activities was $30.9 million for the three months ended March 31, 2015 . During the three months ended March 31, 2015 , we borrowed $65.0 million from our revolving credit facility, repaid $15.0 million from the revolving credit facility, repaid $53.1 million of mortgage debt, repurchased $4.1 million of common shares for tax withholding for vested share-based equity awards and paid $23.5 million in distributions. For the three months ended March 31, 2014 , cash flows provided by financing activities was $19.4 million , which consisted of the repayment of $2.3 million of mortgage debt and payment of $16.4 million  in distributions.
Capital Investments
We maintain and intend to continue maintaining all of our hotels, including each hotel that we acquire in the future, in good repair and condition and in conformity with applicable laws and regulations and when applicable, in accordance with the franchisor’s standards and the agreed-upon requirements in our management agreements. Routine capital investments will be administered by the hotel management companies. However, we maintain approval rights over the capital investments as part of the annual budget process and as otherwise required from time to time.
From time to time, certain of our hotel properties may undergo renovations as a result of our decision to upgrade portions of the hotels, such as guestrooms, meeting space and restaurants, in order to better compete with other hotels in our markets. In addition, after we acquire a hotel property, we are often required by the franchisor or brand manager, if there is one, to complete a property improvement plan (“PIP”) in order to bring the hotel property up to the franchisor’s or brand’s standards. Generally, we expect to fund renovations and improvements with available cash, restricted cash, borrowings under our credit facility, or proceeds from new mortgage debt or equity offerings.
For the three months ended March 31, 2015 , we invested $26.4 million in capital investments to reposition and improve the properties we own. We expect to invest approximately $50.0 million to $70.0 million in capital investments for our wholly owned hotels through the remainder of 2015. In March 2015, the Hotel Vintage Plaza Portland was re-opened as Hotel Vintage Portland, after being closed in January 2015 to complete a $10.0 million renovation. The $23.5 million renovation of the W-Los Angeles - Westwood was substantially completed at March 31, 2015 . We also expect to invest $32.0 million and $35.0 million in the renovations of Radisson Hotel Fisherman's Wharf and the Prescott Hotel, respectively.
Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
The table below summarizes our contractual obligations as of March 31, 2015 and the effect such obligations are expected to have on our liquidity and cash flow in future periods (in thousands):
 

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Payments due by period
 
Total
 
Less
than 1
year
 
1 to 3
years
 
3 to 5
years
 
More
than 5
years
Mortgage loans  (1)
$
476,838

 
$
140,790

 
$
261,398

 
$
74,650

 
$
—

Term loan (2)
347,666

 
8,930

 
18,999

 
319,737

 
—

Borrowings under credit facility (3)
107,292

 
1,896

 
3,792

 
101,604

 
—

Hotel and ground leases (4)
749,732

 
6,847

 
13,796

 
14,176

 
714,913

Capital lease obligation
36,542

 
—

 
144

 
616

 
35,782

Purchase commitments (5)
6,621

 
6,621

 
—

 
—

 
—

Corporate office lease
4,109

 
271

 
750

 
792

 
2,296

Total
$
1,728,800

 
$
165,355

 
$
298,879

 
$
511,575

 
$
752,991

 ____________________
(1)  
Amounts include principal and interest.
(2)  
Amounts include principal and interest. The Term Loan bears interest at a floating rate equal to LIBOR plus an applicable margin. The Company entered into interest rate swaps to effectively fix the interest rate for the Term Loan. At March 31, 2015 , the Company had interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $300.0 million , and, as a result, the Term Loan had a weighted-average effective interest rate of 2.93% through July 13, 2017 and a weighted-average effective interest rate of 3.51% from July 13, 2017 through January 15, 2020, based on the Company’s leverage ratio at March 31, 2015 .
(3)  
Amounts include principal and interest. Interest expense is calculated based on the weighted-average interest rate for all outstanding credit facility borrowings as of March 31, 2015 . It is assumed that the outstanding borrowings will be repaid upon maturity with fixed interest-only payments until then.
(4)  
The long-term ground leases on the Monaco Washington DC and Argonaut Hotel provide for the greater of base or percentage rent, adjusted for CPI increases. The long-term hotel lease on the Hotel Palomar San Francisco provides for base rent plus percentage rent, adjusted for CPI increases and contains a base rent floor and ceiling. The long-term leases on the Radisson Hotel Fisherman's Wharf provide for base plus percentage rent through 2016 and rent as a percentage of revenues and net income, as adjusted and defined in the agreements, in 2017 and thereafter. The long-term hotel lease on the Prescott Hotel was determined to be both an operating and capital lease. The lease contains a fixed base rental increase every year during the lease term. The long-term ground lease on the Hotel Palomar Los Angeles Beverly Hills provides for base rent, adjusted for CPI increases every five years. This lease has 19 five-year renewal options and the table assumes the exercise of all 19 renewal options. The long-term ground lease on the Union Station Hotel, Autograph Collection provides for annual base rent equal to the greater of $0.1 million or annual real property taxes. The table above reflects only minimum base rent for all periods presented and does not include assumptions for CPI adjustments.
(5)  
Amounts represent purchase orders and contracts that have been executed for renovation projects at the properties. We are committed to these purchase orders and contracts and anticipate making similar arrangements in the future with the existing properties or any future properties that we may acquire.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements – Joint Venture Indebtedness

We have a 49% equity interest in the Manhattan Collection joint venture, which owns six properties in New York City that have mortgage debt secured by these properties. We exercise significant influence over, but do not control, the joint venture and therefore account for our investment in the joint venture using the equity method of accounting.

As of March 31, 2015 , the joint venture had $460.0 million in first mortgage debt, consisting of a single $410.0 million loan secured by five of the properties (excluding Dumont NYC) owned by the joint venture, a $50.0 million loan secured by the Dumont NYC and a $50.0 million unsecured special loan. The $410.0 million loan bears interest at an annual fixed rate of 3.67% and requires interest-only payments through maturity on January 5, 2018 . The $50.0 million secured loan bears interest at an annual fixed interest rate of 3.14% and requires interest-only payments through maturity on May 1, 2018 . In 2012, we provided the joint venture a  $50.0 million  unsecured special loan which matures at the earlier of July 4, 2018 , the closing of any refinancing of the secured loan or the closing date of a portfolio sale (as defined in the loan agreement). The unsecured special loan bears interest at an annual fixed rate of  9.75%  and requires interest-only payments through maturity. The unsecured special loan is pre-payable by the joint venture at any time.

The joint venture was in compliance with all of its debt covenants as of March 31, 2015 . We are not guarantors of the joint venture debt except for limited customary carve-outs related to fraud or misapplication of funds.

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Inflation
We rely on the performance of the hotels to increase revenues to keep pace with inflation. Generally, our hotel operators possess the ability to adjust room rates daily, except for group or corporate rates contractually committed to in advance, although competitive pressures may limit the ability of our operators to raise rates faster than inflation or even at the same rate.
Seasonality
Demand in the lodging industry is affected by recurring seasonal patterns which are greatly influenced by overall economic cycles, geographic locations, weather and customer mix at the hotels. Generally, our hotels have lower revenue, operating income and cash flow in the first quarter of each year and higher revenue, operating income and cash flow in the third quarter of each year.
Derivative Instruments
In the normal course of business, we are exposed to the effects of interest rate changes. We may enter into derivative instruments including interest rate swaps, caps and collars to manage or hedge interest rate risk. Derivative instruments are subject to fair value reporting at each reporting date and the increase or decrease in fair value is recorded in net income (loss) or accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), based on the applicable hedge accounting guidance. Derivatives expose the Company to credit risk in the event of non-performance by the counterparties under the terms of the interest rate hedge agreements. The Company believes it minimizes the credit risk by transacting with major creditworthy financial institutions.
Prior to amending and restating the credit facility agreement in October 2014, we had entered into interest rate swap agreements with an aggregate notional amount of $100.0 million to hedge the LIBOR rate on our borrowings under the term loan facility through July 13, 2017. Upon amending and restating the credit agreement and drawing down the additional $200.0 million under the term loan facility, we entered into additional swap agreements to hedge the full $300.0 million Term Loan through maturity on January 15, 2020 . As of March 31, 2015 , we had interest rate swaps with an aggregate notional amount of $300.0 million , and, as a result, the Term Loan had a weighted-average effective interest rate of 2.93% through July 13, 2017 and a weighted-average effective interest rate of 3.51% from July 13, 2017 through January 15, 2020, based on our leverage ratio at March 31, 2015 .
In conjunction with entering into the $100.0 million term loan in April 2015, we also entered into additional swap agreements to hedge the interest rate risk on the full amount of this new term loan.
We have designated these pay-fixed, receive-floating interest rate swap derivatives as cash flow hedges. For the three months ended March 31, 2015 , there was $4.2 million in unrealized loss recorded in accumulated other comprehensive income.
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk.
Interest Rate Sensitivity
We are exposed to market risk from changes in interest rates. We seek to limit the impact of interest rate changes on earnings and cash flows and to lower our overall borrowing costs by closely monitoring our variable rate debt and converting such debt to fixed rates when we deem such conversion advantageous. From time to time, we may enter into interest rate swap agreements or other interest rate hedging contracts. While these agreements are intended to lessen the impact of rising interest rates, they also expose us to the risks that the other parties to the agreements will not perform, we could incur significant costs associated with the settlement of the agreements, the agreements will be unenforceable and the underlying transactions will fail to qualify as highly effective cash flow hedges under guidance included in ASC 815 "Derivatives and Hedging."

As of March 31, 2015 , $100.0 million of the Company's aggregate indebtedness (12% of total indebtedness) was subject to variable interest rates, excluding amounts outstanding under the unsecured term loan facility that have been effectively swapped into fixed rates. If interest rates on our variable rate debt increase or decrease by 0.1 percent, our interest expense will increase or decrease by approximately $0.1 million, respectively.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, we have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(b) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective.

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Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

There have been no changes to our internal control over financial reporting during our most recent fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal controls over financial reporting.
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings.
The nature of the operations of our hotels exposes the hotels and us to the risk of claims and litigation in the normal course of business. We are not presently subject to any material litigation nor, to our knowledge, is any litigation threatened against us, other than routine actions for negligence or other claims and administrative proceedings arising in the ordinary course of business, some of which are expected to be covered by liability insurance and all of which collectively are not expected to have a material adverse effect on our liquidity, results of operations or our financial condition.
Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in the "Risk Factors" section of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.
Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities
Period
 
Total Number of Shares Purchased  (1)
 
Average Price Paid Per Share
January 1, 2015 - January 31, 2015
 
16,645

 
$
45.63

February 1, 2015 - February 28, 2015
 
67,917

 
$
48.90

March 1, 2015 - March 31, 2015
 
273

 
$
45.64

Total
 
84,835

 
$
48.25

_____________________________
(1) Amounts in this column represent shares sold to the Company as payment of tax withholding due upon vesting of restricted and performance based common shares.
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Other Information.

None.
Item 6. Exhibits.

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Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
10.1†
 
Form of Performance Unit Award Agreement for Executive Officers.
31.1†
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2†
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1††
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2††
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS XBRL
 
Instance Document  (1)
101.SCH XBRL
 
Taxonomy Extension Schema Document  (1)
101.CAL XBRL
 
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document  (1)
101.LAB XBRL
 
Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document  (1)
101.DEF XBRL
 
Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document  (1)
101.PRE XBRL
 
Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document  (1)
________________
†
Filed herewith.
††
Furnished herewith.
(1)  
Submitted electronically herewith. Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following documents formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Equity; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
 
 
 
 
Date:
April 23, 2015
 
/s/ J ON  E. B ORTZ
 
 
 
Jon E. Bortz
 
 
 
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer


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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
 
Description of Exhibit
10.1†
 
Form of Performance Unit Award Agreement for Executive Officers.

31.1†
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2†
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1††
 
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2††
 
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS XBRL
 
Instance Document  (1)
101.SCH XBRL
 
Taxonomy Extension Schema Document  (1)
101.CAL XBRL
 
Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document  (1)
101.LAB XBRL
 
Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document  (1)
101.DEF XBRL
 
Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document  (1)
101.PRE XBRL
 
Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document  (1)
 
_______________
†
Filed herewith.
††
Furnished herewith.
(1)  
Submitted electronically herewith. Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are the following documents formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Equity; (iv) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (v) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.


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Exhibit 10.1
PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST

Performance Unit Award Agreement for Executive Officers


THIS PERFORMANCE UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”), dated as of the ____ day of February 2015, governs the Performance Unit Award granted by PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST, a Maryland real estate investment trust (the “ Company ”), to [____________________] (the “ Participant ”), in accordance with and subject to the provisions of the Company’s 2009 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the “ Plan ”). A copy of the Plan has been made available to the Participant. All terms used in this Agreement that are defined in the Plan have the same meaning given them in the Plan.

1. Grant of Performance Unit Award. In accordance with the Plan, and effective as of February 11, 2015 (the “ Date of Grant ”), the Company granted to the Participant, subject to the terms and conditions of the Plan and this Agreement, a Performance Unit Award (the “ Award ”) with respect to [__________] Performance Units, of which [_____________] Performances Units are referred to herein as the “ Target Performance Units ”. The Award represents the right to receive one Common Share for each Performance Unit that is earned in accordance with, and subject to, the terms of this Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, more than 100% of the Target Performance Units may be earned but under no circumstances may more than 200% of the Target Performance Units be earned. The Award includes Dividend Equivalent Rights as described in Section 6.

2. Performance Vesting. The Participant shall earn Performance Units, i.e. , the Performance Units shall become vested and nonforfeitable (“ Vested ”), to the extent provided in paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) as determined and certified by the Committee pursuant to Section 5 and as of the date of such certification, provided that the Participant remains employed by the Company or an Affiliate from the Date of Grant until the end of the Measurement Period. No more than 200% of the Target Performance Units can become Vested pursuant to the calculations set forth in paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c). This Agreement shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the examples of the calculations pursuant to paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) as set forth on Exhibit A attached hereto.

(a) Relative TSR Measurement. The Participant’s interest in a number of Performance Units, not to exceed 60% of the Target Performance Units, shall become Vested based on Company TSR relative to Peer Group TSR as set forth in this paragraph 2(a). The number of Performance Units, if any, which shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(a) shall in no event exceed 60% of the Target Performance Units or be less than zero and shall be calculated according to the following mathematical formula:

Target Performance Units * (30% + [5 * {Company TSR - Peer Group TSR}]).
For the avoidance of doubt,
i.
if Company TSR is less than Peer Group TSR by 600 or more basis points, then none of the Performance Units shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(a); and




ii.
if Company TSR exceeds Peer Group TSR by 600 basis points or more, then a number of Performance Units equal to 60% of the Target Performance Units shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(a).

(b) Absolute TSR Measurement. The Participant’s interest in a number of Performance Units, not to exceed 80% of the Target Performance Units, shall become Vested based on Company TSR as set forth in this paragraph 2(b). The number of Performance Units, if any, which shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(b) shall in no event exceed 80% of the Target Performance Units or be less than zero and shall be calculated according to the following mathematical formula:

Target Performance Units * (40% + [10 * {Company TSR - 9% 1 }]).
For the avoidance of doubt,
i.
if Company TSR is more than 400 basis points less than 9% 1 , then none of the Performance Units shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(b); and

ii.
if Company TSR is more than 400 basis points greater than 9% 1 , then a number of Performance Units equal to 80% of the Target Performance Units shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(b).

(c) Competitor EBITDA Margin Measurement. The Participant’s interest in a number of Performance Units, not to exceed 200% of the Target Performance Units, shall become Vested based on Cumulative Margin Change as set forth in this paragraph 2(c). The number of Performance Units, if any, which shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(c) shall in no event exceed 200% of the Target Performance Units or be less than zero and shall be calculated according to the following mathematical formula:

Target Performance Units * (30% + [6⅔% * Cumulative Margin Change / 10 basis points]).
For the avoidance of doubt
i.
if Cumulative Margin Change is less than or equal to negative 45 basis points, then none of the Performance Units shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(c);

ii.
if Cumulative Margin Change is 105 basis points, then a number of Performance Units equal to 100% of the Target Performance Units shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(c); and

iii.
if Cumulative Margin Change is 165 basis points, then a number of Performance Units equal to 140% of the Target Performance Units shall become Vested under this paragraph 2(c).


 
 
 
 
 
1  This threshold shall be compounded annually.




3. Termination of Employment. Except as provided in paragraphs 3(a), 3(b), 3(c), 3(d) and 3(e), the Participant’s interest in all of the Performance Units that have not Vested on or before the date on which the Participant’s employment with the Company or an Affiliate terminates or is terminated will be forfeited on the date of such termination.

(a) Change in Control. If a Control Change Date occurs before January 1, 2018, and if the Participant remains in the continuous employ of the Company or an Affiliate from the Date of Grant until the Control Change Date, the Participant shall be Vested in the greater of (i) 100% of the Target Performance Units and (ii) the number of Performance Units (which may exceed 100%) of the Target Performance Units that become Vested in accordance with paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c).

(b) Death or Disability. If the Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates terminates before January 1, 2018, on account of death or disability (as defined in Code section 22(e)(3)) and if the Participant remains in the continuous employ of the Company or an Affiliate from the Date of Grant until the date of such termination, the Participant shall be Vested in the greater of (i) 100% of the Target Performance Units and (ii) the number of Performance Units (which may exceed 100%) of the Target Performance Units that become Vested in accordance with paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c).

(c) Termination of Employment Without Cause. If the Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates ends before January 1, 2018, on account of a termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company or an Affiliate without Cause and if the Participant remains in the continuous employ of the Company or an Affiliate from the Date of Grant until the date of such termination, the Participant shall be Vested in:

(i)  if the date of such termination is before January 1, 2016, then (A) the greater of (x) one-third of the Target Performance Units and (y) one-third of the number of Performance Units that become Vested in accordance with paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c); plus (B) two-thirds of the Target Performance Units;

(ii)  if the date of such termination is after December 31, 2015 but before January 1, 2017, then (A) the greater of (x) two-thirds of the Target Performance Units and (y) two-thirds of the number of Performance Units that become Vested in accordance with paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c); plus (B) one-third of the Target Performance Units; or

(iii)  if the date of such termination is after December 31, 2016, then the greater of (i) 100% of the Target Performance Units and (ii) the number of Performance Units (which may exceed 100% of the Target Performance Units) that become Vested in accordance with paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c).

(d) Termination of Employment for Cause. If the Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates ends before January 1, 2018, on account of a termination of the Participant’s employment by the Company or an Affiliate for Cause and if the Participant remains in the continuous employ of the Company or an Affiliate from the Date of Grant until the date of such termination, the Participant’s interest in all of the Performance Units that have not earlier Vested shall be forfeited; provided, however , that in the event the Participant is terminated for Cause as defined in paragraph (7)(a)(i) and the Participant is subsequently acquitted of the act or acts referred to therein, then the Participant shall be deemed for purposes of this Agreement to have been terminated without Cause as of the date of the termination and the Participant shall be Vested in the number of Performance Units determined in accordance with paragraph 3(c) notwithstanding that a number of Performance Units may have been



previously forfeited due to the termination of the Participant’s employment for Cause based on such charge.

(e) Termination of Employment by the Participant for Good Reason. If the Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates ends before January 1, 2018, on account of a termination of the Participant’s employment by the Participant for Good Reason (as defined in, and in accordance with the terms of, that certain Change-in-Control Severance Agreement entered into as of [______________ 20__] by and between the Company and the Participant) and if the Participant remains in the continuous employ of the Company or an Affiliate from the Date of Grant until the date of such termination, the Participant shall be Vested in the greater of (i) 100% of the Target Performance Units and (ii) the number of Performance Units (which may exceed 100%) of the Target Performance Units that become Vested in accordance with paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c).

4. Transferability. The Performance Units evidenced by this Agreement cannot be transferred; provided, however , that, subject to the requirements of applicable securities laws, the Participant’s rights in the Performance Units evidenced by this Agreement may be transferred by will or the laws of descent and distribution.

5. Settlement of Performance Units. As soon as practicable after the end of the Measurement Period, but in all events no later than March 15 of the year following the end of the Measurement Period, the Committee shall determine and certify the extent to which the performance objectives described herein have been achieved and the number of Performance Units that have become Vested (which may be greater than 100% of the Target Performance Units but in no event shall be greater than 200% of the Target Performance Units). As soon as practicable after the Committee’s certification in accordance with the preceding sentence, but in all events no later than March 15 of the year following the end of the Measurement Period, the Company shall issue Common Shares to the Participant in a number equal to the number of Performance Units that the Committee certified have become Vested; provided, however , that only whole Common Shares shall be issued and a cash payment shall be issued in settlement of any fractional Common Share that the Participant is otherwise entitled to receive.

6. Dividend Equivalent Rights. As soon as practicable after the issuance of Common Shares as described in Section 5, the Company shall make a single sum cash payment to the Participant equal to the cumulative amount of dividends paid during the Measurement Period on the number of Common Shares equal to the number of Performance Units that the Committee certified have become Vested. No cash amount will be paid as Dividend Equivalent Rights with respect to Performance Units that do not become Vested.

7. Definitions. For purposes of this Agreement, the terms Cause, Company EBITDA Margin, Company TSR, Competitor EBITDA Margin, Cumulative Margin Change, Measurement Period and Peer Group TSR shall have the following meanings:

(a) “ Cause ” means that the Board concludes, in good faith and after reasonable investigation, that: (i) the Participant has been charged by the United States or a State or political subdivision thereof with conduct which is a felony under the laws of the United States or any State or political subdivision thereof; (ii) the Participant engaged in conduct relating to the Company constituting material breach of fiduciary duty, willful misconduct (including acts of employment discrimination or sexual harassment) or fraud; (iii) the Participant breached in any material respect the Participant’s obligations or covenants, if any, restricting the recruitment of employees of the Company or an Affiliate to work for another employer set forth in an agreement with the Company; or (iv) the Participant materially



failed to follow a proper directive of the Board within the scope of the Participant’s duties (which shall be capable of being performed by the Participant with reasonable effort) after written notice from the Board specifying the performance required and the Participant’s failure to perform within 30 days after such notice. For this purpose, no act, or failure to act, on the Participant’s part shall be deemed “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by the Participant not in good faith or if the result thereof would be unethical or illegal.

(b) “ Company EBITDA Margin ” means the Company’s pro forma hotel-level earnings before taxes, interest, depreciation and amortization (“ EBITDA ”) as a percentage of the Company’s hotel revenues for each of the calendar years during the Measurement Period (or quarterly periods for any period during the Measurement Period that is less than a full year) based on the amount reported as “Pro forma Hotel EBITDA” for the applicable “Full Year” in the earnings press release furnished by the Company for the applicable period (the “ Company’s Earnings Release ”) divided by the amount reported as “Pro forma Hotel Revenues” for the applicable “Full Year” in the Company’s Earnings Release. The Committee may elect to adjust the Company EBITDA Margin calculation to reflect the impact of acquisitions and divestitures.

(c) “ Company TSR ” means the average annual total shareholder return (Common Share price appreciation/depreciation during the Measurement Period plus dividends paid on Common Shares during the Measurement Period) (the “ TSR ”) of the Company over the term of the Measurement Period, expressed as a percentage. For purposes of calculating Common Share price appreciation/depreciation, the Common Share prices for the beginning and end of each period in the Measurement Period are to be determined by averaging the closing prices for Common Shares as reported on the New York Stock Exchange (the “ NYSE ”) or other applicable principal securities exchange in which the Company’s Common Shares are traded for each of the trading days during the last thirty calendar days preceding the start or end, as applicable, of the Measurement Period. For purposes of calculating Company TSR, dividends for the period shall be treated as reinvested. If, before January 1, 2018, (A) a Change in Control occurs, (B) the Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates terminates on account of death or disability or (C) the Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates terminates without Cause as contemplated by paragraph 3(c), the TSR of the Company for the period from the most recent fiscal year end to the end of the Measurement Period shall be annualized for purposes of calculating Company TSR.

(d) “ Competitor EBITDA Margin ” means LaSalle Hotel Properties’ hotel-level EBITDA as a percentage of LaSalle Hotel Properties’ hotel revenues for each of the calendar years during the Measurement Period (or quarterly periods for any period in the Measurement Period that is less than a full year) based on the amount typically reported as “Hotel EBITDA Margin” in the earnings press release furnished by the LaSalle Hotel Properties for the applicable period. The Committee may adjust the calculation of Competitor EBITDA Margin to reflect the impact of acquisitions and divestitures. The Committee may also make necessary and appropriate adjustments to the calculations set forth in paragraph 2(c), including the substitution of another entity for LaSalle Hotel Properties if LaSalle Hotel Properties changes its method of calculating or reporting its hotel-level EBITDA or if hotel-level EBITDA for LaSalle Hotel Properties for the applicable calculation date is not publicly available. It is understood that the calculation for the year ended December 31, 2014 will be made based on information that will not be available before December 31, 2015.

(e) “ Cumulative Margin Change ” shall be calculated according to the following mathematical formula and expressed as a number of basis points ( i.e. , 1.00% equals 100 basis points), in which Period 1, Period 2, Period 3 and Period 4 are the years ended or ending December 31, 2014, 2015,



2016 and 2017, respectively, unless the Measurement Period ends before December 31, 2017, in which case the last of the periods for this calculation shall be the most recent full quarter ended prior to the end of the Measurement Period:

(Competitor EBITDA Margin - Company EBITDA Margin) for Period 1
[as adjusted with Committee approval]
-
(Competitor EBITDA Margin - Company EBITDA Margin) for Period 2
+
(Competitor EBITDA Margin - Company EBITDA Margin) for Period 2
[as adjusted with Committee approval]
-
(Competitor EBITDA Margin - Company EBITDA Margin) for Period 3
+
(Competitor EBITDA Margin - Company EBITDA Margin) for Period 3
[as adjusted with Committee approval]
-
(Competitor EBITDA Margin - Company EBITDA Margin) for Period 4.
(f) “ Measurement Period ” means the period beginning on December 31, 2014 and ending on December 31, 2017; provided, however , that in the event that during such period (A) a Change in Control occurs, (B) the Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates terminates on account of death or disability or (C) the Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates terminates without Cause as contemplated by paragraph 3(c), the Measurement Period shall end:

(i) on the date of the event described in clause (A), (B) or (C) above for purposes of calculating Company TSR and Peer Group TSR; and

(ii) on the last day of the most recent full fiscal quarter ended prior to the event described in clause (A), (B) or (C) above for purposes of calculating Company EBITDA Margin, Competitor EBITDA Margin and Cumulative Margin Change.

(g) “ Peer Group TSR ” means the arithmetic average of the TSRs (each as determined using data provided by Bloomberg) of Chesapeake Lodging Trust, DiamondRock Hospitality Company, Host Hotel & Resorts, Inc., LaSalle Hotel Properties, Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. and Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the “ Peer Group ”) over the term of the Measurement Period, expressed as a percentage. If the common stock of any of these companies ceases to be publicly traded during the Measurement Period, such company shall be excluded from the calculation of Peer Group TSR for any year or quarter during the Measurement Period in which its common stock is not publicly traded. For purposes of calculating common stock price appreciation/depreciation, the common stock prices for the beginning and end of each period in the Measurement Period are to be determined by averaging the closing prices for the Peer Group members’ common stock as reported on the NYSE or other applicable principal securities exchange in which the Peer Group members’ common stock is traded for each of the trading days during the last thirty



calendar days preceding the start or end, as applicable, of the Measurement Period. For purposes of calculating Company TSR, dividends for the period shall be treated in the same manner as described in paragraph 5(c) with regard to the treatment of dividends when calculating Company TSR. If, before January 1, 2018, (A) a Change in Control occurs, (B) the Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates terminates on account of death or disability or (C) the Participant’s employment by the Company or its Affiliates terminates without Cause as contemplated by paragraph 3(c), the arithmetic average of the TSRs of the Peer Group for the period from the most recent fiscal year end to the end of the Measurement Period shall be annualized for purposes of calculating Peer Group TSR.

8. Shareholder Rights. Participant shall not have any rights as a shareholder of the Company with respect to the Performance Units. Upon the issuance of Common Shares in settlement of Performance Units that have Vested, the Participant shall have all of the rights of a shareholder of the Company with respect to those shares, including the right to vote the shares and to receive dividends on the shares.

9. No Right to Continued Employment. The grant of the Performance Unit Award does not give the Participant any rights with respect to continued employment by the Company or an Affiliate.

10. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed and interpreted in accordance with, the laws of the State of Maryland without reference to principles of conflict of laws.

11. Conflicts. The Participant agrees that in the event of any conflict between the provisions of the Plan as in effect on the Date of Grant and this Agreement, the provisions of the Plan shall govern. All references herein to the Plan shall mean the Plan as in effect on the Date of Grant.

12. Participant Bound by Plan. The Participant hereby acknowledges that a copy of the Plan has been made available to the Participant and the Participant agrees to be bound by all the terms and provisions of the Plan.

13. Binding Effect. Subject to the limitations stated above and in the Plan, this Agreement shall be binding upon the Participant and the Participant’s successors in interest and the Company and any successors of the Company.
[Signatures appear on following page.]




IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Participant have executed this Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST
 
 
 
[
]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By:
[
 
]
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Title:
[
 
 
]
 
 
 





































EXHIBIT A - ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES
assuming an award of 50 Target Performance Units (the “ TPUs ”)

I. Relative TSR Measurement (paragraph 2(a))
Formula: Vested TPUs = TPUs x (30% + (5 x (Company TSR - Peer Group TSR))
subject to a maximum of 60% of the TPUs and a minimum of 0.

Example A
Peer Group TSR: 5%
Company TSR: 7%

= TPUs x (30% + (5.0 x (Company TSR - Peer Group TSR))
= 50 x (30% + (5.0 x (7% - 5%))
= 50 x (30% + 10%)
= 50 x 40%
= 20 Performance Units --> 20 Common Shares

Example B
Peer Group TSR: 5%
Company TSR: 5%

= TPUs x (30% + (5.0 x (Company TSR - Peer Group TSR))
= 50 x (30% + (5.0 x (5% - 5%))
= 50 x (30% + 0%)
= 50 x 30%
= 15 Performance Units --> 15 Common Shares

Example C
Peer Group TSR: -1%
Company TSR: -3%

= TPUs x (30% + (5.0 x (Company TSR - Peer Group TSR))
= 50 x (30% + (5.0 x (-3% - -1%))
= 50 x (30% - 10%)
= 50 x 20%
= 10 Performance Units --> 10 Common Shares

Any fractional units shown would be paid in cash equal to that amount of Common Shares.
Relative TSR (paragraph 2(a))
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company TSR
 
 
-3.00%
-1.00%
0.00%
3.00%
5.00%
7.00%
10.00%
Peer TSR
-3.00
 %
15.00
20.00
22.50
30.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
-1.00
 %
10.00
15.00
17.50
25.00
30.00
30.00
30.00
0.00
 %
7.50
12.50
15.00
22.50
27.50
30.00
30.00
3.00
 %
—
5.00
7.50
15.00
20.00
25.00
30.00
5.00
 %
—
—
2.50
10.00
15.00
20.00
27.50
7.00
 %
—
—
—
5.00
10.00
15.00
22.50
10.00
 %
—
—
—
—
2.50
7.50
15.00






II. Absolute TSR Measurement (paragraph 2(b))
Formula: Vested TPUs = TPUs x (40% + (10 x (Company TSR - 9.0%))
subject to a maximum of 80% of the TPUs and a minimum of 0.

Example A
Company TSR: 13%
= TPUs x (40% + (10 x (Company TSR - 9%))
= 50 x (40% + (10 x (13% - 9%))
= 50 x (40% + (10 x 4%)
= 50 x (40% + 40%)
= 40 Performance Units --> 40 Common Shares

Example B
Company TSR: 9%
= TPUs x (40% + (10 x (Company TSR - 9%))
= 50 x (40% + (10 x (9% - 9%))
= 50 x (40% + (10 x 0%))
= 50 x 40%
= 20 Performance Units --> 20 Common Shares

Example C
Company TSR: 5.5%
= TPUs x (40% + (10 x (Company TSR - 9%))
= 50 x (40% + (10 x (5.5% - 9%))
= 50 x (40% + (10 x -3.5%)
= 50 x (40% - 35%)
= 50 x 5%
= 2.5 Performance Units --> 2 Common Shares + A cash amount equal to 0.5 Common Shares

Any fractional units shown would be paid in cash equal to that amount of Common Shares.
Absolute TSR
(paragraph 2(b))
Company
Units
TSR
Vested
≤ 5.00%
—

5.50%
2.50

6.00%
5.00

6.50%
7.50

7.00%
10.00

8.00%
15.00

8.10%
15.50

8.15%
15.75

9.00%
20.00

10.00%
25.00

11.00%
30.00

12.00%
35.00

≥ 13.00%
40.00









III. Competitor EBITDA Margin Measurement (paragraph 2(c))
Formula: Vested TPUs = TPUs x (30% + ( 6⅔% x (Cumulative Margin Change / 10 basis points)
subject to a maximum of 200% of the TPUs and a minimum of 0.

Example A
Cumulative Margin Change = 255 basis points (bps)
= TPUs x (30% + ( 6⅔ % x (255 bps / 10 bps))
= 50 x (30% + ( 6⅔ % x 25.5)
= 50 x (30% + 170%)
= 50 x 200%
= 100 Performance Units --> 100 Common Shares

Example B
Cumulative Margin Change = -10 bps
= TPUs x (30% + ( 6⅔ % x (-10 bps / 10 bps))
= 50 x (30% + ( 6⅔ % x -1)
= 50 x (30% - 6⅔ %)
= 50 x 23⅓%
= 11.67 Performance Units --> 11 Common Shares + A cash amount equal to 0.67 Common Shares

Example C
Cumulative Margin Change = 0 bps
= TPUs x (30% + ( 6⅔ % x (0 bps / 10 bps))
= 50 x (30% + ( 6⅔ % x 0)
= 50 x (30% + 0 %)
= 50 x 3 0 %
= 15 Performance Units --> 15 Common Shares

Any fractional units shown would be paid in cash equal to that amount of Common Shares.


Competitor EBITDA
Margin (paragraph 2(c))
Cum. Margin
Units
Change
Vested
≤ -45.00

—

-40.00

1.67

-30.00

5.00

-20.00

8.33

-10.00

11.67

-0.10

14.97

0.00

15.00

10.00

18.33

100.00

48.33

150.00

65.00

≥ 255.00

100.00







Percentage of TPUs that become Vested based on calculations pursuant to paragraphs 2(a), 2(b) and 2(c) under various hypothetical results of Relative TSR Measurement, Absolute TSR Measurement and Competitor EBITDA Margin Measurement.


Relative TSR (paragraph 2(a))
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Company TSR
 
 
-3.0%
-1.0%
0.0%
3.0%
5.0%
7.0%
10.0%
Peer TSR
-3.0
 %
30.0%
40.0%
45.0%
60.0%
60.0%
60.0%
60.0%
-1.0
 %
20.0%
30.0%
35.0%
50.0%
60.0%
60.0%
60.0%
0.0
 %
15.0%
25.0%
30.0%
45.0%
55.0%
60.0%
60.0%
3.0
 %
0.0%
10.0%
15.0%
30.0%
40.0%
50.0%
60.0%
5.0
 %
0.0%
0.0%
5.0%
20.0%
30.0%
40.0%
55.0%
7.0
 %
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
10.0%
20.0%
30.0%
45.0%
10.0
 %
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
5.0%
15.0%
30.0%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Absolute TSR
 
 
 
Competitor EBITDA
 
 
(paragraph 2(b))
 
 
 
Margin (paragraph 2(c))
 
 
Company
% TPUs
 
 
 
Cum. Margin
% TPUs
 
 
TSR
Vested
 
 
 
Change
Vested
 
 
≤ 5.00%
0.0
%
 
 
 
≤ -45.00

0.0
%
 
 
5.00%
0.0
%
 
 
 
-40.00

3.3
%
 
 
5.50%
5.0
%
 
 
 
-30.00

10.0
%
 
 
6.00%
10.0
%
 
 
 
-20.00

16.7
%
 
 
6.50%
15.0
%
 
 
 
-10.00

23.3
%
 
 
7.00%
20.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
-0.10

29.9
%
 
 
8.00%
30.0
%
 
 
 
0.00

30.0
%
 
 
8.10%
31.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8.15%
31.5
%
 
 
 
10.00

36.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9.00%
40.0
%
 
 
 
100.00

96.7
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
150.00

130.0
%
 
 
10.00%
50.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11.00%
60.0
%
 
 
 
225.00

200.0
%
 
 
12.00%
70.0
%
 
 
 
≥ 225.00

200.0
%
 
 
13.00%
80.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
≥ 13.00%
80.0
%
 
 
 
 
 
 





Exhibit 31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Jon E. Bortz, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
April 23, 2015
 
/s/ J ON  E. B ORTZ
 
 
 
Jon E. Bortz
 
 
 
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)





Exhibit 31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
I, Raymond D. Martz, certify that:
1.
I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust;
2.
Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;
3.
Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:
a.
Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;
b.
Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
c.
Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and
d.
Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and
5.
The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions):
a.
All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
b.
Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
April 23, 2015
 
/s/ R AYMOND  D. M ARTZ
 
 
 
Raymond D. Martz
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (principal financial officer and principal accounting officer)





Exhibit 32.1
Certification Pursuant To
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Jon E. Bortz, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)
the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2)
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
April 23, 2015
 
/s/ J ON  E. B ORTZ
 
 
 
Jon E. Bortz
 
 
 
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)





Exhibit 32.2
Certification Pursuant To
18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
as Adopted Pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Pebblebrook Hotel Trust (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2015 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Raymond D. Martz, Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer, and Secretary, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1)
the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and
(2)
the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:
April 23, 2015
 
/s/ R AYMOND  D. M ARTZ
 
 
 
Raymond D. Martz
 
 
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer, Treasurer and Secretary (principal
financial officer and principal accounting officer)