Continues Proactive Management of Secured Debt Portfolio Notes
Signs of Improvement in Group Demand Maintains Significant
Liquidity SAN CLEMENTE, Calif., Sept. 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ --
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. (the "Company") (NYSE:SHO) today
provided an update on its recent operating performance and finance
transactions. Preliminary Operations Update Through August 31, 2009
(39 Hotel Portfolio): -- August total portfolio RevPAR was $105.65,
down 20.8% to prior year. -- Quarter-to-date total portfolio RevPAR
was $104.50, down 19.9% to prior year. -- Year-to-date total
portfolio RevPAR was $100.63, down 19.7% to prior year. Arthur
Buser, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We continue
to manage our portfolio and balance sheet to best position the
Company for future opportunities. Our secured debt management
initiatives are beginning to produce positive results, and on the
operations front, we are seeing signs of improved group activity.
During the past 30 days, our two bellwether group hotels - the
Renaissance Washington D.C. and the Renaissance Orlando - booked
over 40,000 group rooms combined, which is a marked improvement
over recent booking trends." Secured Debt Portfolio As previously
announced, the Company has initiated a program aimed at proactively
addressing value and cash flow deficits among the Company's
mortgaged hotels. As of the date hereof, the Company has elected to
cease the subsidization of debt service associated with three of
its hotels: the W San Diego Hotel, the Marriott Ontario Airport and
the Renaissance Westchester. At this time, the Company is working
with the lender's representatives to facilitate deed-backs of the W
San Diego Hotel and the Marriott Ontario Airport. The Company is
currently in negotiations with the special servicer of the
Renaissance Westchester loan. The Company has agreed in principle
to terms of an amendment to the $105.4 million CMBS mortgage loan
secured by the Renaissance Baltimore Hotel. The amendment will
result in the elimination of amortization on the debt for a period
of up to 30 months. Additionally, the Company is in discussions
with lender's representatives on several other mortgage loans, none
of which are in default as of the date of this release. Ken Cruse,
Chief Financial Officer, stated, "We continue to proactively manage
our secured debt portfolio to further enhance our credit profile.
We are proceeding with deed-backs of two assets where the loan
amounts meaningfully exceed the value of the collateral assets, and
through a collaborative effort with the special servicer, we have
reached an agreement in principle to eliminate amortization on the
Renaissance Baltimore loan for up to 2.5 years." Business Update
Call The Company will host a conference call to discuss its
operations update on September 16, 2009, at 2 p.m. PDT. A live web
cast of the call will be available via the Investor Relations
section of the Company's website at http://www.sunstonehotels.com/.
Alternatively, investors may dial 1-877-941-8609 (for domestic
callers) or 480-629-9818 (for international callers) with passcode
#4154605. A replay of the web cast will also be archived on the
website. About Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. Sunstone Hotel
Investors, Inc. ("Sunstone") is a lodging real estate investment
trust ("REIT") that, as of the date hereof, has interests in 40
hotels comprised of 14,006 rooms primarily in the upper-upscale
segment. Sunstone's hotels are generally operated under nationally
recognized brands, such as Marriott, Hilton, Hyatt, Fairmont and
Starwood. For further information, please visit Sunstone's website
at http://www.sunstonehotels.com/. Forward-Looking Statements This
press release contains forward-looking statements within the
meaning of federal securities laws and regulations. These
forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and
phrases such as "anticipate," "believe," "continue," "could,"
"estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "plan," "predict,"
"project," "should," "will" and other similar terms and phrases,
including references to assumptions and forecasts of future
results. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future
performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors that may cause the actual results to differ
materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking
statements are made. These risks include, but are not limited to:
volatility in the debt or equity markets affecting our ability to
acquire or sell hotel assets; national and local economic and
business conditions, including the current U.S. recession which may
be prolonged; the ability to maintain sufficient liquidity and our
access to capital markets; potential terrorist attacks, which would
affect occupancy rates at our hotels and the demand for hotel
products and services; operating risks associated with the hotel
business; risks associated with the level of our indebtedness and
our ability to meet covenants in our debt and equity agreements;
relationships with property managers and franchisors; our ability
to maintain our properties in a first-class manner, including
meeting capital expenditure requirements; our ability to compete
effectively in areas such as access, location, quality of
accommodations and room rate structures; changes in travel
patterns, taxes and government regulations, which influence or
determine wages, prices, construction procedures and costs; our
ability to identify, successfully compete for and complete
acquisitions; the performance of hotels after they are acquired;
necessary capital expenditures and our ability to fund them and
complete them with minimum disruption; our ability to continue to
satisfy complex rules in order for us to qualify as a REIT for
federal income tax purposes; and other risks and uncertainties
associated with our business described in the Company's filings
with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although the Company
believes the expectations reflected in such forward-looking
statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, it can give no
assurance that the expectations will be attained or that any
deviation will not be material. Unless otherwise noted, all
forward-looking information in this release is as of September 16,
2009, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any
forward-looking statement to conform the statement to actual
results or changes in the Company's expectations. (all figures in
thousands) Hyatt Suites Atlanta Northwest Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008
Q4 2008 Total Revenue $2,061 $1,886 $1,952 $1,549 Net Income /
(Loss) 157 106 213 (72) Plus: Depreciation 250 248 241 240 Plus:
Interest Expense 0 0 0 0 Hotel Adjusted EBITDA $406 $353 $454 $168
==== ==== ==== ==== Marriott Ontario Airport Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3
2008 Q4 2008 Total Revenue $4,273 $3,881 $3,352 $3,207 Net Income /
(Loss) 447 274 (23) (55) Plus: Depreciation 307 298 291 313 Plus:
Interest Expense 356 354 357 355 Hotel Adjusted EBITDA $1,110 $926
$625 $612 ====== ==== ==== ==== Renaissance Westchester Q1 2008 Q2
2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Total Revenue $5,015 $5,790 $5,724 $7,130 Net
Income / (Loss) (115) 291 614 184 Plus: Depreciation 507 536 585
545 Plus: Interest Expense 377 377 381 379 Hotel Adjusted EBITDA
$769 $1,204 $1,580 $1,108 ==== ====== ====== ====== Marriott Napa
Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Total Revenue $3,626 $5,701 $6,302
$4,269 Net Income / (Loss) (45) 775 1,671 315 Plus: Depreciation
583 586 597 594 Plus: Interest Expense 0 0 0 0 Hotel Adjusted
EBITDA $538 $1,360 $2,269 $909 ==== ====== ===== ==== Marriott
Riverside Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Total Revenue $3,787
$3,694 $3,179 $3,255 Net Income / (Loss) 890 775 481 251 Plus:
Depreciation 247 247 255 241 Plus: Interest Expense 0 0 0 0 Hotel
Adjusted EBITDA $1,137 $1,022 $737 $492 ====== ====== ==== ==== W
San Diego Hotel Q1 2008 Q2 2008 Q3 2008 Q4 2008 Total Revenue
$5,603 $6,612 $5,778 $4,726 Net Income / (Loss) (1,114) (164)
(1,356) (1,721) Plus: Depreciation 954 960 975 999 Plus: Interest
Expense 1,009 1,009 1,020 1,020 Hotel Adjusted EBITDA $849 $1,805
$639 $298 ==== ====== ==== ==== Comparable 38 Hotel Portfolio
(excludes W San Diego Hotel and Marriott Ontario Airport) Operating
Statistics: Occupancy % ADR RevPAR ----------- --- ------ Q1 2008
72.0% $160.03 $115.22 Q2 2008 79.6% $167.64 $133.44 Q3 2008 79.6%
$160.16 $127.49 Q4 2008 67.6% $161.04 $108.86 FY 2008 74.4% $162.27
$120.73 Q1 2009 66.1% $148.72 $98.30 Q2 2009 70.9% $143.96 $102.07
Comparable 38 Hotel Portfolio (excludes W San Diego Hotel and
Marriott Ontario Airport) Available Rooms: Q1 2008 - 1,162,704 Q2
2008 - 1,163,414 Q3 2008 - 1,170,376 Q4 2008 - 1,380,691 FY 2008 -
4,877,185 Q1 2009 - 1,155,906 Q2 2009 - 1,163,365 Q3 2009 -
1,170,544 Q4 2009 - 1,338,852 FY 2009 - 4,828,667 Comparable 38
Hotel Portfolio (excludes W San Diego Hotel and Marriott Ontario
Airport) Total Revenue Seasonality: Q1 2008 22.9% Q2 2008 26.1% Q3
2008 24.4% Q4 2008 26.6% For Additional Information: Bryan Giglia
Vice President - Corporate Finance Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
(949) 369-4236 DATASOURCE: Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc. CONTACT:
Bryan Giglia, Vice President - Corporate Finance, Sunstone Hotel
Investors, Inc., +1-949-369-4236 Web Site:
http://www.sunstonehotels.com/
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