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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON AUGUST 22, 1997
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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CAPSTAR HOTEL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 52-1979383
(State of (I.R.S. Employer Identification
incorporation) No.)
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1010 WISCONSIN AVENUE, N.W.
SUITE 650
WASHINGTON, DC 20007
(202) 965-4455
(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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PAUL W. WHETSELL
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CAPSTAR HOTEL COMPANY
1010 WISCONSIN AVENUE, N.W.
SUITE 650
WASHINGTON, DC 20007
(202) 965-4455
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
RICHARD S. BORISOFF, ESQ.
PAUL, WEISS, RIFKIND, WHARTON & GARRISON
1285 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019-6064
(212) 373-3000
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement, as
determined by market factors and other considerations.
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If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. / /
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, check the following box. /X/
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. / /
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. / /
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. / /
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF AMOUNT TO OFFERING PRICE
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED BE REGISTERED(1) PER UNIT(1)(2)
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Common Stock (5)(6).........................................
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Preferred Stock (5).........................................
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Senior Debt Securities (5)..................................
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Subordinated Debt Securities (5)............................
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Warrants....................................................
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Total..................................................... $600,000,000 $600,000,000
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PRICE(1)(2)(3)(4) REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock (5)(6).........................................
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Preferred Stock (5).........................................
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Senior Debt Securities (5)..................................
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Subordinated Debt Securities (5)............................
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Warrants....................................................
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Total..................................................... $600,000,000 $181,819
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(1) Such amount represents the aggregate offering price of the Securities (as
defined herein) registered hereunder and the exercise price of any
Securities issuable upon exercise of Warrants. If any Securities are issued
at an original issue discount, then such greater amount as shall result in
an aggregate initial offering price of $600,000,000.
(2) Not specified as to each class of Securities to be registered, pursuant to
General Instruction II.D. of Form S-3.
(3) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(o).
(4) The number of shares of Common Stock registered hereunder and to be issued
by the Registrant is limited to that which is permissible under Rule
415(a)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
(5) Also includes such indeterminate number of shares of Preferred Stock and
Common Stock as may be issued upon conversion of or exchange for any Senior
Debt Securities, Subordinated Debt Securities or Preferred Stock that
provides for conversion or exchange into other Securities.
(6) Includes 2,914,804 shares of Common Stock that may be offered by the Selling
Stockholders (as defined herein) from time to time at indeterminate prices.
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR
DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT SHALL
FILE A FURTHER AMENDMENT WHICH SPECIFICALLY STATES THAT THIS REGISTRATION
STATEMENT SHALL THEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(A) OF
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
SHALL BECOME EFFECTIVE ON SUCH DATE AS THE COMMISSION, ACTING PURSUANT TO SAID
SECTION 8(A), MAY DETERMINE.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 22, 1997
INFORMATION CONTAINED HEREIN IS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION OR AMENDMENT. A
REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING TO THESE SECURITIES HAS BEEN FILED WITH THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION. THESE SECURITIES MAY NOT BE SOLD NOR MAY
OFFERS TO BUY BE ACCEPTED PRIOR TO THE TIME THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT BECOMES
EFFECTIVE. THIS PROSPECTUS SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL OR THE
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY NOR SHALL THERE BE ANY SALE OF THESE SECURITIES
IN ANY STATE IN WHICH SUCH OFFER, SOLICITATION OR SALE WOULD BE UNLAWFUL PRIOR
TO REGISTRATION OR QUALIFICATION UNDER THE SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY SUCH STATE.
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PROSPECTUS
$600,000,000
[LOGO]
COMMON STOCK
PREFERRED STOCK
DEBT SECURITIES
WARRANTS
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CapStar Hotel Company ("CapStar" or the "Company") may offer from time to
time, together or separately, (i) shares of its Common Stock ("Common Stock"),
(ii) shares of its Preferred Stock ("Preferred Stock"), (iii) debt securities
consisting of notes, debentures or other evidences of indebtedness in one or
more series ("Debt Securities"), and (iv) warrants or other rights to purchase
Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities or any combination thereof, as
may be designated by the Company at the time of the offering ("Warrants") in
amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of the offering. In
addition, certain stockholders of the Company (collectively, the "Selling
Stockholders") may offer from time to time up to 2,914,804 shares of Common
Stock in amounts, at prices and on terms to be determined at the time of the
offering. The Common Stock, Preferred Stock, Debt Securities and Warrants are
collectively referred to as the "Securities."
The Securities may be offered in separate series or issuances at an
aggregate initial public offering price not to exceed $600,000,000 or, if
applicable, the equivalent thereof in other currencies, at prices and on terms
to be determined at the time or times of offering.
The specific terms of the Securities with respect to which this Prospectus
is being delivered are set forth in the accompanying Prospectus Supplement and
include, where applicable, (i) in the case of Common Stock, the number of
shares, the initial public offering price and whether the shares are being sold
by the Company or Selling Stockholders; (ii) in the case of Preferred Stock, the
number of shares, the specific title, the aggregate amount, any dividend
(including the method of calculating payment of dividends), seniority,
liquidation, redemption, voting and other rights, any terms for any conversion
or exchange into other Securities, any listing on a securities exchange, the
initial public offering price and any other terms; (iii) in the case of Debt
Securities, the specific designation, aggregate principal amount, ranking as
senior debt ("Senior Securities") or subordinated debt ("Subordinated
Securities"), purchase price, maturity, rate (or method of calculation thereof)
and time of payment of interest, if any, any conversion or exchange provisions,
any redemption provisions, any subordination provisions and any other specific
terms of the Debt Securities offered hereby not set forth herein under the
caption "Description of Debt Securities" in this Prospectus, and any listing
thereof on a securities exchange; and (iv) in the case of Warrants, the
designation and number, the issue price, the exercise price, any listing of the
Warrants or the underlying Securities on a securities exchange and any other
terms in connection with the offering, sale and exercise of the Warrants.
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The Common Stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange ("NYSE"), under
the symbol "CHO." Any Common Stock sold pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement will
be listed on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION NOR HAS THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OR ANY STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS
A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN FACTORS THAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED IN CONNECTION
WITH AN INVESTMENT IN THE SECURITIES, SEE "RISK FACTORS" COMMENCING ON PAGE 4.
Any statement contained in this Prospectus will be deemed to be modified or
superseded by any inconsistent statement contained in the accompanying
Prospectus Supplement.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and, in accordance
therewith, files reports, proxy statements and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy
statements and other information can be inspected and copied at the public
reference facilities maintained by the Commission at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the Commission's regional offices
located at Citicorp Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60661-2511 and 7 World Trade Center, Suite 1300, New York, New York
10048. Copies of such materials can also be obtained at prescribed rates from
the Public Reference Section of the Commission at 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549. Such materials can also be inspected on the Internet at
http://www.sec.gov. The Common Stock is listed on the NYSE, and reports, proxy
statements and other information concerning the Company can be inspected at the
offices of the NYSE, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
The Company has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (the
"Registration Statement") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"). This Prospectus omits certain of the information contained in
the Registration Statement, and reference is hereby made to the Registration
Statement and to the exhibits relating thereto for further information with
respect to the Company and the Securities offered hereby. Any statements
contained herein concerning the provisions of any document are not necessarily
complete, and in each instance reference is made to the copy of such document
filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement or otherwise filed with the
Commission. Each such statement is qualified in its entirety by such references.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The Company hereby incorporates by reference into this Prospectus (i) the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996; (ii)
the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31,
1997 and June 30, 1997; (iii) the Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed
April 4, 1997, July 30, 1997, as amended, and August 13, 1997; and (iv) the
description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A (Commission File No. 1-12017) filed August 2,
1996.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the termination of the offering
made hereby, shall be deemed incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and to
be a part of this Prospectus from the date of the filing of such reports.
Any statement contained herein or in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded
for purposes of this Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein,
or in any subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified
or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
Any person receiving a copy of this Prospectus may obtain, without charge,
upon written or oral request, a copy of any of the documents incorporated by
reference herein, except for the exhibits to such documents (other than the
exhibits expressly incorporated in such documents by reference). Requests should
be directed to: CapStar Hotel Company, 1010 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 650,
Washington, D.C. 20007, (202) 965-4455, Attention: John Emery, Corporate
Secretary.
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THE COMPANY
UNLESS THE CONTEXT OTHERWISE REQUIRES, REFERENCES HEREIN TO "CAPSTAR" OR THE
"COMPANY" INCLUDE CAPSTAR HOTEL COMPANY AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES (INCLUDING THE
COMPANY'S SUBSIDIARY OPERATING PARTNERSHIPS, THROUGH WHICH THE COMPANY OPERATES
ALL OF ITS BUSINESSES).
CapStar Hotel Company owns and manages hotels throughout the United States
and Canada. As of August 21, 1997, CapStar owned and/or managed 69 hotels with
15,496 rooms (the "Hotels"). Of the Hotels, the Company owned and managed 40
upscale, full-service hotels with 10,421 rooms (the "Owned Hotels") and managed
an additional 29 hotels owned by third parties with 5,075 rooms (the "Managed
Hotels"). The Owned Hotels are located in markets that have recently experienced
strong economic growth, including Albuquerque, Atlanta, Charlotte, Chicago,
Cleveland, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, Seattle and
Washington, D.C. The Owned Hotels include hotels operated under nationally
recognized brand names such as Hilton-Registered Trademark-,
Sheraton-Registered Trademark-, Westin-Registered Trademark-,
Marriott-Registered Trademark-, Doubletree-Registered Trademark- and Embassy
Suites-Registered Trademark-. The Company's business strategy is to acquire
hotel properties with the potential for cash flow growth and to renovate,
reposition and operate each hotel according to a business plan specifically
tailored to the characteristics of the hotel and its market.
As a fully integrated owner and manager, CapStar intends to capitalize on
its management experience and expertise by continuing to make opportunistic
acquisitions of full-service hotels, securing additional management contracts
and improving the operating performance of the Hotels. The Company's senior
management team, with significant lodging industry experience, has successfully
managed hotels in all segments of the lodging industry, with particular emphasis
on upscale, full-service hotels. Since the inception of the Company's management
business in 1987, the Company has achieved consistent revenue and portfolio
growth, even during periods of relative industry weakness. The Company
attributes its management success to its ability to analyze each hotel as a
unique property and identify those particular cash flow growth opportunities
which each hotel presents. The Company's principal operating objectives are to
generate higher revenue per available room and to increase net operating income
while providing its hotel guests with high-quality service and value.
The Company's principal executive offices are located at 1010 Wisconsin
Avenue, N.W., Suite 650, Washington, DC 20007, and its telephone number is (202)
965-4455.
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RISK FACTORS
IN ADDITION TO THE OTHER INFORMATION SET FORTH ELSEWHERE OR INCORPORATED BY
REFERENCE IN THIS PROSPECTUS, PROSPECTIVE INVESTORS SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER
THE FOLLOWING RISK FACTORS PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY.
THIS PROSPECTUS CONTAINS FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WHICH INVOLVE RISKS AND
UNCERTAINTIES. THE COMPANY'S ACTUAL RESULTS COULD DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM THOSE
ANTICIPATED IN THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS AS A RESULT OF CERTAIN FACTORS,
INCLUDING THOSE SET FORTH IN THE FOLLOWING RISK FACTORS AND ELSEWHERE IN THIS
PROSPECTUS.
SUBSTANTIAL LEVERAGE AND DEBT SERVICE OBLIGATIONS
As of August 21, 1997, the Company's outstanding indebtedness (including
current portion) was $439.4 million.
The degree to which the Company is leveraged could have important
consequences, including: (i) the Company's ability to obtain additional
financing in the future for working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions
or general corporate purposes may be impaired; (ii) a substantial portion of the
Company's cash flow from operations may be dedicated to the payment of principal
and interest on its indebtedness, thereby reducing the funds available to the
Company for its operation; (iii) certain of the Company's debt instruments
contain financial and other restrictive covenants, including those restricting
the incurrence of additional indebtedness, the creation of liens, the payment of
dividends and sales of assets; (iv) the Company may be hindered in its ability
to adjust rapidly to changing market conditions; and (v) the Company's
substantial degree of leverage could make it more vulnerable in the event of a
downturn in general economic conditions or in its business. The Company's
ability to satisfy its obligations will be dependent upon its future
performance, which is subject to prevailing economic conditions and financial,
business and other factors, including factors beyond the Company's control.
There can be no assurance that the Company's operating cash flow will be
sufficient to meet its debt service requirements or to repay its obligations at
maturity or that the Company will be able to refinance its indebtedness at
maturity.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LODGING INDUSTRY
OPERATING RISKS. The Company's business is subject to all of the operating
risks inherent in the lodging industry. These risks include the following:
changes in general and local economic conditions; cyclical overbuilding in the
lodging industry; varying levels of demand for rooms and related services;
competition from other hotels, motels and recreational properties; changes in
travel patterns; the recurring need for renovations, refurbishment and
improvements of hotel properties; changes in governmental regulations that
influence or determine wages, prices and construction and maintenance costs; and
changes in interest rates and the availability of credit. Demographic,
geographic or other changes in one or more of the Company's markets could impact
the convenience or desirability of the sites of certain hotels, which would in
turn affect the operations of those hotels. In addition, due to the level of
fixed costs required to operate full-service hotels, certain significant
expenditures necessary for the operation of hotels generally cannot be reduced
when circumstances cause a reduction in revenue.
COMPETITION IN THE LODGING INDUSTRY. The lodging industry is highly
competitive. There is no single competitor or small number of competitors of the
Company that are dominant in the industry. The Hotels operate in areas that
contain numerous competitors, many of which have substantially greater resources
than the Company. Competition in the lodging industry is based generally on
location, room rates and range and quality of services and guest amenities
offered. New or existing competitors could significantly lower rates or offer
greater conveniences, services or amenities or significantly expand, improve or
introduce new facilities in markets in which the Hotels compete, thereby
adversely affecting the Company's operations.
SEASONALITY. The lodging industry is seasonal in nature. Generally, hotel
revenues are greater in the second and third quarters than in the first and
fourth quarters. This seasonality can be expected to cause quarterly
fluctuations in the revenues of the Company. Quarterly earnings also may be
adversely affected
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by events beyond the Company's control, such as extreme weather conditions,
economic factors and other considerations affecting travel.
FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS. Certain of the Owned Hotels are operated pursuant to
existing franchise or license agreements (the "Franchise Agreements"). The
Franchise Agreements generally contain specific standards for, and restrictions
and limitations on, the operation and maintenance of a hotel in order to
maintain uniformity within the franchisor system. Those limitations may conflict
with the Company's philosophy of creating specific business plans tailored to
each hotel and to each market. Such standards are often subject to change over
time, in some cases at the discretion of the franchisor, and may restrict a
franchisee's ability to make improvements or modifications to a hotel without
the consent of the franchisor. In addition, compliance with such standards could
require a franchisee to incur significant expenses or capital expenditures. In
connection with changing the franchise affiliation of an Owned Hotel or a
subsequently acquired hotel, the Company may be required to incur significant
expenses or capital expenditures. The Franchise Agreements covering the Owned
Hotels expire or terminate, without specified renewal rights, at various times
and have differing remaining terms. As a condition to renewal, the Franchise
Agreements frequently contemplate a renewal application process, which may
require substantial capital improvements to be made to the hotel.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH EXPANSION
COMPETITION FOR EXPANSION OPPORTUNITIES. The Company competes for the
acquisition of hotels with entities that have substantially greater financial
resources than the Company. The Company believes that, as a result of the
downturn experienced by the lodging industry from the late 1980s through the
early 1990s and the significant number of foreclosures and bankruptcies created
thereby, the prices for many hotels have for several years been at historically
low levels and often well below the cost to build new hotels. The recent
economic recovery in the lodging industry and the resulting increase in funds
available for hotel acquisitions may cause additional investors to enter the
hotel acquisition market, which may in turn cause hotel acquisition costs to
increase and the number of attractive hotel acquisition opportunities to
decrease.
FAILURE TO CONSUMMATE ACQUISITIONS. From time to time, the Company enters
into contracts to acquire additional hotels and in the future may enter into
contracts to acquire other hotels as well. There can be no assurance that the
Company will be able to consummate the acquisition of any such hotels. Failure
to consummate such acquisitions could affect the Company's ability to implement
its acquisition strategy.
INTEGRATION RISKS. To successfully implement its acquisition strategy, the
Company must be able to continue to successfully integrate new hotels into its
existing operations. For the twelve months ended August 21, 1997, the Company
acquired 28 hotels. The Company expects to continue to grow through the
acquisition of additional hotels. The consolidation of functions and integration
of departments, systems and procedures of the new hotels with the Company's
existing operations presents a significant management challenge, and the failure
to integrate new hotels into the Company's management and operating structures
could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations and financial
condition of the Company. There can be no assurance that the Company will be
able to achieve operating results in its new hotels comparable to the historical
performance of its hotels.
RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH OWNING REAL ESTATE
As of August 21, 1997, the Company owned 40 hotels. Accordingly, the Company
will be subject to varying degrees of risk generally incident to the ownership
of real estate. These risks include, among other things, changes in national,
regional and local economic conditions, changes in local real estate market
conditions, changes in interest rates and in the availability, cost and terms of
financing, the potential for uninsured casualty and other losses, the impact of
present or future environmental legislation and adverse changes in zoning laws
and other regulations. Many of these risks are beyond the control of the
Company.
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In addition, real estate investments are relatively illiquid, resulting in a
limited ability of the Company to vary its portfolio of hotels in response to
changes in economic and other conditions.
HOTEL RENOVATION RISKS
The renovation of hotels involves risks associated with construction and
renovation of real property, including the possibility of construction cost
overruns and delays due to various factors (including the inability to obtain
regulatory approvals, inclement weather, labor or material shortages and the
unavailability of construction and permanent financing) and market or site
deterioration after acquisition or renovation. Any unanticipated delays or
expenses in connection with the renovation of hotels could have an adverse
effect on the results of operations and financial condition of the Company.
SUBSTANTIAL RELIANCE ON KEY PERSONNEL
The Company will place substantial reliance on the lodging industry
knowledge and experience and the continued services of its senior management,
led by Paul W. Whetsell and David E. McCaslin. The Company's future success and
its ability to manage future growth depend in large part upon the efforts of
these persons and on the Company's ability to attract and retain other highly
qualified personnel. Competition for such personnel is intense, and there can be
no assurance that the Company will be successful in attracting and retaining
such personnel. The loss of services of Messrs. Whetsell or McCaslin or the
Company's inability to attract and retain other highly qualified personnel may
adversely affect the results of operations and financial condition of the
Company. The Company currently has employment agreements with Messrs. Whetsell
and McCaslin for terms of three years each expiring in December 1999, which
contain certain non-compete clauses.
POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
Mr. Whetsell and Mr. McCaslin and entities owned by them own, directly or
indirectly, certain leasehold and minority equity interests in certain of the
Managed Hotels. Mr. Whetsell and Mr. McCaslin exercise management control over
the entities that own certain of these Managed Hotels (the "Affiliated Owners")
through their ownership of certain entities which serve as general partners of
the Affiliated Owners. Such interests were acquired prior to the Company's
formation.
Conflicts may arise in the future between the Company and the Affiliated
Owners with respect to certain Management Agreements (as defined below) between
the Company and such Affiliated Owners. These conflicts may arise in connection
with the exercise of any rights or the conduct of any negotiations to extend,
renew, terminate or amend such agreements. There can be no assurance that such
conflicts will be resolved in favor of the Company. Transactions involving the
Company and the Affiliated Owners will be passed on for the Company by a
majority of the Company's non-employee, independent directors.
Although none of the Managed Hotels owned by Affiliated Owners now competes
with the Owned Hotels, the Company may in the future acquire a hotel in a market
in which a hotel owned by an Affiliated Owner now operates.
Under the terms of their employment agreements, Messrs. Whetsell and
McCaslin are prohibited from acquiring any additional interests in hotels or
hotel management companies while they serve as officers of the Company.
TERMINATION OF MANAGEMENT AGREEMENTS
The Company operates the Managed Hotels pursuant to third party management
agreements (the "Management Agreements") with the owners of such Managed Hotels.
The Management Agreements have remaining terms ranging from one month to nine
years. Substantially all of the Management Agreements permit the owners of the
Managed Hotels to terminate such agreements prior to the stated
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expiration dates if the applicable hotel is sold, and several of the Management
Agreements permit the owners of the Managed Hotels to terminate such agreements
prior to the stated expiration date without cause or by reason of the failure of
the applicable hotel to obtain specified levels of performance. The early
termination of the Management Agreements or the inability of the Company to
negotiate renewals of Management Agreements upon the expiration of their stated
terms would have an adverse impact on the revenues received by the Company from
its management business.
ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS
Under various federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and
regulations, a current or previous owner or operator of real property may be
liable for the costs of removal or remediation of hazardous or toxic substances
on, under or in such property. Such laws often impose liability whether or not
the owner or operator knew of, or was responsible for, the presence of such
hazardous or toxic substances. In addition, the presence of contamination from
hazardous or toxic substances, or the failure to properly remediate such
contaminated property, may adversely affect the owner's ability to sell or rent
such real property or to borrow using such real property as collateral. Persons
who arrange for the disposal or treatment of hazardous or toxic substances may
also be liable for the costs of removal or remediation of such substances at the
disposal or treatment facility, whether or not such facility is or ever was
owned or operated by such person. The operation and removal of certain
underground storage tanks are also regulated by federal and state laws. In
connection with the ownership and operation of the Hotels, the Company could be
held liable for the costs of remedial action with respect to such regulated
substances and storage tanks and claims related thereto. Activities have been
undertaken to close or remove storage tanks located on the property of two of
the Owned Hotels.
As of August 21, 1997, all of the Owned Hotels had undergone Phase I
environmental site assessments ("Phase Is"), which generally provide a physical
inspection and database search but not soil or groundwater analyses, by a
qualified independent environmental engineer within approximately the prior 12
months. Phase Is identify potential sources of contamination for which the Owned
Hotels may be responsible and to assess the status of environmental regulatory
compliance. The Phase Is have not revealed any environmental liability or
compliance concerns that the Company believes would have a material adverse
effect on the Company's results of operation or financial condition, nor is the
Company aware of any such liability or concerns.
In addition, the Owned Hotels have been inspected to determine the presence
of asbestos. Federal, state and local environmental laws, ordinances and
regulations also require abatement or removal of certain asbestos-containing
materials ("ACMs") and govern emissions of and exposure to asbestos fibers in
the air. Limited quantities of ACMs are present in various building materials
such as sprayed-on ceiling treatments, roofing materials or floor tiles at the
Owned Hotels. Operations and maintenance programs for maintaining such ACMs have
been or are in the process of being designed and implemented, or the ACMs have
been scheduled to be or have been abated, at such hotels. Based on third party
environmental assessments and due diligence investigations recently conducted by
the Company and its lenders, the Company believes that the presence of ACMs in
its Owned Hotels will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's
results of operations or financial condition. However, there can be no assurance
that this will be the case. Any liability resulting from non-compliance or other
claims relating to environmental matters could have a material adverse effect on
the Company's results of operations or financial condition.
GOVERNMENTAL REGULATION
A number of states regulate the licensing of hotels and restaurants,
including liquor license grants, by requiring registration, disclosure
statements and compliance with specific standards of conduct. The Company
believes that it is substantially in compliance with these requirements.
Managers of hotels are also subject to laws governing their relationship with
hotel employees, including minimum wage requirements, overtime, working
conditions and work permit requirements. Compliance with, or changes in, these
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laws could reduce the revenue and profitability of the Owned Hotels and could
otherwise adversely affect the Company's results of operations or financial
condition.
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (the "ADA"), all public
accommodations are required to meet certain requirements related to access and
use by disabled persons. These requirements became effective in 1992. Although
significant amounts have been and continue to be invested in ADA required
upgrades to the Owned Hotels, a determination that the Company is not in
compliance with the ADA could result in a judicial order requiring compliance,
imposition of fines or an award of damages to private litigants. The Company is
likely to incur additional costs of complying with the ADA; however, such costs
are not expected to have a material adverse effect on the Company's results of
operations or financial condition.
ABSENCE OF PUBLIC MARKET FOR THE DEBT SECURITIES AND WARRANTS
All of the Securities when issued will be a new issue of securities with no
established trading market, other than the Common Stock, which is listed on the
NYSE. Any Common Stock sold pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement will be listed
on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance. Any underwriters to whom
Securities are sold by the Company for public offering and sale may make a
market in such Securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so
and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. No assurance
can be given as to the liquidity of the secondary market for any such
Securities.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Except as set forth in an accompanying Prospectus Supplement, the net
proceeds from the sale of the Securities by the Company will be applied for
general corporate purposes, which may include the repayment of indebtedness
outstanding from time to time, the financing of future acquisitions, the
improvement of hotels owned by the Company and other general corporate purposes.
The Company will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares of Common
Stock by the Selling Stockholders.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
The following table sets forth the ratio of earnings to fixed charges for
the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries for each of the periods indicated.
To date, the Company has not issued any Preferred Stock; therefore, the ratios
of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock dividends are the same
as the ratios of earnings to fixed charges set forth below.
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YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, SIX MONTHS
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(1) Prior to 1995, the Company's predecessor entities had no fixed charges and
therefore the ratio of earnings to fixed charges was not applicable.
(2) For purposes of computing the ratios of earnings to fixed charges, earnings
consist of income before income tax expense and extraordinary items plus
fixed charges (excluding capitalized interest). Fixed charges represent
interest incurred (including capitalized interest), amortization of debt
expense and the portion of rental expense on operating leases deemed to be
the equivalent of interest.
SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
The following table sets forth the names of the Selling Stockholders, the
number of shares of Common Stock which may be deemed to be beneficially owned by
each Selling Stockholder as of the date hereof and the maximum number of shares
which may be offered by each Selling Stockholder.
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NUMBER OF SHARES NUMBER OF
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DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 49,000,000 shares of
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, and 25,000,000 shares of Preferred
Stock. As of August 21, 1997, there were 18,906,455 shares of Common Stock and
no shares of Preferred Stock outstanding.
COMMON STOCK
VOTING RIGHTS. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation provides that
holders of Common Stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters
submitted to a vote of stockholders. The stockholders are not entitled to vote
cumulatively for the election of directors.
DIVIDENDS. Each share of Common Stock is entitled to receive dividends if,
as and when declared by the Board of Directors. Under Delaware law, a
corporation may declare and pay dividends out of surplus, or if there is no
surplus, out of net profits for the fiscal year in which the dividend is
declared and/or the preceding year. No dividends may be declared, however, if
the capital of the corporation has been diminished by depreciation in the value
of its property, losses or otherwise to an amount less than the aggregate amount
of capital represented by any issued and outstanding stock having a preference
on the distribution of assets.
OTHER RIGHTS. Stockholders of the Company have no preemptive or other
rights to subscribe for additional shares. Subject to any rights of the holders
of any Preferred Stock that may be issued subsequent to the date of this
Prospectus, all holders of Common Stock are entitled to share equally on a
share-for-share basis in any assets available for distribution to stockholders
on liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company. No shares of Common
Stock are subject to redemption or a sinking fund. All outstanding shares of
Common Stock are fully paid and nonassessable.
PREFERRED STOCK
The Company's Board is authorized to issue, without further authorization
from stockholders, up to 25,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock in one or more
series and to determine, at the time of creating each series, the distinctive
designation of, and the number of shares in, the series, its dividend rate, the
number of votes, if any, for each share of such series, the price and terms on
which such shares may be redeemed, the terms of any applicable sinking fund, the
amount payable upon liquidation, dissolution or winding up, the conversion
rights, if any, and such other rights, preferences and priorities of such series
as the Board may be permitted to fix under the laws of the State of Delaware as
in effect at the time such series is created. The issuance of Preferred Stock
could adversely affect the voting power of the holders of Common Stock and could
have the effect of delaying, deferring or preventing a change in control of the
Company.
SECTION 203 OF THE DELAWARE LAW
Section 203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "Delaware Law")
prohibits publicly held Delaware corporations from engaging in a "business
combination" with an "interested stockholder" for a period of three years
following the date of the transaction in which the person or entity became an
interested stockholder, unless (i) prior to such date, either the business
combination or the transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an
interested stockholder is approved by the Board, (ii) upon consummation of the
transaction which resulted in the stockholder becoming an interested
stockholder, the interested stockholder owned at least 85% of the outstanding
voting stock of the corporation (excluding for this purpose certain shares owned
by persons who are directors and also officers of the corporation and by certain
employee benefit plans) or (iii) on or after such date the business combination
is approved by the Board and by the affirmative vote (and not by written
consent) of at least 66 2/3% of the outstanding voting stock which is not owned
by the interested stockholder. For the purposes of Section
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203, a "business combination" is broadly defined to include mergers, asset sales
and other transactions resulting in a financial benefit to the interested
stockholder. An "interested stockholder" is a person who, together with
affiliates and associates, owns (or within the immediately preceding three years
did own) 15% or more of the corporation's voting stock.
REGISTRATION RIGHTS
The Company has entered into registration rights agreements with (i) persons
receiving shares of Common Stock in connection with the Company's initial
formation in August 1996 and (ii) parties receiving units of limited partnership
interest in its subsidiary operating partnerships as consideration for the
acquisition of certain of the Owned Hotels which, under certain circumstances,
may be converted into Common Stock (the "Registration Rights Agreements"),
pursuant to which the Company has agreed (with certain limitations) to register
for sale any shares of Common Stock that are held by the parties thereto
(collectively, the "Registrable Securities"). The Registration Rights Agreements
provide that any holder of Registrable Securities may require the Company to
register such Registrable Securities for sale (a "Demand Registration"),
provided that the total amount of Registrable Securities to be included in the
Demand Registration has a market value of at least $10 million and provided that
notice is not given prior to six months after the effective date of a previous
Demand Registration. If Registrable Securities are going to be registered by the
Company pursuant to a Demand Registration, the Company must provide written
notice to the other holders of Registrable Securities and permit them to include
any or all Registrable Securities that they hold in the Demand Registration,
provided that the amount of Registrable Securities requested to be registered
may be limited by the underwriters in an underwritten offering based on such
underwriters' determination that inclusion of the total amount of Registrable
Securities requested for registration would materially and adversely affect the
success of the offering. Certain management-controlled entities that received
shares in connection with the Company's initial formation have a one-time right
to require the Company to register the Registrable Securities that they hold in
connection with the distribution of the Registrable Securities to their members
or in connection with a resale of such shares. In order to demand any such
registration the market value of the securities to be sold by such entities must
be at least $2.0 million.
The Registration Rights Agreements also provide that, with certain limited
exceptions, in the event the Company proposes to file a registration statement
with respect to an offering of any class of equity securities the Company will
offer the holders of Registrable Securities the opportunity to register the
number of Registrable Securities they request to include (the "Piggyback
Registration"), provided that the amount of Registrable Securities requested to
be registered may be limited by the underwriters in an underwritten offering
based on such underwriters' determination that inclusion of the total amount of
Registrable Securities requested for registration would materially and adversely
affect the success of the offering. The Company is generally required to pay all
of the expenses of Demand Registrations and Piggyback Registrations, other than
underwriting discounts and commissions.
TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
The Company has appointed The First National Bank of Boston as the transfer
agent and registrar for the Common Stock.
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DESCRIPTION OF DEBT SECURITIES
GENERAL
The Senior Securities will be issued under one or more indentures dated as
of a date prior to the first issuance of Senior Securities, as supplemented from
time to time (the "Senior Indenture"), between the Company and a trustee to be
named in the applicable Prospectus Supplement (the "Senior Trustee"), and the
Subordinated Securities will be issued under an indenture to be dated as of a
date prior to the first issuance of Subordinated Securities, as supplemented
from time to time (the "Subordinated Indenture"), between the Company and a
trustee to be named in the applicable Prospectus Supplement (the "Subordinated
Trustee"). The term "Indenture" as used herein refers to either the Senior
Indenture or the Subordinated Indenture, as appropriate, and the term "Trustee"
as used herein refers to either the Senior Trustee or the Subordinated Trustee,
as appropriate. The Indentures will be subject to and governed by the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended (the "Trust Indenture Act"). The statements
made under this heading relating to the Debt Securities and the Indentures are
summaries of the anticipated provisions thereof, do not purport to be complete
and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Debt Securities and
Indentures.
The Debt Securities will be direct, unsecured obligations of the Company.
The indebtedness represented by the Senior Securities will rank equally with all
other unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness of the Company. The indebtedness
represented by the Subordinated Securities will be subordinated in right of
payment to the prior payment in full of senior indebtedness of the Company as
described under "--Subordination" below. The Debt Securities may be issued from
time to time in one or more series. A supplemental indenture to the applicable
Indenture (a "Supplemental Indenture") will be entered into by the Company and
the applicable Trustee with respect to the issuance of each series of Debt
Securities, which will set forth the terms and provisions of such series of Debt
Securities. Reference is made to the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Debt
Securities being offered for the specific terms thereof, including: (i) the
title of such Debt Securities and whether they are Senior Securities or
Subordinated Securities; (ii) any limit on the aggregate principal amount of
such Debt Securities; (iii) the date or dates (or manner of determining the
same) on which the principal of such Debt Securities will be payable; (iv) the
rate or rates (or manner of determining the same) at which such Debt Securities
will bear interest, if any, and the date or dates from which such interest will
accrue; (v) the dates (or the manner of determining the same) on which such
interest will be payable, the record dates for such interest payment dates (or
the manner of determining the same), the persons to whom such interest will be
payable and the basis upon which interest will be calculated; (vi) the place or
places where the principal of and any premium and interest on such Debt
Securities will be payable; (vii) the period or periods, if any, within which,
and the price or prices at which, such Debt Securities may be redeemed, in whole
or in part, at the option of the Company; (viii) any mandatory or optional
sinking fund or analogous provisions; (ix) the denominations in which any Debt
Securities will be issuable; (x) the currency or currency units, if other than
currency of the United States, in which payment of the principal of and any
premium or interest on such Debt Securities will be payable, and the terms and
conditions of any elections that may be made available with respect thereto;
(xi) any index or formula used to determine the amount of payments of principal
of and any premium or interest on such Debt Securities; (xii) whether the Debt
Securities are to be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or more
global securities ("Global Securities") and, if so, the identity of the
depositary, if any, for such Global Securities; (xiii) the terms and conditions,
if any, pursuant to which such Debt Securities are convertible into or
exchangeable for Common Stock or other securities; (xiv) the applicability of
the provisions described in "--Defeasance" below; (xv) any subordination
provisions applicable to such Debt Securities in addition to or different than
those described under "--Subordination" below; (xvi) any addition to, or
modification or deletion of, any Events of Default (as defined in the applicable
Indenture) or covenants with respect to such Debt Securities, including without
limitation the amount to be specified in connection with clause (v) under
"--Events of Default" below; and (xvii) any other terms of the Debt Securities.
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The Debt Securities may be issued at a discount from their stated principal
amount. Certain federal income tax considerations and other special
considerations applicable to any Debt Security issued with original issue
discount (an "Original Issue Discount Security") will be described in an
applicable Prospectus Supplement.
If the purchase price of any Debt Securities is denominated, or any premium
or interest on Debt Securities is payable, in a foreign currency, the
restrictions, elections, general tax considerations, specific terms and other
information with respect to such issue of Debt Securities and such foreign
currency will be set forth in an applicable Prospectus Supplement.
Unless otherwise indicated in an applicable Prospectus Supplement, (i) the
Debt Securities will be issued only in fully registered form in denominations of
$1,000 or integral multiples thereof and (ii) payment of principal, premium (if
any) and interest on the Debt Securities will be payable, and the exchange,
conversion and transfer of Debt Securities will be registerable, at the office
or agency of the Company maintained for such purposes and at any other office or
agency maintained for such purpose. No service charge will be made for any
registration of transfer or exchange of the Debt Securities, but the Company may
require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental
charge imposed in connection therewith.
CERTAIN COVENANTS IN THE INDENTURES
EXISTENCE. Except as permitted as described under "--Limitations on Merger
and Certain Other Transactions," the Company will be required to preserve and
keep in full force its existence, charter rights, statutory rights and
franchises, except to the extent that failure to do so would not have a material
adverse effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of
operations of the Company (a "Material Adverse Effect"), except that the Company
will not be required to preserve any right or franchise if it determines that
the preservation is no longer desirable in the conduct of its business.
MAINTENANCE OF PROPERTIES. The Company will be required to cause all
properties used in its business to be maintained and kept in good condition,
repair and working order, except to the extent that the failure to do so would
not have a Material Adverse Effect, except that the Company will not be required
to continue the operation or maintenance of any such property or be prevented
from disposing of such property if the Company determines that such
discontinuance or disposal is desirable in the conduct of its business.
PAYMENT OF TAXES AND OTHER CLAIMS. The Company will be required to pay and
discharge, before the same become delinquent, (i) all taxes, assessments and
governmental charges levied or imposed upon the Company or its properties and
(ii) all claims that if unpaid would result in a lien on its property and have a
Material Adverse Effect, unless the same is being contested by proper
proceedings.
COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS. The Company will be required to comply with all
applicable laws to the extent the failure to do so would have a Material Adverse
Effect.
ADDITIONAL COVENANTS. Any additional covenants applicable to any series of
Debt Securities will be described in an applicable Prospectus Supplement.
EVENTS OF DEFAULT
Each Indenture will provide that certain events will constitute Events of
Default with respect to the Debt Securities, which Events of Default may include
the following: (i) default in the payment of the principal of, or premium, if
any, on, the Debt Security when it becomes due and payable; (ii) default in the
payment of any interest on the Debt Security when it becomes due and payable,
and continuance of such default for a period of 30 calendar days; (iii) default
in the making of any sinking fund payment as and when due by the terms of the
Debt Securities; (iv) default in the performance, or breach, of any other
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covenant or warranty of the Company in such Indenture (other than a covenant
included in such Indenture solely for the benefit of a series of Debt Securities
other than that series) and continuance of such default for a period of 60
calendar days after written notice thereof has been given to the Company as
provided in such Indenture; (v) any nonpayment at maturity or other default
(beyond any applicable grace period) under any agreement or instrument relating
to any other indebtedness of the Company the principal amount of which is not
less than the amount specified in the applicable Supplemental Indenture, which
default results in such indebtedness becoming due prior to its stated maturity
or occurs at the final maturity thereof; (vi) certain events of bankruptcy,
insolvency or reorganization involving the Company; and (vii) any other Event of
Default provided with respect to Debt Securities of that series. Pursuant to the
Trust Indenture Act, the applicable Trustee will be required, within 90 calendar
days after the occurrence of a default under the applicable Indenture, to give
to the holders of the Debt Securities notice of all such uncured defaults known
to it (except that, in the case of a default in the performance of any covenant
of the character contemplated in clause (iv) of the preceding sentence, no such
notice to holders of the Debt Securities of such series will be given until at
least 30 calendar days after the occurrence thereof), except that, other than in
the case of a default of the character contemplated in clause (i), (ii) or (iii)
of the preceding sentence, the applicable Trustee may withhold such notice if
and so long as it in good faith determines that the withholding of such notice
is in the interest of the holders of the Debt Securities.
If an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, either the applicable
Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Debt
Securities of that series by notice as provided in the applicable Indenture may
declare the principal amount (or, if the Debt Securities are Original Issue
Discount Securities, such portion of the principal amount as may be specified in
the terms of that series) of all Debt Securities of that series to be due and
payable immediately. However, at any time after a declaration of acceleration
with respect to Debt Securities has been made, but before a judgment or decree
based on such acceleration has been obtained, the holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Debt Securities of that series may, under certain
circumstances, rescind and annul such acceleration. See "--Modification and
Waiver" below. If an Event of Default under clause (vi) of the immediately
preceding paragraph occurs, then the principal of and premium, if any, and
accrued interest on the Debt Securities will become immediately due and payable
without any declaration or other act on the part of the applicable Trustee of
any holder of the Debt Securities.
An Indenture may provide that, subject to the duty of the applicable Trustee
thereunder during an Event of Default to act with the required standard of care,
such Trustee will be under no obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers
under the applicable Indenture at the request or direction of any of the holders
of the Debt Securities, unless such holders have offered to such Trustee
reasonable security or indemnity. Subject to certain provisions, including those
requiring security or indemnification of the applicable Trustee, the holders of
a majority in principal amount of the Debt Securities of any series will have
the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for
any remedy available to such Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
on such Trustee, with respect to the Debt Securities of that series.
No holder of a Debt Security will have any right to institute any proceeding
with respect to the applicable Indenture or for any remedy thereunder unless
such holder has previously given to the applicable Trustee written notice of a
continuing Event of Default and unless the holders of at least 25% in aggregate
principal amount of the outstanding Debt Securities of the same series have also
made written request, and offered reasonable indemnity, to such Trustee to
institute such proceeding as trustee, and such Trustee has received from the
holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the outstanding Debt
Securities of the same series a direction inconsistent with such request and has
failed to institute such proceeding within 60 calendar days. However, such
limitations will not apply to a suit instituted by a holder of a Debt Security
for enforcement of payment of the principal of and interest on such Debt
Security on or after the respective due dates expressed in such Debt Security.
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The Company will be required to furnish to each Trustee annually a statement
as to the performance by the Company of its obligations under the applicable
Indenture and as to any default in such performance thereunder.
Any additional Events of Default with respect to Debt Securities, and any
variations from the foregoing Events of Default, will be described in an
applicable Prospectus Supplement.
MODIFICATION AND WAIVER
Modifications and amendments of an Indenture may be made by the Company and
the applicable Trustee with the consent of the holders of not less than a
majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities series affected
thereby, except that no such modification or amendment may, without the consent
of the holder of each Debt Security affected thereby, (i) change the stated
maturity of, or any installment of principal of, or interest on, any Debt
Security; (ii) reduce the principal amount of, the rate of interest on, or the
premium, if any, payable upon the redemption of, any Debt Security; (iii) reduce
the amount of principal of an Original Issue Discount Security payable upon
acceleration of the maturity thereof; (iv) change the place or currency of
payment of principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any Debt Security;
(v) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment on or
with respect to any Debt Security on or after the stated maturity or prepayment
date thereof; (vi) reduce the percentage in principal amount of Debt Securities
of any series, the consent of the holders of which is required for modification
or amendment of the applicable Indenture or for waiver of compliance with
certain provisions of such Indenture or for waiver of certain defaults; or (vii)
in the case of the Subordinated Indenture, modify any of the provisions relating
to the subordination of the Subordinated Securities in a manner adverse to the
holders thereof.
The holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt
Securities of any series may on behalf of the holders of all Debt Securities of
that series waive compliance by the Company with certain covenants of the
applicable Indenture. The holders of not less than a majority in principal
amount of the Debt Securities of any series may, on behalf of the holders of all
Debt Securities of that series, waive any past default under the applicable
Indenture with respect to that series, except a default in the payment of the
principal of, or premium, if any, or interest on, any Debt Security of that
series or in respect of a provision which under such Indenture cannot be
modified or amended without the consent of the holder of each Debt Security of
that series affected thereby.
DEFEASANCE
An Indenture may provide that the Company may elect either (i) to defease
and be discharged from any and all obligations with respect to the Debt
Securities of any series pursuant to such Indenture, except for the obligation
to pay additional amounts, if any, upon the occurrence of certain events of tax,
assessment or governmental charge with respect to payments on such Debt
Securities and the obligations to register the transfer or exchange of such Debt
Securities, to replace temporary or mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Debt
Securities and to maintain an office or agency in respect of such Debt
Securities and to hold moneys for payment in trust or (ii) to be released from
its obligations with respect to such Debt Securities under certain sections of
such Indenture (including the restrictions described under "--Certain Covenants
in the Indentures") and, if provided pursuant to such Indenture, its obligations
with respect to any other covenant, and any failure to comply with such
obligations will not constitute an Event of Default with respect to such Debt
Securities if, in either case, the Company irrevocably deposits with the
applicable Trustee, in trust, money or direct obligations of the United States
for the payment of which the full faith and credit of the United States is
pledged or obligations of an agency or instrumentality of the United States the
payment of which is unconditionally guaranteed as a full faith and credit
obligation by the United States, which, in either case, are not callable at the
issuer's option ("U.S. Government Obligations") or certain depositary receipts
therefor that through the payment of interest thereon and principal thereof in
accordance with their terms will provide money in an amount sufficient to pay
all the principal
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of and premium, if any, and any interest on, the Debt Securities on the dates
such payments are due in accordance with the terms of such Debt Securities. Such
defeasance may be effected only if, among other things, (a) no Event of Default
or event which with the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become
an Event of Default under the applicable Indenture has occurred and is
continuing on the date of such deposit, (b) no Event of Default described under
clause (vi) under "--Events of Default" above or event that with the giving of
notice or lapse of time, or both, would become an Event of Default described
under such clause (vi) has occurred and is continuing at any time on or prior to
the 90th calendar day following such date of deposit, (c) in the event of
defeasance under clause (i) above, the Company has delivered an opinion of
counsel, stating that (1) the Company has received from, or there has been
published by, the Internal Revenue Service a ruling or (2) since the date of the
applicable Indenture there has been a change in applicable federal law, in
either case to the effect that, the holders of the Debt Securities will not
recognize gain or loss for United States federal income tax purposes as a result
of such deposit or defeasance and will be subject to United States federal
income tax in the same manner as if such defeasance had not occurred and (d) in
the event of defeasance under clause (ii) above, the Company has delivered an
opinion of counsel to the effect that, among other things, the holders of the
Debt Securities will not recognize gain or loss for United States federal income
tax purposes as a result of such deposit or defeasance and will be subject to
United States federal income tax in the same manner as if such defeasance had
not occurred. In the event the Company fails to comply with its remaining
obligations under the applicable Indenture after a defeasance of such Indenture
with respect to Debt Securities as described under clause (ii) above and the
Debt Securities are declared due and payable because of the occurrence of any
undefeased Event of Default, the amount of money and U.S. Government Obligations
on deposit with the applicable Trustee may be insufficient to pay amounts due on
the Debt Securities of such series at the time of the acceleration resulting
from such Event of Default. However, the Company will remain liable in respect
of such payments.
SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE
The Company may be permitted under the applicable Indenture to discharge
certain obligations to holders of Debt Securities that have not already been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation and that either have become due and
payable or will become due and payable within one year (or scheduled for
redemption within one year) by irrevocably depositing with the Trustee, in
trust, funds in such currency in which such Debt Securities are payable in an
amount sufficient to pay the entire indebtedness on such Debt Securities in
respect of principal, and premium, if any and interest to the date of such
deposit (if such Debt Securities have become due and payable) or to the stated
maturity or redemption date, as the case may be.
SUBORDINATION
Upon any distribution of assets of the Company upon the dissolution, winding
up, liquidation or reorganization of the Company, the payment of the principal
of (and premium, if any) and interest on the Subordinated Securities will be
subordinated to the extent provided in the Subordinated Indenture in right of
payment to the prior payment in full of all senior indebtedness, including
Senior Securities, but the obligation of the Company to make payment of
principal (and premium, if any) or interest on the Subordinated Securities will
not otherwise be affected. No payment on account of principal (or premium, if
any), sinking fund or interest may be made on the Subordinated Securities at any
time when there is a default in the payment of principal, premium, if any,
sinking fund or interest on senior indebtedness. In the event that,
notwithstanding the foregoing, any payment by the Company described in the
foregoing sentence is received by the Subordinated Trustee under the
Subordinated Indenture or the holders of any of the Subordinated Securities
before all senior indebtedness is paid in full, such payment or distribution
will be paid over to the holders of such senior indebtedness or on their behalf
for application to the payment of all senior indebtedness remaining unpaid until
all such senior indebtedness has been paid in
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full, after giving effect to any concurrent payment or distribution to the
holders of such senior indebtedness. Subject to payment in full of senior
indebtedness, the holders of the Subordinated Securities will be subrogated to
the rights of the holders of the senior indebtedness to the extent of payments
made to the holders of such senior indebtedness out of the distributive share of
the Subordinated Securities.
By reason of such subordination, in the event of a distribution of assets
upon insolvency, certain general creditors of the Company may recover more,
ratably, than holders of the Subordinated Securities. A Subordinated Indenture
may provide that the subordination provisions thereof will not apply to money
and securities held in trust pursuant to the satisfaction and discharge and the
legal defeasance provisions of the Subordinated Indenture.
If this Prospectus is being delivered in connection with the offering of a
series of Subordinated Securities, the accompanying Prospectus Supplement or the
information incorporated by reference therein will set forth the approximate
amount of senior indebtedness outstanding as of a recent date.
LIMITATIONS ON MERGER AND CERTAIN OTHER TRANSACTIONS
An Indenture may provide that, prior to the satisfaction and discharge of
the Company's obligations to holders of Debt Securities, the Company may not
consolidate with or merge with or into any other person, or transfer all or
substantially all of its properties and assets to another person, unless (i)
either (a) the Company is the continuing or surviving person in such a
consolidation or merger or (b) the person (if other than the Company) formed by
such consolidation or into which the Company is merged or to which all or
substantially all of the properties and assets of the Company are transferred
(the Company or such other person being referred to as the "Surviving Person")
is a corporation organized and validly existing under the laws of the United
States, any state thereof or the District of Columbia, and expressly assumes, by
an indenture supplement, all the obligations of the Company under the Debt
Securities and the applicable Indenture and (ii) immediately after the
transaction and the incurrence or anticipated incurrence of any indebtedness to
be incurred in connection therewith, no Event of Default exists. The Surviving
Person will succeed to and be substituted for the Company with the same effect
as if it had been named in the applicable Indenture as a party thereto, and
thereafter the predecessor corporation will be relieved of all obligations and
covenants under such Indenture and the Debt Securities.
CONVERSION RIGHTS
The terms and conditions, if any, on which Debt Securities being offered are
convertible into Common Stock or other Securities of the Company will be set
forth in an applicable Prospectus Supplement relating thereto. Such terms will
include the conversion price, the conversion period, provisions as to whether
conversion will be at the option of the holder or the Company, the events
requiring an adjustment of the conversion price and provisions affecting
conversion in the event of the redemption of such Debt Securities.
GLOBAL SECURITIES
The Debt Securities may be issued in whole or in part in the form of one or
more Global Securities that will be deposited with, or on behalf of, a
depositary or its nominee identified in an applicable Prospectus Supplement. In
such a case, one or more Global Securities will be issued in a denomination or
aggregate denominations equal to the portion of the aggregate principal amount
of the Debt Securities to be represented by such Global Securities. The specific
terms of the depositor arrangement with respect to Debt Securities to be
represented by a Global Security will be described in an applicable Prospectus
Supplement.
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DESCRIPTION OF WARRANTS
The Company may issue Warrants for the purchase of Common Stock, Debt
Securities, Preferred Stock or any combination thereof. Warrants may be issued
independently or together with any other Securities offered in an applicable
Prospectus Supplement and may be attached to or separate from such Securities.
Warrants may be issued under warrant agreements (each, a "Warrant Agreement") to
be entered into between the Company and a warrant agent specified in the
applicable Prospectus Supplement (the "Warrant Agent"). The Warrant Agent will
act solely as an agent of the Company in connection with the Warrants of a
particular series and will not assume any obligation or relationship of agency
or trust for or with any holders or beneficial owners of Warrants. The following
sets forth certain general terms and provisions of Warrants which may be
offered. Further terms of the Warrants and the applicable Warrant Agreement will
be set forth in an applicable Prospectus Supplement.
The applicable Prospectus Supplement will describe the terms of the Warrants
in respect of which the Prospectus is being delivered, including, where
applicable, the following: (i) the title of such Warrants; (ii) the aggregate
number of such Warrants; (iii) the price or prices at which such Warrants will
be issued; (iv) the designation, number and terms of the Common Stock, Preferred
Stock, Debt Securities, or combination thereof, purchasable upon exercise of
such Warrants; (v) the designation and terms of the other Securities, if any,
with which such Warrants are issued and the number of such Warrants issued with
each such Security; (vi) the date, if any, on and after which such Warrants and
the related underlying Securities will be separately transferable; (vii) the
price at which each underlying Security purchasable upon exercise of such
Warrants may be purchased; (viii) the date on which the right to exercise such
Warrants will commence and the date on which such right will expire; (ix) the
minimum amount of such Warrants which may be exercised at any one time; (x)
information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any; (xi) a discussion of
any applicable federal income tax considerations; (xii) the amount of Warrants
outstanding; (xiii) provision for changes to or adjustments in the exercise
price; and (xiv) any other terms of such Warrants, including terms, procedures
and limitations relating to the transferability, exchange and exercise of such
Warrants.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
The Company and the Selling Stockholders may sell the Securities in any one
or more of the following ways: (i) through one or more underwriters, (ii)
through one or more dealers or agents (which may include one or more
underwriters), (iii) directly to one or more purchasers, or (iv) through an
exchange distribution in accordance with the rules of such exchange, including
the NYSE, or in transactions in the over-the-counter market.
The distribution of the Securities may be effected from time to time in one
or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public
offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. In
connection with the sale of the Securities, underwriters, dealers and agents may
receive compensation from the Company, the Selling Stockholders or purchasers of
the Securities in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions.
Underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the distribution of the
Securities may be deemed to be underwriters, and any discounts or commissions
received by them from the Company or the Selling Stockholders and any profit on
the resale of Securities by them may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and
commissions under the Securities Act. Any such underwriter, dealer or agent will
be identified and any such compensation received from the Company or the Selling
Stockholders will be described in an applicable Prospectus Supplement. Any
initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or
reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
Under agreements which may be entered into by the Company and the Selling
Stockholders, underwriters, dealers and agents who participate in the
distribution of the Securities may be entitled to indemnification by the Company
or the Selling Stockholders against certain liabilities, including under the
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Securities Act, or contribution from the Company or the Selling Stockholders to
payments which the underwriters, dealers or agents may be required to make in
respect thereof. The underwriters, dealers and agents may engage in transactions
with, or perform services for, the Company and the Selling Stockholders in the
ordinary course of business.
All of the Securities when issued will be a new issue of securities with no
established trading market, other than the Common Stock, which is listed on the
NYSE. Any Common Stock sold pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement will be listed
on the NYSE, subject to official notice of issuance. Any underwriters to whom
Securities are sold by the Company for public offering and sale may make a
market in such Securities, but such underwriters will not be obligated to do so
and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. No assurance
can be given as to the liquidity of the secondary market for any such
Securities.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the Securities offered hereby has been passed upon for the
Company by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York, New York.
EXPERTS
The financial statements and schedule of the Company as of December 31, 1996
and 1995, and for the years then ended, and the financial statements of the
National Airport Hilton as of December 31, 1996, and for the year then ended,
incorporated by reference herein and in the Registration Statement, to the
extent and for the periods indicated therein, have been incorporated by
reference in reliance upon the reports of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, independent
certified public accountants, and are incorporated by reference upon the
authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
Any financial statements and schedules hereafter incorporated by reference
in the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus is a part that have been
audited and are the subject of a report by independent accountants will be so
incorporated by reference in reliance upon such reports and upon the authority
of such firms as experts in accounting and auditing to the extent covered by
consents filed with the Commission.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements in this Prospectus constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such
forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and
other factors which may cause the actual results, performances or achievements
of the Company to be materially different from any future results, performances
or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. Such
factors include, among other things, the following: the ability of the Company
to successfully implement its acquisition strategy and operating strategy; the
Company's ability to manage rapid expansion; changes in economic cycles;
competition from other hospitality companies; and changes in the laws and
government regulations applicable to the Company.
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PART II. INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 14. OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION.
The following table sets forth the various expenses payable in connection
with the issuance and distribution of the Securities being registered hereby,
other than underwriting discounts and commissions (which will be described in
the applicable Prospectus Supplement). All the amounts shown are estimates,
except the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee. All of such
expenses are being borne by the Company.
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<S> <C>
Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee............. $ 181,819
Accounting Fees and Expenses....................................
Legal Fees and Expenses.........................................
Printing and Engraving Expenses.................................
Miscellaneous Fees and Expenses.................................
Total.......................................................
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ITEM 15. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware Law permits a provision in the certificate
of incorporation of each corporation organized thereunder, eliminating or
limiting, with certain exceptions, the personal liability of a director to the
corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for certain breaches of
fiduciary duty as a director. The Certificate of Incorporation of the Company
eliminates the personal liability of directors to the fullest extent permitted
by the Delaware Law.
Section 145 of the Delaware Law ("Section 145"), in summary, empowers a
Delaware corporation, within certain limitations, to indemnify its officers,
directors, employees and agents against expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably
incurred by them in connection with any suit or proceeding other than by or on
behalf of the corporation, if they acted in good faith and in a manner
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the
corporation, and, with respect to a criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful.
With respect to actions by or on behalf of the corporation, Section 145
permits a corporation to indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents
against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit, provided such
person meets the standard of conduct described in the preceding paragraph,
except that no indemnification is permitted in respect of any claim where such
person has been found liable to the corporation, unless the Court of Chancery or
the court in which such action or suit was brought approves such indemnification
and determines that such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to be
indemnified.
Article Eight of the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company provides
for the indemnification of officers and directors and certain other parties (the
"Indemnitees") of the Company to the fullest extent permitted under the Delaware
Law; provided, that except in the case of proceedings to enforce rights to
indemnification, the Company shall indemnify such Indemnitee in connection with
a proceeding initiated by such Indemnitee only if such proceeding was authorized
by the Board.
Each of the employment agreements for Messrs. Whetsell, McCaslin and Emery
contains provisions entitling the executive to indemnification for losses
incurred in the course of service to the Company or its subsidiaries, under
certain circumstances.
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ITEM 16. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.
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<S> <C> <C>
1* -- Form of Underwriting Agreement
3.1.1 -- Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (previously
filed with the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on June 20, 1996,
as amended, and incorporated by reference herein)
3.1.2 -- Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (previously
filed with the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on June 20, 1996,
as amended, and incorporated by reference herein)
3.1.3 -- Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(previously filed with the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on
June 20, 1996, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein)
3.2 -- By-laws of the Company (previously filed with the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 on June 20, 1996, as amended, and incorporated by
reference herein)
4.1* -- Form of Senior Indenture between the Company and the Senior Trustee relating
to the Senior Securities
4.2* -- Form of Subordinated Indenture between the Company and subordinated Trustee
relating to the Subordinated Securities
4.3* -- Supplemental Indenture
4.4* -- The form of Securities with respect to each particular series of securities
registered hereunder
5* -- Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
12 -- Statement regarding Computation of Ratios
21 -- List of Subsidiaries of the Company
23.1 -- Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
23.2* -- Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (included in Exhibit 5)
24 -- Power of Attorney (see signature page)
25.1* -- Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 on Form T-1 of the Senior Trustee to act as Trustee under the Senior
Indenture
25.2* -- Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 on Form T-1 of the Senior Trustee to act as Trustee under the
Subordinated Indenture
</TABLE>
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* To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the
offering of Securities.
ITEM 17. UNDERTAKINGS
The Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in
the Registration Statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering
range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with the
Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in
volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration
Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
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(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;
provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement;
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a
new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof;
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering;
(4) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that
is incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering thereof;
(5) That, (i) for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus
filed as part of this Registration Statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and
contained in a form of prospectus filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule
424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be
part of this Registration Statement as of the time it was declared
effective, and (ii) for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form
of prospectus shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to
the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(6) To file an application for the purpose of determining the
eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939 in accordance with the rules and regulations
prescribed by the Commission under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture
Act of 1939.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling persons of the
Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or
paid by a director, officer, or controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer, or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Washington, District of Columbia, on the 22nd day of
August, 1997.
CAPSTAR HOTEL COMPANY
By: /s/ PAUL W. WHETSELL
-----------------------------------
Name: Paul W. Whetsell
Title: President and Chief
Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each individual whose signature appears
below hereby constitutes and appoints Paul W. Whetsell, David E. McCaslin and
John Emery, and each of them, his true and lawful agent, proxy and
attorney-in-fact, each acting alone, with full power of substitution and
resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all
capacities, to (i) act on, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
registration statement together with all schedules and exhibits thereto and any
subsequent registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, together with all schedules and exhibits thereto, (ii)
act on, sign and file such certificates, instruments, agreements and other
documents as may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith, (iii) act
on and file any supplement to any prospectus included in this registration
statement or any such amendment or any subsequent registration statement filed
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, and (iv) take any and
all actions which may be necessary or appropriate in connection therewith,
granting unto such agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing necessary or
appropriate to be done, as fully for all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby approving, ratifying and confirming all that such
agents, proxies and attorneys-in-fact, any of them or any of his or their
substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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<S> <C>
/s/ PAUL W. WHETSELL President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board
- ---------------------------------------- (Principal Executive Officer)
Paul W. Whetsell
/s/ DAVID E. MCCASLIN Chief Operating Officer and Director
- ----------------------------------------
David E. McCaslin
/s/ JOHN EMERY Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting
- ---------------------------------------- Officer)
John Emery
/s/ DANIEL L. DOCTOROFF Director
- ----------------------------------------
Daniel L. Doctoroff
/s/ BRADFORD E. BERNSTEIN Director
- ----------------------------------------
Bradford E. Bernstein
/s/ JOSEPH MCCARTHY Director
- ----------------------------------------
Joseph McCarthy
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
SIGNATURE TITLE
- --------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------
<S> <C>
/s/ WILLIAM S. JANES Director
- ----------------------------------------
William S. Janes
/s/ EDWARD L. COHEN Director
- ----------------------------------------
Edward L. Cohen
/s/ EDWIN T. BURTON, III Director
- ----------------------------------------
Edwin T. Burton, III
/s/ EDWARD P. DOWD Director
- ----------------------------------------
Edward P. Dowd
/s/ MAHMOOD KHIMJI Director
- ----------------------------------------
Mahmood Khimji
</TABLE>
Dated: August 22, 1997
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EXHIBIT INDEX
<TABLE>
<S> <C> <C>
1* -- Form of Underwriting Agreement
3.1.1 -- Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (previously
filed with the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on June 20, 1996,
as amended, and incorporated by reference herein)
3.1.2 -- Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (previously
filed with the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on June 20, 1996,
as amended, and incorporated by reference herein)
3.1.3 -- Second Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
(previously filed with the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 on
June 20, 1996, as amended, and incorporated by reference herein)
3.2 -- By-laws of the Company (previously filed with the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 on June 20, 1996, as amended, and incorporated by
reference herein)
4.1* -- Form of Senior Indenture between the Company and the Senior Trustee relating
to the Senior Securities
4.2* -- Form of Subordinated Indenture between the Company and subordinated Trustee
relating to the Subordinated Securities
4.3* -- Supplemental Indenture
4.4* -- The form of Securities with respect to each particular series of securities
registered hereunder
5* -- Opinion of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
12 -- Statement regarding Computation of Ratios
21 -- List of Subsidiaries of the Company
23.1 -- Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
23.2* -- Consent of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (included in Exhibit 5)
24 -- Power of Attorney (see signature page)
25.1* -- Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 on Form T-1 of the Senior Trustee to act as Trustee under the Senior
Indenture
25.2* -- Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of
1939 on Form T-1 of the Senior Trustee to act as Trustee under the
Subordinated Indenture
</TABLE>
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* To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the
offering of Securities.
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EXHIBIT 12
CAPSTAR HOTEL COMPANY
STATEMENT OF COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
(UNAUDITED, DOLLARS IN THOUSANDS)
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<CAPTION>
YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, SIX MONTHS
------------------------------------------------------------- ENDED
1992(1) 1993(1) 1994(1) 1995 1996 JUNE 30, 1997
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Income before minority interest, income tax expense
and extraordinary items(2)....................... $ -- $ -- $ -- $ 213 $ 6,988 $ 16,996
Fixed charges:
Interest expense................................. -- -- -- 2,673 12,784 8,858
Interest capitalized............................. -- -- -- 67 461 173
Amortization of debt expense..................... -- -- -- 131 986 687
Preferred distributions to minority
unitholders.................................... -- -- -- -- -- 163
Rent deemed as interest.......................... -- -- -- 16 22 13
----- --- --- ----- --------- -------------
Total fixed charges.......................... -- -- -- 2,887 14,253 9,894
----- --- --- ----- --------- -------------
Income before minority interest, income tax
expense, extraordinary items and fixed charges
(excluding interest, capitalized preferred
distributions to minority unitholders and rent
deemed as interest).............................. -- -- -- 3,017 20,758 26,541
Divided by fixed charges........................... -- -- -- 2,887 14,253 9,894
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges................. -- -- -- 1.05x 1.46x 2.68x
</TABLE>
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(1) Prior to 1995, the Company's predecessor entities had no fixed charges and
therefore the ratio of earnings to fixed charges was not applicable.
(2) This amount is before minority interest since the minority interest relates
to majority-owned subsidiaries that have fixed charges.
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EXHIBIT 21
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<CAPTION>
JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION OR DOING
NAME ORGANIZATION BUSINESS AS
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
1. BA Parkway Associates, L.P. Delaware Embassy Suites Philadelphia
2. Ballston Parking Associates Virginia --
3. CapStar Albuquerque Company, L.L.C. Delaware Albuquerque Doubletree
4. CapStar AP Partners, L.P. Delaware Austin Doubletree
5. CapStar Austin, Inc. Delaware --
6. CapStar Cathedral City Company, L.L.C. Doubletree Resort at Desert
Delaware Princess Country Club
7. CapStar Cherry Hill Company, L.L.C. Delaware Four Points Hotel Cherry Hill
8. CapStar Chicago Company, L.L.C. Delaware Chicago Radisson
9. CapStar C.S. Company, L.L.C. Delaware Holiday Inn Garden of the Gods
10. CapStar Dallas Beverage Corporation Texas --
11. CapStar Dallas Partners, L.P. Delaware Holiday Inn Select Dallas
12. CapStar Englewood Company, L.L.C. Delaware Embassy Suites Denver Tech
13. CapStar Frazer Company, L.L.C. Delaware Great Valley Sheraton
14. CapStar General Corp. Delaware --
15. CapStar Georgetown Company, L.L.C. Delaware Georgetown Inn
16. CapStar Hallmark Company, L.L.C. Missouri Holiday Inn Riverfront
17. CapStar Hotel (Calgary Airport) Inc. British Columbia,
Canada Holiday Inn Calgary Airport
18. CapStar Hotel (Surrey) Inc. British Columbia,
Canada Sheraton Inn Guildford
19. CapStar Hotel (Vancouver) Inc. British Columbia,
Canada Ramada Inn Vancouver Centre
20. CapStar Houston SW Partners, L.P. Delaware Houston SW Hilton
21. CapStar Indianapolis Company, L.L.C. Delaware Doubletree Guest Suites
22. CapStar Jekyll Company, L.L.C. Delaware Jekyll Island Inn
23. CapStar KC Company, L.L.C. Delaware Holiday Inn Sports Complex
24. CapStar Lafayette Company, L.L.C. Delaware Lafayette Hilton & Towers
25. CapStar Lexington Company, L.L.C. Delaware --
26. CapStar Lexington, Inc. Delaware --
27. CapStar Limited Corp. Delaware --
28. CapStar LP Corporation Delaware --
29. CapStar Management Company, L.P. Delaware --
30. CapStar Management Company II, L.P. Delaware --
31. CapStar Mockingbird Partners, L.P. Delaware Dallas Radisson
32. CapStar National Airport Company, L.L.C. Delaware National Airport Hilton
33. CapStar New Mexico Beverage Corporation New Mexico --
34. CapStar PA, Inc. Delaware --
35. CapStar Sacramento Company, L.L.C. Delaware Sacramento Hilton
36. CapStar St. Louis Company, L.L.C. Delaware --
37. CapStar San Pedro Company, L.L.C. San Pedro Hilton at Cabrillo
Delaware Marina
38. CapStar Santa Barbara Company, L.L.C. Delaware Santa Barbara Inn
39. CapStar TF Company, L.L.C. Delaware Holiday Inn Tinton Falls
40. CapStar York Company, L.L.C. Delaware York Budget Inn
41. CapStar Washington Company, L.L.C. Delaware Embassy Row Hilton
42. CapStar Westchase Acquisition Corp. Delaware --
43. CapStar Westchase Partners, L.P. Delaware Westchase Hilton & Towers
44. Centennial Hotel Ltd. British Columbia,
Canada --
45. CMC Airport, Inc. New York --
46. EquiStar Acquisition Corporation Delaware
47. EquiStar Arlington Partners, L.P. Delaware --
48. EquiStar Atlanta Company, L.L.C. Delaware --
49. EquiStar Atlanta GP Company, L.L.C. Delaware --
</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION OR DOING
NAME ORGANIZATION BUSINESS AS
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
50. EquiStar Atlanta LP Company, L.L.C. Delaware --
51. EquiStar Ballston Company, L.L.C. Delaware Arlington Hilton Hotel
52. EquiStar Bellevue Company, L.L.C. Delaware Bellevue Hilton Hotel
53. EquiStar Charlotte Company, L.L.C. Charlotte Sheraton Airport Plaza
Delaware Hotel
54. EquiStar Cleveland Company, L.L.C. Holiday Inn Cleveland Airport
Delaware South
55. EquiStar Colorado Company, L.L.C. Delaware Sheraton Hotel Colorado Springs
56. EquiStar Irvine Company, L.L.C. Orange County Airport Hilton
Delaware Hotel
57. EquiStar Latham Company, L.L.C. Delaware Latham Hotel Georgetown
58. EquiStar Salt Lake Company, L.L.C. Delaware Salt Lake Airport Hilton
59. EquiStar Schaumberg Company, L.L.C. Delaware Radisson Hotel Schaumberg
60. EquiStar Somerset Company, L.L.C. Delaware Marriott Somerset Hotel
61. EquiStar Texas Beverage Corporation Texas --
62. CapStar Virginia Company, L.L.C. Delaware --
63. Leperq Atlanta Renaissance Partners, L.P. Delaware Westin Hotel Atlanta Airport
64. MCV Venture, L.L.C. Kentucky Lexington Radisson
65. 339742 B.C. Ltd. British Columbia,
Canada --
66. 339743 B.C. Ltd. British Columbia,
Canada --
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EXHIBIT 23.1
ACCOUNTANTS' CONSENT
The Board of Directors
CapStar Hotel Company:
We consent to the use of our reports incorporated herein by reference and to the
reference to our firm under the heading "Experts" in the prospectus.
KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
Washington, D.C.
August 22, 1997
