BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS
10-Q, 1999-11-15
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 1999

BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS

14295 Midway Road
Addison, Texas 75001
(972) 391-3910

Commission File No. 1-14047

     
Incorporated in Delaware IRS No. 75-2754805


Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

     
Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which registered


Common Stock, Par Value $.01 per share New York Stock Exchange


      The Company (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

      The number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, outstanding at November 9, 1999, was 17,808,686.




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BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS INDEX
BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS
BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION
Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999
Three Months Ended September 30, 1998 and Period from Inception through September 30, 1998
Bristol Hotel Company (Predecessor)
July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998 and January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX


BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS

INDEX

             
Page No.

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
Item 1. Financial Statements:

Bristol Hotels & Resorts

Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended June 30, 1999 and 1998 3
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and period from Inception (March  20, 1998) through September 30, 1998 4
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of September 30, 1999 and December 31, 1998 5
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and period from Inception (March  20, 1998) through September 30, 1998 6
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 7
Bristol Hotel Company (Predecessor)

Consolidated Statement of Operations for the period July  1, 1998 through July 27, 1998 9
Consolidated Statement of Operations for the period January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998 10
Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the period January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998 11
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 12
Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations and Financial Condition 14

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION.
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 22

SIGNATURE 23

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BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE THREE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND 1998

(Unaudited, in thousands except per share amounts)
                       
September 30, September 30,
1999 1998


REVENUE
Rooms $ 150,653 $ 92,048
Food and beverage 33,722 20,987
Management fees 1,963 998
Construction management fees 513 995
Other 10,021 6,179


Total revenue 196,872 121,207


OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
Departmental expenses:
Rooms 42,831 26,053
Food and beverage 26,726 16,052
Other operating departments 4,071 2,535
Undistributed operating expenses:
Tenant lease expense 62,800 38,894
Administrative and general 17,785 11,728
Marketing 15,663 7,721
Property occupancy costs 17,900 11,847
Depreciation and amortization 834 378
Corporate expense 5,507 3,958


Operating income 2,755 2,041
 
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net 393 (78 )
Equity in income of joint venture 28


Income before income taxes 3,176 1,963
 
Provision for income taxes 1,254 787


NET INCOME $ 1,922 $ 1,176


Earnings per common and common equivalent share:
Net income:
Basic $ 0.11 $ 0.09
Diluted $ 0.11 $ 0.09
 
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic 17,829 12,753
Diluted 18,130 12,921

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

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BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND THE

PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (MARCH 20, 1998) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
(Unaudited, in thousands except per share amounts)
                       
Nine Months Inception
Ended Through
September 30, September 30,
1999 1998


REVENUE
Rooms $ 430,144 $ 92,175
Food and beverage 102,798 20,988
Management fees 4,481 998
Construction management fees 2,904 995
Other 29,673 6,183


Total revenue 570,000 121,339


OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
Departmental expenses:
Rooms 122,899 26,101
Food and beverage 80,521 16,052
Other operating departments 11,458 2,536
Undistributed operating expenses:
Tenant lease expense 176,637 38,992
Administrative and general 52,883 11,743
Marketing 44,779 7,734
Property occupancy costs 50,253 11,863
Depreciation and amortization 2,224 378
Corporate expense 16,848 3,958


Operating income 11,498 1,982
 
Other income (expense):
Interest income (expense), net 979 (78 )
Equity in loss of joint venture (17 )


Income before income taxes 12,460 1,904
 
Provision for income taxes 4,922 787


NET INCOME $ 7,538 $ 1,117


Earnings per common and common equivalent share:
Net income:
Basic $ 0.42 $ 0.19
Diluted $ 0.42 $ 0.18
 
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic 17,797 6,018
Diluted 18,099 6,196

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

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BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

AS OF SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND DECEMBER 31, 1998

(Dollars in thousands)
                     
September 30, December 31,
1999 1998


(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Current assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 15,904 $ 24,916
Accounts receivable, net 49,702 35,329
Prepaid rent 13,613 11,042
Inventory 10,506 9,612
Notes receivable — FelCor 10,382 9,100
Deposits and other current assets 6,427 6,144


Total current assets 106,534 96,143
 
Property and equipment, net 7,417 5,889
Investment in joint venture 721
Investment in management contracts, net 1,370 1,962
Deferred charges and other non-current assets, net 1,029 1,528


Total assets $ 117,071 $ 105,522


LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current liabilities
 
Accounts payable and accrued expenses $ 41,795 $ 41,641
Accrued occupancy, sales and use taxes 8,143 6,512
Accrued rent 10,141 8,498
Accrued insurance reserves 6,063 6,511


Total current liabilities 66,142 63,162
 
Deferred income taxes 1,027 1,376
Other liabilities 6,868 5,575


Total liabilities 74,037 70,113


 
Common stock ($.01 par value; 100,000,000 shares authorized, 31,981,365 shares issued at September 30, 1999, and 31,957,919 shares issued at December 31, 1999, respectively, and 17,808,686 and 17,778,315 shares outstanding at September 30, 1999,and December 31, 1998, respectively) 229 228
Additional paid-in capital 57,246 57,160
Cumulative translation adjustment 12 12
Treasury stock, at cost (5,065,409 shares) (24,636 ) (24,636 )
Retained earnings 10,183 2,645


Total stockholders’ equity 43,034 35,409


Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $ 117,071 $ 105,522


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

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BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE NINE MONTHS ENDED SEPTEMBER 30, 1999 AND THE

PERIOD FROM INCEPTION (MARCH 20, 1998) THROUGH SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
(Unaudited, dollars in thousands)
                       
Nine Months Inception
Ended Through
September 30, September 30,
1999 1998


CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 7,538 $ 1,117
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 2,224 378
Amortization of deferred financing fees 213 55
Non-cash portion of foreign currency translation (19 )
Equity in loss of joint venture (17 )
Non-cash write-off of investment in Hollywood management contract 840
Compensation expense recognized for employee stock options 187 54
Compensation expense recognized for restricted stock issued to executive officer 45
Changes in working capital (14,759 ) (5,262 )
Increase in other liabilities 1,293 5
Deferred tax provision (350 ) 18


 
Cash used in operating activities (2,786 ) (3,654 )


 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Improvements to property and equipment (3,568 ) (91 )
Investment in joint venture (704 )
Investment in management contract (400 )


 
Cash used in investing activities (4,672 ) (91 )


 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Contribution from Predecessor 48,988
Proceeds from employee stock purchase plan 1,538
Repurchase of shares from Bass plc (25,814 )
Repurchase and retirement of common stock (188 )
Decrease in deferred charges and other non-current assets (128 ) (56 )
Increase in FelCor Notes, net of repayments (1,282 )
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options 44 574


 
Cash provided by (used in) financing activities (1,554 ) 25,230


 
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents (9,012 ) 21,485
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 24,916


 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 15,904 $ 21,485


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

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BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. ORGANIZATION

  Bristol Hotels & Resorts (together with its subsidiaries, the “Company” or “Bristol”) is a Delaware corporation which was incorporated on March 20, 1998 (“Inception”), and began operations on May 20, 1998, as a subsidiary of Bristol Hotel Company (“BHC” or the “Predecessor”). The Company was spun off from BHC (the “Spin-off”) in connection with the merger of BHC with FelCor Lodging Trust Incorporated (“FelCor”) on July 27, 1998, and began trading on July 28, 1998, as a separate publicly traded company.
 
  The Company is one of the leading independent hotel operating companies in the United States, operating 115 primarily full-service hotels (as of September 30, 1999) in the upscale and midscale segments of the hotel industry, of which 100 hotels are operated under the long-term leases with FelCor. The hotels contain approximately 30,700 rooms and are located in 27 states and Canada with 30 hotels in Texas, 11 hotels in California and 9 hotels in Georgia. Bristol operates the largest number of Bass Hotels & Resorts branded hotels in the world, including Crowne Plaza, Holiday Inn Select, Holiday Inn and Holiday Inn Express hotels. Bristol also operates 21 hotels under other hotel brands, including Sheraton Four Points, Hampton Inn, Homewood Suites, Hawthorne Suites, Courtyard by Marriott and Fairfield Inn.

2. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

  The consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 1998, has been derived from the audited balance sheet at that date. The consolidated balance sheet at September 30, 1999, and the consolidated statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999, the three months ended September 30, 1998, and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998, and the statements of cash flows for the nine months ended September 30, 1999, and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998, have been prepared by the Company and are unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of September 30, 1999 and 1998, and the results of operations and cash flows for the periods presented have been made. The preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions. Such estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, as well as the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financials statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results may differ from those estimated. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of fiscal year performance because of seasonal and short-term variations.
 
  The Company had no operations from March 20, 1998, through May 19, 1998. Operations began on May 20, 1998, with the lease of the Hampton Inn — Las Vegas. From May 20, 1998, to July 28, 1998, the Company’s sole asset was the leasehold interest in the Hampton Inn — Las Vegas; therefore, the statements of operations and cash flows presented for the Company for the three months ended September 30, 1998, and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998, are not indicative of the Company’s future performance.
 
  Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in financial statements presented in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted. The Company believes the disclosures made are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. However, the consolidated financial statements contained in this report should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1998.

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BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)

(Unaudited)

3. INVESTMENT IN MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS

  During the third quarter of 1999, the Company received notice from the owner of five hotels managed by the Company of the sale of these hotels and the termination of the management contracts. The Company accrued a termination fee of $1 million during the third quarter, and ceased management of these properties on October 12, 1999.

4. EARNINGS PER SHARE

  The following table reconciles the computation of basic earnings per share to diluted earnings per share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999, the three months ended September 30, 1998, and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998:

                           
Per Share
Net Income Shares Amount



($ in thousands)
Three months ended September 30, 1999:
Net income per share $ 1,922 17,828,795 $ 0.11
Effect of options 300,958



Net income per share, assuming dilution $ 1,922 18,129,753 $ 0.11



Nine months ended September 30, 1999:
Net income per share $ 7,538 17,796,522 $ 0.42
Effect of options 302,234



Net income per share, assuming dilution $ 7,538 18,098,756 $ 0.42



Three months ended September 30, 1998:
Net income per share $ 1,176 12,753,420 $ 0.09
Effect of options 167,528



Net income per share, assuming dilution $ 1,176 12,920,948 $ 0.09



Inception through September 30, 1998:
Net income per share $ 1,117 6,017,526 $ 0.19
Effect of options 178,344



Net income per share, assuming dilution $ 1,117 6,195,870 $ 0.18



  Outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock, where the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares for the time reported, are excluded from the above computation of diluted weighted average outstanding shares. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999, 116,250 options were excluded from the computation for each period. For the three months ended September 30, 1998, and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998, 303,325 and 228,325 options were excluded from the computation, respectively.

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BRISTOL HOTEL COMPANY (PREDECESSOR)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD JULY 1, 1998 THROUGH JULY 27, 1998

(Unaudited, in thousands except per share amounts)
               
July 1, 1998
Through
July 27, 1998

REVENUE
Rooms $ 49,021
Food and beverage 9,167
Management fees 82
Other 4,779

Total revenue 63,049

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
Departmental expenses:
Rooms 17,200
Food and beverage 8,934
Other 638
Undistributed operating expenses:
Administrative and general 8,666
Marketing 5,162
Property occupancy costs 14,528
Depreciation and amortization 7,382
Corporate expense 12,669

Operating loss (12,130 )
 
Other expense:
Interest expense 5,817
Equity in loss of joint ventures 602

Loss before income taxes (18,549 )
 
Income tax benefit (7,420 )

Net loss $ (11,129 )

Earnings per common and common equivalent share:
Net loss:
Basic $ (0.25 )
Diluted (0.24 )
 
Weighted average number of common and common Equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic 45,235
Diluted 46,013

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

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BRISTOL HOTEL COMPANY (PREDECESSOR)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1998 THROUGH JULY 27, 1998

(In thousands except per share amounts)
               
January 1, 1998
Through
July 27, 1998

REVENUE
Rooms $ 308,638
Food and beverage 68,999
Management fees 3,538
Other 22,835

Total revenue 404,010

OPERATING COSTS AND EXPENSES
Departmental expenses:
Rooms 89,721
Food and beverage 54,751
Other 5,424
Undistributed operating expenses:
Administrative and general 41,517
Marketing 29,169
Property occupancy costs 65,907
Depreciation and amortization 34,300
Corporate expense 27,676

Operating income 55,545
 
Other (income) expense:
Interest expense 30,892
Equity in income of joint ventures (783 )

Income before income taxes and extraordinary item 25,436
 
Income taxes 10,175

 
Income before extraordinary item 15,261
 
Extraordinary loss, net of tax (25,689 )

 
Net loss $ (10,428 )

 
Earnings per common and common equivalent share:
Income before extraordinary item:
Basic $ 0.34
Diluted $ 0.34
 
Net loss:
Basic $ (0.23 )
Diluted $ (0.23 )
Weighted average number of common and common equivalent shares outstanding:
Basic 44,380
Diluted 45,194

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

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BRISTOL HOTEL COMPANY (PREDECESSOR)

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

FOR THE PERIOD JANUARY 1, 1998 THROUGH JULY 27, 1998

(Dollars in thousands)
               
January 1, 1998
Through
July 27, 1998

CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss $ (10,428 )
Adjustment to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization 34,300
Amortization of deferred financing costs 1,609
Non-cash portion of extraordinary item, net of tax 5,095
Compensation expense recognized for employee stock options 132
Equity in earnings of joint ventures 616
Non-cash portion of foreign currency translation 1,276
Changes in working capital 5,791
Decrease in restricted cash 1,263
Distribution from joint ventures 90
Deferred income tax provision 1,143
Decrease in other liabilities (785 )

 
Cash provided by operating activities 40,102

 
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Improvements to property and equipment (102,283 )
HI-Thomas Circle settlement 4,100
Sale of property and equipment 4,750
Omaha Acquisition, net of assumed debt (20,043 )
Purchase of property and equipment (9,000 )

 
Cash used in investing activities (122,476 )

 
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Repayment of debt assumed in Omaha Acquisition (25,329 )
Repayment of long-term debt (13,508 )
Repayment of Senior Notes (30,000 )
Borrowings under FelCor facility 120,000
Proceeds from BT loan 490,000
Repayment of Nomura credit facility (455,000 )
Proceeds from exercise of employee stock options 1,631
Increase in deferred charges and other non-current assets (4,021 )

 
Cash provided by financing activities 83,773

 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents 1,399
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period 86,167

 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period $ 87,566

Supplemental cash flow information:
Non-cash investing activities
Common stock issued in Omaha Acquisition $ 40,000

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

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BRISTOL HOTEL COMPANY (PREDECESSOR)

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(Unaudited)

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

  Bristol Hotel Company (“BHC” or the “Predecessor”) is a Delaware corporation which was incorporated in November 1994 and began operations after the acquisitions of Harvey Hotel Company, Ltd. and its subsidiaries and United Inns, Inc. At July 27, 1998, prior to the spin-off and the FelCor Merger (as defined in Note 2), BHC owned 107 hotels and managed 16 additional hotels, one of which was owned by a joint venture in which BHC owned a 50% interest. The properties, which contain approximately 32,700 rooms, are located in 27 states, the District of Columbia and Canada. BHC acquired the ownership and/or management of 60 of these properties on April 28, 1997 (the “Holiday Inn Acquisition”).
 
  The consolidated statements of operations for the periods from July 1,1998, through July 27, 1998 and January 1, 1998, through July 27, 1998, and the consolidated statement of cash flows for the period January 1, 1998, through July 27, 1998, are presented before giving effect to the spin-off and the FelCor Merger.
 
  The consolidated statements of operations and cash flows for the period January 1, 1998, through July 27, 1998 are derived from the audited financial statements for the related period. The consolidated statement of operations for the period July 1, 1998, through July 27, 1998, was prepared by BHC and is unaudited. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include only normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present fairly, in all material respects, the results of operations for the periods from July 1, 1998, through July 27, 1998, and January 1, 1998, through July 27, 1998, and its cash flows for the period from January 1, 1998, through July 27, 1998 have been made. Interim results are not necessarily indicative of fiscal year performance because of seasonal and short-term variations. Management does not believe that the results of operations of BHC as predecessor are necessarily indicative of the future results of the spin-off entity, Bristol Hotels & Resorts (“BH&R”).

2.  FELCOR MERGER AND THE SPIN-OFF

  BHC’s hotel operating business was spun off as a separate publicly traded company, Bristol Hotels & Resorts, in connection with the merger of BHC with FelCor Suite Hotels, Inc. (“FelCor”) on July 27, 1998 (the “FelCor Merger”). The FelCor Merger was consummated following the spin-off.
 
  In the spin-off, BHC stockholders received one common share of BH&R for every two of their BHC common shares. In the FelCor Merger, BHC stockholders received 0.685 FelCor common shares for each of their existing BHC common shares. As a result of these transactions, former BHC stockholders own all of BH&R’s equity and 44% of FelCor’s outstanding common equity. The spin-off was taxable to BHC and its stockholders, while the FelCor Merger was tax-free to FelCor and BHC stockholders.
 
  Each of the BHC hotels acquired by FelCor in the FelCor Merger are leased to and operated by BH&R. BH&R and FelCor are separately owned and managed.

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BRISTOL HOTEL COMPANY (PREDECESSOR)

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS — (Continued)

3. SETTLEMENTS

  On July 24, 1998, in settlement of a dispute with its joint venture partner, BHC sold its 50% interest in the HI — Thomas Circle Joint Venture to an affiliate of John Hancock Life Insurance Company, its joint venture partner, for $4.1 million, resulting in a loss of $664 thousand.

4. EARNINGS PER SHARE

  The following table reconciles the computation of basic earnings per share to diluted earnings per share for the periods from July 1, 1998, through July 27, 1998 and from January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998:

                           
Per Share
Net Income Shares Amount



($ in thousands)
July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998:
Net loss per share $ (11,129 ) 45,234,972 $ (0.25 )
Effect of options 778,116



Net loss per share, assuming dilution $ (11,129 ) 46,013,088 $ (0.24 )



January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998:
Income before extraordinary item per share $ 15,261 44,379,739 $ 0.34
Effect of options 814,744



Income before extraordinary item per share assuming dilution $ 15,261 45,194,483 $ 0.34



Net loss per share $ (10,428 ) 44,379,739 $ (0.23 )
Effect of options 814,744



Net loss per share, assuming dilution $ (10,428 ) 45,194,483 $ (0.23 )



  Outstanding options to purchase shares of common stock, where the options’ exercise prices were greater than the average market price of the common shares for the time reported, were excluded from the above computation of diluted weighted average outstanding shares. For both of the periods presented, 337,500 options were excluded from the computation.

5. COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

  BHC adopted Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 130, “Reporting Comprehensive Income” (“SFAS 130”). SFAS 130 establishes standards for reporting and display of comprehensive income and its components in the financial statements. The objective of SFAS 130 is to report a measure of all changes in equity of an enterprise that result from transactions and other economic events of the period other than transactions with owners. Comprehensive income is the total of net income and all other non-owner changes in a company’s equity.
 
  Due to BHC’s Canadian operations, it engaged in transactions involving foreign currency resulting in translation adjustments of approximately $2.0 million and $1.6 million for the one and seven months ended July 27, 1998. For the period from July 1, 1998, through July 27, 1998 and January 1, 1998, through July 27, 1998, comprehensive loss was $9.1 million and $8.9 million, respectively.

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MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain matters discussed in this Form 10-Q are forward-looking statements and information that are based on management’s current views and assumptions concerning future events. Forward-looking statements are typically identified by the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “project” and similar expressions. These statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause Bristol’s actual operations and results of operations to differ materially from those reflected in such forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to Bristol achieving its business strategy and the costs and expected benefits of that strategy and having sufficient cash flow and other sources of cash to fund its lease payments, debt service requirements, working capital needs and other significant expenditures. Forward-looking statements are also based on what Bristol anticipates future trends in the lodging industry will be and how those will be affected by industry capacity, the seasonal nature of the lodging industry, product demand and pricing and the other matters referred to from time to time in Bristol’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Bristol undertakes no obligation to publicly release the results of any revisions to these forward looking statements that may be made to reflect any future events or circumstances.

Statistical Summary

The following chart reflects the operations of comparable hotels (“Same Store Hotels”), which are hotels that we operated or were operated by the Predecessor during both periods presented, and excluding four hotels that are being marketed for sale by the owner.

                                                                                   
Average 3rd Quarter 1999 3rd Quarter 1998 Occ
Hotel

Chg. Rate RevPAR
Rooms Occ Rate RevPAR Occ Rate RevPAR (pp) % Chg. % Chg.










Same Store Hotels(1)
Leased(2) 20,204 71.9 % $ 85.42 $ 61.42 72.0 % $ 82.63 $ 59.49 - 0.1 % 3.4 % 3.2 %
Managed(3) 1,147 76.8 % $ 88.83 $ 68.22 80.5 % $ 86.17 $ 69.37 - 3.7 % 3.1 % -1.7 %
1998 Redevelopment
Leased(2) 3,804 72.3 % $ 96.12 $ 69.49 58.5 % $ 86.10 $ 50.37 13.8 % 11.6 % 38.0 %
1999 Redevelopment
Leased(2) 2,241 66.6 % $ 70.50 $ 46.95 66.4 % $ 69.54 $ 46.17 0.2 % 1.4 % 1.7 %
Total
Leased(2) 26,249 71.5 % $ 85.80 $ 61.35 69.7 % $ 81.95 $ 57.12 1.8 % 4.7 % 7.4 %
Managed(3) 1,147 76.8 % $ 88.83 $ 68.22 80.5 % $ 86.17 $ 69.37 - 3.7 % 3.1 % -1.7 %

Notes

(1)  Same Store Hotels excludes hotels undergoing renovation during the third quarter 1998 or 1999.
 
(2)  Canadian assets have been adjusted to remove the effect of period-to-period exchange rate fluctuations.
 
(3)  Excludes recently terminated contracts.

Overview

Our leased hotels experienced a 1.8% gain in occupancy for the three months ended September 30, 1999, over the same period last year. The greatest improvement came from the hotels which were redeveloped in 1998. These hotels had a 13.8% increase in occupancy, and a 38.0% increase in revenue per available

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room (“RevPAR”). Our primary focus for the period was to improve our market share performance. While we increased occupancy, we had a shift in our mix of business, accepting more lower rated business than had been anticipated due to stronger competition in many of our markets. We also increased our marketing and sales efforts, and therefore costs, during the period to respond to increased competition. Travel agent commissions and franchise-sponsored frequent guest program costs increased significantly over the prior year.

Average daily room rates (“ADR”) and RevPAR increased 4.7% and 7.4%, respectively, compared to last year. Rent expense is based on gross revenues without regard for changes in operating costs. Increased revenues caused by increases in occupancy levels could have a negative impact on our earnings if the incremental business is not sold at sufficiently high rates, because of increased operating costs such as housekeeping services. As a result, our margins after rent expense were below expectations for the period.

We have taken a number of steps in response to improve our profitability:

  We realigned our operating organizational structure in September 1999 to align hotels by product type rather than geographic region, and hotel general managers will report directly to division management teams generally consisting of a vice president of operations and division vice presidents of sales and revenue management. We believe that this structure allows each divisional team to become experts in their hotel type, improving both revenues and expenses at the hotel level.
 
  A review has been completed of the fixed staffing levels at comparable hotels. During this review, we identified numerous hotel-level salaried positions that were created in connection with major acquisitions or to handle redevelopment and repositioning issues. We have concluded that approximately 150 hotel-level salaried positions could be eliminated without adversely affecting revenues or service levels. These positions will be phased out by the end of 1999.
 
  Our national sales organization has been expanded to more effectively pursue business opportunities with major corporate accounts and to leverage existing relationships across the entire portfolio of hotels. This organization interfaces directly with Bass Hotels & Resorts’ world-wide sales effort for the Holiday Inn and Crowne Plaza brands, and a pilot cross referral system is being tested. Bass Hotels & Resorts has also recently expanded its staff dedicated to national sales production.
 
  Our national purchasing program is being expanded and new compliance procedures have been initiated to maximize national rebate programs and reduce food and beverage costs.

As a result of the realignment of our organizational structure and the elimination of hotel-level salaried positions, we anticipate incurring non-recurring costs in the fourth quarter for relocation and severance payments. Additionally, we are reducing the size of our construction and design department, due to the completion of the major redevelopment projects. We will also incur non-recurring severance costs for these construction and design employees in the fourth quarter.

During the third quarter of 1999, we continued the final stages of the Redevelopment and Rebranding Program. This program entails exterior and interior reconstruction of and renovations to a substantial number of hotels as well as the rebranding of certain hotels that were operated under our own brand names of Harvey Hotel and Bristol Suites. We have successfully rebranded 18 hotels to the Crowne Plaza brand through this program. During the third quarter of 1999, ten hotels were undergoing redevelopment. During this period, less than 1.0% of total available rooms, totaling 20,094 room nights, were out of service as a result of the Redevelopment and Rebranding Program. Several of the hotels impacted during the quarter had no or relatively few rooms out of service, yet disruptions to their public spaces, such as meeting rooms, lobby areas and restaurants, or exteriors had a negative impact on group and transient sales.

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During the nine months ended September 30, 1999, 24 hotels were undergoing redevelopment. Out of service rooms totaled 227,601 for the period, or approximately 2.8% of our total available rooms. Several of the hotels disrupted during the nine months are located in major markets such as Chicago, Illinois; Orlando, Tampa, and Cocoa Beach, Florida; Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and San Francisco, California.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Bristol Hotels & Resorts

Results of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 1999, reflect the operations of our leased hotels (101 hotels as of September 30, 1999) and those hotels operated under management contracts. We managed 14 properties as of the end of the period, five of which we ceased managing on October 12, 1999.

Our results of operations from Inception (March 20, 1998) through July 27, 1998, solely reflect the operations of the Hampton Inn — Las Vegas beginning on May 20, 1998. The results of operations for the period from Inception through September 30, 1998, also include the operations of the assets acquired in the spin-off, including the FelCor leases, from July 28, 1998. We do not believe that our operating results for the three months ended September 30, 1998, and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998, are indicative of our future performance. Therefore, we believe that period-to-period comparisons of our 1999 results of operations to 1998 results of operations would be misleading and are not made in this report.

Three Months Ended September 30, 1999

In the third quarter of 1999, room revenues were $150.7 million. Rooms profit margin, however, was negatively impacted by increased payroll costs and lower than expected room rates. Rooms profit margin was 71.6% for the quarter, a slight decrease from the prior quarter’s margin of 71.7%. In September 1999, Hurricane Floyd disrupted our operations in Florida and the southeastern United States. Mandatory evacuations in Charleston, South Carolina, and Cocoa Beach and Miami, Florida, as well as disruptions to other Florida hotels, caused an estimated $535,000 of lost revenue. None of the properties affected sustained serious damage from the hurricane and all were able to re-open immediately.

Food and beverage revenue was $33.7 million for the quarter ended September 30, 1999. Approximately 57.8% of our food and beverage revenue was from the banquet and catering departments. Food and beverage profit margin was 20.8% for the period, compared to 22.1% for the second quarter of 1999.

Management fee income was approximately $2.0 million for the quarter ended September 30, 1999. This amount includes a $1 million termination fee related to five hotels which we managed for one owner through October 12, 1999. The hotels were sold to a new owner who took over management of the hotels. We began managing the Hawthorne Hotel and Suites at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport in August 1999. As of the end of the quarter, we had 14 management contracts, including the five hotels discussed above.

Construction management fees of $513,000 were charged to hotel owners during the quarter for our purchasing and project management services for construction projects, including the Redevelopment and Rebranding Program. The major redevelopment projects are nearly complete, and future projects will be limited to normal ongoing replacements to FF&E. As a result, we are significantly reducing our construction and design department during the fourth quarter. We do not believe that construction management fees will continue to be a significant source of revenue.

Administrative and general costs were $17.8 million during the quarter. As we implement the organizational realignment and reduction of positions discussed earlier, we anticipate incurring one-time charges for severance and relocation costs in the fourth quarter of 1999.

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Sales and marketing costs were $15.7 million for the period. As discussed previously, we have expanded our national sales organization in order to more effectively pursue major corporate accounts and to leverage existing guest relationships across the entire portfolio of hotels. We have also implemented a retention program for hotel-level sales staff. We have determined that many of our revenue shortfalls can be attributed to high turnover in the hotel-level sales organization. We expect that the investment in retention will be more than offset by the reduced costs of recruiting and training new employees.

Property occupancy costs were $17.9 million for the period, of which $8.9 million were utility costs. Property occupancy costs include normal hotel operating costs, but do not include property taxes, ground rent and property insurance. Under the terms of the leases, these costs are borne by the property owner.

Tenant lease expense was $62.8 million for the quarter. This amount represents lease payments to property owners (primarily FelCor) under long-term lease agreements.

Corporate expense was $5.5 million for the quarter ended September 30, 1999. This amount includes the costs of the support functions in our corporate office, public company costs, and costs related to acquiring new operating contracts. As we significantly reduce our construction and design department, those cost savings will be reflected in corporate expense in the future. However, we anticipate a non-recurring charge in the fourth quarter of 1999 for severance payments to terminated employees.

EBITDA (earnings before taxes, depreciation and amortization) was $3.6 million for the quarter ended September 30, 1999. EBITDA margin (EBITDA divided by gross revenues) was 1.8% for the period. Net income was $1.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 1999.

Nine Months Ended September 30, 1999

Rooms revenue was $430.1 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1999. Rooms profit margin was 71.4%. Revenues and margins were negatively impacted by disruptions caused to the 24 hotels undergoing redevelopment during the period. Food and beverage revenue was $102.8 million for the period, and departmental profit margin was 21.7%.

Management fee income was $4.5 million for the period. Of this amount, $1 million is the termination fee recorded in the third quarter of 1999, and $336,000 (net of unamortized acquisition costs) is the termination fee received in April 1999 for the Holiday Inn — Hollywood.

Construction management fees of approximately $2.9 million relate primarily to fees earned for purchasing and project management services provided to property owners. As the Redevelopment and Rebranding Program is substantially complete, we do not anticipate construction management fees to be a significant source of revenue in the future.

Administrative and general costs were $52.9 million during the nine months ended September 30, 1999. Marketing costs were $44.8 million during the period. Tenant lease expense, which is calculated as a percentage of revenues, was $176.6 million. Property occupancy costs were $50.2 million for the period. Corporate expenses were $16.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1999.

EBITDA was $13.7 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1999 and EBITDA margin was 2.4% for the period. Net income was $7.5 million for the nine month period.

Three Months Ended September 30, 1998 and Period from Inception through September 30, 1998

Bristol Hotels & Resorts was a wholly owned subsidiary of BHC until July 27, 1998, and until that date, our sole asset was the leasehold interest in the Hampton Inn — Las Vegas (from May 20, 1998). The results of operations for the period from Inception through September 30, 1998 also include the operations of the assets acquired in the spin-off, including the FelCor leases, from July 28, 1998.

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Rooms revenue was $92.0 million and $92.2 million for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998, respectively. This amount is primarily related to operations for the two months after the spin-off. Rooms profit margin was 71.7% for both periods. During the period from July 27, 1998 through September 30, 1998, we had 61,507 room nights out of service, or approximately 3.1% of our available rooms, due to the Redevelopment and Rebranding Program. Eleven hotels were undergoing redevelopment during the period from July 27, 1998 through September 30, 1998.

Food and beverage revenue was $21.0 million for both the three months ended September 30, 1998 and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998. Food and beverage profit margin was 23.5% for both periods.

Management fee income was $998 thousand for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998. Construction management fees for the quarter ended September 30, 1998 and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998 were $995 thousand.

Property occupancy costs were $11.9 million for both periods ended September 30, 1998. Tenant lease expense for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998 was $38.9 million and $39.0 million, respectively. This amount represents lease payments to property owners (primarily FelCor) under long-term lease agreements.

EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) was $2.4 million for both periods. EBITDA margin (EBITDA divided by total revenues) was 2.0% and 1.9% for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998, respectively. Net income was $1.2 million and $1.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 1998 and the period from Inception through September 30, 1998, respectively.

Bristol Hotel Company (Predecessor)

Historical results for the period July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998, and the period January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998, reflect the operations of the 107 hotels owned by the Predecessor as of July 27, 1998, and the joint venture ownership and/or management of 16 additional hotels.

July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998 and January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998

Rooms revenue was $49.0 million and $308.6 million for the periods July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998, and January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998, respectively. Rooms profit margin was 64.9% for the period July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998, and 70.9% for the period from January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998. During the period from January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998, the Predecessor had 204,974 room nights, or 3.0% of total rooms available, out of service due to the Redevelopment and Rebranding Program.

Food and beverage revenue was $9.2 million for the period July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998. For the period January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998, food and beverage revenue was $69.0 million. Food and beverage profit margin was 20.7% for the period from January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998. Profit margins were negatively impacted by rising payroll and food costs during the period.

Management fee income was $82,000 for the period July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998, and $3.5 million for the period January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998. The Predecessor had 16 management contracts as of July 27, 1998.

Property occupancy costs were $14.5 million for the period July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998, and $65.9 million for the period January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998. As owner of the hotels, included in the Predecessor’s property occupancy costs were property taxes, ground rent and property insurance.

Corporate expense was $12.7 million for the period July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998, and $27.7 million for the period January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998. Approximately $10.5 million is attributable to one-

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time professional fees of approximately $6.2 million and other costs including transfer taxes and SEC filing fees of $4.3 million related to the FelCor Merger.

Interest expense was $5.8 million for the period July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998, and $30.9 million for the period January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998. The increase is attributable to additional borrowings related to the acquisition of 20 Midwestern hotels, the Redevelopment and Rebranding Program, and the FelCor Merger.

Depreciation and amortization expense was $7.4 million for the period July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998 and $34.3 million for the period January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998. These amounts included the depreciation of the hotels owned by the Predecessor.

Equity in loss of joint ventures was $602 thousand for the period July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998. The sale of the HI-Thomas Circle interest during the period resulted in a loss of $664 thousand. The period January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998 reflected income from joint ventures of $783 thousand.

The Predecessor recognized $25.7 million of extraordinary loss, net of tax effect of $17.1 million, in the period January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998. This amount relates to prepayment penalties and other costs of early debt retirements.

Due to the factors discussed above, net loss was $11.1 million for the period July 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998 and $10.4 million for the period January 1, 1998 through July 27, 1998.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Our principal sources of liquidity are cash on hand, cash flow from operations, the $10.4 million outstanding of FelCor Notes and borrowings under the $40 million revolving credit facility led by Bankers Trust Company (the “Credit Facility”). We had approximately $15.9 million of cash on hand at September 30, 1999, and the ability to call the $10.4 million notes due from FelCor on 5 days’ demand. We believe that we currently require approximately $10 million to $15 million of cash to fund day-to-day working capital needs.

Cash used in operations was approximately $2.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 1999. Accounts receivable increased $14.3 million from December 31, 1998 to September 30, 1999, due to normal seasonality and approximately $6.1 million of construction cost payments made on behalf of the hotel owners, which was collected in the fourth quarter. As discussed previously, our cash flows are sensitive to the performance of the leased and managed properties. For managed properties, our cash flows are principally tied to changes in the gross revenues of the properties. For leased properties, we are impacted both by changes in gross revenues as well as changes in operating expenses and rent expense.

Pursuant to our existing Credit Facility, the lenders have issued a standby letter of credit of $9.1 million (as of September 30, 1999) to secure our obligations under the leases with FelCor. This amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the liquid net worth requirements of the leases.

Our board of directors has authorized management to repurchase up to 500,000 shares of our outstanding common stock. The authorized stock repurchases may, at the discretion of management, be made from time to time at prevailing prices in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. Management will base its purchase decisions on market conditions, the price of the shares and other factors. As of September 30, 1999, we had repurchased 25,000 shares through this program.

We are actively pursuing opportunities for growth through additions to our leasehold and management portfolio. It is possible that some new management contracts or leases could require a small capital investment on our part. We began managing the 300-room Hawthorne Hotel & Suites at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport in August 1999. We had previously announced agreements to manage three Hilton Garden Inns and a 265-room upscale Hilton Hotel, all of which are under development. The first of these properties, a Hilton Garden Inn in Round Rock (Austin), Texas, is scheduled to open in December 1999. The remaining

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properties are scheduled to open in 2000. We had also previously announced a lease agreement for a 158-room Hilton Garden Inn located in Windsor, CT. The hotel will be owned by an entity in which we will own a 15% joint venture interest. The hotel is currently under development and opening is scheduled for the second half of 2000.

We are continuously exploring opportunities for increasing efficiency at the hotels and the corporate office. Some of these opportunities could require small capital investments by the Company to achieve targeted savings, such as the development and installation of the Company’s wide area network, and the installation of $3.5 million of energy-saving devices throughout 52 of its leased hotels. The Company has spent $940,000 on this capital project through September 30,1999, and expects to complete the installation by the end of 1999. We believe that we have adequate capital resources to fund our growth opportunities for the immediate future.

YEAR 2000 READINESS

Since we last reported on our Year 2000 Readiness Program (the “Program”), we have progressed through all stages of the Program. As of the date of this report, we have completed Year 2000 remediation to all the proprietary, critical hardware and software systems of all hotels and our corporate headquarters, with only a few minor upgrades to certain timekeeping, voicemail and point of sale systems remaining at the property level. These upgrades are scheduled for completion as of December 15, 1999, at which point all Year 2000 remediation will be fully complete. We are not aware of any remaining internal problems likely to significantly and adversely impact our operations thereafter; however, it is possible that despite the successful completion of the Program certain issues may arise, either internally or from external sources, which adversely affect our systems and performance. We can therefore make no assurances to the contrary.

We have continued to work closely with each of our franchisors to ensure Year 2000 readiness, and each has assured us that its reservations and other critical systems will be Year 2000 compliant. Although we can make no assurances on behalf of any of our franchisors, reservations systems for each are currently successfully booking hotel rooms and other services for guests into the Year 2000. We believe the success of these Year 2000 engagements positively supports the franchisors’ claims of reservation system compliance.

Other third party vendors are still in various stages of remediating the Year 2000 problem as it applies to their unique operating and other critical systems. Most of these vendors are now in the process of upgrading these systems and issuing upgrades designed to correct for any deficiencies. We have tested all significant vendor systems we are currently using, and are continuing to test and apply vendor upgrades upon receipt. We expect to continue this process as necessary throughout the remainder of 1999.

Costs

The cost of property-level remediation is fully the responsibility of the hotel owners, who are contractually obligated to bear such costs; therefore, we have not to date incurred any material costs associated with such remediation. We have incurred significant costs for the Program only as it relates to our own internal operating systems. As of the date of this report, we have spent $178,300 on Program-related remediation, and anticipate a total Program cost of approximately $350,000.

Risks

Despite our Program, the apparent Year 2000 viability of franchisor reservation systems and extensive testing/upgrading by other third party vendors, we cannot predict with certainty the actual effect the Year 2000 problem may have on our operations. Such effect depends in part upon whether broad-based or systemic failures occur (including disruptions in passenger transportation or transportation systems generally, loss of utility or telecommunications services, failures in financial transaction processing systems such as credit cards and other, similar issues) and the duration and severity of such failures. In addition, we can make no assurances that our third party vendors (including franchisors) are in fact Year 2000 ready

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or that they will properly and timely complete their planned remediation programs. Their failure to do so may have a material adverse effect on our business and financial condition, as may any systemic failure discussed above.

Newly-acquired contracts may involve hotel owners with which we are unfamiliar, and existing facilities and computer systems we have not yet had an opportunity to test and/or remediate through the Program. However, we anticipate no impact on our existing hotels or our business or financial condition from properties acquired between now and the end of the year.

Contingency Plans

We continue to plan for contingencies both at the hotel and corporate level, including utilizing a Year 2000 Contingency Planning Task Force. Plans to address contingencies include training of primary staff to address operational and systemic failures resulting from the Year 2000 problem, manual workarounds and other alternative methods of operation for computerized systems, the provision of extra supplies and adjustments to staffing strategies during critical periods. Such contingency plans are designed to minimize any unforeseen adverse effects of the Year 2000 problem.

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PART II

Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.

      (a)  Exhibits

  27.1  Financial Data Schedule.

  (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

None.

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

  BRISTOL HOTELS & RESORTS

     
Date: November 15, 1999 By /s/ John D. Bailey

John D. Bailey
Vice President, Controller and Chief
Accounting Officer

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EXHIBIT INDEX

         
Exhibit
Number Description


27.1 — Financial Data Schedule.


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